We’re pleased to share the news of MSVU’s 2026 academic student award winners.
This April, two special awards events were held to celebrate students who have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement.
Each recipient exemplifies academic excellence in their respective fields of study and reflects the dedication, talent, and hard work that define the MSVU community.
Congratulations to all of this year’s academic award recipients! We can’t wait to see what you do next.
APPLIED HUMAN NUTRITION
Alleyne Murphy Undergraduate Award
Brittany Price
Applied Human Nutrition Community Service Award
Hend Eldlk
Marcia Moore Anderson Applied Human Nutrition Award
Siena Davidian
Frances Malloy Award in Applied Human Nutrition and Intern Education Program
Koen Schlief
Dr. Marilyn McDowell Applied Human Nutrition Award
Katharine Yu
Maneet Malhi
BIOLOGY
Biology Department Award for Best Student in Evolutionary Biology
Ruthann Burke
Sister Lua Gavin Endowed Scholarship
Joshua Van Nostrand
Sisters of Charity Award in Biology
Tayvie Cunningham
Joshua Van Nostrand
Greg Coakley Laboratory Award
Bryson Thomas
Dr. Lillian Wainwright Biology Prize (Sponsored by the MSVU Alumni Association)
Maya Brinson
Outstanding Biology Student Award
Emily Murphy
Madeleine Spicer
BUSINESS & TOURISM
Department of Business and Tourism Leadership Award
Keith Gallie
Business and Tourism International Student of the Year
Lei Li
Dr. Mohammad Siddiquee Memorial Award
Alissa Dawn Colborne
Business and Tourism Society Dr. Mohammad Siddiquee Award
Sunveer Kaur Sohi
Bob Bagg Award for Excellence in Management Education
Tanner Saunders
CHEMISTRY
Sister Patricia Mullins Award in Chemistry
Tayvie Cunningham
Owen Horn
Levi Parker
Sister Mary Evelyn Award
Esther Minani
Susan Boyd Endowed Prize for Excellence in Chemistry
Esther Minani
CHILD & YOUTH STUDY
Department of Child & Youth Study Award for Academic Excellence
Hayley Wallace
Department of Child & Youth Study Lindsey Cousineau Award
Evelyn Ekstrom
COMMUNICATION STUDIES
David Bell Memorial Endowed Award
Suwela Vassoa
Dr. Patrick O’Neill Award in Public Speaking (Sponsored by the MSVU Alumni Association)
Calley Symes
CO-OP STUDENTS OF THE YEAR
Mount Co-op Student of the Year (Business Administration)
Arpit Sharma
Mount Co-op Student of the Year (Public Relations)
Kirsten Hannah
COMPUTER SCIENCE
Dr. Len Parent Computer Studies Award
Josh Robar
EDUCATION
Dr. Mary Schoenberger Education Prize (Sponsored by the MSVU Alumni Association)
Nicole Cox
Michael and Madeleine Merrigan Memorial Award
Ally Roberts
ENGLISH
Beryl Rowland Book Prize in English
Emmet Smith
English Department Literary Prize
Emma Henderson
Simon Burke
Sister Marie Agnes Book Prize in English (Sponsored by the MSVU Alumni Association)
Emily Fevens
HISTORY
Sister Francis D’Assisi Prize in History (Sponsored by the MSVU Alumni Association)
Robyn Mansfield
MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS
Dr. Frank Bennett Mathematics Research Award
Quazi Itquan Hossain Rahi
Dr. John Reid Statistics Award
Alden Gibbon
Sara Elizabeth Phillips Memorial Prize in Mathematics
Levi Parker
MODERN LANGUAGES
Sister Rose Celestine Award for French (Sponsored by the MSVU Alumni Association)
Kathryn Baillie
PHYSICS
Katherine Darvesh Award in Physics
Josh Robar
POLITICS, ECONOMICS AND CANADIAN STUDIES
Academic Excellence in Economics Prize
Oluwadamilare Sodeinde
Andrea and Charles Bronfman Award in Canadian Studies
Oluwadamilare Sodeinde
Dr. Larry Fisk Book Prize
Lydia Haustein
Dr. Nargess Kayhani Award in Public Policy Studies
Aerin Kennedy
Dr. R.P. Seth Book Prize
Zackary Kalbfleisch
Marial Mosher Award in Canadian Studies
Oluwadamilare Sodeinde
PHILOSOPHY/RELIGIOUS STUDIES
Sister Francis Carmel Award
Emmet Smith
PSYCHOLOGY
Psychology Student Leadership Award
Megan Beckner
Pauline A. Jones Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Jackson MacIntyre
SCIENCE
Jeanne Sauvé Research Assistantship for Women in Science
Estel Iscan-Insense (supervised by Dr. David Awde)
Susan and Russell Boyd Undergraduate Student Research Assistantship
Esther Minani (supervised by Dr. Dhesmon Lima)
Science Society Award
Paige Thornton
WOMEN’S STUDIES
Certificate for Outstanding Performance in WS 1110
Mya Freeman