2023 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 2023 award recipients!

Amy Casey Leadership Award

Simon Chamberlain, Certificate in Business Management

Amy Perez Casey BIPOC Student Award for Access to Education

Ezekiel Ang, Certificate in Health Informatics

Best Short Film Award, Summer Film School 2023

David Evershed, Certificate in Film Studies
Connor Fedyniak, Certificate in Film Studies
Peshawa Iranpanah, Certificate in Film Studies
Jeannette Lee, Certificate in Film Studies
Christopher Stemp, Certificate in Film Studies

Catherine Bountrogianni Award in Early Childhood Studies (Part-Time Degree Program)

Claudia Lintott, Early Childhood Studies (Part-time)

Charles Oberdorf Memorial Award

Jane Kirby, Certificate in Publishing

Community Safety and Wellbeing Spatial Analytics Leaders Award

Patrick Roncal, Certificate in Crime Analytics

Desmond Glynn Excellence in Arts Award

Jacqueline Martin, Certificate in Psychology

Dr. Marie Bountrogianni Award in Psychology

Christina Devlin, Certificate in Psychology

Founder’s Scholarship

Donna Linklater, Disability Studies (Part-time)

G. Raymond Chang Award

Neil Harris, Certificate in Local Economic Development

Gervan Fearon Award for Access to Post-Secondary Education

Shannon Chandra, Spanning the Gaps – Access to Post-Secondary Education

Hansa and Ramesh Mehta Award in Fundraising Management

Abeir Liton, Certificate in Fundraising Management

Josette M. Billich Award in Nursing

Tonya Ellis, Nursing Degree Program (Part-time)

LIFE Institute Jack Brown Award

Muhtasim Omar Ali, Certificate in Intermediate Accounting I
Muhammad Kashif, Certificate in Health Services Management

Lloyd and Daphne Chin-Loy Award in Mental Health and Addictions

Natasha Serio, Certificate in Mental Health and Addictions

Marilynn Booth Award

Seida Ahmed, Certificate in Data Analytics Big Data, and Predictive Analytics
Jessica Alvarado Perseo, Certificate in Human Resources Management
Ephrem Bereka, Certificate in Canadian Social Work Practice
Yharlien Castillo Monzon, Certificate in Mental Health and Addictions
Eunice Cho, Certificate in Publishing
Luciana De Oliveira, Certificate in Health Services Management
Obinna Dinneya, Certificate in Data Analytics, Big Data, and Predictive Analytics
Igie Ehioghiren, Certificate in Health Studies
Maliheh Garoosiha, Certificate in Data Analytics, Big Data, and Predictive Analytics
Nasim Hamidi, Certificate in Data Analytics, Big Data, and Predictive Analytics
Mir Shahaab Hussain, Certificate in Psychology
Amy Hynes, Certificate in Psychology
Farah Imam, Certificate in Mental Health and Addictions
Ravneet Kaur, Certificate in Canadian Social Work Practice
Daryl Ledda, Certificate in Health Informatics
Swapna Mathew, Certificate in Data Analytics, Big Data, and Predictive Analytics
Farida Omar, Certificate in Health Informatics
Thomas Sebastian, Certificate in Canadian Social Work Practice
Bevina Sebastine, Certificate in Canadian Social Work Practice
Keishauna Smith-Wheatle, Chang School Student
Bibi Sultan, Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety
Hany Unan, Certificate in Canadian Social Work Practice
Jomy Varghese, Certificate in Canadian Social Work Practice

Marsh Jeanneret Memorial Award

Adebe DeRango-Adem, Certificate in Publishing
Deyell Robinson, Certificate in Publishing

Nick P. Bada Award for Excellence in Project Management

Wojtek Kowalewski, Certificate in Project Management

Pearson Canada Award

Karson Fritzler, Certificate in Publishing
Sara Mason, Certificate in Publishing

Penny Appeal Canada Community Changemaker Award - Fall 2023

Grace Lockhart, Certificate in Community Engagement, Leadership, and Development
Lauren Mclean, Certificate in Community Engagement, Leadership, and Development

Penny Appeal Canada Community Changemaker Award - Spring/Summer 2023

Lora Charbonneau, Certificate in Community Engagement, Leadership, and Development
Maria Alejandra Gonzalez Martinez, Certificate in Community Engagement, Leadership, and Development
Wesley Reibeling, Certificate in Community Engagement, Leadership, and Development
Brandi Trzop-Goodick, Certificate in Community Engagement, Leadership, and Development

Penny Appeal Canada Community Changemaker Award - Winter 2023

Bistra Boneva, Certificate in Community Engagement, Leadership, and Development
Selina Cumpstone, Certificate in Community Engagement, Leadership, and Development

Pierre Taillon Award

Reeva Goodman, Certificate in Strategic Marketing Management

Robert Weaver Award for Editorial Excellence

Arin Klein, Certificate in Publishing
Morinobu Yoshida, Certificate in Publishing

Sandra Kerr Award in Community Engagement

Grace Lockhart, Certificate in Community Engagement, Leadership, and Development

SlimmDuck Scholarship

Helen Harry, Spanning the Gaps – Access to Post-Secondary Education

Stella Award

Mairy Beam, Programs for 50+ and Community Engagement
Patricia Cochrane, Programs for 50+ and Community Engagement
Bernie Gelfand, Programs for 50+ and Community Engagement
Annie Massey, Programs for 50+ and Community Engagement

The Fundraising Lab Award in Fundraising Management

Emily Gora, Certificate in Fundraising Management

The Rivi Frankle Award for Fundraising Management

Tooba Nasir Vali, Certificate in Fundraising Management

TMAPS Academic Excellence and Achievement Award

Samantha Sharp, Chang School Student

Toronto Urban Growers’ Bursary - Fall 2023

Mzin Idris, Certificate in Food Security

Toronto Urban Growers’ Bursary - Winter 2023

Asli Nur, Certificate in Urban Agriculture

W. Robert Crampton Award in Criminal Justice and Criminology

Alex Conant, Certificate in Criminal Justice and Criminology

Wallace A. Matheson Award for Creativity and Innovation in Educational Publishing

Sarah Hinnecke, Certificate in Publishing
Olivia Matheson-Mowers, Certificate in Publishing

Walter G. Pitman Award

Elaheh Barzegar Bafroei, Certificate in Computer Coding