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ALGOMA UNIVERSITY
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Last night, the Algoma University community gathered 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 - 7 p.m.
“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 and Frank McGrath Award of Excellence
- Melanie Purificati
Carl J. Sanders Scholarship
- Megan Neal
Peggy and Willmont MacDonnell Scholarship
- Tanner Boyle
- Purvis Marine - Platinum Claudie Lecours
- Canadian Tire and 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 and 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 and Edward O'Pallie Bursary
- Avery Litke
Paul and Bricken Dalseg, Pioneers of Lake-of-the-Woods Student Awards
- 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 and 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 and Frank McGrath Award of Excellence
- Logan Frech
- Anusha Kunasingam
Peggy and 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
- 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 Admissions 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 and Professional Women Scholarship
- Tayjmattie Dhanrajh
Dr. Edwin Giesbrecht Mathmatics Award
- Amanda Bakalarcyzk
Gladys McNeice Award
- Hailey Buckley
G. Verdi and Princess Marie Jose Lodges, Order Sones of Italy of Canada Scholarship
- Amanda Bakalarcyzk
John Deakin Buckley Walton Scholarship
- Hilary Evans
Judge John Hays McDonald and 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
- Melissa Reed
The Boreal Scholarship
- Paige Eklund
- Celeste Mathieu
The Bud and 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
The Hogg Family Endowment For the Carolyn Harrington Award
- Samantha Samuels
Algoma U. Continuing Bursaries
Alexander M. Ross Bursary Award
- Hailey Buckley
- Karrie-Ann Rutledge-Oliver
Algoma Steel Inc. Student Award
- Noah Sartoretto
- Colton Read
Alzheimer Society of Sault Ste. Marie and Algoma District Bursary
- Stephanie Maki
Askin Family Bursary
- Farah Alfar
- Cassandra Boivin
- Shalissa Hannaberry
- Simran Patel
Brookfield Power First National Environmental Science Student Award
- Brooke Mortimer
Dr Jong You CESD Stuent Award
- Katelynn Porcheron
Dr. Robert V. D'Amato Student Award
- Keiko Larocque
Edward and Frank McGrath Bursary Award
- Madison Bifano
- Hailey Buckley
- Ryan Fetterly
- Samantha Heggart
- Chardon Kozak
- Keiko Larocque
- Michael Maione
- Melissa Reed
- Holly Reynolds
- Zack Robert
- Noah Sartoretto
- Alexander Schuran
- Julia Simon
Elsie Anne Savoie Fine Arts Award
- Isobel Barker
- Irene Gray
Evan D. Young Memorial Student Award
- Miranda Caruso
Gerald E. Nori, Q.C. Student Award
- Michael Dhliwayo
- Charles Ihejiahi
- Colton Read
- Joshua Sales
- Victoria White
Gloria Jean Grossett Student Award
- Therese Lewis
Great West Life Student Assistance Bursary
- Kehinde Ogunsola
- Abdul Basit Shaikh
Great West Life Assistance Bursary for Indigenous Students
- Therese Lewis
Johanna Bischoping Bursary
- Amanda Bakalarczyk
- Cash Giardino
- Therese Lewis
- Tanya Lee Parker
- Anders Pedersen
- Desiree Watson
John Rowswell, M.ENG., P.ENG., P.E. Bursary Award
- Lauren Febbraro
Katharine Jean Dunster Student Award
- Jennifer Coleman
Kiwanis Club of Lakeshore
- Kristal Strawbridge
Kiwanis Club of Sault Ste. Marie Bursary
- Michael Dhliwayo
- Martina Pulente
- Richard Lin
Metis Nation of Ontario
- Jared Coombs
- Emily Faubert
- Celeste Mathieu
- Karrie-Ann Rutledge-Oliver
- Kristal Strawbridge
OSSTF District 35 – Algoma U Support Staff Bursary
- Brandon Dwyer
- Samantha Emerson
Professor Tony Sharman Bursary, in Memory of Lesley Sharman, AUC Student 1979-81
- Keiko Larocque
Retired Teachers of Ontario - District 3 Algoma
- Alexander Schuran
Rotary Club of Sault Ste. Marie (Continuing)
- Elizabeth Budge
Sardar and Rajwant Sohi Rotary Bursary
- Aksel Pollari
Sault Recreation Hockey Association Fun Through Recreation Award
- Miranda Caruso
- Samantha Giuliani
Sault Ste. Marie Professional Fire Fighters, Local 529 Social Work Bursary
- Stephanie Maki
Sault Ste. Marie Professional Fire Fighters, Local 529 Bachelor of Business Administration
- Ryan Fetterly
Sault Ste. Marie Zonta Foundation Student Award
- Desiree Watson
Shingwauk Anishinaabe Students’ Association Bursary
- Therese Lewis
Shingwauk Anishinaabe Students’ Association Student Award
- Courtney Fiacconi
Steelworkers 2251 Student Award, Established by John Kallio
- Jacqueline Tett
Students Helping Students Bursary
- Bassel Alkosani
- Daniel Biocchi
- Sarah Chikoski
- Jennifer Coleman
- Katrina Lamothe
- Cheryl Link
- Jessie MacMaster
- Devon Montgomery
- Kristal Strawbridge
- Jacqueline Tett
- Brianna Wilson
Supporting Science and Technology Bursary
- Amanda DuBois
- Aksel Pollari
The Hannah Lois Morris Bursary
- Cheryl Link
The Henry Lang, Q.C. and Mrs. Helen Lang Law & Justice Bursary
- Samantha Heggart
The Elvi and Lloyd Leitch Continuing Bursary
- Keiko Larocque
The Luu Family WUSC Student Assistance Award
- Monica Manaliyo
The Part Time Studies Bursary
- Sarah Chikoski
- Daniel Secondi
The Peter McGregor Memorial Award
- Peter Wetuvanga
The Sylvan Valley Bursary
- Amanda DuBois
- Brooke Mortimer
Tullok Engineering Student Award
- Bassel Alkosani
USW Local 9548
- Jacob Mitchell
- Brianna Smith
Algoma U Athletic Awards
The Cross-Country Student Athlete Award- Lucia Luciani
- Aksel Pollari
Dr. Lou and Mae Lukenda Charitable Foundation Award
- Farah Alfar
- Brandon Dwyer
Team Jacobs Follow Your Dreams Award
- Avery Litke
About Algoma University
Algoma University was established in 1965 and is located in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Algoma University is a small, undergraduate, teaching-focused university that places an emphasis on serving the needs of Northern Ontario. Algoma University offers a wide range of degrees spanning the liberal arts, sciences, and professional disciplines. As a partner with Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig and the Children of Shingwauk Alumni Association, Algoma University has a special mission to cultivate cross-cultural learning between Indigenous populations and other communities. Algoma University also offers satellite programming in Brampton and Timmins.
For more information, please visit our website.
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