Service and Leadership Awards Recipients

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Congralutions to our Service and Leadership award recipients for 2023.

2023 recipients

President's Blue and Gold Award of Excellence

Marcia Boniferro
Student Affairs
- Nominator: Scott Buttenham
- Supporter: Valerie Bruce
Strategic Leads - Renaming - Central Comms and University Relations
- Karen Benner, Office of the President
- Derek Flack, University Relations
- Katherine Greflund, University Relations
- Johanna Vandermaas, Office of the President
  - Nominator: David Kinahan
  - Supporters: Tonya (Toni) De Mello, Isaac Garcia-Sitton, Steven Liss, Krishan Mehta, Ian Mishkel, Pamela Sugiman, Donna Young

Alan Shepard Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Employee Award

Anti-Asian Racism Awareness Team
- Gabriel Ciufo, Office of the President
- Josel Angelica Gerardo, Faculty of Arts
- Josie Lee, Office of the General Counsel and Board Secretariat
- Wincy Li, Studdent Affairs
- Janet Lum, Faculty of Arts
- Yumi Numata, Faculty of Arts
- Melissa Yu Vanti, Office of the Vice-President, Equity and Community Inclusion
- Nominator: Jennifer MacInnis
- Supporters: Crystal Kim, Pam Sugiman, Joanne Tsang
Susan Silver
Faculty of Community Services
- Nominator: Sricamalan Pathmanathan
- Supporters: Corinne Hart, Gordon Pon, June Yee
The Tri-Mentoring Program Team
- Rena Jennifer Barcelona, Studdent Affairs
- Shailee Koranne, Student Affairs
- Tashana Mcdonald, Student Affairs
- Eboni Morgan, Student Affairs
- Rudhra Persad, Student Affairs
- Samantha Tome, Student Affairs
- Nominator: Lyn-Marie Farley
- Supporters: Samantha Adebiyi, Jen Gonzales, Wincy Li, Nancy Walton
Yu-Ching (Jean) Tsai
Student Wellbeing
- Nominator: Eden Abraham
- Supporters: Laura Girz, Lisa LaFreniere

Errol Aspevig Award for Outstanding Academic Leadership

Cynthia Holmes
Ted Rogers School of Management
- Nominator: Dogan Tirtiroglu
- Supporters: Nancy Amaral, Donna Bell, Michael Brooks, Lauren Di Mambro, Cindy Dunne, Chris Macdonald, Sedat Ogeturk, Jenny Pao, Dogan Tirtiroglu, Hong Yu
Khaled Sennah
Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science
- Nominator: Xianxun (Arnold) Yuan
- Supporters: Lamya Amleh, Said Easa, Ahmed El-Rabbany, Elsayed Elbeshbishy, Songnian Li, Saber Moradi, Dan Peneff, Helen Rusan, Arnold Yuan

Linda Grayson Administrative Leadership Award

Rachel DiSaia
Office of the President
- Nominator: Catherine Ellis
- Supporter: Tanya (Toni) De Mello
Susana Neves-Silva
Faculty of Community Services
- Nominator: Raquel Lashley-Trambulo
- Supporter: Maher El-Masri

Larissa Allen Employee Experience Staff Award

Yu Ying Ling
Faculty of Community Services
- Nominator: Josephine Wong
- Supporter: Egbe Etowa

Julia Hanigsberg Make Your Mark Staff Award

Vincenzo Carinci
Financial Services
- Nominator: Jennifer MacInnis
- Supporter: Mark Paterson
Mike Hollands
Community Safety & Security
- Nominator: Marc Dunn
- Supporter: Denise Campbell
Harsimran Rattan
Student Affairs
- Nominator: Ian Ingles
- Supporter: Wincy Li
Milene Santos Costa Ferreira
Faculty of Community Services
- Nominator: Jennifer Poole
- Supporters: May Friedman, Olufunke Oba
Affinaquest Implementation Team
- Nirmal Adiyodi, University Advancement
- Sergio Chiodo, University Advancement
- Jill Cooper, University Advancement
- Jody Dailey, University Advancement
- Tony Davison, University Advancement
- Jamison Dowsett, University Advancement
- Shawn Hymers, University Advancement
- Myha Mac, University Advancement
- Karen Musytschka, University Advancement
- Meherab Saher, University Advancement
- Als Thompson, University Advancement
  - Nominator: Rivi Frankle
  - Supporter: Sean Ingram
Branded Materials Transition Project
- Nuala Byles, Athletics & Recreation
- Gina Vaccaro, Athletics & Recreation
  - Nominator: Rachel DiSaia
  - Supporter: Louise Cowin

Dean's Service Award

Alagan Anpalagan
Department of Electrical, Computer, and Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science
- Nominator: Alagan Anpalagan
- Supporters: Ekram Hossain, Isaac Woungang
Wendy Cukier
School of Business Management, Ted Rogers School of Management
- Nominator: Kimberly Bates
- Supporters: Karen Peesker, Nadine Spencer
Seth Dworkin
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science
- Nominator: Sharareh Taghipour
- Supporters: Imogen Coe, Stephen Waldman
Yi Feng
School of Accounting and Finance, Ted Rogers School of Management
- Nominator: Laleh Samarbakhsh
- Supporters: Shadi Farshadfar, Laleh Samarbakhsh
Jonghun (Jay) Park
School of Graphic Communications Management, The Creative School
- Nominator: Natalia Lumby
- Supporters: Donna Abdelrazik, Breanna Schuler
Sarah Sabatinos
Department of Chemistry and Biology, Faculty of Science
- Nominator: Bryan Koivisto
- Supporters: Andrew McWilliams, Russell Viirre
Dale Smith
Department of English, Faculty of Arts
- Nominator: Andrew O'Malley
- Supporters: Kathleen Kellett-Betsos, Anne-Marie Lee-Loy
Luke Taylor
Lincoln Alexander School of Law
- Nominator: Avner Levin
- Supporter: Pnina Alon-Shenker
Magdalena Ugarte
School of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Community Services
- Nominator: Raktim Mitra
- Supporter: Pamela Robinson
Laurel Walzak
RTA School of Media, The Creative School
- Nominator: Laurel Walzak
- Supporters: Louis Etienne Dubois, Joe Recupero
Ian Young
School of Occupational and Public Health, Faculty of Community Services
- Nominator: Ian Young
- Supporters: Anne Harris, Richard Meldrum

Counsellor Award

Immaculate Antony
Centre for Student Development and Counselling, Student Health and Wellness, Student Wellbeing, Office of the Vice-Provost, Students
- Nominator: Bronwyn Dickson
- Supporters: Diana Brecher, Maria Chapparo

Librarian Award

There is no recipient for the 2022-2023 award year.

AVP International's Global Learning Award

Terri Peters
Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science
- Nominator: Mark Gorgolewski
- Supporters: Tom Duever, Jana Stojanowska