The Confederation of Alberta Faculty Associations (CAFA), the provincial organization representing academic staff associations at the University of Alberta, the University of Lethbridge, and Athabasca University, is pleased to announce the recipients of the CAFA Distinguished Academic Awards for 2010.

Dr Carole Estabrooks, a Professor in the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Alberta, has been chosen to receive the CAFA Distinguished Academic Award for 2010.

Dr Paul Hayes, Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Lethbridge is the recipient of this year's CAFA Distinguished Academic Early Career Award.

A media release providing further details of these Awards is forthcoming.  This year's Awards will be presented at a reception and dinner in Edmonton, on Thursday, September 16th, 2010.

The annual CAFA Awards are specifically designed to honour excellence and raise awareness of the many ways in which the scholarly or creative work of university academic staff members serves the wider community outside our universities.

The Selection Committee this year faced a particularly difficult task in choosing among a number of outstanding nominees, across a wide range of disciplines.  CAFA wishes to thank all who participated in the nomination process.

John Nicholls
CAFA Executive Director