Awards:
W.E. Havercroft Award • Technical Achievement Award • Fellow of CINDE • Certificate of Appreciation • Canadian NDT Research Award • NDT in Canada Conference Student Poster Award • NDT Innovation Award • NDT Professional of the Year • NDT Professional of the Year (Under 30) • Nomination Procedure
Bursaries:
CINDE Alison Smit Bursary - Mohawk College • CINDE Bursary - CANADORE College • CINDE Bursary - CEGEP Trois-Rivieres • CINDE Bursary - College of the North Atlantic • CINDE Bursary - Durham College • CINDE Bursary - NAIT • CINDE Bursary - SAIT
Awards
Established in 1977, this award is named after William E. Havercroft who was widely recognized as a pioneer in the field of NDT in Canada. It is given to a member of CINDE who has made outstanding contribution towards NDT in Canada. Contributions may be in any area including technical, educational or managerial capacities. Recipients will receive a life-time membership with CINDE.
Past Recipients | |||||||
1977 | William E. Havercroft |
1978 | Victor Behal |
1979 | Ernest A. Gill |
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1980 | Jan Van Den Andel |
1981 | David Broom |
1982 | Leo Spencer |
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1983 | William Tait |
1984 | Edmund Bowe |
1985 | Pat Walsh |
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1986 | Stewart DeWalle |
1988 | William R. Mercer |
1990 | Norman G. Harding |
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1992 | Lynda B. Manzer |
1993 | Derek Heath |
1994 | Heini Leinberger |
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1995 | Nelson J. Godin |
1997 | Dick Struk |
1998 | Douglas J. Marshall |
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1999 | Henry (Hank) Andersen |
2000 | Peter Brady |
2002 | John Zirnhelt |
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2004 | Val Cecco |
2006 | Al Higgins |
2009 | Dent McIntyre |
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2010 | Jean Bussiere |
2011 | Walter Weber |
2012 | Doug Whitely |
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2013 | Rick Robichaud |
2014 | Dr. John Hilborn |
2015 | Dr. Michael Moles |
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2017 | Dr. John Baron |
2018 | David Craig |
Established in 1983, this award is given to an individual who has made an outstanding technical contribution to NDT in Canada. Recipients are selected on the merit of their technical achievement and the resulting paper as published in a recognized technical journal. Recipients will receive a one (1) year membership (or extension if an active member) with CINDE.
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1983 | Derek Heath |
1984 | Jan Van Den Andel |
1985 | Fred L. Sharp Gary Van Drunen Val S. Cecco |
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1986 | Dr. Don K. Mak |
1987 | Dr. E. Kalwa Dr. K. Piekarski |
1990 | William R. Mercer |
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1993 | Edward A. Ginzel Robert K. Ginzel |
1996 | Petru Ciorau |
1997 | James Blackney Michael Scott Petru Ciorau |
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2009 | Petru Ciorau |
2010 | Gilles Rousseau |
2011 | Michael Moles |
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2012 | Ed Ginzel |
2013 | Eric Sjerve |
2022 | Dr. Aziz U. Rehman George Jaques |
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2023 | Ray Ten Grotenhuis |
2024 | David B. Seto |
Established in 1983, this award is given to a CINDE member who has made continuous and significant contributions to the advancement of NDT / NDE in the scientific, technical, educational, managerial or related areas. Nominees must have at least 10 years membership in CINDE, with 5 continuous years of membership immediately prior to the nomination.
