Announcement of the award of medals, prizes, and scholarships
Spring 2022
Governor General Medals
Governor General's Gold Medal (awarded for outstanding achievement at the graduate level)
- Beatie, Brooke Elizabeth (Ph.D.)
- Cherpako, Danielle Rose (Masters)
Governor General's Silver Medal (awarded for outstanding achievement at the undergraduate level)
- Piche, Maxim Raymond (Degree at least four years in length).
- Uppal, Guneet Kaur (Degree less than four years in length)
Governor General's Bronze Medal (awarded for highest standing in the two-year Diploma course in Agriculture)
- Jungbluth, Kevin
University Gold Medals
AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD SCIENCES
- Bae, Kyungbin
ARCHITECTURE
- Sandred, Maximilian Miroslav Karl
ART
- Buhler, Seanna Marie
ARTS
- Sagert, Karlynne Mckenna**
I.H. ASPER SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
- Ramshaw, Alana Dawn*
DESAUTELS FACULTY OF MUSIC
- Malenko, Garrett
EDUCATION
- Ness, Marisa Kaitlan
KINESIOLOGY AND RECREATION MANAGEMENT
- Chappell, Chantelle Frances Grace
LAW
- Yu, Celyna Cin-Yin
PRICE FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
- Peters, Jadon Andrew
RADY FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES NURSING
- Check, Ainsley Elizabeth Ann**
CLAYTON H. RIDDELL FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENT, EARTH, AND RESOURCES
- Hyde, Jim David**
SCIENCE
- Uppal, Guneet Kaur
SOCIAL WORK
- Todd, Kelsey**
UNIVERSITÉ DE SAINT BONIFACE
- Zarychta, Helena Natalie
University Program Medals
AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD SCIENCES
- Agribusiness: Tran, Hong Le
- Agriculture: Meggison, Josie Ann
- Food Science: Ding, Yangjia
- Human Nutritional Sciences: Danchuk, Caitlynn Marlene
ART
- Fine Arts Studio: Buhler, Seanna Marie
- Fine Arts Studio Honours: Steele, William Mackenzie
ARTS
- Advanced Degree: Taves, Taleah
- General Degree: Fehr, Delaney Kaitlyn
- Honours Degree: Shevchenko, Volodymyr
DESAUTELS FACULTY OF MUSIC
- Composition: Chiang, Fan-En
- Integrated Music Education/Music: Krassnigg, Kyra Rebecca
- Jazz Studies: Malenko, Garrett
- Performance: Goulet Kilgour, Callum
- Master of Music: Baxter, Ryan Michael
EDUCATION
- Early Years Stream: Peters, Harmony Haylee May
- Middle Years Stream: Dunlop, Jodi Dorothy
- Senior Years Stream: Ness, Marisa Kaitlan
KINESIOLOGY AND RECREATION MANAGEMENT
- Kinesiology: Lau, Hayden Wei Hai
- Recreation Management and Community Development: Hildebrand, Taylor Paige
PRICE FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
- Biosystems: Birch, Robyn Lee*
- Civil: Wilson, Samantha Grace
- Computer: Krakalovich, Kennedy Alexa
- Electrical: Peters, Jadon Andrew
- Mechanical: Erhie, Efe Oghene Oke
RADY FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES
- Health Sciences: Rajapakse, Arunima Dinusri
- Health Studies: Derksen, Bailey Nichole
CLAYTON H. RIDDELL FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENT, EARTH, AND RESOURCES
- Honours Degree: Schreckenbach, Max Jost
- Major or Advanced Degree: Warner, Amy Louise
- Three-Year General Degree: Heide, Burke Ryland
SCIENCE
- General Degree: Uppal, Guneet Kaur
- Honours Degree: Piche, Maxim Raymond
- Major Degree: Liu, Vicky**
Other Medals
Doupe Memorial Gold Medal (for second highest standing in the graduating year of the course in Civil Engineering)
- Li, Hui Yan
Dr. Robert Fletcher Medal and Prize in Education (for greatest promise of teaching competence)
- Binne, Julia Marie
James H. Gray Medal (for highest standing in Prairie History)
- Johnson, Eric Lawrence
Lieutenant-Governor’s Gold Medal in Agriculture (for best record in scholarship and personal qualities throughout the degree course)
- Meggison, Josie Ann
David Ian MacKenzie Medal and Prize (for highest standing in Honours Animal Biology)
- Mastaler, Madison Marrisa
Manitoba Aerospace Gold Medal (for highest degree grade point average in the Aerospace Option Program in Mechanical Engineering)
