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117 th Convocation
   October 22–23, 2020
117 th Convocation
   October 22–23, 2020

     The University of Winnipeg
        Virtual Ceremonies
Messages
  to the
Graduands
From the Chancellor

                                 To the Graduands of 2020:
                                 Congratulations! It is a privilege to serve as your chancellor and to celebrate
                                 with you as you graduate and move forward toward your chosen career.
While it may look                Convocation is an important time to come together as fellow scholars, community
                                 members, family, and friends to recognize and celebrate your success. You have

different this year,             learned new ways of looking at the world and gained the knowledge and skills
                                 to become the next generation of leaders.
                                 You have accomplished great things, demonstrating a drive and passion that will
it is still a time               fuel your path forward. You don’t have to look far to find University of Winnipeg
                                 graduates leading initiatives, volunteering their time, and championing change that
                                 makes an impact locally and globally. This community is there for you, rooting for you,
of celebration.                  as you launch your career or take the next steps in your post-secondary journey.
                                 We are so proud of you, and know great things are in store for you!

                                 Barb Gamey
                                 Chancellor
                                 The University of Winnipeg

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From the President                                                                      From the Alumni Association

Congratulations Graduands!                                                              Congratulations Class of 2020!
On behalf of all the faculty and staff who have supported your time at The University   I am pleased to congratulate the graduating class of 2020 on behalf of the
of Winnipeg, it is a privilege to celebrate this achievement with you.                  University of Winnipeg Alumni Association. Your hard work and dedication
You are graduating in unusual times, and while it may look different this year, it is   have culminated in this very special day — I am so happy to share in your excitement
still a time of celebration. It is a time to look back on your accomplishments with     and proud to acknowledge your success.
pride and to look ahead with anticipation for what is to come.                          I remember with fondness my personal excitement standing on the front lawn
Whether you are launching a career or pursuing further studies — this is an important   of Wesley Hall in the spring of 1971, taking graduation photos with my proud family —
milestone on your journey, and we are very proud to have played a role in helping       no cell phones back then, just an ordinary camera. However, the feelings remain the same.
you get to where you are today.                                                         Almost 50 years later, I am proud to be an integral part of this university community.

You have learned to think creatively, solve complex problems, collaborate, and          After today, you will transition from students to alumni. You will join our family
communicate effectively with people from diverse backgrounds. These skills              of approximately 56,000 individuals who have shared a common turning point
are the building blocks of successful careers.                                          in their educational lives: the invaluable experiences of being an important part
                                                                                        of this unique urban campus.
Your UWinnipeg family is a close-knit and diverse community that will continue
to celebrate your success, wherever your next steps take you. On behalf of our          The University of Winnipeg community was an important support for you during
faculty and staff, congratulations.                                                     your student years. By becoming an active member of the Alumni Association,
                                                                                        you can remain connected to and supportive of UWinnipeg and its students.
                                                                                        Going forward we hope that, through the Alumni Association, you will maintain
                                                                                        and enhance your professional and community affiliations.
                                                                                        Though this year has presented us with unique challenges making it difficult to meet
                                                                                        in person, we are working hard to develop programs, where possible, that will be offered
                                                                                        online. Please stay connected with us so you do not miss our upcoming speaker series.
                                                                                        And remember — as a wise man once said — many years from now you will be more
James Currie, BSc (Hons), MSc, PhD                                                      disappointed by the things you didn’t do than the things you did. So: explore, dream,
                                                                                        discover! From personal experience, I know that you will look back on your time here
Interim President and Vice-Chancellor
                                                                                        as your “good old days.”
The University of Winnipeg

                                                                                        Judith Neumann, BAH ‘71
                                                                                        President
                                                                                        The University of Winnipeg Alumni Association

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Order of
Proceedings
 One Hundred and Seventeenth Convocation
   Thursday, October 22, 2020 — 9:30 am

      for the conferring of degrees in Arts

       James Currie, BSc (Hons), MSc, PhD
Interim President and Vice-Chancellor, presiding
Call to Order                                   Admission to Degrees in Arts
Colin Russell, BA (Hons), BEd, MA               Conferred by Chancellor Barb Gamey
Registrar                                       Master of Arts
                                                Master of Arts (Joint UM)
Invocation
                                                Master of Public Administraton (Joint UM)
Tanis Kolisnyk, BA, MA, CMS                     Master’s in Development Practice
Academic Advisor, Student Life                  Bachelor of Arts (Honours)
Alison Cox                                      Bachelor of Arts (4 Year)
Indigenous Knowledge Keeper                     Bachelor of Arts

Greetings from the Province of Manitoba         Message from the Dean of Arts

Honourable Ralph Eichler                        Glenn Moulaison, BA, MA, PhD
Minister of Economic Development and Training
                                                Valedictory Address
Welcome                                         Cale Plett, BA (4 Year)
James Currie, BSc (Hons), MSc, PhD
Interim President and Vice-Chancellor           Closing Remarks from the President
                                                James Currie, BSc (Hons), MSc, PhD
Conferring of Honorary Degree                   Interim President and Vice-Chancellor
Conferred by Chancellor Barb Gamey
                                                Honour Song
Honorary Doctor of Letters                      Alison Cox
Tantoo Cardinal, CM                             Indigenous Knowledge Keeper

Presented by Jennefer Nepinak, BA, LLB, ICDD
                                                National Anthem

Address to the Graduands                        Colin Russell, BA (Hons), BEd, MA
                                                Registrar
Tantoo Cardinal, CM

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Degrees
Degrees                                                             Degrees

Master of Arts                                                      Master of Public Administraton (Joint UM)

February                                                            June
Jessica Almena Ford                Kwabena Kesseh                   Gonzalo Xavier Agrimbau            Arthur George Ladd
Ziyuan Gao                         Susanna Kachollom Wang           Tyler Bernard Paul Blashko         McKinley Brooks Morton
                                                                    Amanda Joy Dunnigan                Pieter Willem Prinsloo
June
                                                                    Seamas Patrick Finnerty            Leanne Marie Shewchuk
Joy Dakil                          Maynan Louise Colleen Robinson
                                                                    Ifeanyichukwu Maryline Idigbe
Tasnimul Zannat Liza               Joy Saha
Alexander Morton Lucy              Barnabas Monboh Toh              October
Jennifer Meixner                   Jennifer Dawn Wiscombe           Joann Chloe Mar Correa             Fatima Masuma
Irene Alache Ogiri                                                  Marla Dawn Johal                   Neil James Van Overloop
                                                                    Jason John Klainchar               Yunshi Xian
October
Kelly Barker                       Sarah Saba Martin
Amanda de Souza Miranda Carvalho   Mariana Munoz-Gomez              Master’s in Development Practice
Thiané Maram Diop                  Evan Donald Wicklund
                                                                    February
                                                                    Titima Wanwilaiwan
Master of Arts (Joint UM)
                                                                    October
February                                                            Henok Alemayehu Alemneh            Racheal Kalaba
Jenna Rose Klassen                 Jordan Grant Kaczor Roy          Gloria Makafui Dovoh               Nontokozo Ndlovu
Carmen Lee Miedema                                                  Patricia Eyamba                    Taylor Maryann Wilson

June
Christopher Thomas Calesso         Zachary Aaron Gage               Bachelor of Arts (Honours)

October                                                             February
Derrek Bentley                     Walter Luzzi                     Justin André Jonatahn Berard       Alesha Marie Frederickson
Samantha Adriana Booth             Seon Young Min                   Andrew Roderick Brown              Brent Albert Murray
Morgan Damian Joseph Brightnose    Gregory Warren Arthur Saar       Geoffrey Dryden Dilts
Jason Derek Carrie                 Jared Wesley Josiah Warkentin
                                                                    June
Christopher Robert Evan Green      Andrew William Webster
                                                                    Jackson Anderson                   Keenan Quinn Gomez Fonseca
Bohdana Kornelyuk
                                                                    Julia Crystal Antonyshyn           Melina Faith Giesbrecht
Christopher Kshyk
                                                                    Brittany Lynn Bauer                Dallas Wilson Gillingham
                                                                    Audrey Isabel Bews                 Lisa Gingera
                                                                    Skelley Layne Blackley             Kaitlyn Ann Goncalves
                                                                    Sasha Jean Joseph Bouché           Patricia Marie Resurreccion Gonzales
                                                                    Keelan McKayla Dagdick             Brayden Gray
                                                                    Georgia Quinn Willems DeFehr       Silke Groeneweg
                                                                    Kinsey Tina Dianne Donald          Jordana Lauren Hague
                                                                    Jase Falk                          Brett Gerard Harder

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Degrees                                                               Degrees

