8-Spring 2016 Program- Science AM- June 16

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C
Five hundred
and fifty-seven
for conferring degrees
Presiding
Chancellor
Suzanne B. Labarge
B.A., M.B.A., D.Litt. (Hon.)
President and Vice-Chancellor
Patrick Deane
B.A. (Hons.), M.A., Ph.D.
Thursday, June 16, 2016: 9:30 a.m., Great Hall, Hamilton Place 1
ORDER OF EXERCISES
Musical Prelude
The Graduand Procession
The Academic Procession
The Chancellor’s Procession
The Provost’s Welcome
Dr. David Wilkinson
The Chancellor’s Welcome
Dr. Suzanne B. Labarge
The Conferring of the Degree Doctor of Science
honoris causa on Martin Richard Manning
Citation: Dr. Patrick Deane
The Convocation Address
Dr. Martin Richard Manning
The Conferring of Degrees In-Course
Musical Interlude
The Presentation of the Graduates
The Valedictory Address
Aadil Ali
Awards of the 2015-2016 Session
The Alumni Address
McMaster Alumni Association
The President’s Address
Dr. Patrick Deane
Announcements
The National Anthem
Convocation ceremonies will be recorded, broadcasted live and archived at http://registrar.mcmaster.ca/grad
Follow @McMasterConvo on Twitter, tweet with #MacGrad2016 and try our Snapchat filter!
The President’s academic regalia is a gift of the McMaster University Alumni Association.
The Convocation Music Supervisor...................................... Arlene Wright (Piano)
Convocation Trumpeters....................................................... Bob Grim and Valerie Cowie
Piper...................................................................................... Jamie Connolly
Vocalist................................................................................. Margaret Bárdos
Immediately following Convocation, graduates and their guests are invited for a reception in Hamilton Convention Centre, Wentworth Room BC.
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Faculty of Science
THE RITUALS OF CONVOCATION
The procession of the graduands in plain black gowns and of faculty and officers of the University in
colourful and varied regalia; the blue-robed Bedel with his ornate silver Mace; the conferring of degrees
by the Chancellor; these are among the rituals of Convocation that stand in a tradition that has a history
of more than 700 years.
McMASTER UNIVERSITY:
The University’s Mace is carried to and from the Convocation
platform by the University Bedel and during the ceremony is
splendidly displayed on the Mace Table, resting on a velvet
cushion. The cushion is maroon with a piping of grey, the
McMaster colours. The Mace symbolizes the authority of the
University Senate to confer degrees, this authority being exercised
by the Chancellor.
1892 – 1895 Theodore H. Rand
Bedels were functionaries and maces were weapons hundreds of
years before universities emerged in the 12th and 13th centuries.
So it is that McMaster’s Bedel carries the University Mace directly
in front of the Chancellor, symbolically to protect her.
CHANCELLORS
1887 – 1890 Malcolm Mac Vicar
1895 – 1905 Oates C. S. Wallace
1905 – 1911 Alexander C. McKay
1911 – 1922 Abraham L. McCrimmon
1922 – 1941 Howard P. Whidden
The University
Mace was a gift
in 1950 from the
class of 1900
1941 – 1950 George P. Gilmour
1950 – 1955 E. Carey Fox
1955 – 1960 Roy L. Kellock
1960 – 1965 Charles P. Fell
The Chancellor sits on a massive oak ceremonial chair that bears
a carved representation of an early version of the University Seal.
She requests that members of the graduating classes rise from
their seats and then admits them to their respective degrees.
The graduating classes are then invited to join the Chancellor on
stage. Once a graduate’s name is called, they are hooded facing
the audience, and then are congratulated and welcomed to the
community of scholars by the Chancellor and President.
1965 – 1971 D. Argue C. Martin
1971 – 1977 Lawrence T. Pennell
1977 – 1986 H. Allan B. Leal
1986 – 1992 John H. Panabaker
1992 – 1998 James H. Taylor
1998 – 2007 Melvin M. Hawkrigg
The academic hood is symbolic of admission to a university degree
and carries colours specific to a particular degree. It is derived
from clothing worn in medieval times, when a hood was similar to
that of a modern parka and served the same purpose of protection
in inclement weather. The hood that the Registrar or pro-Registrar
deftly puts over a graduand’s head is a link to the dress of students
of at least seven centuries ago.
The backdrop to the Convocation platform displays McMaster’s Coat of Arms. The symbol of the stag and
tree, constituting the crest of these Arms, was the personal emblem of Senator William McMaster, whose
munificent benefaction made possible the founding of the University in 1887. Handcrafted by Dorothy
Gregson and Margaret Wallace, this banner celebrated 30 years of service at McMaster Convocation
ceremonies in 2014.
The President of the University attends Convocation but it is the Chancellor, the titular head of the
University, who presides over this ancient ceremonial. Her seniority is indicated by her robe being more
elegant than the President’s. The President relieves the Chancellor of making announcements, may
present an honorary graduand for his or her degree and, as Vice-Chancellor, confers degrees when the
Chancellor is unable to do so.
2007 – 2013 Lynton R. Wilson
2013 –
Suzanne B. Labarge
PRESIDENTS
1949 – 1961 George P. Gilmour
1961 – 1972 Henry G. Thode
1972 – 1980 Arthur N. Bourns
1980 – 1990 Alvin A. Lee
1990 – 1995 Geraldine A. Kenney-Wallace
1995 – 2010 Peter J. George
2010 –
Patrick Deane
A Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor, Bedel and Registrar share with a seal, mace, colours, robes and coat of
arms a history of hundreds of years of association with universities. Each of these traditional inheritances
is a part of McMaster University and all of them come together on the platform of its Convocations.
Thursday, June 16, 2016: 9:30 a.m., Great Hall, Hamilton Place
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Convocation is an exciting time in the calendar of any university; a time to celebrate achievement, to reflect
on the past, and to anticipate the future and the path that lies ahead. It also represents a time of liberation,
the ending of one phase of life and a last, symbolic statement of the discipline to which students have been
required to submit themselves throughout their studies.
While it is impossible at such events not to celebrate the infinite promise of individual lives, it is important
to be aware of the communal significance of convocation. In the ancient English universities, convocation
was the legislative body that oversaw operations of the institution, and to be admitted to a degree was to be
admitted to membership. By extension, therefore, convocation was a reaffirmation of not an individual but a
joint enterprise.
Students today have learned the importance of collaboration and partnership, and more than ever understand
that the future health, prosperity and cultural vitality of our society depends upon our ability to cooperate,
to act together, and to learn from one another. My fervent hope is that graduating students will see their
convocation not as an end of growing together, but rather as an opportunity for deepening that process. As
alumni they will have many opportunities to renew existing partnerships, and they will be well prepared to
forge new ones in the greater community beyond our own.
Personal fulfillment through community: this is indeed one of the longstanding paradoxes of university life, but it is
surely also a sound principle for us all to pursue in the world at large. In wishing today’s graduating students good
luck, I feel great confidence in our joint future and great anticipation of everything that, collectively, they will achieve.
Patrick Deane
President and Vice-Chancellor
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION GREETINGS
On behalf of your fellow McMaster alumni, I offer you sincere congratulations for having successfully earned
your degree. In addition to growing through the challenges of obtaining your formal education, I hope you have
taken full advantage of everything McMaster has to offer outside the walls of the classroom.
As an alumnus or alumna you are entering a new phase in your relationship with McMaster. Graduation is
merely a milestone in your life-long association with our University. As alumni, you can play a continuing role
as supporters of McMaster’s excellence by sharing your time, expertise, and enthusiasm with your alma mater.
As your Alumni Association, we are committed to providing you with many opportunities to maintain and grow
your links with McMaster. McMaster’s alumni network, events, offerings, experiences, and programs will be
great resources in your post-degree endeavours. I welcome you to the next step in a rewarding and dynamic
relationship with our world-class university.
Don Bridgman BPE ‘78
President, McMaster Alumni Association
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Faculty of Science
SUZANNE B. LABARGE
Chancellor, McMaster University
A native of Ottawa, Ms. Labarge holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from McMaster University and
a Master of Business Administration from the Harvard Business School.
Ms. Labarge joined Royal Bank in 1971 and held a variety of positions within the bank prior to being appointed
an executive officer in 1979. She left the bank in 1985 to join the federal government as assistant auditorgeneral where she was responsible for a report on Financial Management and Control in the Government of
Canada.
She joined the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada in 1987 as deputy superintendent,
policy responsible for developing regulatory policies for Canadian financial institutions. She was a member
of the BIS Committee for Bank Supervision. In her last position as deputy superintendent, deposit-taking
institutions, Ms. Labarge was responsible for all matters relating to deposit-taking institutions.
Ms. Labarge returned to the bank as executive vice-president, Corporate Treasury, in April 1995. She assumed
the role of chief risk officer in October 1998 and was appointed vice-chairman and chief risk officer in February
1999. She retired from that position in December 2004.
Ms. Labarge is a member of the Board of Directors and Chair of the Audit Committee of Coca-Cola Enterprises.
She also serves on the Board of Directors, the Audit Committee and the Risk and Finance Committee of XL
Group and is trustee for a Canadian family trust and director of associated companies. She has served as a
member of the Supervisory Board and Risk Committee of Deutsche Bank, as a director and chair of the audit
committee of Novelis Inc and was also a member of the Board of the Bank of China, Beijing.
She served on the Board of Governors for McMaster University for twelve years. She was appointed Chancellor
of McMaster University in Sept. 2013. She also serves on the board of the Ontario Brain Institute.
She was granted an honorary Doctor of Letters degree degree from McMaster University and is a recipient of
the Queen’s jubilee medal.