- Bodino, John De Marco Nabong
Manitoba Association of Landscape Architects Medal (for highest achievement)
- McPherson, Evan James**
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)
- Herrera Garza, Carolina
Médaille d’excellence de l’Université de St. Boniface (décernées aux étudiants ou étudiantes qui ont obtenu les meilleurs résultats dans un programme d’études conduisant au baccalauréat)
- Administration des affaires: Barnabé, Brianne Lise
- Faculté des arts – premier cycle: Boily, Simon Pierre Thiessen
- Faculté d’éducation - premier cycle: Brémault, Anie Émilie
- Faculté des sciences: Dupuis, Martin Bertrand Joseph
- Travail social: Shaw, Erin Elizabeth
Médaille d’excellence de l’Université de St. Boniface (décernée a étudiants ou étudiantes qui ont obtenu les meilleurs résultats dans un programme d’études conduisant à la maîtrise)
- Faculté d’éducation - deuxième cycle: Poitras, Melissa
W.L. Morton Gold Medal and Prize in History (for a student with excellent academic standing who has successfully completed the requirements for the M.A. in History at either the University of Manitoba or the University of Winnipeg and has passed the oral examination with distinction)
- Payne, Krystal Lorraine**
Mindel and Tom Olenick Medal and Prize (for highest standing, total honours course in Microbiology)
- Scerbo, Marco Vincenzo
President’s Medal in Diploma Agriculture (for a graduating student in the Diploma course in Agriculture who combines scholarship with outstanding qualities of leadership)
- Calder, Lacey Shirley
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)
Lipinsky, Katryna Reanne*
Paul David Russell Gold Medal (for highest standing in Honours Philosophy)
- Shevchenko, Volodymyr
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)
- Barnes, Alexander Fredric
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) Leclair,
- Danielle Christine*
Truesdale Medal and Prize (for demonstration of great promise for excellence in classroom teaching by a student graduating from the Faculty of Education)
- Everitt, Keri Lynn
University of Manitoba Bronze Medal in Management (I.H. Asper School of Business) (for the graduating student with the third-highest degree grade point average, Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) program) Ross,
- Carina Nicole
University of Manitoba Silver Medal in Management (I.H. Asper School of Business) (for the graduating student with the second-highest degree grade point average, Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) program)
- Cheng, Justin Ga Jun
Prizes
Agronomy Award (for highest standing in the Crop Management option, Diploma Agriculture)
- Jungbluth, Kevin
Cyril L. Anderson – Feed-Rite (Masterfeeds) Award in Animal Science - Degree (for highest standing in selected courses in the Animal Systems Program)
- Bae, Kyungbin
Cyril L. Anderson – Feed-Rite (Masterfeeds) Prize – Diploma Agriculture (for highest standing in selected Animal Science courses)
- Delichte, Ian Fred Rosnow
Cheryl Anne (McDonald) Azure Memorial Prize (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)
- Ellsworth, Sariviea May
Frank Billinkoff Prizes
(For highest standing in Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms in third year Law)
- Taylor, Hannah Catherine
(For highest standing in Wills and Succession in third year Law)
- Reimer, Simon Alexander
Biosystems Engineering Undergraduate Thesis Award (for a student who has submitted the best written thesis in the course Graduation Project)
- Scofield, William Walker
Cecil Black Memorial Prize (for highest standing in Taxation of Trusts and Estates in third year Law)
- Barnes, Alexander Fredric
Lieutenant James Wallace Black Memorial Thesis Prize (for best graduation thesis by a student in Civil Engineering)
- Wilson, Samantha Grace
