News Archives » October, 2009
Women’s lacrosse finishes strong
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009Volunteers needed for CIS championships
Tuesday, October 20th, 2009Blues lineman grabs spotlight in and out of uniform
Tuesday, October 13th, 2009Columnist David Grossman profiles Blues football rookie Corey Hafezi’s singing and academic talents in the Toronto Star.
Awarding excellence
Friday, October 9th, 2009Over 80 of our most outstanding undergraduate and graduate students were joined by donors, faculty, staff, friends and family last night to celebrate the 2009 Reception for Scholars event at the Isabel Bader theatre.
A reception was held before the official ceremony, providing donors with an opportunity to meet award recipients and their families over food and drinks.
Alumni Masha Sidorova and Desmond Miller were the evening’s emcees. Third-year FPEH student Ben Verboom was the guest speaker, sharing with the audience his inspiring story about riding his bike across the country this summer to raise awareness about suicide (for more on Verboom’s story, see page 6 in the latest issue of Pursuit).
Graduate Marko Balan received several awards, including the Social Sciences and Humanities Award, the PHE Alumni Scholarship and the Alumni Shield award, which he shared with fellow graduate Jaymie Sampa.
“These students epitomize the philosophy of this Faculty,” Dean Bruce Kidd said of the evening’s honourees. “They are bright, engaged and talented leaders. We are proud to call them our own.”
A complete list of award recipients is available in the 2009 Reception for Scholars program.