Congratulations to our Graduates!

Dear All,

Finishing a university degree is a major accomplishment — congratulations to all of our graduates, and I hope you’ll take a minute to appreciate what you’ve done. The things you’ve learned and done through your degree will come back to you in big and small ways, and as you head out into the world for work, travel, or further study, you’ll be heading out into another part of the Earth and its interconnected systems. It’s been a privilege having you all here with us for these important years of your lives, and we hope to hear from you as you go on to do new things, great things, interesting things, or even funny things.

Best wishes on behalf of the entire Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources!

Program Medals

The University of Manitoba Gold Medal
Ray Guerard

Honours Program Medal 
Shayla Trippier  

Major or Advanced Program Medal
Tyler Jobes

General Program Medal
Livia Vandal

Undergraduate Awards

Canadian Association of Geographers Undergraduate Award
Tyler Jobes

Isbister Scholarship in Environment
Alexandria West-Massey 

Dr. A.W. Hogg Undergraduate Scholarship 
Conor McNab 
Tyler Jobes

Diana Loranger Memorial Scholarship
Abigayle Wawrykow
Matthew Friesen

Dr. George Brownell Memorial Scholarship
Matthew Friesen

Engineers Geoscientists Manitoba Scholarship in Geological Sciences
Caitlyn Roy 

Mike and Lesia Muzylowski Scholarships of Excellence (Geological Sciences)
Gina Bilic
Jessica Kristof
Abigayle Wawrykow
Matthew Friesen
Sara Bergen

Paul R. Beaudoin Memorial Geochemistry
Matthew Friesen

Philip and Marjorie Eckman Scholarships in Honour of Dr. Justin DeLury
Matthew Friesen

William J. Hill Memorial Award
Caitlyn Roy 

Manitoba Association for Resource Recovery Scholarship
Audrey Despins
Megan Bergmann

Roscoe R. Miller Scholarship
Evan Bamford 

Tire Stewardship Manitoba – Moe Tresoor Scholarship in Environmental Studies
Conor McNab 

Kenneth Bergwall Memorial Scholarship
Brenna Findlay

Women in the Physical Sciences Scholarship
Caitlyn Roy
Shayla Trippier
Gina Bilic
Jessica Kristof
Maya Desrochers
Abigayle Wawrykow
Alexandrea Mitchell
Sara Bergen
Kendal Courchaine

NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Awards
Abby Wawrykow 
Adam Isaak
Anabella Perez
Ayub Regehr 
Riley De Blonde
Grace Oliver 
Johnathan Campbell 
Kendal Courchaine 
Mitchell Baker
Matthew Hordosi

Undergraduate Research Awards
Klara Gagnon 
Sophie Lakusta 
Danika Harland 
Ashlee Vachon 
Mya Stam 
Arison Mintenko 
Nithisha Karthikeyan 
Marta Zalud 
Charlotte Gil 

Graduate Awards

University of Manitoba Distinguished Dissertation Award 
Brock Edwards for the Ph.D. dissertation titled "Mercury emissions from Icelandic volcanism"

University of Manitoba Distinguished Thesis Award
Jordan Stewart for the M.Sc. thesis entitled “Monitoring beluga whales from space: estimating abundance and evaluating social structure using VHR satellite imagery” 

Henley Graduate Scholarship in Aboriginal Resources Development and Stewardship
Jessica Mariana Sanchez Jasso 

Natural Resource Institute's (NRI) 50th Anniversary Legacy Scholarship Award
Alejandra Diabb Sanchez 

Narratives Legacy Scholarship 
Somashree Chattapadhya 

Oakes-Riewe Environmental Studies Research Award 
Julia Arzu 

Karen Palidwor Memorial Fellowship in Forest and Wildlife Management 
Maridiyatu Sibawai 

Natural Resources Institute (NRI) Scholarship in Energy Research
Julia Tays

Aboriginal Issues Press Scholarship 
Jaden Dela Rosa
Sina Sarviha 

Berkes Graduate Scholarship in Community-Based Research
Hosna Banihabib  

Debra and Ross Pitman Graduate Scholarship in Geological Sciences 
Sina Sabermahani 

GAC-MAC Winnipeg 2013 Scholarship
Sina Sabermahani 

Rita Wadien Memorial Scholarship 
Issac Jacques 

IISD - Experimental Lakes Area Graduate Fellowship
Julianna Wanke
Madeleine Milne

Seven Oaks Game and Fish Association Environmental Legacy Scholarship
Julianna Wanke

B.A. Baryla Geography Graduate Student Travel Award
Shushanna Lorenz 

D.G. & V.E. Barber Memorial Fellowships in Arctic Research  
Madhurima Chakraborty
Zakhar Kazmiruk
Nicole Loeb
Lisa Kulchycki 
Veronica Coppolaro
*Christopher Peck
*Alireza Mohammadnezhad Niazi
*Mahdi Zabihi Mayvan
*2023-2024 recipients

Sally and Keith Caldwell Teaching Assistant Awards
Adam Dubinsky 
Madelyn Stocking 
Nancy Osei Boakye 
Mira Thompson 
Jack Mulcahy 
Dilshini Bandara 

Teaching Awards

Students’ Teacher Recognition Reception
Dr. Mark Hanson

Award of Excellence for First Year Undergraduate Teaching
Dr. Ricardo Silva, Earth Sciences

Award of Excellence for Undergraduate Teaching
Dr. Alistair Brown, ENVR 4400 Advanced Issues in Environment and Health

Award of Excellence for Graduate Teaching
Dr. CJ Mundy, Environment & Geography

Graduate Student Teaching Award
Jack Mulcahy, Ph.D. in Earth Sciences