2025 Award Recipients
These annual merit-based awards acknowledge Chang School community members who have reached their goals through outstanding academic performance and leadership. Congratulations to all of our 2025 award recipients!
Amy Casey Leadership Award
Muhtasim Omar Ali, Certificate in Advanced Accounting
Amy Perez Casey BIPOC Student Award for Access to Education
Dmitry Baldaev, Certificate in Mental Health and Addictions
Catherine Bountrogianni Award in Early Childhood Studies (Part-Time Degree Program)
Shopana Pannerselvan, Early Childhood Studies (Part-Time)
Charles Oberdorf Memorial Award
Hiru Batepola Arachchige, Certificate in Publishing
Community Safety and Wellbeing Spatial Analytics Leaders Award
Cynthia Brennan, Certificate in Crime Analytics
Desmond Glynn Excellence in Arts Award
Nick Canning, Certificate in Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Management
Dr. Marie Bountrogianni Award in Psychology
Sophia Chan, Certificate in Psychology
Founder’s Scholarship
Busy Stuart, Disability Studies Part-time
G. Raymond Chang Award
Sajedabanu Patel, Certificate in Health Informatics
Gary Hepburn Professional Growth Award - Fall 2025
Asli Bulut, Certificate in Public Administration and Leadership
Gary Hepburn Professional Growth Award - Spring/Summer 2025
Gordon Rollason, Certificate in Cybersecurity, Data Protection and Digital Forensics
Gervan Fearon Award for Access to Post-Secondary Education
Conor Fenton-Enright, Transition Foundations Program
Hansa and Ramesh Mehta Award in Fundraising Management
Shakthi Devi Ekanand, Certificate in Fundraising Management
Joan Alexander Cultural Ambassador Award - Certificate of Caribbean Studies - Spring/Summer 2025
Ashlie Wilson, Certificate in Caribbean Studies
Josette M. Billich Award in Nursing
Shalom Ologun, Nursing Program Degree (Part-Time)
LIFE Institute Jack Brown Award
Ify Olagbaiye, Certificate in Health Informatics
Lloyd and Daphne Chin-Loy Award in Mental Health and Addictions
Mary Yang, Certificate in Mental Health and Addictions
Marilynn Booth Award
Waseem Ahmad, Certificate in Cybersecurity, Data Protection and Digital Forensics
Sesley Aidoo, Certificate in Film Studies
Leena Alrefai, Certificate in Psychology
Bera Aydemir, Certificate in Computer Coding
Liam Barstow, Chang School Student
Jen Bernstein, Certificate in Publishing
Klementy Georgiev, Chang School Student
Sadaf Hina, Certificate in Data Analytics, Big Data, and Predictive Analytics
Luc Ihama, Certificate in Digital Art Production
Syed Iqbal, Certificate in Data Analytics, Big Data, and Predictive Analytics
Mahsa Jafariroudsari, Certificate in Architecture
Prabhjot Kaur, Certificate in Data Analytics, Big Data, and Predictive Analytics
Isra Khan, Certificate in Health Informatics
Kezia Mathew, Certificate in Data Analytics, Big Data, and Predictive Analytics
Nourhan Mohamed, Chang School Student
Heather Pease, Certificate in Aging and Gerontology
Kabilan Puvaneswaran, Certificate in Data Analytics, Big Data, and Predictive Analytics
Pamela Rodriguez Cardona, Certificate in Mental Health and Addictions
Ali Rouzbeh Shahroudi, Certificate in Community Engagement
Chelsea Russell, Certificate in Programming for Game Development
Jayna Shi, Certificate in Business Management
Bhavjyot Singh, Certificate in Data Analytics, Big Data, and Predictive Analytics
Xiuxia Song, Certificate in Computer Coding
Navdeep Tung, Certificate in Data Analytics, Big Data, and Predictive Analytics
Rayshaun Whyte, Certificate in Health Studies
Marsh Jeanneret Memorial Award - Fall 2025
Sarah Mason, Certificate in Publishing
Marsh Jeanneret Memorial Award - Winter 2025
Selena Mercuri, Certificate in Publishing
Nick P. Bada Award for Excellence in Project Management
Emily Hall, Certificate in Project Management
Pearson Canada Award - Fall 2025
Divya Maharajh, Certificate in Publishing
Pearson Canada Award - Winter 2025
Trudi Vaughan, Certificate in Publishing
Pierre Taillon Award - Spring/Summer 2025
Vanessa Shih, Certificate in Strategic Marketing Management
Robert Weaver Award for Editorial Excellence - Fall 2025
Amy Li, Certificate in Publishing
Robert Weaver Award for Editorial Excellence - Winter 2025
Emily Hollingshead, Certificate in Publishing
Sandra Kerr Award in Community Engagement
Elliot Campbell, Certificate in Aging and Gerontology
SlimmDuck Scholarship
Venise Williams, Transition Foundations Program
Stella Award
Mairy Beam, Programs for 50+ and Community Engagement
Pat Cochrane, Programs for 50+ and Community Engagement
Susan Rogers, Programs for 50+ and Community Engagement
The Fundraising Lab Award in Fundraising Management
Esther Deng, Certificate in Fundraising Management
The Rivi Frankle Award for Fundraising Management
Rebecca Clark, Certificate in Fundraising Management
TMAPS Academic Excellence and Achievement Award
Viktoria Tolmatshov, Chang School Student
Toronto Urban Growers' Bursary - Winter 2025
Keisha Joesph, Certificate in Food Security
W. Robert Crampton Award in Criminal Justice and Criminology
Kay Cheng, Certificate in Criminal Just and Criminology
Wallace A. Matheson Award for Creativity and Innovation in Educational Publishing - Fall 2025
Heidi Cromwell, Certificate in Publishing
Wallace A. Matheson Award for Creativity and Innovation in Educational Publishing - Winter 2025
Somerset van Rooij, Certificate in Publishing
Walter G. Pitman Award
David Marmor, Certificate in Computer Coding