Award Winners

Pembroke Campus Convocation Awards

College-Wide Awards

The Robert C. Gillett Leadership Award
This is awarded to the graduate who demonstrates exemplary volunteer leadership to contribute to the overall
Algonquin College student experience.
Recipient: Andree Olive Hemabou, Social Service Worker

The Peter Mansbridge Award
This is awarded to the graduate who maintains a high academic standing and demonstrates an outstanding commitment to community causes or initiatives.
Recipient: Emily MacDonald, Social Service Worker

School-Wide Awards

Annual Award for Excellence
Presented to a graduate of the Pembroke Campus who has combined outstanding scholastic achievement with
demonstrated leadership ability and community participation.
Recipient: Ian Johnston, Applied Nuclear Science and Radiation Safety

The Alumni Association Award
This award is granted to a graduate who exemplified the greatest concern for the Algonquin College community
while at the College.
Recipient: Michelle Coleman, Social Service Worker

Health & Community Studies Department Awards

Bachelor of Science in Nursing Awards

The General Proficiency Award for Nursing
This award is presented to a graduating Bachelor of Science in Nursing student who has consistently demonstrated high academic achievement and who has provided efficient and conscientious clinical nursing care. The award was established in memory of Dr. I.D. Cotnam by his wife, Mrs. Cecelia Cotnam and Dr. Cotnam’s son, Dr. H.B. Cotnam. Dr. Cotnam, an active medical doctor in the city and area from 1910 until 1965, gave many nursing students the benefit of his knowledge and experience during his career.
Recipient: Shelley Dick

The Lois Cahill Memorial Award
This award was established in memory of Lois Cahill, a graduate of the Lorrain School of Nursing. This award is presented to a graduating Bachelor of Science in Nursing student who has demonstrated excellence in clinical practice, the ability to work effectively as a team member, and who has been supportive of other students during the program.
Recipient: Vasaliki Alexopoulos Read

Early Childhood Education Awards

The Children’s Garden Literacy Award
This award is presented to the graduate of the Early Childhood Education program who in class has demonstrated an appreciation of children’s literature and has shared insights about the value of literature.
Recipient: July Cobus

The Renfrew County Early Childhood Education Program Director’s Award
This award is presented to a graduate of the Early Childhood Education program who has demonstrated an exemplary sense of compassion towards children and their families, co-workers and other professionals in the community.
Recipient: Kelsey Gaudette

The Wise Owl Day Care Award
This award is presented to the graduate of the Early Childhood Education program who has exemplified professionalism. He or she has done so by maintaining confidentiality, accepting children, families, peers and staff in a non-judgmental manner and having a genuine respect for uniqueness of families and individuals.
Recipient: Karlee McNab

The Renfrew County Early Childhood Education Program Directors’ Memorial Awards
This award is in memory of RECEs who are no longer with us and who showed great passion and compassion for children, families, coworkers, and the early learning environments they enriched. Honouring their legacy, the award is presented to a graduate of the ECE program, as selected by their professors.
Recipient: Audrey Mantha

Police Foundations Award

The Roy C. Reiche Award
This award is presented to the graduate of the Police Foundations program who has achieved the highest academic standing over the three semesters of the program.
Recipient: Zachary Vidmar

Practical Nursing Award

WeRPN Award for Student Excellence
This award is presented to a graduate of the Practical Nursing program who has demonstrated strong leadership ability, excellent academic practice, professional and personal growth and an understanding of supporting their professional affiliation.
Recipient: Christine Gilmour

Social Service Worker Award

The W.T. “Eldon” Craig Memorial Award
This award was established by Mrs. Craig in memory of her husband, Eldon Craig, a long-standing employee of Bell Canada, in recognition of the tremendous contribution social service workers provide in this community. This award is presented to the most outstanding graduate of the Social Service Worker program.
Recipient: Katelyn Pelligrini

Personal Support Worker Award

The Pat Hern Excellence in Palliative Care Award
This award is presented to the graduate in the Personal Support Worker program who best demonstrates a love and dedication to palliative care. The award recipient provides exemplary and compassionate client-focused care that encompasses best practices and client and family values during the palliative stage of life. This award was established in memory of Pat Hern by her loving family. She was an avid teacher who received excellent care from Personal Support Workers during her palliative stage of life.
Recipient: Mason Bromley