PRESENTERS OF DEGREES, DIPLOMAS, AND CERTIFICATES
Dr. Bruce Milliken
Professor, and Dean, Faculty of Science (Acting)
Dr. George Thomas
Professor Emeritus, Department of Linguistics & Languages
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
BIOLOGY
Devika Sharanya Peraiyur Premkumar
Thesis:
Molecular Genetic Study of Reproductive System Development
in the Nematode Caenorhabditis Briggsae
Sangeena Devi Salam
Thesis:
Dopamine Mediated Modulation of Electrotactic Swimming
Behaviour in Caenorhabditis Elegans
Aaron Vogan
Thesis:
Genetic Analysis of a Hybrid Cross between Cryptococcus
neoformans and Cryptococcus deneoformans
EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Sarah Beatty
Thesis:
Dynamic Soil Water Repellency in Hydrologic Systems
Robert Rombuck Hendricks
Thesis:
Timing of the Emplacement of Ancient Coastal Deposits of
Georgia Aided by Ground Penetrating Radar and Determined
by Optically Stimulated Luminescence and Electron Spin
Resonance Optical Dating
Nicholas Joseph La Delfa
Thesis:
Development of a Novel Ergonomics Method for Determining
Manual Arm Strength
Caoileann Murphy
Thesis:
Strategies to Maximize Skeletal Muscle Protein Synthesis in
Older Adults
NEUROSCIENCE
Lindsay Elizabeth Farber
Thesis:
The Effect of Aging on Spatial Suppression
Elyse Kathleen Rosa
Thesis:
Mechanisms of BDNF Down-Regulation by the Pathological
Correlates of Alzheimer?s Disease
William Simpson
Thesis:
Inflammation, Sleep Disturbances and Their Relationship to
Depressive Symptoms during the Perinatal Period
PSYCHOLOGY
KINESIOLOGY
Nicole Ashley Folland
Thesis:
Infants’ Ability to Perceive Multiple Simultaneous Auditory
Objects
Jeff Graham
Thesis:
The Effects of Self-Efficacy, Self-Control Strength and
Normative Feedback on Exercise Performance
Matthew Pachai
Thesis:
On the Role of Horizontal Structure in Human Face
Identification
Sophie Joanisse
Thesis:
The Effect of Nonhypertrophic Stimuli on Satellite Cells
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Faculty of Science
MASTER OF SCIENCE
BIOLOGY
Sheridan James Cheston Baker
Pardis Haghighi
Maria Pesevski
Julia Rutledge
EARTH AND
ENVIRONMENTAL
SCIENCES
Felix Chan
Katelynn Michelle Daly
Alexander Hodson
Stephanie Kimmerle
KINESIOLOGY
NEUROSCIENCE
Samantha Grace Ehmke
Christina Jones
Alexander Bauer Kuntz
Jennifer Zering
Rebecca Eisen
Patricia Hui
Sherisse McLaughlin
PSYCHOLOGY
Melissa Ptok
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
HONOURS
★Hoson Abbas...............................................Biology
★Haider Abed.......................................Biochemistry
★Nada Ahmed........... Psychology - Neuroscience &
Behaviour
★Rashik Tanvir Ahmed..........................Biochemistry
★Deborah Anuoluwapo Temitope Aina.........Biology
★Mihnea Alb..................... Biology & Pharmacology
★Aadil Ali................. Molecular Biology & Genetics
★Adam Alic................ Psychology - Neuroscience &
Behaviour
★Nicholas Allen....................................Biochemistry
★Seema Alnajar...................................Biochemistry
★Marah Alsayed Hasan.......................Biochemistry
Jason Ji-Seop An.............Environmental Sciences
(Minor in Business)
★Julian Andrei......................................Biochemistry
(Minor in Psychology)
★Kathryn Elizabeth Andrusko............... Psychology Neuroscience & Behaviour
★Aren Armenian...................................Biochemistry
(Minor in French)
★Lucas Anthony Asis.....................................Biology
Jordyn Hunter Lee Atkins.......................... Earth &
Environmental Sciences
(Minor in Geographical Information Systems)
Charlotte Au-Yeung..............Biology & Psychology
Ali Babar................. Psychology - Neuroscience &
Behaviour
Jon Babatinca......... Psychology - Neuroscience &
Behaviour
Ledor Babatinca...... Psychology - Neuroscience &
Behaviour
★Nicole Erika Babin.......................................Biology
★Chloe Jean Bair-Marshall....Biology & Psychology
(Minor in Physics)
★Robert Alexander Ballagh...........................Biology
Rachel Elizabeth Ballast.................... Psychology Neuroscience & Behaviour
Brooke Barry............ Psychology - Neuroscience &
Behaviour
Karling-jo Barton....... Geography & Environmental
Sciences
Sahrish Bashir......... Psychology - Neuroscience &
Behaviour
★Julian Bastone.....................Biology & Psychology
★Sarah Marie Batiste.............Biology & Psychology
Meagan Candice Beck.....Environmental Sciences
★Jacek Bednarz Jr.........................................Biology
★Robert Begna.....................................Biochemistry
★Chantal Belanger.... Psychology - Neuroscience &
Behaviour
★Sarah Isabel Benedict....................... Geography &
★Amina Benmessaoud..................................Biology
(Minor in Economics)
Astha Bhardwaj..........................................Biology
(Minor in Anthropology )
Arya Bina.............Earth & Environmental Sciences
★Kevin Tarik Boccia....... Psychology - Neuroscience
& Behaviour
James Roy Bolton.............. Earth & Environmental
Sciences
★Michael Jacob Borrett.......................Biochemistry
★Shirley Botros.....................................Biochemistry
Thursday, June 16, 2016: 9:30 a.m., Great Hall, Hamilton Place ★Suzanne Boursalie................ Molecular Biology &
Genetics
(Minor in Biochemistry)
★Justin Patrick Boyle...........................Biochemistry
★Supreet Kaur Brar.......................................Biology
★Jenna Braun.... Biology & Environmental Sciences
Samantha Michelle Bulger................Biochemistry
★Garrett Bullivant..... Molecular Biology & Genetics
★Daniel Mario Cadete..........................Biochemistry
★Cathy Rui Cao..............................................Biology
★Jiayi Cao............................................Biochemistry
Kaithleen Diem Xuan Caodizon..................Biology
Sarah Assunta Capetola.............................Biology
Kimberly Carlton................ Earth & Environmental
Sciences
(Minor in Archaeology)
Jacqueline Chan..... Psychology - Neuroscience &
Behaviour
★Yuen Ying Janet Chan........................Biochemistry
★Anna Chelmecki..........................................Biology
★Andy Chen................. Geography & Environmental
Sciences
★Cheng Cheng Chen.......... Biology & Pharmacology
★Wu Lan Chen................... Biology & Pharmacology
Michael Kai Cheng...... Psychology - Neuroscience
& Behaviour
★Cassandra Tze Ka Cheung..........................Biology
★Esther Yee-Wah Cheung.............................Biology
★Angel Hiu Sun Chien..........................Biochemistry
★ with distinction (achievement of a minimum Grade Point Average of 9.5/12)
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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE, HONOURS (CONTINUED…)
Austen Chiu.........Earth & Environmental Sciences
Hannah Hye Won Cho..... Biology & Pharmacology
★Chirayu Rajendra Chokshi.......................Biology &
Pharmacology
★Jacqueline Chow...............................Biochemistry
(Minor in Biology)
Raiyan Chowdhury...............Biology & Psychology
★Douglas Cho Yan Chung.......Biology & Psychology
★Alyssa Mae-Lynn Chung-Chum-Lam...........Biology
★Rebecca Anne Clark......... Biology & Mathematics
(Minor in Statistics)
Miranda Vivian Clayton..... Earth & Environmental
Sciences
★Savannah Colameco............. Molecular Biology &
Genetics
David Allen Crisante............. Molecular Biology &
Genetics
★Julisa Lily Cummins....................................Biology
Natasha Nicole Cyples...... Earth & Environmental
Sciences
★Tyler William Czaniecki...................... Psychology Neuroscience & Behaviour
★Nicole Monica D’Cunha.......Biology & Psychology
★Brenelle D’Souza.........................................Biology
Nina Dabic.............. Psychology - Neuroscience &
Behaviour
Stela Danaj.................................................Biology
★Linda Le Dao......................................Biochemistry
(Minor in French)
Jonathan Davis................Environmental Sciences
Akash Deep............. Psychology - Neuroscience &
Behaviour
★Thilini Nuwanga Delungahawatta..............Biology
★Xiaoxiao Deng....................................Biochemistry
Robert Taylor deRyk.........Environmental Sciences
★Shahrzad Dezfulian.....................................Biology
★Ravina Dhami..............................................Biology
★Manvir Singh Dhillon.........................Biochemistry
★Jillian Lerner Diamond.......... Molecular Biology &
Genetics
★Cara McHenry DiGiovanni..........................Biology
Sally Thi Dinh......Earth & Environmental Sciences
★Sophia Duong.....................................Biochemistry
★Kiefer Saunders Eaton.......................Biochemistry
★Aaron David Edward............. Molecular Biology &
Genetics
(Minor in Business)
★Sawsan El-Darrat...............................Biochemistry
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Alexander Grant Eric Elliott............ Environmental
Sciences
Jeff Adam Richard Emmanuel...........Biochemistry
★Jessica Empringham............Biology & Psychology
Maria Ershova......... Psychology - Neuroscience &
Behaviour
(Minor in Biology)
★Karlene Olivia Falk......................................Biology
Golara Farhoomand.....................................Biology
Patrick Fedor......................................Biochemistry
(Minor in Geography and Earth Sciences)
Stephanie Elizabeth Fedorov..................Biology &
Pharmacology
Sara Josephine Fisher....... Earth & Environmental
Sciences
★Ioana Tereza Florica.... Psychology - Neuroscience
& Behaviour
Tamara Marie Fuciarelli..............................Biology
★Alexander Furukawa.......Biology & Environmental
Sciences
Kyle Douglas Gauder......................... Psychology Neuroscience & Behaviour
(Minor in Physics)
Kimberly Ann Germann...................... Psychology Neuroscience & Behaviour
★Hanna Ghanayem............. Biology & Mathematics
Douglas Michael Gleason.......................... Earth &
Kaitlyn Jennifer Gonsalves................ Psychology Neuroscience & Behaviour
Julia Nicole Goyal.......................................Biology
★Emily Chantal Browne Grainger..................Biology
★Benjamin Micah Milrod Grant...........Biochemistry
★Emma Paloma McKitterick Greenberg....................
