- 1 UP
Home > News > 25th Annual Algoma University Student Awards Tonight

25th Annual Algoma University Student Awards Tonight

(SAULT STE. MARIE, ON – January 22, 2019): Tonight, the Algoma University community will gather to celebrate the academic achievements of its students at the 25th Annual Algoma University Student Awards at The Pavilion at Algoma’s Water Tower Inn from 5:00pm-7:00 pm.
 

“The students we are recognizing tonight are among our best and brightest,” said President and Vice Chancellor, Asima Vezina. “These students have worked hard this past year to achieve academic success, and tonight we celebrate their accomplishments. Tonight is also an opportunity for our donors to see the benefit of their generous contributions to the University and our students.”
 

The annual student awards ceremony and reception acknowledges the academic accomplishments of Algoma University’s students. It highlights the importance of financial awards and community support and also provides students with the chance to express their gratitude to the donors who make these awards possible.
 

Algoma University is giving out a total of $714,685 in awards, including entrance and renewable scholarships, as well as entrance and in-course bursaries. 


Below is a complete list of the 2018/2019 student award winners:
 

ENTRANCE SCHOLARSHIPS:
 

EDWARD & FRANK MCGRATH AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

Melanie Purificati

CARL J. SANDERS SCHOLARSHIP

Megan Neal

PEGGY & WILLMONT MACDONNELL SCHOLARSHIP

Tanner Boyle

Algoma U Awards of Excellence

Purvis Marine                                Platinum Claudie Lecours                          

Canadian Tire & Jump Start          Gold Angela Murtha                              

The Water Tower Inn                     Silver Julia Casagrande                               

ALGOMA U AWARD OF EXCELLENCE – PLATINUM

Kara Gruyters

ALGOMA U AWARD OF EXCELLENCE – GOLD

Maharshi Bhatt

Simon Bobok

Katryna Chorney

Maria Filice

Lily Johnstone

Nicholas Keenan

Emma Kelly

Georgia Moore-Mcleod

Kevin Picard

Madison Ring

Daniel Sarlo

Jordan Soucy

ALGOMA U AWARD OF EXCELLENCE – SILVER

Alyssa Barone

Sara Boyer

Michael Buffone

Abigail Carr

Natasha Dobson

Brandon Dukes

Emily Ethier

Colton Evans

Katelyn Fischer

Kayla Gallo

Kyle Gauthier

Joya Gunn

Isabella Ingriselli

Sarah Jones

Ripley Levesque

Nathaniel Lunau

Alycia Matthews

Erin Mclean

Willow Morton

Elizabeth Neish

Julia Sandvik

Emily Scarpino

Graham Slater

Victoria White

Ryleigh Woodcock

ALGOMA U AWARD OF EXCELLENCE – BRONZE

Andrew Arndt

Larayne Assiniwai

Taylor Bool

Victoria Colp

Noah Crozier

Kaylem Daybutch

Sabrina Duckstein

Justin Finateri

Keyra Gallo

Mia Giuliano

Rebekah Gwynn

Richelle Harris

Linsay Horton

Avery Litke

Madelynn O’Hare

Kristin Periard

Angelica Rivera

Emilee Rossetto

Joshua Sales

Sierra Senecal

Liliana Speck

Adrian Sullivan

Mackenzie Tremblay

Robert Wylie

CHANCELLOR’S AWARD

Paola Abreu Medina

Rakshya Adhikari

Antora Dominga D Costa

Manan Kukreti

Jonatas Soares Ferreira

Jorge Torres Reyes

PRESIDENT’S AWARD

Duc Ngoc Hong Tran

DEAN’S AWARD

Samuel Akingbehin

Shivain Kumar

JOHN R. RHODES SCHOLARSHIP

Payton Beilhartz

CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF SAULT STE. MARIE ADMISSION SCHOLARSHIP I

Jacob Beach

Jacob Culp

Amy Lindsay

CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF SAULT STE. MARIE ADMISSION SCHOLARSHIP II

Darius Wilson

ALUMNI ENTRANCE AWARD – I

Payton Beilhartz

ALUMNI ENTRANCE AWARD – II

Therese Lewis

ALUMNI ENTRANCE AWARD – III

Cassandra Chester

ALUMNI ENTRANCE AWARD – IV

Robert Wylie

ALGOMA UNIVERSITY PATHWAYS SCHOLARSHIP – I

Stephanie Boehm

William Bennett

Skyla Caron

Cassandra Chester

Makayla Fallis

Shawn Freeman

Abby-Gail Gaudreault

Emilia Krohn

Jordan Middleton

Brian Morris

Tanya Ogrins

Ana Palma

Simran Patel

Carly Roy

Kelsey Savard

ALGOMA UNIVERSITY PATHWAYS SCHOLARSHIP – II

Jake Alphonso

Colter Assiniwai

Megan Hiltz

Karli Kelly

Brittany-Ann Leach

Nathan Naveau

Paulina Bas Rodriguez

Mackenzie Tomiuk

Sydney Widdifield

ALGOMA UNIVERSITY RECOGNITION AWARD

Courage Boissoneau-Thunderchild

Meagan McKee

DR. DAVID WALDE HUMANITARIAN SCHOLARSHIP

Alyssa Barone

LIONS CLUB OF ST. JOSEPH ISLAND SCHOLARSHIP

Kyle Gauthier

PRINCE WOMEN’S INSTITUTE & PRINCE TOWNSHIP SCHOLARSHIP

Graham Slater

THE LUU FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP – CELEBRATING 40 YEARS IN CANADA

