U of S Honours Outstanding Graduates
Posted May 28, 2003
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - May 28, 2003 2003-05-34-OTHER
U of S Honours Outstanding Graduates
The University of Saskatchewan will recognize the achievements of its most
distinguished graduates at Spring Convocation May 28 and 29 at the
Centennial Auditorium. A number of awards and prizes will be presented,
including the prestigious Governor General's Gold and Silver Medals.
Nathan Colin Peters of Saskatoon will receive the Governor General's Gold
Medal, awarded to the graduate student with the highest academic standing.
Peters will be receiving a Doctor of Philosophy in Microbiology and
Immunology.
Darin Brent White of Kindersley will receive the Governor General's Silver
Medal, awarded to the undergraduate student with the highest academic
standing. White will also receive the Earl of Bessborough Prize in Science
and the Haslam Medal. White will receive Bachelor of Science Honours with
High Honours in Physiology.
In addition, the following outstanding graduates will also be honoured for
their academic achievements (listed in order of presentation):
Wednesday, May 28, 9:00 a.m.
- Copland Prize in Humanities presented to Alexis Catherine Martfeld,
Luseland, Bachelor of Arts Honours with High Honours in English
- Copland Prize in Social Science presented to Lynette Jaelyn Epp,
Saskatoon, Bachelor of Arts Honours with High Honours in Psychology
- University of Saskatchewan Film Society Prize presented to Patricia
Margaret Grayston, Shellbrook, Bachelor of Fine Arts (with Great
Distinction and Distinguished Exhibition)
- Earl of Bessborough Prize in Science presented to Darin Brent White,
Kindersley, Bachelor of Science Honours with High Honours in Physiology
- Haslam Medal presented to Darin Brent White, Kindersley, Bachelor of
Science Honours with High Honours in Physiology
- Spring Convocation Three-Year Medal presented to Gwendolyn Lily Adrian,
Saskatoon, Bachelor of Arts Three-Year (with Great Distinction)
- Law Society of Saskatchewan Gold Medal presented to Jodi Reagan
McNaughton, Regina, Bachelor of Laws (with Great Distinction)
- Governor General's Silver Medal presented to Darin Brent White,
Kindersley,
Bachelor of Science Honours with High Honours in Physiology.
Wednesday, May 28, 2:00 p.m.
- Saskatchewan Institute of Agrologists Gold Medal presented to Carol Jean
Luca, Foremost, Alberta, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (with Great
Distinction)
- The Goodspeed Award presented to Yao Tian, Shenyang, People's Republic of
China, Bachelor of Commerce (with Great Distinction and High Honours in
Accounting)
- The Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of
Saskatchewan Gold Medal presented to Devon Leigh Manz, Saskatoon, Bachelor
of Science in Engineering (with Great Distinction).
Thursday, May 29, 9:00 a.m.
- Gold Medal in Dentistry presented to Kamrin Daniel George Olfert, Swift
Current, Doctor of Dental Medicine, (with Great Distinction) (5 Year
Program)
and Aaron Dale Bazylak, Saskatoon, Doctor of Dental Medicine, (with Great
Distinction) (4 Year Program)
- The Dr. Gordon Garvie Prize in Kinesiology presented to Sarah Elizabeth
Junkin, Sudbury, Ontario, Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology (with Great
Distinction)
- Lindsay Gold Medal in Medicine presented to Jeffrey David Booker, Empress,
Alberta, Doctor of Medicine with Great Distinction)
- W.S. Lindsay Gold Medal in Nursing presented to Cheyenne Lee Perrin,
Saskatoon, Bachelor of Science in Nursing (with Great Distinction)
- Rutter Medal in Nutrition presented to Florence Marie Woods, Saskatoon,
Bachelor of Science in Nutrition (with Great Distinction)
- Robert Martin Prize in Pharmacy presented to Jade Morena Rosin,
Langenburg, Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy (with Great Distinction)
- Talmage E. Hunt Award in Physical Therapy presented to Candice Jean
Fentie, Saskatoon, Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy (with Great
Distinction)
- Western College of Veterinary Medicine Faculty Gold Medal presented to
Charlene Henrietta van Donkersgoed, Victoria, British Columbia, Doctor of
Veterinary Medicine (with Great Distinction).
Thursday, May 29, 2003, 2:00 p.m.
- Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation Prize presented to Sharon Michelle
Roach, Admiral, Bachelor of Education (with Great Distinction)
- Governor General's Gold Medal presented to Nathan Colin Peters, Saskatoon,
Doctor of Philosophy in Microbiology and Immunology.
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For more information, please contact:
Erin Taman
Communications Officer
University of Saskatchewan
Tel: (306) 966-6919
E-mail: erin.taman@usask.ca
