Vanguard Magazine

32 DECEMBER 2016/JANUARY 2017 www.vanguardcanada.com caPtaIn nIchoLa goddard "Vanguard magazine is very pleased to partner with the CDA and the CDA Institute on this innovative Game Changer award program. Recognizing achievement and acts of valor have always been near and dear to Vanguard's mission. It is part of our commitment to serving our community." J. richard Jones, Group Publisher and Executive Editor of Vanguard game changer award The Conference of Defence Associations and the CDA Institute, in partnership with Vanguard magazine, are proud to announce the 'Captain nichola Goddard Game Changer Award'. t his announcement was made during the reception and din- ner at the CDA Institute's 19th Graduate Student Sym- posium held at the Royal Mili- tary College of Canada in Kingston, On- tario on October 13. J. Richard Jones, Group Publisher and Executive Editor of Vanguard, who joined Tony Battista, Chief Executive Officer of the CDA and the CDA Institute, in mak- ing the announcement said, "Vanguard magazine is very pleased to partner with the CDA and the CDA Institute on this innovative Game Changer award program. Recognizing achievement and acts of valor have always been near and dear to Van- guard's mission. It is part of our commit- ment to serving our community." Vanguard, the CDA and the CDA In- stitute have had a history of working to- gether. In fact, Vanguard's inception originated in the late 1980s with the CDA Institute, whose mandate is to promote informed public debate on national secu- rity and defence-related issues. As part of its extensive annual program and mandate, the CDA Institute hosts the Graduate Stu- dent Symposium, an annual seminar that brings together Canada's best and bright- est young minds to present papers on secu- rity and defence issues. The original Vanguard Game Changer program was an editorial initiative that was introduced earlier this year with our Febru- ary/March issue to celebrate and highlight innovators and trailblazers who have made a significant contribution to the security and defence industry. "We were looking for something new and fresh to build and further recognize individual success within our community," Jones added. This re- sulted in the term "game changer" which resonated well within the community and led to the birth of the Game Changers se- ries in Vanguard. Earlier in the summer, Vanguard, the CDA and the CDA Institute met to fur- ther their business partnership, and one of the items that came out of the collabora- tion was to take the Game Changer pro- gram to the next level. After discussions with Tony Battista, the idea to expand the series to include an award component was realized. After examining a few heroes to honour through this program and several brain-storming sessions with the CDA and CDA Institute staff, it was decided that the award would be named in honour of Captain Nichola Goddard. The reason for by marcello sukhdeo

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