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107TH CONVOCATION FOR THE CONFERRING OF DEGREES AND CERTIFICATES FACULTY OF MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE

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CONGRATULATIONS CLASS OF 2020

2 | Faculty of Mathematics and Science History of Brock University

pened in 1964, Brock University is named for The campus steadily expanded to keep pace Major-General Sir Isaac Brock, who died in with the demand for a Brock education with the Obattle at nearby Queenston Heights in the construction of world-class research labs, a landmark War of 1812. Brock’s final words were said to have been fine arts complex, an international students’ centre “Push on, my brave fellows!” A Latin translation of this and a new research and innovation hub. is “Surgite!” — which is Brock University’s motto. Brock serves its community as a cultural, academic The seeds of the University were sown long before the and recreational centre, bringing excellent facilities to the doors first opened. Brock’s story is about a community that people who created the University all those years ago. We rose up and built the institution it wanted for its future. are committed to building our community and fostering an In the late 1950s, there was growing public discussion environment that serves our students and our neighbours. about how Niagara should have its own university. The The modern university is the lineal descendant grassroots sentiment became a movement in 1957 when of the university of the Middle Ages. Its the Allanburg Women’s Institute asked the Ontario purposes and organization, even much of its government to consider opening a university in the region. ceremonial role, are medieval in origin. By fall 1962, the Brock Founders Committee was Today’s ceremony stems from the medieval tradition. incorporated. They received approval to create a new The procession of the guild of teachers, whose solemn university, then developed an administrative and assembly, or Convocation, is the modern equivalent of academic plan. Then they began raising money. the full congregation of all Faculties, is followed by the After years of meetings and fundraising, Brock Chancellor and the Mace, the symbol of the University’s opened in September 1964. It had 127 students in corporate authority. The academic gowns, hoods and a refurbished refrigeration factory at the foot of the caps declare in their various designs and colours the Niagara Escarpment in St. Catharines. In 1966, the academic qualifications of the faculty. The citations landmark Brock Tower was completed, and Faculties and presentations by the faculty to the Chancellor began moving “up the hill” to the University’s attest to the Chancellor and to society the degree of permanent home atop the Niagara Escarpment. proficiency attained by the students of the University. For the next 30 years, Brock sent thousands of The Chancellor confers upon the students the graduates on to successful careers. It built a name for appropriate degree. It is the act, not a certificate, its personal quality of teaching afforded by attentive which constitutes the validity of the degree bestowed. faculty and controlled class sizes. As the new millennium The statement “I admit you” and the placing of the dawned, enrolment soared. Brock transformed from an students’ hands within those of the Chancellor and his undergraduate institute to a comprehensive University associates, bind the students to the University. They with flourishing research, graduate and doctoral programs. receive what the University has been and what it is today. The graduates are what the University hopes to be.

Faculty of Mathematics and Science | 3 The University Flag The Eagle Feather Our flag is the Banner of Arms of the Grant of Arms to During Brock University Convocation ceremonies, Brock University, granted on March 17, 1965. The main Chancellor Shirley Cheechoo, a member of the Cree feature on the flag is a gold-winged eagle with the book of nation, wears a headdress made by her mother, and an learning on its breast. Yellow and red are colours associated eagle feather. Eagles are considered sacred within many with academic institutions and the eagle was once thought Indigenous traditions. They fly higher and see better than to be the bird that flew the highest and was the wisest. any other bird, and represent honesty, truth, strength, The top the flag includes the maple leaf, representing courage, wisdom, power and freedom. Canada; a trillium representing Ontario and a shell Eagles are believed to have a special connection (escallop)-a symbol long associated with the Lincoln- to Creator, and at Convocation, the feather is used Welland Regiment and the County of Welland. The flag, to call upon the Creator and to command respect for donated by the members of Brock’s 1994 Quarter Century the ceremony. Club, stands on the stage for each Convocation ceremony and is flown daily on campus. Beta Gamma Sigma Beta Gamma Sigma is the honour society serving business The University Mace programs accredited by AACSB International - The Maces were originally specialized war clubs, made of Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. metal or garnished with metal spikes used by knights or Membership in Beta Gamma Sigma is the highest other warriors. recognition a business student anywhere in the world This functional weapon evolved into a symbolic emblem can receive in a business program accredited by AACSB of legislative and civic authority used by cities and towns International. Brock received accreditation to AACSB in and, ultimately, by parliament. Many universities have 2003, joining top international business schools, and in decorated maces as symbols of their corporate identity 2004 was admitted into Beta Gamma Sigma. and authority. Membership in this honours society is offered only to Brock was presented with its mace in 1992 as a gift from the best business and accounting students: undergraduates the people of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, the birthplace of completing third year in the top 10 percent of their class Major-General Sir Isaac Brock. and graduates ranking in the top 10 per cent of their It is made of sterling silver and incorporates the undergraduate programs or top 20 per cent of their Guernsey seal; the University crest; a crown from the master’s program. Constable’s baton; flames of learning from the University’s coat of arms, a maple leaf, scallop shell and Trillium flower, which are symbols of the University; and a button from the Campus Wide Co-Curriculum uniform of Brock’s 49th regiment. The Campus-Wide Co-Curriculum is a program designed to enhance the Brock student experience through the completion of activities and opportunities within 10 A Warm Welcome From different co-curricular domains. Brock University’s Aboriginal By completing the Campus-Wide Co-Curriculum, a student has made a meaningful investment in their Education Council holistic development and has demonstrated a significant We at Brock University would like to acknowledge and commitment to continuous learning and personal growth. honour the ancestors of those on whose traditional lands Students who complete the program are eligible to be we gather today. Brock University is located on the shared inducted into the Isaac Brock Insignia Circle, a distinguished lands of the Original Peoples, which became known as society of current students and alumni who are highly the traditional beaver hunting grounds. The Aboriginal engaged in the Brock experience. Education Council and Brock University have worked This distinction is acknowledged by a red cord worn by collaboratively to keep the importance of our shared the graduand. history, friendship and future relationships in our minds and hearts. We would like to recognize the successes of our Indigenous graduates and all those graduating today.