Erika Shaule

TD ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE SCHOLARSHIP

Lily Johnstone

ALGOMA U ENTRANCE BURSARIES

GABRIEL BARBAN, P. ENG. BURSARY

Samantha Shannon


MOYRA & EDWARD O’PALLIE BURSARY

Avery Litke

PAUL & BRICKEN DALSEG, PIONEERS OF LAKE-OF-THE-WOODS STUDENT AWARD

Shaylyn Lands


ROTARY CLUB OF SAULT STE. MARIE BURSARY

Nathaniel Lunau

SAULT NORTH ROTARY BURSARY

Katryna Chorney

THE ADNET BURSARY

Amanda Bakalarcyzk

THE HONOURABLE RAY & MARY-KAY STORTINI BURSARY

Claudie Lecours

THE HONOURABLE RONALD A. IRWIN STUDENT LEADERSHIP BURSARY

Willow Morton

THE LAND STEWARDSHIP FUND

Kansie Fox

Albert Marshall

Cathy Yandeau

THE LUU FAMILY BURSARY – PROUD TO BE CANADIAN

April Lemire

THE ROSEMARY O’CONNOR MEMORIAL BURSARY

Jacqueline Tett

THE SCOTIABANK FIRST NATIONS STUDENT BURSARY

Kyle Gauthier

ALGOMA U CONTINUING SCHOLARSHIPS

EDWARD & FRANK MCGRATH AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

Logan Frech

Anusha Kunasingam

PEGGY & WILLMONT MACDONNELL SCHOLARSHIP

Melissa Reed

Jadon Fogg

ALGOMA U AWARD OF EXCELLENCE – GOLD

Danielle Bernardo

Ryea Caughill

Melody Doiron

Hannah Egerland

Ryan Fetterly

Samantha Heggart

Keiko Larocque

Lucia Luciani

Holly Reynolds

Celena Serrao

Madelyn Windle

ALGOMA U AWARD OF EXCELLENCE – SILVER

Patrick Blanch

Hailey Boisvert-Buckley

Mitchel Burch

Mitchell Bussineau

Nikolas Cheeseman

Giovannie Console

Sara Couturier

Amanda DuBois

Courtney Dukes

Anik Graves

Joey Hodges

Eryka Jones

Sydney Kent

Kate Lapish

Hannah Lindsay

Taylor Madonna

Cheryn Mcdonald

Sean Mertes

Bryanna Pearson

Winter Pearson

Skyler Perron

Kaitlyn Plastino

Tomas Pochtaruk

Christopher Rosso

Julia Simon

Jenna Solomon

Ciara Spina

Jordan Trudeau

Riley Tubaro

Makenna Wiebe

Rebecca Wylie

Angela Zanatta

ALGOMA U AWARD OF EXCELLENCE – BRONZE

Kelley Balfour

Matthew Battisti

Moira Boucher

Andrew Carlson

Cori Charlebois

Alicia Cook

Mya Denneny

Carolyn Devon

Liam Dingle

Victoria Fitzgerald

Alyssa Grondin

Jenna Hulkkonen

Jared Kelly

Michael Maione

Nicole Misasi

Rhiannon Polischuk

Kai Pulkkinen

Brianna Smith

