Medal Recipients 2025 (to be announced)

The Governor-General's Gold Medal

Awarded to the graduate student who achieves the highest academic standing in a Master’s degree program

• Maya Oversby

The Governor-General's Silver Medal

Awarded to the highest-ranking full-time student in an Honours Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

• Marlies Ilott

The Governor-General's College Bronze Medal

Awarded to the highest ranking full-time student in the graduating class of the Diploma Program

• Josiah Molyneaux

The Chancellor's Medal

Awarded to the highest-ranking part-time student in an undergraduate degree

• Melissa Megan

The Vice-Chancellor's Medal

Awarded to the highest-ranking full-time student in the three year Bachelor’s degree

• Ashley Ferreira-Lopes

Dean's Medals & Faculty Scholar Awards

Dean’s Medals: Awarded to the highest ranking graduating undergraduate student in each Faculty.

Faculty Scholar Awards: Awarded to the highest ranking graduating undergraduate and graduate student in each Faculty Department and School, or each program in the case of faculties without departments.

The Dean Braun Medal for the Faculty of Business Administration

Awarded to the highest-ranking graduating student in Business Administration

• Noah Lehto

The Dean's Scholar Awards for Business Administration

Awarded to the graduating student with the highest standing in:

• Honours Bachelor of Commerce - Noah Lehto
• Bachelor of Administration - Saad Ahmed

• Master of Business Administration - Allison Farrish

The William A. West Medal for the Faculty of Education

Awarded to the highest-ranking undergraduate graduating student in Education

• Kathryn Prince

The William A. West Scholar Awards for Education

Awarded to the graduating students with the highest standing in:

• Bachelor of Education (Intermediate-Senior) - Kathryn Prince
• Bachelor of Education (Primary-Junior) - Alyssa Harder
• Honours Bachelor of Education - Sarah Tassone
• Indigenous Language Instructors’ Diploma  - Jane Nakoochee

The William A. West Education Medal

Awarded to the highest-ranking graduating student in:

• Master of Education - Emma Gehrs-Whyte
• PhD in Educational Studies - Holly Prince

The Dean Braun Medal for the Faculty of Engineering

Awarded to the highest-ranking graduating student in Engineering

• Amanda Pacholczak

The Dean's Scholar Awards for Engineering

Awarded to the graduating students in the Bachelor of Engineering program with the highest standing in:

• Chemical Engineering - Undergraduate - Marlies Ilott
• Chemical Engineering - Graduate - Juan Paez

• Civil Engineering - Undergraduate - Ethan Funk
• Civil Engineering - Masters - Jiaqi Pan
• Civil Engineering - Doctoral - Mostafa Abdelhamed

• Electrical and Computer Engineering - Undergraduate - Fernando De Francesca
• Electrical and Computer Engineering - Graduate - Kaiwen Yang

• Environmental Engineering - Graduate - Mohsen Sameefar

• Mechanical Engineering - Undergraduate - Ethan Kamphof
• Mechanical Engineering - Graduate - Zahra Maleksabet

• Software Engineering - Undergraduate - Hanna Lahti

The Dean's Medal for the Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences

Awarded to the highest-ranking graduating student in Health and Behavioural Sciences

• Shahla Adineh

The Dean Braun Scholar Awards for Health and Behavioural Sciences

Awarded to the graduating student with the highest standing in:

• Gerontology - Graduate - Josselyn Hudasek

• Health Sciences - Graduate - Jacqueline Edwards

• Kinesiology - Undergraduate - Aiden Oppedisano
• Kinesiology - Graduate - Meghan Peters

• Nursing - Undergraduate - Jenna Agombar
• Nursing - Graduate - Tiffany Hoekstra

• Psychology - Undergraduate - Shahla Adineh

• Social Work - Undergraduate - Tiffany Tremblett
• Social Work - Graduate - Tye Laframboise

The Dean's Medal for The Bora Laskin Faculty of Law

Awarded to the highest-ranking graduating student in the JD program

• Simon Fisher

The Dean Braun Medal for the Faculty of Natural Resources Management

Awarded to the highest-ranking graduating student in Natural Resources Management

• Sarah Plourde

The Dean's Scholar Awards for Natural Resources Management

Awarded to the graduating student with the highest standing in:

• Forest Management - Sarah Plourde
• Environmental Management  - Brooke Godden
• Master of Science in Forestry - Sam Starr
• Doctor of Philosophy - Jonathan Lavigne

The Dean's Medal for the Faculty of Science and Environmental Studies

Awarded to the highest-ranking graduating students in Science and Environmental Studies

• Three Year Program - James McDonagh
• Four Year Program - Mackenzie Harder

The Dean's Scholar Awards for the Faculty of Science and Environmental Studies

Awarded to the graduating student with the highest standing in:

• Biotechnology - Behrooz Afra
• Chemistry and Material Science - Varsha Varsha

• Department of Anthropology - Undergraduate - Paige Moorey
• Department of Anthropology - Graduate - Olivia Laureijs

• Department of Biology - Undergraduate - Mackenzie Harder
• Department of Biology - Graduate - Wyatt Beach

• Department of Chemistry - Undergraduate - The Donald E. Orr Award - Aiden Lehto
• Department of Chemistry - Graduate - Conor McGovern

• Department of Computer Science - Undergraduate - James McDonagh
• Department of Computer Science - Graduate - Usman Fakhar

• Department of Economics - Undergraduate - Ruhiyya Gurbanli
• Department of Economics - Graduate - Jasleen Trehan

• Department of Geography - Undergraduate - Keira Essex

• Department of Geology - Undergraduate - Bayze Murray
• Department of Geology - Graduate - Andrea Corredor Bravo

• Department of Mathematical Sciences - Undergraduate - James McDonagh
• Department of Mathematical Sciences - Graduate - Cheng Zhang

• Department of Physics - Undergraduate - Harshkumar Motiyani

• Department of Sustainability Sciences - Brin Schat

• General Science - Dante Cervi
• Environmental Science - Graduate - Logan Marks

The Dean's Medal for the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities

Awarded to the highest-ranking graduating students in Social Sciences and Humanities: 

• Four Year Program - Katya Arifin
• Three Year Program - Ashley Ferreira-Lopes

The Dean's Scholar Awards for the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities

Awarded to the graduating student with the highest standing in:

• Department of English - Undergraduate - Katya Arifin
• Department of English - Graduate - Alyssa Wingrove

• Department of Gender and Women’s Studies - Undergraduate - Madison Talbot
• Department of Gender and Women’s Studies - Graduate - Juliana Paucar Restrepo

• Department of History - Undergraduate - Sarah Tassone
• Department of History - Graduate - Jason Nichols

• Department of Indigenous Learning - Robin Faye

• Department of Interdisciplinary Studies - Amber Connell

• Department of Languages - Sarah Tassone

• Department of Music - Ailiin Picard

• Department of Philosophy - Ossman Exce

• Department of Political Science - Allan Barrett

• Department of Sociology - Undergraduate - Katherine Hunter
• Department of Sociology - Graduate - Beatrice Mensah

• Department of Visual Arts - Sara Gilbert

• General Arts - Katia Myllymaa

• School of Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism - Rachel McTavish

• Social Justice - Graduate - Maya Oversby