THE UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA
54th ANNUAL FALL CONVOCATION 2021
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TO THE CLASS OF 2021 This is a momentous occasion; for you, and our community. We hope you can sense all of us—the thousands of us—here with you. Celebrating you. Though we are unable to gather on campus, we have embraced this new way of honouring your achievements. We are incredibly proud of you. Activist Vandana Shiva says, “Hope is a duty.” Let us act with hope. Let us remain open to the idea of possibility; of working together. All people. All disciplines, all communities and all races since diversity will only strengthen our society. Now, more than ever, we need to work together. Communities thrive though connections—ones that exchange ideas, spark innovation, meet challenges, respect and learn from one another. As you start your new journey, you’ll notice how UM is closely linked to others throughout Manitoba and around the world. We are connected through research, partnerships with Indigenous communities and our ties with local organizations and industry. Along the way, you will also encounter fellow alumni. Today, you join their network of more than 181,000 UM grads living in 139 countries around the world. Our alumni are our strongest ambassadors, advocates, champions and thought-leaders. They elevate our communities and propel us to make a difference. During these challenging times, we have a responsibility to turn our ideas, knowledge and skills into a new path forward for all of us. We know you are ready. Our time—your time—is now. Congratulations on your graduation!
Anne Mahon, BHEcol Chancellor
Michael Benarroch, PhD President and Vice-Chancellor
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ALUMNI ASSOCIATION WELCOME Congratulations on your graduation! You now belong to the UM Alumni Association, a community of over 181,000 fellow UM graduates (alumni) across 139 countries. As you celebrate at Convocation, know that we are all cheering for you from across the world and wish you every success. As fellow UM graduates, we understand and applaud the hard work, dedication and drive that brought you here. It is our privilege to welcome you to the alumni community, to honour your outstanding achievements, and to support you in the years to come as you help shape Manitoba and the world. Our alumni are ambassadors, advocates and thoughtleaders, demonstrating that from here, you can go anywhere. Think of these graduates as your network for guidance, mentorship and career opportunities. We encourage you to stay engaged with your alma mater by connecting with other alumni and joining us online or on campus (when and as we are able) to discover what’s new and to participate in events and activities. Check out the UM Alumni Book Club, trivia nights, Virtual Learning for Life lectures, UM Café—an online mentoring platform—and UM Career Lab, a program built for new grads like you that includes career development and financial literacy webinars. Take advantage of the many volunteer opportunities open to alumni within your faculty, on the Alumni Association Board of Directors or Alumni Council, mentor a student, or be an alumni ambassador at a UM event. Stay up to date with your alma mater through UM Today The Magazine and the monthly alumni e-news (make sure we have your current contact info!) Today marks a milestone. Take time to reflect upon your University of Manitoba experience; take pride in how it has shaped you; and envision how it will bring you closer to achieving your goals. Today you begin your alumni journey and embark on what we hope will be a life-long relationship with your University. On behalf of the UM alumni community, congratulations on the tremendous achievement celebrated today. Here’s to what comes next! Visit us at umanitoba.ca/alumni to keep in touch and to learn more about the benefits of being UM alumni.
Peter Wheatley, BSc(ME), ExtEd, MBA Chair, Alumni Association of the University of Manitoba
Marlene Stern, DipOT, BOT Chair, Alumni Council
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PROCEDURE FOR SELECTING HONORARY GRADUANDS Nominations of distinguished persons for honorary degrees are accepted from both the University community and the general public. The Senate Committee on Honorary Degrees assesses the nominations using specific criteria which include distinguished achievement in scholarship, the arts or public service. Only those nominations which, in the opinion of the committee, meet the criteria for an honorary degree are forwarded to Senate, accompanied by comments from the committee, background information and letters of support. In order for Senate to recommend the conferring of an honorary degree, at least twothirds of the votes must be in the affirmative.
