Spring Convocation
Ceremonies
Welcome messages
Chancellor's message
Mamhtákosiwin, gigii-minojigem, yawashte, kischi-iteyhta-mashchohin, nezu annellassi, félicitations!
As Chancellor of the University of Manitoba, it is my great pleasure to congratulate the remarkable Class of 2024. You now join our alumni community– a community who shares the best of the University of Manitoba spirit wherever they go.
You are graduating! As you reflect on what it took you to get to this moment, consider the connections you made—all the friends, mentors, advisors and family that guided and supported you.
You have reached deep within yourselves to get to this day. You have also likely reached out to others, both to lend support and to receive it. Take some time to thank those special people who have supported you. Gratitude and connection are both transformative!
As you move forward, look for ways to contribute, and create positive change. Serving others adds tremendous meaning to our lives. You have cultivated talents the world needs. Please share these generously.
Be proud of yourselves. You are extraordinary students, forged during extraordinary times. Never forget this.
Anne Mahon, BHEcol (Man.)
Chancellor
President's message
Class of 2024, as you chase new inspirations, I have but one request: Please, think big.
You emerge from this innovative university as the next generation of leaders and changemakers. You will shape our global society with your ideas and passions. You will redefine, reimagine, and rebuild so much.
Although you graduate today, you remain a part of our herd. You join our remarkable alumni community that is brimming with big thinkers living around the world. And now you take your place among them, writing our collective story. It is an inspiring one because, like the bison, we move forward through whatever troubles the world delivers, determined to reach a better future.
Be proud of graduating from this university. A joy of being your university’s president is meeting with people around the globe, all of whom praise our collective efforts to advance truth and Reconciliation, understand and mitigate climate change, and bolster health as a human right. Manitobans have much humility, but I assure you, on the global stage, UM is a giant.
You are the remarkable Class of 2024. Continue to pursue what you love, and believe in where that can take you. The University of Manitoba is proud of you and all you have achieved. And all you are about to achieve.
Congratulations, and here’s to all your big ideas.
Michael Benarroch, PhD
President and Vice-Chancellor, University of Manitoba
Alumni Association Welcome
You did it Bisons! Congratulations on graduating and officially becoming UM alumni! Not only are you part of the ‘herd’ but you’re also now part of the UM Alumni Association, a lifelong network of over 188K fellow UM graduates (alumni) living in 134 countries that you can count on for guidance, mentorship and career opportunities. As you celebrate your Convocation, know that we are all cheering you on from across the world and wishing you every success in your next chapter.
As fellow UM grads, we know what it takes to get here. We understand and applaud the hard work, dedication and drive that brought you to this point. It is our privilege to welcome you to the alumni community. We honour your outstanding achievements through awards and recognition, and support you in the years to come with perks and alumni-exclusive benefits and services as you go out and help shape Manitoba and our world.
Stay engaged with your alma mater by connecting with other alumni and joining us on campus or online for events and activities. There’s something for everyone, like cheering on your Bisons at the annual Homecoming football game, continuing your education at Learning for Life webinars and lectures, making connections at UM Café–an online mentoring platform, or UM Career Lab–a program built for new grads like you that includes career development and financial literacy webinars. Build up your resume with volunteer opportunities open to alumni within your faculty, on the Alumni Association Board of Directors or Alumni Council, mentor a student, or be an alumni ambassador at a UM event. Stay in the know through our digital version of UM Today The Magazine and our monthly alumni e-news (make sure we have your current contact info!).
There’s no doubt that today marks one heck of a major milestone for you - a time to look back on your University of Manitoba experience. Take pride in how it has shaped you and imagine how it will bring you closer to accomplishing your goals. Today you begin your alumni journey and what we hope will be a life-long relationship with your university.
On behalf of the UM alumni community, congratulations on the tremendous achievement celebrated today. #WeAreAllBisons
Visit us at umanitoba.ca/alumni to keep in touch and to learn more about the benefits of being UM alumni.
Jessica Carvell
JD (Manitoba)
Chair, Alumni Association Board of Directors
Marlene Stern
DipOT, BOT (Manitoba)
Chair, Alumni Council
Peter D. Curry Chancellor’s Award
Jeff Lieberman
BA, BComm(Hons.) (Man.)
Thursday, June 6, 9 a.m.
Mr. Jeff Lieberman is committed to making a positive contribution to community life, a value demonstrated by his impressive business accomplishments, his many volunteer endeavours and his unreserved service to his alma mater, the University of Manitoba.
More about Jeff Lieberman
Mr. Lieberman graduated from UM with a Bachelor of Arts in 1980 and a Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) in 1983. He used his skills, enthusiasm and creativity to found and grow a series of businesses leading to The Great Promotional Products Company in 1995. He sold that business in 2023 after successfully serving as President for 28 years.
Currently Mr. Lieberman is the CEO of the Jewish Federation of Winnipeg. He believes that community involvement is an expression of profound optimism and connection. His community roles have been many, including President of Folklorama, President of the Rady JCC, member of the Board of Directors of the Jewish Foundation of Manitoba and Chair of the B’nai Brith Canada ‘Every Person Deserves a Name’ annual program. He received the William Norrie Outstanding Community Leader Award in 2014, and the Canadian Race Relations Community Champion Award in 2018.
As a skilled relationship builder and collaborator, Mr. Lieberman has contributed significantly to the development and governance of the University of Manitoba. He is a past President of the UM Alumni Association Board of Directors, where he served as a member from 2009 to 2018, including on numerous committees. He served as a member of UM’s Senate from 2014 to 2016, and for six years as an elected member to the UM Board of Governors, acting as its Chair for the last four years of his term. He chaired both the Chancellor Search Committee in 2018 and the Presidential Search Committee in 2019. His steady, thoughtful leadership of the Board of Governors guided the university through a time of significant transition, and UM has benefitted greatly from his many years of dedicated service.
The University of Manitoba is proud to honour Mr. Jeff Lieberman with the Peter D. Curry Chancellor’s Award for his outstanding contributions to the University of Manitoba.
Olive Beatrice Stanton Award for Excellence in Teaching
Sarah Cooper
BES(York), MCP(Manitoba), PhD(UIC)
Wednesday, June 5 at 9:30 a.m.
Dr. Sarah Cooper takes her role as teacher and mentor seriously as she helps train future city planners to be well-rounded, engaged, empathetic and inspired members of their communities and profession. She is committed to community-based practice and her teaching is deeply rooted in a respectful, place-based understanding of Indigenous cultures and methodologies.
More about Sarah Cooper
Dr. Cooper joined the University of Manitoba in 2018 and has since made many contributions to the university and the Faculty of Architecture. She teaches the Indigenous Planning Studio, Planning Theory, and Indigenous Peoples and Community Planning in the Department of City Planning, where she draws on her substantial research and community work to ground her teaching in truth, relationships and Reconciliation.
Students have glowing reviews for Dr. Cooper. Her classes provide eye-opening opportunities to understand structural barriers that are a result of colonial policies and then help move beyond these policies. In the Indigenous Planning Studio, students work directly with Indigenous communities in Manitoba to inform the context within which they will be working in their future careers. They meet Elders and Indigenous Knowledge Keepers, tour the National Indigenous Residential School Museum of Canada and consult with Indigenous-led organizations and professional city planners. Critically, these classes allow students to work on practical projects in partnership with Indigenous communities.