4 | Faculty of Mathematics and Science Academic Regalia • Master of Theological Studies - Red With Royal Blue Trim • Bachelor of Accounting - Red With Emerald Green Trim Academic regalia at Convocation is steeped in tradition. All participants wear gowns, which are reminiscent of the • Bachelor of Arts - Red With White Trim robes worn by monks or clergy in medieval times. Hoods, • Bachelor of Business Administration worn draped over the shoulders and back, are derivatives of Red With Emerald Green Trim the simple coverings worn by people of all classes to keep • Bachelor of Business Economics - Red With Tan Trim their heads warm in an inhospitable climate. • Bachelor of Computing And Business The Chancellor’s gown is made from aegean blue silk and Red With Grey Flannel Trim trimmed with gold lace. It is worn with a round velvet cap with a gold tassel. The Vice-Chancellor’s gown is similar, • Bachelor of Education - Red With Light Blue Trim but trimmed with silver. The University coat-of-arms is • Bachelor of Early Childhood Education embroidered on the front facing of each gown. Honorary Red With Delmar Blue Trim doctors wear gowns made of blue material with gold • Bachelor of Kinesiology facings down the front and on each sleeve. Black With Light Sage Green Trim Faculty members wear the academic regalia appropriate to their degrees. Most doctoral gowns are more than one • Bachelor of Music - Red With Pink Trim colour and many have three horizontal bars of velvet on • Bachelor of Physical Education each sleeve. Hoods signify the degrees and institutions Red With Olive Green Trim from which they were received. Since Brock has faculty • Bachelor of Public Health - Red With Peach Trim who graduated from scores of different universities, the Convocation procession is dramatic and colourful. • Bachelor of Recreation and Leisure Studies Brock’s graduates wear aegean blue gowns and, after Red With Sage Green Trim being admitted to their degrees, don distinctive hoods • Bachelor of Science - Red With Golden Yellow Trim which identify them as graduates of our University. Made • Bachelor of Science In Nursing - Black With Peach Trim of scarlet viyella, the hoods are lined with navy blue and gold material. Three bars of navy blue are set against the • Bachelor of Sport Management gold in a manner that suggests a dress uniform that might Red With Loden Green Trim have been worn by General Brock. • Bachelor of Tourism Studies The edge of each hood is trimmed with velvet in the Black with Spanish Yellow Trim appropriate colour for the degree: • Doctor of Philosophy Honour Cords Black With Red Chevrons And Red Velvet Trim Honour cords are worn by graduands meeting the • Master of Accountancy - Black With Red Trim following criteria: • Master of Arts - Red With White Trim Graduands who have completed a 20-credit honours • Master of Applied Disability Studies program with first-class honours standing, which requires Black with Yellow Trim a minimum 80 per cent average in all major credits and a • Master of Business Administration minimum of 70 per cent in the remaining credits. As well, Black With Blue Trim a transfer student must have completed a minimum of five credits at Brock University, including all departmental • Master of Business Economics - Red With Tan Trim honours requirements for Year 4 and have maintained a • Master of Divinity - Red With Purple Trim minimum 75 per cent overall average and a minimum 80 • Master of Education - Red With Light Blue Trim per cent major average (based on Brock courses only). • Master of Professional Kinesiology or: Black With Light Sage Green Trim Graduands who have completed the approved 15-credit pass degree or 20-credit non-honours degree with a • Master of Public Health - Red With Peach Trim minimum 80 per cent overall average. Transfer students • Master of Science - Red With Golden Yellow Trim require a minimum 80 per cent cumulative average in all • Master of Sustainability - Red with Blue Trim Brock courses and a minimum 80 per cent overall average.

Faculty of Mathematics and Science | 5 Message of congratulations

I welcome you to Convocation to celebrate all the achievements that have brought you here and that you will continue to accomplish in the years ahead. Graduation is one of the most memorable events in our lives, because it marks the end of a long journey. It tells you and your families that you are now prepared to begin another journey to achieve future goals. It is my turn to thank you. I have learned from you and you have made me a better person. I have learned during my time as Brock Chancellor that change only happens when grassroots people like yourselves get involved, get engaged and come together to demand change. On your own path of life, you will encounter challenges and obstacles, but if you respect advice from family, mentors and elders, together you can overcome anything. Sometimes we forget to thank those people closest to us. Do not forget about these people who sacrificed and did everything for you to be where you are today. SHIRLEY Your graduation is an important day in their lives too, because they know that CHEECHOO they did something right. Chancellor And so I say — congratulations to all the graduates. And congratulations to all your parents, too, for work well done. Miigwetch, it’s been a wonderful journey, and best wishes goes to your next Chancellor, Hilary Pearson.

It is my privilege, on behalf of the faculty and staff at Brock University, to extend congratulations to the Class of 2020. As well, may I extend the University’s sincere thanks to the special guests who are part of this year’s unique celebration of academic achievement. Brock is proud of our graduates, and you will find that your Brock degree and experience will have prepared you for future success. You have worked hard to earn your degree and you should be proud of your accomplishments. You have already demonstrated the capacity and resiliency core to your future achievements. As you follow your life’s path, you will continue to discover the opportunities that exist for Brock graduates in a society that, more than ever before, needs a much higher proportion of its citizenry to have a university-level education. I encourage you to accept the responsibilities and opportunities that come with making a difference in today’s world, and to serve society well by being innovators GERVAN and leaders, both in your career and through your personal pursuits. FEARON I also thank you for the contributions you have made to the success of the President and Vice-Chancellor University and to our strong spirit of community. As one of more than 105,000 Brock University alumni, you will always remain an important part of the Brock family and a member of the institution’s future.

6 | Faculty of Mathematics and Science On behalf of the Board of Trustees, it gives me great pleasure to congratulate each and every one of you upon your graduation from Brock University. The past few years have been filled with hard work, incredible experiences and memories. During that time, you also have evolved and grown, and are now ready for new challenges. Brock has provided you with the resources to succeed in your future endeavours and that the lessons you learned prepare you for a full and rewarding life and career. You have a degree from an outstanding University, and that provides you with a lifelong key to many opportunities. Allow me to also welcome you to the fast-growing ranks of Brock Alumni, now numbering more than 105,000. May the memories and knowledge you have gained at Brock carry you forward and contribute to the communities of which you are a part. We hope you keep in touch, share your experiences and visit when you are able. GARY Have a great life! Surgite. COMERFORD Chair, Board of Trustees

This is a celebration of your achievements at Brock University, and the faculty and staff offer you and your family their sincere congratulations. We are pleased and proud that you chose Brock as your university. Think of how you have changed since your first days on campus. The exams, assignments, seminars, labs, experiential learning opportunities, varsity sports, student exchanges, as well as the new friendships have given you skills and confidence you take with you into the world. Your experience at Brock University has changed you. You are prepared to leave Brock as a graduate and make an impact on the world. Whether through your career, further studies or volunteer opportunities, you are well prepared for life as an engaged citizen. You have the tools you need for learning throughout your life. Your education is with you forever, informing your decision-making and helping to forge your path ahead. Remember the lessons learned and you will be well-served at every step of your journey forward! Those of us who have had the privilege of earning a university degree have GREG much for which we should be grateful. The family, friends and society that gave us FINN this opportunity deserve our heartfelt thanks and we have a responsibility to them Provost and Vice-President, Academic to do what we can to make the world a better place for all of humanity. Enjoy every second of this day, for you have earned it, but do not forget all of those who have made it possible.

Faculty of Mathematics and Science | 7 Message of congratulations

ERIN MATHANY PRESIDENT, BROCK UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

In 1967, 39 graduating students received degrees at Brock’s first Convocation ceremony. Today, you are joining more than 105,000 graduates as members of the Alumni Association. The Brock University Alumni Association (BUAA) represents the interests of all Brock alumni and acts as an advocate on your behalf, creates opportunities for you as a graduate to stay engaged with the Brock community, and recognizes the achievements and successes of Brock’s alumni through our Recognition of Excellence programming.

CHRISTOPHER YENDT PRESIDENT, GRADUATE STUDENTS’ ASSOCIATION

Congratulations! Today, you begin the next phase of your life journey as a graduate of Brock University. Your perseverance through graduate studies in pursuit of academic excellence is a remarkable achievement, so take time to reflect and be proud of your accomplishments. This is an incredible milestone and your time at Brock is an important chapter in your story. As it comes to an end, you enter a world that is as complicated and enormous as it has ever been. Use your education and experience to make the world — your world — the best it can be. I wish you all the best on that journey, Surgite!

ASAD JALIB PRESIDENT, BROCK UNIVERSITY STUDENTS’ ASSOCIATION

Today is a monumental victory for each of you, as it marks the culmination and affirmation of your degree at Brock University. As one chapter ends, the page turns for another to begin, to which Convocation signals your indoctrination into an elite group of more than 105,000 distinguished alumni. We are confident that you will be able to harness the challenges our world faces today and use them as fuel for your future endeavours, creating everlasting innovation and positive change for generations to come. Cheers to you — the Class of 2020. Best of luck and Surgite!

8 | Faculty of Mathematics and Science Award for Excellence in Teaching

FACULTY OF MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING BOB CARLONE PROFESSOR, BIOLOGY

Professor of Biology Bob Carlone is highly regarded for his developmental biology courses, which sees fourth-year Biology honours students lined up to do their honours thesis research with him. Carlone’s deep knowledge, interest and enthusiasm for biology and how to teach it in a way that is effective and engaging is brought to life through the richness of his hands-on delivery approach in his labs. He has a demonstrated commitment to always going the extra mile for his students and upholding academic rigour. He maintains a kind but firm approach to his teaching and encourages students to work harder, strive for more understanding and push themselves to achieve great things.

Additional Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching Recipients Faculty of Applied Health Sciences: Ken Lodewyk Faculty of Education: Spy Dénommé-Welch Goodman School of Business: Eric Dolanksy Faculty of Humanities: Carole Lynn Stewart Faculty of Social Sciences: Nick Baxter-Moore Faculty of Applied Health Sciences Research Excellence Award Kinesiology: Kim Gammage

Faculty of Mathematics and Science | 9 2020 Spring Convocation Honorary Doctorate Recipients

GARY KOBINGER A Canadian microbiologist and international high-profile figure in the area of infectious and immune disease treatment, Gary Kobinger serves as a Professor and the Director of the Infectious Disease Research Centre at the Université Laval. Kobinger is recognized for his development of an Ebola virus disease treatment, for which he was named Scientist of the Year in 2015 by Radio Canada (CBC), and has received various other awards, including the 2014 Gully award, the Order of Manitoba and the Meritorious Service Cross (civil division) of the Governor General of Canada in 2016, the Manning Principal award in 2017 and the Governor General of Canada Innovation award in 2018. Kobinger received his PhD from the Université de Montréal in 1998 before completing a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania. In 2005, he was recruited by the Public Health Agency of Canada, where he served as the Chief of the Special Pathogens Biosafety Level 4 program at the National Microbiology Laboratory.

PAUL MARTIN The Right Honourable Paul Martin was Prime Minister of Canada from 2003 to 2006, after serving as Minister of Finance from 1993 to 2002. As Prime Minister, he set in place a 10-year plan to improve health care and signed agreements with the provinces and territories to establish the first national early learning and child-care program. Under his leadership, First Nations, the Métis Nation, and Inuit leaders, along with the federal government, reached a historic consensus with the 2005 Kelowna Accord to eliminate funding gaps in health, education, housing, and clean water for Indigenous people. After leaving public life in 2008, Martin and his family founded the Martin Family Initiative, a charitable organization committed to improving education, health and the overall well-being of Indigenous children and youth in Canada. In 2012, he was appointed Companion to the Order of Canada.

10 | Faculty of Mathematics and Science PEGGY NASH As a long-time advocate for labour, human rights, gender equality and democratic engagement, former NDP Member of Parliament (MP) Peggy Nash is a sought-after speaker and media commentator. During her time as MP, she made good jobs, fair taxation, and investment in cities and infrastructure her priorities, including as an NDP federal leadership candidate. Prior to her first election in 2006, she was a senior negotiator and top advisor for Canada’s largest private-sector union, the Canadian Auto Workers, now called UNIFOR. She led bargaining in key sectors, including airlines, hospitality, and later the auto sector, becoming the first woman from the union to do so. She also pioneered key policies and programs for the labour movement on human rights and women’s leadership. After public life, Nash has continued her commitment to equality as a co-founder of the Ryerson Faculty of Arts Women in the House program. She also chairs the Labour Management Advisory Committee at the Ted Rogers School of Management.

ALICE RUEDA While working in the high-tech industry for more than a decade, Alice Rueda was responsible for developing the first commercial fixed broadband wireless access system. Rueda is now pursuing her doctoral degree in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Ryerson University after obtaining her master's degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering and her bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Manitoba. Her current interest is to characterize Parkinson's voice impairment and tremors — collaborating with research scientists in Canada, Colombia, Brazil and Germany. Rueda is also a member of the Parkinson 101 team for Parkinson Canada and was a committee member for Superwalk 2019.

