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(L to R) Neil Rutley, Marie-Jose Keys, Clara Qualizza, Martin Fung

Employee Recognition

Syncrude congratulates the valued employees whose work has received well-deserved accolades:

Syncrude’s Instrumented Watersheds Research Team (top photo), comprised of Neil Rutley, Marie-Jose Keys, Clara Qualizza, Martin Fung, Howard Ellis, David Hardisty, Earl Anderson, Audrey Lanoue, Terry Van Meer, Bruce Friesen, Norm Jeffs, Lori Cyprien, Jennifer Fudge, Leni Courtoreille, Janelle Scott, Gray Kampala, Darryl Ramsarran, Norm Doyle, Fred Yakiwchuk and Dave Lennon received an Emerald Award for Environmental Excellence for their work to rebuild watersheds on reclaimed land. As well, Clara Qualizza was honoured for lifetime achievement in land remediation and reclamation by the Alberta Chamber of Resources. Martin Fung was named a Pioneer in Reclamation by the American Society of Mining and Reclamation.

President and Chief Operating Officer Jim Carter was named Resource Person of the Year by the Alberta Chamber of Resources in recognition of his contributions to responsible resource development in Alberta.		Senior Research Associate Craig McKnight was honoured as a 2005 Hero of Chemistry by the American Chemical Society for his work with colleagues from ExxonMobil to reduce the sulphur content of gasoline.

Senior Loss Management Advisor Peter Dunfield received the Don Currie Award from the Construction Owners Association of Alberta for his work to make Alberta construction sites safer for workers. Peter has led the Association’s safety committee for more than seven years.		Senior Research Associate Patrick Dougan received kudos from the Alberta Science and Technology Leadership Foundation for his work to develop new sensors and measurement systems for the oil sands industry.