Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College Seventy-sixth Convocation
Friday, June 18, 2021, 12:00 p.m. Virtual Ceremony
Our Vision An academic institution recognised for creating leaders in spinal health.
Our Mission Deliver world class chiropractic education, research and patient care.
Our History The Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College (CMCC) was established by chiropractors who had gathered from across Canada to create a central association for the profession. It was their vision to establish an academic institution that would espouse a high standard of chiropractic education and become a catalyst for the cohesive development of chiropractic in Canada.
CMCC opened its doors on September 18, 1945, welcoming a large class of veterans returning from World War II. CMCC served Canada as the sole provider of chiropractic education until 1993, when a francophone program was established at l’Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières in Quebec. As a result, the majority of today’s practising chiropractors in Canada are graduates of CMCC.
CMCC is accredited by the Council on Chiropractic Education Canada of the Federation of Canadian Chiropractic. It provides postgraduate chiropractic residency programs in Chiropractic Clinical Sciences, Diagnostic Imaging and Chiropractic Sports Sciences. In 2005, CMCC became the first private institution to offer a professional health care degree under the Government of Ontario’s Post-secondary Education Choice and Excellence Act, 2000.
Upon conferring of degrees today, members of the Class of 2021 will join a rich legacy of chiropractors who are making an impact in health care across Canada and around the world. With over 8,000 alumni in 55 countries, CMCC graduates not only work in private practice and multidisciplinary health care settings, but also in research, in teaching and in public policy development. The future of chiropractic is bright – and with the enthusiasm and promise of the graduates we celebrate today, so too is the future of health care.
O Canada Emma Heimbecker, BScKin Class of 2021
Master of Ceremonies Kimberley Kelly, MA Director, Student Affairs
Welcoming Remarks Richard Mercier, DC Chair, Board of Governors
Presidential Opening Remarks David Wickes, DC, MA President
Valedictory Address Luke Leggo, BScKin
Convocation Address Ian Coulter, PhD Senior Health Policy Researcher, RAND Corporation
Graduate Certification Completion of Graduate Residency Program Christine Bradaric-Baus, BSc, PhD Vice President, Academic
Admission of Graduation Christine Bradaric-Baus, BSc, PhD
Conferral of the Degree David Wickes, DC, MA
President’s Address David Wickes, DC, MA
Closing Remarks Kimberley Kelly, MA
CMCC is proud to present the Class of 2021 Congratulations! Froher Ahmadi
Mary Brynne Billings
Ottawa, ON
Markham, ON
Marco Louis Aldrovandi
Stephanie Joan Birtig‡
Richmond Hill, ON
Oakville, ON
Maheen Andleeb
Elyse Ashley Black
Toronto, ON
Thornhill, ON
Corey Armstrong†
Kristy Ann Blair
Saint John, NB
Toronto, ON
Marina Askander
Vanessa Marie Blaquiere
Stouffville, ON
Cornwall, PE
Mark Edward Asquith†
Lauren Catherine Boilard
Oshawa, ON
Cranbrook, BC
Stefano Francesco Augurusa*
Gregory William Bolger
Woodbridge, ON
Waterloo, ON
Tiffany Noelle Bacon
Nathan S. Boon-van Mossel†
Port Perry, ON
Ottawa, ON
Madison Alexandra Baile
Denilea Ashley Bueno
Aurora, ON
Windsor, ON
Zoya Bashir
Evan Scott Canzi
Aurora, ON
Fergus, ON
Krystyna Bellisario‡
Alicia V. Castelhano
Woodbridge, ON
Hamilton, ON
Rebecca J. Bermel‡
Jacob Angelo Ceccanese
