Announcement of the award of medals, prizes, and scholarships

Fall 2023

Governor General Medals

Governor General's Silver Medal (awarded for outstanding achievement at the undergraduate level)

  • Morrison, Emily Jane

University Gold Medals

Awarded for highest standing in an undergraduate faculty, college, or school.

COLLEGE OF REHABILITATION SCIENCES

  • Normand, Kaylene Emma

University Program Medals

Awarded for highest standing in a faculty, college or school program

Medal in Respiratory Therapy (College of Rehabilitation Science)

  • Normand, Kaylene Emma

 

Other Medals

Alpha Rho Chi Medal (for leadership and promise of professional merit in Architecture)

  • Akinsiku, Temitope Israel

American Institute of Architects Medal (for highest achievement)

  • Lamoureux, Collin Noel

T.A. and A.S. Anderson Gold Medal (for highest standing in the Asper Master of Business Administration program)

  • Currie, Bobby Jean *

Manitoba Association of Architects Medal (for the best Comprehensive Design project or thesis)

  • Fajardo, Jeramee Villafuerte

Mayor's Medal (for completion of the degree requirements for the Master of City Planning degree in the Faculty of Graduate Studies and has made a significant contribution in the area of Urban Studies)

  • Antonyshyn, Julia Crystal *

R.A.I.C. Student Medal (for the outstanding final design project/thesis in the Master of Architecture program)

  • Allah Baksh, Kaamil

* June 2023 Graduate

Prizes

Asper MBA Convocation Prize (for graduating students in the Asper Master of Business Administration program, who completed the program with competitive high academic standing)

  • Currie, Bobby Jean *

Asper MBA Convocation Prize (for graduating students in the Asper Master of Business Administration program, who completed the program with competitive high academic standing)

  • Weselowski, Sage Wallace

Associates Award for Study in the Asper MBA Program (for second highest standing in the Asper Master of Business Administration program)

  • Sorrell, Eden *

Associates Master of Finance Convocation Prize (for a graduating student who achieved the highest grade point average in the Asper Master of Finance program)

  • Song, Yi

Associates Master of Supply Chain Management and Logistics Convocation Prize (for a part-time or full-time Stu Clark Graduate School in the final year of study in the Master of Supply Chain Management and Logistics (MSCM) Program with good academic standing with the highest degree grade point average among all graduating students)

  • Wang, Yikun

BOMImed Clinical Excellence Award (for demonstrated excellence in clinical work and interpersonal skills and active involvement in professional and/or community activities, Respiratory Therapy)

  • Wang, Klara

Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists Student Award (for the graduating student with the highest academic standing among all graduating students in the Master of Occupational Therapy degree program)

  • Omelchenko, Ulyana

Canadian Occupational Therapy Foundation Future Scholar Award (for the highest combined numerical grade in Research Methods for Evidence-based Practice and Independent Study)

  • Collins, Paige Renée Beaudry

Chartered Professional Accountants of Manitoba Foundation Award (for highest degree grade point average among students who completed the Asper Master of Business Administration program in one year)

  • Ozog, Stefan Richard *

Chartered Professional Accountants of Manitoba Foundation Award (for highest degree grade point average among students who completed the Asper Master of Business Administration program in more than one year)

  • Currie, Bobby Jean *

CORS-SA Prize of Excellence (for the graduating students who show strong leadership and commitment to the College of Rehabilitation Sciences and to advocate for their future profession, all while maintaining a high academic standing)

  • Holzhaeuer, Katrina Elisabeth – Occupational Therapy
  • Stewart, Eryn Irene – Physical Therapy
  • Normand, Kaylene Emma – Respiratory Therapy

CSRT Prize for Student Excellence (for a graduating respiratory therapy student who has completed all academic and clinical requirements with high academic standing and demonstrated characteristics and behaviours of a professional)

  • Pazerniuk, Sara Maria

Bruce Currie Memorial Prize (for the graduating student who best displays the qualities of leadership, generosity, and congeniality in combination with high academic achievement in the Asper MBA program)

  • Lacroix-Pouliot, Stéphane

Diamond Athletic Medical Supplies Convocation Prize of Excellence (for completion of the Master of Physical Therapy program by a resident of Manitoba with high academic standing and a demonstrated history of community or sports involvement, leadership qualities, and interest in active living, health promotion, and wellness)

  • Chartier, Mathieu Lionel Joseph

Solita Egert Practice Skills Prize (for a student who has demonstrated excellence in the Practice Skills section of the Master of Occupational Therapy program)

  • Sandron, Elysa Francesca

Excellence in Communications Prize in Occupational Therapy (for a graduating student in the Master of Occupational Therapy program who has demonstrated excellent communication skills)

  • Omelchenko, Ulyana

Future Leader Award in Occupational Therapy (for a graduating student in Occupational Therapy who has demonstrated leadership qualities)

  • Kalliat, Keerthana

Mrs. Mary Judd Prize (for a student who has completed the final year of the Master of Occupational Therapy program with good overall standing and demonstrates an interest in working with older adults)

  • Watt, Jasmyn Brie

Landscape Architecture Thesis Prize (for a student who has demonstrated exceptional work in the completion of their thesis or practicum)

  • Bomback, Aaron Patrick

Lifemark Convocation Prize in Physiotherapy (for a student graduating from the Master of Physical Therapy degree who has achieved the second highest academic standing among all graduating students)

  • Millns, Sarah Nicole

Manitoba Association of Social Workers Prize (for a high level of service in final field placement, minimum of 24 credit hours in the final year of Social Work, including Northern (Thompson) and Winnipeg Education Centre)

  • Adelakun, Olawumi Azeezat *

Manitoba Society of Occupational Therapists Prize (for a graduating student in the College of Rehabilitation Sciences in the Master of Occupational Therapy program at the University of Manitoba)

  • Omelchenko, Ulyana

Master of Physician Assistant Studies Capstone Project Graduation Prize (for the graduating student with outstanding academic performance who demonstrated the best overall performance in Clinical Year Capstone Project)

  • Narrandes, Shavira

Master of Physician Assistant Studies Leadership Graduation Prize (for the graduating student with outstanding academic performance who has demonstrated a high level of compassion, humanism, and the best patient-centered approach to care)

  • Rowed, Casey

Naomi Rosenberg Palansky Prize (for the graduating student who has demonstrated excellence in the pediatrics and advocacy portions of the Master of Occupational Therapy program)

  • Rempel, Tessa Mackenzie Kate

Gisele Pereira Communications Prize in Physical Therapy (for the graduating student in the Master of Physical Therapy program, with high academic standing who has demonstrated excellence in communication and professionalism skills both academically and clinically)

  • Guindon, Ashley Nicole

Marjorie Spence Physical Therapy Achievement Prize (for a graduating physiotherapy student who has achieved high academic standing and has demonstrated a history of community involvement and leadership qualities)

  • Ward, Hayley Marissa

Theresa Sullivan Prize for Professionalism and Professional Reasoning Skills (for a graduating student who has demonstrated excellence in the components of the Master of Occupational Therapy program that focus on professionalism and professional reasoning)

  • Buss, Paige Madison

* June 2023 graduate