Spring 2021

Medals - Governor General's Gold, silver, and bronze

Governor General's Gold Medal (awarded for outstanding achievement at the graduate level)

  • Ph.D. | Moossavi, Shirin**
  • Master’s | Beacon, Tasnim Hussain**

 

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

  • Degree at least four years in length | Bergmann, Katrina Anne
  • Degree less than four years in length | Kumar, Deepinder Singh

 

Governor General's Bronze Medal (awarded for highest standing in a Diploma program of at least two years other than Diploma Agriculture)

  • Friesen, Bethany Erin

 

Governor General's Bronze Medal (awarded for highest standing in the two year Diploma course in Agriculture)

  • Booker, Mackenzie

 


**    October 2020 graduate

University Gold Medals - Awarded for highest standing in an undergraduate faculty, school or college

AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD SCIENCES

  • Penner, Avery Lianne

 

ARCHITECTURE

  • Lyons, Teresa Marie

 

ART

  • Kavanagh, Chase Tamiko

 

ARTS

  • Watson, Alexa Georgina

 

I.H. ASPER SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

  • Loi, Calvin**

 

DESAUTELS FACULTY OF MUSIC

  • Rushing, Zachary James

 

EDUCATION

  • Wright, Lia Patricia Irma

 

KINESIOLOGY AND RECREATION MANAGEMENT

  • Friesen, Dana Nicole

 

LAW

  • Giles, Autumn Elizabeth

 

PRICE FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

  • Zrobek, Cassidy Ann*

 

RADY FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES

  DENTISTRY

  • Oryniak, Derek Ronald Light

  NURSING

  • Krawchuk, Chelsea Ann Graham

  PHARMACY

  • Carney, Heather Lois

 

CLAYTON H. RIDDELL FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENT, EARTH, AND RESOURCES

  • Wieler, Erin Jenna

 

SCIENCE

  • Kumar, Deepinder Singh

 

SOCIAL WORK

  • Kenler, Jennifer Anne*

 

UNIVERSITÉ DE SAINT BONIFACE

  • Sickert, Sophie Josephine*

 


*    February 2021 graduate

**    October 2020 graduate

University Program Medals - Awarded for highest standing in a faculty, school or college

AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD SCIENCES

Agribusiness | Bossuyt, Luke Curtis

Agriculture | Scott, Ashlyn Kayleigh**

Food Science | Wan, ZhongYang*

Human Nutritional Sciences | Ivison, Beth Liane Marie

 

ART

Art History | Brenan, Tessa Victoria

Art History Honours | Dyck, Patricia

Fine Arts Studio | Sawatzky, Arty

Fine Arts Studio Honours | Kavanagh, Chase Tamiko

 

ARTS

Advanced Degree | Thompson, Bailey Nicole

General Degree | Vincent, Melanie Carmel

Honours Degree | William, Trevyna Nihad Nagy

Integrated Studies Degree | Onakomaiya, Adekunle Olugbenga

 

DESAUTELS FACULTY OF MUSIC

General Studies | Sharpe, Selene Eileen Frances

History | Reimer, Stephanie Liesel

Integrated Music Education/Music | Gayleard, Emily Marie

Jazz Studies | Rushing, Zachary James

Performance | King, Wyatt Mason

Master of Music | Rodermond, Paul

 

EDUCATION

Early Years Stream | Peddie, Janelle Dawn

Middle Years Stream | Turgeon, Emily Louise

Senior Years Stream | Wren, Christine Marie

 

KINESIOLOGY AND RECREATION MANAGEMENT

Physical Education | Moryl, Taj Lawrence Michael

Recreation Management and Community Development | Staib, Lily Sarah

 

PRICE FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

Biosystems | Greenberg, Samuel Nicolas

Civil | Zrobek, Cassidy Ann*

Computer | Wang, Yan**

Electrical | Cathers, Seth James

Mechanical | Braga, Mateus Alexander Rodrigues*

 

RADY FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES

Health Sciences | Kutuzova, Maryana

Dental Hygiene | Friesen, Bethany Erin 

Medicine - Family Social Sciences | Oswald, Sheridan Alyssa

 

