Student Competitions

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CES/CESEF Case Competition

The Canadian Evaluation Society (CES) and Canadian Evaluation Society Educational Fund (CESEF) jointly manage the Case Competition. This competition has its own Web site which is accessible from this link.

Teams of three to five students compete in the analysis of an evaluation case file that is available in English and French. Students from all disciplines and all levels of post-secondary study are welcome to participate. There is no limit to the number of teams from a given institution.

In a preliminary competition, all teams receive on the same day the key to an evaluation case file that has been hidden on the Web. They have five hours to prepare an analysis then submit it by e-mail for judging by a bilingual panel of experts. The three best teams are invited to participate in a final round, held at the Canadan Evaluation Society's annual conference, in which they must analyse a new case and present findings and recommendations before a live audience.

The team that makes the best presentation takes possession of the Case Competition Trophy for a year, receives prizes and is given visibility in various publications.

CES/CESEF Student Excellence Advancing Evaluation Knowledge Award

The Canadian Evaluation Society (CES) and Canadian Evaluation Society Educational Fund (CESEF) are pleased to launch a new joint initiative — our Student Excellence advancing Evaluation Knowledge (SEEK) Award. The Award is intended to recognize exemplar and diverse student contributions to the advancement of evaluation theory and/or practice. It builds on the previous Student Paper Contest, now inviting a broader array of exceptional evaluation-related projects conducted by students in Canadian post-secondary institutions. The SEEK intake is March 1. Candidates must be nominated by their professor.

SEEK Award program details and related application /nomination forms are available now on the CESEF Web site. Any pressing questions about this exciting new program can be directed to [email protected].

Year	Winners	Honorable Mentions
2016	Sarah Sangster, University of Saskatchewan	Beth Peddle, University of Ottawa
2015	Christine Sheppard, Lise Dube, and Kate Ducak, University of Waterloo	Natalie Janssens, Dalhousie University
2014	Jade Anderson, University of Saskatchewan	Allison McCabe, Dalhousie
2013	Chi Yan Lam, Queen's University	Catherine Donnelly, Queen's University
2012
2011	Michelle Searle, Queen's University	Dorothy Pinto , University of Alberta
2010	Rich Janzens, Wilfrid Laurier University	Andrew Lejeune, University of Alberta
2006	Courtney Amo , University of Ottawa	Kerri Lynn Wall , Royal Roads University
2005	Michelle Anderson-Draper , Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry and Home Economics, University of Alberta	Kelly Skinner , Health Studies and Gerontology, University of Waterloo
2004		Isabelle Bourgeois , Ph.D. program, Faculty of Education, University of Ottawa Audry Ottier , M.A. program, International Development Studies Program, Dalhousie University
2003		Elizabeth Stephens , Psychology Department, University of Guelph
2001	Camille Dumond , Faculty of Health Professions, Dalhousie University	Nathalie Dubois , Public Policy Analysis, École nationale d'administration publique Steven Katz , Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto Stephanie Sutherland , Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto
2000	Chantal Langevin, Psychology Department, Carleton University Ryan Sommers, Medical Informatics, Dalhousie University	Molly den Heyer, Guelph University
1999	Kate Feightner, McMaster University Allison Miller, University of Calgary	Maria Barnes, University of Ottawa Erin Campbell, Halifax, NS
1998	David Hagarty, University of Victoria William Reid, University of Victoria	Jeanne Bessner, University of Alberta
1997	Catherine Worthington, University of Toronto	Renee Williams, McMaster University
1996	Marie Gervais, Laval University	Sandra Koebel-McDonald, Carleton University
1995	Cheryl Madill, University of Waterloo	Louise Gillman, University of Manitoba Daniel Reinharz, University of Montreal Dave Richardson, University of Manitoba
1994	Anne S. Leblanc, University of Ottawa	Brian Boles, University of Alberta
1993	André Gilbert, University of Ottawa France Grenier, University of Ottawa	Manuel Arango, University of Ottawa Anne Casebeer, University of Alberta Lloyd Cowan, University of Ottawa Marita Paul, University of Ottawa
1992	Ron Wall, McMaster University
1991	Tim Aubry, University of Manitoba
1990	Kyle Hutchinson, University of Waterloo
1989	Pamela J. Brett, University of Guelph