Endowed funds by members of the Douglas R Matheson family Robert TE McLaughlin graduated from Vermillion School of Agriculture, and Janet McLaughlin, RN, graduated from the U of A (BSc in Zoology, 1961) The McLaughlin Award recognizes the McLaughlins' significant contributions to the life of Canada through volunteer work in education, athletics, civic life and politics It acknowledges their passionate interest in Canadian history and their desire to inspire that passion in others