Dr. Cooper’s colleagues in the Faculty of Architecture commend her for seizing every opportunity to inspire and be transformative, leading by example with her commitment to embedding social justice and Reconciliation into the culture of the faculty. She illustrates the path to Reconciliation through her innovative teaching approaches, actively contributing to the development of programs aimed at increasing the diversity of perspectives in the Planning program, such as leading efforts to attain funding for an Indigenous Practitioner-in-Residence in the Department of City Planning. Currently, she is also leading a department-wide mapping exercise to assess how Indigenous content is taught throughout the Master of City Planning program, building student capacity to work responsibly with Indigenous communities in Manitoba and beyond.
Dr. Cooper is known for her excellence in research supervision for her students, providing compassionate encouragement in major degree projects and graduate level research. Her research funding has supported 18 research assistants over the past six years, providing students with both enriching experiences to enhance their academic journeys at the university and a means to sustain themselves as they learn. She introduces students to her vast network of professionals to help both the community and the students learn together, grow the relationships and strengthen partnerships between the university and the community.
Dr. Cooper is a leader in her home faculty, while also helping other units and departments. She has worked with Community Engaged Learning and the Office of Experiential Learning to better integrate hands-on experiences for students. She centres teaching and learning about Indigenous peoples in respectful ways, and students gain valuable experiences outside the classroom in experiential learning environments.
The University of Manitoba is proud to honour Dr. Sarah Cooper with the Olive Beatrice Stanton Award for Excellence in Teaching.
Awards
Student awards
Governor General Medals
Created in 1873 to encourage academic excellence across the nation, the Governor General’s academic medals have become the most prestigious award for outstanding achievements that Canadian students can receive.
Governor General's Gold Medal - PhD
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Gardner, Joel David
Awarded for outstanding achievement at the graduate level
Governor General's Gold Medal - Masters
- Pankratz, Lily Margaret Grace **
Awarded for outstanding achievement at the graduate level
Governor General's Silver Medal - Bachelor of Science
- Tang, Jasmin Lee
Awarded for outstanding achievement at the undergraduate degree level of at least four years in length
Governor General's Silver Medal - Bachelor of Arts
- Hiebert, Logan Rose
Awarded for outstanding achievement at the undergraduate degree level of less than four years in length
Governor General's Bronze Medal - Diploma in Agriculture
- Fortin, Callum Rene Webster
Aawarded for highest standing in a Diploma program of at least two years
Governor General's Bronze Medal - Dental Hygiene
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Urban, Stacey Judi
School of Dental Hygiene, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Awarded for highest standing in a Diploma program of at least two years other than Diploma Agriculture.
University Gold Medals
Awarded for highest standing in an undergraduate faculty, school or college.
Krul, Mireille
Agricultural and Food Sciences
Rachwal, Izabela Weronika
Architecture
Moroz, Sapphire Moon
Art
Hiebert, Logan Rose
Arts
Kauppila, Taylor Martti
Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
Stobbe, Matthew
Desautels Faculty of Music
Ward, Erin Larissa
Education
Cruise, William Mitchell **
I.H. Asper School of Business
Russell, Alexander
Kinesiology
Griffin, Keelin Tess Scurfield
Law
Axdal, Ethan Jacob
Price Faculty of Engineering
Watson, Taryn Marie **
Rady Faculty of Health Science - Nursing
Barone, Gabriella Anna
Science
Baker, R.
Social Work
Morham, Claire
Université de Saint-Boniface
Schumacher, Emily Rebecca
College of Dentistry, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Frost-Hunt, Randi Marie
College of Pharmacy, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
University Program Medals
Awarded for highest standing in a faculty, college or school program
Agricultural and Food Sciences
Agribusiness
- De Pape, Andrew John Remi *
Agricultural
- Lukes, Milan Emerson
Agroecology
- Plaksii, Maryna
Food Science
- Nguyen, Thuc Quyen *
Human Nutritional Sciences
- Ward, Zeta Bailey
Art
Fine Arts Studio (Honours)
- Moroz, Sapphire Moon
Arts
Advanced Degree
- Lupyrypa, Hunter Rae
General Degree
- Brandt, Joshua Rylan Zachary
Honours Degree
- Sitka, Madissen Breanne
Desautels Faculty of Music
Integrated Music Education/Music
- Glazier, Evan Warren
Jazz Studies
- Fournier, Samuel Marcus
Master of Music
- Warner, Frederick John
Performance
- Stobbe, Matthew
Education
Early Years Stream
- Ward, Erin Larissa
Middle Years Stream
- McKay, Amanda Rae
Senior Years Stream
- Kim, Da young
Kinesiology and Recreation Management
Physical Education
- Kozakowski, Terik
Recreation Management and Community Development
- Dueck, Sierra
Price Faculty of Engineering
Biosystems
- Bergmann, Tobias Joshua Gordon
Civil
- Neufeld, James Xavier
Computer
- Caners, Jasper Liam Theodore
Electrical
- Park, Noah Min
Mechanical
- Axdal, Ethan Jacob
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Health Sciences
- Imbrogno, Lidia Domenica
Health Studies
- Sinclair, Genaya Brynne *
Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
Honours Degree
- Oktaviano, Kristo
Major or Advanced Degree
- Manchulenko, Kelsey Marie *
Three Year General Degree
- Kim, Gyuwan
Science
General Degree
- Edmond, Abigail Danielle
Honours Degree
- Currie, Carolyn
Major Degree
- Oliver, Dawson Turner *
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Dental Hygiene
- Urban, Stacey Judi
Other Medals
Allen Medal in Physics
For highest standing in the final two years of Honours Physics or Honours Physics and Mathematics.
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Jelani, Awab
Association of Regulated Nurses Medal of Excellence
For a student who has successfully completed the Master of Nursing Program as either a full-time or part-time student, has demonstrated strong leadership throughout their program and is in excellent academic standing.
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Steinke, Kristen **
Association of Regulated Nurses Medal of Excellence - Master of Nursing – Nurse Practitioner Program / Association of Regulated Nurses Medal of Excellence
For a student who has successfully completed the Master of Nursing – Nurse Practitioner Program as either a full-time or part-time student, has demonstrated strong leadership throughout their program and is in excellent academic standing.
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Kempin, Brooke Alyse **
Association of Regulated Nurses Medal of Excellence (4-Year)
For a student who has successfully completed the degree requirements of the Four-Year Baccalaureate Nursing program with excellent academic standing.
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Watson, Taryn Marie **
Association of Regulated Nurses Medal of Excellence (PhD)
For a student who has successfully completed the PhD in Nursing Program as either a full-time or part-time student, has demonstrated strong leadership throughout their program and is in excellent academic standing
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Gulbransen, Kristen *
Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering Gold Medal
For outstanding academic achievement.
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Rempel, Bronwyn Sydney *
Doupe Memorial Gold Medal
For second highest standing in the graduating year of the course in Civil Engineering.
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Riddell, Phoebe Zaynne
Dr. Robert Fletcher Medal and Prize in Education
For greatest promise of teaching competence.
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Kruse, Courtney Lynn
James H. Gray Medal
For highest standing in Prairie History.
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St. John, Catherine
Lieutenant-Governor's Gold Medal
For best record in scholarship and personal qualities throughout the degree course.
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Lukes, Milan Emerson
David Ian MacKenzie Medal
For highest standing in Honours Animal Biology.
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Currie, Carolyn
Manitoba Aerospace Gold Medal
For highest degree grade point average in the Aerospace Option Program in Mechanical Engineering.
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Palma, Renmar Khim Verona
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.