Past Recipients | |||||||
1983 | David Broom Derek Heath Dick Struk Edmund Bowe Ernest A. Gill George Shewchuk Henry (Hank) Andersen Herb Chapman John Zirnhelt Leonard E. Baxter Marv Horenfeldt Maurice O. Daly Norman G. Harding Pat Walsh Victor G. Behal William R. Mercer |
1984 | Heini Leinberger Herbert Heczko Jan Van Den Andel Murray Hearn Russ A. Martin Stewart DeWalle Tony Nieberg William H. Tait |
1985 | Alex Pokomandy Dr. Bruce Ball Jim Martin |
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1988 | Lynda B. Manzer Nelson J. Godin |
1990 | Doug W. Patterson Norman LeBlanc |
1992 | Ben Andress |
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1993 | Barry DeLong Claude Konikow Douglas Marshall Douglas Taylor William E. Havercroft |
1994 | Peter Brady |
1995 | Joseph J. Robichaud Ron Richard |
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1997 | Alison Karuna Angus Anderson Cameron Miller Douglas Whitely Kris Seshardri Sam Hazzi William Kennedy |
2001 | Bruce Metcalf Mike Dudley |
2002 | Jerry Slaba |
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2004 | Dave Russell |
2007 | Cindy Finley Richard Robichaud |
2009 | David Craig Dennis Domenichini Petru Ciorau |
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2011 | Tim Auger Tim Deagnon |
2012 | David Mennie John Baron Robert Ginzel |
2013 | John deLuca |
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2018 | Dr. Xavier Maldague Sharon Bond |
2019 | Kevin Woit |
2022 | Dr. Roman Gr. Maev |
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2024 | Claude Lord |
This certificate identifies people as an Honorary Counsellor of CINDE in recognition of their dedicated service, continuous support and long-standing loyalty to the organization since the inception of the Canadian Institute for Non-destructive Evaluation.
Past Recipients | |||||||
2007 | Stu deWalle |
For outstanding and sustained excellence within NDT research and development that has contributed to innovation and/or breakthroughs that have benefited Canadian society and industry partners. Recipient must be a CINDE Member in good standing.
Past Recipients | |||||||
2017 | Dr. Andreas Mandelis |
2023 | Tony Sinclair |
2024 | Dr. Roman Maev |
NDT in Canada Conference Student Poster Award
Past Recipients | |||||||
2017 | Maxime Bilodeau |
2018 | Perryn Bennett |
2019 | Ibrahim Assi |
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2022 | Laura Burchell |
2024 | Aiden Darlin |
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2019 | Hatch Ltd. |
2023 | Jireh Industries |
2024 | Paul Holloway Paul Holloway |
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2019 | Paul Holloway |
2024 | Mohammad Ebrahim Bajholi |
NDT Professional of the Year (Under 30)
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Award Nomination Procedure
Awards are given out at the Annual General Meeting. Anyone can submit an award nomination for someone who they feel is a deserving individual per the award criteria. If upon review of the Awards Committee it is decided that nominees are insufficiently qualified, then no award will be conferred.
Nominations for these awards should be submitted to the Awards Committee, care of CINDE National Office in Hamilton:
135 Fennell Avenue West Hamilton, ON L9C 0E5 Fax: 905-574-6080 Email: |
If you would like to nominate or apply, please fill out the following form:
Bursaries
CINDE Alison Smit Bursary - Mohawk College
Through the diligent efforts of Alison Smit, a partnership between CINDE and Mohawk College resulted in the Mohawk College Quality Engineering Technician - Nondestructive Evaluation (NDE) full-time day program being launched in 2006. Alison Smit was the key driver who developed the program, a Past Chair of the CINDE Ontario Chapter, an alumni of Mohawk College and the Training Coordinator for CINDE from 2001 until 2005.
This award is presented annually to a student entering the 2nd year of the program, who has been an Ontario resident for a minimum of 12 months and meets the requirements of financial need and academic performance. Students may apply for a CINDE Bursary by obtaining application information from the Mohawk Awards office by clicking here.
The recipient must be a member of CINDE. Information about free student memberships is available at www.cinde.ca/membership.shtml
Past Recipients | |||||||
2009 | Jonathon Gohm |
2010 | Nicolae Turcas |
2012 | Pamela Stewart |
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2013 | Jamie Garrah |
2014 | Fabio Mauricio Canas Cruz |
2015 | Nawal Farid |
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2016 | Philip Sung |
2017 | Chen Chen |
2018 | Seyedesmaeil Ahmadi |
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2019 | Matthew Fritz |
2021 | Jesse Vignola |
2022 | Abigayle Cronin |
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2023 | Joshua Myslicki |
CINDE Bursary - CANADORE College
Past Recipients | |||||||
2018 | Ryan Ellery |
2019 | Darren Christopher |
2020 | Christine Whalen |
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2023 | Takoda Johnston |
2024 | Megan Schoon |
CINDE Bursary - CEGEP Trois-Rivieres
This bursary is available to students in the ACS Program in Metallurgy Inspection at CEGEP Trois-Rivieres. It is awarded on the basis of demonstrated financial need and academic achievement. Students may apply for a CINDE Bursary by obtaining application information by clicking here.
