Algoma University gathered to celebrate student achievement at the 25th Annual Algoma University Student Awards at The Pavilion at Algoma’s Water Tower Inn.

Algoma University gave out a total of $714,685 in awards, including entrance and renewable scholarships, as well as entrance and in-course bursaries.

Below is a complete list of the 2018/2019 student award winners:

ENTRANCE SCHOLARSHIPS:

EDWARD & FRANK MCGRATH AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
Melanie Purificati

CARL J. SANDERS SCHOLARSHIP
Megan Neal

PEGGY & WILLMONT MACDONNELL SCHOLARSHIP
Tanner Boyle

Algoma U Awards of Excellence
Purvis Marine Platinum Claudie Lecours
Canadian Tire & Jump Start Gold Angela Murtha
The Water Tower Inn Silver Julia Casagrande

ALGOMA U AWARD OF EXCELLENCE – PLATINUM
Kara Gruyters

ALGOMA U AWARD OF EXCELLENCE – GOLD
Maharshi Bhatt
Simon Bobok
Katryna Chorney
Maria Filice
Lily Johnstone
Nicholas Keenan
Emma Kelly
Georgia Moore-Mcleod
Kevin Picard
Madison Ring
Daniel Sarlo
Jordan Soucy

ALGOMA U AWARD OF EXCELLENCE – SILVER
Alyssa Barone
Sara Boyer
Michael Buffone
Abigail Carr
Natasha Dobson
Brandon Dukes
Emily Ethier
Colton Evans
Katelyn Fischer
Kayla Gallo
Kyle Gauthier
Joya Gunn
Isabella Ingriselli
Sarah Jones
Ripley Levesque
Nathaniel Lunau
Alycia Matthews
Erin Mclean
Willow Morton
Elizabeth Neish
Julia Sandvik
Emily Scarpino
Graham Slater
Victoria White
Ryleigh Woodcock

ALGOMA U AWARD OF EXCELLENCE – BRONZE
Andrew Arndt
Larayne Assiniwai
Taylor Bool
Victoria Colp
Noah Crozier
Kaylem Daybutch
Sabrina Duckstein
Justin Finateri
Keyra Gallo
Mia Giuliano
Rebekah Gwynn
Richelle Harris
Linsay Horton
Avery Litke
Madelynn O’Hare
Kristin Periard
Angelica Rivera
Emilee Rossetto
Joshua Sales
Sierra Senecal
Liliana Speck
Adrian Sullivan
Mackenzie Tremblay
Robert Wylie

CHANCELLOR’S AWARD
Paola Abreu Medina
Rakshya Adhikari
Antora Dominga D Costa
Manan Kukreti
Jonatas Soares Ferreira
Jorge Torres Reyes

PRESIDENT’S AWARD
Duc Ngoc Hong Tran

DEAN’S AWARD
Samuel Akingbehin
Shivain Kumar

JOHN R. RHODES SCHOLARSHIP
Payton Beilhartz

CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF SAULT STE. MARIE ADMISSION SCHOLARSHIP I
Jacob Beach
Jacob Culp
Amy Lindsay

CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF SAULT STE. MARIE ADMISSION SCHOLARSHIP II

Darius Wilson

ALUMNI ENTRANCE AWARD – I
Payton Beilhartz

ALUMNI ENTRANCE AWARD – II
Therese Lewis

ALUMNI ENTRANCE AWARD – III
Cassandra Chester

ALUMNI ENTRANCE AWARD – IV
Robert Wylie

ALGOMA UNIVERSITY PATHWAYS SCHOLARSHIP – I
Stephanie Boehm
William Bennett
Skyla Caron
Cassandra Chester
Makayla Fallis
Shawn Freeman
Abby-Gail Gaudreault
Emilia Krohn
Jordan Middleton
Brian Morris
Tanya Ogrins
Ana Palma
Simran Patel
Carly Roy
Kelsey Savard

ALGOMA UNIVERSITY PATHWAYS SCHOLARSHIP – II
Jake Alphonso
Colter Assiniwai
Megan Hiltz
Karli Kelly
Brittany-Ann Leach
Nathan Naveau
Paulina Bas Rodriguez
Mackenzie Tomiuk
Sydney Widdifield