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Yip, Ka Wai
Medaille d'excellence du Université de Saint-Boniface
decerne a l'etudiant ou l'etudiante qui a obtenu les meilleurs resultats dans un programme d'etudes
Administration des affaires
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Perkins, Joel Roger
Faculté des arts
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Perkins, Natasha Katherine
Faculté des sciences
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Mann, Sarah Lola
Maitrise en arts
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Campbell, Jacqueline *
Travail social
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Simard, Gabrielle Lucie Marie
W.L. Morton Gold Medal and Prize in History
For a student with excellent academic standing who has successfully completed the requirements for the MA in History at either the University of Manitoba or the University of Winnipeg and has passed the oral examination with distinction.
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Sickert, Sophie Josephine
Mindel and Tom Olenick Medal & Prize
For highest standing, total honours course in Microbiology
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Natarajan, Aakash
President's Medal in Diploma Agriculture
For a graduating student in the Diploma course in Agriculture who combines scholarship with outstanding qualities of leadership.
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Kehler, Riley Seth
Professional Interior Designers Institute of Manitoba Medal
For the highest standing in selected courses by a student graduating from the Master of Interior Design program.
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Baquiran, Antoinette
Paul David Russell Gold Medal
For highest standing in Honours Philosophy.
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Lotz, Jackson Robert Garner
Gerald W. Schwartz Gold Medal in Business Law
For the graduating student from the Faculty of Law who has achieved the highest standing in the area of business law.
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Dhingra, Abhinav
Gerald W. Schwartz Gold Medal in Entrepreneurship
For the graduating student from the Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) degree program who has achieved the highest standing while majoring in Entrepreneurship/ Small Business.
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Wong, Alexus Haewon *
Truesdale Medal and Prize
For demonstration of great promise for excellence in classroom teaching by a student graduating from the Faculty of Education.
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Mikhailitchenko, Anna Violeta
University of Manitoba Bronze Medal in Management
For the graduating student with the third highest degree grade point average, Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) program.
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Klassen, Mitchell Ryan *
University of Manitoba Silver Medal in Management
For the graduating student with the second highest degree grade point average, Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) program.
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Gibson, Emily Sabrina
Dr. John W. Clay Medal and Prize
For highest overall average in the four year Dental program.
- Schumacher, Emily Rebecca
MacLachlan-Hart Medal
For proficiency in Complete Denture Prosthesis in the four years of the Dental program.
- Schumacher, Emily Rebecca
Manitoba Dental Association Gold Medal
For highest standing in the final two years of the Dental Hygiene Course.
- Urban, Stacey Judi
Dr. Biruta Anna Osins Medal and Award in Endodontics
For a graduating student in Dentistry with excellent academic achievement who demonstrated the highest involvement in the field of Endodontics or has achieved the highest academic standing in the Endodontic Seminars course.
- Omotayo, Ayodeji Oluwarotimi
Prizes
Advocis Prize
For a third year student in the Faculty of Law with the highest standing in the course Insurance Law
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Daniels, Arieana Olivia
Agronomy Award
For highest standing in the Crop Management option, Diploma Agriculture
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Fortin, Callum Rene Webster
Prix Luc Alarie
Décerné au finissant ou à la finissante qui a obtenu la plus haute moyenne durant sa dernière année parmi ceux qui ont une majeure en sciences politiques, en philosophie ou en histoire.
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Morham, Claire
Cyril L. Anderson – Feed-Rite (Masterfeeds) Award in Animal Science – Degree
For highest standing in selected courses in the Animal Systems Program.
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Krul, Mireille
Cyril L. Anderson – Feed-Rite (Masterfeeds) Prize – Diploma Agriculture
For highest standing in selected Animal Science courses
- Burley, Ashley Katherine
Cheryl Anne (McDonald) Azure Memorial
For a student graduating from the Bachelor of Social Work degree program who has achieved the highest grade point average in all of the required social work courses
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Baker, R.
Back-To-The-Land Association Prizes
For successful completion the second year of the Diploma in Agriculture in the School of Agriculture in good standing, and has declared in writing their intention to return to farming after graduation
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Fortin, Callum Rene Webster
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Friesen, Brendan Tyler
Frank Billinkoff Prize in Canadian Charter of Rights & Freedoms
For highest standing in Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms in third year Law.
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Griffin, Keelin Tess Scurfield
Frank Billinkoff Prize in Wills and Succession
For highest standing in Wills and Succession in third year Law
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Hreno, Stefan Bjorn
Biosystems Engineering Undergrad Thesis Award
For a student who has submitted the best written thesis in the course Graduation Project
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Rodriguez, Julissa Scherezeda *
Lieutenant James Wallace Black Memorial Thesis Prize
For best graduation thesis by a student in Civil Engineering
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Guerreiro, Anthony Edward
Cecil Black Memorial Prize, Taxation of Trusts & Estates
For highest standing in Taxation of Trusts and Estates in third year Law
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London, Matthew Joseph
Canadian Institute of Planners Student Prize for Academic Excellence
For the graduating Master of City Planning student with highest standing
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Schon, Madeline Jane
Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP) Award
For a student graduating with the highest cumulative awards grade point average in all compulsory theory courses taught within the Faculty.
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Pelley, Michael David
Dr. Vic Corroll General Proficiency Award
For high standing in Bachelor of Kinesiology and Recreation Management program and community service.
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Reimer, Calvin Donald
George Thomas Chapman Q.C. Family Prizes for Legal Profession and Professional Responsibility
For highest standing in Legal Profession and Professional Responsibility course
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Penner, Rebecca Theresia Michaela
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Rees, Ashley Elizabeth
Chartered Professional Accountants of Manitoba Foundation Awards
For high standing and an expressed interest in pursuing a career in professional financial management.
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Beckstead, Alexander Martin
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Chemeda, Nansi Desalegn **
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Denis, Alyssa
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Haowei, Huang
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Husain, Mustafa Zakir *
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Le, Viet Anh Thu **
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Radcliffe, Cole Carrington
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Thakkar, Harsh Anandbhai
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Wadud, Fawzia
Colonel Edward Churchill Prize
For high standing in core subjects and electives related to Engineering Management, final year Civil Engineering
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Nikkel, Matthew *
Class of 1980 Prize
For outstanding involvement in extra-curricular activities in the Faculty of Law
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Gibson, Dominique Robert
Dean Maxwell Cohen and Family Award
For excellence in International Law and at least one of Human Rights Law, International Trade Law, International Internships or Exchange Opportunities, or related courses.
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Benning, Sawarn
H.I. Corne Prize, Contract and Torts for highest standing in Problems in Contract and Tort
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Griffin, Keelin Tess Scurfield
Dairy Farmers of Manitoba Awards
For graduating students in the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences with good academic standing, interest in dairy science and demonstrated leadership in their home community and on campus.
Food Science
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Reutter, Isabell
Animal Systems
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Tan Zhi Xin, Kelly
Dr. Valsa and George Daniels Indigenous Prize
For high standing in the final year of study in any undergraduate degree program offered by any faculty, school or college at the University of Manitoba with a direct entry option in the year in which the prize was tenable, who has self-declared as a First Nations, Métis or Inuit person from Canada.
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Baker, R.
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Desbois, Javyn Desneiges
Dr. Valsa and George Daniels International Prize
For high standing in the final year of study in any undergraduate degree program offered by any faculty, school or college at the University of Manitoba with a direct entry option in the year in which the prize was tenable, who graduated from high school in a specified state in India.