Psychology - Neuroscience & Behaviour
(Minor in Biology)
★Madeline Gritzan.... Psychology - Neuroscience &
Behaviour
Brandon Gutierrez.......................................Biology
Yuuki Hachitori........ Psychology - Neuroscience &
Behaviour
★Sara Medhat Halawa...... Biology & Pharmacology
Aparna Haldar........ Molecular Biology & Genetics
★Amir Hamzeh......................................Biochemistry
★Isobel Anne Flavelle Harrison.....................Biology
★Erin Elizabeth Harvey..................................Biology
★Sunia Hassan..............................................Biology
Ashley Gloria Hatcher......Environmental Sciences
★Susan He.....................................................Biology
Nicholas Head.....Earth & Environmental Sciences
★Lindsay Naomi Heckman...... Molecular Biology &
Genetics
★Kayley Amanda Henning.............................Biology
★Stephenie Eileen Hillsley............................Biology
★Jordan Ho................ Psychology - Neuroscience &
Behaviour
★Christine Huynh..................................Biochemistry
(Minor in Music)
Chelsea Leigh Jackson......... Molecular Biology &
Genetics
Nadia Jagdat...................Environmental Sciences
(Minor in Geography)
★Seola Ji..............................................Biochemistry
Wenmo Mo Jia....... Psychology - Neuroscience &
Behaviour
Anton Jitnikovitch............Environmental Sciences
Peter Wesley Thomas Johnson.........Biochemistry
Taylor Paige Johnson........................ Geography &
★Cynthia Kahl............ Psychology - Neuroscience &
Behaviour
★Ankita Suryakant Kambli............................Biology
★Chris Maria Kaminski.........................Biochemistry
Noubar Kara-Yakoubian..............................Biology
(Minor in Environmental Science)
★Brij Karmur.............. Psychology - Neuroscience &
Behaviour
Samiksha Kaul............................................Biology
★Bhagwanpreet Kaur...........................Biochemistry
Amber Kayed......................................Biochemistry
★Christine Janine Kempthorne............Biochemistry
(Minor in Biology)
★Simonne Khair....................................Biochemistry
Subul Khalid.....................Environmental Sciences
★Ali Sadrudin Khoja...... Psychology - Neuroscience
& Behaviour
★Alex Geunyoung Kim...................................Biology
Alexander Gh Kim............Environmental Sciences
Gicheun Kim............ Psychology - Neuroscience &
Behaviour
★Jin Sol Kim..................................................Biology
★Kalvin Jinhyuk Kim.............................Biochemistry
Myung Kyu Kim................Environmental Sciences
Sol Ji Kim................ Psychology - Neuroscience &
Behaviour
★Soojeong Kim..............................................Biology
Matthew Aaron Klein........................ Psychology Neuroscience & Behaviour
★Kristina Klobucar.... Molecular Biology & Genetics
Faculty of Science
★Sharnpreet Kaur Kooner.........................Biology &
Pharmacology
★Leah Krizman............. Geography & Environmental
Sciences
Anya Krywy-Janzen........... Earth & Environmental
Sciences
(Minor in Music)
★Madeline Catherine Kubiseski....................Biology
Farrah Kudus........... Psychology - Neuroscience &
Behaviour
Evelyn Kurowski..........................................Biology
★Jason Scott Lam.........................................Biology
★Abigail Lee..................................................Biology
★Claudia Carrie Lee..............................Biochemistry
(Minor in Business)
★Cynthia Elizabeth Sze Min Lee..........Biochemistry
(Minor in Origins Research)
★Seunggi Lee................................................Biology
★Zion Shek-On Lee...............................Biochemistry
Julian Alexander LeGard...................Biochemistry
★Karen Nicole Legg..............................Biochemistry
Matthew Ho Ching Leung.......................... Earth &
★Olivia Ting Chung Leung.................... Psychology Neuroscience & Behaviour
★Joyce M. Li.............. Psychology - Neuroscience &
Behaviour
Grace Clara Liang........................................Biology
(Minor in Chemistry)
★Jasmine Chia Min Liew.....................Biochemistry
★Fangyi Liu...........................................Biochemistry
★Yu Liu..................................................Biochemistry
★Ming-Yan Lydia Loo..... Psychology - Neuroscience
& Behaviour
Franz Martin Tumaliuan Lopez.......... Geography &
★Juan Manuel Lopez Tiboni................. Psychology Neuroscience & Behaviour
★Lisa Marie Lorentz.. Psychology - Neuroscience &
Behaviour
Amir Louaar.........Earth & Environmental Sciences
★Kristen Michelle Lucibello................. Psychology Neuroscience & Behaviour
★Anqi Luo.............................................Biochemistry
★Vivian Ly................. Molecular Biology & Genetics
(Minor in Linguistics)
★Sulayman Aslan Lyons................................Biology
Hoi-Fung Ma...............................................Biology
Justin Alexander MacKinnon........... Geography &
★Malvin Mak........................................Biochemistry
★Humna Malik...............................................Biology
★Leanna Mantella..................Biology & Psychology
Katherine Carla Marino...Environmental Sciences
★Kristen Marszalek.............................. Psychology Neuroscience & Behaviour
★Coby Martin........... Molecular Biology & Genetics
Bhaag Singh Marway........................ Psychology Neuroscience & Behaviour
★Veesta Mavandadi............................. Psychology Neuroscience & Behaviour
★Tannis Sarah McCarthy......... Molecular Biology &
Genetics
★Arthur James Francis McConville..... Geography &
★Amy Louise McInnis.... Psychology - Neuroscience
& Behaviour
★Cecelia McLachlan......................................Biology
★Jonathan McLeod.......................................Biology
Clarissa Jane McNamara................. Geography &
(Minor in Sustainability)
★Tatjana Medakovic...............Biology & Psychology
★Nicholas Anthony Medeiros..............Biochemistry
★Sofia Mehta.......................................Biochemistry
★Rukhsana Haq Merkand.......Biology & Psychology
★Olivia Ann Merritt....... Psychology - Neuroscience
& Behaviour
★Jaime Lynn Meunier.......................... Psychology Neuroscience & Behaviour
★Meghan Alexandria Miceli.....................Biology &
Psychology
★Peter Ihab Faye Mikhail..............................Biology
Kristina Mlakar...Earth & Environmental Sciences
Arpa Modi............... Psychology - Neuroscience &
Behaviour
★Liban Ahmed Mohamed.....................Biochemistry
★Anthony Mok......................................Biochemistry
★Amy Pauline Munro....................................Biology
★Brandon Joseph Murphy.................... Psychology Neuroscience & Behaviour
Aseal Musleh...................Environmental Sciences
★Omar Musleh.....................................Biochemistry
★Joseph Mussa....................................Biochemistry
Chithra Muthuramu......... Biology & Pharmacology
★Tharsika Nadesapillai...... Biology & Mathematics
Anjanee Naidu........ Psychology - Neuroscience &
Behaviour
★Anish Nanda......................................Biochemistry
★Claude Nasseh............................................Biology
Thursday, June 16, 2016: 9:30 a.m., Great Hall, Hamilton Place Michael Benjamin Naves.................. Geography &
Maya Yona Newman..................................Biology
(Minor in Art History)
★Dennis Ngo........................................Biochemistry
★Andrew Nguyen..........................................Biology
Diana Thi Nguyen..............................Biochemistry
★Kathy Nguyen..............................................Biology
★Maria Nguyen....................................Biochemistry
Jenny Ni..............Earth & Environmental Sciences
★Emma Nicholson................................Biochemistry
Artemiy Nikitin........ Psychology - Neuroscience &
Behaviour
(Minor in Origins Research)
Paige O’Neill........... Psychology - Neuroscience &
Behaviour
Adetoriola Odetunde...................................Biology
★Oluseye Kolapo Oduyale....................Biochemistry
★Michelle Ogrodnik.............................. Psychology Neuroscience & Behaviour
Stephen Oliver........ Psychology - Neuroscience &
Behaviour
★Shirley Ong.............. Psychology - Neuroscience &
Behaviour
★Christopher Thomas Robert Ostic..... Geography &
★Nicole Pachal......... Molecular Biology & Genetics
★Alissa Papadopoulos............Biology & Psychology
★Anna Tom Parackal.......... Biology & Pharmacology
Natasha A. C. N. Pardhan............... Environmental
Sciences
★Hiral Patel............................Biology & Psychology
Krushangi Sanjay Patel...............................Biology
★Brendan Scott Patterson....................Biochemistry
★Mamun Patwary..........................................Biology
★Sheldon Keith Pereira..... Biology & Pharmacology
Thomas Michael Pfaff........ Earth & Environmental
Sciences
★Rohan Philip.......................................Biochemistry
Natalie Plociennik.............. Earth & Environmental
Sciences
★Daiana Irina Pogacean.........Biology & Psychology
Mark Austin Pollock.......................... Geography &
Raganya Ponmanadiyil....................... Psychology Neuroscience & Behaviour
★Kyra Jessica Posterski....................... Psychology Neuroscience & Behaviour
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Ashley Alena Posthumus.................. Geography &
Lucy Alice Poston.............Environmental Sciences
★Jennifer Power....... Molecular Biology & Genetics
Tynan Aras Pringle............. Earth & Environmental
Sciences
(Minor in Archaeology)
★Teodora Prpa........... Psychology - Neuroscience &
Behaviour
★Sabitha Rajaruban......................................Biology
Randy Ramdial........ Psychology - Neuroscience &
Behaviour
★Elizabeth Ramirez.... Psychology - Neuroscience &
Behaviour
★Donovan Ramkishun..........................Biochemistry
Camille Ramsperger...........................Biochemistry
(Minor in French)
★Michael Robert Marshall Ranieri......Biochemistry
Sabih Rashid.......... Molecular Biology & Genetics
Lyndsay Grace Anne Rayner.............. Psychology Neuroscience & Behaviour
★Vanessa Reali.......................Biology & Psychology
Lauren Barbara Reis........... Earth & Environmental
Sciences
★Nicole Marie Revie.....................................Biology
Lauren Marjorie Marina Ribeiro........ Psychology Neuroscience & Behaviour
(Minor in Biology)
John Scott Robbins............ Earth & Environmental
Sciences
★Elyse Chantal Robichaud............................Biology
Matthew William Robins................ Environmental
Sciences
★Lorenzo Miguel Rosas..........Biology & Psychology
★Eric Steven Roth..........................................Biology
★Sarah Breton Rudderham........................Biology &
(Minor in Earth Science)
Nathan Elliott Rutherford............................Biology
Matthew William Rutledge.............. Geography &
Nicholas Alexander Ryter............... Environmental
Sciences
★Pakeezah Saadat.........................................Biology
★Akshita Sahi.......................................Biochemistry
★Viktoriya Sakharova....................................Biology
★Joseph Charles Salter........................Biochemistry
★Luca Nino Anthony Salvo.....Biology & Psychology
★Taranvir Sandhu.................................Biochemistry
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Anojan Satgunalingam...................... Psychology Neuroscience & Behaviour
★Sahil Sawnani....................................Biochemistry
★Justin Gordon Scherer................................Biology
★Sebastian Luca Valerio Sciarra.......... Psychology Neuroscience & Behaviour
★Alexandra Scione.................Biology & Psychology
★Irina Sementchoukova.......... Molecular Biology &
Genetics
★Damien Conrad Sharpley............................Biology
★Omar Shawaf.................. Biology & Pharmacology
★Selvia Shehata........ Psychology - Neuroscience &
Behaviour
Ashish Shrestha.................................Biochemistry
Treden Simon.....................................Biochemistry
★Ariana Christina Simone......Biology & Psychology
★Peter Michael Simovic.......................Biochemistry
★Piyanka Sivarajah...............................Biochemistry
Michael David Anthony Small................Biology &
Pharmacology
Danielle Elizabeth Jacqueline Smith......................
