EVOLUTION OF ENGINEERING student excellence awards

Beta Machinery Analysis Ltd. ScholarshipSkelly, Kyle MatthewBlair Family Foundation CombinedDegree Entrance ScholarshipNarendran, MadhavBP Canada Energy CompanyScholarships in EngineeringFoo, KarmanHo, Calvin Ka-WingBradley Groat MemorialBursary in Geomatics EngineeringSpiller, Stephanie AnneBritish Columbia Land SurveyorsFoundation AwardLys, Emanuel Hilary FCalgary Electric Club BursaryBoiko, MichaelCanadian Association of DrillingEngineers ScholarshipSummach, Cale JustinCanadian Association of PetroleumProducers BursariesAli Beg, Muhammad AbbasCastle, Matthew WilliamDow, Mitchell ThomasKinzel, Steven LeonardKlucker, Melanie IrisLi, YakunLi, Yang YangMarkovinovic, Matthew KarlRobichaud, Monica MarieSchmid, Tacita AnneSpeta, Michelle AlexandraTownsend, Joshua StevenWiens, Joel RandallCanadian Heavy OilAssociation BursariesHindemith, Miriam TheresaMacLean, Michael IanCanadian Society for ChemicalEngineering Calgary Section ScholarshipLakness, Sara DawnCanadian Society forChemical Engineering PrizeLagasca, Joseph Paul PanganCanadian Society for Civil Engineering(Calgary Section) ScholarshipCripps, Adam PaulCannon-Lachapelle Family ScholarshipHa, HyunCH2M HILL Energy Canada, Ltd.ScholarshipSharma, VarunChancellor’s Club ScholarshipAlarakyia, KaizBowal, Kimberly LaurenChang, Jadyn Hui-JenFernando, Malithi AnukaChancellor David B. SmithGold Medal in EngineeringKertesz, Audrey CatherineChevron Canada Resources LimitedScholarship in EngineeringKuntel, Melissa AytenRyback, Shantel ElisaClass of 1972 EngineeringEntrance BursaryHepburn, Quinn HarrisonClass of 1973 Engineering BursaryMcColm, Adam Terrance

Institute of Navigation Alberta ChapterBursaryChau, Kyle Ken LoungJ. Harry Tims & Family EngineeringAwardAlexander, Devon KyleJ.H. Holloway Scholarshipin Geomatics EngineeringHamilton, Amy JonnetteJack A. Sandercock BursaryCheon, JiinJacobs Canada Inc. BursaryHenry, Robert JamesJeno Korponay MemorialBursary in EngineeringGorobets, MilitinaJim Van Dam ScholarshipAbday, PaulJohn and Anthony Pearson MemorialBursariesLivingstone, Benjamin IsaiahPayne, Shannon AleidaJohn Deyholos Memorial AwardAhmed, TowfiqueJohn F. Hardy Memorial BursaryDoney, Hailey KathleenHeit, Gregory RobertTingley, AmandaJohn Jacobsen EngineeringLeadership AwardPaul, Robyn MaeJohn W. Gregg Memorial BursaryRobertson, Alison AilsaKenneth S. Toovey Memorial BursaryWalker, Cari AnnKIS-97 Undergraduate ScholarshipHerasymiuk, Matthew LawrenceKristopher Todd MemorialBursary in Electrical EngineeringZheng, YiL.R. (Dick) Newby Memorial AwardRondeel, Samuel JeffreyLaricina Energy Scholarshipsin EngineeringBootsveld, Timothy MichaelHoang, Philip YuanLeung, Joshua Kar-ChungRen, SuchangLeica Geosystems Limited ScholarshipLi, LuxiLouis Mattar ScholarshipMarkovinovic, Matthew KarlLt. Richard L. Callaway Memorial BursaryWagner, Stella MiaMcElhanney ScholarshipCairns, Kathryn AnneMichel Sargious ScholarshipsBraitenbach, Kevin RonaldLiu, YaoMidwest Surveys’ Jerry J. SimpsonMemorial ScholarshipDupont, Jesse MontanaMike Ward Engineering Internship PrizePaul, Robyn MaeMike Ward Prize in Civil EngineeringBily, Nora Janelle JessicaNabors Drilling Limited ScholarshipNesbitt, Scott Jonathan

