A.G.
HUNTSMAN FOUNDATION [top]
The
A.G. Huntsman Award is administered by the A.G. Huntsman Foundation, which
is based at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Nova Scotia.
The Foundation is organized as an independent, charitable, tax free
foundation. Business of the Foundation is conducted by a Board of
Directors and Executive Officers. The Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia
serves as Honorary Patron of the Huntsman Foundation.
The
A.G. Huntsman Award is presented annually by the Royal Society of Canada.
The annual process of selecting a winner is conducted by a separate
Selection Committee of Canadian marine scientists. The winner is usually
announced in the summer and the award ceremony takes place in the late
fall at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography.
The
A.G. Huntsman Award is funded principally by interest earned on financial
contributions received from Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Natural Resources
Canada, the Province of Nova Scotia, and the Canadian Association of
Petroleum Producers.
The
A.G. Huntsman Foundation is registered as a corporation pursuant to the
Canada Not-for-profit
Corporations Act S.C.
2009, c.23, including the Regulations made pursuant to the Act, and any
statute or regulations that may be substituted, as amended from time to
time.
FOUNDERS
[top]
The
Award was created in 1980 under the leadership of scientists at the
Bedford Institute of Oceanography. The original idea was conceived by Dr.
John Vandermeulen, who was assisted by Dr. James Elliott and Dr. Bosko
Loncarevic in making it a reality. The award is now recognized as a major
international prize.
FOUNDATION
CHAIRPERSONS [top]
1980
- 1992 John H. Vandermeulen (Fisheries and Oceans Canada)
1993
- 1997 James A. Elliott (Fisheries and Oceans Canada)
1998
- 2002 Donald C. Gordon (Fisheries and Oceans Canada)
2003
- 2008 Alain F. Vézina (Fisheries and Oceans Canada)
2009
- 2012 Brian J. Todd (Natural Resources Canada)
2013
- 2015 Blair J.W. Greenan (Fisheries and Oceans Canada)
2016
- 2020
William
K.W. Li (Fisheries and Oceans Canada)
2021
- XXXX
Alice C. Ortmann (Fisheries and Oceans Canada)
BOARD
OF DIRECTORS 2025 [top]
President:
Alice Ortmann (Fisheries and Oceans Canada,
Bedford Institute of Oceanography)
Vice
President: Mary-Lynn Dickson (Natural Resources Canada, Bedford
Institute of Oceanography)
Past
President: William Li (Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Bedford
Institute of Oceanography)
Director:
Blair Greenan (Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Bedford Institute of
Oceanography)
Director:
Kumiko Azetsu-Scott (Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Bedford Institute of
Oceanography)
Director:
Doug Wallace (Department of Oceanography, Dalhousie University)
Director:
Mladen Nedimovic (Department of Earth Sciences, Dalhousie University)
Director:
Anya Waite (Ocean Frontier Institute, Dalhousie University)
Director:
Michel Tremblay (Academy of Science, Royal Society of Canada)
OFFICERS
2025 [top]
CEO:
Alice Ortmann (Fisheries and Oceans Canada,
Bedford Institute of Oceanography)
Vice-CEO:
Mary-Lynn Dickson (Natural Resources Canada, Bedford
Institute of Oceanography)
Treasurer:
Shannon Nudds (Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Bedford Institute of
Oceanography)
Secretary:
Diana Cardoso (Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Bedford Institute of
Oceanography)
AWARD
SELECTION COMMITTEE 2025 [top]
Chair:
Elisabeth Steel (2021-2026)
Department
of Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering, Queen's University,
Kingston, ON
Past Chair:
Tetjana Ross (2020-2025)
Fisheries
and Oceans Canada, Institute of Ocean Sciences, Sidney, BC
Member:
Erin Bertrand (2022-2027)
Department
of Biology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
Member:
Kim Welford (2023-2028)
Department
of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Memorial University, St. John's, NL
Member:
Zou Zou Kuzyk (2024-2029)
Department
of Earth Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB
Member:
Kevin Hedges (2025-2030)
Fisheries and Oceans Canada, , Division of
Arctic Research, MB
ORGANIZING
COMMITTEE 2025 [top]
Chair:
Alice Ortmann (Fisheries and Oceans Canada,
Bedford Institute of Oceanography)
Vice
Chair: Mary-Lynn Dickson (Natural Resources Canada, Bedford Institute
of Oceanography)
Member:
Blair Greenan (Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Bedford Institute of
Oceanography)
Member:
Shannon Nudds (Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Bedford Institute of
Oceanography)
Member:
Diana Cardoso (Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Bedford Institute of
Oceanography)
