Awards
Faculty Medals
Faculty medals are awarded annually by each faculty to the student graduating from an undergraduate program who has achieved the highest cumulative GPA in the courses required for their degree, as approved by the dean of the faculty.
Faculty of Business and Information Technology
Isabella Victoria Smith
Bachelor of Information Technology (Honours), Technology Management
Faculty of Education
Sarah Megan Landry
Bachelor of Education
Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
Philip Elijah Anisimov
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours),
Mechanical Engineering, Co-operative Education
Faculty of Health Sciences
Claire Elizabeth Knowles
Bachelor of Health Sciences (Honours), Medical Laboratory Science
Faculty of Science
David Allen Powers
Bachelor of Science (Honours), Computer Science
Faculty of Social Science & Humanities
Lindsay Collin-Rooney
Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Forensic Psychology
Outstanding Thesis Awards
Outstanding Thesis Awards recognize a student graduating from a thesis-based master’s program and a student from a thesis-based doctoral program whose thesis has made, or is expected to make, a significant contribution to their field of study.
2023 Outstanding Master’s Thesis Award Recipient
Cassandre Dion Lariviere
Thesis Title: The Effects of Rapport Building on Information Disclosure in Virtual Interviews
Master of Science in Forensic Psychology
2023 Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award Recipient
Martin Magill
Thesis Title: Opportunities for the Deep Neural Network Method of Solving Partial Differential Equations in the Computational Study of Biomolecules Driven Through Periodic Geometries
Doctor of Philosophy in Modelling and Computational Science
Governor General’s Academic Medals
The Governor General’s Academic Medal was first awarded in 1873 by the Earl of Dufferin, and has since become one of the most prestigious awards a student in a Canadian educational institution can receive. The Governor General of Canada continues the tradition of encouraging scholarship across the nation and recognizing outstanding students.
Gold Medal
The Gold Medal is awarded annually to the student graduating from a graduate-level program who has achieved the highest cumulative grade point average (GPA) in the courses required for the degree, as approved by the Admissions and Scholarship Committee.
2023 Governor General’s Gold Medal Recipient
Cassandre Dion Lariviere
Master of Science, Forensic Psychology
Silver Medal
The Silver Medal is awarded annually to the student graduating from an undergraduate program who has achieved the highest cumulative grade point average (GPA) in the courses required for the degree as approved by the Admissions and Scholarship Committee.
2023 Governor General’s Silver Medal Recipient
Lindsay Collin-Rooney
Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Forensic Psychology
Awards for Teaching Excellence
The university recognizes instructors who have demonstrated excellence in teaching. These awards distinguish those who have significantly enhanced the quality of learning for students through innovation and commitment, by fostering new instructional practices and learning activities, and through engagement in the scholarship of teaching and learning.
Teaching Excellence Award
Wendy Barber, PhD
Faculty of Education
Early Career Teaching Award
Amanda McEachern Gaudet, MBA
Faculty of Business and Information Technology
Learning Reimagined Award
Alison Mann, PhD
Faculty of Education
Openness in Education Award
Ami Mamolo, PhD
Faculty of Education
Teaching Assistant Excellence Award
Andrew Putman
Faculty of Health Sciences
Tim Mctiernan Student Mentorship Award
Robyn Ruttenburg-Rozen, PhD
Faculty of Education
Student Choice Awards
Gavin Ball
Faculty of Business and Information Technology
Meaghan Charest-Finn, PhD
Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
Timothy Macneill, PhD
Faculty of Social Science and Humanities
Syed Qadri, MD, PhD
Faculty of Health Sciences
Ana Vakiloroayaei, PhD
Faculty of Science
