Lieutenant Governor's Awards

Manitoba's Lieutenant Governors have established several programs to recognize outstanding achievement, often working in partnership with provincial, community and professional organizations. Below is a complete list of the Lieutenant Governor's Awards.

• Assiniboine Community College, Brandon – 2 Silver Medals. Awarded annually to students with demonstrated proficiency in the following categories:
  - Business Applied Arts Division
  - Industrial Technical Division
  
  
• Brandon University – Gold Medal. Awarded annually to the student with the highest standing in the first two years at Brandon University, excluding the faculty or school represented by the Governor General's Gold Medal.
  
  
• University College of the North – 1 Gold Medal. Awarded annually to a student with demonstrated proficiency in academics
  
• University College of the North – 3 Silver Medals. Awarded annually to students with demonstrated general proficiency in trade, diploma and certificate programs (excluding trades).
  
  
• Lieutenant Governor's Award for the Advancement of Interreligious Understanding - Gold Medal. Awarded annually to recognize an individual who best embodies and promotes understanding between all religious groups. Established by The Honourable Philip S. Lee in 2011.
  
  
• Lieutenant Governor's Award for Excellence in Public Administration – Gold Medal and Certificate. Awarded annually to a public sector practitioner whose career exhibits the highest standard of excellence, dedication and accomplishment in a municipal, provincial or federal government organization in the province. Established by The Honourable Pearl McGonigal in 1986.
  
  
• Lieutenant Governor's Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Community - 2 Crystal Statuettes. Awarded annually at the Celebration of Business Excellence Dinner to an individual and to a business for exceptional contribution to the well-being of the community and quality of life in Manitoba through support of charities, education, cultural institutions, amateur sports or other volunteer community endeavours. Established by The Honourable Peter M. Liba in 2001.
  
  
• Lieutenant Governor's Greenwing Conservation Award – Glass Trophy. Sponsored by Ducks Unlimited Canada and Awarded annually in recognition of outstanding leadership, dedication, commitment to promoting public awareness of the value of conserving wetland and associated habitats in Manitoba for the benefit of waterfowl, wildlife and people.
  Started by The Honourable John Harvard in 2004 at the request of Ducks Unlimited Canada.The award to be presented at a reception at Government House each January.  (Has not been done since January, 2007)
  
  
• Lieutenant Governor's Historical Preservation and Promotion Award – 5 Awards presented annually to people who have rendered prolonged, meritorious service in the preservation and promotion of Manitoba's history and heritage. Established by the Honourable Philip S. Lee in 2011.
  
  
• Lieutenant Governor's Make a Difference Community Award (Lieutenant Governor's Volunteer Service Award) – 7 Certificates. Presented annually to an individual in each region of the province who has embodied the spirit of volunteerism and made a lasting and meaningful contribution to his or her community. Established by The Honourable Peter M. Liba in 2000.
  
  
• Lieutenant Governor's Medal for Literacy – Gold Medal and Certificate. Awarded annually to recognize a Manitoba literacy practitioner or volunteer whose career exhibits the highest standards of excellence, dedication, leadership, creativity and accomplishment in the field of literacy. Established by the late Honourable George Johnson in 1990.
  
  
• Lieutenant Governor’s Trophy – Junior Women’s Hockey Tournament – Glass Trophy.Initiated by MWJHL Hockey Association and presented by the Lieutenant Governor following the MWJHL Hockey Tournament, Gold Medal game held the first weekend in February.
  
  
• Lieutenant Governor's Vice-Regal Volunteer Award – Gold Medal and Certificate. Presented annually to an individual in Manitoba who has embodied the spirit of volunteerism and made a lasting and meaningful contribution to the province. Established by The Honourable Peter M. Liba in 2000.
  
  
• Lieutenant Governor's Youth Experience Program – Certificates of Achievement. Awarded annually in recognition of dedication and effort by high school students registered in the program who strived to improve grades and develop skills to a level of significant personal achievement. Established as a mainly urban job experience program by The Honourable W. Yvon Dumont in 1997; mandate refocused and school participation broadened to province-wide reach by The Honourable Peter M. Liba in 2000.
  
  The Lieutenant Governor’s Youth Experience Program is an annual three-month program running from mid-February to the end of May. The LGYEP seeks to encourage at-risk students to improve their school performance by offering a series of incentives each month. The program is an additional tool for educators to use as part of their ongoing efforts to help at-risk students improve in school. It is a unique program that allows educators the time to meet with each student at least once per month to help them set goals and discuss and evaluate their progress in four different areas: attendance, academics, commitment to self and commitment to others. The students that improve the most over the course of the program are nominated to receive a top incentive. Some of the goals in offering the top incentives are to introduce students to potential career paths, broaden their life experiences, help increase their personal self-esteem and promote positive interaction with peers and adults.
  
  
• Lieutenant Governor's iCare Award – Gold Medal and Certificate. Awarded annually to recognize an eye care professional who demonstrates innovative and/or unique contributions to eye health in Manitoba who works within their associate body and who has made significant contributions to the community at large. Established by the Honourable Philip S. Lee in 2012.
  
  
• Manitoba Provincial Rifle Association – Gold Medal. Awarded annually to the competitor with the highest aggregate score in the Lieutenant Governor's Match (fired at 300, 400, 600, 800 and 900 yard ranges).
  
  
• Order of Manitoba – Manitoba's highest honour recognizes individuals who have demonstrated excellence and achievement in any field of endeavour, benefiting in an outstanding manner the social, cultural or economic well being of Manitoba and its residents. Established by the Honourable Peter M. Liba in 1999.
  
  
• Red River Community College, Winnipeg – 4 Silver Medals. Awarded annually to students with demonstrated proficiency in the following categories:
  - Diploma – Science Department
  - Diploma – Arts Department
  - Certificate – Science Department
  - Certificate – Arts Department
  
  
• St. John’s Ambulance Vice-Prior’s Award– Trophy. Initiated by St. John’s Ambulance in 2008 to be awarded annually at the annual investiture ceremony to be held at Government House each May.  The award is intended to recognize significant contribution in furthering the objects of the Order and St. John Ambulance in Manitoba by either an individual or a community organization.
  
  
• University of Manitoba – Gold Medal. Awarded annually to the student with the best record in scholarship and personal qualities throughout the Degree Course in Agriculture. Originated in 1922.
  
  
• University of Winnipeg - Gold Medal. Awarded annually to the student who qualifies for the Bachelor of Arts (General) degree and who has secured the highest standing determined by the final grades obtained in the best 15 credit courses completed.
  
  
• Winnipeg Music Competition Festival, Lieutenant Governor's Trophy. Awarded annually for the most outstanding solo or group performance. Donated by the late Honourable Errick F. Willis in 1963.