Fall 2022 ULethbridge Convocation Program

FALL

Oki, and welcome to the University of Lethbridge. Our University’s Blackfoot name is Iniskim, meaning Sacred Buffalo Stone. The University of Lethbridge acknowledges and deeply appreciates the Siksikaitsitapii peoples’ connection to their traditional territory.

We, as people living and benefiting from Blackfoot Confederacy traditional territory, honour the traditions of people who have cared for this land since time immemorial.

We recognize the diverse population of Aboriginal peoples who attend the University of Lethbridge and the contributions these Aboriginal peoples have made in shaping and strengthening the University community in the past, present, and in the future.

CONVOCATION SERVICES

In our lobby you will find the following:

• deJourdan's by Lifetouch | Professional portrait photography

• Bookstore | ULethbridge memorabilia and graduation rings

• Graduation Flowers | Fresh flowers to congratulate your grad

• ULethbridge Alumni Association | Parchment Frames and the official Fiat Lux alumni ring

• Family Room (PE261) | Live video of the ceremony

REGALIA RETURN

Hoods and gowns can be returned at PE275 in the 1st Choice Savings Centre for Sport & Wellness prior to 2 p.m. on the day of the ceremony.

COAT CHECK RETURN

Items left at coat check can be picked up at room PE264 within 30 minutes of the completion of the ceremony. After this time, items will be available at the Campus Security office, room L911 in the Library Building.

Oki, I would like to take this moment to congratulate you on your academic achievement. You have reached a significant milestone in your life and we are proud of your accomplishment as we join your family and friends in celebration of your success. Our best wishes are with you today and into the future wherever your journey takes you.

Charles Weaselhead (Taatsiikiipoyii), Chancellor

On behalf of the Board of Governors, I congratulate you on this great achievement and welcome you to the University of Lethbridge Alumni family. The journey to graduation is a long climb to the summit so I encourage you to take a moment at the top to be proud of your success. The University has witnessed you scale up each slope with determination and persistence. We will now watch with interest as you look to the future and create your own path in the world using the knowledge and skills you have acquired. We are proud of you!

Dean Gallimore (BMgt ’84), Board of Governors’ Chair

We’ve been with you every step of the way – from your first school tour to your last assignment. We’ve seen you up at 7 a.m., stressing before a test, and we’ve helped you celebrate the end of a long day with a drink. Now you’re graduating, and the Coffee Company couldn’t be more proud to have accompanied you on this journey – as your cheering squad, your fueling station, the cup of comfort in your hand. Come back and visit often, and best of luck in your future endeavors! And, most importantly, never settle for crappy coffee.

JT and the staff at the Campus Coffee Company

Student Affairs has been a beacon during your ULethbridge education journey, championing you every step of the way. We welcomed you at New Student Orientation and stood by you throughout your studies, providing career-building Work Integrated Learning opportunities that are reflected on your MyExperience Transcript, health and mental health counselling services, financial aid and scholarships, accommodated learning support, coaching from the learning strategists and tutors, registration, and many other services. You have counted on us to help you achieve your goals. Today, we salute you at graduation! We are very proud of you and your accomplishments, and we wish you well.

Kathleen Massey, Associate Vice-President (Students)

Today we celebrate your years of hard work completed, deep knowledge acquired, and great promise that your future holds. I hope you will reflect on your experience with fond memories, remembering that you are, and always will be, part of the ULethbridge legacy.

Mike Mahon (Iipisowahsi), President and Vice-Chancellor

On behalf of Iikaisskini Indigenous Services, we wish to extend our congratulations to the newest alumni of the University of Lethbridge! Whether we were regularly connected or as silent supporters in your corner, we recognize the sacrifices you have made and adversity you have overcome. May your journey of lifelong learning propel you to great, new, wonderful heights of achievement in the years ahead. The world is a great place to explore so trust that you can achieve anything you set your minds to! You have proven resilient with determination and perseverance. We wish you luck and congratulate you on behalf of all of us at Iikaisskini.

Lindi Shade (BA ’06), Jodie Flamand-Tailfeathers (BA ’14), Christine Goodstriker, Iikaisskini Indigenous Services

Graduate students, your dedication, perseverance, and adaptability have culminated in a spectacular accomplishment to be genuinely proud of. The knowledge you have gained and imparted to others has helped to shape and strengthen your ULethbridge community. Your unique experiences throughout your time at ULethbridge highlight our diverse and integrative community that you have been, and will continue to be, a part of. We congratulate you on your accomplishments and look forward to what the future holds for each of you.

Lauren Zink, Graduate Students’ Association President

On behalf of the University of Lethbridge Students’ Union (ULSU), I want to extend my heartfelt congratulations to you on your Convocation. Graduation is a pivotal milestone and a testament to your journey here at the University of Lethbridge. You were met with many challenges and your hard work, perseverance, and the friends that you have made along the way, have led you to this proud moment. What you received through a formal education; you also gained in character education. Today is one of many successful moments for you and I wish you all the best and happiness. I look forward to seeing what you will achieve. And I have faith that you will make our world a better place.

Kairvee Bhatt, ULSU President

Convocation is a day of well-deserved celebration. For students, it signifies the completion of years of hard work and the beginning of an exciting new chapter in their lives. For families, it is a day to recognize those years of dedication and to enthusiastically embrace the pride that convocation evokes. For all of us, convocation is a time to look optimistically into the future, share in centuries-old academic traditions and, most importantly, celebrate our graduates.

For more than 50 years, University of Lethbridge graduates have been making significant contributions to Canada and the world. With convocation, the promise of our lasting impact continues. Congratulations to all at this very special time of year.

I am honoured to offer my sincerest congratulations on the completion of your credential at the University of Lethbridge. It is particularly poignant because you have done so under an unprecedented and challenging set of circumstances – during a global pandemic. You have shown flexibility, creativity, resilience, and maturity in completing your academic journey and we are so proud of how well you have handled and navigated the situation and everything you have been able to accomplish despite the restrictions. Your bravery, perseverance and courage are a testament to the change makers you will be as you move forward into the next phase of your life. I can’t think of a more capable and well-prepared cohort of leaders for the 21st Century. We are honoured to call you alumni of the University of Lethbridge.

Michelle Hogue (Mai’staaki) (MEd ’04), Chief Marshal, Associate Professor & Coordinator Indigenous Student Success Cohort, Faculty of Arts & Science

Our most heartfelt congratulations to all our international students. Today, as your cross the stage, we celebrate not only the great success of completing your program, but also every moment of triumph along the way. We are so proud to have been part of your journey and so thankful for everything you have contributed to ULethbridge. We wish you every success as you venture out into the world as proud ULethbridge alumni.

