Carleton has bestowed its highest alumni honour, the A.D. Dunton Alumni Award of Distinction, on Dave Carroll, BAHons/93. Carroll, a singer, performer and entrepreneur, became a YouTube sensation when his song United Breaks Guitars went viral.
“I am extremely honoured to accept this year’s A.D. Dunton Award,” said Carroll. “I graduated with an honours degree in Political Science but my music career and all of the good things that have transpired and evolved through my music began as a student at Carleton. It’s quite likely that without my Carleton University experience, many of my highest achievements would have gone unaccomplished. For that reason this award is especially humbling, coming from the place where it all began for me and with such a large pool of talented alumni worth considering.”
As part of his acceptance, Carroll played a short concert to a group of music fans from the Carleton community.
About Dave Carroll:
Dave Carroll is an award-winning singer-songwriter, professional speaker and social media innovator based in Halifax. He began his music career in the late 1980s with his brother Don in the band Sons of Maxwell, playing in the Carleton tunnels and Bree’s Inn in the residence complex. For the last four years, Dave has been enjoying success as a solo artist. For two decades, Dave has charmed fans with his approach to music. His ability to extract the essence of a message and craft it into song is a rare gift that is attracting fans of all ages while his sense of humour and warm stage presence makes each live experience a memorable one for audiences around the world.
Dave’s talent was introduced to millions when his 2009 YouTube music video United Breaks Guitars became a worldwide sensation. The song chronicled his experience in the customer service process with United Airlines. That message has reached over 150 million people through his creative use of social media. United Breaks Guitars was named one of the five most important videos in Google’s history.
About the A.D. Dunton Alumni Award of Distinction:
The A.D. Dunton Alumni Award of Distinction is Carleton’s highest alumni honour. It is given annually by the Carleton University Alumni Association (CUAA) to a graduate in recognition of outstanding achievement or contribution in any field of endeavour.
The award is named in memory of Carleton’s fourth president, who served the university from 1958 to 1972. Arnold Davidson Dunton was a man whose own outstanding achievements and contributions to his country, as a journalist, head of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and co-chairman of the Bilingualism and Biculturalism Commission, are legendary. Through his dynamic leadership, the university grew and prospered and its reputation as a national institution of learning with unique strengths was firmly established.
Click here to view a complete list of all winners of the A.D. Dunton Alumni Award of Distinction.
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For more information:
Chris Cline
Media Relations Co-ordinator
Carleton University
613-520-2600, ext. 1391
christopher_cline@carleton.ca
Thursday, November 8, 2012 in News Releases
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