UOIT recognizes top students at In-Course Scholarship awards ceremony
December 7, 2006
The second UOIT In-Course Scholarship ceremony was held in the Faculty Lounge of the Business and IT building, and recognized the top two students in each UOIT faculty for the 2005-2006 academic year. UOIT President Dr. Ronald Bordessa was joined by Margaret Greenley, vice-president of Student Affairs for UOIT, several deans, many other faculty representatives, and family and friends in congratulating the scholarship recipients.
"These awards indicate that you have what it takes to exceed academically and that you have worked hard to achieve these results," said Dr. Bordessa, noting he is intensely proud of the accomplishments of the group, adding so too are the deans, professors and all UOIT staff. "We are in awe of you because we know you are the best and we know you will continue to be the best," he added.
The dean or a representative from each faculty introduced the scholarship recipients, sharing the students' personal stories and accomplishments and then joined Dr. Bordessa in presenting the certificates and $1,500 scholarships.
"I think it's a great way to recognize students' outstanding achievements and also a way to motivate them to continue to reach for the sky and achieve great things," said Shaqil Peermohamed, a second-year Biological Science student and one of the two recipients from the Faculty of Science.
He expects to pursue a medical career in pediatrics or plastic surgery and added the annual In-Course Scholarship awards play an important role for the university, as well as the students.
"They are a way to showcase the talent of the university and build the reputation of the school as well," said Peermohamed, who also earned the UOIT Chancellor's Award in 2005. "It's a great way to showcase the academic achievement of students."
For Jenna Lasky, a second-year Bachelor of Commerce student in the Faculty of Business and Information Technology, the scholarship was the culmination of a year of dedicated work.
"It's really nice recognition of achievement," said Lasky, who is a past UOIT High Average Recognition Program Award recipient. "I definitely worked hard to attain the award and put a lot of focus on my studies. There is definitely a big crowd of students around UOIT so it is very nice to be recognized. It shows the school is caring for the students."
Each recipient is currently enrolled in full-time studies. Following the presentation of the scholarships, recipients, along with their family and friends visited with faculty and administration members.
The other scholarship winners are:
- Amar Sheth, Faculty of Business and Information Technology;
- Lisa Culbert, Faculty of Criminology, Justice and Policy Studies;
- Jaclyn San Antonio, Faculty of Criminology, Justice and Policy Studies;
- Elysabeth Reavell-Roy, Faculty of Education;
- Kathlyn Glover, Faculty of Education;
- Kayla Viegas, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science;
- Sasha Ginzburg, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science;
- Donna Roussell, Faculty of Health Sciences;
- Amatul Habeeb, Faculty of Health Sciences; and
- Lisa Wagar, Faculty of Science.
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