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Friday, August 19, 2022

Recipient of the 2022 Borealis Foundation Graduate Scholarship

Borealis Foundation Graduate Scholarship Awarded annually by the Dean of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs on the recommendation of the Chair of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering or the Chair of Electronics to an outstanding engineering student entering a Masters degree in Sustainable Energy. Endowed in 2015 by Janet and Leo... More

Friday, August 19, 2022

Recipient of the 2022 R.O. MacFarlane Memorial Award

R.O. MacFarlane Memorial Award This award is presented annually to an outstanding student registered in a graduate program in the School of Public Administration at Carleton University. Endowed in 1971 by relatives, friends and graduates of Carleton University, the award is named in honour of the late R. Oliver MacFarlane, the first director of... More

Friday, August 19, 2022

Recipient of the 2022 Resource Futures International Scholarship in Environmental Governance

Resource Futures International Scholarship in Environmental Governance The award is named after the local environmental consulting firm – Resource Futures International (RFI) – that has been a long-standing champion of sustainable development through its work with governments, communities and companies. RFI endowed the award in 2004 as a means... More

Friday, August 19, 2022

Recipients of the 2022 G. Bruce Doern Graduate Award

G. Bruce Doern Graduate Award Awarded to an outstanding graduate student entering or proceeding in the PhD or MPPA program in the School of Public Policy and Administration at Carleton University. Endowed 2008 by friends of G. Bruce Doern. The award is named after Bruce Doern, one of the School’s Emeritus Professors. Bruce was,... More

Friday, August 19, 2022

Recipients of the C. Mervyn Beckstead Scholarship in Public Administration

C. Mervyn Beckstead Scholarship in Public Administration Awarded annually to an outstanding student enrolled in the School of Public Policy and Administration. Endowed in 2000 by friends and colleagues of Mervyn Beckstead in honour of his dedication and service to the Region of Ottawa-Carleton. From 1992 to 2000, Mr. Beckstead served as the Chief... More

Friday, August 19, 2022

Recipients of the 2022 C. Lloyd Stanford Award

C. Lloyd Stanford Award The award is named after and endowed by C. Lloyd Stanford who graduated from the School in 1960 with a Diploma in Public Administration and in 1961 with a Master of Arts in Public Administration. He had a distinguished public service career working with the governments of Canada, Jamaica and... More

Wednesday, August 10, 2022

DPPE Alum Annabelle Ragsag First Recipient of the Stephen Lewis Fellowship

SPPA Graduate Diploma in Public Policy and Program Evaluation (DPPE) alumna and current McMaster University PhD student Anabelle Ragsag is the inaugural recipient of the Stephen Lewis fellowship. Ragsag will spend the next year analyzing Lewis’s archive to develop a deeper understanding of the humanitarian’s work and his contribution to social... More

Monday, July 18, 2022

SPPA Alumni Reception 2022

SPPA alumni, current SPPA students, faculty and staff are invited to a reception to welcome our new students and re-connect with fellow graduates. Featuring 2022 Bissett Distinguished Alumni Award recipient: Danielle McDonald (MAPA '87) As Chief Executive Officer of Ottawa Public Library (OPL), North America’s largest bilingual (English French)... More

Tuesday, July 12, 2022

Chancellor’s Professor Frances Abele honoured with appointment to the Order of Canada

Tyrone Burke, July 12, 2022 Photo credit: Lindsay Ralph The Mackenzie River delta is rich in natural gas, and in the early 1970s, the federal government and fossil fuel companies proposed a pipeline to bring that resource south to North American energy markets. The Mackenzie Valley Pipeline would have traversed lands that have sustained... More

Wednesday, June 29, 2022

SPPA Researchers Receive SSHRC Grants

Nine researchers in the Faculty of Public Affairs have been awarded SSHRC Insight Grants from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. Their projects cover issues of sustainability, health, gender, finance, politics, the military and the law. In addition, two researchers received Partnership Development Grants and four FPA faculty... More

Monday, June 27, 2022

Danielle McDonald: 2022 Bissett Alumni Award Recipient

Danielle McDonald (MAPA '87) is the recipient of the 2022 Bissett Alumni Award for Distinctive Contributions to the Public Sector. The award was presented at the 25th annual SPPA Gala on June 24. Read about Danielle's experience as a MAPA student. As Chief Executive Officer of Ottawa Public Library (OPL), North America’s largest bilingual... More

Wednesday, June 22, 2022

Robert Shepherd Awarded SSHRC Partnership Engagement Grant

SPPA Professor Robert Shepherd has received a SSHRC Partnership Engagement Grant for the project, "Canadian and International Experience in Spending Reviews." It is a one-year grant to explore ways to work with the federal public service, and with five international jurisdictions with our key partner Performance and Planning Exchange (PPX).... More

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