School of Journalism

A. O. Tate Memorial Award (Presented by the Southern Ontario Newspaper Guild)

For excellence in reporting in first year.

Luc Rinaldi

Albert E. Wadham Memorial Award

For the two students entering third year with the highest standing in feature writing courses.

Loren Hendin and Rhiannon Russell

Ben Grant and Paul Heming Copy Editing Award

For the two students entering third year with the highest standing in feature writing courses.

Lauren Strapagiel

Betty Michalyshyn Memorial Scholarship

For outstanding achievement in cultural journalism or critical writing on the arts by a student in the final two years of the Bachelor of Journalism program.

Stephen Baldwin

Caren King Scholarship

For the group of students who present a superior magazine prospectus, demonstrating talent and skill in the business aspects of magazine journalism.

Martha Beach, Jillian Bell, Stacie Brockman, Chelsey Burnside, Subha Chelvam, Natalie Guadagnoli

Catherine Keachie Magazine Journalism Scholarship

For overall excellence in magazine skills, including demonstrated commitment to the crafts of editing and writing.

Kristina Gutauskas and Marlee Kostiner

CBC Newsworld

For the student exhibiting the highest level of excellence in broadcast journalism based on the first year of study in the MJ program.

Robert Parker

Chinese Canadian Community Scholarship

For high academic standing throughout the program.

Kristy Thomson

CNW Group Award

For the graduating student showing the greatest interest and advancement in news reporting and writing.

Kim Hession and Codi Wilson

David Tafler Scholarship for Excellence in Magazine Journalism

For the graduating student who has demonstrated outstanding leadership skills, academic excellence, passion and dedication to the craft of magazine journalism, and is respected by peers.

Raylene Knutson

Del Bell Memorial Award

For overall academic proficiency with a demonstrated flair for news and feature writing.

Samantha Lui

Dick Lunn Memorial Award

For the graduating student who has made the most significant contribution to The Ryersonian.

Maria Angela Torres

Donner Canadian Foundation Howard Intrator Memorial Scholarship

For outstanding business writing by a newspaper or magazine student.

Tracy Chen and Katherine Engqvist

Douglas Creighton Award

For excellence in the MJ introductory reporting course, Covering the City.

Carly Conway

Eyeopener - Jay Sussman Memorial Award

For the student demonstrating excellence in political studies and journalism.

Matthew Kennedy

Floyd Chalmers Prize for Excellence in Business Journalism

For the student who has written or produced the best example of business journalism.

Melissa Kim and Stephanie Lowe

Gordon Froggatt Memorial Award

For the student deemed to have shown the most promising newsroom leadership in the graduating year.

Aleysha Haniff

HaakSaan Award for Excellence in Online Reporting

For a student who demonstrates excellence in applying journalistic principles of fairness, accuracy and good writing to online reporting.

Lakshine Sathiyanathan

James H. Carter Memorial Scholarship

For financial support to students working on their Major Projects in the final year of the program.

Erin Byrnes and Ashleigh Gaul

Jean Pasquantonio Tudor Memorial Newspaper Journalism Award

For the student entering third-year newspaper reporting with the highest cumulative grade point average.

Karly Dely

Jeff Junke Memorial Award for Excellence in Radio Journalism

For excellence in radio broadcasting in final year.

Vanessa Greco

Jerry Gladman Memorial Scholarship

For the student producing the best single story in the first-year reporting course.

Tanya Mok

Joe Perlove Scholarship

To the student deemed the best journalist in the graduating year.

Jelena Djurkic

John A. Honderich Bursary in Journalism

To provide financial support to a deserving student in good academic standing.

Joan Piloya

John A. Honderich Gold Medal in Journalism

For the outstanding student in the graduating class.

Raylene Knutson

JRAD Class of '85' Graduate Award in Journalism

To recognize and reward a qualifying graduate student in Journalism who demonstrates a commitment to community involvement.

Caro Rolando

Juanita Millesse Memorial Award

For the student demonstrating academic proficiency in first year.