Business, Technology & Outdoor Training Department Awards

Business Awards

The Kiwanis Award
This award is granted to the graduate of the Business program who has achieved the highest academic standing throughout the program.
Recipient: April Hudder

The Marketing Management Bursary Award
This bursary is given to a graduating student in the Business program who has achieved excellence in business management principles and in the development of a comprehensive business plan.
Recipient: Elena Jasiukajc

Don Sutherland Memorial Entrepreneurship Award
Awarded to a Pembroke Campus student who best exemplifies the ideals of entrepreneurship by starting and successfully managing one or more businesses in a way that demonstrates notable entrepreneurial characteristics and achievements while practicing Algonquin College values in the workplace and in their lives.
Recipient: Waiman Lee

Environmental Technician Award

The Environmental Technician Program Award
This award is granted to the graduate of the Environmental Technician program who has demonstrated a strong commitment to academic achievement and has emerged as a leader in the promotion of environmental awareness.
Recipient: Denver McCarthy

The Pembroke Horticultural Society Award
This award is granted to the student in a forestry or environmental science program who has demonstrated exceptional combined practical and academic skills and abilities in the program.
Recipient: Pragnya Singidi

Forestry Technician Awards

The Kiwanis Award
This award is granted to the graduate of the Forestry Technician program who has achieved the highest academic standing throughout the program.
Recipient: Deniel Brochu

The Keith Harold Wright Memorial Award
This award is granted to the graduate of the Forestry Technician program who has been exemplary in his/her safe work habits, including knowledge and abilities in fire control and forestry equipment, and has demonstrated a potential for leadership in the field and classroom.
Recipient: TBD

The Forest Products Association of Canada Award
The Forest Products Association of Canada Award has been established for one student enrolled in the Forestry Technician program. The student recipient selected will demonstrate a commitment to leadership and community involvement in the Forestry industry.
Recipient: Abaigaile Dombroski

The Renfrew County Chapter of Ontario Woodlot Association Award
The Renfrew County Chapter of Ontario Woodlot Association Award has been established for one student enrolled in the Forestry Technician program. The student award recipient selected will demonstrate a commitment to leadership and community involvement in the Forestry industry.
Recipient: Wryin Staszkiel

Outdoor Adventure Awards

The Outdoor Adventure Program Award
This award is granted to the student of the Outdoor Adventure program who has combined outstanding academic achievement with demonstrated leadership ability and communication skills.
Recipient: Hiren Gada

The Wilderness Tours Award of Excellence
This award is granted to the student of the Outdoor Adventure program who has demonstrated outstanding proficiency and leadership in the practical skills component of the program.
Recipient: Mya Stein

Carpentry & Renovation Techniques Award

The RONA Petawawa Award
This award is presented to the graduate in the Construction Techniques program who has demonstrated exceptional combined practical and academic skills and abilities in the program.
Recipient: Natalie Debruyn

Urban Forestry – Arboriculture Awards

The Kiwanis Award
This award is granted to the graduate of the Urban Forestry – Arboriculture program who has achieved the highest academic standing throughout the program.
Recipient: Duncan O’Reilly

UFA Most Improved Climber Award
This award is granted to the graduate of the Urban Forestry – Arboriculture program for being the most improved climber.
Recipient: Xavier Leahy

General Carpenter (Apprenticeship) Award

The Smitty’s Home Hardware Award
This award is presented to the graduate in the Carpenter Apprenticeship program who has demonstrated exceptional combined practical and academic skills and abilities in the program. This award is sponsored by Smitty’s Home Hardware.
Recipient: Joshua Small

Environmental Management and Assessment Award

The Environmental Management and Assessment Program Award
This award is presented to the graduate of the Environmental Management & Assessment program who has demonstrated a strong commitment to academic achievement and has emerged as a leader in the promotion of environmental awareness
Recipient: Danna Camila Buitrago Gutierrez