Throughout her professional career, Donna Purcell, QC has received a number of awards and recognition, celebrating her academic and professional success:

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• Selected for the Top 100 Attorneys Magazine (North America), 2020

• Selected for the Top 100 Canadian Professional Magazine, 2020

• Alberta Civil Trial Lawyers Association, Gary J. Bigg Champion of Justice Award, 2018

• Women in Law Leadership Award Recipient, Leadership in the Community, 2015

• Queen’s Counsel Appointment, 2011

• Prism Award for outstanding commitment to pro bono legal services, 2011

• University of Calgary Scholarship in Law, 1987

• Louise McKinney Scholarship in Law (for Highest Academic Standing), 1985

• Louise McKinney Scholarship (for Exceptional Academic Achievement), 1984

• Calgary Herald Scholarship in Social Sciences, 1983

• Alexander Rutherford Scholarship, 1982

• Texaco Merit Scholarship, 1982-1985