Congratulations to the 2021 CSA Group Member Award Recipients

EIN Jenkins CSA 400

June 17, 2021

Each year, CSA recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the world of standards through the presentation of the John Jenkins Award, the Award of Merit, and for the third year – the Young Professional Award. Past winners hold these awards in high regard as they were nominated by their fellow members and peers.

John Jenkins Award

The John Jenkins Award is the most prestigious of the CSA Awards and recognizes individuals who, through their leadership, have fostered the development and advancement of standards, both nationally and internationally. We are pleased to announce the recipient of the 2021 John Jenkins Award is Gordon Burrill. Congratulations Gordon!

Gordon Burrill
Teegor Consulting Inc.
Fredericton, NB
Health & Safety Standards
Health Care Standards

Young Professional Award

The Young Professional Award was launched in 2019 for the 100th anniversary of CSA Group to recognize a young professional that has made outstanding contributions in the development and advancement of voluntary standards. We are pleased to announce the recipient of the 2021 Young Professional Award is Jessica Fullerton. Congratulations Jessica!

Jessica Fullerton
The Ottawa Hospital
Ottawa, ON
Health & Safety Standards

Health Care Standards

Award of Merit

The Award of Merit is bestowed upon individual members for outstanding contributions and leadership in the development and advancement of voluntary standards. We are pleased to announce the following members are recipients of the 2021 Award of Merit:

Ken Blazey
Total Power Limited
Mississauga, ON
Health Care Standards
Fuels & Transportation Standards
Electrical Standards
James Boyden
Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation
& Trade
Toronto, ON
Environment & Business Excellence Standards
Yves Duchesne
Régie du batiment du Québec
Quebec City, QC
Construction & Infrastructure Standards
Health Care Standards
Kim Greenwood
Linde Canada Inc.
Mississauga, ON
Construction & Infrastructure Standards
Glen Hughes
University of New Brunswick – Institute
of Biomedical Engineering
Fredericton, NB
Heath & Safety Standards
Fuels & Transportation Standards
Electrical Standards
Lloyd Keller
Ellis-Don Construction Ltd.
Mississauga, ON
Construction & Infrastructure Standards
Don Kennedy
Associated Engineering
Vancouver, BC
Construction & Infrastructure Standards
Yves Legault
Granby Industries Inc.
Granby, QC
Fuels & Transportation Standards
Sapna Mahajan
Genome Canada
Ottawa, ON
Health & Safety Standards
Sidney Manning
Alberta Municipal Affairs
Edmonton, AB
Fuels & Transportation Standards
Construction & Infrastructure Standards
Dave McColl
Otis Elevator Company
Burlington, ON
Construction & Infrastructure Standards
Electrical Standards
Robert Morris
Green Quill-Climate Services Inc.
Aurora, ON
Electrical Standards
Construction & Infrastructure Standards
Matthew Schacker
NRCan, Canadian Forest Service
Ottawa, ON
Environment & Business Excellence Standards
Richard Slocomb
BC Oil & Gas Commission
Victoria, BC
Petroleum & Natural Gas Standards
Natural Resources Standards
Colette Taylor
Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (Retired)
Petawawa, ON
Nuclear Standards

We are proud to recognize the extraordinary efforts and expertise of all our award recipients.

To learn more about these awards, please visit the Recognizing our Members page.

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