Imaru Baquero, Karis Dykstra (BA ’09), Graydon Burbank (BMgt ’17), Brana Kumovic – International Student Services

history of convocation

In the Middle Ages, the church was responsible for higher education. Monasteries were the centres of learning and monks were the scholars of society. By the 12th century, secular scholars began forming communities to pursue knowledge and truth, which eventually developed into independent universities in the prominent cathedral cities of Europe, precursors of today’s universities.

As universities grew, scholars wanted to honour students who successfully completed their education as well as welcome them into the select and exclusive group of scholars. The word convocation originally referred

to gatherings of the clergy of Canterbury and York, but in 1577 Oxford University used it to describe the assembly of its graduates. Ever since, students around the world have been admitted to the order of scholars in a convocation ceremony.

Since its first convocation ceremony in 1968, the University of Lethbridge has been proud to recognize the academic achievements of our students, and honour individual achievements in various fields. A convocation ceremony represents a celebratory ‘rite of passage’ for our students — an opportunity to share academic accomplishments with their mentors, fellow graduates and loved ones.

The ceremony begins with the national anthem and reflection. Following that the main features of convocation are a speech to the graduands by the president, a speech by the honorary degree recipient or guest speaker, and the conferral of degrees, diplomas and certificates by the chancellor.

THE UNIVERSITY SYMBOLS

The University’s colours are blue and gold, drawing inspiration from the blue sky and bright sun so prominent on the southern Alberta landscape. The University Shield brings focus to the fiery sun with twisted Aztec rays. The University of Lethbridge Coat of Arms was unveiled during the University’s 45th anniversary celebrations at Fall 2012 Convocation and features the blue shield and the University’s signature sun, along with our motto, Fiat Lux. This is supported by other components such as the eagle feather, Alberta wild rose, pronghorn and miner’s lamp; all signature elements of the University.

Fiat Lux, our motto, is Latin for ‘let there be light’ and refers metaphorically to the illumination that comes from research and learning. At the University, everyone has the ability to shine and we believe it’s our job to help make that happen.

The mace, carried in the academic procession by the chief marshal, was created by artist Corne Martens and given to the University in memory of former senator Virginia Mitchell. Dedicated at the fall convocation ceremony on October 1, 1988, the mace is cast in bronze and represents the institution’s authority to grant degrees, diplomas and certificates. Unique to the University of Lethbridge, one end features three elements: mortarboard, gavel and open book, symbolizing academia, the Board of Governors and the General Faculties Council. The other end features a globe surrounded by pronghorns, representing our mascot and the universality of knowledge.

ACADEMIC REGALIA

The academic dress of the University of Lethbridge is unique to the institution. A black gown and mortarboard are worn by undergraduate and master’s students; the credential earned is represented by colours on the borders and linings of the hoods. The bachelor’s degree, certificate and diploma hoods are black lined with blue, trimmed with a twisted gold and blue cord. Master’s hoods are black lined with blue and have an exterior border of light blue satin trimmed with a twisted gold and blue cord.

A coloured braid on the lining of the hood distinguishes the type of degree. Students receiving combined degrees wear two braids.

The colours representing the degrees are as follows: Arts: White Science: Golden yellow Arts and Science: White and golden yellow Management: Light Brown Education: Light blue Fine Arts: Brown Music: Pink Health Sciences: Red and golden yellow Nursing: Red Therapeutic Recreation: Green

Doctor of philosophy graduands wear a royal blue gown with blue velvet facings and chevrons outlined in bright gold piping, and a blue beefeater with a gold tassel. The hoods are royal blue, lined with sapphire blue satin and a bright gold chevron. The blue velvet trim is outlined in gold piping.

The stoles worn by the deans of each Faculty or School correspond generally with the colour of the braids on the lining of the undergraduate hoods of that Faculty or School. Convocation marshals wear royal blue stoles, and are selected from among the academic staff to supervise the academic procession and the presentation of graduands to the chancellor.

The regalia of the chancellor, president, board of governors’ chair, and honorary degree recipients also feature blue and gold elements.

CORDS OF DISTINCTION

Cords of academic distinction are worn by undergraduate students whose outstanding academic achievements merit the designation. Royal blue cords signify distinction and gold cords great distinction. Combined degrees students earning distinction or great distinction for both degrees wear two sets of cords.

INDIGENOUS STOLE

It is custom in many Indigenous communities to honour graduates with a special remembrance of their accomplishments as they continue on to various milestones in their lives. To celebrate their achievements, all graduating Indigenous students in attendance are gifted with a convocation stole.

The stoles are royal blue with white embroidery, featuring four important symbols alongside the University of Lethbridge shield:

The Buffalo acknowledges Blackfoot Territory and the importance of this animal to the Blackfoot people and to the great plains.

The Eagle Feather represents our First Nations graduates. The Infinity Sign represents our Métis graduates. The Inukshuk represents our Inuit graduates.

PODIUM DESIGN

The convocation lecterns feature the university tartan alongside a Pendleton® blanket and eagle feather shield conceptualized by Blackfoot Elder Francis First Charger. A source of warmth and comfort, blankets serve a special role in Indigenous ceremonies. As gifts, blankets allow the recipient to forever wrap themselves in a treasured reminder of heritage, community and tradition.

Seven golden eagle feathers have been arranged in a circle to represent a shield. The number is significant and refers to the seven stars. The golden eagle is known for its majestic qualities, soaring high above and seeing far and wide with keen eyesight.

UNIVERSITY TARTAN

The University of Lethbridge tartan was a 50th anniversary legacy project unveiled on Founders’ Day Weekend in January 2017. The tartan design is inspired by convocation and the grand accomplishment it signifies. Faculty colours are incorporated in the tartan and the colours come together with the bright sunburst against the dark blue field. A frame of red honours our Blackfoot name, Iniskim (Sacred Buffalo Stone).

The tartan was registered with the Scottish Tartan Authority on August 16, 2016.

we make a promise:

A promise to do our best, so they can be their best.

A promise to foster exploration, to share ideas and information, to teach but also to learn.

A promise to build the buildings, acquire the technology, cultivate the partnerships, and welcome the people essential to advancing an environment that excites and ignites learning.

A promise to create an environment where professors and students are colleagues and everyone grows together, an environment that recognizes the power of every student’s dream. And helps that dream come true.

kitsiiksisttowatoh’ pinnaan:

Nitakayika’kimaahpinnaan, kitaahkanistsi’ta’pohkookaksoyayi.

