Algoma University staff and faculty, joined by supporters of the Algoma University Foundation's Scholarship and Bursary Program, honoured Algoma University students who have achieved academic excellence over the past year at the 20th Annual Algoma University Student Awards, held at Algoma's Water Tower Inn Wednesday.
Students were awarded scholarships and bursaries for their efforts from a host of supporters.
In some cases the awards are entrance awards, given to first-year students based on academic achievement and involvement at the secondary school level.
First-year Algoma student Taylor Jaehrling, pictured with Algoma University Academic Dean Dr. Arthur Perlini and Registrar David Marasco, received the John R. Rhodes Scholarship.
The John R. Rhodes Scholarship was established in 1979 through donations from friends and family of the late John Rhodes.
The scholarship is valued at $3,000 and is offered each year to a student entering their first year of university studies from secondary school who has demonstrated "academic achievement and community leadership while involved in political, social, or academic activities."
It is renewable for up to three additional years providing the recipient maintains a minimum average of 80 percent each academic year.
18-year-old Jaehrllng, a White Pines Collegiate graduate, excelled in her studies in high school and served as President of the White Pines Student Council for two years, and was also involved with Action for Building a Community that is Drug Free (ABCD).
She is currently enrolled in Algoma's Community Economic and Social Development (CESD) program.
Jaehrling told us: "My father (Norm Jaehrling, formerly of the Sault Ste. Marie Economic Development Corporation) is a community development officer and I've seen what he does for small First Nations communities."
"He's really passionate about it, and that's exactly what I want to do, is travel and help people."
Jaehrling added she plans to get involved in leadership roles at Algoma and hopefully study abroad as well.
At Wednesday's ceremony, Algoma University President Dr. Richard Myers told SooToday.com: "Not only do we honour the students, but we're also able to thank the donors who have made these awards possible."
"Some of them have been supporting us for years, and this is a chance for them to see the students who are benefitting from these awards."
A news release issued by Algoma University follows.
SAULT STE. MARIE - Algoma University's staff and faculty, as well as the supporters of the Algoma University Foundation's Scholarship and Bursary Program, will celebrated the academic achievements of its students tonight at the 20th 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 Dr. Richard Myers, president of Algoma University. "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 provides students with the chance to express their gratitude to the donors who make the awards possible.
Here is a complete list of the 2013 Student Award winners:
ENTRANCE SCHOLARSHIPS
Edward and Frank McGrath Award of Excellence
Leah Hodgson
Carl J. Sanders Scholarship
Andrew Vanderburg
Peggy and Willmont MacDonnell Scholarship
Joshua Egerland
ALGOMA U AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE
Purvis Marine and Palmer Construction Group Platinum
Tyler Wilding
PUC Services Inc. Gold
Brendan Fera
Algoma Financial Group and Pino's get fresh foods Gold
Tyler Harris
Algoma's Water Tower Inn and Suites Silver
Miranda Klimowski
Algoma U Awards of Excellence-PLATINUM
Emily Boylan
Kiaya Lendt
Justin-Peter Stefanizzi
Samantha Charlebois
Pooja Luitel
Gabriella Travaglini
Taylor Cleminson
Ryan Pelletier
Tuesday Verslype