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) (continued)                                June
                                                                      Larissa Ann Aird               Arielle Cailin Keith
Dylan Robert Hatcher                  Natasha Anna Reske-Naurocki     Bernard Joseph Alcantara       George Christopher Telford Kettler
Kalyca-Lyn Lorraine Hébert            Wencke Rudi                     Tessa Elizabeth Allen          William Bruce Klippenstein
Madison Blaire Herget-Schmidt         Adele Ruhdorfer                 Victory Ademola Atilola        Alexandra Elizabeth Koslock
Danielle Marie Hermann                Nicole Claire Seavers           Shannon Hélène Bahuaud         Nicholas Mark Kowalski
Sophia Alexandra Gillmor Hershfield   Brooke Christine Seneshen       Sydney Louise Barnes           Luke Gabriel Loewen
Bryanne Louise Lamoureux              Fatima Faysal Shire             Jessica Lynn Helen Bednarski   Jenna Brianne Low
Emma Kathleen Leppky                  Moira Taylor Frances Smee       Katrina Mae Bilaw Berba        Allyn Marguerite Lyons
Kaitlyn McIntosh                      Alexa Brittany Thiessen         Paige Riann Bergman            Andrew Marcus Lysack
Samarah Marie McRorie                 Magnolia Valles Duran           Ariane Kluane Buser-Rivet      Lindsey Anne McCormick
James Martin Lawrence Moar            Lena Wenke                      Sara Dawn Campbell             Arianna Montanino
RainShyne Morpheus                    Kristine Kelleen Wiens Prince   Ugonna Jude Chigbo             Amanda Joyce Myran
Caitlin Kelly Mostoway Parker         Melanie Stephanie Wrobel        Eric Chang                     Olivia Cathryn Faith Norquay
Alexandra Neufeldt                    Sabrina Lynne Zacharias         Cody-Wyoming Clark             Aline Nzabonimpa
Thomas John Joseph O’Rourke                                           Maria Nicole Colvin            Emily O’Connor
October                                                               Giordana Elena Curatolo        Ozten Paul
Leah Yvonne Marie Cappello            Saleha Mohammadi                Jacklyn Julie Anne de Visser   Jordan Adam Pearson
Blake Cassidy Carter                  Aandeg Jedi Miann Muldrew       Arshpreet Dhaliwal             Gabrielle Taylor Piche
Kendra Christine Erin Coulter         Razia Naji Seman                Thomas Frederic Dickson        Cale Joseph Plett
Rhys Keene Delios                     Sage Shelton                    Patrick Conrad Eulalia         Dustin Steel Porteous
Rachael Joy Ward Galbraith            Mackenzie Walpole               Meaghan Hope Elsbeth Fallak    Meagan Phyllis Gail Powell
Bronson Joel King                     Lindsay Nicole Wright           Trevor Sean Friesen            Julian Andrew Saloranta
Kyle Richard Lowen                    Colleen Aislinn Zander          Amanda Lynn Froese             Jana Marie Levere Samolesky
Katrina Lia McQuade                                                   Laura Garand                   Danijela Saric
                                                                      Gaetanne Denise Gauthier       Samantha Ariella Yamron Shpeller
                                                                      Akpevwen Sebastian Gbudje      Jasmine Sidhu
Bachelor of Arts (4 Year)
                                                                      Stephanie Sarah Gervacio       Nathan William Sorokopud-Jones
                                                                      Moira Julia Esther Greaves     Samantha Casandra Stevenson
February
                                                                      Sophia Elizabeth Gross         Maren Elizabeth Tait
Ibrahim Abdi Farah                    Savannah Francis Hyra
                                                                      Joelle Danae Grove             Kellen Bryan Taniguchi
Alexandra Elizabeth Bakkum            Brandon Cody Leverick
                                                                      Cole Braden Hornick            Laura Sommers Taylor
Carrie Charlene Boles                 Miranda Nicole Lohvinenko
                                                                      Graeme Ian Houssin             Sarah Ann-Marie Vandale
Brianna Marie Brooks                  Priscilla Asare Mensah
                                                                      Lucas Adam Hrynyk              Stefani-Milica Vujadin
Jason Evan Dillon                     Andrew George Mihic
Evan James Durance                    Brittney Nichole Nygaard
Zoé Le Gallic-Massie                  Megan Paige Precourt
Robyn Kathleen Hoeppner               Laura Star Alicia Smith
Rebecca Karen Howgate                 Courtney Catherine West

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Degrees                                                           Degrees

October                                                           Elaine Jennifer Rosner                Kaitlyn Elizabeth Torchia
Alyssa Michelle Bates             Naa Nkyima Mensah Aidoo         Ian Gordon Schneider                  Patricia Anne Trinidad
Katrina Mae Bilaw Berba           Jennifer Amanda Nachtigall      David Thompson Harris Sims            Shreya Tuladhar
Riva Hope Costa Billows           Ti-Jesuni Olukayode Oladele     Dominic Francis Slivinski             Kassi Witt
Jessica Boucher-Cowie             Mila Panaskevich                Katherine Elizabeth Spencler
Anne Caprice Barayang Claros      Natasha Christina Pardo
                                                                  June
Rebecca Cornelia Dahl             Michèle Perrier
                                                                  Hope Taylor Aaron                     Andrea Canak
Teira Shea Damian                 Adidja Umugwaneza Muga Rugema
                                                                  Robert Alcock                         Katrina Rose Capuska
Adrian Davila                     Brigitte Aline Sabourin
                                                                  Nikolas Antonio Miguel Aliaga Labun   Melissa Lauren Carrigan
Ian James Drysdale                Abhishek Samuel
                                                                  Emily Elizabeth Allan                 Brian Austin Casimiro
Michelle Alexandra Friesen        Elisa Belle Santin
                                                                  Taylor-Ann Mercedes Ambrose McDuffe   Reina Leraine Rafael Celestino
Cody Kahler-Collins               Samantha Lee Spence
                                                                  Charles Lemuel Reyes Ambulo           Micaela Ruth Chaulk
Jared Craig Kashton               Stephanie Lynn Starodub
                                                                  Alexis Taylor Julia Anderson          Julia Starlene Cirillo
Jacklyn Amanda Lazarenko          Lea Toews
                                                                  Stephanie Ann Anema                   Jessica Stephanie Coss
Elisabeth Loewen                  Mark Allan Winstanley
                                                                  Faron Gene Apetagon                   Brett Gilles Dacquay
                                                                  Danielle Christine Arnaud             Pamela Jane Almario David
Bachelor of Arts                                                  Stephen Lloyd Axworthy                Ariana Laraine Ong Del Mundo
                                                                  Aaron Charles Bachmann                Shaye Leanne Demke
February
                                                                  Ryan Stephen Bachynsky                Navpreet Kaur Dhaliwal
Madyson Drea Adams                Jeffrey Daniel Kohut
                                                                  Damon Brant Baker                     Kelly-Jo Lynn Dorvault
Najiha Ali                        Chloe Hannah Kornelsen
                                                                  Anastasiya Yuri Balashova             Carling Fiona Douglas
Morgan Alysse Ayre                Amber Marie Lajoie
                                                                  Priscilla Bargen                      Alynne Brooke Drohomereski
Tyson Paul Borys                  Mae Lee Lambert
                                                                  Natasha Raynae Bartram                Serena Celest Dueck
Lauren Margaret Cook              Anas Larwanou Mahamane
                                                                  Amy Nicole Bartsch                    William Andrew Dunlop
Yue Cui                           Guowei Li
                                                                  Daniel Baxter                         Mathew James Dunning
Jordan Craig Joseph Doherty       Lika Lushevsky
                                                                  Cody Hugh Benson                      Madison Carly Durward
Fanhui Dou                        Abigail Grace MacGillivray
                                                                  Maria Isabel Bernasconi               Bryonny Liseanne Dvorak
Nouran Eldesouki                  Willow Wray Maloney
                                                                  Alec Berryere                         Sarah Cheyene Dyck
Patrick Alexander Ficek           Sean Thomas Mccoll
                                                                  Brandon Jarred Blank                  Payton Julia Cork Eckert
Alaina Lynn Fulton                Zhaopeng Meng
                                                                  Jonathan Bordush                      Daniel Cole Edwards
Dagmawit Eshetu Habtemariam       Pamela Elizabeth Michaud
                                                                  Taylor Nicole Boucher                 Katrina Marie Eeles
Hannah Elise Heide                Sergiu Postica
                                                                  Alyssa Maria Braun                    Marvelous Ehiremen
Lisa Ellen Hocking                Jaime Powell
                                                                  Casey I Braun                         Destiny Mildred Elise Elcock
Marlie Lauren Hupalo              Brittnie-Hope Marion Price
                                                                  Madelyn Rose Braun                    Derek Armand Marcel Espenell
Katarzyna Aleksandra Idczak       Samantha Rauliuk
                                                                  Kelcey Lee Francyne Broadfoot         Jasmine Rose Espiritu
Hillary Chelsea Ilyniak           James Henry Ray
                                                                  Max Brodovsky-Yager                   Esther Chidinma Ezekwem
Bridget Shelby Jorgenson          Courtney Deanna Reich
                                                                  Rodney Marino Brown                   Brandon Jonathon Farski
Faiza Aliya Khan                  Morgan Leigh Rogers
                                                                  Kalie Dawn Brunette                   Jillian Dawn Fehr
                                                                  Tracey Lynn Bueckert                  Alexis Snowcloud Ferland
                                                                  Graham Patrick Burns                  Eston Louise Ferraton

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Degrees                                                                   Degrees

Bachelor of Arts (continued)                                              Evan Joseph Keith Lilley        Courtney Anne Lin Norquay
                                                                          Jaimie Teresa Leah Lorencas     Nicholas Tuoyo Sadadi Odidison
Emily Laurel Fletcher             Hammoud Abdurrahman Jumaa               Ian Maxwell George Lumsden      Cody Alexander Oliver
Amy Christine Flynn               Alisha Kaegi                            Kaylene Joy Lundberg            Leeza Dana Oravec
Monalyn Folmes                    Kayla Rae Anne Kaminski                 Anna Catriona MacDonald         Rina Orlov
Jason Fortaleza                   Anjana Kattel                           Braydon Tucker Macdonald        Beau Jordan Overby
Emily Bernardina Fortney          Arshdeep Kaur                           Brittney Eryn Macht             Ian Christian Chaur Palacpac
Caylyn Lea Franchuk               Isaiah Reid Kennedy-Follette            Tomasz Maciejewski              Paulo Antonio Beco Pallone
Zoe Elaine Fraser                 Cody James Kennerd                      Mitchell Robert Fraser MacRae   Julie Dawn Jillian Papineau
Bethany Carolann Friesen          Amira Ibrahim Khalifa                   Larissa Paige Manoosingh        Jan Pamela Gutierrez Paras
Daniel Keith Friesen              Seungwan Kim                            Justin Trent Marinelli          Jiyeon Park
Sara Danielle Friesen             Naomi Rhonda Kitchen                    Alenna Darla Mark               Nolan Robert Parrington
Brenna Katherine Marie Froese     Chantal Amy Klainchar                   Giancarlo Marques Zeni          Jessica Aleksandra Patacz
Ivan Nascimento Garcia            Anna Klassen                            Colton James Martens            Alvin Lee Paul
Ian Alexander Gawletz             Shevaun Marie Klassen                   Taylor Jayde Martin             Bryndle Pauls
Sylvia Geglawa                    Helen Marden Tweed Klepka               Violetta Matia                  Samantha Lorraine Pearce
Jessica Mary Helen Geller         Matthew Sheldon Kobewka                 Harpreet Singh Mavi             Haley Pedreira
Thomas Giesbrecht                 Rebecca Koenig                          Sereen Reagh McConnell          Tia Claire Nicole Perreault
Kaitlyn Marie Gilfillan           Priya Kotecha                           Brittany Diane McCutcheon       Julia Monique Perron
Mathieu Joseph Godin              Kaileen Dawn Krueger                    Sean Tyler McGrath              Lana Elizabeth Peters
Ashley Sara Groff                 Muskan Kumar                            Thomas Edward Mckie             Akecia Raquel Pauline Peters
Colleen Myra Hailley              David La                                Danette Ada Marie Mcknight      Teighlor Gaye Porth
Shoja Hakimi                      Emily Paige Labby                       Ottonika Auna McLounder         Devon Pietro Posillipo
Brenden Timothy Lawrence Harris   Jessica Elizabeth Alice Ladouceur       Emily Brooke McNish             Jessica Lee Prefontaine
Katherine Reid Hastings Van       Nicole Amanda Lafleur                   Nelson II Mendoza               Meital Press
Laura Elizabeth Hatch             Ravon Marie Husband Laframboise         Aasha Alexandra Morley          Annette Michelle Alice Marie Proulx
Jonathan Peter Henderson          Chanelle Michelle Lajoie                Miranda Skye Moroz              Sara Megan Provencher
Brivan Hesso                      Lou Rabah Lamari                        Galen Morris                    Elise Sydney Prud’homme
Natasha Jessie Higham             Sarah Nicole Marie Lamontagne-Rougeau   Leah Catherine Morrish          Melissa Quach
Brian David Hildebrand            Madison Taylor Langton                  Karla Munoz Ferrada             Elliot Dawson Quade
Lindsay Renae Hildebrand          Jessica Leann Lavallee                   Jordan Melissa Myall           Muna Hassan Raghe
Lisa Nicole Hillman               Rea Lawson                              Kristen Renee Myska             Jade Alyn Rajotte
Jaymie Lee Hladun                 Suzanne Marie LeClair                   Emma Esther Narvey              Matthew Rajeev Ramjiawan
Hayley Marie Hopgood              Kathleen Ledesma                        Pamela Navoa                    Daniel Bennett Ranson
Anna Sigrithur Houston            Sydney Marie Leech                      Lisha Erin Nay                  Sydney Rae Reimer
Lisa Ann Hunter                   Jeremy Lennon-Gibson                    Ndeye Coura Thieyacine Ndiaye   Hannah Beulah Riskin
Janell Leeanne Gertie Jackson     Rebecca Phyllis Lerner                  Ashley Leanne Neufeld           Jade Elizabeth Robinson
Adrienne Vanessa Janz             Cameron David Roger Lesey               Kaitlyn Elizabeth Mae Newton    Dominique Teresa Lucille Roche
Courtney Rae Jensen               Hongxu Li                               Katarzyna Nichols               Evan Drew Rogalsky
Gordon Howe Jesmer                Robyn Marie Liddle                      Alyssa Nicole Nixon             Hyacynth Lei Romawac
Taelan Drew Johnston              Candace Davena Liebrecht                Melanie Joanne Noble            Erin Julia Ross Moore

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Degrees                                                               Degrees

Bachelor of Arts (continued)                                          Megan Ann Berriault                   Stephanie Sherey Kasdorf
                                                                      Samantha Kate Booth                   Alisen Maegan Marie Kotyk
Katherine Ann Rose Marie Rostek   Rheana Marie Tiu                    Jonathan Boucher                      Marina Amanda Lamontagne-Rougeau
Robert Leo Roziere                Jessika Elysse DeVehr Toews         Heather Gudrun Bourget                Brooke Katherine LaPointe
Rebecca Dawn Ruda                 Chelsea Irene Tomasson              Kaely Shae Buckle                     Angela Dina Lavallee
Shae-Lynn Nicole Sais             Florence Jean Towle                 Samantha Desiree Bueckert             Yulian Lebedev
Mackenzie Autumn Salamandyk       Eric Michael Treger                 Cory Jolene Campbell                  Kathleen Anne-Marie Makara
Cameron Robert Sass               Jennifer Lori Truijen               Linshi Cao                            Jonathan Graham Grant Malloy
Reena Schellenberg                Galey Tungwar Kueigwong             Allen Justin Casimiro                 Richard Howard Joseph McCrimmon
Melissa Haley Scott               Charlene Marlis Tweed               Kamal Chioua                          Alejandra Mireles Espinal
Kateryna Semenyuk                 Alexa Rae Vailas                    Elmer Wade Gilbert Clarke             Julia Monastyrska
Venus Sharma                      Amanda Kaitlyn Vincent              Riley Ann Classen                     Braden Ryan Cole Moulton
Alexandra Shkarlet                Nicholas Alexander Vincenten        Amy Joelle Clayton                    Jessica Muench
Madona Sidra Gerges               Scott Paul Walker                   Jean-Marc Patrick Joseph Courcelles   Patrickah Rhemah Neely
Harvey Singh                      Victoria Isabella Wanczyk           Victoria Grace Cox                    Simisola Ogunmade
Reed Maryn Sitarik                Brin Annalise Wanhella              Reagan Daile Thompson Croy            Olusola Rasheedat Oki
Layne Paige Slobodzian            Dylan Patrick Waterman              Jonathan Conrad Da Silva              Brooke Emily Meredith Parke-Wilson
Chesney Meada Spence              Mallory Lynne Watson                Valerie Ann Dayanghirang              Benjamin Michael Pohorily
Matthew Kjartan Johnson Sproule   Genevieve Marie Wheeler             Hailey Anne Demetrioff                Tomas John Ponzilius
Vedran Stankovic                  Hugh William James Wichenko         Isabel Gil Dominguez                  Andrew Carl Purcell
Nicole Stanley                    Sean William Willms                 Riley Shrimpton Dunn                  David Arthur Quanbury
Jesse Ross Streifler              Emlyn Gabrielle Winstanley-Davies   Leeadam Engel                         Mitchell Calvin Rear
Stephanie Tracey Strempler        Karli Breanne Wishnowski            Meghan Elizabeth Fehr                 Natalie Paige Rempel
Darian Elizabeth Stroud           Evan Fisher Wohlgemut               Ashley Desiree Fouad                  Jennifer Nicole Russell
Dayna Katherina Sylvestre         Juel Kristine Woitowicz             Jocelyn Alana Froese                  Stephan Elliot Jacob Ruzic
Karlo Louis Ocampo Talay          Danielle Bryanne Wozney             Zackery Peter Gange                   Jessica Vivian Frances Saler
Sarah Minnie Marguerite Taylor    Laura Ann Martina Wuersch           Zuhal Ghiyasi                         Amina Saran
Michael Teitsma                   Alyssa Ashley Ann Wurch             Erin Caitlin Glover                   Martina Saunders
Scott Robert Templeton            Krishna Yagambrun                   Kelsey Julia Katherine Halldorson     Shubhangi Saxena
Luke Michael Thille               Bryan Thomas Young                  David Christopher Halliday            Yu Shi
Melissa Joy Thomas                Chelsey Faith Young                 Robbie Joel Harper                    Makenna Maria Short
Andrew Stephen Thompson           Bobbi Marie Kristina Yuzark         Sydney Lynn Hayduk                    Shelby Christine Sinclair
Kelsey Anne Thompson              Bradley Alexander Zoske             Daria Ashton Hildebrand               Harpreet Singh
Erika Sigurlin Thorsteinson       Junhua Zhang                        Tasha Nicole Hildebrand               Loïse Tranchant
                                                                      Kelsey Olivia Houska                  Maria Hilda Rosa Vanwalleghem
October
                                                                      Angelic Hutchinson                    Andrew Michael Wiebe
Meyar Abdullah                    Lisa Dawn Baran
                                                                      Justin Ivan Ison                      Brooke Julia Wielgosh
Shiloh Kirstin Antonio            Yulia Barmapova
                                                                      Athan David Jones                     Junyao Xu
Austin Tyler Armstrong            Vanessa Lynn Bartlett
                                                                      Tina Lynn Kabestra                    Maegan Lindsay Yallowega
Sara Ann Bakosti                  Kelly Anne Becker
                                                                      Arthur Kanagwa                        Keltie Erin Mcconnell Young
Genelove Toledo Balili            James Michael Bennett
                                                                      Preet Kanwar                          Monica Zimnicki

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Order of
Proceedings
 One Hundred and Seventeenth Convocation
   Thursday, October 22, 2020 — 2:30 pm

        for the conferring of degrees in
       Science, Business and Economics

       James Currie, BSc (Hons), MSc, PhD
Interim President and Vice-Chancellor, presiding
Call to Order                                                   Message from the Dean of Science
Colin Russell, BA (Hons), BEd, MA                               Doug Goltz, BSc (Hons), MSc, PhD
Registrar
                                                                Message from the Dean of Business and Economics
Invocation                                                      Hugh Grant, BA, MA, PhD
Tanis Kolisnyk, BA, MA, CMS
Academic Advisor, Student Life                                  Valedictory Address

Alison Cox                                                      Keelan Dagdick, BA (Hons)
Indigenous Knowledge Keeper
                                                                Closing Remarks from the President
Greetings from the Province of Manitoba                         James Currie, BSc (Hons), MSc, PhD
Honourable Ralph Eichler                                        Interim President and Vice-Chancellor
Minister of Economic Development and Training
                                                                Honour Song
Welcome                                                         Alison Cox
James Currie, BSc (Hons), MSc, PhD                              Indigenous Knowledge Keeper
Interim President and Vice-Chancellor
                                                                National Anthem
Introduction of Chancellor                                      Colin Russell, BA (Hons), BEd, MA
Barb Gamey                                                      Registrar

Introduction by James Currie, BSc (Hons), MSc, PhD

Address to the Graduands
Chancellor Barb Gamey

Admission to Degrees in Science, Business and Economics
Conferred by Chancellor Barb Gamey
Master of Science
Bachelor of Science (Honours)
Bachelor of Science (4 Year)
Bachelor of Science
Master of Arts in Economics*
Master in Management
Bachelor of Business Administration (4 Year)
Bachelor of Business Administration
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Economics*
Bachelor of Arts (4 Year) in Economics/Economics and Finance*
Bachelor of Arts (4 Year) in Economics*
Bachelor of Arts in Economics*

* also listed previously under respective degrees

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Degrees
Degrees                                                              Degrees

Master of Science                                                    Bachelor of Science (4 Year)

February                                                             February
Apurva Bhardwaj                    Prateek Srivastava                Nancy Elaine Ewachewski        Brayden John Neskar
Welitharage Piyumi Madhubhashini   Haocheng Xu                       Anne Kelly Olimpia Guffei      Deryl Dominic Raymundo
Hoora Rezaei Moghaddam                                               Laura Evelyn Kerr              Mercede Jane Schindler
                                                                     Mohamed Muse                   Zhao Ying Wang
June
                                                                     Bekelu Seble Negash
Gurman Grewal                      Kushagra Udai Prabhakar Trivedi
Purna Kumal                        Tianpeng Xia                      June
Dean Clayton Reddick               Xuanmin Zhu                       Monalisa Abas                  Connor Robert Malcolm Lawrence
                                                                     Luke Mark Ahrens-Townsend      Danielle Shaylyne Lemoine
October
                                                                     Cadie Alice Arbez-Rondeau      Michael James Lennox
Rajesh Jaiswal                     Theresa Elizabeth Mackey
                                                                     Samantha Lee Bailey            Madeline Paige Lischka
Yubing Liang                       Ayotunde Omotosho
                                                                     Trella Gutierrez Blanco        Madison Alexa Marko
                                                                     Trevor James Breckman          Alandra Lynn Mckendry
Bachelor of Science (Honours)
                                                                     Kimbaya Laura Carriere         Morgann Mckenzie
                                                                     Olena Czuba                    Hannah Jane McLandress
February
                                                                     Bronwyn Delacruz               Emmedale Miranda
Callum Greyson Granger
                                                                     Jaclyn Nicole Despins          Coleen Joy Moreno
June                                                                 Rylie Michelle Dickson         Maria Madelaine Murray
Mahdia Ahmad                       Amandeep Kaur Jassal              Allyson Theresa Donnelly       Donald Nguyen
Melissa Sarah Lillian Anderson     Christine Elizabeth MacKay        Maia Glinski Doucet            Kira Marguerite Onysko
Hannah Bloomfield                  Hazel Lalog Manacsa               April Elizabeth Earis          Hodan Hassan Osman
Jayden Corwynn Marshal Borley      Ryan Timothy Anders Nykvist       Jenelle Alexandra Ehn          Michaela Emaline Pankratz
David James Norbert Bosc           Rajkumar Shaileshkumar Patel      Carlee Farmer                  Samara Hailey Pereles
Chimsolum Regina Chigbo            Cameron John Russell              Sarah Caitlyn Fenske           Janelle Rae Poiron
Drew John Davies                   Saarankah Sambanthan              Michelle Friesen               Bilal Qasem
Adam Joseph Dubinsky               Stephanie Renee Gibb Skelton      Alexandra Elizabeth Garnham    Andrea Claire Dionne Rempel
Ruth Elohor Ewhrudjakpor           Haven Sent John Santos Soto       Evan Denis Louis Gauvin        Kaitlyn Joanna Riddell
Karl Friesen-Hughes                Devon Streu                       Paola Geronimo                 Owen Daniel Romanchuk
Sandeep Hira Gill                  Lucy Todd                         Sean Murray Goldstone          Chantal Marguerite Marie Roy
Catherine Elizabeth Goltz          Caleb Harley Stephen Wong         Sarah Jade Guenther            Christian Jefferson Salada
Joe Mladen Hrzich                                                    Nathaniel Vincent Hiebert      Lucas John Schwartz
October                                                              Megan Rae Houle                Meredith Jayne Seager
Timothy Adam Coates                Emily McIntosh                    Morgan Brianne Hrynkow         Chikura Shukla
Heather Anne Dickson               Christopher John Patterson        Aviegaille Icban               Sukhpalvir Kaur Sidhu
Miranda Mae Hamilton               Alexander Michael Stephens        Harsimran Kaur                 Michael Terry Swistun
Robert Louis Hunter                                                  Jody Krahn                     Ashley Kristin Sywak

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Degrees                                                                    Degrees

Bachelor of Science (4 Year) (continued)                                   June
                                                                           Michael Madah Allieu          Kevin Thomas Ireland
Bailey Rae Truss                      Jemma Suzette White                  Emma Jane Anderson            Kathrisha Coleene Jose
Nathalie Turenne                      Adam William Wiebe                   Bhavya Arora                  Mia Renée Kirbyson
Amy Marie Twanow                      Elizabeth Anna Wiens                 Muhammad Nazheer Baichoo      Krista Lee Evelyn Barkman Kubanek
Braden Lance Van Aert                 Anna Zrinyi                          Anastasiya Yuri Balashova     Brix Jun Delos Santos Lagao
Miah Candida Wallwin                                                       Michael Angelo Bautista       Justine Lim
October                                                                    Taylor Jordan Bean            Kaitlin Rena Link
Hanin Abdullah                        Dylan James Mckenzie                 Grant Gilbert Gary Burch      Evan Loeb
Jan Michael Bal-ot                    Jessica Lynn Mendoza                 Harvey Cabaguio               Evan Garret Loster
Alexandre Boily-Bernal                Ofer Mogilnicky                      Russell Nikko Caballero       Maura Macaulay
Jessica Lauren Braun                  Jenny Nicolas                        Xuan Huyen Vi Cao             Jamie Lee Maes
Amanda Nicole Cabral                  Nicholas Eric Noonan-Robinson        Ralston Eraldo Chambers       Julia Louise Maida
David Capstick                        Olivia Alexandra Orman               Zabrina Ann Cornelisse        Malene Bernadette Clerigo Malaso
Claire Alexandria Chochinov           Mia Paule Prenovault                 Caleb Guy Deroche             Tara Denise Matechuk
Ian David Detscher-Choma              Revathy Rajagopalan                  Gurjivan Singh Dhaliwal       Vanessa Gillian McKay
Tiffany Shannon Fernando              Curtis Garrett Richards              Mariam Aguibou Diaby          Finlay Alexander McLandress
Gurvir Kaur Gill                      Timothy Benjamin Ivan Romanec        Kim Louise Ellana             Adhiraj Mukherjee
John Michael Goytan                   Alyssa Kimberley Ross                Harrison Christopher Engen    Claude Nduwayezu
Cameron George Henderson              Jennifer Johanna Rose Schreibmaier   Brooke Ashley Enns            Abram Neufeld
Samantha Ilas                         Kayla Wendy Jeannette Scrimshaw      Aidan Allan Fahlman           Maye Anela Flores Nonato
Grace Cornelia Johnston               Felicia Ginger Natasha Sinclair      Shawn David Falconer          Edirinverere Pleasure Okpikpi
Bryce Taylor Kelly                    Jean-Luc Georges Joseph Speliers     Spencer John Ferbers          Chidinma Nicole Joy Oranu
Samantha Eva Naylor Kufley            Rebecca Bea Trowell                  Khaye Plaze Fernandez         Bilane Osman
Jayden Paul Leclair                   Hongqiang Zhao                       Elisabeth Anne Findlay        Reena Kristin Ostertag-Silver
Hitoshi Maeda                                                              Kaylee Marie Furber           Kimberley Panaligan
                                                                           Jasleen Kaur Ghuman           Fabeha Paracha
                                                                           Shronn Goyal                  Dhruvik Bhaveshbhai Patel
Bachelor of Science
                                                                           Haley Elizabeth Olga Graham   Ryan Anthony Leandro Petrillo
                                                                           Lorenz Kyle Guinto            Nathan Purificacion
February
                                                                           Aisha Haji-Hussein            Emilia Anastasia Radawetz
Bryanna Hanson Berkowski              Madison Mislawchuk
                                                                           Shareen Marissa Hando         Padmanie Ramotar
James Ian Blicq                       Charan Kamal Nakhwal
                                                                           Alyssa Brooke Hogeveen        Joshua Oweyn Leigh Reidulff
Jenelle Alexa Rayne Bogaski           Sonali Suri
                                                                           Jennifer Lee Horel            Blair Emily Robertson
Sydney Mira Chochinov                 Kasra Taherkhani
                                                                           Jibril Hussein                Hannah Mananghaya Sagaral
Erin Ann Hare                         Abigail Faye Tye Burtnick
                                                                           Alexander Olusayo Ilesanmi    Marielle Rubi Sanness Salmon
Maeghan Kristin Laura Lindsay         Priyanka Vyas

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Degrees                                                                    Degrees

Bachelor of Science (continued)                                            Bachelor of Business Administration (4 Year)