DEBBIE ZIMMERMAN For more than 30 years, Debbie Zimmerman has been a political, business and community leader in Niagara and Ontario, recognized for her commitments to children, mental health, the environment, agriculture and responsible government. Zimmerman served as the first — and only — female chair of Niagara’s regional government where, among other issues, she led the charge for early childhood development programs. She spearheaded a multi-million-dollar fundraising effort to build a children’s mental health facility in St. Catharines and has been recognized for her efforts to protect and preserve Ontario’s Greenbelt. Zimmerman’s political career was a springboard to other ventures. She was the chair of the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation for eight years and was assigned in 2015 by then Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne to the provincial review panel for Ontario’s land use plans. She has also represented Ontario and Canada on international trade missions. Today, she serves as the CEO of the Grape Growers of Ontario. Her many recognitions have included the Greater Niagara Chamber of Commerce’s Niagara Award, and Community Leadership Award, as well as being named the YWCA’s Woman of Distinction in 2003.

For a list of past honorary degree recipients please visit brocku.ca/convocation/archive/honoraries/

Faculty of Mathematics and Science | 11 Graduates # Indicates with First-Class Standing Amanda Kornel, St. Catharines Alexander Chew, Fort Erie * Indicates with Distinction Richard Michael Le Sueur, Oakville # Sarah Ann Childs Yize Li, St. Catharines # Joanna Cichalewski, Newmarket Doctor of Philosophy Reginald Kelly McLean, Niagara Falls Tristyn-Lyric Fusco Clarke, Niagara Falls Kailey Elizabeth Meehan, Burlington Emily Nicole Copeland, Mitchell Parisa Abbasi, St. Catharines Leila Meskine, St. Catharines Courtney Ann Cutts, Thorold South Investigating the Cluster Holt Nickolas Messner, Fergus Yapeng Dai, St. Catharines Chemistry of a-Methyl-2-pyridine Xin Min, St. Catharines # Cody Daneluik, Niagara Falls methanol (mpmH) with Select Matthew Craig Mueller, Dundas Dana Darmohray, Mississauga 3d Ions Hamidreza Nayeri, Iran Caitlin Sierra de Vries, Waterdown James Alexander Paterson, Ancaster # Natalie Deeb, Brampton Daler Baidilov Mark Pelaccia, Hamilton # Forrest Michael Demers, Welland Chemoenzymatic Formal Total Justin Thomas Pentesco, Fonthill Yatin Patrick Deshwal, Thorold Syntheses of Tetrodotoxin and an Paul Michael Pilkington, Niagara Falls Hagar Ashraf Hussein Deyab, Mississauga Approach to Daphenylline Rahul Pradeep Kumar, India Zakary James Doyle, Hamilton Brayden Tyler Prentice, Fonthill # Michael Randall Earle, Grimsby Marina De Lima Marcolin, Brazil Harpreet Singh Punni, St. Catharines Derrick Edowen, Brampton Influence of adolescent social Arpi Sen Gupta, St. Catharines Joshua Egamino, East Amherst, NY instability stress on the intake of Linhan Shao Dina El Jaroudi, Burlington ethanol and sucrose in a Garrett Shay Shay, St. Catharines # Alessandra Elizabeth Li Gabriel rodent model Vamshi Krishna Suryapally, India Kyra Anne Gare, Strathroy Jonathan Robert Walmsley, Welland # Kyle Giammarco, Wainfleet Ringaile Lapinskaite, Lithuania Aileen Charmine Williams, Fonthill # Michelle Giroux, Gatineau, QC Synthesis and derivatization Wenjing Yang, China Matthew Erik Grahlman, Bright's Grove of Amaryllidaceae constituents Cong Yu Jeffrey Hanson, Hannon – narciclasine and pancratistatin # Yansan Han, St. Catharines Bachelor of Computing and Colin James Harley, Newmarket Zineb Ras Ali, St. Catharines Michael Thomas Hebbourn, Fort Erie Magnetically Interesting Business (Honours) # Robert Kraig Jefferson Helmeczi, Coordination Complexes Based on Niagara Falls Macrocyclic Ligands Matthew Michael Alunni, Grimsby Heather Maria Hiscock, Milton Ignazio Emmanuele Guarino, Welland Adam Benjamin Houde, Angus Wanxiangfu Tang, Oakville Cameron Noel Hammel, Milton Zakariah Ibrahim, Niagara Falls The role of mobile elements in # Marynelle Santos Icmat, Brampton recent primate genomes Bachelor of Science (Honours) # Sagiri Ikenaga, Niagara Falls # Jason James Jacobs, Welland Master of Science Iman Abu Zaid # Rachael Johnson, Grimsby # Michael Nayland Ahle, Thorold # Robert Morley Jolley, Edmonton, AB # Brock Andrew Jones, Lindsay Pardis Asgari, Iran Syed Taha Ain, Oakville # Kyle Robert Jones, Milton Paria Azadi Namin, St. Catharines # Cameron John Andress, Port Colborne Christopher Thomas Kaminski, Welland Sharnendu Banik, Mississauga Christopher James Balardo, Jerseyville Katrina Ottilia Kastelic, Erin Kurtis James Bauer, Niagara Falls # Parmdeep Bansal, Brampton # Shraddha Khirwadkar, St. Catharines Justin Bridgeman, Halifax Aurora Battis, Niagara Falls Adam Kirchmayer, Welland Dusty James Cadwallader, Port Hardy, BC Yusuf Musbah Benhalim, St. Catharines Tyler Kisac, Welland Rachel Lee Clemens, St. Catharines # Hayley-Ann Bennett, Fonthill # Bradley David Klassen, Jordan Station Amandeep Kaur Dhindsa, India # Cassandra Lee Bergwerff, Ottawa # Agnieszka Krzywinska, Mississauga Tianyu Dong, St. Catharines Gurpreet Birdi, Brampton Bernadett Anita Kujani, St. Catharines Hayden Christopher Foy, Curtis Jay Bloemberg, Woodstock # Anushka Lalwani, Niagara Falls Niagara on the Lake Stephen Joseph Bordeleau, Thorold Ian LeMasters, Burlington James Snyder Frank Tyler Borgatti, Welland Zhi Yu Kevin Lin, Scarborough Matthew Tyson Guest, Oshawa # Lauren Sarah Bourke, Mt Brydges Quanjian Li Emily Rose Ham, St. Catharines Shauna Nicole Bracken, Courtice Emma Tesney Livesley-James, Toronto Xinsi Huang, St. Catharines # Jessica Lena Braun, Fonthill # Shannon Margaret Janet Love, Fonthill Nurbek Imangazin, St. Catharines Kylie Rose Grace Butski, Niagara Falls Wasee Malik, St. Catharines Shannon Grace Jewell, Fort Erie # Khurram Ayubi Butt, Niagara Falls # Alyssa Arlene Rubi McAdorey, Bradford Andrew Kenig, Beamsville Adnan Chaudhry, Caistor Centre

