School of Journalism
A Tradition of Excellence
Each year the generosity of Ryerson's alumni, friends and partners in the community allow the School of Journalism to recognize and reward its most outstanding students for their academic achievements and service to Ryerson's community life. We celebrate our previous winners.
2005-2006
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A. O. Tate Memorial Award (Presented by the Southern Ontario Newspaper Guild) |
For excellence in reporting in first year. |
Armina Ligaya and Geoffrey Nixon |
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Ahepa Award |
For the student in clear academic standing, enrolled in any year and in any stream of study in the School of Journalism, deemed to have written or produced the best example of journalistic work on international issues over the past academic year. |
Alison Northcott |
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Albert E. Wadham Memorial Award |
For the two students entering their third year who have the highest academic standing among those majoring in magazine journalism. |
Rachel Barsky and Ashley Petkovski |
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Ben Grant and Paul Heming Copy Editing Award (Sponsored by the Toronto Sun) |
For the student considered For have been the best headline writer and copy editor on The Ryersonian. |
Meaghan Bowering |
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Caren King Scholarship |
For the student(s) in the fourth year of the Magazine Stream who have demonstrated talent and skill in the business aspects of magazine journalism by presenting a superior magazine prospectus. |
Carley Baxter, Joseph Castaldo, Sumayyah Hussein, Marlene Rego and Rudy Sabga |
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Catherine Keachie Magazine Journalism Scholarship |
For overall excellence in magazine skills, including a demonstrated commitment for the crafts of editing and writing in the graduating year. |
Jacqueline Nunes |
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CBC Newsworld Award |
For the most promising broadcast student on the basis of study in Introduction For Broadcasting. |
Nadia Awad |
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Chinese Canadian Community Scholarship |
For high academic standing throughout the program. |
Diana Tseng |
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CityTV Colin Vaughan Memorial Scholarship |
For excellence in broadcast journalism. |
Lois Lee |
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CNW Group Award |
To the graduating student who has shown the greatest interest and advancement in news reporting and writing during his or her years of study at Ryerson. |
Unnati Gandhi |
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David Tafler Scholarship for Excellence in Magazine Journalism |
For the student in the graduating year of the program in the Magazine stream who has demonstrated outstanding leadership skills; academic excellence; a passion & dedication to the craft of magazine journalism & who is respected by their peers. |
Marco Ursi |
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DaWDL Award in Broadcast Journalism |
For innovative/creative work based on major course assignments submitted in the third-year broadcast reporting course. |
Kennedy Jawoko, Calvin Lau and Shallima Maharaj |
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Del Bell Memorial Award |
For overall academic proficiency in the first year of the four-year program with a demonstrated flair for news and feature writing. |
Jesse Trautmann |
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Dick Lunn Memorial Award |
For the graduating student who has made the most significant contribution to The Ryersonian. |
Michelle McQuigge |
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Donner Canadian Foundation Howard Intrator Memorial Scholarship |
Recognizing the outstanding business writing accomplishment of a student in the undergraduate or graduate journalism program with a newspaper or magazine major. |
Jennifer Fong |
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Douglas Creighton Award |
For demonstrated academic proficiency by a student entering first year of the two-year program for university graduates. |
Maria Nguyen |
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E.U. (Ted) Schrader Memorial Award |
For highest academic standing in third year. |
Jennifer Fong |
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Floyd Chalmers Prize for Excellence in Business Journalism |
For the student, enrolled in any year and any stream of the Jouranlism program, who is in clear academic standing and has written or produced the best example of business journalism over the past academic year, showing investigative skills and intellectual depth. |
Julia Belluz |
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Gordon Froggatt Memorial Award |
For the student who is deemed to have shown the most promising newsroom leadership in the graduating year. |
Jeffrey Hawkins |
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Gordon Sinclair Scholarships for Journalism |
For the most deserving student in the two year program on the basis of the first year of study. |
Maria Christia Gardiola, Jesse McLean, Mark Medley and Tim Shufelt |
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J. L. Beaton Award |
For the most promising magazine student in third year. |
Jennifer Fong |
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James H. Carter Memorial Scholarship |
For highest cumulative grade point average by a graduating student in the two-year program. |
Ashleigh McKenna |
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Jay Sussman Memorial Award |
For the journalism student who demonstrates excellence in political studies and journalism. |
Jessica Whitby |
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Jean Pasquantonio Tudor Memorial Newspaper Journalism Award |
For the student entering the third-year newspaper stream with the highest cumulative grade point average in second year. |
Erin Atack |
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Jeff Junke Memorial Award for Excellence in Radio Journalism |
For excellence in radio broadcasting in the final year. |
Aarti Pole |
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Jerry Davey Photography Award |
For the best photographer for The Ryersonian. |
Jennifer Gerson |
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Jerry Gladman Memorial Scholarship |
For the student who produces the best single story in a first year print course. |
Geoffrey Nixon |
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Jim Cormier Memorial Award |
To the second year student who has demonstrated academic excellence upon completion of second year and has made an outstanding contribution to university life. |
Canice Leung and Mimi Szeto |
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Joe Perlove Scholarship |
