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Camsell Medal

This RCGS award, named in honour of the Society’s founder, Charles Camsell, was established by the Society’s Board of Governors in 1992.

The purpose of the Camsell Medal is to bestow recognition upon, and to express the Society’s appreciation to, individuals who have given outstanding service to the Society. The presentation of the Award(s) is normally made by the President at the annual College of Fellows Dinner of the Society.

Only RCGS Fellows may nominate individuals for the Camsell Medal.

James Raffan and Ted Johnson
James Raffan and Ted Johnson share a love of canoeing. In the summer of 1978, long before either started volunteering for The Royal Canadian Geographical Society, they met on a canoe trip that Raffan was guiding on the Coppermine River in the Arctic.

A lawyer and senior vice-president of Power Corporation of Canada in Montréal, Johnson joined the Society’s Board of Governors in 1994. He contributed to as many as seven committees at once …

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Please consider long-serving volunteers to the Society when considering who might be an outstanding nominee.

A nomination may be for one or more persons.
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LISTING OF RECIPIENTS


A complete listing of Camsell Medal recipients since its inception in 1992.


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