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HONORARY DEGREE The work of Ms. Diana DeLaronde-Colombe demonstrates the impact one person can have on a community. Today, she is being recognized for her dedication and commitment to Manitoba’s northern communities and their people, addressing issues such as food security, access to health care, job training, transportation, and housing. In 2001, wanting to make an impact in her community of Wabowden, Manitoba, Ms. DeLaronde-Colombe created the community development office. She quickly began facilitating programs, such as Truck Driver Training, to help others find employment. She soon realized, however, that if she brought more communities together, their collective voice would ring louder in the ears of funders and they could achieve greater goals. So she brought together Councillors and other leaders from six communities along the rail line, from Ilford to Cormorant, and they created the Bayline Regional Roundtable. In this new enterprise, Ms. DeLaronde-Colombe gave herself the title of “Animator” because that is how she views her role in all endeavours: as someone there to empower and impassion others. And she did. And she does.
DIANA DELARONDECOLOMBE
Solving food security issues in Northern communities had troubled many before her, yet she saw an elegant and sustainable path forward. Following her vision, the Roundtable sought and received funding from the Public Health Agency of Canada and other funders, which facilitated the purchase of a shipment of freezers to store the fish and meat hunted along with bulk food purchases. These freezers were provided to community members at cost, and the repayments were used to purchase even more freezers. To further help people maintain healthy diets, she facilitated programming that taught people how to garden, raise poultry and then preserve and can their food. She championed this Northern Foods Initiative, and it led to the development of the Manitoba Food Charter, which then grew to become Food Matters Manitoba. Today, the legacy of her original project is astounding: in its modern form, it helps 80 per cent of Manitoban communities. Recognizing this impact, in 2007 she received the Capturing Opportunities-Outstanding Community Leadership Award from Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Initiatives. Ms. DeLaronde-Colombe is also active in the community in other ways, fundraising and helping start new recreational opportunities for children and youth. Indeed, in 2007, after receiving the Women’s World Summit Foundation Prize for Women’s Creativity in Rural Life from an international NGO (the first Canadian to earn such an honour), she used her prize money to purchase playground equipment for children in Wabowden. And last year, she led a fundraising campaign which helped the local musicians purchase audio equipment that has allowed them to continue to benefit the community. “Anything that is going to empower someone else to make a difference, is where I will put my energy,” she says. Ms. Diana DeLaronde-Colombe is a compassionate leader who always acts in the interests of others. And today the University of Manitoba is honoured to celebrate her creativity and commitment to improving the lives of countless Manitobans by awarding a Doctor of Laws, honoris causa.
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STUDENT ACADEMIC AWARDS UNIVERSITY GOLD MEDAL Awarded for highest standing in an undergraduate faculty, school or college.
Haley Morgan Nakonechny
College of Rehabilitation Sciences
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UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA GRADUATE STUDENTS’ ASSOCIATION TEACHING AWARD Dr. Pingzhao Hu is a committed educator whose high standards of teaching and research inspire young scholars. Whether providing valuable insight within the lab or pivoting in response to a pandemic, his students describe him as a phenomenal supervisor who is humble, hardworking and confident in his unwavering commitment to their academic success. Pursuing academia around the globe and earning three master’s degrees in mathematical geology, quantitative geography and computer science respectively, Dr. Hu went on to pursue a PhD in computer science at York University. He joined the department of biochemistry and medical genetics at the University of Manitoba as a faculty member in 2014.
DR. PINGZHAO HU MEng (Beijing), MA (Saskatchewan), MACS (Dalhousie), PhD (York)
Now a tenured associate professor within the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, Dr. Hu challenges his students to push themselves further, while empowering them to take the lead in their research, which resulted in 36 high-profile peer-reviewed articles published with his students as the first author. With his support, Dr. Hu’s students have received a total of 68 international, national and local awards, honours and scholarships to date, totalling nearly $700,000 in academic funding. Despite his rigorous schedule, Dr. Hu founded the UM Bioinformatics and Biostatistics journal club and research seminar series in 2018, lending his time and expertise and creating a platform for students to share projects within their research field. In 2020, Dr. Hu received both the University of Manitoba’s Falconer Emerging Researcher Rh Award and the Manitoba Medical Service Foundation Allen Rouse Basic Science Career Development research award for excellence in leadership, research and innovation. In 2021, Dr. Hu received the Ed Kroeger Mentorship Award to recognize his excellence and distinction in mentorship, teaching and research. The University of Manitoba is proud to recognize Dr. Hu with the Graduate Students’ Association Teaching Award.