(Minor in Theatre and Film Studies)
Mary-Beth Smowton...................................Biology
★Krishna Srinivasan......................................Biology
Kaushik Sripada.............. Biology & Pharmacology
Joshua Robert Anthony Staboon.... Environmental
Sciences
★Keaton Strongman............. Earth & Environmental
Sciences
★Brendan Michael Sudbury.................Biochemistry
★Danielle Louise Sullivan....................Biochemistry
★Abera Surendran................................Biochemistry
★Dana Swarbrick....... Psychology - Neuroscience &
Behaviour
Arthur Alexander Szybalski........................ Earth &
★Usama Tahir.......................................Biochemistry
★Clara Gar-Yun Tam.............................Biochemistry
(Minor in Health, Aging & Society)
★Stephanie Tan....................................Biochemistry
Jennifer Tang..............................................Biology
★Thai Son Tang.....................................Biochemistry
Jarin Tasnim................................................Biology
Patrick Te................. Psychology - Neuroscience &
Behaviour
(Minor in Biology)
Ruth Habte-Ab Tecle-Mariam........... Geography &
★Ajay Kumar Thakar......................................Biology
★Eryn Tong..............................Biology & Psychology
Leigh Sherilyn Acebido Tortola.......... Psychology Neuroscience & Behaviour
Christopher Charles Troisi................. Geography &
★William Tsang....................................Biochemistry
★Serena Wing Yee Tse......................... Psychology Neuroscience & Behaviour
★Hilman Vanessa Tsui..........................Biochemistry
★Claudia Victoria Turco..........Biology & Psychology
Christine van Beest..........Environmental Sciences
Annika Van Kessel............. Earth & Environmental
Sciences
Quynh Van................. Geography & Environmental
Sciences
Nicholas Lawrence Vecchi................. Psychology Neuroscience & Behaviour
(Minor in Biology)
★Josephine Sabrina Vescio...........................Biology
★Jessica Vu....... Biology & Environmental Sciences
★Laura Noreen Grace Waddell.....................Biology
(Minor in Environmental Science)
★Deanne Tak On Wah...................................Biology
Zachary David Waller......... Earth & Environmental
Sciences
★Michael Justin Wan.............Biology & Psychology
Sheila Qingzhu Wang......................... Psychology Neuroscience & Behaviour
Weiqi Wang........Earth & Environmental Sciences
★Yunlu Wang............ Molecular Biology & Genetics
★Theresa Warriner.................Biology & Psychology
Lianna Wat...........................Biology & Psychology
★Jessica Webber...... Psychology - Neuroscience &
Behaviour
★Deelaka Wellappili................ Molecular Biology &
Genetics
Catherine Lorraine West.........................Biology &
★Shehani Nimesha Wickramasinghe.......................
★Iwona Widurska................. Earth & Environmental
Sciences
★Monica Anna Wiercigroch......................... Earth &
★Sarah Elizabeth Wilkin..... Biology & Mathematics
Michelle Margaret Willem.........................Biology
Danielle Marie Williamson............. Environmental
Sciences
Faculty of Science
★Whitney Wilson...... Psychology - Neuroscience &
Behaviour
Emily Winters.......................Biology & Psychology
★Jennifer Julia Wisniowski..........................Biology
(Minor in History)
★Aaron Kin Ken Wong............. Molecular Biology &
Genetics
★Jessalyn Joy Ching-Han Wong...................Biology
Morgan Wong.....Earth & Environmental Sciences
★Samantha Wong................................Biochemistry
(Minor in Mathematics)
★Bryan Wu............................................Biochemistry
★Mian Wu............................................Biochemistry
★Zili Xie.........................................................Biology
★Xiaobai Xu...................................................Biology
(Minor in Music)
★Kirby Doy Wah Yee............................Biochemistry
(Minor in French)
★Viktoriya Zabigaylo.....................................Biology
★Athena Zambelis.........................................Biology
★Haichao Zhang.....................Biology & Psychology
Xinrui Zhang.......................................Biochemistry
★Mengyu Zheng................ Biology & Pharmacology
Tianwen Zhou...................Environmental Sciences
★Raven Lee Zytaruk-Mancini............... Psychology Neuroscience & Behaviour
(Minor in Biology)
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE KINESIOLOGY
HONOURS
Kevin Aleinik
Riley Allison
(Minor in Health, Aging &
Society)
★Amna Ansari
Mario Artukovic
David Aziz
★Jessica Heather Baglole
★Prabhdeep Singh Bains
★Jacqueline Baker
★Adrian Christopher Bardati
Derek Matthew Bennett
★Tania Bhogal
Krystina Bianchi
Society)
Aisha Bibi
Zachary David Birk
Evangelos Angelo Bistas
Steven Bonk
★Corey L. Bouwmeester
★Raquel Colleen Burgess
Tiffany Campbell
Adrienne Elena Cascioli
★Jennifer Gi-Yuen Cheng
(Minor in Business)
Tiffany Cheung
Society)
★Nikita Chhabra
★Karen Wing-Ki Chiu
★Yuho Choi
★Juliana Catherine Coito
Nadia Colavecchio
Kristin Elyse Conciatori
★Ryan Coomber
Renée Coquereau
★Jamie Cote
★Erica Coulson
Bianca D’Alessandro
★Danielle Madeline de Laat
Jenna Dell’Angelo
★Samantha Donato
★Nicole Christine Drake
Crystal Dundas
★Elizabeth Edgley
★Nicole Ellis
Mena Faiz
Rachel Feist
Melanie Fong
★Yukino Anne Fukushima
Aleczander Jorell Gallo
★Jennifer May Gemmell
Ayesha Sultana Ghouse
Emily Elizabeth Giroux
Society)
Christopher Gonsowski
Ryley Lynne Goodhand-Fulcher
Karolina Grzelakowski
★Lisa Guidoni
Su San Han
Jenna Harpur
Society)
Kareem Khaled Hassanein
Brett James Herlehy
Thursday, June 16, 2016: 9:30 a.m., Great Hall, Hamilton Place ★Ellie Daniel Hetz
Melissa Hill
Paulina Pui Ying Ho
★Kaitlyn Marguerite Mae Holbrook
Steven James Holubeshen
Amanda Christie Hroncok
Annette Hryszko
★Nicole Jacoba Hensen Hughes
★Abby Hannah Hurd
Maeghan Elizabeth James
★Paula Alexandra Jescu
★Prateek Jhingan
★Matthew Johnston
Amanda Jones
★Brooke Rebecca Jones
(Minor in French)
★Daniel Jung
Elaine Kan
★Emma Kent
★Nadine Kexel
Sofia Khaddadine
(Minor in Mathematics)
★Raymond Khanano
Society)
Anny Ko
Marie Korte
Alok Kumar
Nirsan Kunaratnam
★Wesley Yue Hin Kwok
Katherine Lacock
(Minor in History)
★Shelby Tsz Hei Lam
★Tom Lee
★Caitlyn Leung
★Kieran Nicole Ariel Eishi Liew
Ming Han Liu
★Mitchell Bruce Locke
Cora Loeblein
★Vera-Ellen Mary Lucci
Rainer Taite Mackey
Nishanth Maheswaran
Meera Shaheen Mahmud
Melissa Martino
★Sydney Siu Bo Massey
★Madeline McDonald
★Kiera McDuff
★Stephanie Nancy McEneaney
★Kristen McFadyen
Melissa Brittany McNally
★Ivan Meiszinger
John-David William Middleton
Nathaniel Morris
Luckshman Nanthakumar
★Chloe Kit-Yee Ng
Sean Yueki Ng
★Patricia Nguyen
Emily Lynn Oddi
★Brandon Paisana
★Kyle William Palframan
★Seo Un Park
★Matthew Anton Paulovic
Natalie Stephany Poniatowski
Kathleen Jane Porter
Rachel Posesorski
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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE KINESIOLOGY, HONOURS (CONTINUED…)
Frank Qian
★Julian Christian Quaglia
Hannah Mae Raguine
Donika Rashica
Aaron Frederick Redpath
★Joanne Rego
Corryn Morgan Richards
Emily Paige Ricketts
Erica Rizzolo
★Srikesh Rudrapatna
★Nelson Ian Saddler
★Alexander Salvadori
Saif Sama’an
★Ethan Sanders
Sara Olivia Santos
★Mitchell Joseph Savoie
Alexandra Bianca Scardamaglia
★Lisa Ashley Scrase
★Daniel David Sedran
Laraib Sehrish
Abirami Shanmugaratnam
★Khadijah Siddiqui
★Andrew Thomas Sinclair
★Johnathon Sipos
Vincent Joseph Sirianni
★Naveen Sivaranjan
★Olivia Wan Ki So
★Aiah Soliman
★Taylor Marie Stanojev
(Minor in Chemistry)
★Ashley Erin Stenzel
★Tanner Stokes
★Anne Katherine Stotesbury
Sara Strnad
★Nicholas Jordan Terc
★Lauren Natasha Tesolin
★Grace Catherine Thomas
(Minor in Business)
★Sruthi Rachel Thomas
Jessica Chiu Ting Tsang
★Diane Tuerke
★Phyllis Ung
★Amy Elizabeth Urquhart
(Minor in Geography and Earth
Sciences)
★Luke Warren Nicholas
Vanderheyden
★Mark Vrbensky
★Mario Wadie
★Michael Wadie
Chen Hui Wang
Emily Kaitlyn Wilson
★Fiona Wilson
Taylor Lynn Wilson
★Kestrel Nicolle Woodley
★Olivia Toni Wouters
★Madeeha Salim Wyne
(Minor in French)
★Jin Li Xiong
★Amanda Jacqueline Yee
★Michael James Yorfido
Muaaz Zahid
Caitlyn Elizabeth Zavitz
★Holly Lucia Zita
Society)
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Evita Nneamaka Anyakwo
★Taylor John Bronzovich
Emily Margaret Irene Cameron
Raymond Ignazio Fortino
Paulo Gallarza
Chaoxue Xue Gong
Zachary Glenn Harrop
Brooke Ashley Hedden
Heidi Lynn Henderson
Patrick Hughes
★Shannon Kainula
Hyunjoong Kim
Garwane Witmarsh McIntosh
Samantha Anne Muir
Samantha Monica Nowak
Sunil Puri
Elzbieta Maria Pyrcz
Nicholas Robert Salway
Mark Daniel Zimmerman
Javeria Zubair
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE KINESIOLOGY
★Alex Thomas Brandon-Sutherland
Maddie Colton
★Mary Moheb Faheim
Devon Ho
Alyxandra Ragogna
Sojourner Monifa San Vicente
★Teresa Ziegler
Names of graduands listed in this program are those recommended to Senate as of June 8, 2016. We regret that late additions to the graduation lists could not be included in this program.
