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Spring 2024 awards

Governor General's medals

Gold Medals (best doctoral thesis)

  • Nolan Esplen, PhD, Faculty of Graduate Studies (Department of Physics and Astronomy)
  • Jenessa Johnston, PhD, Faculty of Graduate Studies (Division of Medical Sciences)

Silver Medal (top undergraduate student)

  • Emily Kay-Leighton, BEng, Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science (Mechanical Engineering)

Lieutenant Governor’s medals

Silver Medal (best master's thesis)

  • Shannon Ogden, MSc, Faculty of Graduate Studies (Department of Mathematics and Statistics)

Education

The Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology Undergraduate Student Award

  • Isaac Barss, BSc, School of Exercise Science and Physical Health Education

Engineering and Computer Science 

Canadian Society of Mechanical Engineering Medal

  • Emily Kay-Leighton, BEng, Mechanical Engineering, Minor in Mathematics

Civil Engineering Graduation Medal

  • Spencer Gartside, BEng, Civil Engineering

Computer Science Graduation Medal

  • Zoe Johnston, BSc, Major in Computer Science, Minor in Mathematics

Computer Science Honours Graduation Medal

  • Victor Kamel, BSc, Honours in Computer Science, Minor in Statistics

IEEE Victoria Section Gold Medals

  • Jacob Friesen, BEng, Computer Engineering
  • Kayla Kalhous, BEng, Electrical Engineering
  • Jocelyn Mackey, BEng, Biomedical Engineering
  • Ty Ricard, BSEng, Software Engineering

Fine Arts

Victoria Medal (top student in faculty)

  • Stella McCaig, BFA, Honours in Visual Arts 

Human and Social Development

Certificate of Outstanding Academic Distinction

  • Erin Storey, BSN, School of Nursing
  • Shanna Grant-Warmald, BSN, School of Nursing 

Humanities

Jubilee Medal (top student in faculty)

  • Maxwell Harris, BA, Honours in Greek and Roman Studies 

Law

Law Society Gold Medal (top student in faculty)

  • Indi Smart, JD (co-op) 

Science

Jubilee Medal (top student in faculty)

  • Nicholas MacGregor, BSc, Major in Mathematics & Statistics, Minor in Physics 

Social Sciences

Jubilee Medal (top student in faculty)

  • Shayla Frinton, BA, Honours in Psychology