Previous Awards of Excellence Participants

We would like to extend our heartfelt appreciation to all participants of the employee recognition event, including nominators, nominees, supporters, and winners. Your dedication, hard work, and commitment have truly made a difference, and we celebrate each and every one of you for your contributions to our organization's success.

2023

Winners
Winners will be announced on May 7th.
- Community Collaborator:
- Fiercely Ontario Tech:
- Ridgeback:
- Rising Star:
- U Make A Mark:
Nominations packages were submitted by
- Lee Hays (nominating Yvonne Stefanin)
- Theeben Jegatheesan (nominating Matt Lucchese)
- Dan Crouse (nominating Matt Lucchese)
- Tyra Gordon (nominating Kait Gambier)
- Jennifer Wingate (nominating Matthew Devlin)
- Robin Kay (nominating Susan Snelling)
- Laura Purdy and Theeban Jegatheesan (nominating Taylor Flood)
- Adam King (nominating Bessie Zhang)
- Laura Rendl (nominating Danielle Saney)
- Patty Spilotis (nominating Isabel Savransky)
- Scott Barker (nominating Kerri-Ann Lauder)
- Robin Kay (nominating Laina Andrews)
- Les Jacobs (nominating the ACE Team - John Komar, Stephanie Walter, Warren Karlson, Rick Szymcyk, Vikyat Bhalla, Mark Klintworth, Paula Ambra, and Gord Koehne)
- Ellanne Thomase (nominating the Digital Recruitment Team - Maddie Nesses, Cassidy Dawson, Ryan Beaton, Kyle Laviolette, Kristie Arbour, Grace Morgan, Joyce Chan, and Sarah Tsimelkas)
Employees who were nominated include
- Yvonne Stefanin
- Matt Luccesse
- Kait Gambier
- Matthew Devlin
- Susan Snelling
- Taylor Flood
- Bessie Zhang
- Danielle Saney
- Isabel Savransky
- Kerri-Ann Lauder
- Laina Andrews
- ACE Team - John Komar, Stephanie Walter, Warren Karlson, Rick Szymcyk, Vijyat Bhalla, Mark Klintworth, Paula Ambra, Gord Koehne
- Digital Recruitment Team - Maddie Nesses, Cassidy Dawson, Ryan Beaton, Kyle Laviolette, Kristie Arbour, Grace Morgan, Joyce Chan, Sarah Tsimelkas
2023 Awards Advisory Committee
- Chris Hall
- Tyler Frederick
- Deanna Young
- Marie Harvey
- Sherry Marshall
- Corrina D'Alessio

2022

Winners
- Community Collaborator: FSSH Experiential Learning Team (Dan Walters, Cayla Da Silva), Jennifer Alsop
- Fiercely Ontario Tech: Mike Prasad
- Ridgeback: Marie Harvey
- Rising Star: Laura Thursby
- U Make A Mark: Brilliant Catalyst Team (Osman Hamid, Connor Loughlean, Leen Jaber, Maryam Akhtar, Lina Hamouda, Marissa George, Denzel Sheppard Thompson)
Nominations packages were submitted by
- Tyler Frederick (nominating the FSSH Experiential Learning Team)
- Lindsay Coolidge (nominating Jennifer Alsop)
- Emily Tufts (nominating Kaelan Caspary)
- Alla Darwish (nominating Elisa Beverley)
- Holly MacPherson (nominating Mike Prasad)
- Chris Hall (nominating Nicola From)
- Shilpa Dogra (nominating Marie Harvey)
- Nitharshana Premachandran (nominating Davaun Francis)
- Krista Elliott (nominating Laura Thursby)
- Connor Loughlean (nominating the Brilliant Catalyst Team)
- Emily Tufts (nominating the Ontario Tech Librarians)
- Ian Doyle (nominating the Multifactor Authentication Team)
- Krista Elliott (nominating the Student Learning Centre)
Employees who were nominated include
- FSSH Experiential Learning Team - Dan Walters and Cayla Da Silca
- Jennifer Alsop
- Kaelan Caspary
- Elisa Beverley
- Mike Prasad
- Nicola From
- Marie Harvey
- Davaun Francis
- Laura Thursby
- Brillian Catalyst Team - Osman Hamid, Connor Loughlean, Leen Jaber, Maryam Akhtar, Lina Hamouda, Marissa George, Denzel Sheppard Thompson
- Ontario Tech Librarians - Kate Gibbings, Kaelan Caspary, Alyssa Jeffrey, Trisha Johns Wilson, Chelsie Lalonde, Heather McTavish, Lydia Thorne, Hathalie Zhou
- Multifactor Authetication Team - Aaron Gates, Bradley Chocine, Anna Jaworski, Michelle Huinik Barnes
- Student Learning Centre - Olga Balakh, Sarah Coombs, Lindsay Smith, Laura Thursby, Stephanie Rufh, Eda Aydin, Tessa Troughton, Mark Neville, Matthew McGravey
2022 Awards Advisory Committee
- Mike Bliemel
- Bill Hunter
- Jackie Dupuis
- Sam Cook
- Deanna Young
- Melanie Hewitt