Kitakanistsiistapakkiokakihpowayi, nita’ka’paisski’pinnaan.

Nita’ka’paisdotsi’pinnaani naapioyiistsi, nita’kao’tsi’pinnaan pissata’piyi, nita’kitsstsimaahkatannaan stohkanaokakiwa.

Niyai ksimstaani ahkitsayi’sohkissi niipaitapiyisini akitakkiisoka’piwa, pookaiksi ki omahksimmiksi akitsi’tomanistohkimayawa, ksimstaani akitanistsiwa. Papao’kani akitsspommohkato’p maahkanistsissi.

Named by Blackfoot Elder Bruce Wolf Child, we are Iniskim, Sacred Buffalo Stone, situated on Treaty 7 land in the heart of traditional Blackfoot Territory.

FALL 2022 CONVOCATION

Presiding Over the Ceremony

Charles Weaselhead, Chancellor

Conducting the Ceremony

Sheila McManus, Platform Marshal

Musical Prelude

The University of Lethbridge Wind Orchestra Conducted by Dr. Josh Davies

The Procession

At the commencement of the procession, those assembled are asked to stand, as they are able, until invited to take their seats.

Led by Michelle Hogue, Chief Marshal Piper: Tom Wilson Marshalls: Jenny Burke, Craig Coburn, Wayne Lippa, Richelle Marynowski, Don McIntyre, Ilsa Wong

Processional Music

The University of Lethbridge Wind Orchestra Conducted by Dr. Josh Davies

Declaration Charles Weaselhead, Chancellor

National Anthem

Led by Tanner Lapointe, Faculty of Fine Arts O Canada by Calixa Lavallée

Reflection

Mahika Basele, Faculty of Arts & Science

Chancellor Presentation

To recognize Charles Weaselhead (Taatsiikiipoyii) at his last Convocation Ceremony.

Honour Song

Composed and gifted to University of Lethbridge by Leroy Little Bear, in honour of its Blackfoot name, ‘Iniskim’. The name ‘Iniskim’ was gifted to the University by Kainai elder, Bruce Wolf Child. Leroy Little Bear, Distinguished Niitsitapi Scholar, 2004 Honorary Degree Recipient, Professor Emeritus, and 2003 Alumnus of the Year Billy Wadsworth, Alumnus

Welcome and Report to Convocation

This traditional address celebrates the value of education and the combined accomplishments of our graduands and the University community.

Michael Mahon, President & Vice-Chancellor

Conferral of Honorary Degree

Awarded by the Senate to individuals who cultivate human values and seek to foster intellectual growth, social development, aesthetic sensitivity, personal ethics, and the dimensions of a scholar’s personality.

Charles Weaselhead, Chancellor Nancy Southern, Doctor of Laws, honoris causa Introduced by Chloe Devoy, Graduate Students’ Association, Vice-President Academic & Student Life and member of the Senate Honorary Degree Committee

Address to the Graduands

Nancy Southern, Doctor of Laws, honoris causa

Musical Selection

The University of Lethbridge Singers

Conducted by Dr. Janet Youngdahl Accompanied by Isaac Risling We Will Sing of a Dream by Kevin Memley

Conferral of Degrees

Charles Weaselhead, Chancellor

School of Graduate Studies

Doctor of Philosophy

Master of Arts Master of Science Master of Counselling Master of Education Master of Fine Arts

Master of Music Master of Nursing Master of Health Services Management Master of Science (Management) Graduate Certificates

Graduate Diplomas

Candidates presented by Jackie Rice, Dean of the School of Graduate Studies

FALL 2022 CONVOCATION

FOR THE CONFERRAL OF DEGREES, DIPLOMAS AND CERTIFICATES SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2022 AT 10 A.M.

Faculty of Arts & Science

Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Arts & Science Bachelor of Science Certificate in Arts & Science Candidates presented by Matthew Letts, Dean of the Faculty of Arts & Science

Dhillon School of Business

Bachelor of Management Certificate of Management Professional Diploma in Accounting Combined Certificate: Combined Post-Bachelor Certificates in Accounting Candidates presented by Kerry Godfrey, Dean of the Dhillon School of Business

Faculty of Education

Diploma in Education Bachelor of Education Candidates presented by Robin Bright, Dean of the Faculty of Education

Faculty of Fine Arts

Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Fine Arts – Art Bachelor of Fine Arts – Dramatic Arts Bachelor of Fine Arts – Multidisciplinary Bachelor of Fine Arts – Indigenous Art Bachelor of Fine Arts – New Media Bachelor of Music

Candidates presented by Shelly Scott, Dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts

Faculty of Health Sciences

Bachelor of Health Sciences

Bachelor of Nursing

Bachelor of Therapeutic Recreation Candidates presented by Chris Hosgood, Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences

Combined Degrees

Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Management Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Management Bachelor of Fine Arts –New Media and Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Fine Arts –New Media and Bachelor of Management Bachelor of Health Sciences and Bachelor of Management Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Education Bachelor of Management and Bachelor of Education Bachelor of Fine Arts –Art and Bachelor of Education Bachelor of Fine Arts –Dramatic Arts and Bachelor of Education Bachelor of Fine Arts –New Media and Bachelor of Education Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Education Candidates presented by Erasmus Okine, Provost & Vice-President (Academic)

Recognition of 2020 & 2021 Graduates

Graduating classes in 2020 & 2021 did not have the opportunity to celebrate in person due to the global pandemic. We are excited to welcome them back, and honour their accomplishments today.

Board of Governors Teaching Chair Award

Leanne Elias

Presented by Dean Gallimore

Excellence in Teaching Award

Dr. Sean Fitzpatrick

Presented by Susan Findlay

Distinguished Alumni of the Year

Dennis Sumara

Presented by Deirdre McKenna, President of the University of Lethbridge Alumni Association

Alumni Welcome

Deirdre McKenna, President of the University of Lethbridge Alumni Association

Transfer Ceremony

Francis First Charger, Blackfoot Elder Charles Weaselhead (Taatsiikiipoyii), Chancellor

Announcements

Sheila McManus, Platform Marshal

Dismissal

Charles Weaselhead, Chancellor

Recession

Those assembled are asked to stand, as they are able, for the recession until the chief marshal bearing the mace, followed by the platform party and the graduates, have departed.

