Awarded annually, when merited, to a student in the graduating class of the Bachelor of Industrial Design program at Carleton University on the recommendation of a jury appointed by the Director of the School of Industrial Design. Selection of the recipient will be based on the innovative use of technology in the design of the fourth-year major project. Endowed by the Gauthier family in 2003 in memory of their son and brother Marc Christian Gauthier (BID/98).