Ryerson University Spring Convocation Monday, June 12, 2017 • 9:30 a.m. Master’s Degree Programs Documentary Media Faculty of Communication & Design Film and Photography Preservation and Collections Undergraduate Degree Programs Management Professional Communication Creative Industries Media Production New Media Tuesday, June 13, 2017 • 1 p.m. Performance Acting Performance Dance Faculty of Communication & Design Performance Production Undergraduate Degree Programs Master’s Degree Program Fashion Communication Media Production Fashion Design Graphic Communications Management Monday, June 12, 2017 • 2:30 p.m. Yeates School of Graduate Studies Faculty of Communication & Design Master’s Degree Program Undergraduate Degree Programs Fashion Image Arts – Film Studies Image Arts – New Media Image Arts – Photography Studies Interior Design Journalism Professional Communication Convocation Program Monday, June 12, 2017 • 9:30 a.m. Eagle Staff Carrier Mace Carrier and Bedel Tracey King Cynthia Ashperger Aboriginal Human Resources Consultant Director Ryerson Aboriginal Student Services Acting Program School of Performance Convocation Ceremony Invocation Family and friends are requested to rise when the In the toil of thinking; in the serenity of books; in the academic procession enters, and remain standing until messages of prophets, the songs of poets and the wisdom the conclusion of the invocation. of interpreters; in discoveries of continents of truth whose margins we may see; we delight in free minds and in their Following the convocation address, the graduands will thinking. rise for the general presentation of candidates and then resume their seats. Afterwards, graduands will be called In the majesty of the moral order; in the faith that right and presented for the awarding of certificates, and will triumph; in the courage given us when we ally undergraduate and graduate degrees. ourselves to truth in any form; in the privilege of being co-workers in good causes; we celebrate the unseen goals At the end of the ceremony, the audience is invited to join we share and serve. in the singing of O Canada. Once the national anthem is completed, the audience is asked to remain standing until Let us build a world safe from war and oppression, free the conclusion of the academic recession. and satisfying, one that ultimately furnishes answers for us all. O Canada O Canada! Our home and native land! True patriot love in all thy sons command. With glowing hearts we see thee rise, The True North strong and free! From far and wide O Canada, we stand on guard for thee. God keep our land glorious and free! O Canada, we stand on guard for thee. O Canada, we stand on guard for thee. 2 Ryerson University Convocation Host Awarding of Certificates and Degrees Charles Falzon Lawrence S. Bloomberg Dean Congratulations Welcome Address Alumni Ambassador Lawrence S. Bloomberg Chancellor Concluding Remarks Chris Evans President’s Remarks Interim Provost and Mohamed Lachemi Vice-President, Academic President and Vice-Chancellor National Anthem Convocation Address O Canada Dana Lee Program Director Media Production RTA School of Media President’s Award for Teaching Excellence Recipient General Presentation of Candidates Charmaine Hack Registrar Spring Convocation 2017 3 Faculty of Communication & Design Charles Falzon, Dean Charles Davis, Associate Dean, Scholarly, Research and Creative Activity Jean Bruce, Associate Dean, Graduate Education Ivor Shapiro, Associate Dean, Faculty and Student Affairs Undergraduate Degree Programs Creative Industries James Nadler, Chair, School of Creative Industries Bachelor of Arts *Elizabeth Albright *Ryley Elizabeth Hughes Abigail Lee Morrison *Gregory Michael Allan Iulia Iarca Kelly June Murphy *Olivia Amu *Brianne Alanna Noel Nikita James *Nicola Nemy Tavia Bakowski *Darci Leigh Jones *Ashley Mun-Yi Ng *William George Barker Katarina Kamps Jessica Hoang Nguyen *Jennifer Barron *Sarah Keith Jazelle Nicholson *Emily Betteridge *Jennifer Anne Kennedy *Sally Claire Nicholson Patricia Jac-Lynn Billings Sidrah Khatoon Austine G. Ortencio *Rachel Cathryn Boere Sohyun Kim Carolina Ospina Giraldo *Leah Burnside Miranda Jasmine Kinkead Rebecca Palen Sarah Caggianello *Ariella Joy Klein Pamesha Pande Matthew Cairns Natalie Krikorian Soojin Park *Kathryn Capern Prerna Kumar *Stephanie Blair Patterson Cassie Chan Garbo Kwan Raweeh Salvador Paz Daniel Wei Liang Chew Melanie Lachman Magda Prusaczyk *Caitlin Mei-Li Chin *Rebecca Anne Lacroix *Rebeca Quintero Fereira Cherise Anne Cunningham *Alena Ladki Hanifah Mariam Ramadhan Cole Richard Davis Madison Lambden Alexis M. Rau Alexandra Dial Rachel E. Landry Miguel Francisco Romero Nicole Di Biasio *Alexander Hong Ji Lau Aishani Roy *Katie Lynn Didow Marcena Lau *Shellana Terese