Club Awards

Clubs make unique and important contributions to the Queen’s community. The work that they do ranges from activities that make university feel like home, to giving back to the community, locally or globally; and much more. Each year, the Queen’s Clubs Office recognizes several clubs for their contributions and successes on campus and in the community.

Clubs Awards Nomination Form

Clubs can only be nominated by non executive committee members. Except for the Jeffrey McCarthy Award does not have any limits for nominations as it is an individual award.

Club Award Applications

Club of the Year

Club of the Year is awarded to the club that has exemplified the spirit of Queen’s and the clubs community through performing at an exceptional level.

New Club of the Year

New Club of the Year is awarded to the club that has exemplified the spirit of Queen’s and the clubs community through performing at an exceptional level during their first year of operations.

Event of the Year

Event of the Year recognizes an exceptional event or recurring event that a club has hosted.

Jeffrey McCarthy Award for Outstanding Individual Contribution

Jeffrey McCarthy Award for Outstanding Individual Contribution is an award to recognize an individual who has made an important impact to the clubs community. Jeffrey McCarthy, Con-Ed ‘12, was a Queen’s student who created Queen’s Board Game Club, was the fourth Clubs Manager, created the Clubs Awards, and won an Agnes Benidickson Tricolour Award for his contribution to the Queen’s community. This individual may be a member or executive of a club and can be involved in multiple clubs.


Nominations are due for the 2023-2024 Year. Applications for the 2024-2025 Academic Year will be open in March 2025!

Jeffrey McCarthy Award for Outstanding Individual Contribution:

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Daniel Reddy

Queen’s Chapter of the American Chemical Society
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Cayleigh Pratt

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Congratulations to our Past Winners!

Club of the Year

  • 2012-2013:
    Queen’s International Affairs Association
  • 2013-2014:
    Oxfam at Queen’s
  • 2014-2015:
    Nyantende Foundation
  • 2015-2016:
    Queen’s Space Engineering Team
  • 2016-2017:
    Vogue Charity Fashion Show
  • 2017-2018:
    Queen’s Machine Intelligence and Neuroevolution Design (QMIND)
  • 2018-2019:
    Queen’s Black Academic Society (QBAS)
  • 2019-2020:
    Queen’s American Sign Language (QASL)
  • 2020-2021
    TedX Queensu
  • 2021-2022
    TedX Queensu

New Club of the Year

  • 2012-2013:
    Vinyl Appreciation Collective
  • 2013-2014:
    Queen’s International Justice Mission
  • 2014-2015:
    Queen’s Fashion Photography
  • 2015-2016:
    Queen’s Female Leadership in Politics
  • 2016-2017:
    RIOT
  • 2017-2018:
    Queen’s Votes
  • 2018-2019:
    Grandfriends
  • 2019-2020:
    Extra Awesome
  • 2020-2021
    Smith Black Business Association
  • 2021-2022
    Save the Mothers Queen’s

Event of the Year

  • 2012-2013:
    Queen’s Quidditch Club
  • 2013-2014:
    Project Red
  • 2014-2015:
    All the Queen’s Men
  • 2015-2016:
    Queen’s International Affairs Association
  • 2016-2017:
    TedX QueensU
  • 2017-2018:
    Graduate Management Consulting Association (GMCA)
  • 2018-2019:
    Queen’s Longboard Club
  • 2019-2020:
    Queen’s Asian Student Association (QASA)
  • 2020-2021
    Queen’s Feminist Leaders in Politics Conference (QFLIP)
  • 2021-2022
    Vogue Charity Fashion Show

Jeffrey McCarthy Award for Outstanding Individual Contribution

  • 2014-2015:
    Marlee Satok
  • 2015-2016:
    Brendan Montgomery, Brianne Moore
  • 2016-2017:
    Lauren Craik, Mackenzie Crawford
  • 2017-2018:
    Kelsey Jennings
  • 2018-2019:
    Emma Miloff
  • 2019-2020:
    Sonya Patel, Chauntae de Gannes
  • 2020-2021
    Paul Smith, Artemida Bodounova, Renée Davies
  • 2021-2022
    Ainsley Johnstone
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