12 | Faculty of Mathematics and Science Tamara McDiarmid, Welland Drayton Maceo Aruje Khan, Oakville # Andrea Nicole McDonald, Fort Erie Alexander Williams, Pickering * Eimaan Khan, Niagara Falls Hannah Meagher, Kitchener # Sean Daniel Wilson, Newmarket Joanna Helena Klos, Thorold Scott Miskey, Barrie # Joel Scott Wingrove, Tillsonburg Amanpreet Singh Lobana, Brampton Ahmed Mohamed, Niagara Falls Carsten Vanwieren Wisch, Churchill Yiwei Mao, Foshan Fatima Mojahid, St. Catharines Tianxingjian Wu, St. Catharines Milan Miguel Mastracci, Fonthill # Mikael Morneault Sijia Xiang Julia Noreen Mazur, Hamilton Shealin Hannah Murray, Angus # Penghan Yan, St. Catharines Muhammad Danyal Mirza, Mississauga # Wesley William Nantais, Hamilton Yvonne Yong, Niagara Falls Stefanie Paige Nadeau, Fonthill # Nolan Patrick Nardangeli, Thorold # Emmylou Rose Zenga, Niagara Falls Krishna Atulkumar Patel, St. Catharines # Lauren Nesbitt, St. Catharines Tian Zhao, St. Catharines Ankur Pathe, Mississauga Minhhan Pham Nguyen, St. Catharines Lingjue Zhou, China Andrej Petrovski, Hamilton Ikechukwu Tiger-Jesse Okwulehie, Hamilton Sean Lezfor Seduco Zosa, Brampton Stephanie Pinto, Burlington # Eric Jordan O'Neill, Niagara Falls Breanna Marie Pradolini # Kyle Ophelders, Stouffville Bachelor of Science with Major Aditya Kumar Sarkar, Mississauga Andrea Nicole Lapie Ortiz, Hannon Ricardo Siles, Milton Aiden Osipenko, Burlington * Zackary Peter Stares, St. Catharines # Tokunbo Kemmy Oyebolu, Barrie Ahsen Syed Ali, Stoney Creek Christine Tran, Scarborough # Rahim Pandelis, Hamilton Carina Bettencourt, Brampton Kyle Allen Webb, Seaforth Niyati Pardiwalla, Brampton Caitlin Finnegan, Mississauga Kyle David Winch, Brantford Aamira Patel, Scarborough Jensen Hung, Richmond Hill Bishouy Beshara Zakhary, Hamilton Romil Patel, Markham Matthew King Tak Li, Markham Tanya Patrawala, Oakville Hakeem Madahey, Milton This program lists the names of individuals # Dylan Pavao, Brampton Glen Kunchachedathu Mathew, Mississauga who were approved to graduate # Domenic Alexander Perriccioli, Burlington Ashley Elizabeth Mergl, Niagara Falls on June 15, 2020. The University regrets # Riley Jane Pirouet, Woodslee Shanice Abena Oduro, Brampton that names which were added after this date Matthew Alexander Porter, Grimsby Babatunde Kazeem Ogunwale, Thorold could not be included in this program. # Jordan Charles Enrique Prada, Paul Prince, St. Catharines St. Catharines Aesha Dharmeshkumar Shah, Brampton Junya Qiao, St. Catharines Matvei Skvortsov, St. Catharines # Megan Mercedes Rabe, Port Robinson Merveilles Tshikonda Tshisuaka, Brampton # Zachary Raczywolski, Mississauga Juan Camilo Uribe, St. Catharines Pravin Rajanayagam, Brampton Juan Manuel Vallecilla Viveros, # Syed Fayyaz Husain Rizvi, St. Catharines St. Catharines # Brandon Rodrigue, Port Colborne Ji Wang Rozhin Rowshanpour, St. Catharines Serena Zenobi # Jagandeep Singh Saraya, Brampton # Sebastien Savard, La Prairie, QC Bachelor of Science (3 Year) # Dakota Fox Schnierle, Niagara on the Lake Ryan Andrew Seguin, Caledonia Nathaniel Abraham, Thorold Sarah Sgambelluri, Beamsville Ryanna Jade Baich, Ashton # Jocelyn Amber Smit, Chatham Gabriela Emily Baptista, London Claire Snelgrove, Jordan Eunice Yuek-Hei Chan # Lauren Stone, Mississauga Sana Chohan, Burlington # Nawal Fatima Syed, Burlington Cole Patrick Cimek, Wainfleet Lyzcel Talisic, Brampton Harjot Dhaliwal, Ottawa # Mary Grace Taylor, Merlin Lyna Dinh, Hamilton # Daniel James Teeuwsen, St. Catharines Brenna Marie Dorosh, Guelph Melissa Jewel Kathy Thomas, Marina Hanne Dritsas, Burlington Antigua And Barbuda Umesh Rajan Duggal, Oakville Jared David John Thomson, St. Catharines Linda Duong, St. Catharines # Collin Tower, York Mai Elaarag Jonas Treigys, Mississauga Rami Mohammed Hussein Eltahir, # Timothy Aron Vaillancourt, Dunnville St. Catharines # Joshua Daniel Van Stralen, St. Catharines Jamila Zaria Eve-Cann, Bermuda Alexandra Alicia Victoria Vince, Camryn Mackenzie Grant, St. Catharines St. Catharines Spenser Ashmore Greenfield, St. Catharines Brandon White, Holland Landing Erin Griffiths # Maneesha Gayathri Wijesundara, Arva * Michelle Wing-Lam Huang, Mississauga # Amanda Joan Williams, St. Catharines Nan Jiang, St. Catharines

Faculty of Mathematics and Science | 13 Medals Governor General Gold Medals The Governor General of Canada has presented a gold medal to be awarded to two graduating students with the highest standing of all graduates in a master’s or doctoral degree program.

Simon Earp-Lynch Master of Science Mathematics and Statistics

Benjamin Earp-Lynch Master of Science Mathematics and Statistics

Board of Trustees Spirit of Brock Medals Awarded to one undergraduate and one graduate student per Faculty who best exemplify the spirit of Sir Isaac Brock.

