President’s Scholars who reach their fourth year maintaining their 4.0 GPA are presented with a gold pin they can wear to proudly show their commitment to their academic studies and leadership. This year, the university awarded 67 senior students with a pin. There are currently 614 President’s Scholars at the University of Manitoba.

The celebration was kicked off by a current fourth year scholar, Nina Lam, who shared what it means to her, having made it to her fourth year as a President’s Scholar: “For me, standing up here today… means that along the way, I’ve learnt so much more about myself, and what it means to face and accept hardship. Every single person in this room has had a range of pressures, a range of struggles, and yet through all of that, have found themselves here today in the same room. So, today is not just a celebration about grades, it’s a celebration of being in that same room – belonging to the President’s Scholars community.”

The distinction of being a President’s Scholar makes a student eligible for a number of benefits, such as: scholarship funding of $1000 in each second, third, and fourth years of study (providing he or she meets renewal criteria), priority registration, notation on the university transcript, access to the President’s Scholars Study Lounge and special events.

President Barnard congratulated the students on their accomplishment, and said, “You will be the leaders, innovators, builders, and volunteers who will shape our society, culture, and economy and UM is proud to be a defining part of your stories.”

The President’s Scholars program is a collaboration between the President’s Office, Financial Aid and Awards, First Year Centre and Student Life.

THE 2019 FOURTH YEAR PRESIDENT’S SCHOLARS:

Albert Chen – Desautels Faculty of Music

Angie Y. Liu – Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Ariel S. Glikman – Faculty of Science

Avalon S. Kunzig – Faculty of Science

Benjamin F. Gibson – Faculty of Engineering

Braden Ganetsky – Faculty of Engineering

Cameron M. Lucas – Faculty of Engineering

Carly D. Gerl – College of Nursing, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Carly N. McFall – Faculty of Arts

Carolyn Dyck – School of Art

Chantal P. Delaquis – Faculty of Arts

Chase T. Kavanagh – School of Art

Cynthia Merlyn James – Faculty of Science

Daniel Gussakovsky – Faculty of Science

Darsh Shah – Faculty of Engineering

Delica S. Leboe-McGowan – Faculty of Science

Emma-Lee R. Gray – Faculty of Science

Eric L. Nazer – Faculty of Engineering

Eric T. Kapilik – Faculty of Engineering

Evan W. Abram – Faculty of Science

Faye Angela M. Nadres – Faculty of Engineering

Fredy H. Mansour – Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Gurveen K. Plaha – I.H. Asper School of Business

Hannah B. Byczkowsky – Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management

Hayley N. Yamamoto – I.H. Asper School of Business

Heath A. Chalmers – Faculty of Engineering

Ivory C. Jorgenson – Faculty of Science

Jadon A. Peters – Faculty of Engineering

Jennifer E. Kent – Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management

Joseph K. Howarth – Faculty of Engineering

Joshua Dave S. Lingal – Faculty of Architecture

Kang Min Kim – Extended Education

Kelsey S. Tonn – College of Nursing, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Kyle B. Davidson – Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management

Lucas M. Banting – Faculty of Engineering

Maria P. Nallim – Faculty of Arts

Matthew C. Cochrane – Faculty of Science

Morgan R. Hiebert – Faculty of Science

Navjit Singh – Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Nicholas C. Blandford – Faculty of Science

Nicole C. Smith – I.H. Asper School of Business

Nicole D. Brekelmans – Faculty of Architecture

Nicole M. Raabe – Faculty of Science

Nina Lam – Faculty of Arts

Olivia Zhou – Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Owen Barber-Dueck – Faculty of Science

Payam Salimi – Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Pietro S. Cianflone – Faculty of Science

Quinn M. Wonitowy – Faculty of Science

Raquel R. Thiessen – Faculty of Science

Rayna V. Hamilton – Faculty of Science

Ronald S. Kristjanson – Faculty of Engineering

Roopkamal K. Sidhu – Faculty of Science

Rose G. Sanders – Desautels Faculty of Music

Ross F. Bugden – Desautels Faculty of Music

Ryan A. Shaski – Faculty of Science

Samuel N. Greenberg – Faculty of Engineering

Sarah C. Holtmann – I.H. Asper School of Business

Sari G. Glow – Faculty of Science

Sem R. Perez – Faculty of Science

Seth J. Cathers – Faculty of Engineering

Stefanie M. Kornberger – Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, & Resources

Tara M. Meggison – Faculty of Science

Tessa J. Reimer – Faculty of Science

Tobias C. Bajus – Desautels Faculty of Music

Tyler A. Vinet – Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management

Volodymyr Shyianov – Faculty of Engineering

Yashmi N. Wijewardana – Faculty of Science

Yu Yan Li – Faculty of Engineering

Karen M. Sigurdson – Desautels Faculty of Music

President’s Scholars who reach their fourth year maintaining their 4.0 GPA are presented with a gold pin they can wear to proudly show their commitment to their academic studies and leadership. This year, the university awarded 67 senior students with a pin. There are now almost 600 President’s Scholars at the University of Manitoba.