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Budhiraja, Anika
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Patel, Suchita Kamlesh
Dr. N. Demchuk Award
For high standing in the second, third and fourth year Physical Chemistry courses.
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Khouv, Jadon Kai
William Gordon Dodds Award for Archival Studies
For outstanding work in archival studies, by a student who has successfully completed the requirements for the Master of Arts in History program
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Anderson, Jackson Wayne *
Ieleane Downey Memorial Book Prize
For highest average in fourth year Honours English courses
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Matusz, Aleksandra
Garth Erickson Memorial Prize in Sales & Consumer Law
For highest standing in Sales and Consumer Law
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Dhingra, Abhinav
William J. Eva Sr. Memorial Prize
For a student who is, in the opinion of the Dean of the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, the most deserving graduating student in Food Science
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Nguyen, Thuc Quyen *
Jane Evans, Q.C. Prize, Property, Trusts & Successions
For excellence in Property, Trusts and Wills and Successions, third year Law
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Smith, Genevieve Kathleen Steels
Pallister Farm Award
For highest standing in selected courses in Agriculture Marketing and Policy in Diploma Agriculture
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Peters, Chase Ryan
James Farms Award
For highest standing in Farm Management in Diploma Agriculture
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Krahn, Nathan Jared
Alf Francis Memorial Prize, Third Highest Standing in Third Year
For third highest standing in third year Law
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Griffin, Keelin Tess Scurfield
French Government Prize
For outstanding achievement in final year Honours, Major or Minor French
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Bowers, Hannah Kathleen
Irvin Goldman Prize, Criminal Law
For demonstrated excellence in Criminal Law through subjects of Criminal Law and Procedure, Charter Issues in Criminal Law, and Clinical Criminal Law, third year Law
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Lesiuk, Noah Peter
Dr. Lane Graham Honours Thesis Prize for Biological Sciences
For a graduating student from the Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree, in any theme of study offered by the Department of Biological Sciences, who has submitted the top Honours thesis
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Currie, Carolyn
Gilbert T. Gregory Memorial Prize, Real Estate Transactions
For highest standing in Real Estate Transactions in third year Law
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Robertson, Jamie Thorun
John R. Haig, Q.C., Memorial Prizes in Advanced Legal Research
For high standing in Advanced Legal Research
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Gibson, Dominique Robert
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Reimer, Matthew John
W.N. Ten Have Research Award
For the most outstanding thesis in fourth year Honours Psychology.
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Aminot, Katérine Annie Albertine
Shirley Joy Hechter Memorial Prize
For an outstanding Human Nutritional Sciences graduating student who has participated actively in extra-curricular activities or community service while working toward their degree.
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Jonk, Hiwot
Yude M. Henteleff Prizes in Human Rights and Civil Liberties
For third year students in the Faculty of Law who have demonstrated an active interest in human rights and civil liberties through participation in related activities and organizations.
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Greenslade Lozinski, Seth Moon
Honsa Family Prize in Intellectual Property Law
For highest combined standing in Copyright Law and Trademarks and Patents.
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Possin, Stephan
Dorothy Hunt Memorial Prize
For highest standing in the Bachelor of Recreation Management and Community Development program.
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Dueck, Sierra
Hypercube Scholar Award
For a graduating student in the Chemistry program who has shown academic excellence and is proceeding to Graduate Studies.
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Bazin, Katherine Michèle Calado
Judge Ross A. Johnston Prize for Family Law
For outstanding performance by a third year Law student in at least two of Family Law, Clinical Family Law, Advanced Family Law and Children and the Law
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Prince, Jessica Lynn
Judge Ross A. Johnston Prize for Family Law
For outstanding performance by a third year Law student in at least two of Family Law, Clinical Family Law, Advanced Family Law and Children and the Law.
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Poyser, Emma Stephanie
Max Kaplan Prize in Legal Aspects of Business Planning for Business Planning and Finance Law
For highest standing in an Advanced Clinical Business Law course, third year Law
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Penner, Rebecca Theresia Michaela
Fay Lando Memorial Prize
For the best essay on a topic pertaining to Canadian Literature by a graduating Honours student
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McKay, Clifford Brendan
Dr. Eugene H. “Papa” Lange Memorial Prize in Agriculture
For a graduating student who has the highest combined grade in all of the communications courses offered by the School of Agriculture.
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Friesen, Brendan Tyler
Rylan Laudin Memorial Prize
For a graduating student in Diploma Agriculture nominated by a professor, staff member or student.
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Kehler, Riley Seth
Law Society Prizes
To the four highest-ranking students in the graduating year in Law.
First Prize (Margaret Hypatia Crawford Prize)
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Gibson,Dominique Robert
Second Prize
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Lesiuk, Noah Peter
Third Prize
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Griffin, Keelin Tess Scurfield
Fourth Prize
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Faingold, Kalanit
Albert Lucas Prize
For highest standing in Honours, Major or Minor French.
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Cadieux-Landreville, Sophie
Dr. Romulo & Patria Magsino Prize of Excellence in Education
For a graduating student who has successfully completed the degree requirements for a program leading to the Bachelor of Education degree offered by the Faculty of Education.
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Davidson, Shayla Joyce
Manitoba Pork Council Prizes
For high standing in selected courses in Agricultural and Food
Sciences.
Degree
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Krul, Mireille
Diploma
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Hildebrand, Brendan Reid
Manufacturing Engineering Thesis Prize
For the best thesis in Manufacturing Engineering
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Starosilec, Megan Mary Doreen
Professional Interior Designers Institute of Manitoba Thesis / Practicum Prize
For the highest standing in selected courses by a student graduating from the Master of Interior Design program.
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Baquiran, Antoinette
D'Arcy McCaffrey Q.C. Memorial Award Moot
For outstanding performance in Advanced Advocacy.
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Smith, Genevieve Kathleen Steels
Jean & Joseph McCombe Memorial Prize
For highest cumulative grade point average in the Bachelor of Arts (General) program
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Hiebert, Logan Rose
Robert and Lenore McGinnis Meritorious Student Award
For highest cumulative awards grade point average in the final two years in Agriculture.
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Krul, Mireille
Alexander McIntyre Prize in Education
For scholastic achievement and leadership in the final year of the Bachelor of Education program.
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Groot, Mackenzy Taylor
Mrs. V. McLaughlin Memorial Award
For high scholastic attainment in Management combined with outstanding extra-curricular activities and personal relationships with fellow students
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Houde, Alyssa Leigh
Mr. Justice Gerald W.J. Mercier Prize in Clinical Family Law
For highest standing in the course Clinical Family Law
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Poyser, Emma Stephanie
Leon Mitchell, Q.C. Prize in Labour Relations
For highest standing in the course Labour-Management Relations
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Griffin, Keelin Tess Scurfield
Honourable Alexander Morris Exhibition Prize
For highest grade point aggregate in the full course in Law
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Griffin, Keelin Tess Scurfield
Margaret I. Morton Prize
For highest average score for the submitted written thesis in the course Graduation Project, completed independently and focused on Textile Science
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McMillan, Camryn Rae
Dan Muir Memorial Award
For outstanding ability in design in the Bachelor of Environmental Design program
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Haresha, Shahd
Paul Myers Memorial Award in Group Work
For highest standing in the Social Work Practice Sequence.
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Baker, R.
Alex Noble Memorial Scholarship
For special interest in, and aptitude for, science instruction in Education.
