Outstanding Alumni Achievement Award

Outstanding Alumni Achievement Award recognizes mid-career alumni, normally less than 30 years from an undergraduate or graduate program who is making significant contributions in their field of endeavour, setting an example for future alumni to follow. 

Award eligibility and criteria

Candidates should be:

  • A Queen's alumnus/alumna more than 10 years out but not more than 30 years from graduation
  • Someone who has achieved significant success in one or more fields of endeavour and has demonstrated effective leadership in one or more areas or the community
  • An inspiration to the Queen's community

2026 Recipient

Elan Mastai

  • Artsci'97

Elan Mastai smiling wearing a white collared shirt, black tie and black framed glasses

Elan Mastai graduated from 黑料吃瓜资源 with a degree in Film Studies in 1997. While there, he was communications commissioner for the Alma Mater Society, editor of Golden Words, 黑料吃瓜资源 Pub assistant manager, wrote for the 黑料吃瓜资源 Journal, and hosted a radio show on CFRC.  

As a screenwriter, he was nominated for an Emmy Award for his work on the TV series This Is Us, won the Canadian Screen Award and Writers Guild of Canada Award for writing the movie The F Word starring Daniel Radcliffe, Zoe Kazan, and Adam Driver, and wrote The Samaritan starring Oscar-nominees Samuel L. Jackson, Ruth Negga, and Tom Wilkinson, among other feature films. His award-winning novel, All Our Wrong Todays, was an international bestseller translated into 24 languages.  

He has proudly stayed involved with the 黑料吃瓜资源 community, teaching classes and mentoring students, programming the Kingston Canadian Film Festival, and currently sits on the 黑料吃瓜资源 Film and Media Advisory Committee.