Sean Cook
Mahnoor Saeed
Courtney White
Joshua Gibbs
Adelle Staples
Anastasia Zagordo
Algoma U Awards of Excellence-GOLD
Ryan Alcock
Levi Demour-Iozzo
Karina Maione
Leon Barbeau
Zachariah Dose
Sarah Nadon
Amanda Bell
Alyssa Dovigi
Mathew Pettenuzzo
Justin Bertolissi
Emily Gapp
Jesse Principe
Daya Bhogal
Jennifer Gillies
Mistaya Strom
Fabio Campioni
Karen Harasymiw
Brandon Verrino
Janique Danis
Stephanie Harris
Colin Zorzit
Sydney Davies
Stephanie Jennings
Algoma U Awards of Excellence-SILVER
Alyshia Armstrong
Sarah Eddy
Frances MacInnis
Lillian Bacon
Alecia Finateri
Jessie Macmaster
Karissa Barbarie
Samantha Friyia
Jessica McMillan
Brent Beaulieu
Britt Gallo
Dasan Naylor
Kayla Boyer
Robert Harrison
Samuel Puddister
Heidi Brauner
Brittany King
Kelsey Ruessink
Kian Brooks
Karalynn Krause
Morgan Thomas
Emma Deakin
Taylor Langlais
Danielle Zacchigna
John R. Rhodes Scholarship
Taylor Jaehrling
Corporation of the City of Sault Ste. Marie Admissions Scholarship I
Robert Brown
Michelle Lewis
Erinn Tuomi
Karl Weise
Jonathan Wilson
Algoma University Alumni Entrance Award I
Sean Cook
Algoma University Alumni Entrance Award II
Kerry Moir
Algoma University Alumni Entrance Award III
Rosanne Grbich
Algoma University Alumni Entrance Award IV
Samantha Charlebois
Lions Club of St. Joseph Island Scholarship Award
Sarah Stubbe
Algoma U Diploma Recognition Awards of Excellence I
Jessica Belliveau
Marlene Henry
Hillary Pearse
Brittney Drouin
Erica Kennis
Kylie Pratt
Tonia Dumouchel
Sara-Lynn Lepore
Garth Roussel
Katrina Fernandes
Misriya Marshi
Matthew Yablonski
Janine Gibbs
Kelsey Miller
Jennifer Zahrebelny
Kenisha Grant
Suzette Mullings
Rosanne Grbich
Jenna Murray
Algoma U Diploma Recognition Awards of Excellence II
Sheldon Allen
Nathan Chauvin
Uzma Mahmood
Kayla Anglehart
Erica D'Orazio
Khyandra Schroeter
Ahmeed Bitar
Queensly Irehovbude
Nicole Solis
Stephanie Boisvert
Sandra Jarguz
Juliette Wemigwans
Algoma U Diploma Recognition Awards of Excellence III
Christina Bailey
Brandon Gaudette
Craig Meawasige
Melanie-Kay Beaucage
Terri Glave
Jessica Thibault
Samuel Ciengkuach
Pran Karmakar
Daniella Trevisanutto
Mohamed El-Chanati
Kelly Louttit
Gabriel Barban, P.Eng. Bursary
Tyler Wilding
Paul and Bricken Dalseg, Pioneers of Lake-Of-The-Woods, Student Award
Juliette Wemigwans
Rotary Club of Sault Ste. Marie
Laura Crosson
Chelsey-Ann Waddell
The Hon. Ray and Mary-Kay Stortini Bursary Award
Amanda Bell
The Hon. Ronald A. Irwin Student Leadership Bursary
Felicia Naccarato
Tilt Tammik Music Scholarship
Colin Zorzit
ALGOMA U CONTINUING SCHOLARSHIPS
Edward and Frank McGrath Awards
Madeleine Brodbeck
Carl J. Sanders Scholarship
Connor Flood
Megan Sherwood
Peggy and Willmont MacDonnell Scholarship
Jonathan Krotkiewicz
Jenna Thompson
Algoma U Award of Excellence-PLATINUM
William Skylar Barth
Sarah Hollingsworth
Ashley Sheppard
Ashlie Culina
Selina Hunt
Riley Smith
Victoria Foglia
Tina Newell
Algoma U Award of Excellence-GOLD
Joel Aikens
Spencer Edgar
James Ruckstuhl
Eden Alessandrini
Kelsey Greer
Jessica Schell
Laura Beach
Samy Mohamed
Jacob Smith
Elizabeth Brandeau
Jessica Morin
Kristen Soucy
Cynthia Burmaster
Laura Nanni
Austin Williams
Sarah Byrne
Jennifer Pearson
Algoma U Award of Excellence-SILVER
Stephanie Babcock
Jessica Guthrie
Shannon Luke
Kassidy Bailey
Daniel Harasymiw
Brandon-Lee MacKinnon
Jamie Boissonneault
Kara Hughes
Jonathan Natale
Mekaela Comery
Daniel Imre
Tayler Pino
Daniel Friyia
Catherine Lambert
Brittany Richard
Sarah Grupp
Stacey Laplante
Ian Rowlinson
Corporation of the City of Sault Ste. Marie Admissions Scholarship I
Benjamin Amond
Frederick Ford
Ashley Hunter
Algoma University Achievement Awards
Jamie Beith