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Soriano, Cedric Emmanuel Bautista
Nels & Elvira Pearson Scholarship
For scholastic achievement and promise of teaching competence by a graduating student in the Faculty of Education program.
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Friesen, Madeleine Jayne
Prix du Réseau des diplômés
Décerné aux diplômés qui ont contribué de manière remarquable à la vie étudiante de l'Université de Saint-Boniface
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Blaquiere, Rylee
Leonard Remis Award in Canadian History
For academic achievement in Canadian History courses
-
Khan, Aasiyah
Elizabeth Lewis Rose Memorial Book Prize in Human Nutritional Sciences
For highest standing in the Bachelor of Science (Human Nutritional Sciences) program.
-
Akong, Rachel Chantal
Nathan Rothstein Prize in Film Studies
For the highest standing in Film Study major courses
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Edgeworth, Taryn Elizabeth
J.H. Schumacher Memorial Prize in Engineering
For highest standing in Power Option subjects by a graduating student in Engineering
-
Park, Noah Min
Dr. Shannon Scott Prize for Excellence in Nursing Research
For a graduating student in a Master's or Ph.D program in the College of Nursing whose research has the potential to influence the nursing profession and the people it serves.
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Toews, Andrea Jamie *
Ian R. Seddon Memorial Award – Degree
For a degree student who has achieved good academic standing and has achieved high standing in Monogastric Production Systems
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Krul, Mireille
Ian R. Seddon Memorial Award – Diploma
For highest standing in Swine Production and Management in Diploma Agriculture
-
DeMare, Stijn
Sunil K. Sen Scholarship
For high standing in fourth year Honours Physics
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Hein, Katarina Marion
Mark G. Smerchanski Memorial Prize
For highest standing in final year Geological Sciences, Geology or Geophysics option
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Nykyforak, Adam Elsen **
Dr. Elizabeth B. Smith Convocation Prize
For the graduating student, Bachelor of Science (Human Nutritional Sciences) degree program, with high academic standing who will be proceeding to graduate work with a research focus on Nutrition at the University of Manitoba
-
Charney, Jordan
Society of Chemical Industry Merit Award
For highest standing in fourth year honours Chemistry or Biochemistry
Chemistry
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Bazin, Katherine Michèle Calado
Biochemistry
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Rempel, Raina Delaney *
Robert I. Soronow Q.C. Prize for Dispute Resolution
For highest standing in Dispute Resolution
-
Ullah, Syed Sadat
Prof. Paul and Anna Stelmaschuk Awards
For a student who has achieved the highest grade in the Management Planning Project 2 in Diploma Agriculture
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Kehler, Riley Seth
Prof. Paul and Anna Stelmaschuk Awards
For a student who has achieved the second highest grade in the Management Planning Project 2 in Diploma Agriculture
-
Krahn, Nathan Jared
STEP Canada Prize in Estate Law
For highest standing in the course Wills and Successions
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Morris, Heather Bernice Louise
S.C. Stothers Award in Animal Science
For highest mark in Animal Science Seminar course
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Krul, Mireille
E.W. Stringam Award for Excellence in Animal Systems
For excellence in Animal Systems
-
Krul, Mireille
Syngenta Achievement Award
For highest grade point average over the four years of the Bachelor of Science program in Agriculture
-
Krul, Mireille
Lawrence Tapper Prize in Accounting
For highest standing in the Bachelor of Commerce Honours degree program proceeding to the Chartered Professional Accountants (CPA) designation
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Cruise, William Mitchell **
Paul Teskey Memorial Prize for Labour Law and Mediation
For a graduating student of the Juris Doctor program, with high academic standing in Labour-Management Relations and Topics in Dispute Resolution, who has the highest combined average in these two courses
-
Dragne, Damian Eugene
Sid Trepel Prize in Marketing
For a graduating student in the I.H. Asper School of Business with a declared major in Marketing and the highest standing in Marketing courses
-
Dupas, Noah
Bessie Turner Memorial Prize
For greatest promise of professional competence in the field of primary teaching
-
Guzman, Raven Marie Galang
University of Manitoba Distinguished Dissertation Awards
For doctoral graduands who have made a ground-breaking, novel contribution to their academic discipline
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Liu, Qian ***
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Safian, Ali **
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Yang, Ying *
University of Manitoba Distinguished Master’s Thesis Prizes
For graduating students in thesis-based graduate programs in each of the following categories at the Master’s level: applied sciences, health sciences, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences
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Farrell, Alejandra Catherina **
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Knodel, Amy Lillian *
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Krahn, Jessie Ann ***
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Russian, Anya Blair ***
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Thoroski, Emily Mae **
Professor Sidney Warhaft Memorial Award
For the best thesis by a graduating Master of Arts student in English
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Krahn, Jessie Ann ***
Paul Norman Warren Memorial Prize
For highest standing in Securities Law in third year Law)
-
Siklosi, Michael William
Weir Award
For a full-time Faculty of Graduate Studies Master's student and a Ph.D. student in Environment and Geography in the final year of study with good academic standing who has presented the most outstanding thesis.
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Thoroski, Emily Mae **
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Gao, Zhiyuan **
H.E. Welch Award
For highest standing in Biological Sciences core courses not including electives
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Tang, Jasmin Lee
Isabel Wettlaufer Scholarship
For distinction in the certification year in the Human Ecology area by a graduating student in the Faculty of Education
Sauler, Audrey Rose Abella Badato
Minor Keith Wilson Award
For good academic standing and active participation in the faculty and/or university community by a student graduating with a Bachelor of Commerce Honours degree)
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Bartlett, Lauren Colleen
Pauline & Samuel Zinman Prize, Second Highest Standing in Third Year Law
For second highest standing in third year Law
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Lesiuk, Noah Peter
ZSA – National Post Richard Leipsic Prize
For a graduating student of the Juris Doctor program with high academic standing in Corporate Law courses
-
Possin, Stephan
Dr. J.R.W. Nicholson Prize
Project with greatest scientific merit.
- Harris, Derek
Philip Yaffe Memorial Prize
Best clinical research project related to cancer.
- Yakobov, Shay
Polly & George Sheps Prize
Best project in Community Health Sciences.
- Kingma, Gabriel
Oxford University Press Neurosciences Book Prize
- Xie, Dave (Xiaofei)
MMCF - Paul Nehra Convocation Prize in Family Medicine
Presented in recognition of a student who has demonstrated excellence in his or her performance during the Family Medicine/Public Health Clerkship rotation, and who has been accepted to post-graduate studies in Family Medicine for the next academic session.
- Anderson, Emma
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences Convocation Prize
To a graduating student with the highest academic standing in the class who has been accepted to post-graduate studies in Obstetrics and Gynecology for the next academic session at the University of Manitoba.
- Nykiforuk, Ava
American Academy of Operative Dentistry Award
For highest standing in Operative Dentistry.
- Elawah, Youssef
American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Award
For highest average standing in Pathology and Microbiology l and lI
- Schumacher, Emily Rebecca
American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology Award
For excellence in Oral Diagnosis and Radiology.
- Peters, Nathan Scott
American Academy of Oral Medicine
For outstanding achievement in Oral Diagnosis and Radiology.
- Le Roux, Stephen
American Academy of Periodontology Award
For highest standing in Periodontology.
- Goldstone-Joubert, Kira Lena
American Association of Endodontists Award
For highest standing in Endodontics.
- Kostyshyn, Taylor Caroline
American Association of Orthodontics Award
For exceptional interest in the development of the Oro-Facial Complex.