Shaloman Sengutuvan                 Seth Nicholas Sousa                    February
Mauricio Alejandro Sepulveda        Maximilian Stanze                      Kore Braffit Bacchus                Jin Young Park
Alieu Sesay                         Katrina David Mary Stratton            Hubert Basilwango                   Nicolas Martin Rivard
Ammar Ali Shah                      Seth Streifler                         Abdul Basit                         Kristin Helen Roney
Mehak Ali Shah                      Klarence Faith Anonuevo Suministrado   Orianna Dayrit Canlas               Navkirat Kaur Saini
Kierdree Shebaylo                   Sarah Lynn Tiel                        Aldrin Carmelo Feliciano Deuna      Christal Kalena Schulz
Chadwick Rene Duncan Smith          Emily Van                              Natascha K Dhillon                  Kristina Marie Sengvilay
Dayton Michael Smith                Kayla Nicole Weselowski                Johnathan R. Dryden                 Monika Sharma
Kyle George Smith                   Kyle Matthew Wojcik                    Hannah Roy Galapon                  Amritveer Singh Sidhu
                                                                           Varinderjeet Kaur Gill              Suryaveer Singh
October
                                                                           Elisar Malabrigo Hemedes            Kailee Dean Marie Teplitski
Yaphet Masresha Asfaw               Amritha Sajeev
                                                                           Harsimran Kaur Jumber               Scott Richard Winston Thompson
Pui Tak Cheung                      Aditya Sharma
                                                                           Ibrahim Sorie Kamara                Jared Lyle Unrau
Mathieu Danneels                    Muskan Sharma
                                                                           Tasha Lee Lathlin                   Raissa Uwizeye
Bhavana Garg                        Sambid Shrestha
                                                                           Lana Feryn Levin                    Ryan Vercaigne
Brianna Noelle Giesbrecht           Vanshika Shukla
                                                                           Kyle Andrew Brian McComas           Zhaoyang Xu
Richard K. Hassan                   Sevda Tayeb-Oskouie
                                                                           Khanh Linh Nguyen                   Chrizia Zacarias
Emma Lynn Hrabarchuk                Jasneet Kaur Tiwana
                                                                           Favour Onwuteaka
Ravdeep Singh Kambo                 Julia Tkaczyk
Tran Minh Ngoc Luu                  Marisa Mae Van Munster                 June
Himani Patel                        Jessica Lynne Lorraine Werntz          Daryl Habito Abrasaldo              Leticia Fereguetti Faria
Akshar Samirkumar Patel             Kaijun Zhou                            Alessandra Domenica-Savio Baksina   Donaji Fonseca
                                                                           Simranpreet Kaur Banger             Scott Anthony Richard Freer
Master of Arts in Economics*                                               Britney Berndsen                    Michael Duane Froese
                                                                           Alyssa Nathalie Maxine Bibault      Gurveer Gill
February                                                                   Cody Nicholas Bomek                 David Haidari
Ziyuan Gao                          Susanna Kachollom Wang                 Steve Ross Brandt                   Jennifer Ashley Anne Hall
                                                                           Akashdeep Singh Brar                Letitia Lynn Hatch
June
                                                                           Shaelyn Brosowsky                   Thuy Huynh
Joy Dakil                           Joy Saha
                                                                           Meron Elias Cheway                  Aynsley Dana Hygaard
Tasnimul Zannat Liza                Barnabas Monboh Toh
                                                                           Kimberly Adaeze Chukwuma            Rana Diandra Garcia Ignacio
Irene Alache Ogiri
                                                                           Oluwayemisi Omolola Dehinbo         Brennan Michael Jackson
                                                                           Gurveen Kaur Deol                   Matthew Sean Nelson Jenkins
Master in Management                                                       Saabit Dramani                      Jasdeep Kaur Jumber
                                                                           Christopher Matthew Dudeck          John Derec Hilaga Kapitbahay
June
                                                                           Tony Duong                          Kelli Joy Karlsen
Douglas Kimani Wanyoike

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Degrees                                                              Degrees

Bachelor of Business Administration (4 Year) (continued)             Bachelor of Business Administration

Tina Kosoric                        Harjaskirat Singh Saini          February
Jordan Garry Larosa                 Abdulhafeez Femi Saliu           Minhaj Ahmed                          Mohamadamir Munaf Kureshi
April Joy Llagas                    Joshua Reuben Samaroo            Eliza Carrie-Ellen Bell               YiHui Lyu
Kelsey Mack                         Jashandeep Sangha                Jashanpreet Singh Brar                Evan Martin Mcgarry
Kaitlyn Amanda McIntosh             Dominic Desmond Scarlett         Danielle Françoise Bulloch            Amanda Priscilla Mcgrath
Samarah Marie McRorie               Arashdip Singh Sekhon            Jordy Costa Viana Silva De Oliveira   Sofemedapwa Nahungu Nzokala
Bikramjit Mooker                    Junaid Shah                      Nikolay Efremov                       Christopher Pereira
Anastasiya Mykulyak                 Amandeep Singh                   Jason Kirk Thomas Everett             Kimberley Dawn Rogalsky
Thanh Xuan Nguyen                   Kevin Singh                      Shyla Rae Forbes                      Jingkun Shao
Karen Adongo Ocici                  Benjamin Michael Smerchanski     Daniel William Guenther               Jonathan Edward Sleeva
Shona Apio Ocici                    Christopher Aaron Sones          Tanaka Peter Gwanzura                 Brendan Alexander Ray Smyth
Eucharia Chioma Ogoms               Brandon William Sutton           Corinne Gal Hasid                     Alda Cristina Pacheco Tavares
Ryan Robert Olinyk                  Sylvie Elise Trudeau             Elizabeth Paige Hastings Van          Li Wu
Devan Laurel Ostapyk                Nadia Tyborowski                 Othmane Klantine                      Xiongfei Yang
Jaydi Nicole Overwater              Taneish Bettina Walker           Meena Kumari
Anne-Cecile Panchaud                Jason Klaus West
                                                                     June
Stephan Possin                      Courtney-Jane White
                                                                     Mirza Ashar Abbas                     Sara Tewelde Haile
Ian Preston                         Deanna Wiebe
                                                                     David Esioluwa Agboluga               Aisha Haji-Hussein
Iris Martha Rain Rauliuk            Ashton Nicholas Yeung
                                                                     Shamsiyya Al-Hassan                   Gizelle Halili
Hunter Romas                        Micah Dean Zacharias
                                                                     Sabine Essi Aziaka                    Ryan Christopher Hall
Tyler Shawn Roopchand               Syed Muhammad Mehdi Raza Zaidi
                                                                     Eriza Jelenia Bruno Antonio           Shannon Alexandra Hamilton
October                                                              Erica Christine Bueckert              Aimee Gayle Marie Hartley
Mushfiqul Bari                      Dieu Linh Pham                   Jackson Cameron                       Maria Alejandra Hiebert
Stephen Paul Cater                  Fahad Shahid Sheikh              Faune Ada Carter                      Alexander George James
Mohamed Elbanna                     Glory Chinazam Olamide Ugah      Anoop Chahal                          Maryo John
Kyle Samuel Lee Huss                Jia Wang                         Victor Chea                           Cole Douglas Johnstone
Priel Lisak                         Joshua Peter Kenneth Wiebe       Pui Yee Cheung                        Avneet Kaur
Tracy McDermott                     William Emmanuel Yaworsky        Denis Cicak                           Matthew Victor Keenan
Prathap Perera                                                       Delores Diane Daniels                 Andrea Marie Klaverkamp
                                                                     Kay-Lee Marie Driver                  Ryan Adrien Joseph Kolly
                                                                     Bryonny Liseanne Dvorak               Tamar Lemma
                                                                     Mia Andree Gautron                    Sharon Levi
                                                                     Lorrainne Gomez                       Martha Maketh
                                                                     Marialys Gonzalez Cruz                Ryan Matthew Martinez
                                                                     Carmen Taylor Grey                    Mohammad Hassan Mirza

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Degrees                                                                Degrees

Bachelor of Business Administration (continued)                        Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Economics*

Kevin Kenneth Moniz                    Hassan Abbas Siddiqui           June
Lisa Edith Marie Muswagon              Robin Smith                     Keelan McKayla Dagdick
Shahzad Nizar                          Joshua Michael Sunico
                                                                       October
Quinn Daniel O’Neill                   Taina Ronald Theano-Pudwill
                                                                       Razia Naji Seman
Marie Kimberly Salazar Perez Ordonez   Sanjana Arvind Tiwari
Hong Ngoc Pham                         Beverly Bui Tran
                                                                       Bachelor of Arts (4 Year) in Economics/Economics and Finance*
Leslie Boyd Wagas Pingal               Ebere Ann Ugwu
Jhude Batac Ramirez                    Gabrielle Ashley Williams
                                                                       October
Sally Roach                            Ting Zhang
                                                                       Adrian Davila
October
Jarret Cole Adair                      Leah Andrea Jones               Bachelor of Arts (4 Year) in Economics*
Maria Pamela Dychitan Agatep           Anmoldeep Kaur
Patrick John Ament                     Pushapjot Kaur                  June
Emmanuel Appiah                        Brendan Kernaghan               Eric Chang
Haroon Ashraf                          Amandeep Singh Kohli            George Christopher Telford Kettler
Joel Paul Bater                        Morgan Brian Krulicki
                                                                       October
Arshdeep Brar                          Jared John Kuik
                                                                       Jared Craig Kashton
Nicole Brown                           Sukhpal Singh Ladhar
Mathew Alexander Tavares Carvalho      Bailey Ann Luke Lepla
Wayne Marvin Clark                     Sean Frank Marcel Mazur         Bachelor of Arts in Economics*
Jared Cronk                            Abu Y. M. Prithu Nazimul
                                                                       February
Robert William Dukelow                 Ifeoma Nnadi
                                                                       Yue Cui
Omar Raphael Enriquez                  Pramini Himashi Warnock
                                                                       Fanhui Dou
Warnakula Weerasuriya                  Neha Poudyal
                                                                       Hannah Elise Heide
   Shenal Pietro Fernando              Lucas Charles Ridley
                                                                       Anas Larwanou Mahamane
Colin Taylor Finlay                    Victor Alfonso Romero Sanchez
                                                                       Guowei Li
Julie Rachelle Fontaine                Pankti Miteshkumar Shah
Neguse Hagos Giday                     Akanksha Sharma                 June
Ripandeep Kaur Gill                    Marc Robert Joseph Therrien     Junhua Zhang
Gurvandana                             Una Kyra Thiele                 October
Miranda Mae Hamilton                   Breann Elizabeth Webb           Linshi Cao
Simran Kaur Hora                       Han Bin Zhang                   Arthur Kanagwa
                                                                       Junyao Xu

