School of Journalism

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

For excellence in reporting in first year.

Stephanie Girardi and Tamara Sestanji

Albert E. Wadham Memorial Award

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

Megan Jones and Luc Rinaldi

Ben Grant and Paul Heming Copy Editing Award

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

Kristina DiCeglie

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.

Kathleen Spencer

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.

Alyssa Garrison, Gianluca Inglesi, Karizza Sanchez, Stephanie Maris,
Gin Sexsmith

Catherine Keachie Magazine Journalism Scholarship

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

Matt Braga and Marta Iwanek

CBC News Network Award

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

Amanda De Souza

Chinese Canadian Community Scholarship

For high academic standing throughout the program.

Candice Kung

CNW Group Award

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

Niki Singh

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.

Martha Beach, Haley Cullingham, Sara Harowitz

Del Bell Memorial Award

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

Bethelehem Wondimu

Dick Lunn Memorial Award

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

Lakshine Sathiyanathan

Donner Canadian Foundation Howard Intrator Memorial Scholarship

For outstanding business writing by a newspaper or magazine student.

Tasha Zanin

Eyeopener - Jay Sussman Memorial Award

For the student demonstrating excellence in political studies and journalism.

Candice Kung

Floyd Chalmers Prize for Excellence in Business Journalism

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

Shanelle Kaul

Gordon Froggatt Memorial Award

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

Otiena Ellwand, Katherine Engqvist, Stephanie Lowe

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.

Vidya Kauri

James H. Carter Memorial Scholarship

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

Tendisai Cromwell, Veronique Herry-Saint-Onge,
Joshua Learn

Jean Pasquantonio Tudor Memorial Newspaper Journalism Award

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

Alexa Huffman

Jeff Junke Memorial Award for Excellence in Radio Journalism

For excellence in radio broadcasting in final year.

Tracy Chen, Candice Kung, Sophie Yalkezian

Joe Perlove Scholarship

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

Katia Dmitrieva

John A. Honderich Bursary in Journalism

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

Kathryn Bryan

John A. Honderich Gold Medal in Journalism

For the outstanding student in the graduating class.

Lakshine Sathiyanathan

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.

Juanita Millesse Memorial Award

For the student demonstrating academic proficiency in first year.

Sonia El Boury

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.

Jeyan Jeganathan

Len Coates Memorial Award

To the most promising journalism student in first year.

Sonia El Boury and Eric Mark Do

Len Coates Memorial Award

To the most promising journalism student in second year.

Amir-Pashah Tabrizian-Pour

Len Coates Memorial Award

To the most promising journalism student in third year.

Angelina Irinici

Linda Shutt Memorial Scholarship

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

Vidya Kauri

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.

Rhiannon Russell

Mark Bastien Memorial Award

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

Matthew Braga

Mark Gayn Award

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

Asher Greenberg and Rahul Kalvapalle

Myer Sharzer Memorial Award

For the most promising third-year newspaper reporter.

Samuel Greenfield

Myron J. Johnson Prize for Accuracy

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

Daniel Rosen

Ray Smith Award

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

Michelle Bitran

Rolf Lockwood Scholarship

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

Rhiannon Russell

Ross and Don McLean Memorial Award

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

Housing Hell: Heather Ross, Dyan Ruiz, Calvin To, Charles Vanegas

Ill Wind: Tracy Chen, Candice Kung, Stephanie Lowe, Roohi Sahajpal

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.

Nicole Siena

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.

Touria Izri and Cassandra Juradinho

Seymour Schulich Graduate Award in Financial Journalism

For a student entering the first year of the Master of Journalism program who has demonstrated interest and promise in financial journalism.

Lauren Murphy

Seymour Schulich Graduate Award in Financial Journalism

Jeff Fraser

Susan Westmoreland Memorial Award in Broadcast Journalism

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

Paige Ellis

Thomson Reuters Award

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

Susana Gomez Baez, Jacqueline Hong, Hayden Kenez, Erica Lenti, Cormac McGee    

Toronto Hong Kong Lions Club Entrance Scholarship

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

Jasmin Husain

Toronto Star Award

For excellence in newspaper reporting in third year.

Emma Prestwich

Toronto Star Award

For the graduating student deemed the best print journalist.

Katia Dmitrieva

Toronto Sun Award

For the best sports reporter in the graduating year.

Dustin Pollack   

Toronto Sun Paul Rimstead Memorial Journalism Award

For overall academic excellence in second year.

Shannon Cuciz

Wanda Stankiewicz Memorial Scholarship

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

Samantha Dawson and Niki Singh

Wilf Gruson Memorial Award

For proficiency in newspaper editing in third year.

Lee Richardson

William H. Olive Award for Excellence in Magazine Feature Writing

For demonstrated excellence by a graduating student.

Marta Iwanek

Women's Press Club of Toronto - Kay Rex Scholarship

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

Ishani Nath