Sarah Saunders, Student Life Coordinator, Student Life was the emcee at the event. “President’s Scholars share more than an exceptional GPA, you also share the drive to pursue excellence in your academic and professional lives,” said Saunders.

The distinction of being a President’s Scholar makes a student eligible for a number of benefits, such as: scholarship funding of $1000 in each second, third, and fourth years of study (providing he or she meets renewal criteria), priority registration, notation on the university transcript, access to the President’s Scholars Study Lounge and special events.

President Barnard congratulated the students on their accomplishment, and said, “You will be the leaders, innovators, builders, and volunteers who will shape our society, culture, and economy and UM is proud to be a defining part of your stories.”

Of being chosen as a President’s Scholar, 3^rd year student in the Faculty of Arts, Carly McFall said, “The recognition and support I have received through the President’s Scholars program has been invaluable to my success as a student.  The community of Scholars has both inspired and motivated me to strive for excellence in my academic career.”

The President’s Scholars program is a collaboration between the President’s Office, Financial Aid and Awards, First-year Centre and Student Life.

The 2018 fourth year President’s Scholars:

Abby Koots – Faculty of Science

Adam Bouttell – Faculty of Science

Alexa Smith – Robson Hall, Faculty of Law

Alyssa Garrard – Faculty of Science

Annie Li – College of Pharmacy, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Bailey Groot – Faculty of Science

Bonnie Tang – Faculty of Science

Brieann Ivison – College of Nursing, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Brielle Funk – Faculty of Science

Bryanne Dewitt – College of Nursing, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Cami Aprosoff – Faculty of Science

Cassidy Zrobek – Faculty of Engineering

Celyna Yu – Asper School of Business

Chauntel Dyck – Faculty of Arts

Chris Lansang – Faculty of Arts

Christopher Dyck – Faculty of Engineering

Claire Heidenreich – Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources

Cobi Wiwchar – Faculty of Science

Cole Janke – College of Pharmacy, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Daniel Patterson – Asper School of Business

Daniel Preun – Desautels Faculty of Music

Derek Ammeter – Faculty of Science

Diana Topolnitska – Faculty of Science

Elise Lowden – Faculty of Science

Ethan Wilcox – Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management

Eva Kwok – Faculty of Engineering

Evan Kerr – Faculty of Science

Frank Yu – Faculty of Engineering

Hannah Keenes – Faculty of Agricultural & Food Sciences

Harley Bray – Faculty of Science

Henry Li – Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

JaeYeon Park – Faculty of Science

John De Marco Bodino – Faculty of Engineering

John Paul Aguilar – Faculty of Science

Jordan Perillo – Faculty of Science

Jules Perez – Faculty of Science

Kathleen Murphy – Desautels Faculty of Music

Kevin Jeffers – Faculty of Science

Larissa Campbell – Robson Hall, Faculty of Law

Liam Sparling – Faculty of Engineering

Madison Wong – Faculty of Science

Mateus Braga – Faculty of Engineering

Megan Jubenvill – Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management

Micaela Lisogorsky – Faculty of Science

Michaela McKennitt – Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources

Mikayla Kozarchuk – Faculty of Engineering

Molly Smyth – Asper School of Business

Monica Warzel – Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management

Nada El Tobgy – Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Nathanael Plett – Desautels Faculty of Music

Nebojsa Oravec – Faculty of Science

Nicholas Aguiar – Faculty of Engineering

Nicholas Niebuhr – Desautels Faculty of Music

Nicole Balzer – Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management

Nils Refvik – Faculty of Science

Oliver Ko – Faculty of Science

Onari Perera – Faculty of Engineering

Peirce Dickson – Asper School of Business

Raelene Engelberg – Faculty of Science

Riley Dirks – Asper School of Business

Robert Harris – Faculty of Science

Shira Brand – Faculty of Arts

Susan Song – College of Nursing, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Troy Eskilson – Faculty of Engineering

Yekaterina Yezhova – Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources

Yeyoung Won – Faculty of Science

Youstina Soliman – Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences