Western Education celebrates academic excellence
The Faculty of Education has announced the award recipients for the 2021-22 academic year.
W.A. Townshend Gold Medal in Education
The Gold Medal is in honour of the Late Bishop Townshend of London, Ontario, and is awarded to the student who has achieved the highest academic standing in his/her program of study.
Spring 2022 Convocation
The Spring 2022 recipient of the W.A. Townshend Gold Medal is Amira Hmidan. Amira's research was on media screen time use in children and the association with mental health during the ongoing pandemic. Her study included 200 Canadian families who were followed over a one-year period.
Other Spring 2021 awards recipients
Centre for Research & Education on Violence Against Women & Children
Elisabeth Steel Reurink Memorial Award
Jillian Auger
Scotiabank Graduate Award for Studies in Violence Against Women and Children
Armit Kaur Gill
Aadhiya Vasudeva
Canadian Research Centre on Inclusive Education Awards
Canadian Research Centre on Inclusive Education Award
Shamiga Arumuhathas
Jessica Delorey
Julia Ranieri
Jessica Jean Campbell Coulson Award
Kailee Liesemer
Graduate awards
Art Geddis “Learning About Teaching” Memorial Award
Martin Wolak
Allen Pearson Graduate Award in Educational Leadership
Ruth Nielsen
Joan Pedersen Memorial Graduate Award
Atefeh Taherian Kalati
John Dearness Memorial Graduate Award
Armush Salahadin
Walter M. Lobb Ontario Graduate Scholarship
Charlotte Carrie
Bradley Daly
Teacher education
Alberta O’Neil Award in Physical Education
Nadja Van Brenk
Beatrice Helmkay Scholarship
Cassidy Speek
D. Carlton Williams Gold Medal in Education
Florian Goetz
Dawson Woodburn Memorial Award
Errington Sallows
Naomi Simpson
Dean’s Award in Education
Kaitlin Ritlop
Florian Goetz
Don Wright Faculty of Education Music Scholarship
Rachel Wohlgemut
Ashley Valenta
Dorothy Emery Memorial Award in Visual Arts Education
Haliz Doskee
Susanna Argumedo
Elizabeth T. Dorner Award
Paula Martin
F.C. Biehl Memorial Award for Excellence
Leanne Snider
Faculty of Education Students’ Council Award
John Stephen
James Schmidt
Faculty of Education Students’ Council Award for Practice Teaching Excellence
Erica Perilli
Harold Dene Webber Scholarship in Education
Sarah Kay
J. Bowden Memorial Award
Alexis Pemberton
John Dearness Memorial Preservice Award
Katelyn Martin
Laura & Ed McLeish Scholarship
Eden Pertuccelli
Ashley Valenta
Margaret Fallona Award for Excellence in French Second Language Education
Sarah Zapata
Matthew & Cornelia Koens Scholarship
Sylvia Wec
Milton & Helen Walker Scholarship in Mathematics Education
Karen Lam
Milton & Helen Walker Scholarship in Science Education
Marshall Vokey
Retired Teachers of Ontario District 8 Student Award for Excellence in Practice Teaching
Madyson Link
Marian De Jeu
Sylvia Cann Memorial Award
Chantelle Mawhinney
Emily Runstedler
W. S. Turner Award
Eden Pertuccelli