Some names of graduands may not be included in this program at the request of these individuals.
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Faculty of Science
UNDERGRADUATE AWARD RECIPIENTS
(2015-2016 SESSION)
MEDALS
TROPHIES AND MERIT AWARDS
THE GOVERNOR GENERAL’S ACADEMIC
MEDAL
Aaron Goldberg
Haichao Zhang
THE BURKE MEMORIAL RING
Syed Daud
THE E. H. AMBROSE GOLD MEDAL
Amreen Azam
THE BASU MEDAL
Joshua Santucci
THE BINKLEY MEDAL
Stuart Douglas
THE CANADIAN SOCIETY FOR MECHANICAL
ENGINEERING MEDAL
Beichen Wu
THE DEAN’S MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN THE
HUMANITIES
Laura Beaudin
Sarah Whitwell
Elizabeth Delaney
Laura Curtis
Isabella Giuliano
THE CSEP/SCPE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT
AWARD
Madeline McDonald
THE W. NORMAN JEEVES SCHOLARSHIP
Peter Hopperton
THE FRANK E. JONES PRIZE
Carleigh Smith
THE DR. JEAN JONES MEMORIAL
SCHOLARSHIP*
Heather Clark
THE SOCIETY OF CHEMICAL INDUSTRY MERIT
AWARD
Rohan Philip
Christal Zhou
Oriana Vanderfleet
THE KARL KINANEN ALUMNI PRIZE IN
GERONTOLOGY
Rabia Chaudhry
Courtney Quigg
SCHOLARSHIPS AND PRIZES
THE KINESIOLOGY PRIZES
Taylor Stanojev
Tanner Stokes
THE AIR LIQUIDE CANADA BACHELOR OF
ENGINEERING SCHOLARSHIP
Fathima Samsoodeen
THE ANTHROPOLOGY PRIZE
Deanna Aubert
THE RUTH LANDES PRIZE
Kathryn Campeau
THE FELIKS LITKOWSKI PRIZE IN POLITICAL
SCIENCE
Jessica Sopher
THE BERT MacKINNON MEMORIAL
SCHOLARSHIP
Miruna Birsan
Anderson Grossman
Suzy Flader
THE J. E. L. GRAHAM MEDAL
Pat Vaughn
THE WILLIAM AND LIDA BARNS MEMORIAL
PRIZE IN HISTORY
Tiffany Kitagawa
THE AMELIA HALL GOLD MEDAL
Zachary Williams
THE MARION BATES BOOK PRIZE
Shawna Collins
THE HUMANITIES MEDALS FOR SPECIAL
ACHIEVEMENT
Laura Curtis
Isabella Giuliano
THE ABE BLACK MEMORIAL PRIZES
Madeline Gritzan
Haichao Zhang
Mandeep Samra-Sahota
THE HURD MEDAL
Catherine Renwick
THE DAWSON PRIZE IN CHEMISTRY
Christopher Franko
Eric Lovinger
THE JENSEN MEDAL
Sheldon Pereira
THE JOHN DEERE LIMITED SCHOLARSHIP
Samantha Wang
THE GERALD L. KEECH MEDAL
Stuart Douglas
THE LAURA DODSON PRIZE
Loretta Kerr
THE MAPS GOLD MEDAL
Patrick Meagher
THE BRUCE M. HAMILTON AWARD
Audrey Tan
THE R. C. McIVOR MEDAL
Audrey Tan
THE JENNIFER HEADLEY SCHOLARSHIP
Michael Wolfsgruber
THE A.G. McKAY PRIZE IN CLASSICAL
STUDIES
Jeanne Allen
THE ONTARIO PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS
FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION GOLD MEDAL
Bhavit Patel
THE BURTON R. JAMES MEMORIAL PRIZE
Amreen Azam
THE WALTER SCOTT McLAY SCHOLARSHIP
Sydney Dusselier
Thursday, June 16, 2016: 9:30 a.m., Great Hall, Hamilton Place THE AGNES AND JOHN MacNEILL MEMORIAL
PRIZE
Sydney Dusselier
THE CATHERINE MacNEILL PRIZE
Brianna Cheng
Audrey Tan
THE ESTHER McCANDLESS MEMORIAL PRIZE
Nicholas Luymes
THE ESTHER McCANDLESS MEMORIAL PRIZE
Haichao Zhang
THE JOHN R. McCARTHY SCHOLARSHIP
Gabriela Cygan
Amanda Hroncok
Brenelle D’Souza
Brooke Jones
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UNDERGRADUATE AWARD RECIPIENTS (CONTINUED …)
THE McMASTER UNIVERSITY FUTURES FUND
GRADUAND SCHOLARSHIP
Lin Li
THE PIONEER ENERGY LP GERONTOLOGY
PRIZE
Orezioghene Akporuno
THE McMASTER NURSING ALUMNI
MEMORIAL PRIZE
Alexandra Oliver
Krista Sferrazza
THE PIONEER ENERGY LP PRIZE IN NURSING
Cailin McMeekin
THE AUDREY EVELYN MEPHAM AWARD
Michelle McGinnes
Megan Acton
Sandani Hapuhennedige Remani Rabindranath
Lauren Karrys
THE MIDDLETON/WALKER PRIZE IN
SEDIMENTARY GEOLOGY
Iwona Widurska
Monica Wiercigroch
THE E. S. MOORE PRIZE
Geoff Rose
THE P. L. NEWBIGGING PRIZE
Asher Hastings
Evelina Woszczynska
THE ONTARIO ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL
WORKERS PRIZES
Benjamin Bergey
Heather Clark
Krista Carlin
Petra Popescu-Moody
THE HARRY L. PENNY PRIZE
Diane Liu
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THE POLITICAL SCIENCE PRIZE
Michael Wolfsgruber
THE POLITICAL SCIENCE HONOURS ESSAY
PRIZE
Melissa Cameron
THE RICHARD SLOBODIN PRIZE
Beatrice Fletcher
THE SOCIOLOGY PRIZE
Chelsea Gabriele
Pat Vaughn
THE JOHN H. TRUEMAN PRIZE
Sarah Whitwell
THE ALVINA MARIE WERNER SCHOLARSHIP
Justin Johnstone
Audrey Tan
MBA MEDALS AND AWARDS
THE LLOYD REEDS PRIZE
Thomas Clement
Iwona Widurska
Geoff Rose
Monica Wiercigroch
D.M. (MIKE) HEDDEN GOLD MEDAL
Xiaoyi Yao
THE RELIGIOUS STUDIES PRIZE
Nathan Beresh
THE BASU MEDAL
Petar Bozovic
THE ABRAHAM ISAAC ROSENBERG
MEMORIAL PRIZE
Bianca Caramento
THE LITVAK MEDAL IN MARKETING
Taylor Biggin
THE GRACE SENRA-FONTES MEMORIAL PRIZE
Alexandra Oliver
THE R.J. SPENCE MEMORIAL MEDAL
Xiaoyi Yao
THE SHELL CANADA PRIZES IN ENGINEERING
AND MANAGEMENT
Matthew Feige
Michael Zamboni
Michael Popovich
Faculty of Science
HONORARY DEGREES
Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty of Business
Peter Palese, Doctor of Science
John Levy, Doctor of Laws
Peter Palese established the first genetic maps for
influenza A, B and C viruses; identified the function
of several viral genes; defined the mechanism of
neuraminidase inhibitors, which are now FDA approved
antivirals, and pioneered the field of reverse genetics
for negative-strand RNA viruses.
He and his colleagues have reconstructed in the laboratory the extinct 1918 pandemic
influenza virus and studied it extensively. Most recently, Palese in collaboration
with several colleagues works on developing a universal influenza virus vaccine
which should give long-lasting protective immunity against seasonal as well as
pandemic influenza viruses.
