OKANAGAN COLLEGE
2021
COMMENCEMENT TRADES
JUNE 17, 2021 - 6 P.M.
OKANAGAN COLLEGE Okanagan College draws on a rich heritage of post-secondary education and training in the region that can be traced to the early 1960s when the B.C. Vocational School was established in Kelowna. Growth, changes and mergers led to the development of Okanagan College and by 1968, the first university and career transfer students were registered in a full complement of academic and vocational programs. Okanagan College began to offer third- and fourth-year university courses in co-operation with the University of British Columbia (UBC) and the University of Victoria (UVic) in 1989. By 1992 it had received its new mandate and was named Okanagan University College (OUC). OUC offered joint degrees with UBC and UVic until 1995 when new legislation enabled university colleges to grant their own baccalaureate degrees. OUC conferred its first degrees on 123 grads at the Spring Convocation in 1998. At OUC’s last convocation ceremonies 900 degrees and diplomas were conferred. On July 1, 2005, OUC evolved to become two new institutions, Okanagan College and UBC Okanagan. Okanagan College offers a broad array of diploma and certificate programs and three degree programs. With campuses in Kelowna, Penticton, Vernon, and Salmon Arm (as well as several education centres), Okanagan College is the largest college in the interior. It is an institution that serves the education and training needs of the region – stretching south to Osoyoos, west to Princeton, to Mica Creek in the north, and Revelstoke in the east. Okanagan College has become a vital and integral component of the social and economic fabric of B.C.’s interior. It serves not only this region, but also the world through its programs, services, community activities and enterprises. Okanagan College is dedicated to providing learning opportunities for people at every stage of life and educational experience. The College offers programs that lead to a full range of credentials, from basic literacy skills to bachelor’s degrees, and that cover a broad spectrum of subject matter, career opportunities and interests. Okanagan College transforms lives and communities.
PROCESSIONAL O CANADA Ben Klick OKANAGAN SONG Amber Cardenas Penticton Indian Band MOMENT OF SILENCE Dr. Neil Fassina President, Okanagan College OPENING REMARKS Dr. Andrew Hay Provost and Vice President Academic, Okanagan College ADDRESS Honourable Anne Kang Minister, Advanced Skills and Education Training Dr. Neil Fassina President, Okanagan College Gloria Morgan Chair, Okanagan College Board of Governors Teresa Kisilevich Associate Dean, Trades and Apprenticeship PRESENTATION OF GRADUANDS Dr. Chris Newitt Chair, Education Council CONFERRING OF DIPLOMAS AND CERTIFICATES Dr. Neil Fassina President, Okanagan College READING OF THE GRADUATING STUDENTS Stephen Speers Dean, Trades and Apprenticeship CLOSING REMARKS
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GRADUATING STUDENTS Certificate in AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE ENGINEER CATEGORY ‘S’ (STRUCTURES) Ahmed, Raihan Blundell, Sterling Kenneth Borger, Kevin Harry Cheater, Curtis Cherenkov, Max Cortez, Joshua Remyr *Craig, Desarae Dinelle, Scott Raymond Fairweather, Tysen Brent Henry, Mackenzie Croy Holtslander, Nicholas Allan Kalan, Mitchell Alexander McCormick, Kyle Alexander *Paisley, David Porter, Eddie Alan Pruijs, Eric Barend Pumphrey, Simon James Stackhouse, Kai Rory
