Encaenia 2024

Graduating Class

Bachelor of Arts

Lauren Bell Warman, SK
(Major in Sociology & Social Anthropology with a Minor in Contemporary Studies)

Alexander Michael Birsel Halifax, NS
(Major in International Development Studies and Political Science)

Sarah Kathryn Bjornson Halifax, NS

Charlotte Elizabeth Boyden Toronto, ON
(Major in Psychology with a Minor in Contemporary Studies)

James Chadwick Ottawa, ON
(First Class Honours in Political Science with a Minor in History)

Paige Jo-Ellen Chaisson Stratford, PE
(Major in English and Creative Writing)

Audrey Chan Hong Kong, International, Hong Kong
(Major in Cinema and Media Studies)

Meghan Alexandria Chestnut Victoria, BC
(Major in English with a Minor in Contemporary Studies)
(With Distinction)

Brennan Cho Halifax, NS

Dominica Jade Clark Halifax, NS
(Major in Psychology)

Julia Caroline Clarke Montreal, QC
(Major in History)

Levi Rainne Clarkson Ottawa, ON
(Major in Gender & Women’s Studies with a Minor in Contemporary Studies)

Olivia Louise Cook New Ross, NS
(Major in English with Minors in History and Creative Writing)
(With Distinction)

Em Cooper Halifax, NS
(Major in History with a Minor in German)
(With Distinction)

Rowan Ross Davidson Toronto, ON
(Major in Psychology and Philosophy)

Andrew Dogurga St. John’s, NL
(Major in Political Science with a Minor in Sociology & Social Anthropology)
(With Distinction)

Liam Roy Featherstone Dartmouth, NS
(Major in English with Minors in Early Modern Studies and History)

Dylan Kojiro Nolet Fricker Toronto, ON
(Major in Political Science with a Minor in Economics)

Emma-Claire Mary Garagan Halifax, NS
(Major in Sociology & Social Anthropology with a Minor in French)

Ronan Giguere Kingston, ON

Laura Gilron Kingston, ON
(First Class Honours in English and Creative Writing with a Minor in Classics)

Victor Grandy Halifax, NS
(Honours in History with a Minor in Political Science)

Noah John Green Truro, NS
(Major in History and Political Science)

Hayley Gunn Hammonds Plains, NS

Malcolm Hamilton Toronto, ON
(Major in Philosophy with a Minor in Contemporary Studies)

Jessica Katharine Lawson Hannaford Ottawa, ON
(First Class Honours in Gender & Women’s Studies and Creative Writing)
(University Medal in Gender & Women’s Studies)

Porter Iselin Boston, MA
(Major in Classics with a Minor in Philosophy)

Marah Elizabeth James Dartmouth, NS
(Major in English and History)

Amelia Grace Johnson Toronto, ON
(Major in Sociology & Social Anthropology with a Minor in Popular Culture Studies)

Sarah Ashleigh Johnson Moncton, NB
(Major in History with Minors in English and Contemporary Studies)

Avery Helen Riddell Kelterborn Toronto, ON
(First Class Honours in Political Science with a Minor in Contemporary Studies)

Allison Hilary Fiona Keogh Vancouver, BC
(First Class Honours in Political Science and English with a Minor in Security Studies)

Ana Veronia Kirby Breen Fauxburg, NS
(Major in History)

Jolena Klymyshyn Saskatoon, SK
(First Class Honours in Psychology and Creative Writing)
(University Medal in Creative Writing)

Noah Osmond Lawless Halifax, NS
(Major in History)

Elizabeth Moira Landells St. John’s, NL
(Major in Psychology)
(With Distinction)

Molly Winnifred Lash-Burrows Sointula, BC
(Major in Law, Justice & Society with a Minor in Political Science)

Ezra Laskar Toronto, ON

Brielle Adrianna LeBlanc Antigonish, NS
(Major in Cinema & Media Studies with Minors in Contemporary Studies & English)

Annabel Heidi Lenehan Toronto, ON
(Major in English and Creative Writing)

Fawn Lewis Halifax, NS
(Major in Philosophy)

Rylan Logan Tantallon, NS
(Major in Economics)

Joanna Lesley Lund Hammonds Plains, NS
(Major in Law, Justice & Society and Political Science)
(With Distinction)

Livy Lyle North Bay, ON
(Major in Classics with a Minor in Contemporary Studies)

Sam MacDonald Halifax, NS
(First Class Honours in Classics with a Minor in Creative Writing)

Elizabeth Mary MacDougall Williamstown, ON
(Honours in Social Anthropology with a Minor in History)

