2020 Graduation

CONGRATULATIONS 2020 GRADUATES THE CHARGE TO THE GRADUATES Graduates, today you are admitted into the fellowship of graduates of Ontario Colleges, an honour bestowed only upon those who have met high standards of conduct and learning. In the name of Mohawk College, therefore I hereby charge you: • To safeguard the dignity and ethics of our fellowship; • To cultivate the spirit of inquiry and innovation; • To celebrate your role as a local and global citizen; • To maintain, through study, the fresh viewpoint expected in an age of rapid advancement; and • To contribute, in all these ways, to society, in order that the dignity of humankind, through you, may be constantly reafrmed. SCIENTIA OPUS OMNIUM. KNOWLEDGE, THE WORK OF ALL. CONGRATULATIONS 2020 GRADUATES Congratulations to the graduating class of 2020 from all of us at Mohawk College. Like your families, we are proud of all that you have accomplished. This is a major milestone in your life. Getting to this moment took resilience, focus and hard work. This has been especially true for you this year. The COVID-19 pandemic is the biggest obstacle Mohawk College has ever faced in our history. We will get through this. And how we get through this will help to defne us as a college. And how you get through this crisis will help to defne you as well. We are facing a lot of changes in our lives at this time, but with change comes opportunity. Opportunities come more frequently out of change than they do out of the status quo. Take all the lessons you learned and the experiences you gained while at Mohawk and lean into the changes. If you lean into change, it will help you manage through the uncertainties of life. I am sure this is not how you expected to mark your graduation from college. It is not the way we wanted it either. We would rather congratulate you in person, and we still plan to do so, but at a time when it is safe for us to gather again. Until then, it was a privilege to educate and serve you as a student and we cannot wait to see what you will accomplish next. Regards, Ron J. McKerlie, President & CEO Mohawk College of Applied Arts and Technology MOHAWK COLLEGE 2020 GRADUATES 1 Mohawk College Board of Governors Katrina McFadden, Chair Paul Pastirik, Vice Chair Bill Chisholm MOHAWK COLLEGE Louisa Drost Mark Farrow Zachary Feldman 2020 GRADUATES Lisa Knap Kamala Kruse Sheri Longboat Sheree Meredith TABLE OF CONTENTS Sony Poulose Mila Ray-Daniels Tracey Richardson Raymond Simmons Steve Stipsits Message from the President & CEO .................................................................. 1 Barbara Sullivan Message from the Mayor ................................................................................. 4 David van der Woerd Ron J. McKerlie, President & CEO Alumni Welcome .............................................................................................. 5 Governor General’s Award Winner .................................................................... 6 Mohawk College Foundation Board Mohawk College Graduate Medal Winners......................................................... 6 Glen Steeves, Chair Continuing Education, Academic Quality and Bruce Pearson, Vice Chair Linda Marshall, Second Vice Chair Centre for Teaching and Learning Gregg Crealock Community Services and Support................................................................ 7 Annette Hamm Jay Hayward International Education Gary Nelson General Arts and Science – English for Academic Purposes .......................... 7 Bob Savage Pearl Veenema Marshall School of Skilled Trades & Apprenticeship Kim Watkins, Treasurer Marshall School of Skilled Trades & Apprenticeship Medal Winner ................. 8 Ron J. McKerlie, President Construction and Building Systems .............................................................. 8 Mohawk College Executive Group Industrial ................................................................................................... 9 Ron J. McKerlie, President & CEO Motive Power ............................................................................................ 10 Paul Armstrong, Mechanical Techniques Programs .............................................................. 10 Chief Operating Ofcer Katie Burrows, Director, McKeil School of Business and School of Media & Entertainment Development Tom Ferns, General Counsel and McKeil School of Business and School of Media & Entertainment Corporate Secretary Medal Winner ........................................................................................... 11 Alison Horton, Vice President, Business ................................................................................................... 11 Academic Meg Houghton, Vice President, Business and Media Graduate Studies, Applied Research, Student & Alumni Engagement Entrepreneurship ..................................................................................... 14 Trish Loomis, Executive Director, Media and Entertainment .......................................................................... 18 Ofce of the President Kim Watkins, Acting Vice President, Corporate Services MOHAWK COLLEGE 2020 GRADUATES School of Community, Justice and Liberal Studies School of Community, Justice and Liberal Studies Medal Winner ................ 20 Community Studies ................................................................................... 20 Liberal Studies .......................................................................................... 22 Social Services and Justice Studies ............................................................ 23 School of Engineering Technology School of Engineering Technology Medal Winner ........................................ 25 Building and Construction Sciences ........................................................... 25 Chemical, Mechanical and Aviation ............................................................ 26 Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology ....................................... 27 School of Health School of Health Medal Winner .................................................................. 31 Allied Health ............................................................................................. 31 Health Studies .......................................................................................... 32 Nursing .................................................................................................... 33 Indigenous Student Awards ........................................................................... 36 International Student Awards ........................................................................ 36 Celebration of Learning Awards ..................................................................... 37 Varsity Student Awards ................................................................................. 37 Scholarships – Award Recipients ..................................................................... 39 3 Message from the Mayor Mohawk College – Graduating Class of 2020 On behalf of my Council colleagues and the City of Hamilton I’d like to extend my sincere congratulations to the Mohawk College graduating classes of 2020. Among Hamilton's storied institutions, Mohawk College rightfully retains a position of prominence in our great city, continually renewing by improving infrastructure, becoming a leader in utilizing green technology and expanding the range of student services ensuring it provides the very best for experience for all who attend. As a graduate, I have great pride in my connection to the school. I look back with fond memories of my time attending Mohawk and am grateful to those who mentored me and provided the tools to build a successful career in the city I love. The world has changed due to the pandemic, and each of you will determine how we rebuild. You are embarking on an exciting and important new chapter in your lives, one that will enable you to further develop and define your skills. Congratulations to the Class of 2020. I encourage all of you to leave your mark, help build up your community and become responsible citizens who care about, and positively impact our City. Yours Sincerely, Fred Eisenberger Mayor 4 #MOHAWKGRAD | MOHAWKCOLLEGE.CA/2020GRADUATION 71 Main Street, 2nd Floor, Hamilton, ON L8P 4Y5 T: 905-546-4200 E: [email protected] Alumni Welcome Congratulations Class of 2020! Welcome to the Mohawk College Alumni Association. This academic semester coincided with extraordinary circumstances that afected not only our Mohawk community, but our country, and the rest of the world. Having to respond quickly and deftly to the COVID-19 crisis, the college moved courses for all programs to an online learning format to accommodate the continuation of the semester. As a result, you were faced with the challenge of having to be highly adaptive on short notice. You rose to the challenge and demonstrated your resilience. As a graduate of a full-time program at Mohawk College, you are now a member of the Mohawk College Alumni Association—today, tomorrow and for life. Established in 1985 to support graduates and the college, the Alumni Association acts as your direct link to former classmates, instructors and a network of more than 125,000 future ready alumni. There are also a number of great benefts available to you, including: Career supports: Access career counselling, job postings and interview preparation through Student and Graduate Employment Services. Perks: Exclusive for Mohawk Alumni members, use our new

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