Student Awards Committee Members

Committee Chair
Natasha Buis Deering, Executive Director SEM & Registrar, designate for Kathleen Massey, Vice-Provost, Students, ex officio

Ex Officio Members
Mark Slomp, Executive Director (Student Services)
Alanna Shockley, Manager, Scholarships and Student Finance
Erika Scott, Designate for Vice President (External Relations)
Jacinda Weiss, Dean’s Designate (or Alternate) (Arts & Science)
Kim Brigitzer (Wilf Roesler), Dean’s Designate (or Alternate) (Business)
Danny Balderson, Dean’s Designate (or Alternate) (Education)
James Dobbie (Devon Smither), Dean’s Designate (or Alternate) (Fine Arts)
Deirdre Coburn (Danielle Lenaour), Dean’s Designate
(or Alternate) (Graduate Studies)
Michaela Schultchen, Dean’s Designate (or Alternate) (Health Sciences)


Two (2) Academic Staff Members, nominated by General Faculties Council Nominations Committee
Hadi Kharaghani, June 30, 2025
Maurice Needham, June 30, 2025

Two (2) Undergraduate Students (or Alternate), selected by Students’ Council and selected from different Faculties
Yewoe Sackey-Forson, (Lulya Michael), April 30, 2025
Alejandro Figueroa, April 30, 2025

One (1) Graduate Student (or Alternate), selected by the Graduate Students' Association
Jade Oldfield (Jaxon Reiter), April 30, 2025

Resource Members (Non-Voting)
Gerrard Ooi, Scholarship Administrative Assistance (Recording Secretary)

Quorum = 8 Voting Members (Summer Quorum = 7 Voting Members)