For the student deemed to be the best journalist in the graduating year. |
Joseph Castaldo |
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John A. Honderich Gold Medal in Journalism |
To the outstanding student in the graduating class. |
Peter Cowan |
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Juanita Millesse Memorial Award |
For the student demonstrating academic proficiency in first year. |
Jesse McLean |
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Julie Violet Williamson Memorial Award in Journalism |
For the student in the third year with a magazine major who has a demonstrated excellence in magazine writing and has maintained a minimum GPA of 2.67. |
Julia Belluz and Joe Rayment |
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Len Coates Memorial Award |
To the most promising journalism student in first year. |
Jesse McLean |
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Len Coates Memorial Award |
To the most promising journalism student in second year. |
Ashley Petkovski |
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Len Coates Memorial Award |
To the most promising journalism student in third year. |
Graham Silnicki |
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Lil Gotfrit Scholarship |
For the student enrolled in second or third year who has demonstrated passion & dedication to the craft of journalism; and who is involved in volunteer & community activities with a minimum CGPA of 2.67. |
Nicole Rogers |
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Linda Shutt Memorial Scholarship |
For demonstration of maturity, initiative and determination in reporting a story in the third year of the newspaper stream, with a minimum CGPA of 3.0 at the completion of third year. |
Amy Sharaf |
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Mark Bastien Memorial Award |
For the graduating student who is deemed to have written the best published magazine story in the final year. |
Joseph Castaldo |
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Mark Gayn Award |
For demonstrated academic excellence by a student entering first year of the two-year program for university graduates. |
Ana Maria de la Fuente and Will Tremain |
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Michael de Pencier Award |
For the best magazine writer in the first year of the two-year program. |
Mark Medley |
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Myer Sharzer Memorial Award (Presented by the Canadian Jewish Congress) |
For the most promising newspaper reporter in third year. |
Nicholas Patch |
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Myron J. Johnson Prize for Accuracy |
For the student in the first year of the four- year program who has achieved the highest standing in Information and Visual Resources. |
Eric Lam |
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Nancy Chen Memorial Award |
For the most promising broadcast student in third year. |
Mari Ito |
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Ray Smith Award (Sponsored by the Toronto Sun) |
For the student from the two- or four-year program in the newspaper stream who has achieved the highest GPA. |
Ashleigh McKenna |
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Rolf Lockwood Scholarship |
For clear academic standing, minimum GPA of 3.0 (B) and writing and submitting the best example of a magazine article focusing on business journalism over the previous year. |
Mimi Szeto |
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Ross McLean Memorial Award |
For the group of students who prepared the most outstanding feature documentary as part of the broadcast reporting class in the graduating year. |
Lauren Jelicic, Allison Jones, Sneha Kulkarni, Dan Lorimer, Scott Roberts and Anjela Wilson |
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Ryerson Journalism Alumni Association Award |
For the student who demonstrates exemplary contributions to student life on the Ryerson campus and maintains a minimum GPA of 2.67. |
Kelly Todd |
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Susan Westmoreland Memorial Award in Broadcast Journalism |
For the mature female student entering the final year of the two-year program in the broadcasting stream who has an academic standing of a minimum of 2.75. |
Nadia Awad |
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The Learning Award |
A one-time award to two students in first-year news reporting who demonstrated to their instructor that they were driven by a desire to learn rather than driven by the need to receive a good grade. |
Christopher Glover and Carly Yoshida-Butryn |
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The Weather Network Scholarship |
For the student in the third or fourth year of the Journalism or Radio and Television Arts degree program who has demonstrated an interest in pursuing a career in Television and has maintained a minimum CGPA of 2.75 (Student must be a visible minority, aboriginal and/or have a disability) |
Farzana Bhatty |
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Thomson Corporation Award |
To the most promising newspaper journalist(s) in the first-year of the four-year program. |
Clare Hill, Viktoria Liepold, Eric Lam, Cassandra Jowett and Danielle Wong |
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Toronto Hong Kong Lions Club Entrance Scholarship |
For demonstrated academic proficiency by a student entering the program. |
Mai Nguyen and Julie Ryland |
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Toronto Star Award |
For excellence in newspaper reporting in third year. |
Gloria Bacci and Eric Koreen |
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Toronto Star Award |
For the graduating student deemed to be the best print journalist. |
Paul Choi, Unnati Gandhi and Daniel Glenwright |
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Toronto Sun Award |
For the best sports reporter in the graduating year |
David Silverman |
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Toronto Sun Paul Rimstead Memorial Journalism Award |
For overall academic excellence in second year. |
Rebecca Penty |
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Wanda Stankiewicz Memorial Scholarship |
To the student who wrote extensively on women's issues. |
Dayle Parker |
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Wilf Gruson Memorial Award |
For proficiency in newspaper editing in third year. |
Eric Koreen |
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William H. Olive Award for Excellence in Magazine Feature Writing |
For demonstrated excellence in magazine feature writing in the graduating year. |
Carley Fortune |
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Women's Press Club of Toronto - Kay Rex Scholarship |
For highest academic standing in the first year of the two-year program. |
Lara Chatterjee |
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