Distinguished Alumna Award | Trafalgar School for Girls

An Impressive Lot

Established in 2007, the Distinguished Alumna Award recognizes annually the achievements of a particularly accomplished Trafalgar Old Girl, a woman whose career or activities have made a difference in the world and can serve to inspire our students today.

Based on nominations received from Traf alumnae, the award criteria are these:

She is a role model and inspiration to others
She embodies the courage to break new ground and to reach for her full potential
She is seen by others to have demonstrated excellence and/or has distinguished herself in her chosen field
She has made a difference in the lives of others/has contributed to her local or the global community;
She has demonstrated leadership through her vision or acceptance of responsibility.

Previous Award Winners

List of 14 items.

2020 – Sunniva Sorby '78

Director of Global Sales for Polar Latitudes – Antarctic Operator and Co-Founder of Hearts in the Ice.
2019 – Susan Senecal '76

President and Chief Executive Officer of A&W Food Services of Canada Inc.
2018 – Alix Ohlin '88

Author and Educator
2017 – Jennifer Moroz ’90, Carolyn Taylor ’90

Traf Friends - Comedian & Journalist
2016 – Nilima Gulrajani ’95

Research Fellow
2015 – Leticia Artola Cox ’48

Pioneer in the field of family pschiatry, hygiene, and medicine
2014 – LCDR (Ret.) Sherry Daws-Knowles Richardson CD ’53

First female ship commander, Canadian Navy
2013 – Lola Sheppard ’88

Award-Winning Architect
2012 – Caryl Churchill ’55

Playwright
2011 – Lynne Echenberg ’89

Lawyer & Foster Care Advocate
2010 – Ruth Simons '75

Palliative Care Physician and Educator
2009 – Rhona "Grace" Wurtele Gillis '40, Rhoda "Isabella" Wurtele Eaves '40

Olympic Skiing Pioneers
2008 – Anne Wood '76

International Relief Worker
2007 – Cathy Ferguson Burrows '75

Bank Marketing and Information Pioneer

This Year's Award Winner

Lori-Ann Senecal '81: As a Global CEO, first at Kirshenbaum Bond Senecal & Partners and then at global creative powerhouse CPB, Lori-Ann has created dynamic, talent focused cultures to shape world-class companies. She has received considerable recognition including being awarded Fast Company’s Most Creative People in Business; AdWeek’s Power List: Top 100 Leaders in Media, Marketing and Tech; and has been named one of the Top 20 Women in Marketing in 2017.