ALGOMA UNIVERSITY RECOGNITION AWARD
Courage Boissoneau-Thunderchild
Meagan McKee

DR. DAVID WALDE HUMANITARIAN SCHOLARSHIP
Alyssa Barone

LIONS CLUB OF ST. JOSEPH ISLAND SCHOLARSHIP
Kyle Gauthier

PRINCE WOMEN’S INSTITUTE & PRINCE TOWNSHIP SCHOLARSHIP
Graham Slater

THE LUU FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP – CELEBRATING 40 YEARS IN CANADA
Erika Shaule

TD ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE SCHOLARSHIP
Lily Johnstone

ALGOMA U ENTRANCE BURSARIES

GABRIEL BARBAN, P. ENG. BURSARY
Samantha Shannon

MOYRA & EDWARD O’PALLIE BURSARY
Avery Litke
PAUL & BRICKEN DALSEG, PIONEERS OF LAKE-OF-THE-WOODS STUDENT AWARD
Shaylyn Lands

ROTARY CLUB OF SAULT STE. MARIE BURSARY
Nathaniel Lunau

SAULT NORTH ROTARY BURSARY
Katryna Chorney

THE ADNET BURSARY
Amanda Bakalarcyzk

THE HONOURABLE RAY & MARY-KAY STORTINI BURSARY
Claudie Lecours

THE HONOURABLE RONALD A. IRWIN STUDENT LEADERSHIP BURSARY
Willow Morton

THE LAND STEWARDSHIP FUND
Kansie Fox
Albert Marshall
Cathy Yandeau

THE LUU FAMILY BURSARY – PROUD TO BE CANADIAN
April Lemire

THE ROSEMARY O’CONNOR MEMORIAL BURSARY
Jacqueline Tett

THE SCOTIABANK FIRST NATIONS STUDENT BURSARY
Kyle Gauthier

ALGOMA U CONTINUING SCHOLARSHIPS

EDWARD & FRANK MCGRATH AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
Logan Frech
Anusha Kunasingam

PEGGY & WILLMONT MACDONNELL SCHOLARSHIP
Melissa Reed
Jadon Fogg

ALGOMA U AWARD OF EXCELLENCE – GOLD
Danielle Bernardo
Ryea Caughill
Melody Doiron
Hannah Egerland
Ryan Fetterly
Samantha Heggart
Keiko Larocque
Lucia Luciani
Holly Reynolds
Celena Serrao
Madelyn Windle

ALGOMA U AWARD OF EXCELLENCE – SILVER
Patrick Blanch
Hailey Boisvert-Buckley
Mitchel Burch
Mitchell Bussineau
Nikolas Cheeseman
Giovannie Console
Sara Couturier
Amanda DuBois
Courtney Dukes
Anik Graves
Joey Hodges
Eryka Jones
Sydney Kent
Kate Lapish
Hannah Lindsay
Taylor Madonna
Cheryn Mcdonald
Sean Mertes
Bryanna Pearson
Winter Pearson
Skyler Perron
Kaitlyn Plastino
Tomas Pochtaruk
Christopher Rosso
Julia Simon
Jenna Solomon
Ciara Spina
Jordan Trudeau
Riley Tubaro
Makenna Wiebe
Rebecca Wylie
Angela Zanatta

ALGOMA U AWARD OF EXCELLENCE – BRONZE
Kelley Balfour
Matthew Battisti
Moira Boucher
Andrew Carlson
Cori Charlebois
Alicia Cook
Mya Denneny
Carolyn Devon
Liam Dingle
Victoria Fitzgerald
Alyssa Grondin
Jenna Hulkkonen
Jared Kelly
Michael Maione
Nicole Misasi
Rhiannon Polischuk
Kai Pulkkinen
Brianna Smith
Alexis Trigiani-Kirkwood
Rafael Valentini
Michael Webster
Breanna Williams
Jordan Winter

JOHN R. RHODES SCHOLARSHIP
Sophia Hicks
Erin Riley
Sarah Van Boerdonk

CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF SAULT STE. MARIE ADMISSION SCHOLARSHIP I
Justin Bell
Angelika Luczinski
Celeste Mathieu