Emily MacDougall Dartmouth, NS
(Major in English with a Minor in Medieval Studies)

Emily Rose MacPherson Halifax, NS
(First Class Honours in Classics and English)
(University Medal in Classics)

Bronwyn Jade Mengering Lakeview, NS
(Major in Law, Justice & Society)

Ashalen Mary Jaden McCulloch Weymouth, NS
(Major in Law, Justice & Society with a Minor in Creative Writing)

Hayli EG McQuiggan Halifax, NS
(Major in International Development Studies and Gender & Women’s Studies)

Sophie Walker Miliner Ottawa, ON
(First Class Honours in History and Classics)

Gideon Huckleberry Morton Barnet, VT
(Major in History with a Minor in History of Science & Technology)

Tara Lalita Naimpally Toronto, ON
(First Class Honours in Psychology with a Minor in Sociology & Social Anthropology)

Kat O’Toole Beaver Bank, NS
(Major in English with a Minor in Theatre)

Isobelle Josephine Parshuram Toronto, ON
(Major in History and Classics)

Grace May Power Stouffville, ON
(Major in English with a Minor in Journalism Studies)

Naomi Elizabeth Puddicombe Waverley, NS
(First Class Honours in Law, Justice & Society and Political Science)

Katryna Renaud Montreal, QC
(Major in Law, Justice & Society with a Minor in Journalism Studies)
(With Distinction)

Massimo Romco Rigatto Winnipeg, MB
(First Class Honours in Political Science with a Minor in French)

Grace Rix Halifax, NS
(Major in French and Spanish)
(With Distinction)

Hal Patrick Rotman Windsor, ON
(First Class Honours in Theatre and Cinema & Media Studies)
(University Medal in Cinema & Media Studies)

Dylan Patrick Sammon Toronto, ON
(Major in Political Science)

Libby Schade Oakville, ON
(First Class Honours in English with a Minor in Psychology)

Marion Simmons Toronto, ON

Ian Simon Ottawa, ON
(First Class Honours in English)

Erin Louise Sinclair Ottawa, ON
(First Class Honours in History with a Minor in Contemporary Studies)

Lauren Sylvia Dawn Spinelli Halifax, NS
(Major in Psychology)

Sara Vivian Swan Truro, NS
(Major in English with a Minor in History)

Rafe Lliam Woods Taylor Toronto, ON
(First Class Honours in History and Creative Writing)

Liam Joseph Robertson Webster Toronto, ON
(First Class Honours in Law, Justice & Society with a Minor in Contemporary Studies)

Fiona Margaret White Dartmouth, NS
(Honours in Theatre)

Laura Yuen Vancouver, BC
(Honours in International Development Studies and French)

Bachelor of Arts with Combined Honours in Contemporary Studies

Jessica Grace Casey Paradise, NL
(First Class Honours in Contemporary Studies and Social Anthropology)
(University Medal in Contemporary Studies)

Katie Cheslock Chelsea, QC
(First Class Honours in Contemporary Studies and International Development Studies)

Emily Sarah Frank Toronto, ON
(First Class Honours in History and Contemporary Studies)
(University Medal in History)

Elia Gross Toronto, ON
(First Class Honours in Contemporary Studies and Philosophy)

Kyle Hardy Halifax, NS
(First Class Honours in Contemporary Studies and Philosophy with a Minor in Classics)

Amaya Genevieve Monique Lanson Anglet, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France
(First Class Honours in Contemporary Studies and Creative Writing)

Grace Ruth Lloyd Charlottetown, PEI
(First Class Honours in Contemporary Studies and Law, Justice & Society)

Evan Daniel Hotz Lorant Vancouver, BC
(First Class Honours in Sociology and Contemporary Studies)

Patrick Thomas Lyons Kittery, ME
(First Class Honours in Contemporary Studies and Political Science)

Lauren Marley Toronto, ON
(First Class Honours in Social Anthropology and Contemporary Studies)

Karina Matys Toronto, ON
(First Class Honours in Contemporary Studies and Gender & Women’s Studies)

Rachel Meyerowitz Toronto, ON
(Honours in Contemporary Studies and Religious Studies with a Minor in French)

Walker Edward Nickel Calgary, AB
(Honours in Contemporary Studies and Cinema & Media Studies)

Ben Aidan Wicklund Robinson Toronto, ON
(Honours in Contemporary Studies and Classics)

Oliver Robinson Ottawa, ON
(First Class Honours in Contemporary Studies and English)
(University Medal in English)

