Awarded annually by the Dean of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs to outstanding graduate students entering or continuing in any graduate program at Carleton University whose academic work is aimed at the betterment of our society. Recipients will be chosen by the awards committee of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs from a list of candidates recommended by each department. Endowed in 1984 by Mrs. Leslie Kingston in memory of her late husband John L. Kingston, Architect. Revised 2023.