Sebastian Novais

Lauder Internship Award

For a full-time student in clear academic standing enrolled in the undergraduate Internship course and pursuing an out-of-town placement.

Otiena Ellwand

Len Coates Memorial Award

To the most promising journalism student in first year.

Marissa Dederer

Len Coates Memorial Award

To the most promising journalism student in second year.

Trinh Theresa Xuan Do and Graham Slaughter

Len Coates Memorial Award

To the most promising journalism student in third year.

Talia Ricci

Linda Shutt Memorial Scholarship

For a third-year newspaper student demonstrating maturity, initiative and determination in reporting.

Nadia Hussein

Loretta H. Yaskiel Scholarship

For a full-time undergraduate student in good standing who has demonstrated excellence in court reporting or writing on legal or justice issues.

Joshua Green

Mark Bastien Memorial Award

For the graduating student deemed to have written the best published magazine story.

Vesna Plazacic

Mark Gayn Award

Awarded on the basis of a major project proposal and budget submitted in late Fall of the final year.

Kasia Mychajlowycz and Ruane Remy

Michael de Pencier Award

For excellence in magazine journalism based on the first year of study in the Master of Journalism program.

Ashleigh Gaul

Myer Sharzer Memorial Award

For the most promising third-year newspaper reporter.

Miranda Scotland

Myron J. Johnson Prize for Accuracy

For the student achieving the highest standing in Information and Visual Resources for Journalists.

Victor Ferreira

Ray Smith Award

For the graduating student in the newspaper class with the highest grade point average.

Aleysha Haniff

Rolf Lockwood Scholarship

For the best example of a magazine article focusing on business journalism.

Vidya Kauri

Ross and Don McLean Memorial Award

For the group of students who prepared the best feature documentary in the graduating year broadcast reporting class.

Danielle Ambs, Alyssa  Pankiw, Hayley Penner, Kiera Toffelmire

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.

Matthew Demers and Kelsey Wingerak

Seymour Schulich Undergraduate Awards in Financial Journalism

For a full-time student entering the final year of the Bachelor of Journalism program who has demonstrated interest and promise in financial journalism and is in clear academic standing.

Tracy Chen and Katherine Engqvist

Seymour Schulich Graduate Award in Financial Journalism

For a full-time student entering the final year of the Bachelor of Journalism program who has demonstrated interest and promise in financial journalism and is in clear academic standing.

Jeff Fraser

Seymour Schulich Undergraduate Awards in Financial Journalism – Second Year Renewal

For a full-time student entering the final year of the Bachelor of Journalism program who has demonstrated interest and promise in financial journalism and is in clear academic standing.

Annie Burns-Pieper

Susan Westmoreland Memorial Award in Broadcast Journalism

To a female student based on overall excellence at the end of the final Fall term.

Christine Dobby

Thomson Reuters Award

For the most promising newspaper journalist in each first year reporting class.

Steve Goetz, Megan Jones, Matt Oxman, Bethany Van Lingen, Leslie-Anne Walker

Toronto Hong Kong Lions Club Entrance Scholarship

For demonstrated academic proficiency by a student entering the Bachelor of Journalism program.

Michael Derman

Toronto Star Award

For excellence in newspaper reporting in third year.

Kendra Mangione

Toronto Star Award

For the graduating student deemed the best print journalist.

Carys Mills

Toronto Sun Award

For the best sports reporter in the graduating year.

Michael DeRuyter

Toronto Sun Paul Rimstead Memorial Journalism Award

For overall academic excellence in second year.

Vidya Kauri

Wanda Stankiewicz Memorial Scholarship

For the student who wrote extensively on women’s issues.

Kristina Gutauskas and Arti Patel

Wilf Gruson Memorial Award

For proficiency in newspaper editing in third year.

Kendra Mangione

William H. Olive Award for Excellence in Magazine Feature Writing

For demonstrated excellence by a graduating student.

Marlee Kostiner

Women's Press Club of Toronto - Kay Rex Scholarship

To the top student in Urban Politics and Society for Journalists.

Erin James-Abra