                                                                       *also listed previously under respective degrees

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Order of
 Proceedings
      One Hundred and Seventeenth Convocation
         Friday, October 23, 2020 — 9:30 am

  for the conferring of degrees in Education, Kinesiology,
Physical and Health Education, Marriage and Family Therapy

           James Currie, BSc (Hons), MSc, PhD
    Interim President and Vice-Chancellor, presiding
Call to Order                                                Message from the Dean of Education
Colin Russell, BA(Hons), BEd, MA                             Laurie-Ann Hellsten, BA, MSc, PhD
Registrar
                                                             Message from the Dean of Kinesiology
Invocation                                                   Doug Goltz, BSc (Hons), MSc, PhD
Tanis Kolisnyk, BA, MA, CMS
Academic Advisor, Student Life                               Message from the Dean of Graduate Studies

Alison Cox                                                   Mavis Reimer, BA (Hons), MA, PhD
Indigenous Knowledge Keeper
                                                             Valedictory Address
Greetings from the Province of Manitoba                      Jennifer Schreibmaier, BSc (4Yr)
Honourable Ralph Eichler
                                                             Closing Remarks from the President
Minister of Economic Development and Training
                                                             James Currie, BSc (Hons), MSc, PhD
Welcome                                                      Interim President and Vice-Chancellor
James Currie, BSc (Hons), MSc, PhD
                                                             Honour Song
Interim President and Vice-Chancellor
                                                             Alison Cox
Conferring of Honorary Degree                                Indigenous Knowledge Keeper
Conferred by Chancellor Barb Gamey
                                                             National Anthem
Honorary Doctor of Laws                                      Colin Russell, BA (Hons), BEd, MA
Allan Levine, BA, MA, PhD                                    Registrar

Presented by Robert Young, BA (Hons), MA, PhD

Address to the Graduands
Allan Levine, BA, MA, PhD

Admission to Degrees in Education, Kinesiology,
Physical and Health Education, Marriage and Family Therapy
Conferred by Chancellor Barb Gamey
Master of Marriage and Family Therapy
Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Education
Bachelor of Education
Bachelor of Science (4 Year) in Kinesiology*
Bachelor of Kinesiology (4 Year)
Bachelor of Arts in Kinesiology*
Bachelor of Physical and Health Education

* also listed previously under respective degrees

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Degrees
Degrees                                                             Degrees

Master of Marriage and Family Therapy                               October
                                                                    Karlomari Aguilar                      Janine Lavallee
June                                                                Renuka Airi                            Nicole Lavallee
Tammy Aime                           Elena Rochelle Hallows         Alexandrea Austin-Anderson             Jamie Lee Lavallee-Schmidt
Sarah Dack                           Lori-Ann Irwin                 Chelsea Leona Bailey                   Chantal Anne Le Dorze
October                                                             Ramandeep Kaur Bassi                   Corinne Michelle Lindley
Hani Benai Ataan Al-Ubeady           Atta Mousavi                   Valerie Anne Beinert                   Joshua Seth Cameron Malcolmson
Caroline Beattie                     Sandra Eva Novak               Madison Lee Bell                       Krista Marsh Bruce
Nancy Lynne Campbell                 Judy Peters                    Daniel William Cornelius Bagot Benot   Kaitlyn Cora McDermid Coates
Christine Holowick-Sparkes           Melissa Joy Pilz               Navneet Kaur Bhatia                    Karli Leigh-Ann McMaster
Kimberly Dawn Lewicki                Lisa Rosin                     Chloe Elizabeth Bishop                 Shelby Ailene McNish
Sydney Dalyce Loschiavo                                             Lauren Jennifer Bogan                  Stephanie Ferreira Miranda
                                                                    Kim Thien Cao                          Cristina Molinski
                                                                    Daniela Catanese                       Caitlin Alanna Rosina-Grace Munro
Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Education
                                                                    Dana Lynn Crawford                     Jana Lee Muzyka
February                                                            Danielle Chantal Deck                  Marylocke Morallos Navia
Meghen Kathleen Bonin                Marlo Adrienne Jeffery         Danielle Margaret Katherine Dueck      Jilliann Charlene Parent
Jenna Lise Brett                     Wanita Setlack Mackenzie       Shirley Easo                           Nicole Jean Peake
Vanessa Lynn Bruneau                 Manjinder Kaur Riar            Wesley Charles Eaton                   Antonietta Perretta
Jillian Blair Dempsey                Karina Danielle Scham          Barakat Ahmed Elghoul                  Chander Prabha
Vanessa Jeany Harriott               Brynne Takeuchi Monterrosa     Kara Anne Fryklund                     Amanda Breanne Roberts
                                                                    Kelsey Erin Fuller                     Kelsey Anne Marie Romano
June                                                                Ethan Jarrid Gillingham                Ember Lee Ann Rost
Heather Therese Arnal                Taylor Kelsey Melnyk           Garrett Edward Glenwright              Neha Sharma
Zoe Kristiana Brittain               Alyssa Meseman                 Rebecca Lindsay Gomes                  Savannah Julia Smolders
Maria Dolores P. Calotes             Katelin Michele Ollinik        Léanne Gower                           Patricia Maureen Solmundson
Daniel Timothy Campbell              Myriame Moura Orloff           Jevian Arianna Tarro Haywood           Andrea Lisa Sward
Kurtis Gordon Edginton               Pamela Diane Penner            Ronald Enriquez Iscala                 Alexander Tahimic
Jenna Forslund                       Amy Lauren Petkau              Amanda Grace Jonker                    John Fredrick Thompson
Aubrey Jade Giesbrecht               Janelle Alexandria Ptashnick   Kirandeep Kaur                         Anna Trochanowski
Kevin Groot                          Kelleigh Dayle Ryan            Mandeep Kaur                           Melissa Elisabeth Wakeling
Giuseppina Hartley                   Molly Suzanna Schaefer         Laura Kilbrai-Dyck                     Jennifer Reyann Wehrle
Kayleigh Elizabeth Hodgson           Andrea Dawn Schutz             Leigha Koehn                           Kylie Wiebe-Pantel
Marlena Krystyna Werner Jaskiewicz   Samantha Brooke Schwekendiek   Magda Mila Kuber                       Mallory Danae Worsnop
Kyle Peter Jorundson                 Cara Seidel                    Janna Dawn Larsen
Erica Carol Kasdorf                  Pallvi Sharma
Ajay Kumar Koundal                   Crystal Violet Stein
Janna Dawn Larsen                    Alyssa Gene Talbot
Kelly Lynn Livingstone               Jaymi Dwan Thiessen
Debbie Allen Manila                  Natalie Erin Tucker

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Degrees                                                                    Degrees

Bachelor of Education                                                      Kelly-Jo Lynn Dorvault          Christina Louise Heather
                                                                           Diana Marie D’Ottavio           Breanna Katrin Heinrichs
February                                                                   Alynne Brooke Drohomereski      David James Heinrichs
Krista Melanie Aitken                 Holly Helen Hladun                   Rachelle Ann Grace Dunlop       Madison Blaire Herget-Schmidt
Katrina Besharat                      Colin James Kamerman                 William Andrew Dunlop           Natasha Jessie Higham
Braelyn Giselle Brandt                Marc Reinhold Kuegle                 Mathew James Dunning            Brian David Hildebrand
Patricia Mae Bulos                    April Joy Malapit                    Jon Kyle Dyck                   Jennifer Lee Horel
Colleen Chau                          Joanne Lauren Raymundo               Sarah Cheyene Dyck              Lisa Ann Hunter
Kimberly Anne Cleto                   Elise Nicole Robson                  Laura Elna Ebbeling             Shae-Lynne Marie Johnson
Julia Hope de Groot                   Olivia Sarmiento                     Theresa Ann Eischen-Chartrand   Alisha Kaegi
Jonathan Michael Diedrich de Groot    Sara Marie Scott                     Destiny Mildred Elise Elcock    Riane Maria Kandia
Alaina Lynn Fulton                    Kathleen Rebecca Marguerite Westra   Kim Louise Ellana               Sarah Katiniaris
Tonya Leanne Gray                     Hannah Grace Wood                    Brooke Ashley Enns              Shevaun Marie Klassen
Carter Zane Happy                     Sean William Morison                 Shawn David Falconer            Helen Marden Tweed Klepka
June                                                                       Danae Randi Fender              Matthew Sheldon Kobewka
Mathieu Agoli-Agbo                    Casey I Braun                        Emily Laurel Fletcher           Krista Lee Evelyn Barkman Kubanek
Olubukola Oluwaseun Akinjo            Suede Ethan Maloy Brightnose         Amy Christine Flynn             Anna Christine Kulas
Kristine Esteban Alberto              Genevieve Brown                      Vanessa Kimberly Foulis         Kayla Patricia Jean Kuzina
Caitlin Morgan Albl                   Kalie Dawn Brunette                  Zoé Elaine Fraser               David La
Robert Alcock                         Tracey Lynn Bueckert                 Ashley Dawn Friesen             Nicole Amanda Lafleur
Emily Elizabeth Allan                 Alex Claire Bulejsza                 Daniel Keith Friesen            Carolee Nadine Leavitt
Diana Lee Allen                       Elizabeth Panting Byron              Brenna Katherine Marie Froese   Rebecca Phyllis Lerner
Taylor-Ann Mercedes Ambrose McDuffe   Angel Grace Pajela Cabading          Sylvia Geglawa                  Candace Davena Liebrecht
Stephanie Ann Anema                   Katrina Rose Capuska                 Jessica Mary Helen Geller       Kaitlin Rena Link
Mary Kate Arenas                      Kevin Chau                           Thomas Giesbrecht               Joshua Lobo
Stephen Lloyd Axworthy                Micaela Ruth Chaulk                  Kaitlyn Marie Gilfillan         Jared Brett Lubiansky
Sherwin Bacani                        Jarrett Patrick Cole                 Angela Gosselin                 Kaylene Joy Lundberg
Victor Balogun                        Zabrina Ann Cornelisse               Caitlin Mary Siobhan Graham     Tomasz Maciejewski
Priscilla Bargen                      Jessica Stephanie Coss               Haley Elizabeth Olga Graham     Taylor Madison Mackenzie
Natasha Raynae Bartram                Ashley Crossland                     Marlo Lynne Grant               Jasmine Lee Tlell Madill
Amy Nicole Bartsch                    Brendan Addison Cwik                 Ashley Sara Groff               Jamie Lee Maes
Cody Hugh Benson                      Nadia Jasmine Daoudi                 Colten Reid Gryba               Malene Bernadette Clerigo Malaso
Kayla Renae Berg                      Laura Ann Davey                      Shareen Marissa Hando           Larissa Paige Manoosingh
Maria Isabel Bernasconi               James Allister Davidson              Katherine Reid Hastings Van     Connor Peter Markesteyn
Alec Gordon Berryere                  Ariana Laraine Ong Del Mundo         Maclean Hatherly                Colton James Martens
Ruth Josue Bezditny                   Katrina Boneta Derbecker             Cailey Ann Louise Hay           Taylor Jayde Martin
Madison Maria Biluk                   Ian Spencer Dimopoulos               Gabrielle Anne Hayes            Violetta Matia

