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Awards

Faculty Medals

Faculty medals are awarded annually by each faculty to the student graduating from an undergraduate program who has achieved the highest cumulative GPA in the courses required for their degree, as approved by the dean of the faculty.

Faculty of Business and Information Technology

Alexander Maxwell Keith
Bachelor of Information Technology (Honours), Networking and Information Technology Security

Mitch And Leslie Frazer Faculty Of Education

Nicole Marie Grozdanis
Bachelor of Education

Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science

Daanyaal Khan Tahir
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours),
Software Engineering, Co-operative Education

Faculty of Health Sciences

Ayodeji John Oluwaseun Olukoya
Bachelor of Health Sciences (Honours), Medical Laboratory Science

Faculty of Science

Japnit Kaur Ahuja
Bachelor of Science (Honours), Computer Science

Faculty of Social Science & Humanities

Ramesah Mahmood Syed
Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Psychology

Outstanding Thesis Awards

Outstanding Thesis Awards recognize a student graduating from a thesis-based master’s program and a student from a thesis-based doctoral program whose thesis has made, or is expected to make, a significant contribution to their field of study.

2024 Outstanding Master’s Thesis Award Recipient

Jennifer Susan Nichols
The identification of novel cys-loop receptor genes in Dirofilaria immitis
Master of Science in Applied Bioscience

2024 Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award Recipient

Lin Saleem
Thesis Title: Effects of Dietary Fiber Components and Gut Microbiota Products on the Immune System: A Focus on Grape Pomace as a Novel Source of Fermentable Substrates and Bioactives
Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Bioscience

Governor General’s Academic Medals

The Governor General’s Academic Medal was first awarded in 1873 by the Earl of Dufferin, and has since become one of the most prestigious awards a student in a Canadian educational institution can receive. The Governor General of Canada continues the tradition of encouraging scholarship across the nation and recognizing outstanding students.

Gold Medal
The Gold Medal is awarded annually to the student graduating from a graduate-level program who has achieved the highest cumulative grade point average (GPA) in the courses required for the degree, as approved by the Admissions and Scholarship Committee.

2024 Governor General’s Gold Medal Recipient

Ahmed Sheir
Doctor of Philosophy, Electrical and Computer Engineering


Silver Medal
The Silver Medal is awarded annually to the student graduating from an undergraduate program who has achieved the highest cumulative grade point average (GPA) in the courses required for the degree as approved by the Admissions and Scholarship Committee.

2024 Governor General’s Silver Medal Recipient

Japnit Kaur Ahuja
Bachelor of Science (Honours), Computer Science

Awards for Teaching Excellence

The university recognizes instructors who have demonstrated excellence in teaching. These awards distinguish those who have significantly enhanced the quality of learning for students through innovation and commitment, by fostering new instructional practices and learning activities, and through engagement in the scholarship of teaching and learning.

Teaching Excellence Award

Thomas McMorrow, PhD
Faculty of Social Science and Humanities

Early Career Teaching Award

Emilia King, PhD
Faculty of Social Science and Humanities

Learning Reimagined Award

Brenda Jacobs, PhD
Mitch and Leslie Frazer Faculty of Education

Openness in Education Award

Ana Duff, PhD
Faculty of Business and Information Technology

Teaching Assistant Excellence Award

Hailey Tabbert
Faculty of Health Sciences

Tim Mctiernan Student Mentorship Award

Lindsay Malloy, PhD
Faculty of Social Science and Humanities

Student Choice Awards

Nelson Amaral, PhD
Faculty of Business and Information Technology

Atef Mohany, PhD
Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science

Brenda Jacobs, PhD
Mitch and Leslie Frazer Faculty of Education

Syed Qadri, MD, PhD
Faculty of Health Sciences

Rupinder Brar, PhD
Faculty of Science

Logan Ewanation, PhD
Faculty of Social Science and Humanities