2024 Award of Excellent

The Department of Geography, Geomatics, and Environment hosted a ceremony on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, to commemorate the academic achievements of our students. We take immense pride in recognizing those who have exhibited outstanding performance in their studies, research endeavors, and leadership roles during the preceding academic year. Despite diverse challenges, these students have thrived, and we feel privileged to honour their accomplishments.

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2024 AWARD RECIPIENTS!

Best Undergraduate Thesis Award

  • Sana Hashim

CAG 2023 Undergraduate Award

  • Amélie Julie-Anne Desroches
  • Tasmia Jamil​

Dan Fitzgerald Memorial Award

  • Andres Castaneda

Donald Putnam Award

  • Year II
    • Isabelle Nicole Moss
  • Year III
    • Shahzaib Saleem

Environment Canada Scholarship for Academic Excellence

  • Rosa Santina Fragomeni

Environmental Management – Bachelor of Arts (BA) Award

  • Tasmia Jamil

Environmental Science – Bachelor of Science (BSc) Award

  • Maya Sonja Smith

Ferenc (Ferko) Csillag Memorial Award

  • Sana Hashim

First Paper Award

  • Steven Pham 
  • Hwang Lee

Human Geography (BA) Award

  • Darren Woo

Physical Geography (BSc) Award

  • Andres Castaneda

Geographical Information Science Award

  • Bogdan Lyashenko

Graduate Student Leadership Award

  • Jenny Cui

Gunter Gad Memorial Scholarship

  • Alaa Bakdash

Howard Andrews Memorial Award

  • Alaa Bakdash
  • Mia Gluscevic

Ignat Kaneff Award

  • Year II
    • Celina Mankarios
  • Year III
    • Rosa Santina Fragomeni

Janet Campbell-Booth Scholarship

  • Riya Pinalkumar Shah
  • Ryan Matthew Siu

Jean M. Niskanen Scholarship

  • Isabelle Nicole Moss

Mentorship Program

  • Aidan Manery
  • Taha Imran
  • Nicholas Tang

Optimist Club of Mississauga Friend of Youth Award

  • Beesan Tayyar

Teaching Assistant Award

  • Haoran Cheng
  • Kerstyn Lutz
  • Alex Martin

Undergraduate Student Leadership Award

  • Mathilde Tremblay

Verna Flowers Memorial Scholarship

  • Mathilde Tremblay
Sana and Joe - Best Undergraduate Thesis Award

Best Undergraduate Thesis Award

Award recipient: Sana Hashim
Presenter: Joe Leydon

Amelia and Tasmia and Joe - CAG 2023 Undergraduate award

CAG 2023 Undergraduate Award

Award recipients:
Tasmia Jamil​ (right)
Amélie Julie-Anne Desroches (left)
Presenter: Joe Leydon

Andres and Igor - Dan Fitzgerald Memorial Scholarship

Dan Fitzgerald Memorial Scholarship

Award recipient: Andres Castaneda
Presenter: Igor Lehnherr

Shahzaib and Igor - Donald Putnam Award

Donald Putnam Award

Award recipient: Shahzaib Saleem
Presenter: Igor Lehnherr

Rosa and Pareenta - Environment Canada Scholarship for Academic Excellence

Environment Canada Scholarship for Academic Excellence 

Award recipient: Rosa Santina Fragomeni
Presenter: Praneeta Mudaliar

Tasmia and Laura - Environmental Management – Bachelor of Arts (BA) Award

Environmental Management – Bachelor of Arts (BA) Award

Award recipient:  Tasmia Jamil
Presenter: Laura Brown

Sana and Jue - Ferenc (Ferko) Csillag Memorial Award

Ferenc (Ferko) Csillag Memorial Award

Award recipient: Sana Hashim
Presenter: Jue Wang

Hwang and Tenley - First Paper Award

First Paper Award

Award recipient: Hwang Lee
Presenter: Tenley Conway

Haoran and Tenley - TA Award

Geography, Geomatics & Environment Teaching Assistant Award

Award recipient: Haoran Chen
Presenter: Tenley Conway

Alex Martin

Geography, Geomatics & Environment Teaching Assistant Award

Award recipient: Alex Martin
Presenter: Tenley Conway

Bogdan and Jue - GIS Award

Geographical Information Science  Award

Award recipient: Bogdan Lyashenko
Presenter: Jue Wang

Jenny and Tenley - Graduate Student Leadership Award

Graduate Student Leadership Award

Award recipient: Jenny Cui
Presenter: Tenley Conway

Alaa Bakdash

Howard F. Andrews Memorial Award

Award recipient: Alaa Bakdash
Presenter: Joe Leydon

Dareen and Joe - Human Geography (BA) Award

Human Geography (BA) Award

Award recipient: Darren Woo
Presenter: Joe Leydon

Celina and Roas and Xiaoyong - Ignat Kaneff Awards

Ignat Kaneff Awards

Award recipients:
Celina Mankarios (left)
Rosa Santina Fragomeni (center)
Presenter: Xiaoyong Xu

Ryan and Riya and Xioayong - Janet Campbell-Booth Scholarship

Janet Campbell-Booth Scholarship

Award recipients:
Riya Pinalkumar Shah (left)
Ryan Matthew Siu (right)
Presenter: Xiaoyong Xu

Nicholas Tang

Mentorship Program

Award recipients: Nicholas Tang
Presenter: Tingting Zhu

Taha Imram

Mentorship Program

Award recipients: Taha Imran
Presenter: Tingting Zhu

Andres and Igor - Dan Fitzgerald Memorial Scholarship

Physical Geography (BSc) Award

Award recipient: Andres Castaneda
Presenter: Igor Lehnherr

Beesan and Tingting - Optimist Club of Mississauga Friend of Youth Award

Optimist Club of Mississauga Friend of Youth Award

Award recipient: Beesan Tayyar
Presenter: Tingting Zhu

Mathilde and Tingting - Undergraduate Student Leadership Award

Undergraduate Student Leadership Award

Award recipient: Mathilde Tremblay
Presenter: Tingting Zhu

Alaa Bakdash

Urban Geography Prize in Memory of Gunter Gad

Award recipient: Alaa Bakdash
Presenter: Joe Leydon

Mathilde  and Praneeta - Verna Flowers Memorial Scholarship

Verna Flowers Memorial Scholarship

Award recipient: Mathilde Tremblay
Presenter: Praneeta Mudalia

Donald Putnam Award

Award recipient: Isabelle Ncole Moss
Presenter: Joe Leydon

First Paper Award

Award recipient: Steven Pham

Presenter: Tenley Conway

Geography, Geomatics & Environment Teaching Assistant Award

Award recipient: Kerstyn Lutz
Presenter: Tenley Conway

Howard F. Andrews Memorial Award

Award recipient: Mia Gluscevic
Presenter: Joe Leydon

Mentorship Program

Award recipients: Aidan Manery
Presenter: Tingting Zhu

Jean M. Niskanen Scholarship

Award recipient:  Isabelle Nicole Moss
Presenter: Praneeta Mudaliar