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Degrees                                                              Degrees

Bachelor of Education (continued)                                    Rheana Marie Tiu                     Nicolas Paul Willms
                                                                     Jessika Elysse DeVehr Toews          Sean William Willms
Harpreet Singh Mavi                 Jessica Lee Prefontaine          Chelsea Irene Tomasson               Kate Lee Willoughby
Sereen Reagh McConnell              Melissa Quach                    Samantha Ann Toulman                 Karli Breanne Wishnowski
Matthew Daye McCorquodale-Bauer     Emilia Anastasia Radawetz        Alexa Rae Vailas                     Juel Kristine Woitowicz
Jaydee-Lynn McDougall               Jade Alyn Rajotte                Julia Margaret Vincent               Kina Wong
Emily Brooke McNish                 Matthew James Ford Ramsay        Jennifer Maegan Waldner              Shelby Lee Yuskin
Shelly Lynne Meger                  Daniel Bennett Ranson            Jac-Lynn Wasyliw                     Dylan Randall Quinn Zacharias
Bahram Mirzapour Ghazvini           Michael Rey                      Dylan Patrick Waterman               Dorian Zane Zaharia
Leah Catherine Morrish              Hannah Beulah Riskin             Hugh William James Wichenko          Bradley Alexander Zoske
Jordan Melissa Myall                Brooklyn Cheryl Robertson
                                                                     October
Courtney Grace Nault                Olivia Anne Louise Roch
                                                                     Vanessa Lynn Bartlett                Andrea Nancy Mae Leach
Pamela Navoa                        Dominique Teresa Lucille Roche
                                                                     Stacey Kristine Boss                 Lucas Craig MacIntosh
Lisha Erin Nay                      Evan Drew Rogalsky
                                                                     Chance Charles Richard Henderson
Alexander Evan Neufeld              Erin Julia Ross Moore
Katarzyna Nichols                   Robert Leo Roziere
Alyssa Nicole Nixon                 Rebecca Dawn Ruda                Bachelor of Science (4 Year) in Kinesiology*
Melanie Joanne Noble                Shae-lynn Nicole Sais
                                                                     February
Maye Anela Flores Nonato            Rina Danielle Sangalang
                                                                     Nancy Elaine Ewachewski              Zhao Ying Wang
Courtney Anne Lin Norquay           Cameron Robert Sass
Abigail Patricia Dawn Nykvist       Kajal Sushma Sekhon              June
Haneah Mera Olfman                  Kiran Sushma Sekhon              Jaclyn Nicole Despins                Hannah Jane McLandress
Keauna Myrna Oliver-Hanna           Neil Shah                        Allyson Theresa Donnelly             Emmedale Miranda
Leeza Dana Oravec                   David Harrison Shannon           Connor Robert Malcolm Lawrence       Donald Nguyen
Bilane Osman                        Venus Sharma                     Madison Alexa Marko                  Kira Marguerite Onysko
Talia Paetsch                       Danielle Anne Sicotte            Alandra Lynn Mckendry
Kimberley Panaligan                 Madona Sidra Gerges              October
Julie Dawn Jillian Papineau         Niamh Dawn Skelton               Jan Michael Bal-ot                   Jessica Lynn Mendoza
Nolan Parrington                    Layne Paige Slobodzian           Jessica Lauren Braun                 Ofer Mogilnicky
Greg Patzer                         Ashley Emmaline Smith            Amanda Nicole Cabral                 Jenny Nicolas
Alvin Lee Paul                      Nolan Jack Smith                 David Capstick                       Nicholas Eric Noonan-Robinson
Bryndle Pauls                       Seth Nicholas Sousa              Ian David Detscher-Choma             Olivia Alexandra Orman
Raquel Alexis Pazdor                Maximilian Stanze                Gurvir Kaur Gill                     Mia Paule Prenovault
Samantha Nadine Penner              Maegan Emily Steinke             Cameron George Henderson             Curtis Garrett Richards
Shayne Aaron Pfeifer                Jesse Ross Streifler             Samantha Ilas                        Timothy Benjamin Ivan Romanec
Quynh Ariana Thi Pham               Seth Streifler                   Bryce Taylor Kelly                   Alyssa Kimberley Ross
Aryn Jessica Plett                  Tamara Alexandra Sucharyna       Samantha Eva Naylor Kufley           Jennifer Johanna Rose Schreibmaier
Ryan Marc Poirier                   Karlo Louis Ocampo Talay         Jayden Paul Leclair                  Kayla Wendy Jeannette Scrimshaw
Teighlor Gaye Porth                 Scott Robert Templeton           Hitoshi Maeda                        Jean-Luc Georges Joseph Speliers
Devon Pietro Posillipo              Rebecca Rey Thomas

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Degrees                                                          Degrees

Bachelor of Kinesiology (4 Year)                                 Bachelor of Physical and Health Education

February                                                         February
Elizabeth Paige Hastings Van       Hillary Grace Rempel          Holly Breanne Allard                           Jordan Matthew Kreml
Jillian Dana Pearce                Martin Enrique Skiarski       Graniel Psalms Ong Bailon                      Sarah Emma Lazaruk
                                                                 Dylan James Kalinowski                         Clarissa Catherine Prigroski
June
Oluwaseyitimofe Abayomi            Danielle Elisabeth Fewings    June
Rachel Kathleen Antymis            Joshua Matthew Mckay          Janelle Ablao                                  Anh Thai Nguyen
Ashley Marie Croswell              Rahel Muster                  Kristine Esteban Alberto                       Shayne Aaron Pfeifer
Brooke Helen Marie Enns            Ross Norman David Storm       Monica Arnuco                                  Alic Joseph James Williams Rasmussen
                                                                 Samantha Martie Emeline Bergal                 Nicholas John Regehr
October
                                                                 Chloe Marie Coates                             David Harrison Shannon
Austin Taylor Benevides            Dayna Ashley Ladd
                                                                 Bryce David Edwards                            Rebecca Rey Thomas
Oneisha Maddalena Brenya           Joseph Ponce-Medrano
                                                                 Keiana Jayne Fehr                              Samantha Ann Toulman
Calvin William Diaz                Nicole Loren Redekopp
                                                                 Maclean Hatherly                               Katrina Mae Velicaria
                                                                 Kayla Patricia Jean Kuzina                     Reena Vij
Bachelor of Arts in Kinesiology*
                                                                 Joshua Lobo                                    Michelle Leigh Walchuk
                                                                 Connor Peter Markesteyn                        Nicolas Paul Willms
June
                                                                 Matthew Daye McCorquodale-Bauer                Daliny Yang
Cody Hugh Benson                   Shae-Lynn Nicole Sais
                                                                 Jaydee-Lynn McDougall                          Dylan Randall Quinn Zacharias
Katherine Reid Hastings Van        Hugh William James Wichenko
                                                                 Alexander Evan Neufeld
Emily Brooke McNish
Nolan Robert Parrington                                          October
                                                                 Jordan Ryan Johanson                           Celeste Erica Ritchot
                                                                 Caitlin Lennon                                 Donald Gary Swanson

                                                                 *also listed previously under respective degrees

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Honourees
Honourees                                                                                     Honourees

                                  Tantoo Cardinal                                                                            Allan Levine
                                  CM                                                                                         BA, MA, PhD

                                  Honorary Doctor of Letters                                                                 Honorary Doctor of Laws