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54TH ANNUAL FALL CONVOCATION UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA Virtual Ceremony: Wednesday, November 10, 2021 at 2:00 p.m.
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ACADEMIC DRESS Guests at Convocation will readily conclude that the academic dress worn by graduands and members of the academic procession is both colourful and varied. The significance of academic dress may not be so apparent. Academic dress includes a gown, hood (worn over the shoulders), and a cap or mortarboard. All universities have distinctive academic dress for each degree offered. This explains the variety of academic dress worn by members of the academic procession who have graduated from many different institutions. The University of Manitoba has patterned its academic dress after the British tradition using the Oxford gown as the model. The Oxford attire is a modified form of the garments worn by its members in medieval times, sometimes attributed to the need for warmth in their damp halls of learning. There are three types of gowns at the University of Manitoba: the Bachelor’s and Master’s gowns are black; the Doctor of Philosophy gown is black with red velvet bars on sleeves and front panels; and the Honorary Doctor’s gown is scarlet. Mortarboards are black with a black tassel and are worn by all graduands except for honorary graduands; they wear round brimmed caps of black velvet with a gold tassel. It is the hood which signifies the degree to be presented to the graduand. The hoods for Bachelor’s degrees all have the common characteristics of black material edged with white borg material. Hoods for each of the Bachelor’s degrees at the University have a distinctive lining ranging from no lining (black) for Arts, to green for Agriculture, to gold for Science. Similarly hoods for the various Master’s degrees have a distinctive lining but can be differentiated from Bachelor’s hoods by the absence of a borg edging. Hoods for Honorary Doctor’s degrees are scarlet with different linings: white indicates an Honorary Doctor of Laws; yellow, an Honorary Doctor of Science; and slate blue, an Honorary Doctor of Letters. See the following page for a complete listing of the colours of all hood linings. Senate must approve any changes in academic dress.The Senate Committee on Academic Dress, which includes the Director of the School of Art and the Head of the Department of Interior Design, makes recommendations to Senate on the academic dress of graduands, the Chancellor, the Vice-Chancellor, the Marshalls, and other officers of Convocation.
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HOOD LININGS Honorary Degrees (scarlet exterior) Doctor of Laws White Doctor of Letters Slate blue Doctor of Science Gold-yellow Ph.D. Degree (black exterior with red bands and panel) Doctor of Philosophy Medium green Masters Degrees (black exterior) Architecture Deep gold with royal blue chevron Arts Scarlet Business Administration Grey with purple chevron City Planning Mazarine blue with white chevron Dentistry Blue purple Education Royal blue Engineering Royal blue with gold-yellow chevron Environment Forest green with blue chevron and copper braid Finance Grey with navy chevron Fine Art Asphalt with brick red chevron Human Resources Management Half white and half classic blue Human Rights Half white and half royal blue Interior Design Purple-blue with blue-green chevron Landscape Architecture Deep gold with brown chevron Laws Half white and half scarlet Music Emerald green Natural Resources Management Deep chrome green with sapphire blue chevron and dove grey band Nursing Turquoise with peach chevron