Medal Recipients

The Governor-General's Gold Medal

Awarded to the graduate student who achieves the highest academic standing in a Master’s degree program

• Shamisa Kaspour

The Governor-General's Silver Medal

Awarded to the highest-ranking full-time student in an Honours Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

• Todd Falkenholt

The Governor-General's College Bronze Medal

Awarded to the highest ranking full-time student in the graduating class of the Diploma Program

• Marlies Ilott

The Chancellor's Medal

Awarded to the highest-ranking part-time student in an undergraduate degree

• Christopher Behrens

The Vice-Chancellor's Medal

Awarded to the highest-ranking full-time student in the three year Bachelor’s degree

• James Ruddy

Dean's Medals & Faculty Scholar Awards

Dean’s Medals: Awarded to the highest ranking graduating undergraduate student in each Faculty.

Faculty Scholar Awards: Awarded to the highest ranking graduating undergraduate and graduate student in each Faculty Department and School, or each program in the case of faculties without departments.

The Dean Braun Medal for the Faculty of Business Administration

Awarded to the highest-ranking graduating student in Business Administration

• Kira Fukushima

The Dean's Scholar Awards for Business Administration

Awarded to the graduating student with the highest standing in:

• Honours Bachelor of Commerce - Thomas Jones
• Bachelor of Administration - Nicole Marrier

• Master of Business Administration - Arunabh Saxena
• Master of Science in Management - Francesco Sacchetti
• Graduate Diploma in Accounting - Alyssa Sgambelluri

The William A. West Medal for the Faculty of Education

Awarded to the highest-ranking undergraduate graduating student in Education

• Alyssa Nebel

The William A. West Scholar Awards for Education

Awarded to the graduating students with the highest standing in:

• Bachelor of Education (Intermediate-Senior) - Matthew Pawlicki
• Bachelor of Education (Primary-Junior) - Kassandra Shiga
• Honours Bachelor of Education - Rosetta Toulouse

The William A. West Education Medal

Awarded to the highest-ranking graduating student in:

• Master of Education - Anya Scheibmayr
• PhD in Educational Studies - Elizabeth Boileau

The Dean Braun Medal for the Faculty of Engineering

Awarded to the highest-ranking graduating student in Engineering

• Nicholas Bukovy

The Dean's Scholar Awards for Engineering

Awarded to the graduating students in the Bachelor of Engineering program with the highest standing in:

• Chemical Engineering - Undergraduate - Curtis Roth
• Chemical Engineering - Graduate - Saeed Ataee-Ataabadi

• Civil Engineering - Undergraduate - Lucas Young-Feitler
• Civil Engineering - Graduate - Sarah Barclay

• Electrical and Computer Engineering - Undergraduate - Matthew Schraa
• Electrical and Computer Engineering - Graduate - Martti Muzyka

• Environmental Engineering - Graduate - Neda Khajavian

• Mechanical Engineering - Undergraduate - Dewan Gazi
• Mechanical Engineering - Graduate - Samuel Gamor

• Software Engineering - Undergraduate - Jimmy Tsang 

The Dean's Medal for the Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences

Awarded to the highest-ranking graduating student in Health and Behavioural Sciences

• Anastasia Ranta-Diegel

The Dean Braun Scholar Awards for Health and Behavioural Sciences

Awarded to the graduating student with the highest standing in:

• Gerontology - Undergraduate - Megan Torma

• Health Sciences - Graduate - Aynsley Klassen
• Health Sciences - Graduate - Claire Linton

• Kinesiology - Undergraduate - Fergus Foster
• Kinesiology - Graduate - Stephen Boulanger

• Nursing - Madilyn Reppard

• Psychology - Undergraduate - Anastasia Ranta-Diegel
• Psychology - Graduate - Laura Mcgeown

• Social Work - Undergraduate - Eden Schwartz
• Social Work - Graduate - Tara Lewis

The Dean's Medal for The Bora Laskin Faculty of Law

Awarded to the highest-ranking graduating student in the JD program

• Mina Moser

The Dean Braun Medal for the Faculty of Natural Resources Management

Awarded to the highest-ranking graduating student in Natural Resources Management

• Hailey Orchard

The Dean's Scholar Awards for Natural Resources Management

Awarded to the graduating student with the highest standing in:

• Forest Management - Ethan Brandt
• Environmental Management  - Nicole Carson
• Master of Science in Forestry - Nicole Anderson
• Doctor of Philosophy - Sai Peng

The Dean's Medal for the Faculty of Science and Environmental Studies

Awarded to the highest-ranking graduating students in Science and Environmental Studies

• Three Year Program - Xinyi Xu
• Four Year Program - Todd Falkenholt

The Dean's Scholar Awards for the Faculty of Science and Environmental Studies

Awarded to the graduating student with the highest standing in:

• Biotechnology - Sarita Shrestha
• Chemistry and Material Science - Joshua Trevisanutto

• Department of Anthropology - Undergraduate - Lauryn Eady-Sitar
• Department of Anthropology - Graduate - Steven Mozarowski

• Department of Biology - Undergraduate - Erin Postenka
• Department of Biology - Graduate - Courtney Ferris

• Department of Chemistry - Undergraduate - The Donald E. Orr Award - Yichen Zhang
• Department of Chemistry - Graduate - Joshua Trevisanutto

• Department of Computer Science - Undergraduate - Wilana Matthews
• Department of Computer Science - Graduate - Shamisa Kaspour

• Department of Economics - Undergraduate - Michael Loroff
• Department of Economics - Graduate - Arash Shahlaee

• Department of Geography - Undergraduate - Robin Jones

• Department of Geology - Undergraduate - Eleanor Winger
• Department of Geology - Graduate - Rebecca Price

• Department of Mathematical Sciences - Undergraduate - Todd Falkenholt

• Department of Physics - Graduate - Tristen Thibault

• Department of Sustainability Sciences - Ainsley Hill
• Environmental Science - Graduate - Laura Gosse

• General Science - Bruce Harrison

The Dean's Medal for the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities

Awarded to the highest-ranking graduating students in Social Sciences and Humanities: 

• Four Year Program - Jade Goodall
• Three Year Program - James Ruddy

The Dean's Scholar Awards for the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities

Awarded to the graduating student with the highest standing in:

• Department of English - Undergraduate - Cailtlyn Slaubaugh
• Department of English - Graduate - Ashley Davies

• Department of Gender and Women’s Studies - Undergraduate - Noah Burns-Ahtila
• Department of Women’s Studies - Graduate - Miana Whitfield

• Department of History - Undergraduate - Jason Nichols
• Department of History - Graduate - Haileigh Riddell

• Department of Indigenous Learning - Brittany Norris

• Department of Interdisciplinary Studies - Jade Goodall

• Department of Languages - Cailtlyn Slaubaugh

• Department of Music - Caelan Carriere

• Department of Philosophy - Layla Wiitala

• Department of Political Science - Kaitlyn Harding

• Department of Sociology - Undergraduate - Hannah Penney
• Department of Sociology - Graduate - Charisse Clark

• Department of Visual Arts - Ashley Erickson

• General Arts - Christopher Behrens

• School of Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism - Ewa Paczkowski

• Social Justice - Graduate - Christopher Petersen