CONVOCATION
Land Acknowledgement
We acknowledge that our campuses are located on Treaty 8 territory, the ancestral and present-day home to many diverse First Nations, Métis, and Inuit people. We are grateful to work, live, and learn on the traditional territory of Duncan’s First Nation, Horse Lake First Nation, and Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation, who are the original caretakers of this land.
We acknowledge the history of this land and we are thankful for the opportunity to walk together in friendship, where we will encourage and promote positive change for present and future generations.
Congratulations to all Northwestern Polytechnic graduates on your outstanding achievements! Your hard work and dedication have brought you to this momentous day and will serve you well on the road ahead. The distinctive combination of your talents, expertise, and unwavering passion are already enriching our communities and we know there is more to come. As you move forward with new knowledge and skills in hand, remember the importance of thinking critically, acting responsibly, and always leading with empathy. We are immensely proud of you and will continue to be rooting for your every success.
Dr. Vanessa Sheane
President and CEO
The day that you have been eagerly anticipating has now arrived and we couldn’t be more proud. Your graduation is the ultimate signal for the next phase of your journey as both an individual and community contributor. The connections you have made and unique skills acquired will serve you well. Be purposeful and confident but most importantly, remember that your Wolfpack stands with you, wherever life may lead.
Dr. CarlyMcLeod
Acting Provost and Vice-President AcademicNorthwestern Polytechnic’s Board of Governors is thrilled to extend our heartfelt congratulations to 2024 graduates! You have built a solid foundation here at NWP and are now poised to leave a positive imprint in communities and industries far and wide. The future is bright, and we cannot wait to witness your journey along with the amazing accomplishments that will follow.
Shawna Miller Chair, Board of GovernorsOUR NAME
At Northwestern Polytechnic, our core purpose is to spark and empower success. As part of the landscape in northwestern Alberta for more than half a century, we have watched, contributed, and been inspired by the individual and collective talent in our midst. We are extremely proud to evolve with our community, in order to deliver career-focused education with practical connections at every step.
OUR CREST
The official crest of Northwestern Polytechnic is designed to represent the concept of higher learning in the Peace Region and incorporates the distinctive Dunvegan bridge with an open book. The slogan “per gradus ad maius” translated to “steps to the greater”.
The Crest is the formal academic symbol of the institution. While it is not used in everyday branding, it is commonly used on celebratory or official documents, such as certificates, special event programs, Board of Governors material, and in the Academic Calendar.
ACADEMIC DRESS
Academic dress has a long and complicated history, symbolizing our link with the early development and traditions of higher learning. The design and colours of the gown, hoods, and caps represent a particular degree, diploma, certificate, or apprenticeship program.
At Northwestern Polytechnic, program distinctations are made by the following colours:
School of Business programs are royal blue.
School of Health and Education programs are white.
School of Skilled Trades programs are gold.
School of Applied Science and Technology programs are crimson.
HONOURED GUESTS
The Honourable Todd Loewen
Minister of Forestry and Parks
MLA Central Peace – Notley
Mr. Arnold Vierson
MP Peace River-Westlock
Mr. Gord MacLeod
Mayor, Town of Fairview
Mr. Josh Hostetler
Deputy Reeve MD of Fairview
Chief Ramona Horseman
Horse Lake First Nation
Mr. Barry Dibb
Peace River Metis District 13
Elder William Bellam
ORDER OF CEREMONIES
DIGNITARY & ACADEMIC PROCESSION
Marshal - Peter Sellers
Academic Procession – Registrar, Megan Slifka
STUDENT PROCESSION
Marshalls - Faye Ewing, Bethany Idema, Roxanne Oliver
NATIONAL ANTHEM
Lauren Bell
O Canada! Our home and native land! True patriot love in all of us command,
With glowing hearts we see thee rise, The True North strong and free!
