Jacquie Daumont, Joshua Day Chief, Obed Maurice, Marci Neher-Schwengler. (Supplied by Lethbridge College)

By David Opinko

Lethbridge College announces Honouring Excellence award recipients

Mar 7, 2020 | 7:00 AM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – Four Lethbridge College alumni are being recognized for the exceptional work they have done in their work and their communities.

“Honouring Excellence is our opportunity to really look at the people who make Lethbridge College great,” says David Cocks, Chair of the Alumni Advisory Council. “Our graduates are the ones who carry our flag out to the world. We are proud of the work they do every day, and these individuals deserve recognition for the great careers they have built and the ways they have given back to their communities since leaving Lethbridge College.”

The 2020 Honouring Excellence award recipients are:

Distinguished alumna – Jacquie Daumont (Renewable Resource Management 1986)

• Daumont has worked in commercial vehicle enforcement (CVE) since 1986.
• Accomplishments include: Overseeing CVE’s law enforcement accreditation, being the President of the Canadian Police Accreditation Coalition, recipient of the Governor General of Canada Exemplary Service medal, recipient of the Alberta Peace Officer Long Service medal and the Alberta Emergency Services medal. She is also a member of the Alberta Association of Chiefs of Police. In 2003, Daumont was recognized with a Premier’s Award of Excellence and has been awarded numerous Government of Alberta teamwork and innovation awards

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Career Virtuoso: Obed Maurice (Business Administration 2000)

• Founded Maxim Management in 2011, one of Canada’s first virtual accounting firms. Co-founded CliQue Advisor, a financial advisory technology, which received funding and recognition from Alberta Innovates and the National Research Council

Community Leader: Marci Neher-Schwengler (Nursing 1988)

• Neher-Schwengler has been a Registered Nurse for 30 years in a variety of roles
• Received an ARNET scholarship for her work on PTSD post-critical illness, was part of a group of nurses that won the Alberta Health Services President’s Excellence Award for their work on the prevention of delirium in the critical care setting

Rising Star: Joshua Day Chief (Environmental Assessment and Restoration 2013)

• Day Chief is the CEO of AdvancedAg Inc and worked on research projects for Advanced Water Technologies (AWT). His AWT team developed new technology and software to culture and grow their “bugs” to help cut back on harmful chemicals and synthetic fertilizers

For more details on the award recipients, use this link.

The four will be formally recognized at the 28th annual Honouring Excellence celebration on April 23 at the college’s Garden Court Dining Room. Tickets can be purchased online here.