2019 Bill Schulz Lifetime Achievement Award
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The 2019 Bill Schulz Lifetime Achievement Award winner is Pat Britton.
Pat Britton has worked in the private sector, non profit sector and government for more than 40 years, retiring in 2016. She has extensive experience in program development, management and in working with volunteers and other partners to realize goals and build partnerships. Britton Resources Ltd was started in 1997 and until 2001 focused on providing excellence in consulting services to a number of private and public sector clients. Their focus was to develop our client’s ideas and move them from ideas to plans and then plans to action. Britton Resource’s scope of practice included partnership and organizational development, project management and government relations. At its peak Britton Resources had 5 employees. Clients included Manitoba Work Info Net, Career Circuit, The Edge Magazine, Canada Career Development Foundation and others. From 2001 to 2016 Pat worked with the Premier’s Economic Advisory Council as the Executive Coordinator. This group of 34 senior volunteers from business, labour and community worked to develop confidential action oriented advice for the Premier of Manitoba. |
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2018 Bill Schulz Lifetime Achievement Award
This year’s Bill Schulz Lifetime Achievement Award Winner is Beverlie Stuart.
Beverlie is passionate about career development and has influenced career and workforce development in Manitoba throughout her career. She is a strategic thinker, planner and implementer. She is rarely content with the status quo, always trying to improve service, enhance the understanding of career development and educating others on the importance of career development in both the workplace and the school systems. Bev has a core belief. It is …It takes a community to raise a worker and that we are all in this together.
As stated by colleagues, Bev’s greatest contribution to career development has been her ability to think about her client base and make strong connections to the employer community. Working front line, with Youth Employment Services for 11 years and as a board member for both Career Trek and Manitoba Start, Bev gained a strong appreciation for the needs of the clients the career development community serves. She was instrumental in creating career initiatives in her role with the Alliance of Manitoba Sector Councils and as the Executive Coordinator of the Minister’s Advisory Council on Workforce Development. She continues to connect industry with future employees in her current role. Beverlie is currently the Associate Vice President of Business Development and Strategic Initiatives for the Manitoba Institute of Trades and Technology.
Join us for the Awards Ceremony Luncheon to hear more about Beverlie Stuart’s contributions to our career field and where winners for the remaining categories will be announced.
Beverlie is passionate about career development and has influenced career and workforce development in Manitoba throughout her career. She is a strategic thinker, planner and implementer. She is rarely content with the status quo, always trying to improve service, enhance the understanding of career development and educating others on the importance of career development in both the workplace and the school systems. Bev has a core belief. It is …It takes a community to raise a worker and that we are all in this together.
As stated by colleagues, Bev’s greatest contribution to career development has been her ability to think about her client base and make strong connections to the employer community. Working front line, with Youth Employment Services for 11 years and as a board member for both Career Trek and Manitoba Start, Bev gained a strong appreciation for the needs of the clients the career development community serves. She was instrumental in creating career initiatives in her role with the Alliance of Manitoba Sector Councils and as the Executive Coordinator of the Minister’s Advisory Council on Workforce Development. She continues to connect industry with future employees in her current role. Beverlie is currently the Associate Vice President of Business Development and Strategic Initiatives for the Manitoba Institute of Trades and Technology.
Join us for the Awards Ceremony Luncheon to hear more about Beverlie Stuart’s contributions to our career field and where winners for the remaining categories will be announced.
About Bill Schulz
In 2015, as a special commemoration and launch of a most prestigious award, the Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Bill Schultz as the inaugural recipient of achievement for his outstanding contributions to career development. From 2016 and on, the Bill Schulz Lifetime Achievement award has been given to others who have mirrored his contributions.
Bill Schulz had been a force in career development, counselling and ethics for over 40 years. He is currently Professor Emeritus in the Faculty of Education at the University of Manitoba. He taught at the University of Manitoba for over 30 years as well as supervised and mentored hundreds of students in their pursuit of furthering education and more specifically in their pursuit of Masters and Doctoral work in the career development and counselling field. In his most recent years of teaching, he taught graduate courses in Counselling Theories, Ethics, Career Development and Secondary School Counselling. He received the Olive Beatrice Stanton Award for excellence in University teaching.
