John McLaughlin, Professor Emeritus and President Emeritus of the University of New Brunswick, has been awarded Startup Canada’s 2016 Adam Chowaniec Lifetime Achievement Award for the Atlantic Region.

The national organization dedicated to developing startups announced McLaughlin’s award and the other Atlantic Canadian Startup Canada Award winners last week. The awards will be presented at a ceremony at the Fredericton Convention Centre on Sept. 13. Tickets are available here.

McLaughlin, who also serves as the Scholar in Residence at the UNB Technology Management and Entrepreneurship program, served as the university’s president between 2002 and 2009. Professionally, he has an academic background in engineering and institutional economics. He has worked in more than 40 countries on property reform and land administration, and co-founded two companies.

The other winners of regional Startup Canada Awards for 2016 are:

Entrepreneur of the Year: Zita Cobb, Founder & CEO, Shorefast Foundation;; Joe Batt's Arm, NL;

Woman Entrepreneur Award: Laura O’Blenis, Founder & Chief Strategist, Stiletto, Fredericton;

Senior Entrepreneur Award: Hope Milner, Co-Owner, Bohemian Findings, St. Peter's Bay, PEI;

Young Entrepreneur Award: Natasha Dhayagude, CEO, Chinova Bioworks, Fredericton;

Global Entrepreneurship Award:  Resson, Fredericton;

Innovation Award: QRA Corp., Halifax;

Social Enterprise Award: Upstreet Craft Brewing, Halifax;

High-Growth Entrepreneurship Award: East Coast Lifestyle, Halifax;

Entrepreneur Promotion Award Bob Williamson, Founder & CEO, Jameson Group, Halifax;

And Entrepreneur Support Award: Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency.

Startup Canada in November will announce the national winners for the following categories  Newcomer Entrepreneur; Indigenous Entrepreneur; Resilient Entrepreneur; Community of the Year; and Policy Prize. Those awards will be presented in Toronto on Nov. 29.