Recessional Music

The University of Lethbridge Wind Orchestra

Conducted by Dr. Josh Davies

RECIPIENTS OF DEGREES, DIPLOMAS AND CERTIFICATES

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

Wali Mohammad Abdullah

Theoretical and Computational Science

Thesis: Graph decomposition algorithms for analyzing social and large complex networks

Michael Dean Bruised Head

Cultural, Social and Political Thought

Thesis: The colonial impact of the erasure of Blackfoot Miistakistsi place names in Paahtomahksikimi, Waterton Lakes National Park

Candace Jessie Burke

Neuroscience

Thesis: What are they good for? Ultrasonic vocalizations as social communication signals in rats

Rabindra Prasad Chaulagain

Cultural, Social and Political Thought

Thesis: Refuging continuity, narrating political subjectivity: Nepali-speaking Bhutanese refugees’ navigation of the biopolitics of displacement, camp, and community

Tara Kathleen Karn Dickie

Earth, Space, and Physical Science

Thesis: Phosphazides as ancillary ligands in uranium and thorium coordination chemistry

Francisco Rueben Gomez Jimenez

Evolution and Behaviour

Thesis: The cross-cultural correlates and evolution of male Androphilia

Dianevys Gonzalez-Pena Fundora

Biomolecular Science

Thesis: Characterization of the cell wall integrity MAPK pathway in Fusarium graminearum

Rebecca Ann Knighton

Population Studies in Health

Thesis: Positive Deviant Teachers; How Beliefs, Relational Dynamics with Students, and Administrator Leadership Style Impact their Success with Disengaged Students

Taylor Anne Sheahan

Biomolecular Science

Thesis: Engineering cell-free systems for synthetic biologists

MASTER OF ARTS

Sara Mohamed Al-Mahbshi

Thesis: Shebas reclaiming spaces: Yemeni women political participation in the peace process (2014-2019)

Leonard Garth Brooks

Thesis: Whacky Wizards: Designing and assessing an online interactive program for elementary music education

Joshua Louis Hill

Thesis: Human-wildlife coexistence: understanding attitudes towards wildlife in urban environments

Precious Owusu-Ware

Thesis: Impact de quelques notions morphosyntaxiques anglaises sur l’écrit des apprenants anglophones du français langue second

Anita Joslin Smith

Thesis: Everyday speech in an extraordinary time: Constructing civic agency, identity, and influence in narratives of a small town’s big decision

MASTER OF SCIENCE

Prakash Amruth Raj Chukka

Thesis: Combined experimental and computational studies of the interactions between small molecule ligands and eukaryotic translation initiation factors eIF5B and eIF4E

Isabelle Suzanne Durocher

Thesis: Impact of aerobic exercise training on body weight, energy intake, and appetite-regulating hormones in rats

John Robert Emerson

Thesis: Transformer-based multi-hop question generation

Desiree Cynthia Etondi Fonderson

Thesis: Multidisciplinary investigations on tRNA modifications: A cmnm5 (s2) U case study

Kyla Reanne Funk

Thesis: Play partner preferences in wild vervet monkeys

Ronald Trent Garnett

Thesis: The Role of Bio Mechanical Parameters in Upper Extremity Musculoskeletal Pain Experienced by Trombonists

Audrey Elizabeth Mary Guyonnet

Thesis: Artificially adaptive neuroanatomical specialisations in domestic pigeon (columba livia) breeds

Nicholas Jacob Hassink

Thesis: An analysis of the influence of mountain climate variables on the spacial distribution and thermal biological characteristics of surfacedwelling arthropods

Quinn Nikolai Johnsson

Thesis: Rehabilitation and return to play in concussed athletes: a qualitative multi-case study

Damian La Rosa Montes

Thesis: Modifications of Transfer RNA Enhance Selenoprotein Biosynthesis

Juan Manuel Lopez Vega

Thesis: Quantum gravitational effects on statistical mechanics

Rebecca Rose McHugh

Thesis: Conditioned arc expression in CA1 of the rat hippocampus supports long-term memory for temporal events

Abigail Gerrie Nixon

Thesis: The effects of cannabinoid compounds on the brain and behaviour of mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease

Natasha Patel

Thesis: Examining the effectiveness of mental health workshops in reducing mental illness self and social stigma among Asian men in Vancouver, Canada: A randomized control trial

Thomas Scott Pender

Thesis: Weighing matrices: generalizations, related configurations

Kelsey Jolynn Racicot

Thesis: The effects of domestication and artificial selection on brain anatomy of the domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) and domestic pigeon (Columba livia)

Connor David Riddlesden

Thesis: Combinatorial approach to ABV-packets for GLn

Carolyn Dana Simonis

Thesis: Individual effects of platinum group elements (palladium and platinum) on rainbow trout olfaction

Lisa-Marie Swanepoel

Thesis: Exploring the Impact of Childhood Adversity on Maternal Anxiety and Smoking: The all Our Families Community Cohort Study Elizabeth Anne Mae Trofimenkoff

Thesis: Mathematical modeling of eIF5B-mediated non-canonical translation initiation as a chemotherapeutic target

MASTER OF EDUCATION

Kimberly Mae AlexanderSchimpf Capstone

Millie Batta Counselling Psychology

Thesis: Autistic youths’ experiences with emergency remote learning during COVID-19: A perspective on well-being

Juliane Rose Elizabeth Bell

Thesis: A Comparison of Teaching Qualifications in Grades 10 through 12 Mathematics

Cameron Archibald Brown Capstone

Matthew Adam Brunner Capstone

Nicole Allison Court Capstone Christopher Paul Demeule Capstone

Michelle Rae Dunwoody Capstone

Bonnie Anne Dyck Capstone

Neil Ezra Forsyth Capstone

Mitchell Thomas Irvine Capstone

Riley Stephen Kostek

Thesis: Parlays and Problems: Sports Gamblers’ Experiences of Problem Gambling Progression Kathryn Anne Kryska Counselling Psychology

Thesis: Understanding the Role of Social Support Within a Naturalistic Intervention

Dalaine Carissa Kubik Counselling Psychology

Thesis: Illness Identity and Preferences for Group Therapy in Adults with Chronic Illness

Toni Marie Labadie Counselling Psychology

Thesis: Mental Health Professionals’ Perceptions of Mental Health Apps

Chloe Elizabeth Luck Counselling Psychology

Project: A Cultural Autoethnography: A Settler’s Journey Towards Decolonization Through Self-Reflexivity

Lori Lynn Meili Capstone

Alison Shea Mellow Capstone

Suzanna Helena Merry Capstone Shantel Joanne Mohrmann Capstone

Justin Matthew Molas Capstone

Rebecca Louise Molyneaux Counselling Psychology

Thesis: Cyber Victimization: Do Resilience and Posttraumatic Stress Play a Role? Valerie Lynn Norman-Organ Capstone

