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

• Miguel Aguilar Coronado

The Governor-General's Silver Medal

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

• Sarah Lucky

The Governor-General's College Bronze Medal

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

• Ian Polischuk

The Chancellor's Medal

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

• Ashley Di Donato

The Vice-Chancellor's Medal

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

• Athena DeMichele

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

• Nikola Peeva

The Dean's Scholar Awards for Business Administration

Awarded to the graduating student with the highest standing in:

• Honours Bachelor of Commerce - Sofia Veneruzzo
• Bachelor of Administration - Athena DeMichele

• Master of Business Administration - Huiqi Ye
• Master of Science in Management - Christopher Morrill
• Graduate Diploma in Accounting - Yi Sun

The William A. West Medal for the Faculty of Education

Awarded to the highest-ranking undergraduate graduating student in Education

• Brendan Bukovy

The William A. West Scholar Awards for Education

Awarded to the graduating students with the highest standing in:

• Bachelor of Education (Intermediate-Senior) - Brandon Bukovy
• Bachelor of Education (Primary-Junior) - Elizabeth Grassia
• Honours Bachelor of Education - Desiree Connell

The William A. West Education Medal

Awarded to the highest-ranking graduating student in:

• Master of Education - Douglas Parkin
• PhD in Educational Studies - Doris O'Brien-Teengs

The Dean Braun Medal for the Faculty of Engineering

Awarded to the highest-ranking graduating student in Engineering

• Lisa Di Vona

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 - Duc Quang Nguyen
• Chemical Engineering - Graduate - Miguel Aguilar Coronado

• Civil Engineering - Undergraduate - Ramandeep Kaur
• Civil Engineering - Graduate - Junguang Zheng

• Electrical and Computer Engineering - Undergraduate - Lisa Di Vona

• Environmental Engineering - Graduate - Yuhao Luan

• Mechanical Engineering - Undergraduate - Jordan Bowie
• Mechanical Engineering - Graduate - Ranjitha Lakshmana

• Software Engineering - Undergraduate - Tom Simon

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

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

• Kali Beaton

The Dean Braun Scholar Awards for Health and Behavioural Sciences

Awarded to the graduating student with the highest standing in:

• Gerontology - Graduate - Maydena Remenda

• Health Sciences - Graduate - Rebecca Marcoux

• Kinesiology - Undergraduate - Shae Coffey
• Kinesiology - Graduate - Brendan Degiacomo

• Nursing - Undergraduate - Sal Berryman
• Nursing - Graduate - Katelyn O'Connor

• Psychology - Undergraduate - Amelia Traer
• Psychology - Graduate - Catherine Schoales

• Social Work - Undergraduate - Kali Beaton
• Social Work - Graduate - Brooklyn Wilson

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

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

• Lucinda Barrett

The Dean Braun Medal for the Faculty of Natural Resources Management

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

• Dustin Kinzett

The Dean's Scholar Awards for Natural Resources Management

Awarded to the graduating student with the highest standing in:

• Forest Management - Dustin Kinzett
• Environmental Management  - Megan Kinch-McCrae
• Master of Science in Forestry - Matthew Guenther
• Doctor of Philosophy - Xiaxia Ding

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 - Justin Jacko
• Four Year Program - Sarah Lucky

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

Awarded to the graduating student with the highest standing in:

• Biotechnology - Ryan Grow
• Chemistry and Material Science - Vira Grynko

• Department of Anthropology - Undergraduate - Holly Gray
• Department of Anthropology - Graduate - Michael Duncan

• Department of Biology - Undergraduate - Ashton Henderson
• Department of Biology - Graduate - James Wood

• Department of Chemistry - Undergraduate - The Donald E. Orr Award - Ashton Henderson
• Department of Chemistry - Graduate - Qianqian Wang

• Department of Computer Science - Undergraduate - Justin Jacko
• Department of Computer Science - Graduate - Liam Dingle

• Department of Economics - Undergraduate - Sarah Lucky
• Department of Economics - Graduate - Tochukwu Efochi

• Department of Geography - Undergraduate - Aleksandra Nemy

• Department of Geology - Undergraduate - Camryn Salo
• Department of Geology - Graduate - Khalid Yahia

• Department of Mathematical Sciences - Undergraduate - Sarah Lucky

• Department of Physics - Undergraduate - Madeline Rapley 

• Department of Sustainability Sciences - Adam Storey
• Environmental Science - Graduate - Timothy Hollinger

• General Science - Isabelle Marteniano

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 - Dorothy Murray
• Three Year Program - Natasha Barrett

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 - Emily Turner
• Department of English - Graduate - Elizabeth Garofalo

• Department of Gender and Women’s Studies - Undergraduate - Karlene Nummikoski
• Department of Gender and Women’s Studies - Graduate - Jenna Scali

• Department of History - Undergraduate - Sarah Lombardo
• Department of History - Graduate - Joseph Damsell

• Department of Indigenous Learning - Kennedy Tarabocchia-Curtola

• Department of Interdisciplinary Studies - Dorothy Murray

• Department of Languages - Julia Lento

• Department of Music - Samantha Stevenson

• Department of Philosophy - Youssef Khanjari

• Department of Political Science - Michael Abernathy

• Department of Sociology - Undergraduate - Andrew Denne
• Department of Sociology - Graduate - Jenna Scali

• Department of Visual Arts - Katherine Zhuang

• General Arts - Vaughan Woll-Morison

• School of Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism - Joshua Schultz 

• Social Justice - Graduate - Samuel Cousin