Industry Innovator Award

The Industry Innovator Award recognizes individuals or organizations that has worked to help nurture and shape the pulse industry and has helped contribute to the success of the industry as it is today.

Innovators may have contributed to the industry through various areas from production, marketing, research, extension, processing, management, promotion and innovation.

2027 Industry Innovator Award Nominations

The Alberta Pulse Growers Commission is pleased to announce the 13th annual Alberta Pulse Industry Innovator Award.

To nominate someone, please complete the Pulse Industry Innovator Nomination Form below.

Nominations may be forwarded to the APG office and will be accepted until December 11, 2026.

Industry Innovator Award Past Winners

2025 – Pulse disease expert Dr. Syama Chatterton
2024 – Pea breeder Dr. DJ Bing
2023 – Former Pulse Canada CEO Gordon Bacon
2022 – Seed grower Cliff Cyre (posthumously)
2021 – APG’s first Vice-President Craig Shaw
2020 – Mark Olson, former Alberta Agriculture’s Unit Head for Pulse Crops
2019 – Kirsty Ross (Piquette), who was instrumental in building the field pea industry in NE Alberta
2018 – Dr. Hans-Henning Muendel, who developed numerous bean cultivars
2017 – Life-long pulse supporter Blair Roth
2016 – Pulse researcher Ken Lopetinsky
2015 – APG founding president Lud Prudek