Faculty of Applied Health Sciences Aashir Siddique Bachelor of Science (Honours) Kelly Pilato Doctor of Philosophy, Applied Health Sciences

Goodman School of Business Bilal Khan Bachelor of Accounting (Honours) Sara Eslampanah Master of Business Administration, Business Administration (Marketing) ISP Co-op Option

Faculty of Education Jasmine Pereira Bachelor of Education Reuben Plance Master of Education, Social and Cultural Contexts of Education

Faculty of Humanities Sun-Kyung (Julie) Simmonds Bachelor of Arts (Honours)

Faculty of Mathematics and Science Shraddha Khirwadkar Bachelor of Science (Honours) Leila Meskine Master of Science, Mathematics and Statistics

Faculty of Social Sciences Niveditha Sethumadhavan Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Keely Grossman Master of Arts, Social Justice and Equity Studies

Dean’s Medals

Sabrina Buchanan Bachelor of Kinesiology (Honours) Noah Desruisseaux Bachelor of Arts Brook Lynn Falk Bachelor of Science Robert Kraig Jefferson Helmeczi Bachelor of Science (Honours) Tim Hewitson Bachelor of Education Brittany Kotewicz Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) Kaitlyn Luttjehuizen Bachelor of Arts Aaron Robert Shakerley Bachelor of Arts Jessica Tigchelaar Bachelor of Music (Honours) Noah Vasileuskaya Bachelor of Business Economics (Honours)

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Affleck Memorial Prize in Philosophy Leena Hosien, Bachelor of Arts (Honours)

Biological Sciences Faculty Year 4 Book Prize Lauren Stone, Bachelor of Science (Honours)

Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW) Hamilton Award Danielle Boiago, Bachelor of Education

Cara Chefurka Memorial Book Prize Kelsey Gatta, Bachelor of Arts (3 year)

David and Carolyn DiBattista Scholarship Brook Haight, Bachelor of Arts (Honors)

Dean's Award for Professional Growth - Intermediate-Senior Kristina McGill, Bachelor of Education

Dean's Award for Professional Growth - Intermediate-Senior Amanda Flintoft, Bachelor of Education

Dean's Award for Professional Growth - Junior-Intermediate Carly Horton, Bachelor of Education

Dean's Award for Professional Growth - Junior-Intermediate Erika Van Stowski, Bachelor of Education

Dean's Award for Professional Growth - Primary-Junior Johannes Kromhout, Bachelor of Education

Dean's Award for Professional Growth - Primary-Junior Michelene Mountjoy, Bachelor of Education

Department of Biology Undergraduate Research Excellence Award Lauren Stone, Bachelor of Science (Honours)

Department of Classics Book Prize in Ancient Art and Archaeology Christian Paul Sladic, Bachelor of Arts (Honours)

Department of Classics Book Prize in Classical Literature and History Aaron Robert Shakerley, Bachelor of Arts (3 year)

Department of Geography Graduating Prize Stephanie Nicole Tulipano, Bachelor of Arts (Honours)

Department of History Fourth Year Book Prize Naythan Poulin, Bachelor of Arts (Honours)

Faculty of Mathematics and Science | 15 Dianne Dutton Memorial Book Prize Sierra Kiers, Bachelor of Arts (Honours)

Dr. Michael Kompf Book Prize Danielle Safieh, Master of Education

Distinguished Graduate Student Award

Lewis Lau, Master of Arts, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences Aindriu Ros Russell Maguire, Master of Science, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences Kelly Pilato, Doctor of Philosophy, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences Jeffrey Allen Irvine, Doctor of Philosophy, Faculty of Education Steph McCorriston, Master of Education, Faculty of Education

Cansin Cagan Acarer, Master of Science, Goodman School of Business Jamie Almeida Master of Business Administration, Goodman School of Business Andrew Ian Power, Master of Arts, Goodman School of Business

Jill Planche, Doctor of Philosophy, Faculty of Humanities

Daler Baidilov, Doctor of Philosophy, Faculty of Mathematics and Science Marina De Lima Marcolin, Doctor of Philosophy, Faculty of Mathematics and Science James Snyder Frank, Master of Science, Faculty of Mathematics and Science Matthew Tyson Guest, Master of Science, Faculty of Mathematics and Science Emily Rose Ham, Master of Science, Faculty of Mathematics and Science Kailey Elizabeth Meehan, Master of Science, Faculty of Mathematics and Science Leila Meskine, Master of Science, Faculty of Mathematics and Science Matthew Craig Mueller, Master of Science, Faculty of Mathematics and Science James Alexander Paterson, Master of Arts, Faculty of Mathematics and Science Harpreet Singh Punni, Master of Science, Faculty of Mathematics and Science

Jocelyn Lea Baker, Master of Sustainability, Faculty of Social Sciences Jonathan Duncan Brower, Master of Arts, Faculty of Social Sciences Gregory Heath Devilliers, Master of Business Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences Jordan Gallant, Master of Arts, Faculty of Social Sciences William Christopher Genik, Master of Arts, Faculty of Social Sciences Rebecca Lila Hansford, Master of Arts, Faculty of Social Sciences Reuben Howlett, Master of Arts, Faculty of Social Sciences Kevin MacDonald, Doctor of Philosophy, Faculty of Social Sciences Janet Moore, Master of Arts, Faculty of Social Sciences Katelyn Pierce, Master of Arts, Faculty of Social Sciences Nicole Robin Ashley Staite, Master of Arts, Faculty of Social Sciences Cindy Lou Thompson, Master of Applied Disability Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences

Distinguished Graduating Student Award

Sabrina Buchanan, Bachelor of Science (Honours), Faculty of Applied Health Sciences Abigail Ellis, Bachelor of Education, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences Meghan Lawson, Bachelor of Science (Honours), Faculty of Applied Health Sciences Alesia McBride, Bachelor of Kinesiology (Honours), Faculty of Applied Health Sciences Ryan William Modafferi, Bachelor of Science (Honours), Faculty of Applied Health Sciences Rachelle Patille, Bachelor of Education, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences Katerina Scheepstra, Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Faculty of Applied Health Sciences Madeleine Sommerville, Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Faculty of Applied Health Sciences Erica Wortley, Bachelor of Science (Honours), Faculty of Applied Health Sciences

16 | Faculty of Mathematics and Science Luke Boesveld, Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Faculty of Education Madeleine Campbell, Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Faculty of Education Johannes Kromhout, Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Faculty of Education Hayley Lukich, Bachelor of Science (Honours), Faculty of Education Michelene Mountjoy, Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Faculty of Education Vladan Vukosavljevic, Bachelor of Science in Nursing (Honours), Faculty of Education