- Schumacher, Emily Rebecca
American Association of Public Health Dentistry Award
For special interest and achievement in Community Dentistry Externship and Dental Public Health.
- Omotayo, Ayodeji Oluwarotimi
Canadian Dental Association Student Leadership Award
For a student graduating from the Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry who has shown the most outstanding qualities of leadership and character.
- Peters, Nathan Scott
Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists –Manitoba Branch
For outstanding merit in the Advanced Clinical Therapeutics course and completion of an institutional, primary care or ambulatory care based rotation with excellence.
- Wong, Madison
Certificate of Merit AAPD Predoctoral Student Award
For an outstanding student in the field of Dentistry for Children.
- Mann, Navnoor
Class of '99 Dr. Lawrence Stockton Memorial Prize
For a student in the International Dental Degree Program who demonstrated the most improvement in the field of restorative dentistry, excellent communication skills and qualities of a positive role model.
- Omotayo, Ayodeji Oluwarotimi
Dental Faculty Women's Association Prize
For high achievement in Clinical Dental Hygiene, School of Dental Hygiene.
- Urban, Stacey Judi
Frank Edick Memorial Prize
For highest standing in Clinical Therapeutics 3.
- Frost-Hunt, Randi Marie
Mary Jane Ego Scholarship
For highest standing in Oral Surgery, fourth year Dentistry.
- Song, Minkyung
Dr. Reda Elgazzar Oral Surgery Prize
For high academic achievement, high standing in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 2 and demonstrated a high standard of professionalism, fourth year Dentistry.
- Sidhu, Shubleen Kaur
Endowment Fund Award in Dental Hygiene
For high academic achievement and leadership ability in the graduating year of the Dental Hygiene course.
- Urban, Stacey Judi
Endowment Fund Award in Dentistry
For high academic achievement and leadership ability in the graduating year of Dentistry.
- Peters, Nathan Scott
Dr. M.H. Garvin Prize in Periodontology
For high achievement in Periodontology, conscientious concern for patients and professional promise.
- Le Roux, Stephen
Golden Scaler Award
For a graduating student who has achieved high standing in the fourth year Clinical Periodontics course by demonstrating overall clinical excellence, efficiency in completing clinical requirements and an outstanding clinical performance.
- Nguyen, Anna
Dr. F.W.L. Hamilton Scholarship
For highest standing in Operative Dentistry in fourth year.
- Song, Minkyung
Eleonore Haywood Lung Association Manitoba Convocation Prize
For academic excellence of a graduating student in the College of Rehabilitation Sciences.
- Normand, Kaylene Emma*
Hu-Friedy Golden Scaler Award
For a graduating student in Dental Hygiene who has demonstrated a high level of development in instrumentation skills.
- Rodriguez, Olivia Mari
A. Langley Jones Leadership Award
For aptitude for community pharmacy and consumer health care products and leadership qualities.
- Choi, Sandra Sae-mi
Sophie Kanee Memorial Prize in Dental Jurisprudence
For highest standing in Dental Jurisprudence, fourth year Dentistry.
- Schumacher, Emily Rebecca
Manitoba Dental Association Prize
For highest overall average in the graduating year of the Dental Hygiene course.
- Macdonald, Sarah Gabrielle
Dr. Frances Matiowsky Memorial Award
For a senior student in Dental Hygiene who has demonstrated concern for patients, fellow students and the faculty in general.
- Penner, Madeline Rane
Dr. J.R. Murray Convocation Prize
For high standing and active participation in the College of Pharmacy.
- Valencia, Eunice Baltazar
Maria Araceli Pacheco Memorial Award
For high standing in Pathology, Pharmacology and Dental Hygiene subjects along with demonstrated professional promise and concern for patients.
- Urban, Stacey Judi
Pharmacy Class of 2009 – Passion and Commitment Award
For a Pharmacy graduate with high academic standing and a strong record of community service.
- Dhaliwal, Simranpreet Singh
Portnoy Award
For a graduating student who has initiated and completed a challenging comprehensive restorative treatment in the General Practice Clinic and/or in Interdisciplinary Case Studies.
- Lyall, Mitchell
Dr. H.H. Saunderson Award in Dentistry
For professional performance and attitudes in Clinical Dentistry.
- Omotayo, Ayodeji Oluwarotimi
Abraham Schwartz Prize
For a graduating student who has achieved the highest standing in the College of Pharmacy.
- Frost-Hunt, Randi Marie
Dr. Alvin Shinoff Award
For a graduating student in Dentistry who has developed outstanding treatment plans in the General Practice Clinic and/or in Interdisciplinary Case Studies.
- Mann, Navnoor
Dr. W. Walker Shortill Practice Management Memorial Prize
For high standing in the Practice Management course in fourth year Dentistry.
- Ovaisy, Eileen
David Stern Memorial Prize
For a student who has achieved the highest grade in Pharmacy Management and plans to pursue a career in retail pharmacy.
- Marino, Alyssa Erika
Daniel Tai Humanitarian Award in Dentistry
For a graduating student of the Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry who has been selected by the graduating class as the most compassionate and unselfish practitioner among the class and has demonstrated the willingness to help others.
- Omotayo, Ayodeji Oluwarotimi
The College of Dental Hygienists of Manitoba Leadership Prize
For a graduating student in Dental Hygiene who has demonstrated commitment to their peers and community, exemplified leadership qualities, and shown dedication to the profession).
- Urban, Stacey Judi
Dr. Isadore Wolch Prize in Endodontics
For a graduating student who has achieved high standing in Endodontic Literature Review Seminars and has demonstrated high skill and aptitude in Endodontic treatments in General Practice Clinic.
- Kim, Jinchul
Other Awards
Fairgrieve McBane Award
Awarded to a member of the graduating class having demonstrated the most genuine compassion and profound interest in caring for those in need of medical assistance.
- Glow, Sari
Katherine Klassen Memorial Award
Awarded to a graduating student who is recognized by peers and instructors as having demonstrated a high level of compassion, humanism, and as having modeled a patient-centred approach to care.
- Osahan, Prabhnoor
Doctors Manitoba Student Leadership Prize
Awarded to a graduating student who best demonstrates student leadership by having a positive impact on student life. Promotes initiatives that enhance medical student health and wellness.
- Bieniek, Arielle
Manitoba Medical College Foundation - Jack Hildes Memorial Convocation Prize
Awarded to a member of the graduating class who most exemplifies those qualities of humanity, personal discipline, keen curiosity, scientific inquiry, social responsibility, and good citizenship, which enhance a career in medicine and advance health in the community.
- Valcourt, Emelissa
Manitoba Medical College Foundation – Robin Krause Human Values Convocation Prize
Awarded to a graduating student who best exhibits the traits inherent in the mission statement and goals of the Human Values Program.
- Panchendrabose, Kapilan
Dr. Harold Popham Scholarship
To a graduating student with good academic standing in Pediatrics who has been accepted to post-graduate studies in Pediatrics for the next academic session.
- Ripstein, Yael
Dr. Harry Dodge Morse Scholarship
To a graduating student who has been ranked the highest in the selection process for admission to the postgraduate program in Urology.
- Dua, Suvig
Dr. Tet Pin Yong Award in Undergraduate Surgery
To a graduating student recommended by the Head of the Department of Surgery and the fourth year Clinical Coordinator.
