Announcement of the award of medals, prizes, and scholarships

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

•  Gallardo, Flyn Adam

 

REHABILITATION SCIENCES

• Nakonechny, Haley Morgan 

REHABILITATION SCIENCES

Respiratory Therapy  |  Nakonechny, Haley Morgan

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

• Merasty, Reanna Melissa

 

American Institute of Architects Medal (for highest achievement)

• Druet, Lucas Akira

 

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

• Kurtas, Michael

 

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

• Langi, Andria Priscilla

 

Royal Architectural Institute of Canada Student Medal (for the outstanding final design project/thesis in the Master of Architecture program)

• O'Toole, Royce

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

• Leier Blacher, Rhiannon*

 

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

• Ramon, Tominiyi

 

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

• Richtscheid, Georgia Lindsay

 

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)

• Peterson, Megan Leigh Richards

 

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

• Sutton, Jessica

 

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)

• Dhillon, Kunwer Kuljot Singh

 

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)

• Kurtas, Michael

 

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)

Occupational Therapy  |  Raposo, Tatiana Brooke

Physical Therapy   |  Kelleher, Bailey Moore

Respiratory Therapy  |  Imtiaz, Maryyam

 

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)

• Nakonechny, Lacee

 

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)

• Moorthi, Shyam Narayan*

 

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)

• Carswell, Nicole Rae

 

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

• Evans, Morgan Jessica Marlo

 

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)

• Perillo, Brenlee

 

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

• McPherson, Evan James

 

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)

• Steen, Erin Jennifer

 

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)

• Verhoek, Victoria Yvonne*

 

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)

• Wallace, Laura Marie

 

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)

• Nanni, Evan Christopher

 

Professional Interior Designers Institute of Manitoba Thesis / Practicum Prize (for the top-ranked practicum by a student graduating from the Master of Interior Design program)

• Sallese, Catrina Emilia

 

Master of Physician Assistant Studies Future of the Profession Graduation Prize (for the graduating student with outstanding academic performance who best promotes and advocates for the profession)

• Sheard, Stefanie Layne

 

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-centred approach to care)

• Vera, Trisha Caitlin

 

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) 

• Reimer, Atoosa

 

Professor Sidney Warhaft Memorial Award (for the best thesis by a graduating Master of Arts student in English)

• Akhanamoya, Oluwagbemiga Sharon*

 

Weir Award (for the graduating student with the most outstanding thesis in a program delivered by the Department of Environment and Geography in the Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources)

Ph.D.  |  Matthes, Lisa Claudia*

Masters  |  Aske, Katherine

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*      May 2021 graduate
**    February 2021 graduate