Occupational Therapy Forest green Physical Therapy Light purple Physician Assistant Studies Blue purple with pale gold chevron Public Health Dark lavender with grey braid Public Administration Light blue with dark blue chevron Science Gold-yellow Social Work Coral with white band Undergraduate Degrees (black exterior with borg edging) Agribusiness Gold-yellow with blue-green braid Agriculture Gold-yellow with green braid Agroecology Gold-yellow with medium brown braid Arts No lining Commerce Grey with purple braid Computer Science Black with gold-yellow braid and royal blue braid Dental Hygiene Gold yellow with lilac braid Dentistry Blue purple with gold braid Education Royal blue Engineering Gold-yellow with royal blue braid Environmental Design Tapestry green Environmental Science Forest green with a copper braid Environmental Studies Forest green with a sapphire blue braid Fine Arts Brick red Food Sciences Gold-yellow with scarlet braid Geography Forest green with a gold-yellow braid Geological Sciences Gold-yellow with a copper braid Health Sciences Maroon with white and pewter grey braids Health Studies Maroon with white and pewter grey braids Human Ecology Magenta Human Nutritional Sciences Magenta Juris Doctor White Jazz Studies Emerald green with brite gold braid Kinesiology Sage green with gold-yellow braid Medicine Blue-purple Music Emerald green
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HOOD LININGS (continued) Nursing Medium blue Pharmacy Gold-yellow with light blue braid Physical Education Sage green Physical Geography Gold-yellow with green braid and blue braid Recreation Management and Sage green with maroon braid Community Development Respiratory Therapy Purple Science Gold-yellow Social Work Coral
STOLES Certificates and Diplomas Aboriginal Child and Family Smoke Services Diploma Aboriginal Environment Smoke Stewardship Diploma Art Brick red Dental Hygiene Lilac Diploma in Agriculture Gold with green braid Diploma in Labour Relations Smoke and Workplace Safety Diploma in Population Health Purple with silver chevron First Nations Community Smoke Wellness Diploma Post-Baccalaureate Diploma Old gold with cream braid in Agrology Post-Baccalaureate Diploma Royal blue in Education Post-Baccalaureate Diploma Old gold with royal blue braid in Engineering Post-Baccalaureate Diploma Emerald green in Performance
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THE UNIVERSITY BANNER The focal point of the stage decorations at Convocation ceremonies of the University of Manitoba has traditionally been a banner 8 feet wide and 13 feet long which incorporates the University crest. The crest of the University is described in heraldic terms as: A quartered oval within bordure or inscribed “Universitas Manitobensis 1877” sable, ensigned with the Imperial Crown. Quarterings Dexter Chief: Parted per fess: upper argent, cross gules surmounted by crown or, lined with the first: lower vert buffalo statant proper (being the arms of the Province of Manitoba). Dexter Base: Argent, Saint John sejant, mantled sanguine, halo or, vested of the first, with eagle rising proper: chief, sky azure with light ray or, base vert (being the arms of St. John’s College, a charter affiliate). Sinister Chief: Parted per fess: upper gules, book or pages argent, lower argent, two fleurs-de-lys or above a branch slipped of three maple leaves vert, stemmed proper (being the arms of St. Boniface College, a charter affiliate). Sinister Base: Argent, a branch slipped of three grape leaves vert, stemmed proper, fructed purpure, surmounted by a barrulet or bearing motto “Floreat” of the first, edged sable (being the arms of Manitoba College, a charter affiliate).
