Community Congrats! December 7, 2017

This week, the University of Alberta is celebrating two new Rhodes Scholars, several student and faculty awards, and more! So…

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This week, the University of Alberta is celebrating two new Rhodes Scholars, several student and faculty awards, and more! So, congratulations to the following:

  • Kathryn Dong, Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - received the True Compassion Award from the Lieutenant Governor's Circle on Mental Health and Addiction
  • Ed Ilnicki, Bears Football - awarded the Hec Crighton Trophy as the U SPORTS Football Player of the Year
  • Amir Khadem, PhD Student, Department of Modern Languages and Cultural Studies, Faculty of Arts - awarded the Governor General's Gold Medal, the University of Alberta's highest honour for academic excellence bestowed upon graduating doctoral students
  • Vivian Kwan, Undergraduate Program Coordinator, Faculty of Science - received the Donald S. Ethell Youth Award from the Lieutenant Governor's Circle on Mental Health and Addiction
  • Mackenzie Martin, Student, Faculties of Education and Agricultural, Life & Environmental Sciences - named a 2018 Rhodes Scholar
  • Eryn Orysiuk, Pandas Volleyball - named Athlete of the Week
  • Leah Peterson, Graduate Student, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine - received the Physiotherapy Alberta 2017 Student Leadership Award
  • Iain Sander, Student, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - named a 2018 Rhodes Scholar
  • Kisha Supernant, Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Arts - named the 2017-2018 Research Fellow for the Rupertsland Centre for Métis Research
  • Kenneth Williams, Assistant Professor, Department of Drama, Faculty of Arts - received the Artistic Excellence Award at the 2017 Saskatchewan Arts Awards
  • Alberta Law Reform Institute - November 30, 2017, was officially declared Alberta Law Reform Institute Day
  • CKUA radio - happy 90th birthday!

The 14th annual Engineering Headshave raised $10,000 for the Alberta Cancer Foundation - well done!

Congratulations are also in order for all of the November award recipients in the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry!

Finally: education, health, law and psychology all ranked within the top 100 in the Times Higher Education's World University Rankings 2018 by subject - congratulations!

If you know of a U of A colleague who has recently won an award or any other honours and you would like to see their achievement celebrated in the next edition of Community Congrats! please send their info to blog@ualberta.ca. Community Congrats! is usually published on Wednesdays.blog@ualberta.ca. Community Congrats! is usually published on Wednesdays.