Cranbrook, BC
Vaughan, ON
Krupa Bhatt
Ha Young Choi
Brampton, ON
Calgary, AB
Nicholas Chow
Indervir Dhami
Scarborough, ON
Woodbridge, ON
Man Ning Catherine Chu
Dominique Dickson
Thornhill, ON
Moncton, NB
Andrew Chung
Grace Ellen Michele Diezel‡
Etobicoke, ON
Minden, ON
Mackenzie Alexandria Clemens‡
Joshua John Dlugokecki
Newcastle, ON
Waterloo, ON
Genevieve Lillian Connolly‡
Sarah Jane Donaldson
Marystown, NL
Orillia, ON
Emma Kristina Coughler†
Jaime Marie Downey
London, ON
Kitchener, ON
Thomas Jeremy Peter Coughler‡
Nicholas Downey
Port Hope, ON
Lindsay, ON
Brogan Bailey Rose Courtney*
Myles D. Drakes
Picton, ON
Vaughan, ON
Kristina Cukic‡
Bogdan Dubrovskiy
Vancouver, BC
Toronto, ON
Clinton James Cybulski
Garrett Duff
Kitchener, ON
Sudbury, ON
Sefrah Daviduck*
Samantha Margaret Duncan
Red Deer, AB
Aurora, ON
Adam DeBruyne†
Evan Peter Elliott
Sault Ste. Marie, ON
Fonthill, ON
Kayli Elyse Demirli‡
Zoë Chrysoula Fasoulakis†
Toronto, ON
Vancouver, BC
Kevin Rajin Deoraj
Shelby Nicole Fedusiak‡
Ajax, ON
Melfort, SK
Graduation Honours ‡ Summa Cum Laude † Magna Cum Laude *Cum Laude
Cumulative Grade Point Average of 3.90 or above Cumulative Grade Point Average of 3.80 to 3.89 Cumulative Grade Point Average of 3.70 to 3.79
Shauney Reanne Fischer
Lucrecia Aviera Hardowar
Wallaceburg, ON
Markham, ON
Ryan Nicholas Fitzgerald*
Michael Jacob Hayes†
Ajax, ON
Quispamsis, NB
Nicole Quinn Fowlie
Emma Heimbecker‡
Waterloo, ON
Orangeville, ON
Lauryn Friesen†
Alysha M. Hergott*
Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON
Ayr, ON
Umang Sanjay Gandhi*
Milcah Hiemstra
Brampton, ON
Bowmanville, ON
Megan Gibson
Saima Noreen Hossain
Richmond Hill, ON
Markham, ON
Mackenzie Aaron Gingerich*
Stephanie Hua-Nguyen
Tavistock, ON
Vancouver, BC
Heather Leanne Godkin
Steacy Elizabeth Huff*
Exeter, ON
Kingston, ON
Jamie Daniel Gorlick†
Ryan Stewart Jenken
Toronto, ON
Lucan, ON
Kevin Patrick Haines†
Hyeong Jo Jeong
Winnipeg, MB
Toronto, ON
Melissa Jean Hamilton*
Melissa Christine Johannes
Courtice, ON
Kitchener, ON
Sarah Elisabeth Hampton*
Chantal Joseph
Capreol, ON
Ajax, ON
Brittany Hannan
Megan Kamphuis†
Erin, ON
London, ON
Kaitlyn Victoria Hanson
Nicholas James Karavanas
Waterloo, ON
Markham, ON
Zafeer Altaf Sadrudin Karim
Andrew M. Lee Chan
Edmonton, AB
Thornhill, ON
Joseph E. Kawun
Luke Robert Leggo‡
Orangeville, ON
Drayton Valley, AB
Brandon Mark Kehoe
Sydney Victoria Hubbel Leguard†
Falmouth, NS
Cobourg, ON
Erica Taylor Kehoe
Francis Rae Lekness
London, ON
Calgary, AB
Ronny Ho-Long Keung*
Chin Yuan Li*
Toronto, ON
Vancouver, BC
Saba Khorrami
Tiffany A.S. Lim
Richmond Hill, ON
Toronto, ON
Khashayar Khoshmashrab
Clare Lindon†
Richmond Hill, ON
Sudbury, ON
Isaac Kim†
Chelsea Jane Lorimer‡
Toronto, ON
Mississauga, ON
Kandice Kissoondath
Edward Jinzhi Lu*
Mississauga, ON
Vancouver, BC
Nicole M. Kosta*
Joshua Ngai Fone Luk
Mississauga, ON
Calgary, AB
Brittany Kucharski
Derick Luu
Kingsville, ON
Toronto, ON
Renée Landry*
Donald William Henry Mackintosh
Sudbury, ON
Vancouver, BC
Emily Jane Laudi‡
Dane Nicolas Martin-Falla*
Brampton, ON
Ottawa, ON
Christine Thi Le
Chantelle L. Maryuen
Mississauga, ON
Markham, ON
Graduation Honours ‡ Summa Cum Laude † Magna Cum Laude *Cum Laude
Cumulative Grade Point Average of 3.90 or above Cumulative Grade Point Average of 3.80 to 3.89 Cumulative Grade Point Average of 3.70 to 3.79
Pavan Matharu†
Mikayla Nickle*
Mississauga, ON
Dryden, ON
Bradley David McGarr†
Cory Douglas Niedjalski‡
Niagara Falls, ON
Langley, BC
Kelsey Renee McGonigal‡
Nona Nikzad
Edmonton, AB
Toronto, ON
Christina Jeanine McTavish†