Bill has also been a guest lecturer, presenter, speaker and consultant; in Manitoba, nationally and internationally (United States, Poland, Hungary, Germany, Trinidad and Tobago, Thailand, Zimbabwe, Switzerland, France, and Chile). He is a published author in English and German of close to 40 books and over 70 articles. His writings include but are not limited to the development of career resources and guides for clients as well as practitioners; the evaluation of career centers and guidance centres; definition of the role of employment counsellors in Canada and abroad; a casebook of counselling ethics; a global comparison of counsellor training programs; and the review, techniques and ethics in group counselling. He has been called to and reviewed 15 books in the field as well as served as Editor on the Canadian Journal of Counselling; the Manitoba Chapter of the Canadian Counselling Association and the Manitoba Counsellor.
He has led countless research and curriculum development projects as well as presented at 50 national and international conferences. Much of his work has been focused on furthering developing the field. In the 80’s, Bill developed a training program for all Canadian Employment Counsellors. In the 90’s the employment counselling field saw great change. Bill along with Stu Conger, Lynne Bezanson and Brian Hiebert wrote Ready for Change: Career Counselling in the 90’s; a position paper prepared for the Canadian Guidance and Counselling Foundation. He later developed and piloted career development theories courses for universities as well as the development, piloting and evaluations of a ‘fundamentals of employment counselling course’ for Human Resources Development Canada in the 90’s. His most recent work in Manitoba dealt with the evaluation of counselling services and the development of a comprehensive guidance and counselling program for the Manitoba School Counsellors’ Association. His work is endless. Some of his personal creative works include:
Bill’s devotion has helped to advance the field to where it is today. He has not only made countless achievements but been an outstanding model for all of those in the career development field. He has been a leader, a researcher, an educator, author as well as mentored a myriad of people.
Bill Schulz had been a force in career development, counselling and ethics for over 40 years. He is currently Professor Emeritus in the Faculty of Education at the University of Manitoba. He taught at the University of Manitoba for over 30 years as well as supervised and mentored hundreds of students in their pursuit of furthering education and more specifically in their pursuit of Masters and Doctoral work in the career development and counselling field. In his most recent years of teaching, he taught graduate courses in Counselling Theories, Ethics, Career Development and Secondary School Counselling. He received the Olive Beatrice Stanton Award for excellence in University teaching.
Bill has also been a guest lecturer, presenter, speaker and consultant; in Manitoba, nationally and internationally (United States, Poland, Hungary, Germany, Trinidad and Tobago, Thailand, Zimbabwe, Switzerland, France, and Chile). He is a published author in English and German of close to 40 books and over 70 articles. His writings include but are not limited to the development of career resources and guides for clients as well as practitioners; the evaluation of career centers and guidance centres; definition of the role of employment counsellors in Canada and abroad; a casebook of counselling ethics; a global comparison of counsellor training programs; and the review, techniques and ethics in group counselling. He has been called to and reviewed 15 books in the field as well as served as Editor on the Canadian Journal of Counselling; the Manitoba Chapter of the Canadian Counselling Association and the Manitoba Counsellor.
He has led countless research and curriculum development projects as well as presented at 50 national and international conferences. Much of his work has been focused on furthering developing the field. In the 80’s, Bill developed a training program for all Canadian Employment Counsellors. In the 90’s the employment counselling field saw great change. Bill along with Stu Conger, Lynne Bezanson and Brian Hiebert wrote Ready for Change: Career Counselling in the 90’s; a position paper prepared for the Canadian Guidance and Counselling Foundation. He later developed and piloted career development theories courses for universities as well as the development, piloting and evaluations of a ‘fundamentals of employment counselling course’ for Human Resources Development Canada in the 90’s. His most recent work in Manitoba dealt with the evaluation of counselling services and the development of a comprehensive guidance and counselling program for the Manitoba School Counsellors’ Association. His work is endless. Some of his personal creative works include:
- Code of Ethics for Employment Counsellors
- Development of a graduate course on Counselling Ethics
- A six course conflict resolution institute.
- Leaders’ Manual for the Fundamentals of Employment Counselling for Human Resources Development Canada
- Effective Group Leadership, a 200 page manual as well as a Leader’s Manual for National Service Needs Determination prepared for Canada Employment
- A six-course certificate program on Career Development and Transitions for Brandon University
- The Canadian Occupations Finder
- Guidebook for the Canadian Classification and Dictionary of Occupations
- Assessment Component of Employment Counselling
- Two booklets: Careers and Self Awareness for young people and Career Exploration: Life Style and Awareness for junior high students
Bill’s devotion has helped to advance the field to where it is today. He has not only made countless achievements but been an outstanding model for all of those in the career development field. He has been a leader, a researcher, an educator, author as well as mentored a myriad of people.
What is the Bill Schultz Lifetime Achievement in Career Development Award?