ALGOMA UNIVERSITY ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Tayjmattie Dhanrajh
Hilary Evans
Lauren Febbraro
Cash Giardino
Desiree Hardy
Brittny Hurst
Jake Kment
Stephanie Maki
Brooke Mortimer
Katelyn Porcheron
Victoria Simmermon

ALGOMA UNIVERSITY PATHWAYS SCHOLARSHIP I
Cassandra Brousseau
Shalissa Hannaberry
Kelsey Ochman
Tanya Lee Parker

ALGOMA UNIVERSITY PATHWAYS SCHOLARSHIP II
Sara Gray
Serena Hill
Katelyn Mclellan
Johannah Misener
Alexandra Patreau
Martina Pulente
Daniel Turco

ABORIGINAL VETERAN’S AWARD, in Memory of J. Edward Boissoneau
Celeste Mathieu

ALGOMA HIGHLANDS CONSERVANCY SCHOLARSHIP
Jake Kment

ALGOMA INSURANCE SCHOLARSHIP
Holly Reynolds

BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL WOMEN SCHOLARSHIP
Tayjmattie Dhanrajh

DR. EDWIN GIESBRECHT MATHEMATICS AWARD
Amanda Bakalarcyzk

GLADYS MCNEICE AWARD
Hailey Buckley

G. VERDI & PRINCESS MARIE JOSE LODGES, ORDER SONES OF ITALY OF CANADA SCHOLARSHIP
Amanda Bakalarcyzk

JOHN DEAKIN BUCKLEY WALTON SCHOLARSHIP
Hilary Evans

JUDGE JOHN HAYS MCDONALD & MRS. VERA MCDONALD MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Chardon Kozak

KENNETH AND COLLEEN MOODIE SCHOLARSHIP
Martina Pulente

SCOTIABANK INTERNATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP
Aisha Harun

SHINGWAUK ANISHINAABE STUDENTS’ ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP
Tracy Nadon
Quinn Meawasige

SOO MILL & LUMBER COMPANY SCHOLARSHIP
Melissa Reed

THE BOREAL SCHOLARSHIP
Paige Eklund
Celeste Mathieu

THE BUD & ANNE WILDMAN SCHOLARSHIP
Taryn Bobiwash

THE KRESIN ENGINEERING SCHOLARSHIP FOR MATH AND SCIENCE
Amanda DuBois

THE R.N. TAGORE SCHOLARSHIP
Holly Reynolds

THE VERY REVEREND MELETIOS CHRISTOFOROU SCHOLARSHIP
Damian Okungbowa-Ikponmwosa

THE HOGG FAMILY ENDOWMENT FOR THE CAROLYN HARRINGTON AWARD
Samantha Samuels

ALGOMA U CONTINUING BURSARIES

ALEXANDER M. ROSS BURSARY AWARD
Hailey Buckley
Karrie-Ann Rutledge-Oliver

ALGOMA STEEL INC. STUDENT AWARD
Noah Sartoretto
Colton Read

ALZHEIMER SOCIETY OF SAULT STE. MARIE & ALGOMA DISTRICT BURSARY
Stephanie Maki

ASKIN FAMILY BURSARY
Farah Alfar
Cassandra Boivin
Shalissa Hannaberry
Simran Patel

BROOKFIELD POWER FIRST NATION ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE STUDENT AWARD
Brooke Mortimer

DR. JONG YOU CESD STUDENT AWARD
Katelynn Porcheron

DR. ROBERT V. D’AMATO STUDENT AWARD
Keiko Larocque

EDWARD & FRANK MCGRATH BURSARY AWARD
Madison Bifano
Hailey Buckley
Ryan Fetterly
Samantha Heggart
Chardon Kozak
Keiko Larocque
Michael Maione
Melissa Reed
Holly Reynolds
Zack Robert
Noah Sartoretto
Alexander Schuran
Julia Simon

ELSIE ANNE SAVOIE FINE ARTS AWARD
Isobel Barker
Irene Gray

EVAN D. YOUNG MEMORIAL STUDENT AWARD
Miranda Caruso

GERALD E. NORI, Q.C. STUDENT AWARD
Michael Dhliwayo
Charles Ihejiahi
Colton Read
Joshua Sales
Victoria White

