{"id":18663,"date":"2026-04-29T09:34:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T13:34:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/?p=18663"},"modified":"2026-04-29T09:38:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T13:38:45","slug":"william-saunders-lifetime-achievement-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/2026\/william-saunders-lifetime-achievement-award\/","title":{"rendered":"William Saunders Lifetime Achievement Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        William Saunders Lifetime Achievement Award\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                                    \n\n<p><strong>Ed Bruggink, recently retired from Carleton University, has been honoured with the Julia Hunter Foundation\u2019s 2025 William Saunders Lifetime Achievement Award for his decades of transformative work in horticulture and public education.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"18664\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/230\/2026\/04\/20260419_120103-scaled-e1777390571629-1024x1484.jpg\" alt=\"picture of award recipient \" class=\"wp-image-18664\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bruggink spent his career shaping Carleton\u2019s greenhouse into a vibrant centre for research, teaching, and community outreach. He created and nurtured the university\u2019s beloved <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/annual-butterfly-show\/\">Butterfly Show<\/a>, a signature event that has helped enrich public understanding of nature while providing an engaging visitor experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The award recognizes Bruggink\u2019s lasting impact on environmental education and his role in strengthening public engagement with horticulture across Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bruggink spent his career shaping Carleton\u2019s greenhouse into a vibrant centre for research, teaching, and community outreach. He created and nurtured the university\u2019s beloved Butterfly Show, a signature event that has helped enrich public understanding of nature while providing an engaging visitor experience. 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