A Professor and Chair of the Department of Microbiology at the Icahn School of
Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City, Palese has produced more than 370
scholarly publications and serves on the editorial board for Proceedings of the
National Academy of Sciences. He has also served as president of both the Harvey
Society and the American Society of Virology. He holds a number of patents on viral
vaccines and antivirals, some of which he has helped bring to market.
Palese is a Member of the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy
of Medicine, and he is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He
is also a Member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences and the German Academy
of Sciences Leopoldina. He has received the Robert Koch Prize, the Wilhelm Exner
Medal, the European Virology Award, the Sanofi-Institut Pasteur Award, and the
Beijerinck Virology Prize from the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Educated as a lawyer, John Levy has built his career in
cable television and digital media. He currently serves
as chairman and chief executive officer of theScore, Inc.
Levy worked with Western Co-Axial, the cable company
founded by his father, and assumed leadership of the
company in 1985 after his father’s retirement. That transition began a period of
dramatic growth for Western Co-Axial which became Cableworks Communications
and evolved into one of the 10 largest cable television distributors in the country.
In 1994, as all-sports networks were establishing themselves in Canada, Levy
launched Sportscope, an alpha-numeric cable channel that provided sports scores
and statistics. Levy later transformed Sportscope into Headline Sports which
offered a more complete range of programming in addition to scores and stats. By
2012, Headline Sports was in 6.6 million homes as theScore Television Network,
part of Score Media. That year, Levy sold the television side of the company to
Rogers Media while continuing to run the company’s digital and mobile assets
through theScore, Inc.
Levy and theScore have been active advisors and partners to McMaster’s DeGroote
School of Business, serving as founding sponsors in the launch of the school’s EMBA
in Digital Transformation.
School of Nursing and Medical Radiation Sciences Program
Isabel Amélia Costa Mendes, Doctor of Science
Isabel Amélia Costa Mendes is a professor at the University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing where she has served as
director of the college twice. She chaired the Pan American Network of WHO Collaborating Centres for Nursing Development and was
president of the Commission of Accreditation of Magazines for the USP Support Program for Periodical Scientific Publications. She also
served as secretary general of the Global Network of Nursing Midwifery for seven years.
A prolific researcher whose work in English, Spanish and Portuguese influences a number of aspects of nursing, Costa Mendes serves as the
editor of the Latin American Journal of Nursing. She is a member of the editorial board for Nursing Ethics, the journal of the International Center for Ethics in Nursing.
For the last decade, Costa Mendes has been director of the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Health Development Nursing Research. She has also
played key roles with the Telenursing Network Advisory Group of the International Council of Nurses (ICN), the International Society for Telemedicine and eHealth and
the General Council of the School of Nursing at the University of Coimbra, Portugal. She was the president of the Rho Upsilon Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International
Honor Society of Nursing and has been a member of the Academy of Sciences of Ribeirão Preto since 2006.
HONORARY DEGREES (CONTINUED…)
Faculty of Humanities and Arts & Science Program
Barry Lord, Doctor of Laws
Gail Lord, Doctor of Laws
Barry Lord and Gail Dexter Lord co-founded Lord Cultural Resources in 1981 and in the decades since have
established themselves as the world’s leading museum, gallery and historic site planners.
Dexter Lord has been an art critic, feature writer and commentator for national print and broadcast media while
helping to develop interdisciplinary programs in film and photographic arts at Ryerson University. She is a frequent presenter at the American Association of Museums,
the British Museums Association and the International Council of Museums. Lord began curating exhibitions on a freelance basis for Canadian and American galleries
after serving as a curator, education officer and director at several art galleries and museums in Canada. He has planned and managed cultural and heritage projects
involving everything from marine archaeology to industrial technology to heritage villages.
Individually, as partners or with a third collaborator, Lord and Dexter Lord have edited and written several key works in the field including Planning Our Museums; The
Manual of Museum Management; The Manual of Museum Exhibitions; The Manual of Museum Learning; Art & Energy; and Artists, Patrons, and the Public: Why Culture
Changes. Dexter Lord was appointed an Officier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres de France and has received both the ICOM Canada International Achievement Award
and an Award of Merit for Lifetime Achievement in the Museum Field in Ontario.
Faculty of Social Sciences (Morning Ceremony)
Faculty of Social Sciences (Afternoon Ceremony)
Richard W. Hill, Sr., Doctor of Laws
Steve Paikin, Doctor of Laws
A member of the Beaver Clan of the Tuscarora Nation
and a leading community-based knowledge keeper and
researcher at Six Nations of the Grand River, Richard
(Hayadaha) W. Hill Sr. has contributed immensely to
the resurgence of Hodinöhsö:ni’ Indigenous Knowledge
at the local reserve, international and global levels. As a practicing artist, cultural
historian, public intellectual, teaching elder, mentor, researcher, community leader,
museum curator, art historian, speaker and lecturer, Hill has also been an active leader
in the multi-decade campaign to repatriate wampum to the original Hodinöhsö:ni’
owners and makers. This process and Hill’s contributions to it have been central
to regenerating what people of the Six Nations Confederacy call the “good mind”
within and among Six Nations community members, Iroquoian peoples and their
neighbours; among Indigenous and federal, provincial and state governments and
among academic institutions and community-based researchers and knowledge
holders.
Hill, who has studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and pursued graduate work in
Native American history at the University at Buffalo, is the senior project coordinator
at the Deyohahá:ge: Indigenous Knowledge Centre at Six Nations Polytechnic.
Steve Paikin has been the anchor of TVO’s flagship
current affairs program The Agenda with Steve Paikin
since 2006. He was previously an anchor and Queen’s
Park correspondent for CBLT, host of a daily news
program on CBC Newsworld and a reporter with a
variety of media outlets including CHFI and the Hamilton Spectator.
Paikin’s tenure at TVO began in 1992 as the host of the politics-focused series
Between the Lines. He also co-created and hosted the Queen’s Park magazine
Fourth Reading and the weekly foreign affairs show Diplomatic Immunity. His
co-hosting duties also included Studio 2. Paikin has moderated six party leader
election debates – in the 2006, 2008 and 2011 federal elections and in the 2007,
2011 and 2014 elections in Ontario.
Paikin is an active and accomplished producer of feature-length documentaries
including Return to the Warsaw Ghetto which won the Silver Screen Award at the
U.S. International Film and Video Festival as well as awards at the Yorkton Film
Festival in Saskatchewan and at the Shanghai Film Festival. His other producing
credits include A Main Street Man; Balkan Madness; Teachers, Tories and Turmoil;
and Chairman of the Board: The Life and Death of John Robarts.
Paikin is the chancellor of Laurentian University and a distinguished visiting professor
at Ryerson University. He is an officer of the Order of Canada and a member of
the Order of Ontario.
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Faculty of Science
HONORARY DEGREES (CONTINUED…)
Faculty of Science (Morning Ceremony)
Faculty of Science (Afternoon Ceremony)
Martin Manning, Doctor of Science
Chil-Yong Kang, Doctor of Science
Martin Manning began his career as a theoretical
nuclear physicist working in Canada, the United
Kingdom and New Zealand before becoming engaged
in atmospheric and climate change science long before
climate change was a well-known global issue. His
specific research interests have included greenhouse gases and atmospheric chemistry.
Manning led investigations at the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric
Research – a New Zealand crown institute – exploring atmospheric chemistry and
the carbon cycle. He also represented New Zealand on the Intergovernmental Panel
on Climate Change (IPCC). Manning spent five years in Colorado as director of the
IPCC Working Group I Technical Support Unit that produced the Fourth Assessment
Report on climate change for governments, leading up to the IPCC being awarded
– along with Al Gore – the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize.
Since 2007, Manning has been a professor of climate change at Victoria University
of Wellington, New Zealand where he established the interdisciplinary New
Zealand Climate Change Research Institute. The institute is designed to build better
interactions among science, policy and societal factors on climate change issues.
Manning has produced more than 50 papers in peer-reviewed journals and been
an author and review editor on several major IPCC reports. In 2008, he became an
officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for his services to climate change science.
Chil-Yong (Yong) Kang is a molecular virologist and
professor of virology in the Department of Microbiology
and Immunology at the Schulich School of Medicine
and Dentistry at Western University. Previously, he had
served as the dean of the Faculty of Science.
Kang’s research in molecular virology includes the development of viral-specific
antiviral therapeutic agents and vaccines against human viral diseases including
AIDS and hepatitis. He holds nine international biotechnology patents covering
more than 70 countries. He serves as a reviewer for the Journal of Virology, the
Journal of Infectious Diseases, Virus Research, Virology, the Journal of Biological
Chemistry and the Canadian Medical Association Journal.
Kang has received numerous prizes for his work including the Sahng-Huh Cultural
Grand Prize in Academia, the Gold Medal for Ilchun Lecture, the Ho-Am Prize in
Medicine and the Order of Korea in Science and Technology. He has also been
presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award from Western University, the Award
of Excellence of the University of Ottawa and the McMaster University Distinguished
Alumni Award. He was a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
in 2012 and received the Scientist of the Year Award from the President of the Korean
Federation of Science and Technology in 2014. Kang is a fellow of the Royal Society
of Canada and an elected member of the Korean Academy of Science and Technology.
Faculty of Engineering (Morning Ceremony)
Faculty of Engineering (Afternoon Ceremony)
Gordon Huang, Doctor of Science
Maria Klawe, Doctor of Science
Gordon Huang is a professor in the Environmental Systems
Engineering Program at the University of Regina, the holder
of a Tier I Canada Research Chair in Energy and Environment
and a pioneer in the theory, methodology and application
of environmental systems analysis. His work influences
environmental practice and policy for corporations and governments worldwide, including
through the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) which has introduced Huang’s
interval-fuzzy multiobjective programming (IFMOP) model to countries around the world.
He helped inaugurate an entirely new discipline, inexact environmental systems analysis,
and he has become the world’s most-cited expert on environmental risk.
Huang has a strong global presence, having served as president of the International
Society for Environmental Information Sciences for two terms. He is editor-in-chief
for two international journals, an editorial board member for more than ten others
and a panel member for more than 20 national or international organizations. In
2004, the International Society for Environmental Information Science convened
a special panel to discuss Huang’s research and six years later the International
Conference on Ecological Informatics & Ecosystem Conservation held a similar session.