- Sirant, Luke
Dr. Charlotte W. Ross Memorial Award
To a graduating student who has received the highest ranking in the selection process for admissions to the postgraduate program in Obstetrics and Gynecology and who enrolls full-time in the next academic session in the Postgraduate Medical Education Program in the Faculty of Medicine, in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
- Valcourt, Emelissa
Community Health Sciences Prize – Population Health Leadership
To a graduating student/s who has demonstrated a commitment to engagement and promotion of public and population health through their course work, student engagement, volunteer activities, and/or career plans.
- Valcourt, Emelissa
Community Health Sciences Prize – Advocacy
Best project in the Advocacy Physician Development Curriculum series.
- Garcia Fiola, Andres
- Karam, Giorgio
- Krishnan, Sampath
- Wan, Joey
Patricia Chapter No. 8 Order of the Eastern Star Prize
To a graduating student who has demonstrated excellence in patient care and leadership.
- Morakinyo, Oluwatobiloba
Dr. Patricia Anne Wightman Award for Excellence in Psychiatry
To a graduating student who has demonstrated excellent core knowledge in psychiatry subject areas with a high level of compassion and professionalism in interactions with patients.
- Cianflone, Pietro
Dr. William Webster Award
To a graduating student who has demonstrated excellent core knowledge of anesthesia, outstanding basic anesthesia skills, a high level of professionalism in all interactions with patients and health care team members, and extraordinary potential as a future physician.
- Wiens, Ian
Lukasz Czarnecki Memorial Award
To a graduating student ranked highly in the Internal Medicine selection process, who has shown a commitment to the service of others through compassion, integrity and understanding towards their needs and who enrolls full-time in the next academic session in the Postgraduate Medical Education Program in the Faculty of Medicine, in Internal Medicine.
- Czehryn, Alexander
James Walker Wood, M.D. Convocation Prize in Family Medicine
To a graduating student who has demonstrated excellence in his or her performance during the Family Medicine rotation and has been accepted to post-graduate resident training.
- Gervin, Emma
- Groot, Bailey
- Steele, Laryssa
Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Award
To a graduating student who has demonstrated excellence in Emergency Medicine.
- Levi, Jessica
BSc Med Program Award
Best clinical research project.
- El-Kefraoui, Charbel
Ade & Company Inc.
Award for excellence in basic sciences with potential for commercial application.
- Akbari-Kelachayeh, Khashayar
Ade & Company Inc.
Award for excellence in research in biochemistry and molecular biology.
- Kerr, Evan
A. Allyn Rossen Award for Proficiency in Research
Best project in cardiovascular research.
- Del Rosario, John
Dr. F. W. Du Val Memorial Award
Best project in surgery or a related field.
- Panchendrabose, Kapilan
Dr. Jack C. Wilt Memorial Award
Best project in infectious diseases.
- Kong, William
Dr. Lyonel Israels Memorial Award
Best basic science project related to cancer.
- Burtniak, Julian
Dr. Philip F. Hall Women's Health Research Award
Best BSc (Med.) project related to women’s health.
- Ellis, Jessica
Dr. James C. Haworth Memorial Award
For excellence and outstanding promise in research within the area of hereditary metabolic disorders of nutritional disorders.
- Raghavan, Arjun
Dr. William D. Bowman Award
Best pediatric or best other project.
- Bieniek, Arielle
Dr. John Earl Abra Scholarship
For highest standing in Orthodontics in fourth year Dentistry.
- Song, Minkyung
Alpha Omega Fixed Partial Denture Prosthesis Award
For high standing in the Fixed Partial Denture Prosthesis course and demonstrated exemplary professional demeanour, fourth year Dentistry.
- Peters, Nathan Scott
Alpha Omega Fraternity Award
For highest academic average over the four years of the Dental course in the Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry.
- Schumacher, Emily Rebecca
* February 2024 graduate
** October 2023 graduate
*** May 2023 graduate
Convocation traditions
Convocation ceremonies are rooted in tradition and full of symbolism. Learn about what those are and why they’re important.
Honour song
Beginning each convocation ceremony with an Honour Song is a sign of respect and recognition of Indigenous Peoples as caretakers of this land. It recognizes our collective identities, cultures and languages, and the ongoing commitment of the university to Reconciliation. This song acknowledges the significant accomplishments of the graduates’ journeys as well as their transition into the next stages in their lives.
Chancellor's and President's regalia
In the fall of 2022, in consultation with members of the Indigenous community at UM and a committee led by Catherine Cook, former Vice-President (Indigenous), new academic regalia were commissioned for the Chancellor and the President. The new robe designs honour the First Peoples of these lands, demonstrating UM’s commitment to Reconciliation and supporting a graduation experience that feels more welcoming for Indigenous students.
Jackie Traverse, a UM alum and Ojibway woman from Lake St. Martin First Nation, developed the designs in partnership with beader Shannon Denney-Edwards, a Canadian of Métis, French and Islandic descent, and robe fabricator Beverli Barnes.
The robes are constructed of black silk and employ gold piping as a nod to the design the President and Chancellor have worn to date, which were modeled after the University of Oxford’s academic dress. On these re-imagined gowns, motifs have been applied through a combination of embroidery and traditional beading using gold accents. Ms. Traverse explains how each aspect has a deeper meaning:
“The crocuses represent Manitoba and give us our sense of place. The use of white, yellow, black and red represents the four nations. The use of red and orange represent the missing Indigenous women and children. The roots symbolize our connections to this institution and to one another.”
The robes were worn for the first time at Spring Convocation 2023.
Academic dress
Guests at convocation will readily conclude that the academic dress worn by graduands and members of the academic procession is both colourful and varied.The significance of academic dress may not be so apparent.
Academic dress includes a gown, hood (worn over the shoulders), and a cap or mortarboard. All universities have distinctive academic dress for each degree offered. This explains the variety of academic dress worn by members of the academic procession who have graduated from many different institutions.
The University of Manitoba has patterned its academic dress after the British tradition using the Oxford gown as the model. The Oxford attire is a modified form of the garments worn by its members in medieval times, sometimes attributed to the need for warmth in their damp halls of learning. There are three types of gowns at the University of Manitoba: the Bachelor’s and Master’s gowns are black; the Doctor of Philosophy gown is black with red velvet bars on sleeves and front panels; and the Honorary Doctor’s gown is scarlet. Mortarboards are black with a black tassel and are worn by all graduands except for honorary graduands; they wear round brimmed caps of black velvet with a gold tassel.
It is the hood which signifies the degree to be presented to the graduand. The hoods for Bachelor’s degrees all have the common characteristics of black material edged with white borg material. Hoods for each of the Bachelor’s degrees at the University have a distinctive lining ranging from no lining (black) for Arts, to green for Agriculture, to gold for Science. Similarly hoods for the various Master’s degrees have a distinctive lining but can be differentiated from Bachelor’s hoods by the absence of a borg edging. Hoods for Honorary Doctor’s degrees are scarlet with different linings: white indicates an Honorary Doctor of Laws; yellow, an Honorary Doctor of Science; and slate blue, an Honorary Doctor of Letters. See the following page for a complete listing of the colours of all hood linings.
Senate must approve any changes in academic dress. The Senate Committee on Academic Dress, which includes the Director of the School of Art and the Head of the Department of Interior Design, makes recommendations to Senate on the academic dress of graduands, the Chancellor, the Vice-Chancellor, the Marshalls, and other officers of Convocation.