CLAYTON H. RIDDELL FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENT, EARTH, AND RESOURCES

Three-Year General Degree | Vercaigne, Devan Michael    

 

SCIENCE

General Degree | Sierhuis, Riley Kenneth Mark

Honours Degree | Wonitowy, Quinn Mikaela*

Major Degree | Dueck, Codey Emerson*

 


*    February 2021 graduate

**    October 2020 graduate

Other medals

Allen Medal in Physics (for highest standing in the final two years of Honours Physics or Honours Physics and Mathematics)

  • Abhishek*

 

Association of Registered 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)

  • Sawatzky, Janet Louise**

 

Association of Registered Nurses Medal of Excellence (for highest cumulative academic standing by a full-time or part-time student graduating from the baccalaureate program for Registered Nurses)

  • Krawchuk, Chelsea Ann Graham

 

Association of Registered Nurses Medal of Excellence (for highest cumulative academic standing by a full-time or part-time student graduating from the four year baccalaureate program)

  • Hyde, Emily Katherine**    

 

Association of Registered Nurses Medal of Excellence (for a student who has successfully completed the Ph.D. 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) 

  • Van Bewer, Vanessa Nicole Reynolds*

 

Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering Gold Medal (for outstanding academic achievement)

  • Peng, Xuze*

 

Dr. John W. Clay Medal and Prize (for highest overall average in the four year Dental program)

  • Finch, Amanda Leslie

 

College of Pharmacists of Manitoba Gold Medal (for highest standing in second, third and fourth years of the course in Pharmacy)

  • Carney, Heather Lois

 

College of Pharmacists of Manitoba Silver Medal (for second highest standing in second, third and fourth years of the course in Pharmacy)

  • Single, Tristan

 

Doupe Memorial Gold Medal (for second highest standing in the graduating year of the course in Civil Engineering)

  • Andreychuk, Luke James*

 

Dr. Robert Fletcher Medal and Prize in Education (for greatest promise of teaching competence)

  • Wright, Lia Patricia Irma

 

James H. Gray Medal (for highest standing in Prairie History)

  • Gibson, George Earl

 

Lieutenant-Governor's Gold Medal in Agriculture (for best record in scholarship and personal qualities throughout the degree course)

  • Letexier, Kate Ivy Heather

 

David Ian MacKenzie Medal and Prize (for highest standing in Honours Animal Biology)

  •   Kucheravy, Caila Elizabeth*

 

The MacLachlan-Hart Medal (for proficiency in Complete Denture Prosthesis in the four years of the Dental course)

  • Finch, Amanda Leslie

 

Manitoba Aerospace Gold Medal (for highest degree grade point average in the Aerospace Option Program in Mechanical Engineering)

  • Hiebert, Jeremy Matthew*

 

Manitoba Association of Landscape Architects Medal (for highest achievement)

  • Thériault, Desirée Colette Marie**

 

Manitoba Dental Association Gold Medal (for highest standing in the final two years of the Dental Hygiene Course)

  • Friesen, Bethany Erin

 

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)

  • Snider, Aaron James

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

  • Niavo, Chris Leea

Faculté des arts – premier cycle

  • Boullet, Isabelle Marguerite

Faculté d’éducation - premier cycle

  • Brémault, Camille Jacqueline

Faculté des sciences

  • Dornez, Sylvie Blanche Maria

Travail social

  • Omelus, Iliana

 

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

  • Lavallée, Colette Claire Jeanne

 

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)

  • Kshyk, Christopher**

 

Mindel and Tom Olenick Medal and Prize (for highest standing, total honours course in Microbiology)

  • Wonitowy, Quinn Mikaela*

 

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)

  • Battaglia, Daniella
  • Head, Alanna Janelle
  • Holder, Chanelle Marie
  • Nykoluk, Tara Lynn
  • Piché, Eric Michel

 

The President's Medal (for second year student in the Diploma course in Agriculture who combines scholarship with outstanding qualities of leadership) de

  • Moser, David Mackenzie Hanneson

 

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)

  • Komishon, Leah Natalya Anna**

 