Huang is currently leading an international research consortium to develop an integrated
simulation-based multi-uncertainty optimization (SMUO) system for analyzing a
variety of watershed environmental systems under changing climatic conditions.
Thursday, June 16, 2016: 9:30 a.m., Great Hall, Hamilton Place Maria Klawe has been president of Harvey Mudd
College since 2006. A renowned computer scientist,
she had previously served as dean of engineering and
professor of computer science at Princeton University
and before that held multiple leadership positions at the
University of British Columbia. Klawe also spent a number of years in the private
sector with IBM Research. She is a former member of the boards of directors of
Microsoft Corporation and Broadcom Corporation.
Klawe has made significant research contributions in several areas of mathematics
and computer science including functional analysis, discrete mathematics, theoretical
computer science, human-computer interaction, gender issues in information technology
and interactive-multimedia for mathematics education. She is a fellow of the American
Academy of Arts & Sciences, a trustee for the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute
in Berkeley and a member of the Canada Excellence Research Chairs Selection Board.
An advocate of improved science and mathematics education at all levels, Klawe
is a member of the board of Math for America and of the advisory council for the
Computer Science Teachers Association. She also chairs the board of directors of
the nonprofit EdReports.org. She received the 2014 Women of Vision ABIE Award
for Leadership and was ranked number 17 on Fortune magazine’s 2014 list of the
World’s Greatest Leaders.
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DISTINGUISHED UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS
Dr. Gerard Wright
Professor, Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences
Director, Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious
Disease Research
Gerry Wright is a global leader in the study of bacterial
and fungal antimicrobial resistance. He coined the
term antibiotic resistome to describe pre-existing antibiotic resistance elements,
establishing a novel view of antibiotic resistance. He is the developer of the
Comprehensive Antimicrobial Resistance Database and co-founder of Canada’s
first academia-based high throughput screening facility.
The director of the Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research,
Wright has earned three consecutive Canada Research Chair appointments and was
the youngest person to serve as chair of McMaster’s Department of Biochemistry.
Wright is a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and the American Academy of
Microbiology whose list of honours includes the Killam Research Fellowship, the
Premier’s Research Excellence Award and the Canadian Society of Microbiologists
Murray Award for lifetime achievement.
Dr. Andrea Baumann
Associate Vice-President, Global Health
The associate vice-president (global health) for
the Faculty of Health Sciences, Andrea Baumann’s
international experience includes serving as co-director
of a project developing women health professionals in Pakistan and guiding the
development of the University Sharjah College of Health Sciences.
Previously, as associate dean of the School of Nursing, Baumann played a central
role in developing Ontario’s first nurse practitioner program, designing the nursing
graduate program and leading the creation of the award-winning Master of Science in
Global Health program. She also worked to ensure that McMaster would be named
a Pan-American/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) Collaborating Centre.
Baumann is a fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences and the American
Academy of Nursing as well as a recipient of the Canadian Association of Schools
of Nursing Award for Research.
School of Nursing and Medical Radiation Sciences
Program Ceremony
Faculty of Humanities and Arts & Science Program
Ceremony
Dr. Salim Yusuf
Professor, Cardiology, Department of Medicine;
Director, Population Health Research Institute
Dr. Lorraine York
Professor, Department of English and Cultural Studies
Salim Yusuf is the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario
Research Chair and a global leader in evidence-based
cardiology. He founded the Population Health Research Institute, one of the top ten
research centres globally, and his own scholarly work has been cited more than 114,000
times. In 2011, he was the second-most cited scientist globally and in 2014 was named
the most influential Canadian scientist by the Globe and Mail.
Yusuf has received more than 50 major awards including the Lifetime Research
Achievement Award of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society, the European Society
of Cardiology Gold Medal and the American Heart Association Clinical Research
Award. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, an officer of the Order of
Canada and a member of the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame.
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School of Nursing and Medical Radiation Sciences
Program Ceremony
The Senator William McMaster Chair in Canadian
Literature and Culture, Lorraine York has helped
establish the critical foundation for contemporary
Canadian literature through her work on writers including Alice Munro, Timothy
Findley and Michael Ondaatje. A pioneer in Canadian celebrity studies, her 2007
book Literary Celebrity in Canada was a finalist for the Raymond Klibansky Prize
while Margaret Atwood and the Labour of Literary Celebrity was nominated for the
Gabrielle Roy Prize for the best work of Canadian literary criticism.
York has won the MSU Teaching Award for the Faculty of Humanities and twice
earned the President’s Award for Excellence in Graduate Supervision. She has served
on the McMaster University Senate, chaired the Graduate Studies Committee and
is the co-director of McMaster’s Centre for Community-Engaged Narrative Arts. She
was also nominated as an external reviewer for 10 Social Sciences and Humanities
Research Council (SSHRC) Standard Research Grants, and has served three years
as SSHRC SRG Committee Chair.
Faculty of Science
DISTINGUISHED UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS (CONTINUED…)
Dr. Walter Craig
Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Walter Craig is a professor of mathematics and the Tier I Canada Research Chair of Mathematical Analysis and its Applications. He is an
applied mathematician whose research focuses on the mathematical physics of waves, including tsunami and rogue wave modeling. Craig
has published more than 100 papers in peer-reviewed journals, has held visiting professorships at many institutions internationally, and has
served on numerous editorial boards, including seven currently.
Craig has served as director of the Fields Institute, where he is currently a member of the Board of Directors. He has been awarded Bantrell, Sloan and Killam research fellowships.
He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Mathematical Society, and the Fields Institute.
GOVERNOR GENERAL’S ACADEMIC MEDAL
PRESIDENT’S AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO TEACHING & LEARNING (CONTINUED…)
Faculty of Engineering
Science (Morning
Ceremony)
(Afternoon
Ceremony)
Haichao
Zhang
Dr.
Gregory
Wohl
Aaron Goldberg
Associate Professor/Associate Chair (Undergraduate), Department of Mechanical Engineering
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Aaron is graduating from the Integrated Science
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assistant and Pathways to Education tutor. Outside of academics, Haichao is a self- Conference in the Quantum Condensed Matter category. He also won numerous
taught digital artist and mental health advocate. She is actively involved in campus McMaster scholarships and NSERC awards, and acted as a teaching assistant.
clubs as the president of McMaster’s Design & Art Association and an executive of
COPE, a student mental health initiative. In the community, she strives to make a Aaron further augmented his McMaster experience by participating in intramural
difference through volunteering at Hamilton Health Sciences, Brain Injury Services, sports, volunteering with Hamilton Out of the Cold, and being an active member of
and Alzheimer Society of Hamilton. These experiences have inspired Haichao to McMaster Hillel. In his spare time he enjoys playing sports, cooking, and reading.
pursue a career in psychiatry, and she is excited to continue her education at the Next year he will pursue graduate studies in Physics.
University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine this fall.
Aaron would like to share his achievement with his family, friends, professors, and
the iSci program, whose support enabled his success.
Graduates who have pre-ordered degree frames and gifts from the McMaster Campus Store website may pick up their
items in Wentworth Room A when the ceremony is complete and their gowns have been returned. Your degree will be
framed in this location.
For those who have purchased a degree frame today before the ceremony, or would like to purchase a degree frame
after the ceremony please visit the main lobby where the Campus Store offers a wide selection of Ofﬁcial McMaster
PRESIDENT’S AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS
TO TEACHING & LEARNING
Faculty of Business
Dr. Anthony J. Levinson
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry &
Behavioural Neurosciences
John R. Evans Chair in Health Sciences Educational
Research and Instructional Development
Dr. Milena Head
Professor, Information Systems
Wayne C. Fox Chair in Business Innovation
Dr. Anthony J. Levinson is an Associate Professor
and the Director, Division of e-Learning Innovation for the Michael G. DeGroote
School of Medicine at McMaster University. He obtained his BA from McGill
with Joint Honours in English Literature and Philosophy; an MA in Critical Theory
from the University of Sussex; and an MSc in Health Research Methodology from
McMaster. As the John R. Evans Chair in Health Sciences Educational Research
and Instructional Development, he focuses on the integration and testing of new
learning technologies to improve health education and training for health care
professionals and the public. He contributed to the design of the medical school
COMPASS curriculum, and teaches extensively across the spectrum of medical
education. Dr. Levinson maintains an active clinical practice in the area of medical
psychiatry with a specialization in complex neuropsychiatric disorders and mental
health issues among the medically ill.
Faculty of Social Sciences (Afternoon Ceremony)
Faculty of Engineering (Morning Ceremony)
Dr. Philippa Carter
Teaching Professor, Department of Religious Studies
Dr. Dan Centea
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering
Philippa Carter is Teaching Professor in the Department
of Religious Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences. She
received her B.A. (Hons.) in Religious Studies from the
University of Toronto (Trinity, 1984) and completed her
M.A. (1986) and Ph.D. (1992) in Religious Studies at McMaster under the supervision
of Dr. Stephen Westerholm. Philippa has taught undergraduate courses part-time and
on permanent contracts at several universities in Southern Ontario but primarily at
McMaster since 1991. In 2012 she was appointed teaching professor in Religious
Studies and achieved permanence in 2015. Philippa teaches in the Department’s
undergraduate program in the fields of Religion and Culture and also Biblical Studies.
She recently learned that her 2015/16 Impact Fellowship with the McMaster Institute
for Innovation and Excellence in Teaching and Learning (MIIETL) has been renewed
for 2016/17. She is still figuring out how to teach and like her mentor, Dr. David
Kinsley (d. 2000), is grateful for all that she learns from her students.
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Dr. Milena Head is a Professor of Information Systems
and the Wayne C. Fox Chair in Business Innovation at
the DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University.
Her research interests relate to human-computer interaction, technology use and
misuse, and culture/gender/age impacts on interface design. She has published
over 100 papers in academic journals, books and conferences and has been the
recipient of several prestigious research and teaching awards. At the DeGroote
School of Business, Dr. Head’s leadership has been instrumental in the development
of several new programs (many of which are interfaculty and multi-institutional) and
learning spaces (such as the Ron Joyce Centre in Burlington). She has served as the
School’s Associate Dean, MBA Director and currently is serving as Academic Director
for the new blended learning EMBA program. Dr. Head is truly passionate about
delivering experiential, multidisciplinary and transformative learning experiences
that motivate and inspire her students. She is a champion and devoted coach
for MBA students that compete at national and international case competitions.
