enhances the ability of the society to fulfill its mission. Source: RCGS 2019: Brian May (of "Queen") 2018: Chris Cran, André Préfontaine and Peter Suedfeld 2017: President Jimmy Carter and Andrew Prossin 2016: Simon Winchester 2015: Louie Kamookak, Wendy Cecil and Alex Trebek 2014: Marc-André Bernier, Ryan Harris, Jonathan Moore and Andrew Campbell (Parks Canada) Massey Medal The Massey Medal recognizes outstanding personal achievement in the exploration, development or description of the geography of Canada. The award was established in 1959 by the Massey Foundation, named for industrialist Hart Massey. Source: RCGS 2018: Arthur J. Ray 2017: David Morrison 2016: Steve Blasco 2015: Brian Osborne 2014: Derald Smith 2013: David Ley 2012: Graeme Wynn 2011: David Livingstone 2010: Raymond Price 2009: Michael Church 2008: Bruce Mitchell 2007: Eddy Carmack 2006: Serge Courville 2005: Tim Oke 2004: Larry Stuart Bourne 2003: Richard Colebrook Harris 2002: John Oliver Wheeler 2001: Lawrence McCann 1999: Alexander T. Davidson 1998: William C. Wonders 1997: James A. Houston 1996: James P. Bruce 1995: Pierre Camu Innovation in Geography Teaching Award Established in 2013, the Innovation in Geography Teaching Award is presented to K-12 teachers who have "gone above and beyond their job description to further geographic literacy." Recipients are chosen by the board of Canadian Geographic Education. Source: RCGS 2018: Breanna Heels 2017: Paula Huddy-Zubkowski 2016: Greg Neil 2015: Janet Ruest 2014: Mike Farley 2013: Andrew Young Louie Kamookak Medal Established in 2018, the medal is named for Louie Kamookak, an Inuit historian involved in the search for Franklin's lost expedition, and is awarded for those who have "been brought to the attention of the Executive Committee, Awards Committee, or to the CEO, as having made Canada’s geography better known to Canadians and to the world". Source: RCGS 2020: Nellie Kusugak, Elizabeth Dowdeswell 2019: George Jacob 2018: Gregory Copley, Jared Harris, Josephine Kamookak, Anne Kari Hansen Ovind, Michael Palin, Kim Wallace Canadian Geographic Education Canadian Geographic Education—formerly the Canadian Council for Geographic Education (CCGE)—is a joint initiative of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society and the National Geographic Society of Washington, D.C., established in 1993. The programs of the Can Geo Education aim to strengthen geographic education in the classroom. In addition to increasing the emphasis on geography within the school system, the Can Geo Education endeavours to increase the public awareness of the importance of geographical literacy. See also Canadian Association of Geographers List of Canadian