Corporate Award

The CDA Corporate Award recognizes organizations whose contributions to the dam industry merit recognition. Up to two awards are offered annually. The award may be based on various criteria, including but not limited to:

 

Meet the 2025 recipients:

       



AtkinsRéalis 
Engineering a better future for our planet and its people.

We are a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world’s infrastructure and energy systems.

Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world.
 




      

University of Alberta, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
The Geotechnical Centre is a distinguished team of faculty and student researchers in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Through extensive collaboration with other research groups, they seek to advance novel research and technological developments to increase sustainable practices across various industries. With talented people and extraordinary research facilities, the Geotechnical Centre is pioneering innovative and environmentally conscientious solutions for future generations. 

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, School of Mining and Petroleum Engineering (est. 1908), carries with it over a century of history, responsibility, and achievement. With the establishment of the University of Alberta in 1908, one of the first four professors, Professor William Muir Edwards, was named chair of the newly formed Department of Civil and Municipal Engineering and was appointed to teach Civil Engineering. Edwards was adored by his students, and he helped redesign Edmonton’s water intake from the North Saskatchewan River, eliminating a severe typhoid epidemic. Another key figure, Prof. I.F. Morrison, began his career at the U of A in 1912, taught the very first engineering graduating class, introduced the first course on soil mechanics, and spent his entire career at the University, teaching every subsequent class until his retirement in 1954. In 1932, Prof. Bob Hardy at the U of A introduced the first full course in Soil Mechanics in Canada. He is regarded as a prominent Canadian pioneer in the research, education, and practice of soil mechanics and foundation engineering. Recruited by Prof. Bob Hardy, Dr. Nordie Morgenstern left Imperial College London to join the U of A in 1968 and accomplished a spectacular career in the Geotechnical group. The Department continues to uphold this rich legacy of student and community focus while pushing the boundaries of innovation and societal impact.
 

The previous recipients are: 

 
2011 - Ontario Power Generation (for Innovation and Leadership) 2018 - Hydro Quebec
2011 - Hydro Quebec (for International Co-operation) 2019 - Alberta Environment and Parks
2011 - BC Hydro (for Advancing State of Practice) 2020 - Manitoba Hydro
2012 - Saskatchewan Watershed Authority 2020 - Teck Resources Ltd.
2012 - Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources 2021 - Suncor Energy Inc.
2013 - Hatch 2022 - WSP Golder
2013 - Meco 2023 - BC Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship
2014 - Worthington Products 2023 - KGS Group
2015 - Grand River Conservation Authority 2024 - ConeTec Group
2016 - Parks Canada 2024 - Tetra Tech
2017 - Klohn Crippen Berger

Corporate Award - Nomination Form