Menzies, Carson James Lauren Morrison, Kaleb Sylver Reimer, Simon Judah Rezka, Cole Alexander Slade, Jacob Steel *Taron, Brett Lyle Vecchio, Serena Maia Stewart Vieira, Brayden Emmery Wendt, Aaron Joel Wykes, Caleb
Certificate in AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE TECHNICIAN FOUNDATION Buck, Sally Jane Coates, Aidan Drake Andrew Jewell *Delogar Helsel, David Adam Despres, Robin James Diaz, Keith Orveen Banez Friesen, Jared Asher Greggain, Brody Douglas Harnett, Nikolas Lee Jackman, Dylan Joshua Klaila, Robin Bernd Klammer, Jayden Rudolph Kuzemchuk, Jordan Alexandra Lee, Jun Hyeok
Diploma in AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE TECHNICIAN Anil *Harpreet Singh Bajwa, Anmoldeep Singh *Brar, Gurpartap Singh Gill, Jaideep Singh Gopalakrishnan Nair, Aswin Green, Shoaib Sachin Gurm, Akashdeep Singh Lee, Chung-Chia Sekhon, Karamveer Singh Sidhu, Damanvir Singh Singh, Harshdeep Certificate in CARPENTER AND JOINER FOUNDATION Bereska, Noel Jonathan Habuza, Joshua Duane Lennard Haug, Ayden Keith Hazard, Caden Aaron *Klassen, Klayton Stewart Kraminsky, Gabriel Denis Lambert, Braeden Christopher Lanzoni-Knight, Jamin *MacGillivary, Bernard Francis Tirs, Brittany Aletia Tremayne
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GRADUATING STUDENTS Certificate in CARPENTER FOUNDATION Baumle, Tristan Ryder John Brosch, Erik Walter *Callow, Jesse James Caponero, Seth Delorino, Jasper Bisnar Filipchuk, Aiden Joshua Heide, Samuel Hollingsworth, Riley James Howard, Taylor Joseph Jones, Connor Douglas Karreman, Micah Daniel Lehmann, Owen Daniel LeRose, Sammy Joe *Richards, Lawren Richardson, Colby Douglas *Richardson, Isaac William Sessa, Tyson Thompson, Dain Trueman, Spencer Thomas Zou, Shane Diploma in COLLISION REPAIR AND REFINISHING *Anmol Singh Arshdeep Singh Gurbhej Singh Kiranjeet Kaur *Prabhjot Singh Sunny Tajinder Singh Aulakh, Gurpinder Singh Bahlan, Gurinder Singh Behal, Lagan Dhesi, Tajveer Lucenara, John Felix Siason Saini, Navraj Singh, Mansimran Williams, Lorence
Certificate in CULINARY ARTS Sablay, Mona Liza Certificate in ELECTRICIAN PRE-APPRENTICESHIP Allen, George James Armstrong, David Babak, Jacob Bailey, Benjamin Scott *Baker, Mara Kate Brockhoff, Philip Michael *Buhrig, Tavo Marcus Burghardt, Samuel Dean Corman, Mick Glenn Drul, Rylee William Terry Edgell, Brennan Deane Foott, Alice Emily Gervais, Kathleen *Graham, Tia Groot, Simon Hitchens, Jorde Matthew *Ie, Jacqueline Justine Priscilla Kang, Sungsoon Krebs, Spencer Abraham *Krushel, Jason Dale Lamont, Noah Alexander Laraway, Brette Lehmann, Eric Robert Lepage, Avery Loiselle, Shawn Kevin Lyder, Keya Bjonka McBride, Rob McNamee, Ayden Elijah Mellen, Jordanna Irene Miletto, Brandon Skyler Miller, John Brady Moore, Robert Michael D K *Nadin, Jordan Albert Wesley Nathaniel, Colin George Park, Sung Yong *Pazdzierski, Alexander Page 6
GRADUATING STUDENTS Cetificate in ELECTRICIAN PRE-APPRENTICESHIP Peterson, MacKenzie Gordon Owen Pinion, Ethan Alexander Rayburn, Matthew *Ryplanski, Abigail Jane Schile, Noah Dean Schindel, Neal Riley Schlamp, Brendan John Smith, Elisha Marie Tedesco, Cooper Joesph Vandergiessen, Joshua Jacob Wagner, Jackson Donald Wang, Weiyi Watt, Seth Williams, Hayden Wilson, Sean Yarjau, Brennan Phillip Vanderkooi Certificate in HEAVY MECHANICAL FOUNDATION Afonso, Austin Carter Bidwell, Nicholas Edward Micheal Bird, Dawson Joel *Bird, Nicholas Blacklaws, Rylan *Delaney, Meggan Alexandra Dennis, Saxon Jager Dhothar, Baljeevan Freake, Ryan James Douglas Fritz-Peters, Jaden Lloyd Holz, Jaeden Hothi, Jaspreet Singh Irvine, Ethan Geoffrey Johnson, Jayden Aaron Francis Lindley, Kodi Brooke Lubbers, Kyle Donn Negraiff, Nikolai Joseph-James Newman, Thomas Lawrence Shergill, Gulbagh *Whittaker, Ethan Sawyer Wilcox, Tealya Bree