From far and wide,
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
God keep our land glorious and free!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
MASTER OF CEREMONIES
Dr. Carly McLeod - Acting Provost and Vice-President Academic
INVOCATION
Elder William Bellam
BOARD OF GOVERNORS’ ADDRESS
Shawna Miller - Chair, Board of Governors
GREETINGS
The Honourable Todd Loewen - Minister of Forestry and Parks MLA Central Peace – Notley
Arnold Viersen - MP Peace River – Westlock
Melly Pack - President, Students’ Association
Richard McGrail - President, Academic Staff Association
PRESENTATION OF STUDENT’S ACHIEVEMENTS
VALEDICTORY ADDRESS
Alex Zinman - Animal Health Technology Diploma, Graduate
PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS
DIGNITARY AND ACADEMIC RECESSION
GRADUATE RECEPTION
You are cordially invited to join our graduates and platform party members in the Atrium immediately following the ceremony for light refreshments.
LOVE must be unconditional; to know love is to know peace. To feel true love is to know the Creator. Love given to the Creator is expressed through love of oneself, and it is understood that if one cannot love oneself, it is impossible to love anyone else.
To honour all of the Creation is to have RESPECT. Respect is the condition of being honoured.
COURAGE is to face the foe with integrity. Courage is the ability to face danger, fear, or changes with confidence and bravery.
HONESTY also means “righteousness”, be honest first with yourself – in word and action. Honesty is speaking and acting truthfully, and thereby remaining morally upright
To cherish knowledge is to know WISDOM. Wisdom is the ability to make decisions based on personal knowledge and experience.
HUMILITY is to know yourself as a sacred part of the Creation. Humility is being humble and not arrogant.
TRUTH is to know and understand all the seven teachings have given to us by the creator and to remain faithful to them.
GRADUATES SCHOOL OF APPLIED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
ANIMAL HEALTH TECHNOLOGY DIPLOMA
Christine Baumann, Thorsby, AB
Ash Bishop, Fairview, AB
Tristan Campbell, Sexsmith, AB
Emily Chambers, Sexsmith, AB
Anna Ehrenholz, Leduc, AB
Makenna Ferraby, Grande Cache, AB
Kaylee Harmacek, Chetwynd, BC
Kiara Jones, Fort St. John, BC
Emily McAdam, Grande Prairie, AB
Sydney McCormick, Fairview, AB
Teaghan Mckay, Grande Prairie, AB
Calista Milne, Fort St. John, BC
Elle Mueller, Fort St. John, BC
Serenity Pittman, Fairview, AB
Amy Siemens, Grand Forks, BC
Mia Smith, Norman Wells, NT
Trinity Trowbridge, Fairview, AB
Sarah Wiley, Calgary, AB
Melissa Wood-Sundstrom, Petworth, UK
Alex Zinman, Thornhill, ON
GRADUATES SCHOOL OF SKILLED TRADES
HARLEY-DAVIDSON® TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATE
Matia Barburisca, Fort St John, BC
Warren Barker, Kamloops, BC
Kathryn Boyko, Chilliwack, BC
