Early Childhood Education

The School of Early Childhood Education hosted the 2011 Annual Awards Presentation Ceremony and Celebration of Students on Monday, November 21st, 2011.

Tony Conte, Director, Office of the Vice Provost Students, presented the 3rd annual Nancy C. Sprott School of Early Childhood Education Awards.  Recipients (below from L-R, are Christina (Yunjoo) Lee, Noah Kenneally, Elaine Ho, Reilly Dow, Nadia Bucci, Jessie Lau, Angela Lenis and Aneidah Naidoo)

	Joseph Luk, President, Rotary Club of York, presented the Rotary Club of York Literacy Award to Angela Lenis
Professor Marni Binder presented Nicole Gomez with the Donald McKay Bursary, recognizing Nicole's outstanding placement proposal, International Placement completion at the Helen Keller School for the Blind in Santiago, Chile, and excellent poster presentation.
	Shema Dizon (right), recipient of the Jillian Logel Memorial Scholarship, is joined by Rosanna Tantalo, of the Association of Early Childhood Educators Ontario [AECEO] (left)
Professor Mehru Ali (L) presented the Meghan Savage Memorial Award to Catherine Robertson.
Professor Pat Corson presented a Ryerson General Scholarship to Sarah Walker-Maltby (below)	Professor Corson presented a Ryerson General Scholarship to Blaire Rattray (below)
	Professor Robert Rinkoff presents Christina (Yunhoo) Lee with the Colleen Roulston Memorial Award for excellence in both CLD 322 and CLD 323, as well as demonstrated commitment to the Childcare field.

The Director of the School, Dr. Rachel Langford, honoured Early Childhood Education students who had received University-wide awards in the past year:

• Noah Kenneally, recipient of a 2011 Undergraduate Research Opportunities (URO) Scholars Program
  
• Stefanie Webster, recipient of a 2011 Office of the Vice President, Students, Student Leadership Award
  
• Ellie Murphy, recipient of the President’s National Entrance Scholarship and a 3rd year member in the President’s Scholars Circle.
  
• The 91 ECE students on the 2010-2011 Dean's List
• The 22 first year Entrance Scholarship recipients Fall 2011

Awards of Merit, for contribution to student life and the program in academic year 2011-20112 were presented to the executive members of student organizations: Undergraduate Course Union, the School Council, the Council for Exceptional Children, the Graduate Students Association (M.A, Early Childhood Studies), The DEGB (Direct Entry, George Brown Club) and the Career Mentors.

The Course Union Executive, 2011-2012, (above, L-R) Paula Dudzik, Nadia Bucci, Kathleen Raininger, Angela Lenis, Andreea Ticsa, Catherine De Marco, Kiah Price

Awards of Merit were presented to School Council student members: (above L-R) Nadia Bucci, Bernadette Summers, Noshin Khan, Queenie Cheung and Megan Dee, by the Chair of School Council, Professor Debbie Chant.

Council for Exceptional Children Executive: Back row (above L-R) Archana Kathir, Andrea Cachia, Linda D'Arpino, Nadia Bucci, Samantha Foxton, Erica Regala, Front row (L-R): Anika Williams-Hewitt, Ellie Murphy

(above L-R) Christine Romaine-Tappin, Noshin Khan,  Nick Petten, Bernadette Summers received Awards of Merit for their contribution as executive of the Graduate Student Association, MA ECS

Career Mentors: Back row  (above, L-R)   Nausheen Raziq, Emily Wright, Krystal Eisa, Angela Lenis, Noah Kenneally Front row (L-R) Stephanie Stangherlin, Sharif Nisa, Maryam Fayaz,  Sunmi Yu

Nadia Bucci (L) and Maryam Fayaz (R), received Awards of Merit for leadership on the DE/GB Club, a new transition support for Direct Entry or George Brown Degree Completion students initiated in 2011-2012.