GLORIA JEAN GROSSETT STUDENT AWARD
Therese Lewis

GREAT WEST LIFE STUDENT ASSISTANCE BURSARY
Kehinde Ogunsola
Abdul Basit Shaikh

GREAT WEST LIFE ASSISTANCE BURSARY FOR INDIGENOUS STUDENTS
Therese Lewis

JOHANNA BISCHOPING BURSARY
Amanda Bakalarczyk
Cash Giardino
Therese Lewis
Tanya Lee Parker
Anders Pedersen
Desiree Watson

JOHN ROWSWELL, M.ENG., P.ENG., P.E. BURSARY AWARD
Lauren Febbraro

KATHERINE JEAN DUNSTER STUDENT AWARD
Jennifer Coleman

KIWANIS CLUB OF LAKESHORE
Kristal Strawbridge

KIWANIS CLUB OF SAULT STE. MARIE BURSARY
Michael Dhliwayo
Martina Pulente

LIVING LEARNING STUDENT ASSISTANCE AWARD
Richard Lin

METIS NATION OF ONTARIO
Jared Coombs
Emily Faubert
Celeste Mathieu
Karrie-Ann Rutledge-Oliver
Kristal Strawbridge

OSSTF DISTRICT 35 – ALGOMA U SUPPORT STAFF BURSARY
Brandon Dwyer
Samantha Emerson

PROFESSOR TONY SHARMAN BURSARY, IN MEMORY OF LESLEY SHARMAN, AUC STUDENT 1979-81
Keiko Larocque

RETIRED TEACHERS OF ONTARIO – DISTRICT 3 ALGOMA
Alexander Schuran

ROTARY CLUB OF SAULT STE. MARIE (CONTINUING)
Elizabeth Budge

SARDAR & RAJWANT SOHI ROTARY BURSARY
Aksel Pollari

SAULT RECREATION HOCKEY ASSOCIATION FUN THROUGH RECREATION AWARD
Miranda Caruso
Samantha Giuliani

SAULT STE. MARIE PROFESSIONAL FIRE FIGHTERS, LOCAL 529 SOCIAL WORK BURSARY
Stephanie Maki

SAULT STE. MARIE PROFESSIONAL FIRE FIGHTERS, LOCAL 529 BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Ryan Fetterly

SAULT STE MARIE ZONTA FOUNDATION STUDENT AWARD
Desiree Watson

SHINGWAUK ANISHINAABE STUDENTS’ ASSOCIATION BURSARY
Therese Lewis

SHINGWAUK ANISHINAABE STUDENTS’ ASSOCIATION STUDENT AWARD
Courtney Fiacconi

STEELWORKERS 2251 STUDENT AWARD, ESTABLISHED BY JOHN KALLIO
Jacqueline Tett

STUDENTS HELPING STUDENTS BURSARY
Bassel Alkosani
Daniel Biocchi
Sarah Chikoski
Jennifer Coleman
Katrina Lamothe
Cheryl Link
Jessie MacMaster
Devon Montgomery
Kristal Strawbridge
Jacqueline Tett
Brianna Wilson

SUPPORTING SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY BURSARY
Amanda DuBois
Aksel Pollari

THE HANNAH LOIS MORRIS BURSARY
Cheryl Link

THE HENRY LANG, Q.C. & MRS. HELEN LANG LAW & JUSTICE BURSARY
Samantha Heggart

THE ELVI & LLOYD LEITCH CONTINUING BURSARY
Keiko Larocque

THE LUU FAMILY WUSC STUDENT ASSISTANCE AWARD
Monica Manaliyo

THE PART TIME STUDIES BURSARY
Sarah Chikoski
Daniel Secondi

THE PETER MCGREGOR MEMORIAL AWARD
Peter Wetuvanga

THE SYLVAN VALLEY BURSARY
Amanda DuBois
Brooke Mortimer

TULLOCH ENGINEERING STUDENT AWARD
Bassel Alkosani

USW LOCAL 9548
Jacob Mitchell
Brianna Smith

ALGOMA U ATHLETIC AWARDS

THE CROSS-COUNTRY STUDENT ATHLETE AWARD
Lucia Luciani
Aksel Pollari

DR. LOU & MAE LUKENDA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION AWARD
Farah Alfar
Brandon Dwyer

TEAM JACOBS FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS AWARD
Avery Litke