The Banff Centre salutes the following Banff Centre alumni, faculty, and staff for these recent awards and accomplishments:

Flutist Robert Aitken, winner of the 2009 Canada Council Walter Carsen Prize for Excellence in the Performing Arts

Writer and musician Paul Quarrington, winner of the Writers’ Trust of Canada Matt Cohen Award

Vancouver artistic director, producer, and choreographer Judith Marcuse, winner of the Canada Council for the Arts Jacqueline Lemieux Prize

The Centre’s director of music Barry Shiffman, recipient of an Honourary Doctorate of Laws at the University of Calgary

Choreographer Christopher House, winner of a 2009 Toronto Arts Award

Playwright Judith Thompson, winner of a 2009 Amnesty International Freedom of Expression Award

Former Centre vice president of Mountain Culture Bernadette McDonald, recipient of an 2009 Alberta Order of Excellence award

Elder Tom Crane Bear, cultural advisor for the Centre’s Aboriginal Leadership and Management, recipient of a 2010 National Aboriginal Achievement Award

2009 Scotiabank Giller Prize shortlist Kim Echlin, Annabel Lyon, Colin McAdam

2009 Governor General’s Literary Award winners Suzanne Lebeau (French Drama), Kevin Loring (English Drama), Susan Ouriou (English translation)

Canada Council Instrument Bank 2009 winners Judy Kang, Veronique Mathieu, Andrea Tyniec, Min-Jeong Koh, Chloe Dominguez, Jessica Linnebach, Jin Wang

Appointed to the Order of Canada: Tantoo Cardinal, Joan F. Clark, Judy Gingell, Peter Hinton, David Adams Richards, Wayne Strongman, Bob White