Past Viola Desmond Awards
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- 2024 -
Viola Desmond Award recipients
- Faculty award | Dr. Stephanie Latty
- Staff award | Camara Chambers
- Alumna award | Ashley Jane Lewis
- TMU student award | Cris Nippard
- TDSB student award | Alicia Gonsalves and Shanice Maria Samms
Sidney and Mettelia Ferguson Student Award
- Naomi Wokocha
Viola Desmond Student Bursary Award
- Chelsi Campbell
- Faith-Ann Clarke
- Titilayo Coker-Oshiwoga
- Hermela Taye
Viola Desmond Community Leader Award
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- Luanda Campbell
- Charlene Theodore
- Safia Thompson
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Viola Desmond Award recipients
- Faculty award | Dr. Rai Reece
- Staff award | Crystal Mark
- Alumna Award | Marsha Brown
- TDSB Student Award | Jeya Nkrumah
- Dr. Denise O'Neil Green Student Leadership Award | Flesticiah Amoah and Jama Seham
Sidney and Mettelia Ferguson Student Award
- Georgiana Mathurin
Viola Desmond Student Bursary recipients
- Naomi Addai
- Tahja Burnett-French
- Kelly Cameron
- Jayde James
Honourees
- Keisha Evans
- Sandra Ferguson
- Patricia DeGuire
- Tanitiã Munroe
Honorary patron award
Dr. Pamela Appelt
Visionary recognition award
Darrell Bowden
Advocate recognition award
Jeff Perera
Viola Desmond Award recipients
- Faculty award in honour of Robyn Maynard | Dr. Janelle Brady
- Staff award in honour of Nalo Hopkinson | Dr. Shurla Charles-Forbes
- Alumna award in honour of Dr. Jill Andrew | Eternity Martis
- Student award in honour of Dr. Eugenia Duodu Addy | Nikesha Sampson
- High school student award | Kiya Busby and Ashley Levins
Viola Desmond Student Bursary recipients
- Oluwapelumi Egbewumi
- Nya Martin-Hemming
Honouree
- Dr. Denise O’Neil Green
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Award recipients
Faculty award in honour of Dr. Notisha Massaquoi | Juanita Stephen
Staff award in honour of Ms. Joan Pierre | Sharmaine McKenzie
Student award in honour of Hon. Marlene Jennings | Pauline Mwangi
Alumna award in honour of Dr. Daurene Lewis | Marci Ien
TDSB student award | Hannah Flores and
Nephertari Marshall
TMU student bursary in honour of Ms. Viola Desmond | Nigeleen Nwakobi and Sojourner San Vicente
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Faculty award in honour of Senator Rosemary Moodie | Dr. Beverly-Jean Daniel
Staff award in honour of Trey Anthony | Olanike (Nikki) Waheed
Student award in honour of Joan Jones | Latoya Powell
Alumni award in honour of Angela James | Namugenyi Kiwanuka
High school student in honour of Viola Desmond | Huda Nur
Bursary in honour of Viola Desmond | Yanique Brandford
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Faculty award in honour of Dr. Dorothy Wills | Dr. Karline Wilson-Mitchell
Staff award in honour of Violet King Henry | Amanda (Amiga) Taylor Wheatle
Student award in honour of Dr. Sylvia D. Hamilton | Christine (T.NA) Smith
Alumna in honour of Dr. Beverly Mascoll | Stephanie Croisiere
High school student in honour of Viola Desmond | Brianna Glanville-Forrest
Bursary in honour of Viola Desmond | Anny-Aysel Ineza
Faculty award in honour of Dr. Malinda Smith | Melanie Knight
Staff award in honour of Madame Vivian Barbot | Dr. Emily Agard
Student award in honour of Hon. Mayann Francis | Susanne Nyaga
High school student in honour of Viola Desmond | Shanique Peart
Bursary in honour of Viola Desmond | Deborah Mepaiyeda
Faculty award in honour of Hon. Wanda Thomas Bernard | Annette Bailey
Staff award in honour of Rosemary Sadlier | Donica Willis
Student award in honour of Paulette Senior | Devenae Bryce
High school student in honour of Viola Desmond | Siifan Hassen
Bursary in honour of Viola Desmond | Sharon Folkes-Hall
Faculty award in honour of Dr. Juanita Westmoreland-Traore | Jennifer Clarke
Staff award in honour of Chloe Cooley | Mandissa Arlain
Student award in honour of Dr. Pamela Appelt | Pascale Diverlus
High school student in honour of Viola Desmond | Priscila Wyssolela Moreira Da Silva
Bursary in honour of Viola Desmond | Susanne Nyaga
Faculty award in honour of Dr. Rosemary Brown | Idil Abdihalli
Staff award in honour of Dr. Pearleen Oliver | Juanittah Kamera
Student award in honour of Lillie Johnson | Olawatebi Taiwo
High school student in honour of Viola Desmond | Kia Cummings
Bursary in honour of Viola Desmond | Omnia Aderbo
Faculty award in honour of Anne Greenup | Nicole Neverson
Staff award in honour of Andrea Elaine Lawrence | Keitha Prospere
Student award in honour of Zanana Akande | Anissa Hassan
High school student in honour of Viola Desmond | Hoda Abdel-Gabar
Bursary in honour of Viola Desmond | Omolara Bakare
Faculty award in honour of Harriet Tubman | Paulette Kelly
Staff award in honour of Rose Fortune | Tanya Fermin-Poppleton
Student award in honour of Mary Ann Chambers | Shauna Marie Brown
High school student in honour of Viola Desmond | Rihab Ali
Faculty award in honour of Hon. Jean Augustine | Camille Hernandez-Ramdwar
Staff award in honour of Marie Marguerite Rose | Shauna Boolal
Student award | Tameika Green-Crane
High school student award in honour of Viola Desmond | Jaiceya Smith
Faculty award in honour of Kay Livingstone | Althea Prince
Staff award | Marlyn Husbands
Student award in honour of Mattie Hayes | Shantae Johns
High school student award in honour of Viola Desmond | Alexandria Green
Faculty award in honour of Emma Stark | Akua Benjamin
Staff award in honour of Rev. Addie Aylestock | Lucina Fraser (retired)
Student award in honour of Marie-Joseph Angelique | Idil Omar
High school student award in honour of Viola Desmond | Lamarana Cooper- Diallo
Faculty award in honour of Carrie Best | Carole Chauncey
Staff award in honour of Portia White | Kaye Sealy (retired)
Student award in honour of Mary Ann Shadd | Paulina Bleah
High school student award in honour of Viola Desmond | Bai Rashud