This award celebrates the impactful contributions of Northwestern Polytechnic alumni who are making a difference in their community or region. Recognizing those who inspire others through their actions and initiatives, this award is geared at emerging pace-setters who are 30 years of age or younger at the time of nomination.

2024 Recipient - James Morrison

James Morrison leads with energy, innovation, and purpose. His work is already inspiring others and shaping a new era of alumni leadership at Northwestern Polytechnic.

Nomination Criteria

The nominees must be 30 years or younger and alumni of NWP. The candidates have demonstrated outstanding excellence in their profession, community or society and are, therefore, an example of alumni excellence for NWP. Alumni currently serving as Board of Governors members are not eligible.

Nominations

Nominations will be accepted from the public and NWP's Learning Community. They will be reviewed and selected by a committee of the Alumni Foundation Board, and the recipients will be contacted in advance so they may attend the event to receive their award.

Past Recipients

NWP's Young Entrepreneur Award is intended to recognize an outstanding professional, 30 years of age or younger, for their achievements and/or service contributions to the community and region. Fittingly, outstanding is a place that this year's recipient, Katie Gaucher (nee Boisvert), has come to know very well.

Katie was born and raised in Grande Prairie, and is one of those fortunate people who land on their chosen career early in life. A 'take a student to work day' in Grade 9 gave her the opportunity to shadow family friend Nelson Cuff as he treated his physiotherapy patients at the city's Lifemark clinic. From that day on, Katie set her sights on becoming a physiotherapist herself - likely not realizing, however, just how full circle her journey would be. 

Read more about Katie.

Watch Katie talk about her connection to NWP.