Please join us in congratulating these members of the department who have received an award for the 2022-2023 academic year!


Faculty Awards

Contract Instructor Awards

Graduate Student Awards

  • Alicia McVarnock – Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award
  • Alicia McVarnock – TA Excellence Award
  • Alicia McVarnock – Vanier 2022 Award
  • Bryce Jenkins – TA Excellence Award

Undergraduate Student Awards

  • Alyssa Ellenor – Karl Bernhardt Scholarship in Psychology
  • Edna Zygta – David Bernhardt Scholarship in Psychology
  • Harper Chaisson – Dr. Lois Rosine & Dr. Don Bent Award in Psychology
  • Jessica Horvath – Florence Dunlop Scholarship
  • Mia Hobson – A. Wendt Book Prize
  • Sara McCabe – Dr. Lois Rosine & Dr. Don Bent Award in Psychology
  • Sophie Schott – Elinor Burwell Scholarship in Psychology

Convocation Medals

Governor General’s Medal:

Awarded annually to a student standing at the head of the graduating class at the graduate and undergraduate levels.

  • Cassidy Erin Hatton – Bachelor of Arts Honours, Psychology

Chancellor’s Medal:

Awarded annually in the name of the Chancellor of the university to graduating students of outstanding academic achievement.

  • Katherine V. Timms – Bachelor of Arts Honours, Psychology

President’s Medal:

Awarded annually in the name of the President of the university to the student with the highest standing in a 15-credit program of studies.

  • Elizabeth Medland Spencer – Bachelor of Arts, Psychology

Senate Medal for Outstanding Academic Achievement Graduate

Awarded, when merited, to graduating students of outstanding academic achievement.

  • Lauren Elizabeth Thompson – Doctor of Philosophy, Psychology

University Medal for Outstanding Graduate Work – Master’s Level

Awarded, when merited, for outstanding graduate work at the master’s level. 

University Medal Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Awarded annually, when merited, to the graduating students standing highest in the Faculty of Arts and Social Science.

  • Annie Steep – Bachelor of Arts Honours, Psychology
  • Lauren Gowans – Bachelor of Arts Honours, Psychology
  • Tayler Wells – Bachelor of Arts Honours, Psychology

Senate Medal for Outstanding Academic Achievement Undergraduate

Awarded, when merited, to graduating students of outstanding academic achievement.

  • Aaliyah Coutinho – Bachelor of Arts Honours, Psychology
  • Alexis Hinkson – Bachelor of Arts Honours, Psychology
  • Amy Dalton – Bachelor of Arts Honours, Psychology
  • Amy Ortis – Bachelor of Arts Honours, Psychology
  • Andira Kateri Wood – Bachelor of Arts Honours, Psychology
  • Brooke Smith – Bachelor of Arts Honours, Psychology
  • Budyanee De Zoysa Siriwardene – Bachelor of Arts Honours, Psychology
  • Harley Purcell – Bachelor of Arts Honours, Psychology
  • Jennifer Crookshank – Bachelor of Science Honours, Psychology
  • Katia Perry – Bachelor of Arts Honours, Psychology
  • Khushi Bhardwaj – Bachelor of Arts Honours, Psychology
  • Krystal Hernandez-Mejia – Bachelor of Arts Honours, Psychology
  • Leilah Debelle – Bachelor of Arts Honours, Psychology
  • Ludvine Blais – Bachelor of Arts Honours, Psychology
  • Mayursai Reddy Viswanath – Bachelor of Arts Honours, Psychology
  • Meagan Alexis Twolan – Bachelor of Arts Honours, Psychology
  • Meghan Mitchell – Bachelor of Arts Honours, Psychology
  • Paul Bossert – Bachelor of Arts Honours, Psychology
  • Remmy Ackert-Fraser – Bachelor of Arts Honours, Psychology
  • Sabrina April Buccini – Bachelor of Arts Honours, Psychology
  • Sabrina Perry – Bachelor of Arts Honours, Psychology
  • Stephanie Kurganov – Bachelor of Arts Honours, Psychology
  • Swetha Naik – Bachelor of Arts, Psychology
  • Tristan Marshall – Bachelor of Arts Honours, Psychology
  • Zita Kolano – Bachelor of Arts Honours, Psychology

Congratulations to all, and well done! #CUProud

2021-22 Awards