Brett Carson Ralph Capstone Kaylene Marie Reddekopp Capstone

Amy Louise Meiyee Smith Capstone Dale Ross Stevenson Capstone

Shaylah Irene Rosella Swan Counselling Psychology

Project: An Attachment Parenting Group for Caregivers of Adolescents Who Self-Injure Mitchell Gregory Van Dyk Capstone

MASTER OF FINE ARTS

Nayan Velaskar

Thesis: Queering Virtual Space

MASTER OF NURSING

Kendra Laine Bodie

Project: Keep Ticking: Congestive Heart Failure Management Program

Christopher Dawn Dore Project: Preparation Before the Operation: Pre-Assessment Clinic Continuing Education Course for Rural Perioperative Nurses Jenny Ann Gwynn

Project: Elevating Capacity with Individuals with Substance Use Disorder: A Professional Practice Model to Guide Nursing Practice in the Concurrent Setting Jessica Lynn Price Project: Pelvic Health Fitness and Education: A six week fitness program for incontinence knowledge and prevention Megan Ashley Reger

Thesis: Intersecting identities: Labour and delivery nurses’ experience of pregnancy and childbirth

MASTER OF HEALTH SERVICES MANAGEMENT

Bolanle Mary Abejide Mariam Abou Akel Rudra Prasad Dahal Zahra Daman Atobrhan Yohannes Godlu Elissa Hamdar Chantal Lyne Hegge Nnamdi Augustus Nwamgbe Tolulope Olutoyin Olateju John Olabode Otusile Kash Lyman Shade Shereen Suzette Spence Tibebe Gebreyes Weldehanna

MASTER OF SCIENCE (MANAGEMENT)

Alison Margaret Meaney

Thesis: Gender Inclusive Registration for Youth Soccer: A Case Study

Braden Roderick Simpson

Thesis: Deserting the Innocent: The Paradoxical Effects of Youthfulness in Influencer Apologies

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE

Cinnamon Joanna Barber

Montanna Breck Clendening

Kip Sain Jay

Jessica Lynn McIntyre

Dana Elizabeth Mitchum

Melissa Paula Ota

Tyler Jordan Priest

Harlan Anthony Reiter Amanda Jennifer Stevens-Guille

GRADUATE DIPLOMA

Erin Allyn Lawson

Shane Kenneth Sweet Grass

BACHELOR OF ARTS

Aiat Abdelbasat Aborawi

With Great Distinction

Brenden Eirik Albrecht

Leston Renaldo Alvarez

Dillon Norman Roy Apsassin

Madison Raye Argue

Haley Lauryn Austin

Paul Andres Banda Penafiel

With Distinction

Charlie John Boychuk

With Distinction

Lyndon Neal Breadner

Andrea Helen Ciuffa

With Distinction

Kanwal Pal Singh Daheley

Meghan Kelly Dennehy

With Great Distinction

Grace Maria Fanning

Saige Halle Hansen

Shayla Dawn Herman

Eric Mackenzie Kane

Kaylee Dawn Keller

Sara Breanne Kelly

Shayna Leigh Shandel Konashuk

With Distinction

Co-operative Education

Chloe Emeline Labrie

Kyle David Learmont

Annika Catherine Malo

With Great Distinction

Ryan Drew Mandel Maria Louise Moore

Jennifer Diane Nogueira

Madison Lynn Olsen Marsha Emerson Ord Chloe Rebecca Payton With Distinction

Nicole Ann Phillips Kate Louise Schramm

Myah Anne Schulz

Alexandra Blaise Smith

Rheanna Kate Timinski Johanna Vera Maria van Besouw Eleanor Grace VanDasselaar With Distinction

Rae Anne Whitehead

BACHELOR OF ARTS & SCIENCE

Awagatanjali Bauri

With Great Distinction

Honours Thesis

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

Ayobami Oluwadamiola

Abejide

Maigen J Anderson

With Distinction

Mahika Phatekile Thebeng Basele

Chloe Emma Bender-Thorsen With Great Distinction

Lynn Jamie Bertram

Aaron Robert Charchuk

Zuoyu Chen Brody Alden Cole

Alexandra Isabel Sophie Cowper

With Great Distinction

Jessica Lee Dagnone

Sara Elizabeth Dutton

Co-operative Education

Flavia Egli

With Distinction

David Allan Caleb Faulkner

Nolan Blair Ferby Darby Marie Gale

Logan James Gechter

He Huang

Juliana Jean Emma Huel

Efeose Anita Irete

Manvir Kaur Jadir

Chevy Earle Kallenberger

Kulvir Kaur

Jacob Philip Lachowski

Abigail Rose Lunge Maria Makeev Madison Anne Martens Crystal Vardhan Mulik

With Great Distinction Honours Thesis Laura Stefania Nino Garcia With Great Distinction Carl John David Nyberg Patrick Oseghale Omozokpia Simon Robert Pittman Madison Lynne Pyette Katie Margaret Reimer With Distinction

Sophia Tuvera Salamanca Melissa Elizabeth Seifert Dhvani Shrenik Shah Nazrawi Abayneh Shalamo Chelsea Marjorie Small Caleb Roy Spannagel Danielle Musters Vanee Riley James Weasel Fat

Jade Maria Bartusek Grace Dylan Beddows

Kariya Leslie Bruised Head Nicholas William Canning Co-operative Education Bryan Thomas Andrew Findlay Newton Manrrique Jr Galicia Santana Liz Wangari Githaiga With Distinction Co-operative Education Jonathan Thomas Greenaway With Distinction Alex Lee Groger

Alysia Bailey Huckabee Jaime Renae Iwaasa With Distinction

Annastasia Katheu Kioko With Distinction

Yessy Kiswanda Michael Peter Labib Brent Shane LeBlanc Maria Karen Ligon Kai Lin Lewis Mak Braden Lee Marks Aidan Campbell Miller Rebecca Annie Alice Morris With Distinction

POST-BACHELOR CERTIFICATE

Haneefat Yetunde Kasali

BACHELOR OF EDUCATION

Jami Roslyn Frank Brian Timothy Van Dyk With Great Distinction

BACHELOR OF FINE ARTSINDIGENOUS ART

Rebecca Serene Weasel Traveller

BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS - NEW MEDIA

Praise-David Oluwatayo Adamson

Omotayo David Okusanya

BACHELOR OF MANAGEMENT

Gilberto Jose Acevedo Maged Muneer

Qasem Al-Alimi

Tony Luigi Albizzati

Joseph James Varagona Alston With Distinction Brandt Merlin Anderson Co-operative Education