Keven Chambers, Lochaber-Partie-Ouest, QC
Jake Delorme, Jasper, AB
Adam Findlay, Ottawa, ON
Austin Hagberg, Spirit River, AB
Sug James, Chilliwack, BC
Brad Kurylyk, Edmonton, AB
Fabien Lagace, Sexsmith, AB
Michael Lewis, Peachland, BC
Colton McNevin, Grand Forks, BC
Chris Pynn, Pembroke, ON
THINKBIG SERVICE TECHNICIAN DIPLOMA
Nathan Ainsworth, Parkland County, AB
Mason Archibald, Medicine Hat, AB
Steven Avery, Chestermere, AB
Oliver Bassett-Parker, Vernon, BC
Spencer Berry, Kimberley, BC
Callum Brown, Slocan Park, BC
Gerald Changamire, Edmonton, AB
John Driedger, Cleardale, AB
Brayden Farquhar, Kimberley, BC
Thomas Fox, Airdrie, AB
Carter Gaudet, Bowen Island, BC
Lucas Gautschi, Yellowknife, NT
Aiden Gillon, Peace River, AB
Orin Gladwin, Whitehorse, YT
Logan Hattie, Fort McMurray, AB
Ryan Jelly, Calgary, AB
Logan Kropodra, Sparwood, BC
Hayley Kruk, Castlegar, BC
Gayle Laturnus, Sparwood, BC
Abdallah Mannai, Westlock, AB
Hunter Mclaughlin, Canmore, AB
Joe Mentis Mentzelopoulos, Vernon, BC
Kate Miasek, Grande Prairie, AB
Wyatt Moffat, Fort St John, BC
Jayden Olynick, Regina, SK
Drayson Randall, Calgary, AB
Kimberly Rexin, Surrey, BC
Matthew Spilak, Regina, SK
Luke Stamatiou, Delta, BC
Jake Vanseggelen, Okotoks, AB
Brandon Work-Venasse, Vancouver, BC
MOTORCYCLE MECHANIC CERTIFICATE
Dave Gusek, Grande Prairie, AB
Trystan Loewen, Watson Lake, YT
David Lunghamer, Squamish, BC
Kole Small, Beausejour, MB
PRE-EMPLOYMENT WELDING CERTIFICATE
Surrenity Bennett, Grande Prairie, AB
Jordan Dahl, Clairmont, AB
Janine Willier, Grande Prairie, AB
Jess Marchinowski, Clyde, AB
Marlee MineS, Grande Prairie, AB
Divinity Morgridge, Grande Prairie, AB
Emma Niles, Grande Prairie, AB
Kalie Reamsbottom, Worsley, AB
Emily Roney, Spirit River, AB
Kayla Slaney, Grande Prairie, AB
Sheri Verreault, Grande Prairie, AB
Vanessa Verreault, Grande Prairie, AB
Trinity Wiebe, Hines Creek, AB
HEAVY EQUIPMENT TECHNICIAN
Michael Angelo Ablog, High Prairie, AB
Colin Antypowich, Grande Prairie, AB
Shane Archibald, Grande Cache, AB
Byron Arrieta, Grande Prairie, AB
Jarwin Balagan, Grande Prairie, AB
Zade Bandet, Grande Prairie, AB
Jeffrey Beyer, Grande Prairie, AB
Tristyn Braun, Grande Prairie, AB
Brennan Brown, Sexsmith, AB
Thor Budal, Clairmont, AB
Leroy Catholique, Grande Prairie, AB
Logan Chaisson, Tumbler Ridge, BC
Nolan Christensen, Sexsmith, AB
John Clark, Summerside, PEI
Dylan Cole, Wembley, AB
Ross Contois, Grande Prairie, AB
Ross Cowell, High Prairie, AB
Kelly Derksen, Grande Prairie, AB
Austin Deslauriers, Girouxville, AB
James Dumas, Yellowknife, NT
Brenden Fedorowicz, Manning, AB
Benjamin Fehr, Peace River, AB
Devon Finch, Peace River, AB
Matthew Fleming, Valleyview, AB
Kelsey Frauts, Edmonton, AB
Chad Fredland, Grande Prairie, AB
Peter Friesen, La Crete, AB
Chas Griffin, Sexsmith, AB
Curtis Griffith, Grande Prairie, AB
John Harms, Grande Prairie, AB
Jeffrey Hegholz, Clairmont, AB