A celebrated actor of First Nations              She is a member of the Order of Canada       Allan Levine is a passionate, award-winning    Best History Book Award at the 2010
and Métis descent, Tantoo Cardinal               and a recipient of the Governor General’s    storyteller who’s spent his career bringing    Canadian Jewish Book Awards, and
has broken barriers for onscreen                 Performing Arts Award. She has received      history to life and commenting on current      co-winner of the J.I. Segal Prize in
representations of Indigenous peoples.           a Gemini, an ImagiNATIVE Film Festival       events. If you’ve picked up one of his         Canadian Jewish History.
She has played more than 120 roles               People’s Choice Award, an Academy            books, you know they’re hard to put down.      A comprehensive and accessible history
on stage and in film and television              of Canadian Cinema and Television            Well-known for his work as a historian,        of the Jews of Manitoba, Coming of Age
throughout her nearly 50-year career,            Lifetime Achievement Award, and              writer, and public intellectual, Levine        reflects what is already known about the
blazing a trail for future Indigenous artists.   many more accolades.                         was also an educator for nearly 30 years.      community, introduces new material, and
Her most famous roles include those              For her significant contribution to the      He taught history and world issues at          casts an eye at the 130-year history of
in multiple Academy Award winner                 growth and development of Indigenous         St. John’s-Ravenscourt School from             Jews in Manitoba from the earliest days
Dances with Wolves and Academy Award             performing arts and her advocacy for         1984–2012 and was an instructor with           of settlement in 1880 to the present.
nominee Legends of the Fall, along               Indigenous people and for the environment,   the Asper Foundation Holocaust                 Augmenting Levine’s work as an author
with her U.S. television role in Stumptown       The University of Winnipeg is proud to       Education Program from 1999–2012.              are more than 500 of his comment pieces
on ABC. Her latest feature film,                 bestow an Honorary Doctor of Letters         In 1987, Levine became a published author      and reviews, which have appeared in
Falls Around Her, directed by Darlene            on Tantoo Cardinal.                          — releasing his first book, The Exchange:      publications such as the Globe and
Naponse, premiered at the Toronto                                                             100 Years of Trading Grain in Winnipeg.        Mail, Maclean’s, and the National Post.
International Film Festival in 2018.                                                          He has written more than a dozen published     He has been a columnist with the
                                                                                              books, both fiction and non-fiction, and has   Winnipeg Free Press since 2010, explaining
                                                                                              delved into the historical mystery genre.      the history behind current events.
                                                                                              However, he’s arguably best known for his      For bringing history to life and sharing
                                                                                              work covering Jewish history in Canada.        his scholarly knowledge with the general
                                                                                              In particular, his 2009 book Coming of Age:    public through his prolific writing in
                                                                                              A History of Jewish People in Manitoba         newspapers and magazines, The University
                                                                                              won numerous accolades, including              of Winnipeg is proud to honour Allan
                                                                                              McNally-Robinson Book of the Year,             Levine with an Honorary Doctor of Laws.

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Honourees                                                                                       Honourees

                                 Alberto Civetta                                                                                Carlos Colorado
                                 BSc, PhD                                                                                       BA, MA, PhD

                                 Erica and Arnold Rogers Award                                                                  Marsha Hanen Award for Excellence
                                 for Excellence in Research and Scholarship                                                     in Creating Community Awareness

Dr. Alberto Civetta has built an international   Research Manitoba. He serves on NSERC’s        Carlos Colorado is an associate professor     politicians, activists, and other community
reputation for research excellence and           Discovery Grant Review Committee on            in the Department of Religion and Culture.    stakeholders, while enabling UWinnipeg
inspiring mentorship.                            Genes, Cells, and Molecules, and has           During his exemplary career at UWinnipeg,     students to gain hands-on filmmaking
Since arriving at The University of Winnipeg     been sought to serve in the Canada             he has emerged as a campus leader             skills. The film thoughtfully engages the
two decades ago, he has made significant         Research Coordinating Committee’s              and public intellectual, with a visionary     question of religion in Canadian public
contributions to the field of evolutionary       multi-disciplinary review panel for the        commitment to bringing the academy            life and contributes to the national
genetics, and has secured an unbroken            New Frontiers in Research Fund                 and community together.                       conversation on decolonization and
chain of funding in the process. He              Exploration 2019 competition.                  As founder of the Centre for the Liberal      religious expression in Canada today.
currently holds the largest individual           Civetta is known for generously sharing        Arts and Secular Society (CLASS) research     In fall 2016, Colorado was appointed
NSERC Discovery Grant at UWinnipeg.              information with and encouragement of          network and the Axworthy Distinguished        Chair of the Board of Directors at the
Civetta is a highly respected leader             colleagues and students. He has provided       Lecture Series (ALS), Colorado has helped     Jane Goodall Institute of Canada (JGIC).
in the field of speciation genetics.             invaluable mentorship and support to           raise UWinnipeg’s international profile.      This engagement enables UWinnipeg to
He has published countless papers,               many students publishing for the first         With a focus on social justice and the        collaborate in educational and sustainable
spoken at international conferences,             time. His students have had great success      public good, ALS brings global thought        research while offering opportunities for
and served on various editorial boards           securing funding for further training,         leaders — such as Cornel West, Jane           students and faculty to contribute to the
and grant review panels.                         including one former grad student              Goodall, Edward Snowden, Linda Tuhiwai        important work at JGIC.
                                                 completing a PhD at Harvard. He is             Smith, and Slavoj Zizek — to the University   In recognition of his dynamic research,
His research led to the identification of        passionate about inspiring future scientists   for free public engagements.
a new subspecies of Drosophila (common                                                                                                        service, teaching, and public engagement
                                                 — volunteering annually with Science           Colorado’s teaching and research              — which have enriched the lives of
fruit fly) from what scientists previously       Rendezvous and encouraging his students
believed was a single species. His research                                                     consistently seek to help students gain       students and scholars, enhanced the
                                                 to join him in community science outreach.     a deeper understanding of religion            institution’s reputation , and deepened
group found previously unknown genes
that have been associated with male              The University of Winnipeg is proud to         and culture through literature and film.      public discourse —the University of
sterility and impaired fertilization capacity.   present Dr. Alberto Civetta with the Erica     His feature-length documentary,               Winnipeg honours Carlos Colorado with
Recently Civetta has collaborated with           and Arnold Rogers Award for Excellence         The Good Life: Decolonizing the Secular       the Marsha Hanen Award for Excellence
UWinnipeg biologist Dr. Renee Douville           in Research and Scholarship for his            (2018), illustrates his commitment to         in Community Service
on a research project looking at the role        exceptional track record of producing          building conversations among scholars,
of endogenous retroviruses in Amyotrophic        top-quality, interesting, and highly
Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).                         respected research that increases our
                                                 understanding of speciation genetics.
His expertise has been sought by the
Manitoba Health Research Council and

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Honourees                                                                                     Honourees

                                 James Hanley                                                                                Lloyd Kornelsen
                                 BSc, MSc, MA, PhD                                                                           BEd, MAdEd, PhD

                                 Robin H. Farquhar Award for Excellence                                                      Clifford J. Robson Memorial Award
                                 in Contribution to Self-Governance                                                          for Teaching Excellence

James Hanley’s career at the University of       fighting for the safety and rights of        Dr. Lloyd Kornelsen is a committed             Citizenship Practicum, which recounts
Winnipeg is marked by his commitment             faculty, staff, and students.                educator who works tirelessly to connect       a 2003 practicum in Costa Rica. His
to equity in governance and for his              In the community, Hanley’s voice has         with and inspire others.                       research into what this experience
role in facilitating initiatives that directly   been prominent in pushing back on            A member of the Faculty of Education,          means for global citizenship education
impacted Indigenous representation.              anti-science rhetoric — via lectures aimed   Acting Executive Director of Global            led to a 2013 Manitoba Education
Hanley also made his mark with a sustained       at promoting informed public opinion.        College, and Director of UWinnipeg’s           Research Network award, recognizing
involvement in the University of Winnipeg        He’s taken on speaking engagements           Bachelor of Arts in Human Rights, he wears     his ability to explore the intersection
Faculty Association (UWFA), assuming             to lecture on evolution and against          many hats. Consistent in each of these roles   of experiential learning, international
a variety of roles that prioritized the          climate change denialism.                    is his belief in the power of education to     practicums, and global citizenship and
workplace welfare of university members.                                                      positively transform lives.                    profoundly impact student lives.
                                                 Decisions made in Hanley’s purview
He was appointed Chair of the Department         always involved ample consultation           Many have written that being in his class      In addition to inspiring students,
of History in 2015 and served on nine            with those most impacted. He believes        was a turning point in their lives. One        Dr. Kornelsen advocates for advancing
different university committees, as well as      greatly in a democratic approach that        former student stated “Lloyd brings his        human rights pedagogy through engaging
various search and evaluation committees         incorporates the ideas and feedback          whole person into the classroom. In doing      with learning communities, locally and
— lauded by his peers for using his              of those around him.                         so he opens up a space for his students        internationally. There are few scholars
contributions to matters outside of his own                                                   to do the same, and it is here where           who have done as much to improve the
department. He has served UWFA in one            For his commitment to the betterment                                                        teaching of human rights at all levels.
                                                 of education, work behind the scenes         transformative learning begins.”
capacity or another for nearly his entire                                                                                                    He has influenced countless school
career, perhaps most importantly in his          for the rights of all on campus, and         Kornelsen played an important role in          teachers, post-secondary teachers, and
eight-year term as Chair of the Workplace        open-minded approach to collegial            developing the UWinnipeg’s Human Rights        students around the world with his tireless
Safety and Health Committee (WSHC).              governance, the University of Winnipeg       program, providing expertise in first-year     efforts to introduce them to democratic
Hanley’s work on the WSHC may have               is proud to honour Dr. James Hanley with     curriculum design, experiential learning,      citizenship in a globalizing world.
gone unnoticed by the broader university         the Robin H. Farquhar Award for Excellence   and community outreach.
                                                 in Contributing to Self-Governance.                                                         Dr. Lloyd Kornelsen is a gifted university
community, but he is a relentless believer in                                                 His ability to turn practicum experience       teacher and educational leader.
                                                                                              into a transformative student experience       The University of Winnipeg is proud to
                                                                                              that highlights human rights issues            present him with the Clifford J. Robson
                                                                                              is evident in his book Stories of              Memorial Award for Teaching Excellence.
                                                                                              Transformation: Memories of a Global

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