Alexis Trigiani-Kirkwood

Rafael Valentini

Michael Webster

Breanna Williams

Jordan Winter

JOHN R. RHODES SCHOLARSHIP

Sophia Hicks

Erin Riley

Sarah Van Boerdonk

CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF SAULT STE. MARIE ADMISSION SCHOLARSHIP I

Justin Bell  

Angelika Luczinski

Celeste Mathieu

ALGOMA UNIVERSITY ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

Tayjmattie Dhanrajh

Hilary Evans

Lauren Febbraro

Cash Giardino

Desiree Hardy

Brittny Hurst

Jake Kment

Stephanie Maki

Brooke Mortimer

Katelyn Porcheron

Victoria Simmermon

ALGOMA UNIVERSITY PATHWAYS SCHOLARSHIP I

Cassandra Brousseau

Shalissa Hannaberry

Kelsey Ochman

Tanya Lee Parker

ALGOMA UNIVERSITY PATHWAYS SCHOLARSHIP II

Sara Gray

Serena Hill

Katelyn Mclellan

Johannah Misener

Alexandra Patreau

Martina Pulente

Daniel Turco

ABORIGINAL VETERAN’S AWARD, in Memory of J. Edward Boissoneau

Celeste Mathieu

ALGOMA HIGHLANDS CONSERVANCY SCHOLARSHIP

Jake Kment

ALGOMA INSURANCE SCHOLARSHIP

Holly Reynolds

BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL WOMEN SCHOLARSHIP

Tayjmattie Dhanrajh

DR. EDWIN GIESBRECHT MATHEMATICS AWARD

Amanda Bakalarcyzk

GLADYS MCNEICE AWARD

Hailey Buckley

G. VERDI & PRINCESS MARIE JOSE LODGES, ORDER SONES OF ITALY OF CANADA SCHOLARSHIP

Amanda Bakalarcyzk


JOHN DEAKIN BUCKLEY WALTON SCHOLARSHIP

Hilary Evans


JUDGE JOHN HAYS MCDONALD & MRS. VERA MCDONALD MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

Chardon Kozak


KENNETH AND COLLEEN MOODIE SCHOLARSHIP

Martina Pulente


SCOTIABANK INTERNATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP

Aisha Harun

SHINGWAUK ANISHINAABE STUDENTS’ ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP

Tracy Nadon

Quinn Meawasige

SOO MILL & LUMBER COMPANY SCHOLARSHIP

Melissa Reed

THE BOREAL SCHOLARSHIP

Paige Eklund

Celeste Mathieu

THE BUD & ANNE WILDMAN SCHOLARSHIP

Taryn Bobiwash

THE KRESIN ENGINEERING SCHOLARSHIP FOR MATH AND SCIENCE

Amanda DuBois

THE R.N. TAGORE SCHOLARSHIP

Holly Reynolds

THE VERY REVEREND MELETIOS CHRISTOFOROU SCHOLARSHIP

Damian Okungbowa-Ikponmwosa

Share Article