Brittany Kotewicz, Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Goodman School of Business Deborah Ooi, Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Goodman School of Business

Kaitlyn Carter, Bachelor of Science (Honours), Faculty of Humanities Elizabeth Marie Colantoni, Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Faculty of Humanities Hannah Dobbie, Bachelor of Science (Honours), Faculty of Humanities Kalina Ouellette, Bachelor of Science (Honours), Faculty of Humanities Christopher Rosati, Bachelor of Science (Honours), Faculty of Humanities Sun-Kyung Simmonds, Bachelor of Science (Honours), Faculty of Humanities Evelyn Stoesser, Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours), Faculty of Humanities Jessica Tigchelaar, Bachelor of Education, Faculty of Humanities Ivy Ha Truong, Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Faculty of Humanities

Hayley-Ann Bennett, Bachelor of Recreation and Leisure Studies (Honours), Faculty of Mathematics and Science Lauren Sarah Bourke, Bachelor of Education, Faculty of Mathematics and Science Khurram Ayubi Butt, Bachelor of Arts (Honours) , Faculty of Mathematics and Science Joanna Cichalewski, Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Faculty of Mathematics and Science Cody Daneluik, Bachelor of Child Health (Honours), Faculty of Mathematics and Science Robert Kraig Jefferson Helmeczi, Bachelor of Science (Honours), Faculty of Mathematics and Science Marynelle Santos Icmat, Bachelor of Education, Faculty of Mathematics and Science Kyle Robert Jones, Bachelor of Accounting (Honours), Faculty of Mathematics and Science Shraddha Khirwadkar, Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Faculty of Mathematics and Science Bradley Klassen, Bachelor of Public Health (Honours), Faculty of Mathematics and Science Sebastien Savard, Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Faculty of Mathematics and Science Lauren Stone, Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Faculty of Mathematics and Science

Malcolm Cavanagh, Bachelor of Science (Honours), Faculty of Social Sciences Kyle Cleland, Bachelor of Physical Education (Honours), Faculty of Social Sciences Anthony Crocco-Montagano, Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Faculty of Social Sciences Thomas Nicholas Gardner, Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Faculty of Social Sciences Brook Haight, Bachelor of Science (Honours), Faculty of Social Sciences Victoria Holcombe , Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Faculty of Social Sciences Brianna Lynn Kuchurean, Bachelor of Science (Honours), Faculty of Social Sciences Amber Macdonald, Bachelor of Music (Honours), Faculty of Social Sciences Abigail Maunder-Collier, Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Faculty of Social Sciences Eduardo Humberto Retes, Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Faculty of Social Sciences Jillian Skoblenick, Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Faculty of Social Sciences Stephanie Nicole Tulipano, Bachelor of Education, Faculty of Social Sciences Sanjana Verma, Bachelor of Business Economics (Honours), Faculty of Social Sciences Brenda Harmony Wanji Nguemeni, Bachelor of Sport Management (Honours), Faculty of Social Sciences

Don Johnstone Award Leena Hosien

Earth Sciences Award - Year 4 Lauren Sarah Bourke, Bachelor of Science (Honours)

Goodman Scholars Rishita Satpal Choudhary, Master of Business Administration Van Nguyen Thao Dang, Master of Business Administration

Faculty of Mathematics and Science | 17 Deepan Kumar Das, Master of Science Alexis Fabricius, Master of Business Administration Vilawan Hamjinda, Master of Professional Accounting Andrea Isabel Munoz Erazo, Master of Business Administration Channpreet Singh, Master of Business Administration Tariqdeep Singh, Master of Business Administration

Jack M. Miller Excellence in Research Award Parisa Abbasi, Doctor of Philosophy Susan Maureen Docherty-Skippen, Doctor of Philosophy Emily Rose Ham, Master of Science, Earth Sciences Jill Planche, Doctor of Philosophy

Jack Noble Book Prize Steph McCorriston, Master of Education

James White - Knowledge is Power Award for Finance Sana Inam, Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours)

Jim Leach Book Prize Justin Wyatt Boutilier

John and Roslyn Reed Book Prizes Bradley Klassen, Bachelor of Science (Honours) Jocelyn Amber Smit, Bachelor of Science (Honours)

Julie Bouffard Health Sciences Award Rachelle Patille, Bachelor of Public Health (Honours)

Ken Boyle C.O.B.R.A Radio Memorial Book Prize Jillian Skoblenick, Bachelor of Arts (Honours)

Marilyn I. Walker Textile Art Award Kira Angela Pretty, Bachelor of Arts (Honours)

Maurice Perkins Award Brittany Kotewicz, Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours)

Political Science Department Year 4 Book Prize Malcolm Cavanagh, Bachelor of Arts (Honours)

Sonja Bata Award for Entrepreneurship Ines Metel, Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours)

18 | Faculty of Mathematics and Science Beta Gamma Sigma Arin Leffler Shantia Whittaker Jessica Leung Meagan Wilson Cansin Cagan Acarer Min Li Jingyuan Xu Zackariah Ahrens Mengru Liao Ruichen Xu Jamie Almeida Qi Lin Zehao Xu Ankith Ashok Wei Liu Luyu Yin Dayana Badminova Anojaa Loganathan Zhixiang Zeng Aaron Black Ziye Luan Jiayi Zhang Spencer Bollenbach Ting Ma Mingqi Zhang Baelie Campbell Connor MacMillan Xiangxin Zhang Yi Chen Shiva Malhotra Jun Zhao Yufei Chen Bsma Matar Ziyi Zhu Yushi Chen Danielle McCaffery Naweed Chowdhury Campus Wide Co-curricular Ceilidh McDonald Jennifer Marie Scott Meech Phillip Ampofo Dwomoh De Zuniga Solis Jiaqi Meng Rocky Brar Philip Dreise Rhea Modi Ana Sofia Caldeira Rua Kaleb Embury Deborah Ooi Courtney Mare Dundas Alexis Fabricius Joseph Pagnotta Sydney Hansen Shulin Fan Jaineel Dinesh Patel Rachel Grace Housser Sarah Ferrell Guanchao Peng Clare Ifeyinwa Obi Adrianna Garisto Liam Jonathan Pepper Kailene Jackson Flavie Gonzalez Patrick Alexander Pobojewski Anushka Lalwani Shant Michael Guedikian Yi Qiao Laura Lozinski Carlos Guerra Sha Qiu Emma MacDonald Xiaotong Guo Xuan Qiu Favour Nwogu Larissa Hahamian Adrian Race Riley Jane Pirouet Ann Hanna Mahmud Rahman Reuben Plance Elizabeth Gillian Harris Saijenan Rajkumar Niveditha Sethumadhavan Jianbo He Talha Rana Christine Barbara Sirignano Thomas Hewitt Puneet Rastogi Jocelyn Amber Smit Vanisha Hira Shayan Roy Shirrea Spencer Sana Inam Harshita Santha Kaitlyn Tabet Ishita Jain Sepehr Sepehri Daniela Young-Licitra Xingchen Jiang Tariqdeep Singh Xingchen Jiang Wenjing Song Yezhou Jiang Aaron Taylor Laura Jung Thu Phuong Tong Amandeep Kaur Spencer Turcotte Brittany Kotewicz Zhe Wang Martin Lee Dean Patrick Weber