Canadian Institute of Planners Student Prize for Academic Excellence (for the graduating Master of City Planning student with highest standing) Manteuffel,
- Sarah Maria
Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP) Student Award (for a student graduating with the highest cumulative awards grade point average in all compulsory theory courses taught within the Faculty)
- Gwadabe, Salsabila Aminu
George Thomas Chapman Q.C. Family Prize for Legal Profession and Professional Responsibility (for highest standing in Legal Profession and Professional Responsibility course)
- Hentig, Caitlin Elisabeth
- Klassen, Jillian Rianna
Chartered Professional Accountants of Manitoba Foundation Awards (for high standing and an expressed interest in pursuing a career in professional financial management)
- Lu, Pui Yee
Nashed, Mario Baher Colonel Edward Churchill Prize (for high standing in core subjects and electives related to Engineering Management, final year Civil Engineering)
- Wilson, Samantha Grace
Class of 1980 Prize (for outstanding involvement in extra-curricular activities in the Faculty of Law)
- Packulak, Mark Albert
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)
- Ke, Michelle
Dr. Vic Corroll General Proficiency Award (for high standing in Bachelor of Kinesiology and Recreation Management program and community service
- Montazeri Pour Agha, Aminollah Alireza
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)
- Animal Systems Program: Williams, Arielle Nicole
- Food Science Program: Alexander, Vanessa*
Dr. N. Demchuk Award (for high standing in the second, third and fourth year Physical Chemistry courses)
- Isfeld, Kaitlin Aimee
Dr. Joan F. de Pena Prize in Anthropology (for the highest grade point average in the four year Advanced Major or Honours in Anthropology)
- Palamar, Bailey McBride**
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)
- Payne, Krystal Lorraine**
Ieleane Downey Memorial Book Prize (for highest average in fourth year Honours English courses)
- Gunn, Ariella Jora Blicker
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)
- Co, Angilo Favian Rocas
Jane Evans, Q.C. Prize (for excellence in Property, Trusts and Wills and Successions, third year Law)
- Girard, Reid Joseph
Alf Francis Memorial Prize (for third highest standing in third year Law)
- Barnes, Alexander Fredric
French Government Prize (for outstanding achievement in final year Honours, Major or Minor French)
- Gomes, Matthew Adam*
Irvin Goldman Prize for 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)
- Anderson, Ashley Sarah
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)
- MacPherson, Jessica Kimberly
Gilbert T. Gregory Memorial Prize (for highest standing in Real Estate Transactions in third year Law)
- Barnes, Alexander Fredric
John R. Haig, Q.C., Memorial Prize (for highest standing in Advanced Legal Research)
- Balagus, Laura
- Mowatt, Brooke Elizabeth
Shirley Joy Hechter Memorial Award (for an outstanding Human Nutritional Sciences graduating student who has participated actively in extra-curricular activities or community service while working toward their degree)
- Mehrabian, Anna
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)
- Fenwick, Andrew Ernest
- Taylor, Hannah Catherine
Hypercube Scholar Award (for a graduating student in the Chemistry program who has shown academic excellence and is proceeding to Graduate Studies)
- Neale, Quinn Kelly
James Farms Award (for highest standing in Farm Management in Diploma Agriculture)
- Jungbluth, Kevin
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)
- Bevilacqua, Jessica Lynn
- Eisler, Shawn Wilson
- Mowatt, Brooke Elizabeth
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)
- Suderman, Catherine Leah
Fay Lando Memorial Prize (for the best essay on a topic pertaining to Canadian Literature by a graduating Honours student)
- Hoople, Ilianna Réne
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)
