Each spring, as the academic year draws to a close, Mount Saint Vincent University hosts a special awards event to celebrate students who have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement. The 2023 student academic award winners have all achieved excellence in their respective fields of study, exemplifying the talent, hard work, and dedication that define the MSVU community.
We congratulate the 2023 Academic Award Recipients and wish them all the best in their future endeavours – whether continued academic endeavours or beyond!
ALUMNI-SPONSORED AWARDS
Sister Marie Agnes Prize in English
Michael Gillis
Dr. Mary Schoeneberger Education Prize
Dillon Hughson
Sister Rose Celestine Prize for French
Chloë MacAulay
Dr. Patrick O’Neill Award in Public Speaking
Emily Brown
Sister Francis d’Assisi Prize in History
Lucinda Higgins
Sister Francis deSales Endowed Research Award
Sarah Haggett
MOUNT CO-OP STUDENTS OF THE YEAR
Business Administration
Julia Strickey
Tourism and Hospitality Management
Fei Xie
Public Relations
Sophia Jihye Hong
APPLIED HUMAN NUTRITION
Alleyne Murphy Undergraduate Award
Lauren Hawthorne
Frances Malloy Award in Applied Human Nutrition
Megan White
Community Service Awards
Gabrielle Côté
Kaitlyn Zajdlik
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, TOURISM, AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT
Department of Business and Tourism Leadership Award
Peter Hradisky
Business and Tourism International Student of the Year
Presented to Wei (Winny) Liang
Bob Bagg Award for Excellence in Management Education
Marc MacKenzie
CHILD AND YOUTH STUDY
Award for Academic Excellence
Cheyenne Hardy
Lindsey Cousineau Award
Milena Pimentel
Business and Tourism International Student of the Year
Wei (Winny) Liang
ECONOMICS, POLITICAL & CANADIAN STUDIES, AND PUBLIC POLICY STUDIES
Dr. Larry Fisk Award Book Prize
Michael Gillis
Andrea M & Charles R Bronfman Award & Marial Mosher Canadian Studies Award
Morgan Hussey
Dr. R.P. Seth Book Prize in Economics
April Fletcher
Dr. Nargess Kayhani Award in Public Policy Studies
Aaron O’Connor
COMMUNICATION STUDIES
David Bell Memorial Endowed Award in Communication Studies
Emma McCluskey
ENGLISH
Beryl Rowland Book Prize in English
Ariel MacKinnon
English Department Literary Prizes
Hayley Bone
Sophia Godsoe
FAMILY STUDIES AND GERONTOLOGY
McGrath-Baird Prize in Gerontology
Stephanie Rafuse Veinotte
LIBRARY
Library Undergraduate Research Award
Suwela Paim Vassoa
WOMEN’S STUDIES
Certificate of Outstanding Performance in Women’s Studies 1110
Robyn Black
PSYCHOLOGY
Pauline A. Jones Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Darean McCormick
EDUCATION
Michael and Madeleine Merrigan Memorial Award in Education
Jennifer McCann