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(Sault Ste. Marie, ON March 7, 2018) – Last night, Sault College proudly celebrated the outstanding commitment and dedication of a number of its high achieving first year students at the annual President’s Academic Excellence Scholarship Ceremony. Surrounded by the Sault College community, qualifying top first-year students achieving an overall grade point average of 4.0 were recognized for their outstanding academic achievements.

“One of the many highlights of our academic year is the celebration of our students and their commitment to academic excellence,” said Dr. Ron Common, President, Sault College. “We proudly share in their educational journey and successes and are honoured to be able to recognize them for their ongoing hard-work and dedication through this Scholarship. On behalf of Sault College, I would like to extend sincere congratulations to each of these students on this amazing accomplishment.”

Recognizing student achievements through the Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards (SBA) program has been a pillar of our institution since 1972. To complement this, the following first-year students, who applied online to the SBA program, were recognized at the 2017-18 President’s Academic Excellence Scholarship ceremony for achieving a 4.0 GPA in the fall semester:

Shellby Allan – Police Foundations
Samantha Angus – Practical Nursing
Kayley Armstrong – Personal Support Worker
Christine Arnold – Esthetician
Lena Aronyk-Muhammad – Aviation Technology-Flight
Rosemary Baldwin – Practical Nursing
Candice Baltus – Practical Nursing
Michaela Barbeau – Collaborative Baccalaureate Nursing
Chantal Beemer – Hairstyling
Jason Belisle – Collaborative Baccalaureate Nursing
Janelle Bell – Geographic Information Systems – Applications Specialist
David Bradford – Fish and Wildlife Conservation Technician
Renee Buczel – Hairstyling
Lauren Burella – Collaborative Baccalaureate Nursing
Noah Byers – Aircraft Structural Repair Technician
Victoria Campbell – Occupational Therapist Assistant and Physiotherapist Assistant
Andrea Cardoso – Office Administration – Executive
David Carlascio – Child and Youth Care
Kayla Charette – Esthetician
Shane Charron – Electrical Engineering Technician – process Automation and Trades
Alexandra Cooper – Forestry Technician – Conservation
Brett Corbiere – Collaborative Baccalaureate Nursing
Suzy Couture – Hairstyling
Nicole Crackel – Collaborative Baccalaureate Nursing
Melissa Cutler – Personal Support Worker
Christine Daigle – Hairstyling
Gabriel De Oliveira Rodriguez – Civil Engineering Technician
Urszula Deregowski – Fish and Wildlife Conservation Technician
Jordan Enns – Aviation Technology-Flight
Adam Fahrer – Computer Programmer
Blaire Francis – Fish and Wildlife Conservation Technician
Taylor Fryia – Personal Support Worker
Kristen Gauthier – Social Service Worker – Native Specialization
Laura Glover – Office Administration – Executive
David Golden – Natural Environment Technician – Conservation and Management
Samantha Goodall – Office Administration – Executive
Tiffany Goodchild – Collaborative Baccalaureate Nursing
Garrett Goodfellow – Machine Shop
Teniel Gregg – Collaborative Baccalaureate Nursing
Taylor Hall – Natural Environment Technician – Conservation and Management
Jordan Hamilton – Pre-health Sciences – Pathways to Advanced Diplomas and Degrees
Jonathan Hammond – Collaborative Baccalaureate Nursing
Ali Hassan – Aviation Technology-Flight
Courtney Hope – Pre-health Sciences – Pathways to Advanced Diplomas and Degrees
Matthew Hroch – Digital Film Production
Bryce Huntington – Mechanical Engineering Technician – Manufacturing
Lee-Anne Jarrett – Collaborative Baccalaureate Nursing
Marla Keyes – Aviation Technology-Flight
Kyuho Kim – Aircraft Structural Repair Technician
Chantel Labbe – Personal Support Worker
Alison Laing – Collaborative Baccalaureate Nursing
Robyn Lalonde – Fish and Wildlife Conservation Technician
Billie Rachel Lambert – Practical Nursing
Michelle Larouche – Community Integration Through Cooperative Education
Jason Lebrun – Welding Techniques
Iva Lepore – Collaborative Baccalaureate Nursing
Gabrielle Marcano – Hairstyling
Monica Marshall – Pre-health Sciences – Pathways to Advanced Diplomas and Degrees
Sara McCleary – Business
Jamey-Leigh McCue – Occupational Therapist Assistant and Physiotherapist Assistant
Natalie-Shea McGonegal – Esthetician
Aimie McLeish – Business Fundamentals
Jessica Nirkkola – Collaborative Baccalaureate Nursing
Keirstin Olar – Office Administration – Executive
Kayla Olar – Personal Support Worker
Abayomi Olunlade – General Arts and Science – One Year
Chantel Paavola – Occupational Therapist Assistant and Physiotherapist Assistant
Ivanna Pellerin – Pre-Trades and Technology
Andrea Perri – Office Administration – Executive
William Plunkett – Aviation Technology-Flight
Siobhan Rasheed – Computer Programmer
Jordan Reinke – General Arts and Science – One Year
Brittany Richard – Adventure Recreation and Parks Technician
Emily Rivard – Pre-health Sciences – Pathways to Advanced Diplomas and Degrees
Jacob Roy – Natural Environment Technician – Conservation and Management
Mandie-Lee Russon – Social Service Worker
Carly Severini – Office Administration – Executive
Terri Sewell – Office Administration – Executive
Ashley Shantz – Pre-health Sciences – Pathways to Advanced Diplomas and Degrees
Michael Shortt – Fish and Wildlife Conservation Technician
Rebecca Sierant – Pre-health Sciences – Pathways to Advanced Diplomas and Degrees
Volodymyr Sokolskyy – Digital Film Production
Stacey Solomon – Social Service Worker – Native Specialization
Madalaine Speer – Collaborative Baccalaureate Nursing
Chelsey Steeves – Personal Support Worker
Taylor Stewart-Gauthie – Esthetician
Chloe Tate – Child and Youth Care
Jenna Therrien – Office Administration – Executive
Marcie Tremblay – Personal Support Worker
Erik Van Boerdonk – Electrical Engineering Technician – process Automation and Trades
Ryan Vendramin – Police Foundations
Linda-Marie Virtue – Hairstyling
Shannon Vogl – Natural Environment Technician – Conservation and Management
Joshua Wagner – Police Foundations
Meagan Wardell – Personal Support Worker
Kaisha-Dawn Willet-Carrie – Office Administration – Executive
Leah-Christine Witty – Personal Support Worker
Denise Wysynski – Early Childhood Education
Herminia Zavala – Esthetician

We will continue to highlight the academic excellence of our students at the annual Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards event. Being held on Tuesday, March 20 at the Quattro Hotel, this exciting event will honour the recipients of the donor sponsored Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards.

About Sault College Financial Assistance
The Sault College Financial Assistance Office offers over $1.8 million in Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards each year. This office administers the Ontario Student Assistance Program, Scholarships, Bursaries & Awards, and the Tuition Fee Bursary Program. Assistance is also offered to help those students who are experiencing difficulties in meeting their educational costs by offering a number of other financial assistance services including budget counselling for groups or individuals, high school OSAP workshops, classroom presentations, and seminars on debt repayment. Over 85% of Sault College students receive financial assistance including Entrance Awards, OSAP, Student Access Guarantee Bursaries, Student Financial Assistance Bursaries and Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards.