The Holland College Foundation annual Distinguished Alumni Awards are presented by the Holland College Foundation to Holland College alumni who have graduated ten or more years ago, and who have demonstrated professional excellence and leadership on the local, national or international levels in one or more of the following areas: public service, business, the environment, community service, the arts, service to Holland College, professional achievement, or leadership.
(L-R) Kent Scales, Holland College Foundation Board Chair; Hon. Jenn Redmond, Minister of Workforce, Advanced Learning and Population; Penny Walsh-McGuire, Events and Conventions Management, 2000, Executive Director, CASTL; Cpl. Jennifer Driscoll, Police Science, 1998, Summerside Police Service; Dr. Alexander (Sandy) MacDonald, Holland College President. Learn more about the 2023 recipients here.
(L-R) Kent Scales, Holland College Foundation Board Chair joins the 2022 Holland College Distinguished Alumni recipients Kent MacPhee, Business Administration, 1984; Marsha Doiron, Travel Counsellor, 1989/Business Administration, 1994; Wayne Young, Journalism, 1978; and representing Holland College, President, Dr. Alexander (Sandy) MacDonald. Find out more about this year’s recipients here.
(L-R) Lloyd Compton, Business Administration '87, Partner, MRSB.; Carolyn Simpson, Human Services '80 / Early Childhood and Education ‘87, Director, Early Childhood at Prince Edward Island Government Department of Education; Robert Morris, Child and Youth Care Worker '89, Director of Residential Programs, Phoenix Youth, are joined by Holland College President, Dr. Alexander (Sandy) MacDonald, Premier Dennis King, and Holland College Foundation Board Member Barry Sheen at the recent distinguished alumni celebration. Find out more about this year's recipients here.
(L-R) Vince McKenna, Programmer/Analyst '84 (President, DeltaWare Systems Inc.); Dawn Rix-Moore, Nursing Assistant '96 (Executive Director, College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Prince Edward Island) ; Harvey Stewart,Welding '78 (Owner, Trout River Industries). Joining them are Holland College President, Dr. Sandy MacDonald, Premier Dennis King, and Holland College Foundation Board Chair Kent Scales. Find out more about our 2020 distinguished alumni here.
(L-R) Chris Murray, Urban & Rural Planning, 1987 (City Manager, City of Toronto); Cheryl Roche, Business Administration, 1984 (Co-Founder, Prince Edward Island Reach Foundation; Owner, Digitech Images); John Burke, accepting for the late Brian Burke, Commercial Design, 1972 (visual artist); and Holland College President Alexander (Sandy) MacDonald. Find out more about our 2019 distinguished alumni here.
(L-R) Holland College President Alexander (Sandy) MacDonald; Chef Irwin MacKinnon, Culinary Arts, 1988 (Executive Chef, Papa Joe's); Jan Cowper, Dental Assisting, 1990 (Team Lead, Federal Programs, Medical Assistants Association); and Chief David Poirier, Police Science (Cadet), 1977 (Chief of Police, Summerside Police). Find out more about our 2018 distinguished alumni here.
(L-R) Melanie Wildman, Visual Communications 1994 (Founder and CEO, Nutracelle Nutrition; Founder and CEO, WLF Medical Ltd.); John Sylvester, Photography, 1984 (photographer); Melody Dover, Visual Communications, 1995 and Interactive Multimedia, 2003 (President and Creative Director, Fresh Media). Find out more about our 2017 distinguished alumni here.
(L-R) David Trainor, Electromechanical Technology 1990 (Founder, Action Aero); Scott Annear, Business Administration 1987 (General Manager, Morley Annear Ltd.); and Patti Larsen, Journalism 1992 (author). Find out more about our 2016 distinguished alumni here.
(L-R) Kevin Proude, Retail Management 1988 (Co-owner, Proude's Shoes), Wayne Stewart, Plumbing 1981 (President, A.R. Wright Plumbing and Heating), and Chef Cory LeDrew, Culinary Arts 2001 (General Manager, Overlander Lodge). Find out more about our 2015 distinguished alumni here.
(L-R) Norma Lee MacLeod, Journalism 1982 (Producer and Host, CBC Radio One - Maritime Noon); Sue LeFort, Welding 1985 (Business Development Officer, Innovation PEI); Chief Delaney Chisholm, Police Science (Cadet) 1973 (Chief of Police, New Glasgow Regional Police Force); and Holland College President Dr. Brian McMillan. Find out more about our 2014 distinguished alumni here.
(L-R): Paul Livingston, Business Administration, 1975 (President, Ben Livingston and Sons Ltd.); Robert Webster, Electrical Construction, 1994 (General Manager, Strike Electric and Implementation Ltd.) ; Corey Ledwell, Chef John Ledwell's son, Culinary Arts, 1987, (Executive Chef, Le357C); and Holland College President Brian McMillan. Find out more about our 2013 distinguished alumni here.
(L-R): Barry Sheen, Hospitality 1973 (Senior Vice President, Westbridge Hospitality Fund); Holland College President Dr. Brian McMillan; Kathy Ward Doucette, Human Services 2002 (Owner, K&K Quality Care); Steven Barber, Hotel and Restaurant Management 2001 (Co-owner, Hunters' Ale House, The Factory Cookhouse). Find out more of our 2012 distinguished alumni here.
(L-R) Holland College President Dr. Brian McMillan; Tim Banks, Construction Technology, 1974 (Owner & CEO APM); Louise Vessey, Photography, 1992 (Owner, Light & Vision Photography); David Garcelon, 1984 (Executive Chef, The Fairmont, Royal York).
(L-R) Holland College President, Dr. Brian McMillan; Basil Stewart, Police Science (Cadet), 1971 (Mayor, City of Summerside); Eva O’Hanley, Electromechanical, 1985 (Technician, CBC); and Jeff Poirier, Accounting Technology, 1993 (Vice President of Customer and Technical Support, Vector Aerospace); Nelson Snow, Holland College Foundation Board Chair. Find out more about our 2010 distinguished alumni here.
(L-R) Jamie Hill, Programmer/Analyst, 1984; Sonya Hooper, Early Childhood Care and Education, 1990 (Executive Director, Early Childhood Development Association) ; Allan MacLeod, Commercial Design, 1973 (President, TechnoMedia Inc.); and Holland College President, Dr. Brian McMillan.
(L-R) John Avery, Electronics 1977 (Director of Production, Theatre Arts, The Banff Centre), Brent Blackmore, Police Science (Cadet), 1985 (Inspector, Fredericton Police Department); Alanna Jankov, Photography 1988 (Photographer); and Kevin O'Brien, Business Information Technology 1992 (Founder/President, Island Services Network), receive the very first Distinguished Alumni Awards from Dr. Brian McMillan, President of Holland College. (not pictured) Steven Collicutt, Motor Vehicle Repair, 1979 (Collicutt Energy Systems).
