Context and Purpose: KPU’s Community Impact Awards
Intent: To recognize individuals and organizations who are strong partners of KPU and making a difference in regional communities of relevance to KPU. The KPU Community Impact Awards Selection Panel reviews submissions and decides, annually, on an award finalist.
Composition:
- Provost and Vice-President, Academic; or designate
- Vice President, External Affairs; or designate
- 2 Faculty members with community expertise
- 2 Deans or Associate Deans
- 1 Alumni member
- Community Member from The President’s Community Advisory Committee (or similar)
Membership Term: With the exception of the Provost and Vice-President, Academic (or designate) and Vice President, External Affairs (or designate), each membership term is two years. Appointments may be renewed for one two-year term.
The members for the 2024-2026 Selection panel:
- Nancy Armitage, Executive Director, KPU Alumni Association/Manager, Alumni Affairs [Academic designate]
- Kim McGill, Manager, Community Engagement and Major Events [Academic designate ]
- Aimee Begalka, Dean, Faculty of Academic & Career Preparation [Dean or Associate Dean]
- Jeff Dyck, Associate Dean, Faculty of Science [Dean or Associate Dean]
- John Grant, Applied Communications (faculty) [Faculty member]
- Larissa Petrillo, Lead Advisor, Work-Integrated Learning, Office of the Provost and VP Academic. Faculty, Department of Anthropology [Faculty member]
- Britnee Brow, Mentoring Coordinator at Big Brother Big Sisters of Langley [Community member]
- Lenya Wilks, Director, Partnerships and Stakeholder Engagement at DIVERSEcity [Community member]
Special Thanks to our Previous Members:
- David Burns [Provost and Vice-President, Academic designate]
- Randall Heidt [Vice President External Affairs]
- Chris Thornley, President/Creative Director at Thornley Creative [Community member]
- Amanda Smith-Weston, Amanda served as the Vice Chair of the KPU Alumni Association [Alumni member]
If you would like to be considered as a community member of the Selection Panel, please email: dervla.hagan@kpu.ca