Tyson Hollingworth, Valleyview, AB
Mohammed Houalef, Grande Prairie, AB
Cole Hunt, Kinuso, AB
Stephen Kimmaliardjuk, Smith Falls, ON
Carson Kohlman, Valleyview, AB
Johnny Kornelsen, Peace River, AB
Matthew Lafferty, Yellowknife, NT
Mervin Laruan, Grande Prairie, AB
Mason LaValley, Bezanson, AB
James Lucas, Grande Prairie, AB
Allan MacDonald, Hondo, AB
Justin Marr, Clairmont, AB
Heinrich Martens, Peace River, AB
Dustin Mason, Grande Prairie, AB
Cory McAllister, Sexsmith, AB
Kelton Mijatovic, Clairmont, AB
Edward Nault, Grande Prairie, AB
Rylee Norton, Wembley, AB
Andrew Nyland, Edmonton, AB
Colton Nyland, La Glace, AB
Connor Oe, Bezanson, AB
Carter Ostashek, Hinton, AB
Randall Paul, Grimshaw, AB
Matthew Pawlowich, County Of GP, AB
Daniel Pennell, Grande Prairie, AB
Trevor Peters, La Crete, AB
Cedric Pruneau, Calgary, AB
Kaden Reinders, Peace River, AB
Patrick Robertson, Beaverlodge, AB
Allen Roy, High Prairie, AB
Taran Sanun, Grande Prairie, AB
Nathan Sasseville, Peace River, AB
Jackson Sistoso, Grande Prairie, AB
Thomas Sitser, Grande Prairie, AB
Cole Skea, Grande Prairie, AB
Simon Spenner, Sexsmith, AB
Jay Steele, Grande Prairie, AB
Alex Stewart, Grande Prairie, AB
Weston Stoesz, Debolt, AB
Austin Sushelnitski, Fairview, AB
Jaden Symon, Clairmont, AB
Tyler Taylor, Grande Prairie, AB
Edison Traverse, Grande Prairie, AB
Felix Jayson Untalan, Grande Prarie, AB
Douglas VanDerVlugt, Peace River, AB
Levi Wagner, Grande Prairie, AB
Jesse Webber, Grande Prairie, AB
Colin Weber, Worsley, AB
Lloyd Whittaker, Clairmont, AB
Abe Wiebe, Berwyn, AB
Darwin Wiebe, La Crete, AB
Riston Wiebe, Dixonville, AB
Logan Wieler, La Crete, AB
Daylon Wilson, Hines Creek, AB
Peter Wolfe, Hythe, AB
AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE TECHNICIAN
Trey Barnes, Grande Prairie, AB
Jason Baron, Clairmont, AB
Roland Carreon, Grande Prairie, AB
Landon Cook, Grande Prairie, AB
Jesse Dawson, Valleyview, AB
Brooks D’Onofrio, Valleyview, AB
Beck Dowswell, Fairview, AB
Richard Fehr, La Crete, AB
Sjoerd Hoekstra, Grande Prairie, AB
Madison Knight, Grande Prairie, AB
Trevor Kooyman, Clairmont, AB
Dylan Lawrence, Manning, AB
CARPENTER
Clayton Cardinal, Peace River, AB
Justin Graham, Spruce Grove, AB
Tryten Heintz, Grande Prairie, AB
MOTORCYCLE MECHANIC
Evan Berger, Edmonton, AB
Patrick Callaghan, Edmonton, AB
Brodie Carter, Cold Lake, AB
Benjamin Detert, Bonnyville, AB
Murray Hiebert, Wetaskiwin, AB
Kevin Lewchuk, Sexsmith, AB
PLUMBER
Enis Bakir, Grande Prairie, AB
Bradley Davis, High Level, AB
Kyle Greaves, Peace River, AB
Bram McPhillamey, Grande Prairie, AB
Matt Miskolczi, Grande Prairie, AB
Leland Mitchell, Peace River, AB
Jarin Penner, La Crete, AB
Justin Seifert, Wanham, AB
Jeremy Smith, Grande Prairie, AB
Dalton Stackhouse, Grande Prairie, AB
Reeghan Trask, Clairmont, AB
Dustin Turcotte, Peace River, AB
Ty Van Schaick, Grande Prairie, AB
Craig Wold, Fairview, AB