Paul David Russell Gold Medal (for highest standing in Honours Philosophy)

  • Tomovski, Dimitar

 

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)

  • Philippot, Alexandra Marie

 

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)

  • Biderman, Federico

 

Truesdale Medal and Prize (for demonstration of great promise for excellence in classroom teaching by a student graduating from the Faculty of Education)

  • Wright, Lia Patricia Irma

 

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)

  • Stefansson, Kaylee Kristin

 

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)

  • Yamamoto, Hayley Nicole Eriko

 


*    February 2021 graduate

**    October 2020 graduate

Prizes

Dr. John Earl Abra Scholarship in Orthodontics (for highest standing in Orthodontics in fourth-year Dentistry)                                                                     

  • Krishnaswamy, Subhapriya

 

Academy of General Dentistry Award (for the student who shows the most promise of being an outstanding general Dentist)

  • Oryniak, Derek Ronald Light

 

Advocis Prize (for highest standing in Insurance Law)

  • Olfert, Joel David

 

Agronomy Award (for highest standing in the Crop Management option, Diploma Agriculture)

  • Booker, Mackenzie

 

Alpha Omega Fixed Partial Denture Prosthesis Award (for high standing in Fixed Partial Denture Prosthesis course and demonstrated exemplary professional demeanour, fourth year Dentistry)

  •  Battaglia, Daniella

 

Alpha Omega Fraternity Award (for highest academic average over the four years of the Dental course in the Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry)

  • Finch, Amanda Leslie

 

American Academy of Operative Dentistry Award (for highest standing in Operative Dentistry)

  • Finch, Amanda Leslie

 

American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Award (for highest average standing in Pathology and Microbiology l and ll

  • Holder, Chanelle Marie

 

American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology Award (for excellence in Oral Diagnosis and Radiology)

  • Holder, Chanelle Marie

 

American Academy of Oral Medicine (for outstanding achievement in Oral Diagnosis and Radiology)

  • Holder, Chanelle Marie

 

American Academy of Periodontology Award (for highest standing in Periodontology)

  • Scott, Keegan Thomas


American Association of Endodontists Award (for highest standing in Endodontics)

  • Nakhla, Dina Nabil

 

American Association of Orthodontics Award (for exceptional interest in the development of the Oro-Facial Complex)

  • Bailey, Nicole

 

American Association of Public Health Dentistry Award (for special interest and achievement in Community Dentistry Externship and Dental Public Health)

  • Moudgil, Munmun

 

Cyril L. Anderson – Feed-Rite (Masterfeeds) Award in Animal Science - Degree (for highest standing in selected courses in the Animal Systems Program)

  • Nixon, Samantha Rachelle

 

Cyril L. Anderson – Feed-Rite (Masterfeeds) Prize – Diploma Agriculture (for highest standing in selected Animal Science courses)

  • Friesen, Karlee

 

Tania (Tye) Asper Memorial Prize (for exceptional work in painting in Fine Arts)

  • Martin, Chase Riley

 

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)

  • Finch, Mark

 

Professor C.P. Bennett Thesis Award (for best graduation thesis in Mechanical Engineering)

  • Chalmers, Heath Alexander

 

Frank Billinkoff Prizes 
(for highest standing in Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms in third year Law)

  • Rempel, Emily Anne

(for highest standing in Wills and Succession in third year Law)

  • Noonan, Nicholas Robert Walter

 

Biosystems Engineering Undergraduate Thesis Award (for a student who has submitted the best written thesis in the course Graduation Project)

  • Loewen, Georgia Belle Von Kampen

 

Cecil Black Memorial Prize (for highest standing in Taxation of Trusts and Estates in third year Law)

  • Dressler, Steven Joseph

 

Lieutenant James Wallace Black Memorial Thesis Prize (for best graduation thesis by a student in Civil Engineering)

  • Gousseau, Zacharie Cochingyan

 

Canadian Academy of Periodontology Award of Excellence (for a graduating student with high standing who has demonstrated a high level of patient care, time and dedication to the discipline of Periodontology in the fourth year clinical course General Practice Dentistry)

  • Horriat, Monir

 

