You don’t have to be a Saint Mary’s graduate to be recognized as a valuable member of our community. The Associate Alumni Award recognizes those who are not alumni but have shown dedication and support to the University and its endeavours. A maximum of three candidates per year will be granted this distinction, and given full Alumni Association privileges.
All University employees and members of the Saint Mary's University Alumni Association may submit a one-page letter of recommendation for a candidate, illustrating their suitability for this award. A completed Alumni Awards Nomination Form must accompany the letter.
Candidates are considered annually by the Saint Mary's University Alumni Association's Awards & Nomination Committee.
The nomination period for the 2024 Alumni Awards is now closed.
2025 Recipient
The Honourable Justice Scott Charles Norton
Born in Montreal, Quebec, Scott Norton studied accounting at Saint Mary’s University from 1977 to 1980 before earning his Bachelor of Laws from Dalhousie Law School in 1983. He was admitted to the Nova Scotia Bar in 1984 and built a distinguished career in civil litigation with McInnes Cooper and Stewart McKelvey. Appointed King’s Counsel in 2002, he became a Fellow of the International Society of Barristers in 2014 and, in 2018, was named a Justice of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia. Justice Norton’s commitment to community service is remarkable. He has served as Trustee of the Sidney Crosby Foundation and the IWK Health Centre Foundation, chaired the boards of Churchill Academy and Autism Nova Scotia, and contributed extensively to Saint Mary’s University as Vice-Chair of the Board of Governors, Advisory Board member to the Sobey School of Business, and Co-Chair of the SMU Old Dogs Football Club. Scott and his wife Audrey, a Saint Mary’s alum, recently established the Norton and MacKenzie Family Scholarship to support varsity football players pursuing law. In 2012, he received the Saint Mary’s Alumni Distinguished Community Service Award. Today, we proudly recognize Scott’s enduring dedication to Saint Mary’s and the broader community by officially welcoming him as an Associate Alumnus.