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2011DEAN’SAWARD FORCORPORATELEADERSHIPSUNCOR ENERGY IS THE WINNER OF THE2011 DEAN’S AWARD FOR CORPORATELEADERSHIP. THIS AWARD GOES TO ACANADIAN CORPORATION THAT HAS SHOWNSIGNIFICANT LEADERSHIP IN SUPPORT OFRESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIESIN THE SCHULICH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING.Suncor has been a longtime supporter ofthe Schulich School of Engineering through membershipin the Engineering Associates Program,representation on the Engineering Career CentreAdvisory Board and the placement of studentsthrough the Internship Program.In the years leading up to the mergerbetween Suncor and Petro-Canada in August2009, Petro-Canada donated a building worth$6.9 million to the Department of Mechanicaland Manufacturing Engineering and $1 millionto the Petro-Canada Emerging Leaders AwardsProgram. Suncor continues to support the program,which is now known as the Suncor EnergyEmerging Leaders Awards.The Suncor Energy Foundation has alsoprovided financial assistance to undergraduatestudents with the Suncor Energy FoundationScholarship in Geology and Engineering andfunding for the International Student EnergySummit of ISEEE (Institute for SustainableEnergy, Environment and Economy) at theUniversity of Calgary.Support for oil sands research at theSchulich School of Engineering has amountedto more than $1 million and another $1.4 mil -lion has gone towards various initiatives in theHaskayne School of Business and the Depart -ment of Sociology at the University of Calgary.The Dean’s Award for Corporate Leadershipis presented annually at the Schulich School ofEngineering Dean’s Holiday Reception in Calgary.