Willy Zacharias, Bluesky, AB
Cody Klassen, Sexsmith, AB
Joshua Popovitch, Fairview, AB
Shane Tomlin, Grande Prairie, AB
Glenn Loov, Wetaskiwin, AB
Kevin Magnus, Spruce Grove, AB
Kevin Maxfield, Spruce Grove, AB
Clayton Moniz, Calgary, AB
Ruben Van De Velde, Edmonton, AB
Jacob Voigt, Edmonton, AB
Corey Hofer, County of Grande Prairie No.1, AB
Matthew James, Grande Prairie, AB
Samantha Neale, Grande Prairie, AB
STEAMFITTER/PIPEFITTER
Carson Angen, Sexsmith, AB
Brendan Bedard, Rainbow Lake, AB
Devan Dulyk, Grande Prairie, AB
Derek Ghostkeeper, Grande Prairie, AB
Candise Martin, Grande Cache, AB
WELDER
Kali Rain Anderson, Grande Prairie, AB
John Auger, Grande Prairie, AB
Owen Belsheim, County Of Grande Prairie No.1, AB
Ethan Bennett, Grande Prairie, AB
Dalton Bjornson, Fairview, AB
Jaden Chamberlain, Grande Prairie, AB
Wade Chapman, Debolt, AB
Haidyn Chowace-Loxam, Grande Prairie, AB
Forrest Dewetter-Grimard, Beaverlodge, AB
Michael Friesen, Beaverlodge, AB
Ty Gudjonson, Grande Prairie, AB
Taekyoung Ha, Grande Prairie, AB
Benjamin Harder, Beaverlodge, AB
Nathan Jardine, Grande Prairie, AB
Harris Kostenuk, Beaverlodge, AB
Zack Milliken, Grande Prairie, AB
Mathieu Robichaud, Grande Prairie, AB
Eric Sawatzky, Grande Prairie, AB
Jerry TenBrinke, Grande Prairie, AB
Aydan McKay, Sexsmith, AB
Johnathon McLean, Beaverlodge, AB
Jordan McRury, Colinton, AB
Robin Meir, Hythe, AB
Elliot Merz-Wood, Yellowknife, NT
Lee Murphy, Valleyview, AB
Dylan Paul, Yellowknife, NT
Ashley Shemonichek, Grimshaw, AB
Steven Stewart, Beaverlodge, AB
Cam Verdun, Grande Prairie, AB
Ethan Verge, Grande Cache, AB
Conner Werklund, Valleyview, AB
GRADUATES 2024 APPRENTICESHIPS (January - February)
AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE TECHNICIAN
Joel Beinert, Fairview AB
Jacqueline Fex, Grande Prairie AB
Kelwyn Friesen, Spirit River AB
Cassius Langlois, Valleyview AB
Darnall McGhie, Clairmont AB
Carter Murray, Fairview AB
Danny Neufeld, La Crete AB
MOTORCYCLE MECHANIC
Tony Azadi, Edmonton, AB
Tyler Harkema, Airdrie, AB
David Heap, Red Deer, AB
Justin Holmberg, Bawlf, AB
Gilles Michaud, St Vincent, AB
Brett Rumbolt, Grande Prairie AB
Dono Schubert, Grande Prairie AB
Braylea Wenzel-Clarke, Grande Prairie AB
Brody Wenzel-Clarke, Grande Prairie AB
James Wiebe, Peace River AB
Clinton Wiens, La Crete AB
Nicholas Remillard, Yellow Head County, AB
Noah Schmucki, Red Deer County, AB
Mathieu Vasseur, Fairview, AB
Colton Yuschyshyn, St Paul, AB
HEAVY EQUIPMENT TECHNICIAN PERIOD 3
Jesse Noskey, Red Earth Creek, AB
Rylan Fisher, Hythe, AB
Dillon Frank, Berwyn, AB
Nelson Denison, Peace River, AB
Marvin Doerksen, Manning, AB
James Reid, Grande Prairie, AB
Dylan Desharnais, Falher, AB
Evan Loberg, Valhalla Center, AB
Ross Lunn, Grande Prairie, AB
Layne Neudorf, Buffalo Head, AB
Nathan Isaac, Wembley, AB
Maynard Thompson, Grande Prairie, AB
Bernard Banman, LeCrete, AB