Nathan Shair Memorial BursariesHuynh, KevinStrachan, Fauve JacquelineNexen Inc. BursaryRiemer, Christopher JamesNovatel Inc. Scholarshipsin Geomatics EngineeringAng, Kathleen DanielleMantey, Victoria DawnOrbit Valve Company Limited BursaryShafiee Neistanak, MahdiehWilliams, Clay RoyPadma and Srinivasan MandayamRangayyan Bursary in EngineeringSlomp, Alexander JamesPenn West EnergyUndergraduate ScholarshipsDalgliesh, Nickolas AnthonyHauer, Michael JordanLachkov, Petar TzvetanovSolano, Angela MariaPenn West EnergyUndergraduate Scholarshipsin Energy and the EnvironmentDinh, David QuangGee, Calvin JaredPetroleum Society of CanadaSecond Year ScholarshipsAboorvanathan, RaphaelGuo, YuJiePetroleum Society of CanadaThird Year ScholarshipsLok, Derek Yat MingMarkovinovic, Matthew KarlPriscila Aya Shimizu MemorialScholarshipLi, YakunProfessional Engineers’,Geologists’ and Geophysicists’ Wives’Club of Calgary BursaryChen, Lin LinKoo Kim Shiong, Wendy Siow PenWang, Cathy TianxueR.W. Zwicky Memorial PrizeWoehr, Jordan MichaelRay Lowry Memorial BursaryChau, Kyle Ken LoungRead Jones Christoffersen Ltd. AwardOlson, Laura MarieRob Newman Memorial BursaryWong, Stephen BruceRobert B. Paugh MemorialBursary in EngineeringWarren, Gregory JamesS.M. Blair Family Foundation ScholarshipGreen, Chloe MeganSadie M. Nelson Bursaryin Electrical EngineeringChan, Bosco Wai MingSaskatchewan Land Surveyors’Association AwardDesautels, Jevon Luke JosephSchulich School of EngineeringAlumni Alberta Opportunities BursaryLong, Wendy Wing WenSchulich School of EngineeringAssociates ScholarshipsFoster, Justine MarieHaigh, Ian CameronHerrmann, Michael JamesKimoden, Ralph ManipudRetzlaff, Philip Wade

Schulich School of Engineering Dean’sEntrance ScholarshipsBauhuis, BrendonBlock, Laree PaigeBouchard, Dylan EdwardDeimert, Christopher MichaelDiakow, Noelle EleanorDias, Elaine MaryannFarrell, Brandon JeffreyGibson, Victoria MarieGlover, Devon KeithHladik, Stephanie KayHughes, Christine MarieIrfan, AyeshaKim, KayoungKindree, Matthew GordonLehmann, Kolton KarlLi, Mark Zhuo MingMaqsud, UzairMcMurray, Olivia PriscillaMitchell, Jordan ScottMoravec, Jennifer PaigeMyhre, Luke MathewNorman, Laura JanePalladini, Riccardo AlessandroQuiring, Angelica BethSharma, SahilValera, Nicolas EduardoVogt, Stephanie RuthZahary, Camila SarahSchulich School of Engineering Dean’sTransfer ScholarshipsChen, HuaGamboa, Alba GabrielaVanhouche St-Laurent, VanessaVig, Steven DarrelSchulich School of EngineeringScholarshipsGareau, Dylan BryceHeck, Jordan JohnKerber, Brendon JamesNabata, Mitchell ToshioWagner, Scott MichaelWarthe, Alexander WatsonWong, Jonathan Vui ShuenSchulich School of EngineeringTransfer ScholarshipsJi, XingNguyen, Duy TrongZhang, TonghuiScott Anderson MemorialAward in GeomaticsVarma, TanmayaSenator Stan Waters MemorialScholarshipGould, Kimberly LaurenSeymour Schulich Academic ExcellenceEntrance Scholarships for Calgary AreaResidentsAnhorn, Daniel CyrilBowie, JordanChen, ZixinGallup, Jake NGholami Bavil Olyaee, TaraHemmati, SorooshKooistra, Brayden KMekaal, Ragad HaithamMorin, DaveSmith, Kye PatrickStosky, Steven MichaelWeber, Jessica MarieWijesinghe, Nadun PrabashwaraSeymour Schulich Academic ExcellenceEntrance Scholarships for StudentsOutside the Calgary AreaBaskerville-Bridges, Aaron DavisFarrington, Courtenay ChakiJollymour, KC IsabelKnudsgaard, Katelyn AneLetendre, KeithMeitz, Jason MatthewScheu, Connor NelsonWalsh, Coltin JamesZaugolnikova, Irina