Dharani Nimal*
Petrolia, ON
Mississauga, ON
Sarah Middlemiss*
Matthew Patrick O’Brien
Kirkland Lake, ON
Mississauga, ON
Melinda Elaine Mitchell
Chad Wesley Bernard Oliver†
Brighton, ON
Bracebridge, ON
Stavroula Stephanie Christina Morfidis†
Morgyn Elise Olmstead†
Bowmanville, ON
Moose Jaw, SK
Danielle Moscall-Varey*
Jonathan Ken Oosterhof
Port Dover, ON
Kitchener, ON
Blair Paul Murphy‡
Conner Eric Overstrom*
Victoria, BC
Niagara Falls, ON
Steven William Murray‡
Kelsey Anne Pardy
Toronto, ON
Belleville, ON
Scott Joseph Nabata
Cassandra Parker‡
Kamloops, BC
Pembroke, ON
Rami Nashi†
Remi Frema Pearl†
Toronto, ON
Ottawa, ON
Alana Nicholls
Antonio Petrolo‡
Maple, ON
Woodbridge, ON
Deanna M. Nickle
Karthigan Puvanendran*
Oshawa, ON
Toronto, ON
Danielle Elizabeth Quinn
Emily Faye Sinclair
Corunna, ON
Clarington, ON
Theo Jackson Ramsdale
Harleen Singh
Kemptville, ON
Caledon, ON
Madeleine Grace Rogers†
Anojan Sivalingam*
Calgary, AB
Scarborough, ON
Sidra Al-Mountaha Sabagh
Taylor Smeenk
Mississauga, ON
Oakville, ON
Mircea Gabriel Samoil
Danielle Nicole Smith†
Toronto, ON
London, ON
Lauren Kimberly Santiago
Adam Christopher Solis
Montreal, QC
Oakville, ON
Michael Charles Sartor
Michael Weldon Stacey
Maple, ON
Airdrie, AB
Ryan Robert Scheffler
Tesni Stefanato
Caledon, ON
Thunder Bay, ON
Caitlin M. Sellan
Alessia Stefenatti
Victoria, BC
Toronto, ON
Richard Seto
Ashley Erin Stenzel†
Toronto, ON
Mississauga, ON
Eliyahu Israel Shach*
Joshua T. Stephenson
Vaughan, ON
Aldergrove, BC
Sahar Sheybani-Deloui
Desmond G. Stewart‡
Toronto, ON
St. Catharines, ON
Puneet Shoker
Mallory Anne Stewart
Mississauga, ON
St. Bernard’s, NL
Alessia Sili
Baylee Amaris Stockford†
Woodbridge, ON
Grand Bay-Westfield, NB
Graduation Honours ‡ Summa Cum Laude † Magna Cum Laude *Cum Laude
Cumulative Grade Point Average of 3.90 or above Cumulative Grade Point Average of 3.80 to 3.89 Cumulative Grade Point Average of 3.70 to 3.79
Nikolaus Vincent Suich
Samantha E.J. Winsor
Belle River, ON
Mount Pearl, NL
Zachary Shawn Swarts
Celine Wong
Port Dover, ON
Markham, ON
Scott Jeffrey Swartzentruber†
Edwin Wong*
Waterloo, ON
Mississauga, ON
David Tam
Robert Yates†
Toronto, ON
Calgary, AB
Joshua Bjorn Thomas*
Lai Kiu Yau†
Terra Cotta , ON
Calgary, AB
Cameron Jacob Tranchell
Francise Yip
Pickering, ON
Markham, ON
Erica Lauren Truesdell*
Andrew Young
Hope, BC
Toronto, ON
Yasemeen Dominique Van Doorne†
King Lun Joseph Yung
Calgary, AB
Toronto, ON
Stanley Waliczek†
Michelle Zemari*
Mississauga, ON
Mississauga, ON
Xuanli Monica Wang
Michael Anthony Zimbaro
Toronto, ON
Sault Ste. Marie, ON
Myles Victor Wardrope Ancaster, ON
Congratulations to the graduates of the Graduate Residency Program Grand Shine Choi, BPHE, DC
Dominique M. Harmath, BA, DC
Clinical Sciences
Sports Sciences
Evan Dean Eindhoven, BSc (Hons), DC
Fabrice Mallard, DC, MSc
Sports Sciences
Sports Sciences
Darrin Dieter Germann, BSc (Hons), DC
Daphne Kiley To, BSc, DC
Sports Sciences
Sports Sciences
Graduation Awards During a virtual presentation in May the following students were recognised for their outstanding citizenship and contributions to the CMCC community and beyond: David W. Artis Memorial Graduation Award
Chantelle Maryuen
Board of Governors’ Chair’s Award
Clare Lindon
Michael Brickman Memorial Graduation Award
Nicholas Chow
Douglas M. Brown Graduation Award
Adam Solis
CCR Clinical Radiological Proficiency Award
Corey Armstrong Blair Murphy
CMCC President’s Award
Clare Lindon
Canadian Chiropractic Specialty College of Physical & Occupational Rehabilitation Award
Nathan Boon-van Mossel
