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USask Engineering alumnus awarded Outstanding Impact Award
John Desjarlais (BE’11, MBA’15) is the 2026 recipient of the USask Alumni Achievement Awards' Outstanding Impact Award. This award recognizes an extraordinary alumnus/alumna who is currently making significant personal and professional contributions in society, demonstrating exceptional leadership in their field(s) of endeavour, maintaining a standard of excellence that inspires their colleagues and peers, with promise of future achievement and resulting in a demonstrable betterment of their community.
USask Engineering, located on Treaty 6 territory and the homeland of the Métis, seeks to provide meaningful access to engineering for Indigenous peoples, while maintaining respectful relationships with Indigenous communities.