Alexander Bajkov Award

The Lake Winnipeg Foundation’s annual Alexander Bajkov Award is named in honour of the pioneering researcher of Lake Winnipeg. The Award recognizes individuals who exemplify Dr. Bajkov’s dedication to the understanding of Lake Winnipeg, and who demonstrate outstanding efforts to protect and restore the lake and its watershed.Nominees will have contributed to Lake Winnipeg in the fields of science, art, environmental stewardship, education and/or advocacy.Nominations are considered by an independent panel of judges and announcement of the award recipient in made in the spring.

Alexander Bajkov (1894-1955)Ph.D. University of Manitoba, 1931

Many people have given much of their personal and professional lives to help the lake.  Please consider nominating one of them for the 2012 Alexander Bajkov Award.  (Bajkov Nomination Form)

2012 Alexander Bajkov Award: GREG McCULLOUGH

Dr. Greg McCullough was presented the LWF 2012 Bajkov Award by Mr. Bartley Kives, a journalist with the Winnipeg Free Press, at the LWF Members Annual Meeting, May 8th 2013. Dr. McCullough, a Professor at University of Manitoba Centre for Earth Observations Science (CEOS) was nominated two consecutive years for this Award. He is “a dedicated research scientist working for the betterment of Lake Winnipeg, largely on his own time and at his own cost. He has forwarded many aspects of our scientific understanding of Lake Winnipeg, but in particular, Dr. McCullough’s work with satellite remote sensing of algae blooms has brought the problem of eutrophication to the people of Manitoba, Canada and the world.”

2011 Alexander Bajkov Award: RICK GAMBLE

The Bajkov Award presentation was made to Rick Gamble by Mr. Tom Axworthy of the Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation on May 22nd 2012 at our I LOVE MY LAKE! Water Celebration The Cottager on Rick Gamble

2010 Alexander Bajkov Award:  KAREN SCOTT

For more information on Dr Scott’s work, see Winnipeg Free Press By: Matt Preprost Posted: 05/25/2011 Slogging it out to educate future water stewards – West End-based scientist recognized for Lake Winnipeg work

2009 Alexander Bajkov Award: VAL WEIRER

Winnipeg Free Press – PRINT EDITION Posted: 24/04/2010http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/werier-honoured-for-lake-winnipeg-columns-91997494.html “VAL Werier’s relationship with Lake Winnipeg has lasted a lifetime…the Lake Winnipeg Foundation has awarded the longtime journalist the 2009 Alexander Bajkov Award for his writings on the massive body of water and its importance to the makeup of Manitoba.”

2008 Alexander Bajkov Award: GREGG BRUNSKILL

In 2008 the LWF was honoured to have Alexander Bajkov’s son present the inaugural Alexander Bajkov Award. Dr. David Schindler, University of Alberta, accepted the Award on behalf of Dr. Brunskill, who was in Australia at the Inst. of Marine Science. During a visit to Winnipeg in 2009, Dr. Brunskill received his memorial plaque and met with former DFO associates (L-R: Mike Stainton, Alex Salki, Gregg Brunskill, Hedy Kling)