Algoma University celebrates outstanding students

NEWS RELEASE
ALGOMA UNIVERSITY
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On Wednesday evening, 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 - 7 p.m.

“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 and Frank McGrath Award of Excellence

• Mia Zagordo

Carl J. Sanders Scholarship 

Breanna Hamilton

Peggy and 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. and David Ellis Architect Inc. (Gold) - Alexa Beith
• Canadian Tire and 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 and Prince Township Scholarship

• Jenna Bannister

The Luu Family Scholarship - Celebrating 40 Years in Canada

• Brianna Willet-Bryze

The Sardar, Rajwant, Paul and 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 and Edward O'Pallie Bursary

• Raina-lynn Brock

Paul and 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 and 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 and Frank McGrath Award of Excellence

• Logan Frech
• Anusha Kunasingam
• Melanie Purificati

Carl J. Sanders Scholarship

• Megan Neal

Peggy and Wilmont 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 and Professional Women Scholarship

• Israa Alabbad

Gladys McNeice Award

• Claudie Lecours

G. Verdi and 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 and 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 Student's Association Scholarship

• Nathan Naveau
• Samantha Pine-Bennett

Soo Mill and Lumber Company Scholarship

• Christopher Rosso

The Boreal Scholarship

• Jake Alphonso
• Anusha Kunasingam

The Bud and 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 and 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 and 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 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 and 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 and 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 and Lloyd Leitch Student-Athlete Award

• Ylane Kouassi

Team Jacobs Follow Your Dreams Award

• Ylane Kouassi 

About Algoma University
Algoma University, established in Sault Ste. Marie in 1965, offers a wide range of degrees and certificates spanning the liberal arts, sciences, and professional disciplines.  The university also offers programming at campus locations in Brampton and Timmins. Algoma University has a special mission to cultivate cross-cultural learning between Indigenous populations and other communities.  For more information, please visit www.algomau.ca.

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