Seymour Schulich Community Service/Entrepreneurial Entrance Awards ForCalgary Area ResidentsBowal, Christopher JordanChan, Amanda Chung YanChen, GordonDaggett, RyaGutzmann, Nigel MartinHenke, Justin LawrenceKhurshid, BeenishLogan, Holliston JenniferLund, Stefan Darren BryceOchitwa, Christine VictoriaOlde, KaylaRacette, Jace LeoTaylor, Ryan WilliamSeymour Schulich Community Service/Entrepreneurial Entrance Awards forStudents Outside the Calgary AreaDoricic, Sara RebeccaDunn, CiaranLaing, Ruth CatherineStanger, Scott Philipvan Aggelen, Jonathan JordanSociety of Chemical IndustryMerit AwardsAiffa, Mohamed ElamineSkorobogatov, AntonSoltani, AlexanderSpectra Energy Scholarshipin Chemical & Petroleum EngineeringAl-Hakime, Ahmed Abdo MohamedStephen P. Williams Memorial AwardCairns, Kathryn AnneStewart Family Bursaries in EngineeringMislan, Michael DanielZebian, AliSUDIC BursaryHuynh, Lana ThanhPearson, Dustin DanielTruong, LinaSuncor Energy Emerging LeadersEngineering BursariesDe Santis, Michael PeterKhourieh, Atallah TonyTalisman Energy Inc. (1995) BursaryAbdel Halim, Abdel RahmanMikulecky, Melanie NoelleWhitehouse, Dallas ErichTalisman Energy Inc.Undergraduate Scholarships in Energyand Related Studies in EngineeringBrown, Taylor JohnClark, Brendan RobertDyck, JoshHughes, Jillian GraceKublik, Kelsey MarieMah, Brendan JustinVu, David Phi HuynhYan, Jun Wei MikeTenet Medical Engineering ScholarshipsGutzmann, Nathan DouglasWang, SuTony Neidermayer Memorial BursaryKeast, Evan GordonMorean, Samuel OrlandoSia, Beverly MunozTotal E&P Canada Higher EducationUndergraduate AwardsLagasca, Joseph Paul PanganMatieshin, Corson DuVernetTrajan and Florica Nitescu ScholarshipsHarris, Ryan TimothyJoslin, Kevin MichaelZhong, Peng Xiao

Trak Com Wireless Scholarshipin Electrical EngineeringDawson, Leanne AmandaTransAlta Corporation MemorialScholarshipsHarrison, Amie LouiseMuenchrath, Marina StephanieOlson, Kali MarieVandenberg, Jesse AllenTrotter & Morton Limited, W. WatsonBursaryTierney, Matthew WilliamUniversity of Calgary EngineeringAlumni ScholarshipsLi, Edwin Tsun NgaiMulder, Nathaniel John HenryUniversity of Calgary Engineering Classof ‘70 Jim Low Memorial ScholarshipKhourieh, Atallah TonyUrsula O. and Herbert ZandmerAthletics BursaryHammad, IsraUrsula O. and Herbert ZandmerCombined Degree BursariesLagasca, John Reuben PanganMusa, Augustin JankoWang, SuUrsula O. and Herbert ZandmerCombined Degree ScholarshipsShafiee Neistanak, Mohammad EsmailSmith, Grahame PeterW.G. (Bill) Howard Memorial FoundationEntrance ScholarshipsSharma, SahilSmith, Lukas MartinW.G. (Bill) Howard Memorial FoundationScholarshipThorne, James DonaldWoodman, Carly JeanW.H.B. Sharp MemorialScholarship in EngineeringHorel, Charles MichaelWayne Hugo Memorial ScholarshipCartwright, John StephenWest Canadian Bursary in EngineeringKrishan, AparnaWilliam Lemond Hamilton BursariesDuong, BruceKeivani-Boroujeni, SinaKing, NathanNguyen, Vien MinhWilma Elizabeth Mitchell MemorialBursaryKazemipur, BashirWorley Parsons Geomatics SolutionsBursaryAbdoullaev, Roman Anvarovitch

S P E A K E R S

GLEN C. SCHMIDTPresident & Chief Executive OfficerLaricina Energy Ltd.Mr. Schmidt has been President andChief Executive Officer for LaricinaEnergy Ltd. since November 2005.Glen has more than 28 years of oiland gas experience with more than 18years at the executive level. Prior to hiscurrent position he was President, ChiefExecutive Officer and director of DeerCreek Energy Limited since 2001.Formerly, Mr. Schmidt was Presidentof Torex Resources Ltd. and PioneerNatural Resources Canada Inc. and waspreviously the Vice President Canadaat Chauvco Resources Ltd. and VicePresident Production and Engineeringat Mark Resources Inc. Glen is also amember of the board of governors forthe Canadian Association of PetroleumProducers (CAPP), Past Chairman ofthe In Situ Oil Sands Alliance (IOSA),and a director for INHOUSE AttainableHousing Society and ElkhornResources Inc.Mr. Schmidt holds both a Master ofBusiness Administration and Bachelorof Science in Chemical Engineering(with Distinction) from the Universityof Calgary and is a member of theAssociation of Professional Engineers,Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta.