2021

Winners
- Community Collaborator: Julia Armstrong
- Fiercely Ontario Tech: Raluca Dubrowski
- Ridgeback: Samantha Cook
- Rising Star: Alyssa McLeod
- U Make A Mark: Rick Bourque
Nominations packages were submitted by
- Danielle Saney (nominating Julia Armstrong)
- Helene LeBlanc (nominating Raluca Dubrowski)
- Tracy James-Hockin (nominating Sharleen Ward)
- Diane Tepylo (nominating Susan Snelling)
- Scott Dempsey (nominating Yasmin Abdulla)
- Kerry Morrison (nominating Jennifer Racine)
- Hidayat Shahid (nominating Peter Kahr)
- Amy Neil (nominating Samantha Cook)
- Candi Thayer (nominating Vivianne Sharpe)
- Stephanie Cook (nominating Alex Pilon)
- Sarah Rasile (nominating Alyssa McLeod)
- Utkarsh (nominating Nabeel Ahmed Syed)
- Ade Oyemade (nominating Application Systems Team)
- Janice Moseley (nominating Elisa Beverley)
- Dr. Ginny Brunton (nominating Janice Moseley)
- Jill Thompson (nominating Rick Bourque)
Employees who were nominated include
- Julia Armstrong
- Raluca Dubrowski
- Sharleen Ward
- Susan Snelling
- Yasmin Abdulla
- Jennifer Racine
- Peter Kahr
- Samantha Cook
- Vivianne Sharpe
- Alex Pilon
- Alyssa McLeod
- Nabeel Ahmed Syed
- Application Systems Team - Ade Oyemade, Neema Kakkuzhiyil, Zain Shafique, Bonnie Chung, Tricia Gibson, Michael Guy, Christine Cairns
- Elisa Beverley
- Janice Moseley
- Rick Bourque
2021 Awards Advisory Committee
- Langis Roy
- Milly Ryan-Harshman
- Joanne Nickle
- Tharsy Selvanantham
- Jackie Dupuis
- Francis Arnaldo

2020

Winners
- Community Collaborator: Christa Eniojukan
- Fiercely Ontario Tech: Jarek Baginski
- Ridgeback: Jennifer Freeman
- U Make A Mark: Operations Task Force (Ken Bright, Jacquelyn Dupuis, Nicola From, Maureen Calhoun, Francis Arnaldo)
Nominations packages were submitted by
- Jacqueline King (nominating Aaron Mitchell)
- Cheryl A Foy (nominating Becky Dinwoodie)
- Les Jacobs (nominating Jennifer Freeman)
- Carol D Rodgers (nominating Sylvie Brosseau)
- Scott Barker (nominating Jessica Salt)
- Carol D Rodgers (nominating Sherry Marshall)
- Peter Stoett (nominating Aaron Mitchell)
- Amanda Miller (nominating Janette Banga)
- Karen Zavitz (nominating Elisa Beverley)
- Les Jacobs (nominating Laura Rendl)
- Student Mental Health Services (nominating Jarek Baginski)
- Dana Chorney (nominating Live from Lab Team - BScN Program)
- Shannon Bracken (nominating Hubspot Sales Project Implementation Team)
- Akira Tokuhiro (nominating Robert Ulrich)
- Julie Day (nominating Operations Task Force)
- Bernadette Murphy (nominating Kinesiology Lab Team)
- Scott Barker (nominating Jackie Dupuis)
- Scott Barker (nominating Christa Eniojukan)
Employees who were nominated include
- Aaron Mitchell
- Becky Dinwoodie
- Jennifer Freeman
- Sylvie Brosseau
- Jessica Salt
- Sherry Marshall
- Aaron Mitchell
- Janette Banga
- Elisa Beverley
- Laura Rendl
- Jarek Baginski
- Live from Lab Team - BScN Program - Elaine Salmers, Andrea Cope, Stuart Reid, Brendan Calver
- Hubspot Sales Project Implementation Team - Laura Purdy, Shannon Bracken, Rav Dhamrait, Jennifer Goldsmith, Brent Seton
- Robert Ulrich
- Operations Task Force - Ken Bright, Maureen Calhoun, Jackie Dupuis, Francis Arnaldo, Nicola From
- Kinesiology Lab Team - Ian Barker, Ryan Foley
- Jackie Dupuis
- Christa Eniojukan
2020 Awards Advisory Committee
- Greg Crawford
- Craig Fisher
- Melissa Levy
- Theeben Jegatheesan
- Tharsy Selvanantham