2021 Prix d'Excellence Celebration & Results
Congratulations to all the 2021 recipients, and we hope you enjoyed this week’s celebrations!
Thank you to the fantastic emcee’s of this years celebration:
Jeanne Farrah
Director of the Alumni Office, Université de Moncton
Ben Chapdelaine
Associate Director, Annual Giving, McMaster University
Thank you to Tempo Framing Systems for their continued support of the Prix d’Excellence Award program for over 20 years!
Watch the 2021 Prix d'Excellence Celebration:
Results
CATEGORY
1. Best Alumni Event
Wilfrid Laurier University
McGill University
Queen's University
2. Best Development Event
Front & Centre Campaign Wrap
University of Manitoba
Shuffle 31
Concordia University
Ciena Lab Recognition Event
Algonquin College
3. Best Special Event
Virtual Convocation
Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning
Black Women in Leadership
Wilfrid Laurier University
Virtual launch of Applied Science Hub
Concordia University
4. Best Alumni Initiative
CU at Home
Concordia University
Alumni Chapter Challenge
St. Francis Xavier University
BCIT Alumni Holiday Market
British Columbia Institute of Technology
5. Best Fundraising Initiative
The Circle of Abundance - Coady Institute
St. Francis Xavier University
Point After Club
St. Francis Xavier University
NAIT COVID-19 Student Relief Fund
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
6. Best Donor Relations Initiative
No recipient
Mitchell Hall Anniversary Videos
Queen's University
Holiday Extravaganza
University of British Columbia
7. Best Community Outreach Initiative
St. Francis Xavier University
McMaster University
CU Cares
Concordia University
8. Best Volunteer Initiative
Dal Insight Circle
Dalhousie University
AVATARS
Mount Allison University
Arts & Science Student Outreach Initiative
Queen's University
9. Best Indigenous Relations Initiative
Cape Breton University
māmowi āsohtētān Internal Truth and Reconciliation Forum
University of Saskatchewan
Indigenous Scholar Profile and Speaker Series
University of Manitoba
10. Best Media Relations Initiative
No recipient
CJFX Radio Interviews with StFX President
St. Francis Xavier University
No recipient
11. Best Public Relations / Marketing / Communications Initiative
Spring Convocation 2020
University of Manitoba
Pharmacy on the Frontlines
University of Waterloo
#RestonsChezNous
Université de Montréal
12. Best Student and / or Young Alumni Initiative
Laurier welcomes first-year students virtually
Wilfrid Laurier University
Creating Class to Class Connections
McMaster University
Welcome Class of 2020 Campaign
McGill University
13. Best Annual Giving Initiative
We are at a turning point in history - Annual Alumni Appeal
University of British Columbia
Giving Tuesday: Increasing food security for Dalhousie students
Dalhousie University
Our Laurier Campaign 2020
Wilfrid Laurier University
14. Best Advancement Services Initiative
McGill University
Briefcase Report Initiative
Queen's University
Implementation of Blackbaud Award Management
Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning
15. Best Use of Social Media
Algonquin College Convocation Ceremonies
Algonquin College
A Life of His Own - CBU Caper
Cape Breton University
Stay At Home Club
University of Toronto
16. Best New Idea: Creativity on a Shoestring
UVic: Engaging students in philanthropy in a virtual world
University of Victoria
Back to Skule
University of Toronto
Laurier Rezoomions – a reunion, on zoom!
Wilfrid Laurier University
17. Best Website
Made by McGill microsite
McGill University
UVic Website Redesign
University of Victoria
Digital Delight: Re-imagining the Online Student Experience in a Pandemic
McMaster University
18. Best Online Publication
Laurier Campus Magazine
Wilfrid Laurier University
NAIT - Techlifetoday.ca
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
La fierté qui nous anime
Université de Montréal
19. Best Use of Multi-Media
Western University
McGill University
Ryerson University
20. Best Use of Video / Film (5 min or less)
UVic: A cookie recipe - the university budget and why donations matter
University of Victoria
View Video
The Twelve Days of Skule
University of Toronto
View Video
The Arts First program at University of Waterloo's Faculty of Arts
University of Waterloo
View Video
21. Best Use of Video / Film (5 - 45 min)
Let’s Powwow with the Faculty of Native Studies!
University of Alberta
View Video
Campus Tour
University of Waterloo
View Video
Marc Bieler: Portrait of a Donor
McGill University
View Video
22. Best Print Magazine
University of Toronto Magazine
University of Toronto
Tous contre la COVID-19, une mobilisation sans précédent
Université de Montréal
UM Today The Magazine, Spring 2020
University of Manitoba
23. Best Report to Donors
McGill University Report on Giving 2019
McGill University
Fletcher-Clark Scholarships in Science and Economics "Thank You" Report
University of Toronto
2020 Fund Reporting
Queen's University
24. Best Printed Brochure, Newsletter, or Flyer
Elevation
Ryerson University
Momentum
Concordia University
Better Together
Dalhousie University
25. Best Feature Writing – English
"The Truth Saved My Life," University of Toronto Magazine
University of Toronto
This is what nurses do
Queen's University
The Forgotten Ones: Untold and unseen consequences of COVID-19
Western University
26. Best Feature Writing – French
L'humour, c'est du sérieux!
McGill University
No recipient
No recipient
27. Best Advertisement or Poster
No recipient
Maclean's University Rankings Discoverers Ad Fall 2020
University of Saskatchewan
University of Windsor "Made in Windsor Maclean's Magazine Ad"
University of Windsor
28. Best Photograph
Introducing Charisma Grace, SMU's first African Nova Scotian/Black Student and Community Liaison
Saint Mary's University
Bulletin cover "Five Deans"
Acadia University
No recipient
29. Best Fundraising Materials
The Canadian Music Theatre Project: The Next 10 Years
Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
Canada's Next-Gen Hub of Interdisciplinarity
Concordia University
Isabel Bader Chair in Art Conservation Proposal
Queen's University
