SAIT Alumni Awards
Alumni Awards cancellation
SAIT has made the difficult decision to defer the 2020 Alumni Awards ceremony and associated celebrations. We recognize the importance of celebrating exceptional SAIT alumni and, due to the many restrictions and limitations on our activities for the foreseeable future, we have come to the realization that it would be a disservice to our nominees to attempt a virtual awards ceremony this year. Things are evolving and changing quickly and the fall landscape in post-secondary, and event in particular, is uncertain.
All nominations received in 2020 will be held and rolled over for consideration in 2021. More information about the 2021 Awards program will be shared in late fall.
Thank you for your support of SAIT's Alumni Awards program and your commitment to celebrating alumni excellence.
SAIT's Alumni Awards celebrate graduates of distinction — trailblazers in industry who invest in their community and continue to support SAIT. Alumni are honoured in two categories: the Distinguished Alumni Award (DA) and the Outstanding Young Alumni Award (OYA).
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Established in 1988, the Distinguished Alumni Award recognizes a SAIT graduate who demonstrates:
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Established in 2009, the Outstanding Young Alumni Award recognizes a SAIT graduate who:
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Nominations for the 2020 Alumni Awards are now open. Fill out this form to nominate SAIT graduates for the Distinguished and Outstanding Young Alumni awards.
2019 Alumni Awards recipients
2019 Distinguished Alumni Award
Deanna Burgart
Chemical Engineering Technology '00
President and COO, Indigenous Engineering Inclusion Inc.
After several years in the pipeline industry, Deanna launched a unique engineering consulting firm, Indigenous Engineering Inclusion Inc., with a commitment to bridging the gaps between the energy industry, government and Indigenous communities. Deanna is a speaker with the International Indigenous Speakers Bureau and also partners with SAIT to develop curriculum designed to increase awareness of the oil, gas and pipeline industry. The efforts of her firm were recognized by the Canadian Senate in 2016.
Trevor Lamb
Petroleum Engineering Technology '97
Vice President Operations (Retired), Three Streams Engineering Ltd.
With more than 40 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, Trevor has a wealth of industry expertise and his insights as a member of the Dean’s Advisory Council help strengthen programs in SAIT’s MacPhail School of Energy. In 2015 Trevor and his wife Gail started the Lamb Family Foundation and established the Lamb Learner Success Centre at SAIT. The Centre offers classes and counselling in learning skills as well as accessibility and testing services for students with a variety of learning challenges. A gift from the Foundation in 2017 helped establish the SAIT Camps Bursary program.
2019 Outstanding Young Alumni Award
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Gursh Bal Pre-employment Electrician ’12, Electrician ’16 |
Kai Fahrion Electrician ’15 |
With a passion for green energy, sustainability and the environment, long-time friends Gursh and Kai have grown their solar and energy-saving company, Virtuoso Energy, into a leader in Calgary’s renewable energy market. With the goal of making sustainability the core of everyday life, their company provides sustainable energy solutions for both residential and commercial clients. Through their innovative solutions, Gursh and Kai make outstanding contributions to the communities of today and tomorrow.
Photos by Kate Kunz