GLOSSARY OF HERALDIC TERMS argent: azure: barrulet: base: bordure: chief: dexter:
fructed: gules: or:
parted per fess: proper: purpure: quarterings:
silver coloured blue small bar or band lower part of the field of the coat of arms or shield a border surrounding the shield area one-third of the width of the shield occupying the upper section of the field right side of the shield from the perspective of an individual holding it; left side of the shield from the perspective of the viewer depicted bearing fruit bright red gold coloured
sable: sanguine: sejant: sinister:
statant: vert:
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partitioned by means of a horizontal line across the field true or Natural colour purple coats of arms combined on a shield black mulberry or dark red sitting left side of the shield from the perspective of an individual holding it; right side of the shield from the perspective of the viewer standing on four feet, facing left emerald green
SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS Chancellor Anne Mahon, B.H.Ecol. President and Vice-Chancellor Michael Benarroch, Ph.D. Provost and Vice-President (Academic) Diane Hiebert-Murphy, Ph.D. Vice-President (Administration) Naomi Andrew , B.A.(Advanced), LL.B. Vice-President (Research and International) Digvir Jayas, O.C., Ph.D., P.Engineering, P. Ag., FRSC Vice-President (External) John E. Kearsey, B.A. Vice-President (Indigenous) Catherine L. Cook, MD, MSc, CCFP, FCFP University Secretary Jeffrey M. Leclerc, B.Ed., M.Ed., C. Dir. Deputy Provost Todd Mondor, Ph.D. Vice-Provosts Lisa O’Hara, B.A., M.L.I.S. Tracey Peter, Ph.D. Brian Postl, C.M., O.M., M.D., FRCPC Laurie Schnarr, M.A. Mark Torchia, M.Sc., Ph.D. Associate Vice-Presidents Christine Cyr, B.A. Raman Dhaliwal, B. Comm. (Hons.) (Acting) John (Jay) Doering, Ph.D., P.Eng. Annemieke Farenhorst, Ph.D. Vanessa Koldingnes, M.B.A. (Acting) Paul M. Lacap, B.Comm (Hons.), CM, PMP (Acting) Stephanie Levene, M.B.A. Cary Miller, Ph.D. Darlene Smith, B.Comm., CHRP, CCP Chief Financial Officer Mike Emslie, B.Comm (Hons.), CA, CPA, CIA, CISA Chief Information Officer Mario Lebar, B.A., LL.B., MBA University Librarian Lisa O’Hara, B.A., M.L.I.S. Chair of the Board of Governors Jeff Lieberman, B.A., B. Comm.(Hons.) Vice-Chair of the Board of Governors Laurel Hyde, B.S.A.
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ORDER OF PROCEEDINGS
Wednesday, November 10, 2:00 p.m. MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT AND VICE-CHANCELOR Michael Benarroch, Ph.D. GRADUATE REFLECTIONS MESSAGE FROM THE CHANCELLOR Anne Mahon, B.H.Ecol.(Man.) Traditional Territory Acknowledgement Traditional Honour Song, Carl Stone, Elder in Residence, Indigenous Student Centre O’Canada Kyla Fradette, Desautels Faculty of Music PRESENTATION OF HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENT The President MESSAGE FROM CHIEF DAVID MONIAS, Chief of the Nation, Pimicikamak Okimawin-Cross Lake Band CONFERRING OF HONORARY DEGREE Anne Mahon, Chancellor, upon Diana DeLaronde-Colombe, the degree of Doctor of Laws CONVOCATION ADDRESS Diana DeLaronde-Colombe
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CONFERRING OF DEGREES Anne Mahon, Chancellor CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE Michael Benarroch, President and Vice-Chancellor MESSAGES FROM ALUMNI MESSAGE FROM ELDER DR. WINSTON WUTTUNEE STUDENT VIRTUAL PROCESSION WITH MESSAGES FROM DEANS AND DIRECTORS Kelley Main, B.A.(Winn.), M.A.(Man.), Ph.D.(UBC), Acting Dean, Faculty of Graduate Studies Brian Postl, MD (Man.), Dean, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences Reginald Urbanowski, B.OT, M.OT (Alta.), Ph.D.(W.Virg.), Dean, College of Rehabilitation Sciences