Certificate in PLUMBING AND PIPING TRADES Aylard, Jeremy Bennett, Harry Eric Boardman, Clinton Wes Lee *Brown, Zachary David Buck, Storm *Campbell, James Aaron Cyr, LiamIsaac Doroshchuk, Daniel Alexanderovich Gran, Landon Karoway, Nicholas Phillip Leck, Sebastian Desmond Alexander Lehto, Clayton Luelo, Matthew Christopher Malhi, Deepinder McCready, Evan Richoux *Paloposki, Tyson Pierce Paquette, Liam Ethan Paul *Procter, Evandro Paul Purcell, Tane Alan John Rasmussen, MichaelJames Sarrazin, Nicholas John Sixsmith, Jayden Sparling, Keagen Riley Sussbauer, Shaun Allan Wilks, Cameron Ian
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GRADUATING STUDENTS Certificate in REFRIGERATION AND AIR CONDITIONING MECHANIC *Bakker, Eric Andrew Bhatti, Ravi Singh Bone, Tyler Douglas Clift, Liam Douglas Fredrick Cooper, Noah David D’Amours, Colin Lee Danbrook, Levi Robert Doroshchuk, John Alexandrovich *Geddes, Ryley Douglas Godel, Wesley Green, William Preston Grant Gura, Gurdaman Singh Key, Logan Mitchell Le, Truong Quang Lynch, Jamison Ryan McLean, Corey Earl Ashland McMillan, Luke Ashton Peever, Hayden Reid Pottinger, Jeremy *Scott, Grant Caleb Hibby Sekhon, Harpreet Singh Sharma, Pankaj Smith, Bronson Clark Taylor, Gwilym Edward Turner, Norman *Vandergrift, Dalton Skyeler
Certificate in RECREATION VEHICLE SERVICE TECHNICIAN Crooks, Elodie Anne Flint, Sharla Greenall, Jared Robert Earl Holm, Keith Lambrecht, Nathan Lars Miller, Tina Marie *Noakes, Victor Rexin, Ryan Allan Veness, Jason Anthony Diploma in TRADES TECHNOLOGY TEACHER EDUCATION Ashwell, Jesse William Brady, Elliot Randolph Broadfoot, Ryan Jordan Parkinson, Jason Andrew Walker, Joshua Jeremiah
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GRADUATING STUDENTS Certificate in WELDER FOUNDATION Abbott, Cody Alexander, Cameron Robert James Bayliff, Mathew Timothy Lane Bottero, Christian Michael Burk, Daniel James Cloutier, Barry JoergJoseph *Cole, Corey Michael Diakow-Dee, Talon William Dunnett, Tyler Allen Aubrey Dyck, Lucas James Farquhar, Benjamin Liam Gaudet, Kiera Jack Hawes, Liam Holz, Mason Horvath, Rylee Richard Michael *Katuski, Sasha Rae King, Andrew Hemeon Lott, Connor Macdonald, Cameron Angus Mang, Quinn Garth McVicar, Graeme Moberg, Taylor Anne Moore, Brendan James Ouellette, Alexander *Palmer, Dennis Pilato, Nicholas Michael Rasmussen, Quinlan Daniel Rehdner-Warzek, Sullivan Bryan Reiner, Bronwyn Gail
Roth, Matthew Thomas *Rutledge, Liam Frederick *Sandilands, Caitlin Mary *Sidoni, Nico Cater scherk Silveira, Rachel Edina Stockbruegger, Cole Robert Sykes, Mark *Taylor, Ryan Neil Thiessen, Riley Jay Crosby Tiede, Benjamin Steven Topple, Glen Leo Tosch, Ian Trudeau, Christophe Luke *Ververda, Joshua Wiebe, Silas Eli Willis, Emily Ruth Witowski, Journey Curtis Woods, Wesley Woodrow
*denotes with distinction The “with distinction” is awarded for academic excellence. It is awarded to students within the top 15 per cent of the program who have achieved a minimum graduating grade average of 80 per cent.