ROBYN MAE PAULRobyn Paul is completing her fourth and final year in manufacturing engineering witha biomedical specialization at the Schulich School of Engineering, after completing aone-year internship working at Wartsila in Winterthur, Switzerland. Robyn is active asa leader both within the school and in the community. She represents her classmatesas VP, Manufacturing, with the Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering Student’sSociety, and is the Yearbook Director for the engineering school, President of theTELUS World of Science Student Chapter, and she volunteers with Safewalk and Intothe Streets. In addition, Robyn salsa dances with the Student Dance Club, trains withthe University Triathlon Club and is part of a local yoga studio. In 2010/2011 shewas the recipient of the John Jacobson Engineering Leadership Award, the Mike WardEngineering Internship Prize, the Engineering Internship Merit Awards, and theGienow Advanced Manufacturing Undergraduate Scholarship.AGNES SOOSAgnes Soos is a fourth year chemical engineering student, specializing in biomedicalengineering. During the course of her undergraduate studies, Agnes participatedin several competitions, placing first at both the Western and Canadian EngineeringCompetitions in the category of Team Design in 2009.She has also undertaken bioengineering research as an undergraduate student at theUniversity of Calgary (2009) and the University of Waterloo (2010). Her creativityand artistic abilities are applied in roles such as hallway decor team for EngineeringWeek, Social and Division Council Representative at the Waterloo CooperativeResidence Inc., and student member on the Schulich Open House OrganizingCommittee. In 2009/2010 she was the award recipient of the Edward WichertUndergraduate Scholarship.

KIM STURGESSChief Executive OfficerAlberta WaterSMARTMs. Sturgess is the founder and CEO ofAlberta WaterSMART, a not-for-profitwater management services organization.Over the last six years, Kim hasbeen involved in the development ofwater projects and systems for severalcompanies, as well as policy developmentfor industrial and government clients.Ms. Sturgess has also served on theboard of the Alberta Water Counciland has participated in many forums onwater management. As the CEOof several technology based companies,Kim has extensive experience intechnology start-ups and technologymanagement, as well as in oil and gas,pipelines, and industrial productsand services.In addition to serving on the boards ofher own companies, Kim serves on theboards of CCI Thermal Technologiesin Edmonton, Pressure PipelineInspection Company in Toronto, theCalgary Airport Authority, AlbertaInnovates: Energy and EnvironmentSolutions, and the Canadian Academyof Engineering.Formerly Ms. Sturgess served as adirector of APEGGA, AlbertaEconomic Development Authority,the Canadian Chamber of Commerce,the National Research Council, andQueen’s University.

M E S S A G E F R O MT H E I N T E R I M D E A N

Dr. ANIL MEHROTRAInterim DeanSchulich School of Engineering Studentawards have a tremendous impact notonly on individual lives but on thisengineering school.Every year, we award well over$5-million dollars in bursaries andscholarships – recognizing excellence,championing diverse strengths and insome cases covering basic needs so thatstudents can focus on their studies.We are passionate about providing theopportunity for all ambitious students,regardless of background, to apply theirtalents to the engineering profession.With these awards we create a culturein the Schulich School of Engineeringthat holds up high standards, hard work,accomplishment and, most importantly,leadership. This is critical to our goal ofproviding the best possible engineeringeducation in the country.On this Student Excellence Awardsevening, the 20th in the school’shistory, we provide an opportunityfor the award recipients and theirfamilies to meet the generous peopleand organizations who have investedin them. We want to acknowledgecommunity contributions and academicexcellence and to celebrate students whohave made an extra effort to explore,innovate, initiate or show leadership inother ways.We applaud the benefactors of theseunique scholarships and awardprograms. You are our partnersin shaping this top-tier engineeringschool.

A B O U TT H ES P O N S O RThe Student Excellence Awards is sponsored by the Engineering AssociatesProgram at the Schulich School of Engineering. This program is a valuablepartnership between the engineering school and industry partners. The goalof the program is to build and maintain a world class engineering school thatwill exceed society’s expectations and needs for engineering education, researchand service. Members of Engineering Associates Program meet for a variety ofprofessional development and social activities such as monthly breakfast meetings,the Student Excellence Awards, the Dean’s Holiday Reception, and special events.The Engineering Associates Program also makes up the Schulich School ofEngineering’s senior industry advisory body. The program is in its 20th year.