On January 22, 2020, the Algoma University community gathered to celebrate the academic achievements of its students at the 26th Annual Algoma University Student Awards at The Pavilion at Algoma’s Water Tower Inn from 5:00 pm-7:00 pm.
“The students we are honouring tonight are being recognized for their hard work and dedication to their studies and campus community,” 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 acknowledge 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 $751,600 in awards, including entrance and renewable scholarships, as well as entrance and in-course bursaries.
Below is a complete list of the 2019/2020 student award winners:
ENTRANCE SCHOLARSHIPS
EDWARD & FRANK MCGRATH AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
Mia Zagordo
CARL J. SANDERS SCHOLARSHIP
Breanna Hamilton
PEGGY & WILLMONT MACDONNELL SCHOLARSHIP
Mia D’Agostino
ALGOMA U AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE
Purvis Marine (Platinum) – Jessica Yanni
Inzola Construction Inc. (Gold) – Anik Graves
IBI Group Inc. & David Ellis Architect Inc. (Gold) – Alexa Beith
Canadian Tire & Jump Start (Silver) – Paige Ambeault-Matthews
The Water Tower Inn (Silver) – Jackson Hart
ALGOMA U AWARD OF EXCELLENCE – PLATINUM
Desiree Boulter
Quincy Clark
Tayler Greco
Amanda Jeffreys
Ayla Warth
ALGOMA U AWARD OF EXCELLENCE – GOLD
Cora Chambers
Sydney Conrad
Maria De Melo
Maria Garofalo
Hunter Greer
Faith Holmes
Emily Johns
Spencer Keene
Katherine Law
Chloe Martynuck
Braydon Moore
Rebekah Moran
Katie Nippard
Leigha Nippard
Ella Rathwell
Adam Storey
Jacquelyn Wilson
ALGOMA U AWARD OF EXCELLENCE – SILVER
Connor Acorn
Joel Anderson
Katelyn Belfry
Jenna Crombie
Brayden Cullen
Sara Dipasquale
Emily Duchesne
Isobel Farstad
Joyce Go
Amber Goslow
Kaitlyn Grasley
Nathaniel Hallett
Mathew Kirkpatrick
Annika Lane
Kassidy Lanteigne
Bianca Liguori
Makayla Mazzuca
Cierra Meredith
Hannah Morningstar
Gemma Naccarato
Kiana Reuben
Sarah Ryan
Aaron Seccariccia
Natasha Sutton
Timotheus Van Weerden
ALGOMA U AWARD OF EXCELLENCE – BRONZE
Sabrina Adey
Dante Bollers
Chelsea Brunelle
Maitland Bye
Cora Chambers
Roberta Charron
Karina Cognigni
Amanda Direnzo
Victoria Dunham
Anyssa Thea Fernandez
Jalen Gagnon
Kaylan Gagnon
Abigail Hicks
Ceara Kelly
Kyle Lepinski
Olivia Longo
Isaac Lucas
Lauren Manuel
Kaitlyn Mclaughlin
Emma Mcleod
Maria Metry
Mariah Morales
Shayne Struik
Kiersten Thompson
CHANCELLOR’S AWARD
Rakshya Adhikari
Vendanelage Bimandi Minupama De Mel
Jashanpreet Kaur
Loveneet Kaur
Sukhpreet Kaur
Gadha Krishna Meppally
Hemesh Vasantbhai Patel
Sanjit Singh Sall
Hillary Sebastian
Gurpreet Singh
Sanmeet Singh
PRESIDENT’S AWARD
Jasmine
Mehak
Chavannay Bennett
Henna Benzy Johnson
Archana Joy
Hita Kapadia
Kirandeep Kaur
Manpreet Kauyr
Navjot Kaur
Sarabjeet Kaur
Bao Tran Luu
Preeti Middha
Devika Ramabhadran
Ritika Ritika
Muhammad Shakeel Samidon
Gurkirandeep Kaur Sandhu
Gurpreet Singh
Tejwinder Singh
Jatin Thadani
Duc Ngoc Hong Tran
Lexine Williams
Victoria Zikiye
DEAN’S AWARD
Prabhleen Bhatia
Manuka Akalanka Hettiarachchige
Tresa Rose Jemy
Balpinder Kaur