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)

  • Oryniak, Derek Ronald Light

 

Canadian Institute of Planners Student Prize for Academic Excellence (for the graduating Master of City Planning student with highest standing)

  • Beattie, Hillary Amanda

 

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)

  • Patel, Kishan

 

Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists – Manitoba Branch Convocation Prize (for outstanding merit in Clinical Pharmacy III and Structured Practical Experiential Program 4) 

  • Keicher, Amber Breanne

 

Certificate of Merit AAPD Predoctoral Student Award (for an outstanding student in the field of Dentistry for Children)

  • Finch, Amanda Leslie

 

George Thomas Chapman Q.C. Family Prize for Legal Profession and Professional Responsibility (for highest standing in Legal Profession and Professional Responsibility course)

  • Noonan, Nicholas Robert Walter

 

Chartered Professional Accountants of Manitoba Foundation Awards (for high standing and an expressed interest in pursuing a career in professional financial management) 

  • Co, Faith Angelyn Bernasor**
  • Loi, Calvin**
  • Papoff, Justin Nicholas*
  • Peters, Danessa Kelly Niccole**
  • Reichardt, Bradley John Francis*
  • Stefansson, Kaylee Kristin
  • Todd, Brynn

 

Colonel Edward Churchill Prize (for high standing in core subjects and electives related to Engineering Management, fourth year Civil Engineering)

  • Zrobek, Cassidy Ann*

 

Class of 1980 Prize (for outstanding involvement in extra-curricular activities in the Faculty of Law)

  • Harms, Amber Lee

 

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)

  • Nenanya, Dennis Chijioke

 

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)

  • Ciprick, Emma Lynn

 

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)

  • Wallis, Courtney Leigh

 

College of Pharmacists of Manitoba President's Prize (for outstanding merit in Pharmacy courses of the fourth year)

  • Carney, Heather Lois

 

Dr. Vic Corroll General Proficiency Award (for high standing in Bachelor of Kinesiology and Recreation Management program and community service)

  • Bukich, Bryden Liam Jadran

 

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 Sciences Program

  • Kaur, Kiranjot

 

Dr. N. Demchuk Award (for high standing in the second, third and fourth year Physical Chemistry courses)

  • Bergmann, Katrina Anne

 

Dental Faculty Women's Association Prize (for high achievement in Clinical Dental Hygiene, School of Dental Hygiene)

  • Koenig, Lilly

 

Dr. Joan F. de Pena Prize in Anthropology (for the highest grade point average in the four year Advanced Major or Honours in Anthropology)

  • Heidinger, Selina Tyne

 

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)

  • Booth, Samantha Adriana**

 

Ieleane Downey Memorial Book Prize (for highest average in fourth year Honours English courses)

  • Watson, Alexa Georgina

 

Anthony G. Draper Memorial Prize (for highest standing in Remedies in third year Law)

  • Geddes, Matthew Domenic

 

Frank Edick Memorial Prize (for highest standing in Clinical Pharmacy II)

  • Carney, Heather Lois

 

Mary Jane Ego Scholarship (for highest standing in Oral Surgery, fourth year Dentistry)

  • Bailey, Nicole

 

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)

  • Holder, Chanelle Marie

 

Endowment Fund Award in Dental Hygiene (for high academic achievement and leadership ability in the graduating year of the Dental Hygiene course)

  • Wallis, Courtney Leigh

Endowment Fund Award in Dentistry (for high academic achievement and leadership ability in fourth year Dentistry)

  • Finch, Amanda Leslie

 

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)

  • Dou, Ruoqi*

 

Jane Evans, Q.C. Prize (for excellence in Property, Trusts and Wills and Successions, third year Law)

  • Nash, Victoria Danielle Elizabeth

 

Alf Francis Memorial Prize (for third highest standing in third year Law)

  • Giles, Autumn Elizabeth

 

French Government Prize (for outstanding achievement in final year Honours, Major or Minor French)

  • Maida, Bianca Pauline

 

Dr. M.H. Garvin Prize in Periodontology (for high achievement in Periodontology, conscientious concern for patients and professional promise)