Individuals who have demonstrated significant and long term commitment to the principles and experience outlined below.
- To celebrate individuals who have established themselves as leaders within our profession.
- To recognize leaders who combine the role of researcher, educator, author, practitioner and career leader.
- To encourage individuals in Manitoba, Canada and/or around the world to celebrate those around us who have contributed so much to our identity as career development professionals.
- To establish a significant and uniquely Manitoba award that recognizes those individuals who have devoted their lives to the enhancement of career development practice, administration, research and education.
Previous Award Winners
2018 Award Winners
Manitoba Career Development Award of Excellence
Bill Schulz Lifetime Achievement in Career Development
Beverlie Stuart
Manitoba Career Development Award of Excellence
Leadership in Career and Workforce Development
Individual
Gail Langlais
Manitoba Career Development Award of Excellence
Leadership in Career and Workforce Development
Organization
Osborne Village Resource Centre
Bill Schulz Lifetime Achievement in Career Development
Beverlie Stuart
Manitoba Career Development Award of Excellence
Leadership in Career and Workforce Development
Individual
Gail Langlais
Manitoba Career Development Award of Excellence
Leadership in Career and Workforce Development
Organization
Osborne Village Resource Centre
2017 Award Winners
Manitoba Career Development Award of Excellence
Bill Schulz Lifetime Achievement in Career Development
Darrell Cole
Manitoba Career Development Award of Excellence
Leadership in Career and Workforce Development
Individual
Aaron Goldman
Manitoba Career Development Award of Excellence
Leadership in Career and Workforce Development
Organization
Career Trek Inc.
Bill Schulz Lifetime Achievement in Career Development
Darrell Cole
Manitoba Career Development Award of Excellence
Leadership in Career and Workforce Development
Individual
Aaron Goldman
Manitoba Career Development Award of Excellence
Leadership in Career and Workforce Development
Organization
Career Trek Inc.
2016 Award Winners
Manitoba Career Development Award of Excellence
Bill Schulz Lifetime Achievement in Career Development
Elizabeth Boyle
Manitoba Career Development Award of Excellence
Leadership in Career and Workforce Development
Organization
Manitoba Start
Manitoba Career Development Award of Excellence
Leadership in Career and Workforce Development
Individual
Ahniko Handford
Bill Schulz Lifetime Achievement in Career Development
Elizabeth Boyle
Manitoba Career Development Award of Excellence
Leadership in Career and Workforce Development
Organization
Manitoba Start
Manitoba Career Development Award of Excellence
Leadership in Career and Workforce Development
Individual
Ahniko Handford
2015 Award Winners
Manitoba Career Development Award of Excellence
Bill Schulz Lifetime Achievement in Career Development
Ron Bartlette
Manitoba Career Development Award of Excellence
Leadership in Career and Workforce Development
Organization
Master's in Development Practice Program, University of Winnipeg
Manitoba Career Development Award of Excellence
Leadership in Career and Workforce Development
Individual
Ryan Land
Manitoba Career Development Award of Excellence
Leadership in Research and Innovation
Individual
Jan Stewart
Bill Schulz Lifetime Achievement in Career Development
Ron Bartlette
Manitoba Career Development Award of Excellence
Leadership in Career and Workforce Development
Organization
Master's in Development Practice Program, University of Winnipeg
Manitoba Career Development Award of Excellence
Leadership in Career and Workforce Development
Individual
Ryan Land
Manitoba Career Development Award of Excellence
Leadership in Research and Innovation
Individual
Jan Stewart
2014 Award Winners
Manitoba Career Development Award of Excellence
Lifetime Achievement in Career Development
Bill Schulz
Manitoba Career Development Award of Excellence
Leadership in Career and Workforce Development
Individual
Roberta Hewson
Manitoba Career Development Award of Excellence
Leadership in Career and Workforce Development
Organization
Tec Voc Career Education Program
Manitoba Career Development Award of Excellence
Leadership in Research and Innovation
Dawn Sutherland
Manitoba Career Development Award of Excellence
Leadership in Research and Innovation
Katherine Levine
Lifetime Achievement in Career Development
Bill Schulz
Manitoba Career Development Award of Excellence
Leadership in Career and Workforce Development
Individual
Roberta Hewson
Manitoba Career Development Award of Excellence
Leadership in Career and Workforce Development
Organization
Tec Voc Career Education Program
Manitoba Career Development Award of Excellence
Leadership in Research and Innovation
Dawn Sutherland
Manitoba Career Development Award of Excellence
Leadership in Research and Innovation
Katherine Levine
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