Gurpreet Kaur
Sukhpal Kaur
Aswinkumar Killikulangara
Aditee Koirala
Hosea Mamo
Ayaka Nakashima
Joel Shaju
Jophin Shaju
Anmol Singh
Gagandeep Singh
Sushant Singh
Sanjay Thapa
Millicent Madeline Zuze
JOHN R. RHODES SCHOLARSHIP
Claudia Aguas
CITY OF SAULT STE. MARIE ADMISSION SCHOLARSHIP I
Raina-lynn Brock
Molly Miller
CITY OF SAULT STE. MARIE ADMISSION SCHOLARSHIP II
Hailey Mccarthy
ALUMNI ENTRANCE AWARD – I
Kaitlyn Grasley
ALUMNI ENTRANCE AWARD – IV
Tayler Greco
ALGOMA UNIVERSITY PATHWAYS SCHOLARSHIP I
Amy Augello
Jenna Bannister
Alysha Belec
Michelle Benedict
Sarah Boudreau
Erika Cochrane
Ramona Darlington
Shelby Delarosbil
Kenneth Dynia
Mercedes Edwards
Adam Fahrer
Ashley Fedorowich
Kristen Gauthier
Dave Graham
Alison Grant
Stacie Guillemette
Destiney Harper
Autumn Hay-Beharriell
Katrinka Hornby
Rebecca Irwin
Tekie Isac
Carina Joneit
Taneisha Lawrence
Ariella Lightstone
Spencer Longshaw
Jenna Mackenzie
Nicole Miller
Nolan Murray
Caleb Pears
Jamie Petty
Florina Plourde
Siobhan Rasheed
Shawna Redskye
Kiana Reuben
Jacob Roy
Mandie-lee Russon
Mercedes Ryan
Spencer Simpson
Kyle Slater
Jasmine Smiley
Mallory Solomon
Daniel Turco
Shannon Vogl
Cieanna Walcott
Hannah Watson
Denise Wysynski
ALGOMA UNIVERSITY RECOGNITION AWARD
Shannon Blake
Katja Karhi
Kathleen Mcdonagh-Forest
Amber Mckay
Amber Myers
Shemia Nelson
DR. DAVID WALDE HUMANITARIAN SCHOLARSHIP
Jamie Petty
PRINCE WOMEN’S INSTITUTE & PRINCE TOWNSHIP SCHOLARSHIP
Jenna Bannister
THE LUU FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP – CELEBRATING 40 YEARS IN CANADA
Brianna Willet-Bryze
THE SARDAR, RAJWANT, PAUL & ANITA SOHI FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP
Quincy Clark
TD ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE SCHOLARSHIP
Nathan Earle
ALGOMA U ENTRANCE BURSARIES
GABRIEL BARBAN, P. ENG. BURSARY
Joyce Go
Amber Goslow
MOYRA & EDWARD O’PALLIE BURSARY
Raina-lynn Brock
PAUL & BRICKEN DALSEG, PIONEERS OF LAKE-OF-THE-WOODS STUDENT AWARD
Desiree Boulter
ROTARY CLUB OF SAULT STE. MARIE BURSARY
Mia D’Agostino
Ethan Keeler-cox
SAULT NORTH ROTARY BURSARY
Mia D’Agostino
THE ADNET BURSARY, IN MEMORY OF WILFRED LEFRESNE
Dipeeka Luitel
THE HONOURABLE RAY & MARY-KAY STORTINI BURSARY
Isobel Farstad
THE HONOURABLE RONALD A. IRWIN STUDENT LEADERSHIP BURSARY
Isobel Farstad
THE LAND STEWARDSHIP FUND
Jaime Brideau
Jenilee Neveau
THE LUU FAMILY BURSARY – PROUD TO BE CANADIAN
Nathan Earle
Brianna Willet-Bryze
ALGOMA U CONTINUING SCHOLARSHIPS
EDWARD & FRANK MCGRATH AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
Logan Frech
Anusha Kunasingam
Melanie Purificati
CARL J. SANDERS SCHOLARSHIP
Megan Neal
PEGGY & WILLMONT MACDONNELL SCHOLARSHIP
Tanner Boyle
ALGOMA U AWARD OF EXCELLENCE – PLATINUM
Benjamin Macdonald
ALGOMA U AWARD OF EXCELLENCE – GOLD
Kelly Balfour
Simon Bobok
Michael Buffone
Amanda Dubois
Kyle Gauthier
Anik Graves
Kara Gruyters
Sarah Jones
Sean Mertes
Skyler Perron
Christopher Rosso
Rebecca Wylie
ALGOMA U AWARD OF EXCELLENCE – SILVER
Patrick Blanch
Simon Bobok
Sara Boyer
Mitchell Bussineau
Andrew Carlson
Abigail Carr
Julia Casagrande
