Weldon Award for Unselfish Public Service

The Weldon Award honours the tradition of unselfish public service established by Richard Chapman Weldon, the founding Dean of Dalhousie University Schulich School of Law.

It has been presented each year since 1983 to an alumnus who has made outstanding contributions to the community and the legal profession.

The deadline for noninations for the 2012 Weldon Award for Unselfish Public Service is December 19, 2011. The nomination form can be found here.

Recipients of the Weldon Award for Unselfish Public Service
(please click on the recipient's names below to read the citations presented to them at their respective award ceremonies)

2011      Edward Dunsworth, BComm, LLB '75, MBA

2010      Brian Flemming, QC, LLB '62

2009      John Baigent, LLB '69

2008      David G. Newman, QC, LLB '68

2007      Dugald Ervine Christie, BA, LLB '66

2006      The Honourable Mr. Justice Robert L. Barnes, BA, LLB '77

2005      M. Lee Cohen, QC, BEd, LLB '80

2004      John Cuthbertson, BSc, BComm, MBA, LLB'79

2003      Kim Pate, BA, BEd, LLB '84

2002     (Retired) Chief Justice Lorne O. Clarke, BA, LLB '51 , LLM, LLD (Hon), QC, OC

2001      M.E. (Libby) Burnham, BA, LLB '63, QC, DCL

2000      A. Douglas Moores, BComm, LLB '71, QC

1999     Justice Ronald N. Pugsley, BA, BComm, LLB '57, QC

1998     Anne Derrick, BA, LLB '80, QC

1997     E. Ann Mowatt, BA, LLB '85

1996     Hon. Sandra Ellen Oxner, BA, LLB '65, LLM

1995     Donald Edward Curren, LLB '50, LLD (Hon), QC, CM

1994/   Alexander John MacIntosh, BA, LLB '48, LLD (Hon), QC
1993

1992     James Simpson Palmer, BA, LLB '52, LLD (Hon), QC, CM

1991     Frederick B. (Ted) Wickwire, BComm, LLB '62, QC, CM

1990     Harvey L. Webber, LLB '36, QC, CM

1989     Peter J. Dalglish, BA, LLB '83, LLD (Hon)

1988     R. Lorne MacDougall, LLB '43, QC

1987     F.  Murray Fraser, BA, LLB '60, LLM, LLD (Hon), QC 

1986     W. Andrew MacKay, BA, LLB '53, LLM, LLD(Hon)

1985     John H. Currie, BA, LLB '54, CM

1984    Sarah MacKenzie, BA, BEd, LLB '73

1983     A. Lloyd Caldwell, BA, LLB '50, LLD (Hon), QC

Terms of Reference:

1. The selection committee will consist of the President of the Board of Directors of the Dalhousie Law Alumni Association, all its branch presidents, the Dean of Law and the Associate Dean.
2. The award will be announced at a Law School event with appropriate publicity in Hearsay, Dalhousie publications, and the local media.
3. Copies of the materials in support of each nominee will be sent to all members of the selection committee.  Members will be asked to participate in a conference call to discuss each nomination.  After the conference call all members will be given a fixed date to contact the Alumni Officer to inform her how they wish to cast their vote.  In the event of a tie, there will be another conference call to make a final decision.
4. The recipient will be given a copy of the award, including a photograph and the citation.  The original will hang in the Weldon Law Building.
5. Submissions can be passed from year to year, if the current number of nominees is too small.  Nominators should be contacted and asked if they wish to renew their nominations.
6. The award should be made to a graduate of the Law School for his/her contribution of unselfish public service to the community.  The scope of the public service could be worldwide, Canada-wide, province-wide or in a localized setting.  The format of the nomination should include:  service to the profession, service to the broader community, service to the cultural community, service to the Dalhousie community.
7. Public service does not include service to the legal community alone or pure political service, or longevity of service on the bench, but a high level of commitment and professional service.  Short term efforts of significance should also be recognized.  The recipients might not ordinarily receive an honourary degree.