- Delf, Bailey Hughie Lloyd
Rylan Laudin Memorial Prize (for a graduating student in Diploma Agriculture nominated by a professor, staff member or student)
- Ferris, Karen Marie
Law Society Prizes (to the four highest-ranking students in the graduating year in Law):
- First Prize (Margaret Hypatia Crawford Prize): Yu, Celyna Cin-Yin
- Second Prize: Balagus, Laura
- Third Prize: Barnes, Alexander Fredric
- Fourth Prize: Zerbe, Micah James Kroeker
Albert Lucas Prize (for highest standing in Honours, Major or Minor French)
- Bestvater, Nathan Kaleb**
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)
- Chau, Duyen Thuy
Manitoba Ag Days Convocation Prize in the School of Agriculture (for a graduating student in Diploma Agriculture with good academic standing and demonstrated community involvement and leadership in the agriculture community and on campus)
- Calder, Lacey Shirley
Manitoba Pork Council Prizes (for high standing in selected courses in Agricultural and Food Sciences)
- Degree: Bae, Kyungbin
- Diploma: Calder, Lacey Shirley
Manufacturing Engineering Thesis Prize (for the best thesis in Manufacturing Engineering)
- Popp, Viktor Joseph
D’Arcy McCaffrey, Q.C. Memorial Award (for outstanding performance in Advanced Advocacy)
- Thain, Kelsey Laura
Jean and Joseph McCombe Memorial Prize (for highest cumulative grade point average in the Bachelor of Arts (General) program)
- Smith, Kristin
Robert and Lenore McGinnis Meritorious Student Award (for highest cumulative awards grade point average in the final two years in Agriculture)
- Jungbluth, Kevin
Alexander McIntyre Prize in Education (for scholastic achievement and leadership in the final year of the Bachelor of Education program)
- Bernhardt, Leah Tabatha
Mrs. V. McLaughlin Memorial Award (for high scholastic attainment in Management combined with outstanding extra-curricular activities and personal relationships with fellow students)
- Troia, Michela Brittanie
Honourable Alexander Morris Exhibition Prize (for highest grade point aggregate in the full course in Law)
- Yu, Celyna Cin-Yin
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)
- Birch, Robyn Lee*
Dan Muir Memorial Award (for outstanding ability in design in the Bachelor of Environmental Design program)
- Baerg, Aliyah Bronte
Paul Myers Memorial Award in Group Work (for highest standing in the Social Work Practice Sequence)
- Ellsworth, Sariviea May
Alex Noble Memorial Scholarship (for special interest in, and aptitude for, science instruction in Education)
- Ragoub, Sarah
Pallister Farm Award (for highest standing in selected courses in Agriculture Marketing and Policy in Diploma Agriculture)
- Termeer, Logan Brent
Nels and Elvira Pearson Scholarship (for scholastic achievement and promise of teaching competence by a graduating student in the Faculty of Education program)
- Rodrigo-Candappa, Jovanka Brittany
Prix de l’association des anciens et des anciennes de l’Université de St. Boniface (décerné à un étudiant ou une étudiante qui a contribué, de façon remarquable, à la vie étudiante au Collège)
- Ouedraogo, Rasmata
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)
- Boily, Simon Pierre Thiessen
Leonard Remis Award in Canadian History (for academic achievement in Canadian History courses)
- Macdonald Mager, Olivia Georgina
Elizabeth Lewis Rose Memorial Book Prize (for highest standing in the Bachelor of Science (Human Nutritional Sciences) program)
- Byun, Michael Jae-Ho
John Roth Memorial Award (for good standing, demonstrated leadership, community involvement and a commitment to Agriculture)
- Livingston, Jessica Daniella Kim
- Williment, Shawn
Nathan Rothstein Prize in Film Studies (for the highest standing in Film Study major courses)
- Stark, Ethan
J.H. Schumacher Memorial Prize (for highest standing in Power Option subjects by a graduating student in Engineering)
- Karasinski-Borgstrom, Logan Kyle