Lucas Izzy Tennen Halifax, NS
(First Class Honours in Psychology and Contemporary Studies)

Kennedy Toivonen London, ON
(First Class Honours in Contemporary Studies and Creative Writing)

Ella Winham Vancouver, BC
(First Class Honours in Contemporary Studies and Environment, Sustainability & Society with a Minor in Biology)

Bachelor of Arts with Combined Honours in Early Modern Studies

Lindsey Elizabeth Mace Kelowna, NS
(Honours in Early Modern Studies and Microbiology & Immunology)

Emma Catherine Martel Halifax, NS
(First Class Honours in Early Modern Studies and Religious Studies with a Minor in History of Science & Technology)
(University Medal in Religious Studies)

Gabrielle Molly Milner Toronto, ON
(First Class Honours in Theatre and Early Modern Studies)
(University Medal in Early Modern Studies Program)

Zia Marian Muir Shirtliffe Saskatoon, SK
(First Class Honours in Early Modern Studies and English)

Bachelor of Arts with Combined Honours in History of Science and Technology

Megan Emanuele Orillia, ON
(First Class Honours in History of Science & Technology and Religious Studies)

Ethan James McLean Dartmouth, NS
(Honours in History of Science & Technology and Creative Writing)

Sadie Erin Martz Quinn Vancouver, BC
(First Class Honours in History of Science & Technology and Theatre)
(University Medal in History of Science & Technology)

Bachelor of Music

Victoria Slamovits Halifax, NS

Bachelor of Science

Alexander Joshua Elliott Ankersen New York, NY
(Major in Environmental Science)

Neko Beaudoin-Miller Ottawa, ON

Rosie Bleyer Ottawa, ON
(First Class Honours in Environmental Science with a Minor in Indigenous Studies)

Morgan Gale Dauphinee Barrie, ON
(Major in Earth Sciences)

Anna MacGillvray Dugandzic Halifax, NS
(First Class Honours in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology)

Liam Peter Friesen Steinbach, MB
(Major in Economics with a Minor in Journalism Studies)

Jack Gillies Saint John, NB
(Major Co-operative in Chemistry)
(With Distinction)

Fiona Hawkes Purdy Halifax, NS
(Major in Neuroscience)

Ingrid Helmke Stillwater Lake, NS
(Major in Earth Sciences with a Minor in Early Modern Studies)

Geevon Singh Janday Chilliwack, BC
(Major in Biology)
(With Distinction)

Zoe Jean Louise Lord Calgary, AB
(Major in Neuroscience and Classics)

Christopher David Pace Yarmouth, NS
(Major in Physics)
(With Distinction)

Rachel Renée Pinhey Rothesay, NB
(Major in Mathematics with a Minor in Physics)
(With Distinction)

Matthew Quiroz San Cristobal, Tachira, Venezuela
(Major in Statistics)

Gabby Sorensen Bedford, NS
(First Class Honours in Economics with a Minor in Law, Justice & Society)

Deirdre Isobel Morton Spearns Coldbrook, NS
(Major in Physics)
(With Distinction)

Claire Cecily Traynor Calgary, AB
(Major in Earth Sciences and Environment, Sustainability & Society with a Minor in Law, Justice & Society)
(With Distinction)

Lokman Wong Campbell River, BC
(Major in Psychology)
(With Distinction)

Bachelor of Journalism (Honours)

Raeesa Alibhai Toronto, ON
(First Class Honours)

Kate Barrio Moncton, NB

Victoria Maria Brzezinski-Szadzianis Wymoj, Warminsko-Mazurskie, Poland
(Honours in Journalism with a Minor in Political Science)

Giancarlo Marinho Cininni Halifax NS
(Honours in Journalism with a Minor in Political Science)

Sarah Drysdale Halifax, NS
(Honours in Journalism with a Minor in History of Science & Technology)

Alec Gallant Alma, PE

Chloe Lynn Hannan St. Stephen, NB

Xixi Jiang Ji’An, JiangXi, China
(Honours in Journalism and Political Science)

Molly MacNaughton Digby, NS
(First Class Honours)

Kaitlyn Kennedy MacNeill North Rustico, PE
(First Class Honours)

Aidan Rawding Huntsville, ON
(First Class Honours)

Thomas Scott Halifax, NS

David Joseph Shuman Head of Jeddore, NS
(Honours in Journalism and Environment, Sustainability & Society)

Kayleigh Ann Marguerite Stevens Halifax, NS

Hannah Elizabeth Hastings Veinot Dartmouth, NS
(Honours in Journalism with a Minor in Law, Justice & Society)

Bachelor of Journalism

Eunice Abaga Fall River, NS
(Egerton University, Dalhousie University, Mount Saint Vincent University)

Meig Catherine Campbell Halifax, NS
(Acadia University)

Audrey Chan Hong Kong, International, Hong Kong
(Vind.)