Jaspal Singh Pandher Bhawanpreet Singh Randhawa Methika Kavish Rathnasekara Erin Rae Reid Vishaldeep Singh Heather Marie Slaunwhite With Distinction Christopher William Somerville Co-operative Education Brooke Katelyn Spencer With Great Distinction Ethan Alexander Suelzle Imelda Nana Aba Tettey Brynley Michael Thomas Christopher George Thomas Jessica Verheij Drayton Anthony Wald Wenwen Wang Cody Lyle Wells Leeland Jaccob Whan

Cory Alexander Rowan With Great Distinction

BACHELOR OF MUSIC

Tanner David Lapointe With Great Distinction

BACHELOR OF HEALTH SCIENCES

Leanna Marie Brown With Distinction Rezene Tsegai Elose Tobi Oluwatimilehin Folaranmi

Jason Charles Francis Emma Jo Knutson With Distinction

Amisha Ashna Kumar Mary Lekelefack With Distinction Britain Evelyn Nelson With Distinction

Andrea Karlene Palmer

Amber Dawn

Veldkamp Pritchard

Kaitlin Lyndsay

Romaniuk-Grenier

Amy Lynn Rowland

Miraf Getaneh Taye

BACHELOR OF NURSING

Bright Nyamekye

Acheampong

Rachel Joy Amantea

With Great Distinction

Adeponle Joy Babatunde With Distinction

Sukhpreet Buttar

With Great Distinction

Katelyn Ruth Campbell With Great Distinction Milana Louise Chambers Koushik Das

Diana Fehr

With Distinction

Kaylie Marissa Fermin With Great Distinction

Lydia Ferreira With Great Distinction

Yana Gegelya With Great Distinction Temiladeoluw Precious Johnson

With Great Distinction

Ashley Meagan Jones With Great Distinction

Meaghan Nadine

Silver Kempe

With Great Distinction

Bilise Dhako Kito With Distinction

Rachel Claire Latour With Great Distinction

Chase Jay Lepard With Great Distinction

Cai-lei Matsumoto With Great Distinction

Ashley Keiko McLeod Rebecca Ellen Molina

With Great Distinction

Miranda Jane Mouly With Great Distinction

Jessica Marie Nish

With Great Distinction

Glory Chekwas Onwuka

With Distinction

Christina Marie Parker

With Great Distinction

Kathrina Mari Baura Quirante

With Distinction

Jonathan Robert Reid

With Great Distinction

Spencer Lyndon Trombley

With Great Distinction

Chinenye Phina Udoh

Meaghan Frances

Breanne Welby

With Great Distinction

BACHELOR OF THERAPEUTIC RECREATION

Jillian Joyce Elizabeth Christison

With Great Distinction

Jayleen Rae Desaunoy

With Distinction

Kristen Dawn Jabbour

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE AND BACHELOR OF MANAGEMENT

Erin Alexandra Benedict

BSc - With Distinction

Muskaan Gauri

BMgt - With Distinction

Co-operative Education

BACHELOR OF ARTS AND BACHELOR OF EDUCATION

Averyanna Susan Fay van Tol

BEd - With Great Distinction

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE AND BACHELOR OF EDUCATION

Joshua Robert

Wallace Holloway

BSc - With Great Distinction

BEd - With Great Distinction

BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS - ART AND BACHELOR OF EDUCATION

Kathleen Ann Pilatzke

BFA - With Great Distinction

BEd - With Great Distinction

BACHELOR OF MUSIC AND BACHELOR OF EDUCATION

Veronica Mabel Slemp

BMus - With Distinction

BEd - With Great Distinction

Recognition of 2020 & 2021 Graduates:

Degrees for 2020 and 2021 graduates were conferred in their graduating year. We are proud to welcome them back to cross the stage in celebration of their accomplishments.

Alumni, thank you for returning to our campus to celebrate your significant achievement, surrounded by classmates, professors, family and friends.

NANCY SOUTHERN, AKSISTOOWA’PAAKII (BRAVE WOMAN) DOCTOR OF LAWS, honoris causa

has seen extraordinary growth and demonstrated an enduring commitment to the communities and customers it serves.

boards of all ATCO subsidiaries.

Nancy Southern is a southern Albertan through and through. She was born and raised in Calgary, studied economics at the University of Calgary and has established a career that has seen her serve with some of the world’s most influential organizations. She is the Chair and Chief Executive Officer of ATCO Ltd., which was founded by her father, R.D. Southern, in 1947, and Canadian Utilities Limited, an ATCO company. In this position, she is responsible for executing the strategic direction and ongoing operations for both companies and, under her deft leadership, the ATCO group of companies

Philanthropy and community spirit are core values for Southern. Alongside her business leadership, she has advocated on matters of global importance, including the rights of Indigenous Peoples and the role of women in business. She is an Honorary Chief of the Kainai (Blood Tribe of Alberta) and was given the name Aksistoowa’paakii, or Brave Woman, in 2012. In 2015, at the request of then-German chancellor Angela Merkel, Southern joined 100 other global leaders for the G7 Forum for Dialogue with Women. As a passionate believer in enterprise as a powerful force for good, she has advised domestic and international governments alike. She honours her family and supports her community, embracing her father’s definition of excellence — ‘going far beyond the call of duty, doing more than others expect.’

Southern joined the ATCO board of directors in 1989, was named CEO in 2003, and appointed Chair in 2012. In addition, Southern serves on the

She is a founding director of AKITA Drilling, executive vice-president of Spruce Meadows, a director of Sentgraf Enterprises Ltd., an Honorary Director of BMO Financial Group and serves on the Rideau Hall Foundation Board of Directors.

The accolades Southern has earned during her career are numerous.

In 2012, she received the Peter Lougheed Award for Leadership from Canada’s Public Policy Forum. In 2013, she received the T. Patrick Boyle Founder’s Award for Entrepreneurship from the Fraser Institute. She was named to Fortune Magazine’s list of 50 Most Powerful Women in Business in 2016 and inducted as a Companion to the Canadian Business Hall of Fame in 2017. In October 2020, Southern was honoured with the British Empire Medal for services to British equestrian, military and commercial interests in Alberta.