Hood linings
Honorary degrees (Scarlet exterior)
Doctor of Laws | White |
Doctor of Letters | Slate blue |
Doctor of Science | Gold-yellow |
PhD degrees (black exterior with red bands and panel)
Doctor of Philosophy | Medium green |
Masters degrees (black exterior)
Architecture |
Deep gold with royal blue chevron |
Arts |
Scarlet |
Business Administration |
Grey with purple chevron |
City Planning |
Mazarine blue with white chevron |
Dentistry |
Blue purple |
Education |
Royal blue |
Engineering |
Royal blue with gold-yellow chevron |
Environment |
Forest green with blue chevron and copper braid |
Finance |
Grey with navy chevron |
Fine Art |
Asphalt with brick red chevron |
Human Resources Management |
Half white and half classic blue |
Human Rights |
Half white and half classic blue |
Interior Design |
Purple-blue with blue-green chevron |
Landscape Architecture |
Deep gold with brown chevron |
Laws |
Half white half scarlet |
Music |
Emerald green |
Natural Resources Management |
Deep chrome green with sapphire blue chevron and dove grey band |
Nursing |
Turquoise with peach chevron |
Occupational Therapy |
Forest green |
Physical Therapy |
Light purple |
Physician Assistant Studies |
Blue purple with pale gold chevron |
Public Health |
Dark lavender with grey braid |
Public Administration |
Light blue with dark blue chevron |
Science |
Gold-yellow |
Social Work |
Coral with white band |
Supply chain management & Logistics | Gray/navy and brown gold braid |
Undergraduate degrees (black exterior with borg edging)
Agribusiness |
Gold-yellow with blue-green braid |
Agriculture |
Gold-yellow with green braid |
Agroecology |
Gold-yellow with medium brown braid |
Arts |
No lining |
Commerce |
Grey with purple braid |
Computer Science |
Black with gold-yellow braid and royal blue braid |
Dental Hygiene |
Gold yellow with lilac braid |
Dentistry |
Blue purple with gold braid |
Education |
Royal blue |
Engineering |
Gold-yellow with royal blue braid |
Environmental Design |
Tapestry green |
Environmental Science |
Forest green with a copper braid |
Environmental Studies |
Forest green with a sapphire blue braid |
Fine Arts |
Brick red |
Food Sciences |
Gold-yellow with scarlet braid |
Geography |
Forest green with a gold-yellow braid |
Geological Sciences |
Gold-yellow with a copper braid |
Health Sciences |
Maroon with white and pewter grey braids |
Health Studies |
Maroon with white and pewter grey braids |
Human Ecology |
Magenta |
Human Nutritional Sciences |
Magenta |
Juris Doctor |
White |
Jazz Studies |
Emerald green with brite gold braid |
Kinesiology |
Sage green with gold-yellow braid |
Medicine |
Purple |
Music |
Emerald green with gold braid |
Midwifery |
Bordeaux with purple braid |
Nursing |
Medium blue |
Pharmacy |
Olive green with khaki braid |
Physical Education |
Sage green |
Physical Geography |
Gold-yellow with green braid and blue braid |
Recreation Management and Community Development |
Sage green with maroon braid |
Respiratory Therapy |
Purple |
Science |
Gold-yellow |
Social Work |
Coral |
Stoles
Certificates and diplomas
Aboriginal Child and Family Services Diploma | Smoke |
Aboriginal Environment Stewardship Diploma | Smoke |
Art | Brick red |
Dental Hygiene | Lilac |
Diploma in Agriculture | Gold with green braid |
Diploma in Labour Relations and Workplace Safety | Smoke |
Diploma in Medical Physiology and Pathophysiology | Silver with royal blue braid |
Diploma in Population Health | Purple with silver chevron |
First Nations Community Wellness Diploma | Smoke |
Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Agrology | Old gold with cream braid |
Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Education | Royal blue |
Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Engineering | Old gold with royal blue braid |
Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Performance | Emerald green |
The university banner
The focal point of the stage decorations at convocation ceremonies of the University of Manitoba has traditionally been a banner 8-feet wide and 13-feet long which incorporates the university crest.
The crest of the university is described in heraldic terms as: A quartered oval within bordure or inscribed as "Universitas Manitobensis 1877" sable, ensigned with the Imperial Crown.
Quarterings
Dexter Chief: Parted per fess: upper argent, cross gules surmounted by crown or, lined with the first: lower vert buffalo statant proper (being the arms of the Province of Manitoba).
Dexter Base: Argent, Saint John sejant, mantled sanguine, halo or, vested of the first, with eagle rising proper: chief, sky azure with light ray or, base vert (being the arms of St. John’s College, a charter affiliate).
Sinister Chief: Parted per fess: upper gules, book or pages argent, lower argent, two fleurs-de-lys or above a branch slipped of three maple leaves vert, stemmed proper (being the arms of St. Boniface College, a charter affiliate).
Sinister Base: Argent, a branch slipped of three grape leaves vert, stemmed proper, fructed purpure, surmounted by a barrulet or bearing motto “Floreat” of the first, edged sable (being the arms of Manitoba College, a charter affiliate).
Glossary of heraldic terms
Argent: silver coloured
Azure: blue
Barrulet: small bar or band
Base: lower part of the field of the coat of arms or shield
Bordure: a border surrounding the shield
Chief: area one-third of the width of the shield occupying the upper section of the field
Dexter: right side of the shield from the perspective of an individual holding it; left side of the shield from the perspective of the viewer
Fructed: depicted bearing fruit
Gules: bright red
Or: gold coloured
Parted per fess: partitioned by means of a horizontal line across the field
Proper: true or Natural colour
Purpure: purple
Quarterings: coats of arms combined on a shield
Sable: black
Sanguine: mulberry or dark red
Sejant: sitting
Sinister: left side of the shield from the perspective of an individual holding it; right side of the shield from the perspective of the viewer
Statant: standing on four feet, facing left
Vert: emerald green
Officers
Chancellor
Anne Mahon, B.H.Ecol.
Chair of the Board of Governors
Lynette Magnus, B.Comm (Hons.), CPA, CA
Vice-Chair of the Board of Governors
Kimberly Osiowy, BSc (CE), MSc
Senior Administrative Officers
President and Vice-Chancellor
Michael Benarroch, PhD
Provost and Vice-President (Academic)
Diane Hiebert-Murphy, PhD
Vice-President (Administration)
Naomi Andrew BA(Advanced), LLB
Vice-President (Research and International)
B. Mario Pinto, BSc, PhD, FRSC
Vice-President (External)
Vanessa Koldingnes, MBA
Vice-President (Indigenous)
Angie Bruce, MBA
University Secretary
Jeffrey M. Leclerc, BEd, MEd, C. Dir.
Vice-Provosts
- Peter Nickerson, MD, FRCPC, FCAHS
- Lisa O’Hara, BA, MLIS
- Tracey Peter, PhD
- Laurie Schnarr, MA
- Greg Smith, PhD
- Mark Torchia, MSc, PhD
Associate Vice-Presidents
- Christine Cyr, BA
- Raman Dhaliwal, BComm (Hons.)
- Annemieke Farenhorst, PhD
- Stephanie Levene, MBA
- René Ouellette BA, BComm
- Hans-Joachim Wieden, PhD,
Comptroller and Chief Financial Officer
Mike Emslie, BComm (Hons.), CA, CPA, CIA, CISA
Chief Information Officer
Mario Lebar, BA, LLB, MBA
University Librarian
Lisa O’Hara, BA, MLIS
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University of Manitoba (Fort Garry campus)
Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2
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Inquire about convocation: graduation.convocation@umanitoba.ca
Transcript inquiries: Transcripts@umanitoba.ca