Megan Chandler
Carolyn Devon
Liam Dingle
Melody Doiron
Brandon Dukes
Ryan Fetterly
Maria Filice
Katelyn Fischer
Noah Graves
Isabella Ingriselli
Nicholas Keenan
Emma Kelly
Claudie Lecours
Hannah Lindsay
Nathaniel Lunau
Nicole Misasi
Georgia Moore-Mcleod
Elizabeth Neish
Kaitlyn Plastino
Kai Pulkkinen
Celena Serrao
Graham Slater
Aexis Trigiani-Kirkwood
Rafael Valentini
Makenna Wiebe
Madelyn Windle
Angela Zanatta
ALGOMA U AWARD OF EXCELLENCE – BRONZE
Andrew Arndt
Larayne Assiniwai
Matthew Battisti
Taylor Bool
Skyla Caron
Cori Charlebois
Katryna Chorney
Victoria Colp
Colton Evans
Sierra Gagne
Alyssa Grondin
Joya Gunn
Richelle Harris
Serena Hill
Linsay Horton
Avery Litke
Michael Maione
Cheryn Mcdonald
Mackenzie Nystedt
Madelynn O’Hare
Kirstin Periard
Rhiannon Polischuk
Emilee Rossetto
Emily Scarpino
Jenna Solomon
Victoria White
CHANCELLOR’S AWARD
Weda Arrachchige Abeygunawardena
Paola Abreu Medina
Jorge Torres Reyes
JOHN R. RHODES SCHOLARSHIP
Payton Beilhartz
Sophie Hicks
Erin Riley
CITY OF SAULT STE. MARIE ADMISSION SCHOLARSHIP I
Jacob Culp
ALGOMA UNIVERSITY ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Juan Brito
Cash Giardino
Carina Joneit
Katja Karhi
Jennifer Laflamme
Amber Mckay
Shemia Nelson
Sophie Priddle
Abigail Wolfe
ALGOMA UNIVERSITY PATHWAYS SCHOLARSHIP II
Mohammed Ali
Jake Alphonso
Colter Assiniwai
Shannon Blake
Stephanie Boehm
Skyla Caron
Cassandra Chester
Makayla Fallis
Shawn Freeman
Abby-Gail Gaudreault
Shalissa Hannaberry
Serena Hill
Karli Kelly
Emilia Krohn
Brittany Ann Leach
Tanya Ogrins
Ana Palma Tobar
Tanya Lee Parker
Carly Roy
Kelsey Savard
Mackenzie Tomiuk
Sydney Widdifield
ALGOMA HIGHLANDS CONSERVANCY SCHOLARSHIP
Amanda Dubois
ALGOMA INSURANCE SCHOLARSHIP
Alexander Schuran
BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL WOMEN SCHOLARSHIP
Israa Alabbad
GLADYS MCNEICE AWARD
Claudie Lecours
G. VERDI & PRINCESS MARIE JOSE LODGES, ORDER SONS OF ITALY OF CANADA SCHOLARSHIP
Giovanni Console
JOHN DEAKIN BUCKLEY WALTON SCHOLARSHIP
Samantha Pine-Bennett
JOHN HAYES JENKINSON, B.E.M. MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Claudie Lecours
JUDGE JOHN HAYS MCDONALD & MRS. VERA MCDONALD MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Katryna Chorney
KENNETH AND COLLEEN MOODIE SCHOLARSHIP
Stacey Greene
MARIS PONE SCHOLARSHIP
Colton Read
SCOTIABANK INTERNATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP
Khadyja Claxton
SHINGWAUK ANISHINAABE STUDENTS’ ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP
Nathan Naveau
Samantha Pine-Bennett
SOO MILL & LUMBER COMPANY SCHOLARSHIP
Christopher Rosso
THE BOREAL SCHOLARSHIP
Jake Alphonso
Anusha Kunasingam
THE BUD & ANNE WILDMAN SCHOLARSHIP
Samantha Pine-Bennett
THE KRESIN ENGINEERING SCHOLARSHIP FOR MATH AND SCIENCE
Anusha Kunasingam
THE MICHAEL GEKAS STUDENT LIFE SCHOLARSHIP
Tyler Murphy
THE R.N. TAGORE SCHOLARSHIP
Martina Pulente
THE VERY REVEREND MELETIOS CHRISTOFOROU SCHOLARSHIP
Kayla Gallo
ALGOMA U CONTINUING BURSARIES
ALEXANDER M. ROSS BURSARY AWARD
Bridget Barton
ALGOMA STEEL INC. STUDENT AWARD
Giovanni Console
Colton Read