  • Oryniak, Derek Ronald Light

 

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)

  • Hancox, Sarah Regina

 

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)

  • Sheppard, Breanna Rose

 

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)

  • Kehler, Stephanie Louise

 

Gilbert T. Gregory Memorial Prize (for highest standing in Real Estate Transactions in third year Law)

  • Podaima, Evan Felix Penner

 

John R. Haig, Q.C., Memorial Prize (for highest standing in Advanced Legal Research)

  • Lakusta, Adam Michael
  • Wilson, Nicole Ivanna

 

Alice Hamilton Prize in Painting (for the top-ranked portfolio of painting)

  • Martin, Chase Riley

 

Dr. F.W.L. Hamilton Scholarship (for highest standing in Operative Dentistry in fourth year)

  • Krishnaswamy, Subhapriya

 

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)

  • Letexier, Kate Ivy Heather

 

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)

  • Sheppard, Breanna Rose 


Hu-Friedy Golden Scaler Award (for a graduating student in Dental Hygiene who has demonstrated a high level of development in instrumentation skills)

  • Lee, Meok

 

Hypercube Scholar Award (for a graduating student in the Chemistry program who has shown academic excellence and is proceeding to Graduate Studies)

  • Bergmann, Katrina Anne

 

IEEQ Academic Excellence Prize (for the graduating student in the Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Engineering with the highest diploma grade point average)

  • Trinh, Viet Linh*

 

James Farms Award (for highest standing in Farm Management in Diploma Agriculture)

  • Meggison, George James

 

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)

  • Scribner, Amy Monique

 

A. Langley Jones Leadership Award (for aptitude for community pharmacy and consumer health care products and leadership qualities)

  • Todoruk, Amy Marie

 

Sophie Kanee Memorial Prize in Dental Jurisprudence (for highest standing in Dental Jurisprudence, fourth year Dentistry)

  • Finch, Amanda Leslie

 

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)

  • Bisch, Jennifer Lynn

 

Fay Lando Memorial Prize (for the best essay on a topic pertaining to Canadian Literature by a graduating Honours student)

  • Watson, Alexa Georgina

 

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)

  • Booker, Mackenzie

 

Rylan Laudin Memorial Prize (for a graduating student in Diploma Agriculture nominated by a professor, staff member or student)

  • Boekhorst, Johannes Cornelis

 

Law Society Prizes (to the four highest-ranking students in the graduating year in Law):

First Prize (Margaret Hypatia Crawford Prize)

  • Smith, Alexa Madison

Second Prize

  • Noonan, Nicholas Robert Walter

Third Prize

  • Giles, Autumn Elizabeth

Fourth Prize

  • McGuire, Sarah Elizabeth

 

Albert Lucas Prize (for highest standing in Honours, Major or Minor French)

  • Maida, Bianca Pauline

 

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)

  • Collins-Kramble,  Kelsey Dawn

 

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)

  • Meggison, George James

 

Manitoba Dental Association Prize (for highest overall average in the graduating year of the Dental Hygiene course)

  • Friesen, Bethany Erin

 

Manitoba Dental Hygienists' Association Award (for a graduating student with high academic standing who best recognizes and manages a client’s pain and anxiety by selecting appropriate pain interventions in Dental Hygiene)

  • Van, David Vu

 

Manitoba Hydro Thesis Prize (for the best graduation thesis in Electrical Engineering)

  • Cathers, Seth James
  • Sunderland, Reid Anthony

 

Manitoba Pork Council Prizes (for high standing in selected courses in Agricultural and Food Sciences)
Degree

  • Nixon, Samantha Rachelle      

Diploma

  • Friesen, Karlee

 

Manufacturing Engineering Thesis Prize (for the best thesis in Manufacturing Engineering)

  • Kublick, Mark Andrew

 

Dr. Frances Matiowsky Memorial Award (for a senior student in Dentistry who has demonstrated concern for patients, fellow students and the faculty in general)

  • Battaglia, Daniella

 

D’Arcy McCaffrey, Q.C. Memorial Award (for outstanding performance in Advanced Advocacy)

  • Penner, Eric Thomas

 