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AWARDS TRADES AND APPRENTICESHIP DEAN’S SCHOLARSHIP Liam Frederick Rutledge Welder Foundation Joshua Michael Kenneth Oshaway Plumber Apprenticeship TRADES AWARDS Anrias Capital Corporation Award for Trades Nicholas Michael Pilato Welder Foundation Kirkpatrick King Trades Award Lawren Richards Carpenter Foundation Open Shop Construction Industry Educational Bursary Tyler Gordon Wiese Plumbing and Piping Trades Foundation Rotary Club of Peachland Trades Award Dustin Matthew Charles Demacre Aircraft Maintenance Engineer Stober Family Foundation Trades Awards Zachary David Brown Plumbing and Piping Trades Foundation Tavro Marcus Buhrig Electrician Pre-Apprenticeship James Aaron Campbell Plumbing and Piping Trades Foundation Jacob Kirby Finton Studio Woodworking Kathleen Gervais Electrician Pre-Apprenticeship
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AWARDS Stober Family Foundation Trades Awards cont. Sasha Rae Katuski Welder Foundation Jason Dale Krushel Electrician Pre-Apprenticeship Bernard Francis MacGillivray Carpenter and Joiner Foundation Urban Development Institute Okanagan Trades Award Tyler Gordon Wiese Plumbing and Piping Trades Foundation AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE TECHNICIAN Jacobsen Family Pathyway to Excellence Awards Olin Kendrick Mazereeuw Jaren Wallace David Watkins Jacobsen Pontiac Buick Lou Simonelli Achievement Award Alex Paul Forbes CARPENTER & JOINER CHBA Okanagan Jumpstart Award John Garrett Hall Jr. Wilden Trades Award - Carpenter Foundation Braeden Christopher Lambert CULINARY ARTS GFS Culinary Arts Prize Kristopher Tanner ELECTRICIAN PRE-APPRENTICESHIP Fortis BC Women in Trades and Technology Award Kaitlyn Elaine Kennedy HEAVY MECHANICAL FOUNDATION Geddes Construction Co. Ltd. Award Ryan James Douglas Freake Page 11
AWARDS PLUMBING AND PIPING TRADES Andrew Sheret Limited Plumbing and Pipe Trades Scholarship Zachary David Brown RECREATION VEHICLE SERVICE TECHNICIAN Des Moore Memorial Scholarship Ryan Allan Rexin Earlybird and Snowbird RV Shows Award Victor Noakes Enterprise RV Endowment Award Caleb James Kendrick Ev McKee Bursary Jeremy Wade Palo Snowbird RV Show Award Keith Holm RV Service Tech Award Sharla Flint
*The above is only a partial list of the award recipients in Trades and Apprenticeship for 2021, known at time of publication. Thank you to donors for your generous support of OC students.