CLOSE OF CEREMONY
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DEGREES IN COURSE Master of Occupational Therapy Agsalud, Charmaine Major:
Occupational Therapy 2 Year
Ariano, Emily Maggie Elizabeth Major:
Occupational Therapy 2 Year
Armstrong, Nealy Jamie Major:
Occupational Therapy 2 Year
Bertouille, Kelsey Marie Major:
Occupational Therapy 2 Year
Carey, Emily Anne Major:
Occupational Therapy 2 Year
Carriere, Jessica Marie Jean Major:
Occupational Therapy 2 Year
Casey, Jennifer Diane Major:
Occupational Therapy 2 Year
Clement, Sara Lynne Major:
Occupational Therapy 2 Year
Clyne, Corrine Margaret Jane Major:
Occupational Therapy 2 Year
Dang, Judy Major:
Occupational Therapy 2 Year
Dilts, Kelsey Major:
Occupational Therapy 2 Year
Dunsford, Moneca Ashlie Major:
Occupational Therapy 2 Year
Dyck, Sarah Ann Major:
Occupational Therapy 2 Year
Dyck, Thalin Maria Major:
Occupational Therapy 2 Year
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DEGREES IN COURSE Master of Occupational Therapy (continued) Erives, Victoria Major:
Occupational Therapy 2 Year
Evans, Morgan Jessica Marlo Major:
Occupational Therapy 2 Year
Hohl, Kayla Ashton Major:
Occupational Therapy 2 Year
Kirby, Paige Lauren Major:
Occupational Therapy 2 Year
Kirstein, Maya Major:
Occupational Therapy 2 Year
Koskie, Eric Arthur Sutherland Major:
Occupational Therapy 2 Year
Langlais, Jenna Elizabeth Major:
Occupational Therapy 2 Year
Mann, Lovejot Major:
Occupational Therapy 2 Year
McBey, Chelsea Major:
Occupational Therapy 2 Year
Parsons, Laura Viola Major:
Occupational Therapy 2 Year
Perera, Heidi Priyanthi Major:
Occupational Therapy 2 Year
Perillo, Brenlee Major:
Occupational Therapy 2 Year
Peterson, Megan Leigh Richards Major:
Occupational Therapy 2 Year
Raposo, Tatiana Brooke Major:
Occupational Therapy 2 Year
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DEGREES IN COURSE Master of Occupational Therapy (continued) Rocha St. Lawrence, Celeste Narcisa Major:
Occupational Therapy 2 Year
Roer, Cassandra Dawn Major:
Occupational Therapy 2 Year
Roschuk, Brittany Cheryl Major:
Occupational Therapy 2 Year
Shinnimin, Taryne Maureen Major:
Occupational Therapy 2 Year
Simonite, Brenna Colleen Major:
Occupational Therapy 2 Year
Smerchanski, Kristin Michelle Major:
Occupational Therapy 2 Year
Spencer, Jenessa Naomi Elizabeth Major:
Occupational Therapy 2 Year
Starodub, Sarah Ishbel Major:
Occupational Therapy 2 Year
Sutton, Jessica Major:
Occupational Therapy 2 Year
Thorne, Haley Jill Major:
Occupational Therapy 2 Year
Timlick, Alyssa Paige Major:
Occupational Therapy 2 Year
Warzel, Monica Grace Major:
Occupational Therapy 2 Year
Wiebe, Hannah Autumn Major:
Occupational Therapy 2 Year
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DEGREES IN COURSE Master of Occupational Therapy (continued) Williams, Taylor Dawn Major:
Occupational Therapy 2 Year
Wilson, Carly Anne Major:
Occupational Therapy 2 Year
Yaworski, Nikki Lee Major:
Occupational Therapy 2 Year Master of Physical Therapy
Baergen, Amy Jolynn Enns Major:
Physical Therapy
Ball, Michael Joseph Major:
Physical Therapy
Balzer, Nicole Sierra Major:
Physical Therapy
Barber, Rebecca Jean Major:
Physical Therapy
Bekele, Abele Amare Major:
Physical Therapy
Bergen, Kyle Michael Major:
Physical Therapy
Binne, Sydney Kirsten Major:
Physical Therapy
Brinkman, Laura Lynn Major:
Physical Therapy
Burnham, Kristen Mary Major:
Physical Therapy
Carswell, Nicole Rae Major:
Physical Therapy
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DEGREES IN COURSE Master of Physical Therapy (continued) Chen, Xiaoyu Major:
Physical Therapy
Comrie, Courtney Major:
Physical Therapy
Dilay, Dustin Major:
Physical Therapy
Evans, Kailey Maria Tracy Major:
Physical Therapy
Genyk, Joel Nicholas Major:
Physical Therapy
Godard, Allison Dawn Kaitlyn Major:
Physical Therapy
Gustafson, Kurtis James Major:
Physical Therapy
Highfield, Morgan Leigh Major:
Physical Therapy
Horsman, Thomas Rowe Major:
Physical Therapy
Janssen, Tamara Jodi Louise Major:
Physical Therapy
Jubenvill, Megan Dawn Major:
Physical Therapy
Kanakis, Anastasios Kyle Major:
Physical Therapy
Kelleher, Bailey Moore Major:
Physical Therapy
Klos, Leighton Harry Major:
Physical Therapy
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DEGREES IN COURSE Master of Physical Therapy (continued) Lam, Sophie Major:
Physical Therapy
Lambert, Amy Marie Major:
Physical Therapy
Manicotto, Natalie Marina Major:
Physical Therapy
McDonald, Callum Reid Major:
Physical Therapy
McDonald, Matthew Fraser Major:
Physical Therapy
Miller, Sarah Major:
Physical Therapy
Nicholson, Johanna Edna Maureen Major:
Physical Therapy
Pablo, Arnette Justin Major:
Physical Therapy
Pascua, Megan Abigail Major:
Physical Therapy
Peter, Lindsay Lee Major:
Physical Therapy
Petik, Joshua Noah Richard Major:
Physical Therapy
Reimer, Atoosa Major:
Physical Therapy
Richter, Eric Jonathan Major:
Physical Therapy
Saeed, Hakim Ali Major:
Physical Therapy
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DEGREES IN COURSE Master of Physical Therapy (continued) Shaw, Kyle Robert Major:
Physical Therapy
Sofillas, Michael Eric Major:
Physical Therapy
Steen, Erin Jennifer Major:
Physical Therapy
Szaura, Troy Nathan Major:
Physical Therapy
Tymko, Kaitlyn Susan Marie Major:
Physical Therapy
Wallace, Laura Marie Major:
Physical Therapy
Westman, Marissa Alexandra Joelle Major:
Physical Therapy
Wolfe, Jacob Liam Major:
Physical Therapy
Wu, Samantha Nicole Yee Ling Major:
Physical Therapy
Youssef, Irini Major:
Physical Therapy Master of Physician Assistant Studies
Carroll, Laura Marie Major:
Physician Assistant Education
Clavio, Avery Paul Major:
Physician Assistant Education
Jameson, Alexis Samantha Major:
Physician Assistant Education
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DEGREES IN COURSE Master of Physician Assistant Studies (continued) Martin, Sydney Shyanne Major:
Physician Assistant Education
Moreno Martinez, Sem Major:
Physician Assistant Education
Nanni, Evan Christopher Major:
Physician Assistant Education
Page, Shelby Jordan Major:
Physician Assistant Education
Prince, Laura May Major:
Physician Assistant Education
Ramnauth, Alana Ashri Major:
Physician Assistant Education
Sheth, Darsh Nilesh Major:
Physician Assistant Education
Shawarsky, Mark Kalenyk (St. Andrew's College) Major:
Physician Assistant Education
Sheard, Stefanie Layne Major:
Physician Assistant Education
Vera, Trisha Caitlin Major:
Physician Assistant Education
Wicklund, Ashley Jean Major:
Physician Assistant Education
Wolfe, Emma Lorraine Major:
Physician Assistant Education
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DEGREES IN COURSE Bachelor of Respiratory Therapy Nakonechny, Haley Morgan .......................University Gold Medal Amoyo, Keyshawn Dutka, Natasha Marie Gill, Gursharan Singh Hernandez, Drexler Imtiaz, Maryyam Nakonechny, Lacee Ozkahriman, Reyhan Peralta, Carmie Jane Rempel, Deanna Elizabeth Richtscheid, Georgia Lindsay Van Loon, Kurtis Yu, Jia Yao
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THE UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA - FALL 2021 ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE AWARD OF MEDALS AND PRIZES UNIVERSITY GOLD MEDAL Awarded for highest standing in an undergraduate faculty, college or school.
