Marsha Lampman Volunteer Award

These awards were named in honour of Marsha Lampman, BA'74, who was a diligent volunteer for the Sarnia Branch for over twelve years, prior to her untimely death in 1996. 

Presented annually to up to three Branch, Chapter or Reunion volunteers who best exemplify Marsha Lampman's outstanding dedication and service to Alumni Programs of the Queen's University Alumni Association. 

Award eligibility and criteria

Candidates should be:

  • A Queen’s alumnus/alumna
  • A current or past volunteer within the Queen’s University Alumni Association
  • Someone who has made a significant, peer-recognized contribution as an alumni volunteer to further engage our members in the life and work of the university and its association. A successful candidate may have served in an executive position in a Branch, Chapter or Reunion position, or may be a recent graduate whose exemplary contribution and commitment set an example for others to follow.
     

2023 Recipient

Aliya Hollingsworth

Aliya Hollingsworth

2023 Recipient

Bruce Miller

Bruce Miller

2023 Recipient

Irene Wood

Irene Wood

Aliya Hollingsworth

Toronto-born and raised, Aliya began volunteering with the Queen’s Toronto Alumni Branch in 2014. She quickly joined the executive as the vice-president of events before becoming branch president in 2020, serving a two-year term. Along with a strong executive team, Aliya worked tirelessly to advance the Toronto Branch platform and amplify the diverse voices and experiences of the Toronto alumni base. In doing so, Ailya spearheaded a variety of new events and initiatives, such as the Toronto Branch Voices Initiative and the Queen’s Toronto Alumni Small Business Initiative. Passionate about community engagement, Hollingsworth amplified relationship building, inclusivity, and support, building a strong foundation for the alumni community in the Toronto market.  

Bruce Miller

Bruce was elected to the Sc’72 class executive by classmates in 1972 and has been volunteering for more than 50 years to help bring the class back for Homecoming on a regular basis. A passion for everything tricolour inspired Bruce to initiate a class fund for Sc’72 in late 2020. The fund provides annual awards to incoming Engineering students from underrepresented and underserved communities and provides support for student activities that are consistent with the “Engineering for Everyone” pillar of the faculty's strategic plan. With an advisory committee including seven other classmates, inspiring philanthropy by many class members, and some staff support, Bruce led the class fund campaign to achieve an incredible result of $1.25 million by the end of 2022. 

Irene Wood

Irene graduated from Queen’s in 1978 with a BA in French and German literature. While at Queen’s, Irene was involved with intramural basketball, Queen’s Bands, the Women’s Residence Council, where she served as block chair for Adelaide and Ban Righ.     

Since graduation, Irene has volunteered with Queen's Hamilton and Toronto alumni branches (including serving as past president of the Toronto Branch) and served on the Queen's University Alumni Association Board of Directors, holding the reunion portfolio, while also participating as a mentor in the Queen's Student Alumni Association Mentorship program. Irene currently serves as the Artsci’79 reunion coordinator, is a member of Queen's Royal Legacy Society, and is a supporter of the Artsci'79 class bursary.