Faculty of Mathematics and Science | 19 PROFESSOR EMERITI Stephen Hartman Joan Preston Sharon Abbey John Hay Peter Rand Jack Adams-Webber James Heap Merle Richards Barbara Austin Mei Ling Huang A. William Richardson Carl Baar W.H.N. Hull Mary Richardson Thomas Barnes Harry Hunt Roberta Robb Sandra Beckett Peggy Hutchison Linda Rose-Krasnor Kathy Belicki Ana Isla Leonard Rosmarin Howard Bell Ron Kerman Stuart Rothstein John Benjafield Philip Kitchen David Rupp John Black Zisimos Koustas Stan Sadava Terry Boak Murray Knuttila Carol Sales Leslie Boldt John Lavery Sid Segalowitz Alan Bown Charles F. Laywine Tony Shaw Douglas Bruce James Leach Ramesh C. Shukla Stefan Brudzynski Ken Loucks David Siegel Robert Carlone Daniel Madar John Sivell Alan Castle Michael Manley-Casimir Martin Tammemagi Wing-Cheuk Chan Dorothy Markiewicz Robert R. Taylor Ralph Connelly Isidore Masse Paul Tyson June Corman Neil McCartney Donald J. Ursino Nancy DeCourville Hedy McGarrell Alan Wheeler David DiBattista Ronald McTavish Sybil Wilson Mohammed H.I. Dore Coral Mitchell LIBRARIAN EMERITI Rosemary Drage Hale Mary Jane Miller Colleen Beard Ann Duffy Anthony Mollica Karen Bordonaro Ivo Duntsch Ralph Morris Marcie Jacklin Jane Dywan Merijean Morrissey BOARD OF TRUSTEES Anne Elliot David Moule Chair - Gary Comerford Dennis Essar Eric Muller Vice-Chair - Robin Williams Corrado Federici Catherine Nash Members ex officio Nancy Francis John Novak Chancellor, Hugh Gayler Robert Nunn Shirley Cheechoo Daniel Glenday Patrick O’Neill President and Vice-Chancellor, Gervan Fearon Barry Grant Robert Ogilvie Community Members Dorothy Griffiths Francis Owen Sophia Aggelonitis Carolyn Hafer Carmela Patrias Mark Arthur Yousef Haj-Ahmad Sandra Peters Gary Comerford John Robert Hanrahan Michael Plyley Michele-Elise Burnett Craig Hanyan Edward Pomeroy

20 | Faculty of Mathematics and Science Mario De Divitiis Term ending 2021 Mary De Sousa James Allard John Fisher Natalee Caple Brian Lang Jens Coorssen Bill Maurin Fayez Elayan Anne McCourt Amy Friend Beverley Morden Jennifer Good Marylee O’Neill Nota Klentrou Chris Phillips Catherine Longboat William (Bill) Rickers Beatrice Ombuki-Berman Robert Welch Colin Rose Dr. Robin Williams Susan Sydo Elisabeth Zimmermann Tek Thongpapanl Faculty Trustees Murray Wickett Don Cyr, Chair of Senate Term ending 2022 Jens Coorssen Michael Ashton Miriam Richards Irene Blayer Staff Trustees Christene Carpenter-Cleland Bradley Clarke Eric Dolansky Giulia Forsythe Bareket Falk Student Trustees Tim Murphy Asad Jalib Larry Savage Christopher Yendt Kirsty Spence SENATE Carole Lynn Stewart Chair - Don Cyr Francine Vachon Vice Chair - Larry Savage Michelle Webber Elected Representatives: Heather Whipple Term ending 2020 Elected Student Representatives Kate Bezanson Undergraduate Student Representatives Poling Bork Term Ending 2020 Don Cyr Harroop Ahuja Andrew Dane Tooba Muhammad Elizabeth Greene Christopher Yendt Katerina Koka Term Ending 2021 Kelly Lockwood Alexa Leitch Linda Lowry Hope Tuff-Berg Richard C. Mitchell Graduate Student Representatives Tim Ribaric Term Ending 2020 Ian Ritchie Melanie Extance Philip Wachel Sarah Walker

Faculty of Mathematics and Science | 21 Members Ex Officio Carol Merriam Dean, Faculty of Humanities Shirley Cheechoo Chancellor Michael Owen Dean, Faculty of Education Gervan Fearon President and Vice-Chancellor Peter Tiidus Dean, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences Gregory Finn Interim Provost Geraldine Jones and Vice-President, Academic University Registrar & Associate Vice-President, Enrolment Services Asad Jalib BUSU, Vice-President, Mark Robertson Finance and Administration University Librarian Tim Kenyon Gary Comerford Vice-President, Research Chair, Board of Trustees Brian Power Thomas Winger Vice-Provost and Associate President, Concordia Seminary Vice-President, Academic James O’Brien Anna Lathrop Alumni Association Representative Vice-Provost, Teaching, Learning and Student Success Michele-Elise Burnett Indigenous Representative Camille Rutherford Vice-Provost, Strategic Partnerships and International Amos Key Jr. (July 1, 2019) Vice-Provost, Indigenous Engagement Ejaz Ahmed Dean, Faculty of Mathematics and Science Diane Dupont Interim Dean, Faculty of Graduate Studies Andrew Gaudes Dean, Goodman School of Business Ingrid Makus Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences

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WBrock University’s Class of 2020 is graduating with the skills, knowledge and talent that position it for future success. Our graduates are forever members of a very special family. For more than half a century, Brock graduates have realized successful futures and made positive contributions to communities here in the Niagara Region and all around the world. We are proud of you, and we celebrate your achievements. Surgite!”

Gervan Fearon President and Vice-Chancellor Brock University

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