BOARD OF GOVERNORS TEACHING CHAIR

LEANNE ELIAS

curricular activities related to the profession. Twice she has led student fundraising activities to enable attendance at the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival. Focused on emerging creative technologies, the festival draws the best creative minds in the world.

how students are impacted. She also intends to bring together a community of practice for interdisciplinary teaching.

As a professor of new media, Leanne Elias not only inspires students to think creatively in her graphic design courses, she also approaches her teaching creatively, always finding ways to challenge students and complement their knowledge. She encourages them to explore and experiment with new media tools while focusing on relevant ideas. Her passion for teaching has earned her numerous awards in the past and this year, she is the recipient of the Board of Governors Teaching Chair.

Elias ensures her students have opportunities to maximize their learning through extra-

In addition, she has co-facilitated several interdisciplinary workshops for the Faculty of Fine Arts and was instrumental in bringing a series of award-winning animations to Lethbridge. Elias has also been a champion for the importance of teaching development in the University community. In 20122013, she was awarded a Teaching Fellowship from the University’s Advancement for Excellence in Teaching and Learning. Elias has become a facilitator for the Instructional Skills Workshop, a course designed to enhance teaching effectiveness for both new and experienced educators.

As Board of Governors Teaching Chair, Elias plans to develop and deliver a series of interdisciplinary workshops for both undergraduate and graduate students with the goal of understanding how teaching changes when working with multiple disciplines and

The idea for her project came about after she, along with colleagues Dana Cooley and Denton Fredrickson, held an Intersections workshop in 2013 that brought students from art, new media, education and computer science together to work on the same challenge. Students found enormous value in combining the various approaches to problem solving from different disciplines.

Following the workshop, the Fine Arts Visualization/Physicalization Lab was established. Since then, a course involving new media students and an agricultural researcher has been offered annually and a two-year project between six professional artists and two agricultural researchers called Visualizing Agriculture was launched.

Not only will Elias impact student learning through this project, she’ll also provide ideas for faculty members to integrate interdisciplinary work into their own curriculum.

EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AWARD

DR. SEAN FITZPATRICK

At the core of his teaching philosophy is that mathematics is learned through trying, failing and then learning from mistakes. He trusts his students want to learn, and whenever possible, will allow students to revise and reassess their work for credit — even on tests. The approach reinforces a class dynamic where he and his students learn and advance collectively.

When classes were moved online due to the pandemic, Fitzpatrick was instrumental in recognizing that requiring students to turn their cameras on in class could publicly expose living environments and/ or financial situations students had the right to keep private.

Dr. Sean Fitzpatrick doesn’t mind seeing his students fail. In fact, he encourages his students to take chances and push beyond their comfort zones, accepting that mistakes will happen — and that’s where the true learning begins.

An instructor in ULethbridge’s Department of Mathematics & Computer Science since 2014, Fitzpatrick is renowned for understanding the student perspective and tailoring his teaching to minimize student anxiety and elevate understanding. He does this by challenging longheld standards of assessment and emphasizing flexibility and availability, both for himself and course materials.

Fitzpatrick is keenly aware of the student experience and has long been a champion of equity in education. Recognizing the cost of textbooks can be a prohibitive barrier for many students, he developed his own website, where he hosts or links to textbooks for 17 courses in mathematics and statistics. Some are available in HTML, which works on any device, have embedded videos, interactive graphics and homework exercises, and even code cells that let students execute live computer code to help with calculations. In addition, Fitzpatrick maintains a free online homework portal for all his classes — something which has been adopted by instructors throughout the department.

Accessibility is another hallmark of his teaching. Utilizing the Teaching Centre while a Teaching Fellow from 2018 to 2020, Fitzpatrick took advantage of the lightboard resource to create hundreds of professional-quality instructional videos and develop his own YouTube channel. Many new students struggle to make effective use of their textbooks, and by augmenting the books with video explanations, students digest ideas they are not used to seeing in print. Fitzpatrick continually seeks to enhance his own skills and that of the teaching community and has taken on a leadership role in promoting open education resources — with his own resources publicly available and used by mathematics students and teachers worldwide.

DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD

DR. DENNIS SUMARA (BA/BED ’80, MED ’90)

academic achievement during his graduate studies. He then completed a PhD in education at the University of Alberta and won the Dissertation of the Year award from the Canadian Association for Curriculum Studies.

many Canadian universities.

Dennis Sumara is a preeminent teacher, scholar and leader in the field of education. But in 1976, he had a different career ambition. Keeping a promise to his mother, he enrolled at the University of Lethbridge, with plans to leave after a year to become a hair stylist in Toronto.

Sumara, however, soon changed his mind. During the first week of classes, he met professors and was introduced to books and ideas that changed not only what he knew, but also who he believed he could be.

Eventually, Sumara earned three degrees at the University and was awarded the Governor General’s Gold Medal for outstanding

Sumara taught and conducted research at several Canadian universities before he was appointed dean of the University of Calgary’s Werklund School of Education in 2009. Over the next 10 years, he guided the school through an intense period of renewal, making significant changes to its curriculum, policies and planning.

Sumara’s work to bring equity, diversity, inclusion and interdisciplinarity into teacher education has put him at the forefront of his field. Today, in addition to being a professor of language and literary education in the Werklund School of Education, he is a highly sought-after expert, a prolific keynote speaker and the founding editor of the peerreviewed Journal of the Canadian Association for Curriculum Studies.

With more than 150 publications to his credit, he has also written six books and a number of them are considered required reading at

As a researcher, Sumara has focused on imaginative engagement, an innovative approach to education that incorporates students’ emotions, intuition and creativity into the teaching and learning process. Specifically, he has studied the role of imaginative engagement and how to employ the practice purposefully and sustainably in schools and post-secondary institutions.

During his career, Sumara has made an enormous impact on teacher education and his accomplishments have brought tremendous distinction to the University of Lethbridge. In 2019, most notably, he received the prestigious Award for Research on Teacher Education from the Canadian Association for Teacher Education. The honour recognized Dennis Sumara’s research leadership and exceptional contributions to teacher education and celebrated the widespread adoption of his ideas across North America and around the world.

FELIPE CIVITA FERREIRA (BMGT ’14)

In the years since graduation, Civita Ferreira has continued to volunteer in the community and has flourished professionally. He completed a master of global business at the University of Victoria and is also now a Certified Project Management Professional and a Certified Scrum Product Owner.

Felipe Civita Ferreira has spent his life cultivating a keen understanding of the wider world. Originally from Brazil, he speaks three languages fluently and has lived in multiple countries. Along the way, he has dedicated himself to making the world more peaceful, equitable and inclusive.

