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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 2008-01-28

The 2008 SCC Awards: Honouring outstanding contributions to standardization

The Standards Council of Canada (SCC) today announced the recipients of the 2008 SCC Awards.

“I would like to congratulate each of our award recipients and all those nominated for their remarkable leadership and dedication,” said Peter Clark, Executive Director of the SCC.  “Canada’s prominence and success on the world’s standards stage is due in large part to their commitment and hard work.”

2008 SCC Award Recipients: 

  • Jean P. Carrière Award: Pat Keindel
  • Roy. A. Phillips Award: Jocelyn Pedder
  • Corporate Commitment Award: Leber/Rubes Inc.
  • SCC Leadership Award: T. Duncan Ellison
  • SCC Distinguished Service Award: David Weatherill
  • SCC Award of Excellence: Philippe Fontaine
  • SCC Special Achievement Award: CAC/ISO/TC224
  • McMahon Dedicated Service Award: Claude Potvin

The SCC Awards recognize individual and organizational contributions to voluntary standardization, accreditation and conformity assessment. They are presented every two years at a special recognition ceremony held in conjunction with the National Standards System (NSS) Conference. The 2008 recipients will be honoured during the evening of June 3, 2008 at the Fairmont Newfoundland, in St. John’s, Newfoundland & Labrador. 

Information detailing each of the awards, the nomination process, eligibility criteria, and past recipients is available from the SCC Member Program.

The Standards Council of Canada is a Crown corporation that promotes efficient and effective voluntary standardization in Canada. It oversees the National Standards System (NSS) in which some 15,000 individuals participate in standards-development and advisory committees and operates a variety of standardization-related programs and services.

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Contacts:

 

Nicole Bosiak
Coordinator, Member Program
+1 613 238 3222
[email protected] 

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