Jean and Joseph McCombe Memorial Prize (for highest cumulative grade point average in the Bachelor of Arts (General) program)

  • Faingold, Kalanit*

 

Robert and Lenore McGinnis Meritorious Student Award (for highest cumulative awards grade point average in the final two years in Agriculture)

  • Ivison, Beth Liane Marie 

 

Alexander McIntyre Prize in Education (for scholastic achievement and leadership in the final year of the Bachelor of Education program)

  • Dennie, Naomi Arabella Lydia

 

Mrs. V. McLaughlin Memorial Award (for high scholastic attainment in Management combined with outstanding extra-curricular activities and personal relationships with fellow students)

  • Flatt, Tara Mackenzie

 

The Leon Mitchell, Q.C. Prize in Labour Relations (for a student in Law with good academic standing who has achieved the highest standing in the course Labour-Management Relations)

  • Buchanan, Reid Thomas

 

Honourable Alexander Morris Exhibition Prize (for highest grade point aggregate in the full course in Law)

  • Giles, Autumn Elizabeth

 

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)

  • Ragasa, Mary Anne

 

Dan Muir Memorial Award (for outstanding ability in design in the Bachelor of Environmental Design program)

  • Toth, Owen Thomas

 

Dr. J.R. Murray Convocation Prize (for high standing and active participation in the Faculty of Pharmacy)

  • Kaushal, Megha

 

Paul Myers Memorial Award in Group Work (for highest standing in the Social Work Practice Sequence)

  • Verhoek, Victoria Yvonne

Alex Noble Memorial Scholarship (for special interest in, and aptitude for, science instruction in Education)

  • Wren, Christine Marie

 

Maria Araceli Pacheco Memorial Award (for high standing in Pathology, Pharmacology and Dental Hygiene subjects along with demonstrated professional promise and concern for patients)

  • Friesen, Bethany Erin

 

Pallister Farm Award (for highest standing in selected courses in Agriculture Marketing and Policy in Diploma Agriculture)

  • Meggison, George James

 

Halsey A. Park Memorial Prize (for outstanding merit in the aggregate of the Clinical Pharmacy stream)

  • Rofaeil, Marina

 

Nels and Elvira Pearson Scholarship (for scholastic achievement and promise of teaching competence by a graduating student in the Faculty of Education program)

  • Collins-Kramble, Kelsey Dawn

 

Pharmacists Manitoba and Canadian Pharmacists Benefits Association Award (for a graduating student of the College of Pharmacy with high academic standing and demonstrated involvement with Pharmacists Manitoba and the university community)

  • Kaushal, Megha

 

Pharmacy Class of 2009 – Passion and Commitment Award (for a Pharmacy graduate with high academic standing and a strong record of community service)

  • Bali, Snimar Kaur

 

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)

  • Battaglia, Daniella

 

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)

  • Ferguson, Karine Marie

 

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)

  • Sickert, Sophie Josephine*

 

Leonard Remis Award in Canadian History (for academic achievement in Canadian History courses)

  • Gibson, George Earl

 

Elizabeth Lewis Rose Memorial Book Prize (for highest standing in the Bachelor of Science (Human Nutritional Sciences) program)

  • Ivison, Beth Liane Marie

 

Mark Rose Memorial Book Prize (for highest standing in the Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy program)

  • Single, Tristan

 

John Roth Memorial Award (for good standing, demonstrated leadership, community involvement and a commitment to Agriculture)

  • Moser, David Mackenzie Hanneson
  • Sprague, Julie Alexandria

 

Nathan Rothstein Prize in Film Studies (for the highest standing in Film Study major courses)

  • Schonborn, Beate Gisela**

 

Dr. H.H. Saunderson Award in Dentistry (for professional performance and attitudes in Clinical Dentistry)

  • Battaglia, Daniella

 

J.H. Schumacher Memorial Prize (for highest standing in Power Option subjects by a graduating student in Engineering)

  • Li, Qiyan

 

Abraham Schwartz Prize (for highest standing in the Bachelor of Science (Pharmacy) program)

  • Single, Tristan

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)

  • Horrill, Tara Courtney

 