Dr. Shannon Dawn 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)
- Alraja, Abeer Ali Moh’d**
Ian R. Seddon Memorial Award (for a degree student who has achieved good academic standing and has achieved high standing in Monogastric Production Systems)
- Calcott, Annabelle Helen*
Ian R. Seddon Memorial Award (for highest standing in Swine Production and Management in Diploma Agriculture)
- Viczina, Brendan Robbie
Sunil K. Sen Scholarship (for high standing in fourth year Honours Physics)
- Kozyniak, Garrett Shawn
Mark G. Smerchanski Memorial Prize (for highest standing in final year Geological Sciences, Geology or Geophysics option)
- Schreckenbach, Max Jost
Society of Chemical Industry Merit Award (for highest standing in fourth year honours Chemistry or Biochemistry)
- Daudet, Gabrielle Mae**
Kirby, Matthew William Robert I. Soronow Q.C. Prize (for highest standing in Dispute Resolution)
- Levi, Micaela
Steelcase Prize for Design Excellence (for design excellence by a graduating student in the Master of Interior Design program)
- Wiebe, Lauren Kelly
Prof. Paul and Anna Stelmaschuk Awards (for a student who has achieved the highest grade in the Management Planning Project 2 in Diploma Agriculture)
- Jungbluth, Kevin
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)
- Calder, Lacey Shirley
STEP Canada Prize in Estate Law (for highest standing in the course Wills and Successions)
- Bevilacqua, Jessica Lynn
S.C. Stothers Award in Animal Science (for highest mark in Animal Science Seminar course)
- Bae, Kyungbin
E.W. Stringham Award (for excellence in Animal Systems)
- Williams, Arielle Nicole
Syngenta Achievement Award (for highest grade point average over the four years of the Bachelor of Science program in Agriculture)
- Bae, Kyungbin
Lawrence Tapper Prize in Accounting (for highest standing in the Bachelor of Commerce Honours degree program proceeding to the Chartered Professional Accountants (CPA) designation)
- Cheng, Justin Ga Jun*
W.N. Ten Have Research Award (for the most outstanding thesis in fourth year Honours Psychology)
- Murphy, Dallas James
Paul Teskey Memorial Prize for Labour Law and Mediation (for a graduating student of the Juris Doctor program, with high academic standing in LabourManagement Relations and Topics in Dispute Resolution, who has the highest combined average in these two courses)
- Ulrich, Bennett Edison
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)
- Holtmann, Sarah Chrisanne**
Bessie Turner Memorial Prize (for greatest promise of professional competence in the field of primary teaching)
- Conway, Madison Katherine
University of Manitoba Distinguished Dissertation Awards (for doctoral graduands who have made a ground-breaking, novel contribution to their academic discipline)
- Dias de Paiva Silva, Weslley Guilherme**
- Lindsay, Margaret Anne**
- Liu, Hongwei*
- Phillips-Beck, Wanda***
- Sanchez, Jose**
Paul Norman Warren Memorial Prize (for highest standing in Securities Law in third year Law)
- Drews, Brenden George
H.E. Welch Award (for highest standing in Biological Sciences core courses not including electives)
- Alexiuk, Mackenzie Ryann
Isabel Wettlaufer Scholarship (for distinction in the certification year in the Human Ecology area by a graduating student in the Faculty of Education)
- Antonio, Jacintha Marie
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)
- Cinq-Mars, Alexa Dora*
Dennis Woodford Prize (for a graduating student from a Master’s or Ph.D. program in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering who has submitted the most outstanding graduate thesis dealing with power system modelling and simulation)
- Xu, Yanming**
Pauline and Samuel Zinman Prize (for second highest standing in third year Law)
- Balagus, Laura
ZSA – National Post Richard Leipsic Prize (for a graduating student of the Juris Doctor program with high academic standing in Corporate Law courses)
- Drews, Brenden George