Abdulaziz Mohammad Ghani
Tegan Rogers
Diandra Bellerose
Shauna Major
Olusola Soetan
Corey Ellah
Julia Mancuso
Noelle Stratton
Amanda Fluke
Sophie Nash
Elizabeth Thompson
Gabrielle Fogg
Kathleen Oliver
Andrew Wilson
Jordan Fresque
Riki Olszewski
Business and Professional Women Scholarship
Riki Olszewski
Bud and Anne Wildman Scholarship
Nina Kent
G. Verdi and Princess Marie José Lodges Order Sons of Italy of Canada Scholarship
Jamie Beith
Gladys McNeice Award
Ian Rowlinson
John Deakin Buckley Walton Scholarship
Julia Mancuso
John Hayes Jenkinson, B.E.M. Memorial Scholarship in English and History
Elizabeth Brandeau
Austin Williams
Judge John Hays McDonald and Mrs. Vera McDonald Memorial Scholarship
Ian Rowlinson
Kenneth and Colleen Moodie Scholarship
Shauna Major
Leonard Savoie Scholarship
Lauren Olar
Shingwauk Anishinaabe Student Association Scholarship
Diandra Bellerose
Lyndsay-Lee Waddell
Soo Mill and Lumber Company Scholarship
Carlee Wilson
The Kresin Engineering Scholarship for Math and Science
Seamus Jenkin
The Very Reverend Meletios Christoforou Scholarship
Sarah Hollingsworth
William M. Hogg Scholarship
Seamus Jenkin
CONTINUING BURSARIES
Alexander M. Ross Bursary Award
Shauna Major
Kathleen Oliver
Askin Family Bursary Award
Kelsey Burns
Anniesa De Brou
Karissa Kajorinne
Brookfield Power First Nation Environmental Science Student Award
Erin Miller
Christine Paquette Bursary
Jessica Ivison
Dr. Jong You CESD Student Bursary
Nina Kent
Dr. Robert V. d'Amato Student Award
Leo Moore
Edward and Frank McGrath Awards
Zartab Alam
Kyle Karalash
Olivia Pietrangelo
Emily Cain
Michael Maniacco
Leah Senecal
Heather Dukes
Patricia McGonigal
Samuel Warner
Jessica Ivison
Jamal Muckett-Sobers
Elsie Savoie Fine Arts Award
Stephanie Babcock
Gabrielle Fogg
ESSAR Steel Inc. Student Award
Connor Flood
Megan Sherwood
Gerald E. Nori, Q.C. Student Awards
Alissa Begin
Amanda Lindi
Anniesa De Brou
Samuel Warner
Karissa Kajorinne
Gloria Jean Grossett Student Award
Emily Cain
Great-West Life Assistance Fund for Indigenous Students
Diandra Bellerose
Nina Kent
Great-West Life Student Assistance Bursary
Corrina Hodgkinson
Jasmine O'Connor
Johanna Bischoping Bursary
Beatriz Abad
John Patrick Lee
Alissa Begin
Abdiladif Mohamed
John Rowswell, M.Eng, P.Eng, P.E. Bursary
Connor Flood
Katherine Jean Dunster Student Award
Heather Dolan
Kiwanis Club of Lakeshore
Sarah Sponchia
Living Learning Student Assistance Fund
Samy Mohamed
Métis Nation of Ontario Bursary
Diandra Bellerose
Megan Gjos
Kristal Strawbridge
Cory Caple
Jocelyn Moreau
Chelsey-Ann Waddell
Mitchell Case
Bernadette Pizzey
Lyndsay-Lee Waddell
Kimberly Cavanagh
Taylor Smith
OSSTF District 35 - Algoma U Support Staff Bursary Award
Kelsey Burns
Michael Maniacco
Retired Teachers of Ontario - District 3 Algoma
Kyle Karalash
Royal Canadian Legion Branch #25 Achievement Award
Jamie Beith (Computer Science/Information Technology)
Emily Cain (General Arts)
Royal Canadian Branch #25 Veteran's Award
Christine Frenette
Sault Recreation Hockey Association Fun Through Recreation Award
Leo Moore
Corey Ellah
Sault Ste. Marie Zonta Foundation Student Award
Patricia McGonigal
Shingwauk Aboriginal Students Association Student Award
Erin Miller
Students Helping Students Bursary
Jacqueline Ayotte
Heather Dolan
Supporting Science and Technology Bursary Award
Jamie Beith
Jamal Muckett-Sobers
The Hannah Lois Morris Bursary
Heather MacLary
The Henry Lang, Q.C. and Mrs. Helen Lang Law and Justice Bursary
Amanda Lindi
USW Local 2251 Student Award, Established by John Kallio
Jacqueline Ayotte
Tulloch Engineering Student Award
Olivia Pietrangelo
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