Pondoc Sabandal Sarah Duquette *Jacqueline Le Gabrielle Scheyen Megan Eileen Elias *Angela Lee Shannen Marie Serrano Karen Teixeira Espinola *Nicole Lefaive Valeria Sharivker Katrina Ferrari *Amy Rose Lloyd *Zoe Sinukoff Colleen Marion Filson Alyssa Lucchetta Thomas Skrlj Nicole Caroline Finelli Aakanksha Luthra *Emily Skublics *Claire Jolie Fisher Nicole Alyssa Macharacek Wendy Wing Laam So *Emmalyse Helena Frazer Laura Macmullin Suzie Stamatis Katherine Chantal Gagnon Carlyn Mandarano Sistilli Anna-Maria Stavridis *Arielle Hagoriles *Rabiya Mateen Blayne Stone Hailey O’Shay Halliday Brooke McClelland Jacqueline Storr-Nelson Megan Hilario Ryan A. McCollom Nicole Sumner Robyn Lyn Hoja Amy Lorraine McConaghy *Katlynn Sverko *Madison Howell Seanna McFarlane Alexia Teodosiu Brianna Marie Hoy Anat Morderer Chelsea Brooke Theroux *Maurice Simon Hriech *Dusty Moreira-Lima *Olivia Tortolo *with distinction 4 Ryerson University Jessica Lee Tran *Raven-Paige Wilkinson *Tayler Wong Regina Marie Trimble *Chevaughn Olivia Wilson Janice Yang *Janelle Kristina Tyme *Brittany Wong Vivienne Yip Katrina Denise Varvaro *Carolynne Wong *Patrick Wakisaka Dayna Danielle Wong Media Production Michael Coutanche, Chair, RTA School of Media Dana Lee, Program Director Bachelor of Arts Isabel Ahrbeck *Mitchell Andrew Geddes Kyle Mackenzie Vladlena Androsenko *Lauren Dowd Gellatly *Christina Magnoli *Shahrzad Ansari Brigitta Gibowic Maryam Mahini Michelle Arnone Laura Grace Girardo Mark Marji *Sobia Asghar *Dayna Erin Goldhar *Geoffrey Ross Martlin Fakiha Baig Alanna Lee Ann Golloher Tomas Maturana Aaron Matthew Bechard *Joshua Gonsalves *Alexandria Portia McLean *Amina Bejtic *Melissa Gonzalez Amy Mergianian Siobhan Bell Aaron Daniel Greenfield *Stefan John Mohrhardt *Kassandra Bellamy *Adam James Gualtieri Alexander Nakhjavan Emily Anne Bevan Lia Jeesoo Han Reah Rayhanna Narayan Christopher John Bjola Beatrice Helen Hanley *Einav Ne’eman *Mitchell Brombal Chantille Anna Hazineh Candice Ng *Chloe Hannah Brouitt *Laura Ellen Heidenheim *Katherine Nguyen Kathryn Burns Talia Jade Herzberg *Wilfred Matthaeus Noack *Devin Paul Calow *Stefan Hicks-Rubel Shannon Pamela Margaret Noble Michael Carlucci Mary Beth Holba *Victor Willem Oly Emma Maryn Barnett Chapman Shannon Leah Houston Renan Ozen *Danielle Elizabeth Chervatin Cassandra Christine Hyde Jessica Palmieri Olivia Chilese Sydney Jackson Rachel Paonessa James Austin Chouangsirivong *Danielle James Molly Prashad *Kate Chrumka Trevor Jeffery Sacchin Prashad Chelsea Coburn *Isabella Alice Joannou Michael Pugacewicz Julia A. Costa Devon Johnson Brooke Margaret Raven *Sara Alexandra Cristiano *Hannah Jong Michael Rebellato Matthew Cruickshank *Kaylyn Jung *Taylor Reynolds Aidan Shane D’Aoust Rubani Kalra *Justine Elizabeth Riches *Selina Da Silva *Aleksandra Kandic Hernando Rueda *Anisah Marissa Dass Matthew Robert Kelly Kristin Elizabeth Saddy Laura Lee Del Maschio Zahra Khozema Connor Salmoral Brian Desousa Reuben Benjamin Kiblitsky Devin Sarges Justine Dever-Arseneault Bailey Rose King Bianca Scarlato Kaitlyn Dougon Calissa Kirilenko *Meaghen Erin Seagrave *Aiden Douris Orest Kus *Mandy Sham Xandria Krystle D’Silva *Jessica Ian Lam Esty Shulman Mackenzie Christine Duffy Julian Gabriel Sydney Lee Priscilla Nazareth Sidero Brian-Rey Bordeos Ejar Agostino Leone Eric Sleeth *Antonietta Jean Emmanuel *Stephanie Wing Lam Leung Trevlee Small *Kelsey Espensen Sarah Jean Levinsky Nicole Soeiro Kanda Farkollie Christina Licastro Hyun Jeung Son Brooke Hannah Finkelstein *Taylor Lindsay-Noel *Aaron Stern Talene Simone Francis-Prettie Daniel Lozovski *Yona Devorah Strauss Samuel Jonathan Gamper Brittany Ying-Tung Luk John Patrick Hudson Sullivan Joshua Joseph Gawreletz Laura Dawn MacInnes-Rae Sean Sutherland *with distinction Spring Convocation 2017 5 David Sutrin *Kathleen Lauren Kavanagh Turner *Julia Wittmann Brendan Sylvia *Sofie Uretsky Mackenzie B. Wong Celene Adela Tang *Derek William Vanderwyk *Nicholas Avery Wong Marisa Tassone *Alexandra Vella *Riley Alexander Wood Joshua David Tavares *Jade Alexa Watson *Kevin Wu *Sarah Elaine Thomas *Katelyn Logan Wells *Dong Lai Yang Angie Tran Zoran White *Talia Nechama Zahavi Alexander Eduard Tretrop Kate Alexandra Wilson *Josephine Christy Yen Tse *Lindsay Barbara Witt New Media Michael Coutanche, Chair, RTA School of Media Steve Daniels, Program Director Bachelor of Fine Arts Liat Algranti Lucas Figliuzzi Andrew Phillip Soares Noura Al-Mutairi Alejandro Flores *Bramwell Su Blaze Box Wen Huai Hsu *Lulu Jordanna Tanenbaum Mandy Chan *Caylee Kalisky Kirk Villaruz *Christina Ashley De Bartolo *Samuel Legros McAlister Christopher Zeller-Newman *Joelle Dell’Erede Christopher Louie Seifeldin Elgoueiny Joanne Matti Performance Acting Peggy Shannon, Chair, School