The recipient must be a member of CINDE. Information about free student memberships is available here.
Past Recipients | |||||||
2015 | Diane Canuel |
2016 | Cesar Eduardo Luna Hernandez |
2017 | M. Michael Pronovost |
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2024 | Emilie Vibert |
CINDE Bursary - College of the North Atlantic
This bursary is available to students in the second year of the Non-Destructive Testing Technician program at the College of the North Atlantic. It is awarded on the basis of demonstrated financial need and academic achievement. Students may apply for a CINDE Bursary by obtaining application information by clicking here.
The recipient must be a member of CINDE. Information about free student memberships is available here.
Past Recipients | |||||||
2015 | Janis Coombs |
2016 | Stephen Vincent |
2017 | Alana Keeping |
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2018 | John Michael Fagner |
2019 | Logan McCarthy |
2022 | Ricky Hann |
CINDE Bursary - Durham College
This bursary is available to students in the Mechanical Engineering Technician – Non Destructive Evaluation program. It is awarded on the basis of demonstrated financial need and academic achievement. Students may apply for a CINDE Bursary by obtaining application information from the Durham Awards office by clicking here.
The recipient must be a member of the CINDE. Information about free student memberships is available at www.cinde.ca/membership.shtml
Past Recipients | |||||||
2007 | Weixion Kuang |
2008 | Christopher Azavedo |
2009 | Yongxi Xiong |
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2010 | Melanie King |
2011 | Ken Ho |
2012 | Justin Bouman |
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2013 | Steven Hogg |
2014 | Li Zhu |
2015 | Xiaopeng Song |
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2016 | Kayle Goguen |
2017 | Keanu Barrett |
2018 | Jose Rintu |
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2019 | Renee Shashikant Kachra |
This bursary is available to students in the second year of the Materials Engineering Technology program at NAIT. It is awarded on the basis of demonstrated financial need and academic achievement. Students may apply for a CINDE Bursary by obtaining application information by clicking here. It is available on September 1 of each year.
The recipient must be a member of CINDE. Information about free student memberships is available here.
Past Recipients | |||||||
2013 | Randal Longhe |
2014 | Mfonobong Eton |
2015 | Kyle Gross |
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2017 | Balpreet Thind |
2018 | Khondar Moksinul Bashar |
2019 | Sakwe Aloysius Sakwe |
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2023 | Saad Faraiz |
This bursary is available to students in the NDT Foundations program. It is awarded on the basis of demonstrated financial need and academic achievement. Students may apply for a CINDE Bursary by obtaining application information from the awards guide available here.
The recipient must be a member of CINDE. Information about free student memberships is available here.
Past Recipients | |||||||
2013 | Jace Gurr (Fall semester) |
2014 | Alex Maund (Fall semester) Liam Gillan (Spring semester) Rick Treleaven (Winter semester) |
2015 | Carlos Bachur Jose Perez Ramirez Preston Bird (Fall Semester) |
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2016 | Chaoyang Chu (Spring Semester) Chelsea Anderson (Winter Semester) Steven Oler (Fall Semester) |
2017 | Lawrence Mayer (Spring Semester) |
2018 | Nsikak Utip |
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2019 | Gregory Carpan (Winter Semester) |
2022 | Ryan Gazley |
2024 | Andrew Heinrichs |
College
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Year Established
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Pledge
Amount
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College of North Atlantic
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2015
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$1000 / year
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CEGEP Trois Rivieres
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2015
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$1000 / year
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SAIT
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2013
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$500 / cohort, three cohorts per year
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NAIT
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2013
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$1000 / year
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Mohawk College
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2009
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$1000 / year
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Durham College
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2007
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$1000 / year
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