Civita Ferreira moved to Canada at 17, and while studying at the University of Lethbridge, he immersed himself in extracurricular activities. In addition to participating in national case competitions, he volunteered on various committees, held several on-campus jobs and even hosted his own CKXU radio show.

Working in Canada’s technical and vocational education and training sector, Civita Ferreira has partnered with several Canadian post-secondary institutions to lead and support the implementation of international development projects around the world. As part of that work, he has designed and implemented initiatives that have received support from various funders, including Global Affairs Canada and the Mastercard Foundation. These projects have, for example, supported eyecare services for women and girls in northern India and developed curriculum for food technology, agriculture and culinary arts programs in Kenya.

Locally, Civita Ferreira has also made a significant impact. A former member of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada’s Youth

Council, he has also served as Vice-Chair and Chair of the board of governors of the Alberta Council for Global Cooperation (ACGC). The council consists of organizations and individuals who are advancing sustainable development initiatives worldwide. In recognition of his work to support the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, Civita Ferreira was named to the ACGC’s 2018 list of the Top 30 Under 30.

Civita Ferreira is particularly passionate about helping people to lead a healthy lifestyle. In collaboration with the Calgary Immigrant Educational Society, he co-designed a wilderness program that helps refugees and newcomers to Canada access safe and inclusive outdoor experiences, such as hiking trips.

Additionally, as a member of the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee of the Alpine Club of Canada (Edmonton section), Felipe Civita Ferreira has supported various backcountry excursions that have focused on inclusivity and outdoor education. He has also helped the club secure and maintain external partners and sponsors.

The 2022 University of Lethbridge Honour Society inductees are shining examples of what it means to be ULethbridge graduates. Each of the individuals being honoured used the knowledge they gained at the University to achieve their personal and professional goals, and through these achievements has left a lasting impact on the people, organizations and communities with which they are involved.

CYNDI BESTER (BMUS ’95, MED ’01)

Cynthia (Cyndi) Bester has an expansive record of achievement. An award-winning business leader, she has travelled the world as a concert pianist, co-written four bestselling books and taken the stage as a competitive bodybuilder. During her business career, Bester has helmed successful companies specializing in registry services, health care and workplace safety. Today, as chief executive officer of the Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce, she has spearheaded a wide range of policy initiatives aimed at strengthening the local business community. A tireless volunteer who has received national recognition for her philanthropic efforts, she currently serves on the University of Lethbridge Senate, Co-Chairs the Reconciliation Lethbridge Advisory Committee and is a member of the Community Wellbeing and Safety Advisory Committee. Cyndi Bester also sits on the board of directors of Economic Development Lethbridge.

BRAD DERSCH (BA/BED ’01)

Brad Dersch has long been passionate about sports. While attending the University of Lethbridge, he played varsity hockey and was twice named an Academic All-Canadian by the national governing body of university sport. He went on to work as a physical education teacher and administrator for the Lethbridge School Division, becoming principal of G.S. Lakie Middle School this fall. Over the years, in addition to completing graduate studies at Gonzaga University, Dersch has coached dozens of school and communitybased teams. Many of his former players, in fact, have gone on to compete at the post-secondary and professional levels. Last spring, in honour of his commitment to developing local youth as athletes and citizens through coaching, Brad Dersch received the Shaun Ward Sport Champion Award from the Lethbridge Sport Council.

DREW BEAUCHAMP (BMGT ’06)

Andrew (Drew) Beauchamp excels at leadership. An army reservist with the Calgary Highlanders before attending the University of Lethbridge, he continued his part-time military service locally throughout his undergraduate studies. He later accepted a full-time position with the Army Reserves, and in 2008, deployed to Afghanistan. There, he led a platoon of 45 army reservists, who protected resupply convoys and provided security at the main entrance to Kandahar Airfield. Back in Canada as a reservist, Beauchamp played a key role in planning the Calgary-based army reserve soldiers during the 2013 Alberta floods. Today, in addition to being a program lead in human resources at Alberta Health Services, he is pursuing a master of public administration through the Royal Military College. Drew Beauchamp is also now commanding officer of the Calgary Highlanders.

MICHAEL MANKOWSKI (BMGT ’10)

Michael Mankowski owned a video production company in Fort McMurray when the 2016 wildfire devastated his hometown. Following the disaster, the Red Cross asked him to interview local residents. Their touching stories inspired Mankowski to write an animated film about the fire, and later, to study animation at Vancouver Film School. His 2021 film, “Back Home Again,” features an all-star cast, including Michael J. Fox, Catherine O’Hara and Lorne Cardinal. To date, “Back Home Again” has won the Jury Award for Best Short Film and the Audience Choice Award for Best Dramatic Film at the Edmonton International Film Festival and Leo awards for Best Animated Program and Best Screenwriting from the Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Foundation of British Columbia. Most recently, Michael Mankowski’s film enjoyed an Oscar-qualifying theatrical run.

CONGRATULATIONS AND WELCOME TO THE UNIVERITY OF LETHBRIDGE ALUMNI ASSOCIATON!

Convocation is one of life’s most significant occasions. It’s a time to celebrate all you have accomplished and look forward to the exciting journey ahead. It’s also a moment of reflection and an opportunity to say thank you to the family and friends who supported you on this amazing journey.

I was honored to take on the role of ULAA president this fall and am proud to be here representing more than 50,000 alumni worldwide. As the newest members of our alumni network, you are joining a community of engaged thinkers, critical problem solvers, and greatly impassioned leaders making

contributions around the world. Whatever path you choose, know you are a valued member of this extraordinary community and we want to celebrate your accomplishments. Stay in touch, share your stories and watch our social media channels for information on what other ULethbridge alumni are doing.

Again, congratulations, and enjoy today!

Deirdre McKenna (BA ’94) President, University of Lethbridge Alumni Association

the moment!

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REFLECTION

Let us begin this celebration of our academic achievements, The culmination of years of hard work, By considering how we have achieved success, And how we shall build on it in the future.

Let us acknowledge those who built This community of scholarship, Which has broadened our understanding and our horizons.

Let us thank our faculty, staff, families, friends, fellow students, And all who made this community of learning possible –They have taught us so much.

Let us remember that our educational journeys Which led to our degrees, diplomas and certificates, Are valuable in themselves, not just means to other ends.

Let us use all we have learned

To challenge the world through the eyes of educated citizens, And make it a better place for others who follow.

Let our motto, Fiat Lux, let there be light, Remind us of the responsibility we accept to ensure that we will Make a difference and build a better society.

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