ALZHEIMER SOCIETY OF SAULT STE. MARIE & ALGOMA DISTRICT BURSARY
Victoria Colp
ASKIN FAMILY BURSARY
Cassandra Boivin
Brandon Dwyer
Aishia Harun
BROOKFIELD POWER FIRST NATION ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE STUDENT AWARD
Celeste Mathieu
DR. ROBERT V. D’AMATO STUDENT AWARD
Isobel Barker
EDWARD & FRANK MCGRATH BURSARY AWARD
Katryna Chorney
Cash Giardino
Richelle Harris
Yves Tambwe Lubemba Mundala
Abigail Wolfe
ELSIE ANNE SAVOIE FINE ARTS AWARD
Isobel Barker
Melissa Hopf
GERALD E. NORI, Q.C. STUDENT AWARD
Alexandria Cote-O’Brien
Chardon Kozak
Sierra Mannarino
Richard Peprah
Peter Wetuvanga
GLORIA JEAN GROSSETT STUDENT AWARD
Aimee Garland
GREAT WEST LIFE STUDENT ASSISTANCE BURSARY
Kayla Gallo
Damian Okungbowa-Ikponmwosa
GREAT WEST LIFE ASSISTANCE BURSARY FOR INDIGENOUS STUDENTS
Desiree Hardy
JOHANNA BISCHOPING BURSARY
Elvis Boakye
Irene Gray
Amanda Hardisty
Ana Palma Tobar
Richard Peprah
Carly Roy
JOHN ROWSWELL, M.ENG., P.ENG., P.E. BURSARY AWARD
Elvis Boakye
JUDGE M.G. GOULD STUDENT AWARD
Angela Julian
KATHERINE JEAN DUNSTER STUDENT AWARD
Stephanie Boehm
KIWANIS CLUB OF LAKESHORE
Tanya Lee Parker
KIWANIS CLUB OF SAULT STE. MARIE BURSARY
Ana Palma Tobar
Pravdeep Sahota
LIVING LEARNING STUDENT ASSISTANCE AWARD
Charles Ihejiahi
MÉTIS NATION OF ONTARIO
Celeste Mathieu
Karrie-Ann Rutledge-Oliver
Kristal Strawbridge
OSSTF DISTRICT 35 – ALGOMA U SUPPORT STAFF BURSARY
Brandon Dwyer
Kristen Eagles
PROFESSOR TONY SHARMAN BURSARY, IN MEMORY OF LESLEY SHARMAN, AUC STUDENT 1979-81
Bridget Barton
RETIRED TEACHERS OF ONTARIO – DISTRICT 3 ALGOMA
Amanda Hardisty
ROTARY CLUB OF SAULT STE. MARIE (CONTINUING)
Elizabeth Budge
SARDAR & RAJWANT SOHI ROTARY BURSARY
Shyan Campbell
SAULT RECREATION HOCKEY ASSOCIATION FUN THROUGH RECREATION AWARD
Aksel Pollari
Zack Robert
SAULT STE MARIE ZONTA FOUNDATION STUDENT AWARD
Victoria White
SHINGWAUK ANISHINAABE STUDENTS’ ASSOCIATION STUDENT AWARD
Amanda Hardisty
Angela Julian
STEELWORKERS 2251 STUDENT AWARD, ESTABLISHED BY JOHN KALLIO
Mia Zagordo
STUDENTS HELPING STUDENTS BURSARY
Stephanie Boehm
Victoria Colp
Amanda Dubois
Kristen Eagles
Taylor Egan
Karly Fracalanza
Sarah Franz
Nicole Lui
Anders Pedersen
Zack Robert
Pravdeep Sahota
Alexander Schuran
Dana Simpson
Victoria White
THE CHARLIE HUNTER BURSARY
Amanda Hardisty
THE IAN W. HOLLINGWORTH SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY BURSARY
Shyan Campbell
THE HANNAH LOIS MORRIS BURSARY
Ana Palma Tobar
THE PART TIME STUDIES BURSARY
Tanya Lee Parker
THE PETER MCGREGOR MEMORIAL AWARD
Peter Wetuvanga
THE SYLVAN VALLEY BURSARY
Amanda Dubois
Aksel Pollari
TULLOCH ENGINEERING STUDENT AWARD
Elvis Boakye
USW LOCAL 9548
Brianna Smith
ALGOMA U ATHLETIC AWARDS
THE CROSS-COUNTRY STUDENT ATHLETE AWARD
Nicholas Keenan
Kelsey Ochman
DR. LOU & MAE LUKENDA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION AWARD
Ylane Kouassi
Peter Wetuvanga
ELVI & LLOYD LEITCH STUDENT ATHLETE AWARD
Ylane Kouassi
TEAM JACOBS FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS AWARD
Ylane Kouassi
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