Rising Star Award
Haskayne Alumni
The Rising Star Award honours those that are taking giant strides in the first decade since graduating from their Haskayne program. The selection committee is seeking out young leaders who are driving innovation in industry and contributing to the community right now, with the potential to join the prestigious ranks of Management Alumni Excellence award winners in the future.
When selecting a Rising Star Award recipient, the committee will consider the values of leadership, commitment, excellence, integrity and service. They will be evaluated in the areas of innovation and industry change, advocacy for higher education, service to UCalgary and the Haskayne School of Business and contributions to the community.
Past Recipient
2024: Madison Savilow, BA'19, BComm'19
Co-Founder, Oco
Director of Corporate and External Affairs, Carbon Upcycling Technologies
2023: Carol Yan, BComm’13
EMEA Head of Energy Transition and Renewables
Amazon Web Services
2022: Victoria Ross, BComm’18
CEO and Founder, aGRO Systems
2020: Audra Stevenson, MBA’17
Interim CEO, Leftovers Foundation
Principal, Fresh Angles Inc.
2020: Tara Weber, MBA’17
Western Correspondent, BNN Bloomberg
2019: Mark Blackwell, BComm’11
Partner, Builders VC