Dr. Centea has taken on a variety of roles including Chair
of the Automotive and Vehicle Technology, a Bachelor of
Technology (B.Tech.) program that he was instrumental
in designing in partnership with Mohawk College. He
began his academic career at McMaster in 1999 as sessional instructor, and has
gone on to become an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Engineering. During
these years he has developed 27 new courses in the B.Tech. program, and delivered
them 142 times with excellent student feedback. Dr. Centea is an outstanding
teacher, an excellent researcher and an educational leader. He is commitment to
the success of his students and the B.Tech. program as a whole.
Dr. Centea is also a research fellow at MIIETL where he has researched and published
his work on teaching methods. His pedagogical research aims to enhance student
learning. He is a great supporter of various experiential learning approaches. As a
great supporter of Problem Based Learning, he was the first faculty who introduced
this teaching and learning approach in the School of Engineering Technology.
Faculty of Science
PRESIDENT’S AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO TEACHING & LEARNING (CONTINUED…)
Faculty of Engineering (Afternoon Ceremony)
Dr. Gregory Wohl
Associate Professor/Associate Chair (Undergraduate), Department of Mechanical Engineering
Greg Wohl is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and a Member of the McMaster School of Biomedical
Engineering. He teaches courses in the area of biomechanics to undergraduate Mechanical Engineering students, and injury mechanics in
graduate courses. He has also led the development of online multimedia content to help undergraduate Mechanical Engineering students
prepare for hands-on lab activities. He thinks that the best way for instructors to engage students and facilitate their learning is to share
their enthusiasm and excitement for the content and to help the students to see the importance of the lesson content in real life applications.
PRESIDENT’S AWARD OF EXCELLENCE IN STUDENT LEADERSHIP
Faculty of Social Sciences (Morning Ceremony)
Julia Woo
Audrey Tan
For two years Julia Woo has served as the co-president
of McMaster Smiling Over Sickness, a MSU club
dedicated to volunteering and fundraising for sick
children and their families in the Hamilton community.
This year, she also served as the VP External of COPE, an
organization aimed at reducing the stigma surrounding mental illness. In this role,
Julia helped to establish a new volunteering program in collaboration with Indwell,
a local charity that provides affordable housing for individuals with mental illness.
Julia has also volunteered for various local organizations such as Empowerment
Squared, Dignitas Youth, and McMaster Children’s Hospital. Lastly, Julia has been
involved in numerous research projects at McMaster University aimed at serving
the healthcare needs of the Hamilton community. After graduation, Julia hopes to
use the skills and lessons she has learned from her undergraduate career in order
to become a clinician-scientist in the field of psychiatry.
Audrey Tan’s endeavours and involvement within and
beyond the McMaster community speak to her dedication
to leading positive change. Audrey’s work as a Research
Assistant and Teaching Assistant in the Faculty of Social
Sciences, a note-taker with Student Accessibility Services,
and a volunteer with the McMaster Campus Ministries Council and the Hamilton Council
on Aging has been recognized by awards such as the Honour M Award and the Albert
Lager Prize for Student Initiative. She has received 2 Undergraduate Student Research
Awards and is currently working to publish 3 papers on representations of aging in
children’s literature. The 2015-2016 President of the Health, Aging and Society Student
Association, Audrey has dedicated countless hours to organizing events and initiatives
for her Department. In the fall of 2014 Audrey founded All That Glitters, a gently used
accessories sale that has raised over $4,000 in support of two Indigenous women’s
organizations and the purchasing of a memorial in honour of missing and murdered
Indigenous women. With the goal of working as a policy analyst for the World Health
Organization, Audrey will be attending the University of Oxford this fall.
Jacob Brodka
Nishan Zewge-Abubaker
Jacob Brodka has dedicated his time at McMaster
to improving the undergraduate student experience.
Notably, Jacob has served in various roles with the
McMaster Students Union. For many years he helped run
both the Creating Leadership Amongst Youth and Horizons Leadership conferences. In 2013,
Jacob was elected to the Student Representative Assembly and as Services Commissioner
of the organization. In 2014, Jacob was elected Vice-President (Administration), where he
went on to influence and lead countless projects in the McMaster and Hamilton community.
This year, Jacob conducted research for the Provost’s Task Force on Future Directions
of Faculties,
competed
in the
Life Hall,
Sciences
Entrepreneurship
Competition
Thursday,
June
16, 2016:
9:30Synapse
a.m., Great
Hamilton
Place and served as a Communications and Logistics Coordinator for the fifth Big Ideas
Better Cities research showcase. He is currently developing a business case for citizen
Nishan is completing her undergraduate degree in
Honours Life Sciences. Throughout her university career,
she has built up a strong foundation of academic and
non-academic experiences ranging from mentorship and
transition, to engaging in community-based research
and advocacy. Most notable of her interests is her passion for social justice and
equity. As the Director of MSU Diversity Services, Nishan worked with students
and university administration to implement peer-led trainings, develop policy, and
build community throughout the university. Nishan has also been nominated for the
YWCA Young Woman of Distinction Award this year. Beyond her extra-curricular
interests, Nishan enjoys riding her SoBi bicycle throughout Hamilton frequently,
and has a slightly unhealthy interest in eating sushi.
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for her Department. In the fall of 2014 Audrey founded All That Glitters, a gently used
accessories sale that has raised over $4,000 in support of two Indigenous women’s
organizations and the purchasing of a memorial in honour of missing and murdered
Indigenous women.
With the goal(CONTINUED…)
of working as a policy analyst for the World Health
PRESIDENT’S AWARD OF EXCELLENCE IN STUDENT
LEADERSHIP
Organization, Audrey will be attending the University of Oxford this fall.
the healthcare needs of the Hamilton community. After graduation, Julia hopes to
use the skills and lessons she has learned from her undergraduate career in order
to become a clinician-scientist in the field of psychiatry.
Jacob Brodka
Nishan Zewge-Abubaker
Jacob Brodka has dedicated his time at McMaster
to improving the undergraduate student experience.
Nishan is completing her undergraduate degree in
Honours Life Sciences. Throughout her university career,
she has built up a strong foundation of academic and
non-academic experiences ranging from mentorship and
transition, to engaging in community-based research
and advocacy. Most notable of her interests is her passion for social justice and
equity. As the Director of MSU
Diversity
Services,
NishanCeremony)
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and university administration to implement peer-led trainings, develop policy, and
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Aaron
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YWCA Young Woman of Distinction Award this year. Beyond her extra-curricular
interests, Nishan enjoys riding
her is
SoBi
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Aaron
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Science
and has a slightly unhealthy program
interest with
in eating
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a Concentration in Physics. He completed
his undergraduate thesis with Dr. Duncan O’Dell,
investigating a problem at the boundary of quantum
mechanics. Aaron complimented his education by
presenting original research at local, national, and international conferences; he
was distinguished as the top presenter at the 2015 Canadian Undergraduate Physics
Conference in the Quantum Condensed Matter category. He also won numerous
McMaster scholarships and NSERC awards, and acted as a teaching assistant.
GOVERNOR GENERAL’S ACADEMIC MEDAL
Notably, Jacob has served in various roles with the
McMaster Students Union. For many years he helped run
both the Creating Leadership Amongst Youth and Horizons Leadership conferences. In 2013,
Jacob was elected to the Student
Representative
Assembly
andCeremony)
as Services Commissioner
Faculty
of Science
(Morning
of the organization. In 2014, Jacob was elected Vice-President (Administration), where he
went on to influence and lead countless
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Zhang
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Haichao shared her passion for learning as an Introductory Psychology teaching
assistant and Pathways to Education tutor. Outside of academics, Haichao is a selftaught digital artist and mental health advocate. She is actively involved in campus
clubs as the president of McMaster’s Design & Art Association and an executive of
COPE, a student mental health initiative. In the community, she strives to make a Aaron further augmented his McMaster experience by participating in intramural
difference through volunteering at Hamilton Health Sciences, Brain Injury Services, sports, volunteering with Hamilton Out of the Cold, and being an active member of
and Alzheimer Society of Hamilton. These experiences have inspired Haichao to McMaster Hillel. In his spare time he enjoys playing sports, cooking, and reading.
Health Sciences
Avijeet
Sarker graduate studies in Physics.
pursue a career in psychiatry, and she is excited to continue
her education at the Next year he
will pursue
Connor Prebianca
University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine this fall. Business
Nursing/Medical Radiation Sciences
Caroline
Aaron would
like to Mueller
share his achievement with his family, friends, professors, and
Humanities/Arts & Science
Suzy Flader
the iSci program,
whose support enabled his success.
Social Sciences (Morning Ceremony)
Nathan Beresh
Social Sciences (Afternoon Ceremony)
Nathan Beresh
Science (Morning Ceremony)
Aadil Ali
Science (Afternoon Ceremony)
Lauren Smith
Engineering (Morning Ceremony)
Jonathon Tonietto
Engineering (Afternoon Ceremony)
Michael Popovich
VALEDICTORIANS
Graduates who have pre-ordered degree frames and gifts from the McMaster Campus Store website may pick up their
items in Wentworth Room A when the ceremony is complete and their gowns have been returned. Your degree will be
framed in this location.
For those who have purchased a degree frame today before the ceremony, or would like to purchase a degree frame
after the ceremony please visit the main lobby where the Campus Store offers a wide selection of Ofﬁcial McMaster
University degree frames, crested giftware and limited edition Class of 2016 merchandise.
A representative from Josten’s will be on hand before and after all graduation ceremonies to help size and design the
perfect ring for your graduate. Complementary degree framing also takes place in the lobby area.
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Graduates who have pre-ordered degree frames and gifts from the McMaster Campus Store website may pick up
their items in the Molson Canadian Studio (the room in which academic regalia is distributed). If your
gownofhas
been
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returned and you have collected your degree, your degree can be framed at this location.
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