REHABILITATION SCIENCES
Nakonechny, Haley Morgan
UNIVERSITY PROGRAM MEDAL Awarded for highest standing in a faculty, college or school program. REHABILITATION SCIENCES Nakonechny, Haley Morgan
Respiratory Therapy PRIZES
BOMImed Clinical Excellence Award (for demonstrated excellence in clinical work and interpersonal skills and active involvement in professional and/or community activities, Respiratory Therapy) Richtscheid, Georgia Lindsay Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists Student Award (for the graduating student with the highest academic standing among all graduating students in the Master of Occupational Therapy degree program) Peterson, Megan Leigh Richards Canadian Occupational Therapy Foundation Future Scholar Award (for the highest combined numerical grade in Research Methods for Evidence-based Practice and Independent Study) Sutton, Jessica CORS-SA Prize of Excellence (for the graduating students who show strong leadership and commitment to the College of Rehabilitation Sciences and to advocate for their future profession, all while maintaining a high academic standing) Raposo, Tatiana Brooke
Occupational Therapy
Kelleher, Bailey Moore
Physical Therapy
Imtiaz, Maryyam
Respiratory Therapy
CSRT Prize for Student Excellence (for a graduating respiratory therapy student who has completed all academic and clinical requirements with high academic standing and demonstrated characteristics and behaviours of a professional) Nakonechny, Lacee
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PRIZES (continued) Diamond Athletic Medical Supplies Convocation Prize of Excellence (for completion of the Master of Physical Therapy program by a resident of Manitoba with high academic standing and a demonstrated history of community or sports involvement, leadership qualities, and interest in active living, health promotion, and wellness) Carswell, Nicole Rae. Future Leader Award in Occupational Therapy (for a graduating student in Occupational Therapy who has demonstrated leadership qualities) Evans, Morgan Jessica Marlo Mrs. Mary Judd Prize (for a student who has completed the final year of the Master of Occupational Therapy program with good overall standing and demonstrates an interest in working with older adults) Perillo, Brenlee Lifemark Convocation Prize in Physiotherapy (for a student graduating from the Master of Physical Therapy degree who has achieved the second highest academic standing among all graduating students) Steen, Erin Jennifer Master of Physician Assistant Studies Capstone Project Graduation Prize (for the graduating student with outstanding academic performance who demonstrated the best overall performance in Clinical Year Capstone Project) Nanni, Evan Christopher Master of Physician Assistant Studies Future of the Profession Graduation Prize (for the graduating student with outstanding academic performance who best promotes and advocates for the profession) Sheard, Stefanie Master of Physician Assistant Studies Leadership Graduation Prize (for the graduating student with outstanding academic performance who has demonstrated a high level of compassion, humanism and the best patientcentered approach to care) Vera, Trisha Caitlin Gisele Pereira Communications Prize in Physical Therapy (for the graduating student in the Master of Physical Therapy program, with high academic standing who has demonstrated excellence in communication and professionalism skills both academically and clinically) Wallace, Laura Marie Marjorie Spence Physical Therapy Achievement Prize (for a graduating physiotherapy student who has achieved high academic standing and has demonstrated a history of community involvement and leadership qualities) . Reimer, Atoosa
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Special Acknowledgements We would like to extend our sincere appreciation to: Registrar’s Office, University of Manitoba Alumni & Donor Relations, University of Manitoba Audio Visual and Multi-media Services, University of Manitoba University of Manitoba, Alumni Association Marketing and Communications Office, University of Manitoba
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