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OKANAGAN COLLEGE EDUCATION COUNCIL Christopher Newitt (Chair), Faculty, Arts Danny Marques (Vice Chair), Faculty, Trades Catherine Farrow, Faculty, Health and Social Development Youry Khmelevsky, Faculty, Science/Technology Amanda Krebs, Faculty, Foundational Programs Svan Lembke, Faculty, Business Administration Glen Coulthard, Faculty, North Okanagan Nicole Davis, Faculty, South Okanagan Similkameen Vladimir Neykov, Faculty, Central Okanagan Tim Walters, Faculty, Shuswap Revelstoke Simran Bajwa, Student, North Okanagan Choi Leong, Student, South Okanagan Similkameen Matthew Rice, Student, Central Okanagan Deana Slack, Student, Shuswap Revelstoke Michelle Somerville, Staff, Support Staff Bobbie Wyatt, Staff, Support Staff William Gillett, Educational Administrator Dean, School of Business Andrew Hay, Educational Administrator Provost and Vice President, Academic Joan Ragsdale, Educational Administrator Regional Dean, Shuswap Revelstoke Ross Tyner, Educational Administrator Director, Library Services
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OKANAGAN COLLEGE BOARD OF GOVERNORS Gloria Morgan, Chair Juliette Cunningham, Vice Chair Andrea Alexander Marcel Beerkens Sanya Choudary Shelley Cook Neil Fassina JoAnn Fowler Tina Lee Christopher Newitt Devin Rubadeau Dale Safinuk Karley Scott Nicolette Theil
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OKANAGAN COLLEGE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION The Okanagan College Alumni Association (OCAA) celebrates alumni by creating connection and opportunities. The Okanagan College Alumni Association has created many services, products and benefits to allow alumni and all those interested to get involved with the Association. The OCAA organizes events and creates programs to benefit graduates and friends of Okanagan College and its predecessor OUC. It provides opportunities to meet fellow grads and members of the community. Okanagan College keeps in touch with its graduates via E-News, an electronic newsletter, the Alumni Association Facebook page, the Alumni Association LinkedIn page and the online community. Alumni are encouraged to stay in touch by notifying the Alumni Office of address and name changes, degrees from other universities and other important news that could be published in the newsletter. Convocation marks the end of a student’s academic life at Okanagan College, but Okanagan College considers its graduates important throughout their lives as part of its history, and more importantly, as part of its future. Remember, you were students for a short time, but are now alumni for a lifetime! To keep a connection with Okanagan College Alumni Association contact us: Okanagan College Alumni Association 1000 KLO Road Kelowna, BC V1Y 4X8 Telephone: 250-862-5630 Toll-Free: 1-888-650-6968 Fax: 250-862-5627 Email: alumni@okanagan.bc.ca Visit our website at www.okanagan.bc.ca/alumni
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OKANAGAN COLLEGE FOUNDATION The Okanagan College Foundation raises money by engaging interested businesses, organizations and generous individuals who want to help create excellent teaching and learning facilities and help students studying at Okanagan College achieve their goals. Students apply for bursaries and scholarships which help cover tuition costs, textbooks, tools, housing and living expenses, as well as other costs, such as child care. Okanagan College Foundation awards range from $750 to several thousand dollars. Some are awarded based on financial need, some on academic achievement, and some on both. Students may apply for and receive more than one award. Become an Okanagan College Foundation donor and help students achieve their goals on their way to becoming tomorrow’s contributing citizens and leaders.
For more information, please contact: Okanagan College Foundation www.okanagancollegefoundation.ca Telephone: 250-762-5445, ext. 4775 Toll Free: 1-888-650-6968
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OKANAGAN COLLEGE EAGLE STAFF In September 2018, at the 10th Annual Youth Exhibition Powwow, Okanagan College was presented with a ceremonial Eagle Staff, created by Elder Richard Jackson Jr. of the Lower Nicola Indian Band. Jackson Jr., along with Elder Noel Ferguson of the Canoe Creek Nation, gave the staff to Okanagan College as a symbol of respect recognizing the College’s efforts to embrace Aboriginal culture and values in supporting Aboriginal learners. Many Indigenous peoples consider the eagle to be the most honoured and respected animal in the natural world. The eagle relays prayers to the creator and often represents the voice of the people. The use of eagle feathers on the staff establish it as a sacred item of reverence. The staff is also adorned with jingle bells. They symbolize the jingle dress and the healing potential of the dance of the same name. The medicine wheels and four directions on the staff represent the multitude of teachings in holism, interconnectedness, and living in balance. This ceremonial Eagle Staff plays a prominent role in Okanagan College commencement and convocation ceremonies. Signifying the respectful assembly of all nations gathering in unity to celebrate, the Eagle Staff is carried at the front of the Platform Party in the graduation procession. The staff is drummed into the ceremony with an Honour Song. When the procession reaches the platform, the staff is placed in the flag stand alongside the nation, Indigenous and institution flags. The role of the bearer is an honour bestowed on someone who is recognized as living in a good way. The Okanagan College Eagle Staff joins the traditions of pipers, gowns, speeches and formalities which are the hallmarks of commencement and convocation ceremonies at Okanagan College. The staff has taken its place as an integral part of an institutional culture which recognizes the value of inclusion, respect and an appreciation of diversity in ways of knowing.
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O CANADA 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.
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