Ian R. Seddon Memorial Award (for a degree student who has achieved good academic standing and has achieved high standing in Monogastric Production Systems)

  • Scott, Ashlyn Kayleigh**

 

Ian R. Seddon Memorial Award (for highest standing in Swine Production and Management in Diploma Agriculture)

  • Loeppky, Kate Leanne

 

Sunil K. Sen Scholarship (for high standing in fourth year Honours Physics)

  • Bautista, Thomas James Roselada*

 

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)

  • Head, Alanna Janelle

 

Dr. W. Walker Shortill Practice Management Memorial Prize (for high standing in the Practice Management course in fourth year Dentistry)

  • Battaglia, Daniella

 

Mark G. Smerchanski Memorial Prize (for highest standing in final year Geological Sciences, Geology or Geophysics option)

  • Stasolla, Daniel

 

Society of Chemical Industry Merit Award (for highest standing in fourth year honours Chemistry or Biochemistry)

  • Bergmann, Katrina Anne
  • Ta, Kimberly

 

Robert I. Soronow Q.C. Prize (for highest standing in Dispute Resolution)

  • Laval, Madison Anne

 

Steelcase Prize for Design Excellence (for design excellence by a graduating student in the Master of Interior Design program)

  • Ninh, The Huy**

 

Prof. Paul and Anna Stelmaschuk Awards (for a student who has achieved the highest grade in the Management Planning Project 2 in Diploma Agriculture)

  • Sharpe, William Terrence

 

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)

  • Meggison, George James

 

STEP Canada Prize in Estate Law (for highest standing in the course Wills and Successions)

  • Noonan, Nicholas Robert Walter

 

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)

  • Andrushchyshyn, Evelina

 

E.W. Stringham Award (for excellence in Animal Systems)

  • Scott, Ashlyn Kayleigh**

 

Syngenta Achievement Award (for highest grade point average over the four years of the Bachelor of Science program in Agriculture)

  • Ivison, Beth Liane Marie

 

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)

  • Battaglia, Daniella

 

Lawrence Tapper Prize in Accounting (for highest standing in the Bachelor of Commerce Honours degree program proceeding to the Chartered Professional Accountants (CPA) designation)

  • Loi, Calvin**

 

W.N. Ten Have Research Award (for the most outstanding thesis in fourth year Honours Psychology)

  • Tess, Victoria Ann

 

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)

  • Sharpe, Avery Anthony Erikson

 

3M ESPE Canada Student Clinical Award (for demonstrated excellence in the use of composite restorative materials in the third and fourth years of the Clinical Undergraduate Program in Dentistry)

  • Oryniak, Derek Ronald Light

 

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)

  • Yamamoto, Hayley Nicole Eriko

 

Bessie Turner Memorial Prize (for greatest promise of professional competence in the field of primary teaching)

  • Neudorf, Jessica Rachel Brooke

 

University of Manitoba Distinguished Dissertation Awards (for doctoral graduands who have made a ground-breaking, novel contribution to their academic discipline)

  • Braith, Melanie**
  • Braun, Jason* 
  • Kaye, Cameron Jon* 
  • Moossavi, Shirin**
  • Ross, Jon*

 

Paul Norman Warren Memorial Prize (for highest standing in Securities Law in third year Law)

  • Giles, Autumn Elizabeth

 

H.E. Welch Award (for highest standing in Biological Sciences core courses not including electives)

  • Liu, Franklin

 

Isabel Wettlaufer Scholarship (for distinction in the certification year in the Human Ecology area by a graduating student in the Faculty of Education)

  • Gluskin, Orit

 

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)

  • Smyth, Molly Maureen*

 

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)

  • Battaglia, Daniella

 

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)

  • Zhao, Huanfeng*

 

Pauline and Samuel Zinman Prize (for second highest standing in third year Law)

  • Noonan, Nicholas Robert Walter

 

ZSA – National Post Richard Leipsic Prize (for a graduating student of the Juris Doctor program with high academic standing in Corporate Law courses)

  • Dressler, Steven Joseph 

 


*      February 2021 graduate
**    October 2020 graduate