Paul Carey Award
Brogan Courtney
Class of 2000 Scholarship
Adam Solis
Class of 2003 Pioneer Award
Emily Laudi
College of Chiropractic Sciences Glenn Engel Memorial Award
Catherine Chu
Andrea Fefferman Memorial Award
Clinton Cybulski
Douglas V. Hoskins & Samuel F. Sommacal Clinic Proficiency Award
Sarah Hampton
Interprofessional Collaborative Patient Care Award
Sefrah Daviduck
Stéphane Julien Memorial Award
Emily Laudi
Robert Kilgannon Memorial Award
Jacob Ceccanese
Ronald King Award
Luke Leggo
Herbert K. Lee Memorial Award
Jonathan Oosterhof
Bruce Makos Memorial Award
Garrett Duff
Jane Mannington Memorial Award
Clare Lindon
James K. Morrison Award
Megan Kamphuis
Ontario Chiropractic Association Award
Garrett Duff
Marilyn Phillips Award
Elyse Black
Scott Wilson Graduation Award
Chantelle Maryuen Samantha Duncan
Royal College of Chiropractic Sports Sciences (Canada) Award
Antonio Petrolo
Donald C. Sutherland Students’ Council Award
Ryan Fitzgerald
Oryst Swyszcz Memorial Scholarship
Emily Sinclair
James L. Watkins Memorial Award
Garrett Duff
Vern Welsh Memorial Award
Emma Heimbecker
York Peel Chiropractic Award
Cassie Parker
Graduation Academic Awards Today we celebrate the academic achievements of the following graduates. Walter Sturdy Memorial Scholarship
Emma Heimbecker
Gilbert H. Young Memorial Award
Luke Leggo
Donald Bramham Memorial Award
Zoë Fasoulakis
Istrati Family Memorial Award
Shelby Fedusiak (1) Morgan Olmstead (2)
Judy Ladell Memorial Award Class Valedictorian
Luke Leggo
Highest overall academic standing during the four year program
Highest academic standing in Year IV
Second highest academic standing in Year IV
Top two highest academic standing from Saskatchewan
Post Graduate Award Kirkaldy-Willis Memorial Award Leadership and creative initiative in the promotion of interdisciplinary research
Fabrice Mallard
The Chiropractic Oath I do hereby swear before God and these assembled witnesses, both corporeal and spiritual, that I will do my utmost to keep this, my sacred, trusted oath, as a graduate of the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, that henceforth:
I will esteem those who taught me this Art, Science and Philosophy of Chiropractic and with this torch of knowledge fashioned by Hippocrates, I will light the way to the understanding of those Natural Laws which preserve the human body as a fitting temple of the soul.
I will keep the physical, mental and spiritual needs of the sick as my foremost duty, ever searching for and correcting the cause of their disease to the best of my ability, insofar as my science is in the highest precepts of my Alma Mater and harmonious with the Vis Medicatrix Naturae.
I will at all times stand ready to serve humanity, without distinction of race, creed or colour, in my lifelong vocation of preventing and alleviating human suffering, wherever it may be found, by exemplifying in my own life a pattern of living in harmony with the Laws of Nature.
I will refrain from any act of wrongdoing and will regard the keeping of a patient’s confidence as a moral obligation, using any such information only in his or her best interests.
May God so direct the skillful use of my hands that I may bring strength to the sick, relief to the suffering, peace of mind to the anxious and inspiration to all humanity to attain bountiful health that we may live this life to the fullest expression of its innate endowments.
I therefore solemnly swear to uphold these principles and precepts to the best of my ability, so help me God.
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