Warren D’Silva Mumbai, India
(St. Andrew’s College of Arts, Science & Commerce)

Amy Ley Fiske Fall River, NS
(Vind., London Metropolitan University)

Nour Imane Hafid Kenitra, Morocco
(Cardiff Metropolitan University)
(With Distinction)

Ben Harris Sudbury, ON
(Laurentian University)

Megan James Enfield, NS
(Dalhousie University)

K.C. Jordan South Berwick, NS
(Vind.)
(With Distinction)

Cam Kinley Toronto, ON
(Dalhousie University)

Charlotte Jane McConkey Burlington, ON
(Dalhousie University)

Andie Elizabeth Mollins Shediac Cape, NB
(University of New Brunswick)
(With Distinction)

Landon Morris Mulgrave, NS
(St. Francis Xavier University)

Master of Journalism

Gabrielle Brunette Halifax, NS
(Queen’s University)

Fiona Clancey Dartmouth, NS
(Mount Allison University)

Marley Ann Jokinen Oro-Medonte, ON
(University of Western Ontario)

Catherine Morasse Gatineau, QC
(University of Ottawa)

Master of Fine Arts

Simone Julia Elizabeth Blais Kelowna, BC
(Simon Fraser University)

Nicholetta Bokolas Halifax, NS
(Dalhousie University)

Tamara Baluja Vancouver, BC
(University of Toronto)

Daniel Garth Boyce Cow Bay, NS
(Dalhousie University)

Amy Theodora Stewart Cameron Toronto, ON
(Concordia University)

Michaela Mary Cavanagh Berlin, Berlin, Germany
(Vind., University of Amsterdam)

Joanna Patricia Cheek Victoria, BC
(University of British Columbia)

Alex Desire-Tesar Halifax, NS
(Vind., Dalhousie University)

Sunjay Dixit Nepean, ON
(Yale University)

Jennifer Elliott Cropper Lefroy, ON
(University of Waterloo)

Brittany Foster Halifax, NS

Veronica Gaylie Vancouver, BC
(University of British Columbia)

Michelle Denise Hebert Halifax, NS
(Vind., Dalhousie University)

Doley Henderson Toronto, ON
(Bishop’s University)

Judy Margeurite Holm Stratford, ON

Kara Marie Holm Halifax, NS
(McGill University)

Stephen Patrick Lownie Halifax, NS
(Dalhousie University)

Jeanna Lucci-Canapari Guilford, CT
(Columbia University, Harvard Extension School)

James Anderson MacDuff Dartmouth, NS
(Queen’s University, Dalhousie University, Oxford Brookes University)

Laurie Mackie Barriere, BC
(Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Thompson Rivers University)

Marianne Kathleen Mandrusiak Montreal, QC
(Concordia University)

Kaitlyn McInnis Hammonds Plains, NS
(Concordia University)

Julie Grace Mollins Toronto, ON
(University of Toronto, Toronto Metropolitan University)

Alison Lesley Myers Calgary, AB
(Vind.)

Barb Pacholik-Hamel Regina, SK
(University of Regina)

Jan Pezarro West Vancouver, BC
(University of Calgary)

Erin Pollard Ottawa, ON
(University of Guelph)

Nicole Starker Campbell Fort Saskatchewan, AB
(University of Windsor)

Alister Walter Thomas Toronto, ON
(University of Guelph)

Amy Thorne St. John’s NL
(Memorial University, Vind.)

Shari Worsfold Campbell River, BC
(Simon Fraser University, Mount Saint Vincent University)

Departmental Medals

Hal Rotman
University Medal in Cinema and Media Studies

Emily MacPherson
University Medal in Classics

Jessica Casey
University Medal in Contemporary Studies

Jolena Klymyshyn
University Medal in Creative Writing

Gabrille Milner
University Medal in Early Modern Studies

Oliver Robinson
University Medal in English

Jessica Hannaford
University Medal in Gender & Women’s Studies

Emily Frank
University Medal in History

Sadie Quinn
University Medal in History of Science & Technology

Emma Martel
University Medal in Religious Studies

University of King’s College Medals

Anna Dugandzic
King’s Medal

Molly MacNaughton
Jim MacNeill Prize

Nour Hafid
Governor-General’s Silver Medal