Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: April 17, 2024

Nima Gyaltsen Dorjee, C.M.
Calgary, Alberta

For decades, leading engineer and Tibetan human rights activist Nima Dorjee has devoted his time and expertise to the well-being of others. He transformed the University of Calgary’s Schulich School of Engineering internship program into Canada’s largest. Under his leadership as president of Project Tibet Society, he has played a pivotal role in the resettlement of more than 1 000 displaced Tibetans in Canada.