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.

2024

Winners
- Community Collaborator: TBD
- Fiercely Ontario Tech: TBD
- Ridgeback: TBD
- Rising Star: TBD
- U Make A Mark: TBD
Nominations packages were submitted by
- Amanda Gaudet
- Scott Barker
- Nicola Crow
- Kristin van Pelt
- Jessica Hogue
- Kailey Tinline and Kelly Crocker
- Kerry Morrison
- Steve Thickett
- Kelly Crocker
- Sherry Marshall
- Scott Barker
- Jennifer Maclnnis
- Lee Hays
Employees who were nominated include
- Jessica Hogue
- Marta Pardo
- Kirstie Ayotte
- Maria-Jose Martinez
- Roger Ragoonath
- Sydney Smith
- Jenna Gloazza
- Pooya Abedi
- Kailey Tinline
- Emmeline Miller
- Athletics - Amy Lance, Kerri-Ann Lauder, Shaun McLeod, Rav Dhamrait, Jess Salt, Saul Behrman, Audra Sherman, Ramin Mohammadi, Mike Maiorano, Erin Houston
- PSV Team - Jill Treen Reber, Andrew Sunstrum, Zain Shafique, Michael Guy, Miranda Varricchio, Kaitlyn Watson, Alex Pilon, Tegan Sloley, Allessandra Blanco, Kyle Warner
- Tech With a Conscience Team - Alison Carruthers, Qian Ma, Joyce Chan, Melissa Ramirez, Ryan Beaton, Jodi Cowan, Leigh Gibbens, Jennifer Loverock, Fiona Reddy, Sarah Rasile
2024 Awards Advisory Committee
- Ken Wilson
- Ana Duff
- Stephanie Walter
- Deanna Young
- Taylor Flood
- Matt Lucchese

2023

Winners
- Community Collaborator: Yvonne Stefanin
- Fiercely Ontario Tech: Matt Lucchese
- Ridgeback: Taylor Flood
- Rising Star: Danielle Saney
- U Make A Mark: ACE Team; John Komar, Rick Szymczyk, Stephanie Walter, Warren Karlson, Vijyat Bhalla, Mark Klintworth, Paula Ambra, Gord Koehne - AND Digital Recruiting Team; Maddie Nelles, Cassidy Dawson, Ryan Beaton, Kyle Laviolette, Kristie Arbour, Grace Morgan, Joyce Chan, Sarah Tsimelkas
Nominations packages were submitted by
- Lee Hays
- Theeben Jegatheesan
- Dan Crouse
- Tyra Gordon
- Jennifer Wingate
- Robin Kay
- Laura Purdy and Theeban Jegatheesan
- Adam King
- Laura Rendl
- Patty Spilotis
- Scott Barker
- Robin Kay
- Les Jacobs
- Ellanne Thomase
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
Post-Awards Resources

To access Amber Mac's keynotes from the May 2024 Annual Employee Awards Celebration, visit the Relentless Transformation Keynote.

View the 2024 Annual Employee Awards Celebration news story.

Annual Employee Awards Celebration graphic (Liisa Sorsa, ThinkLink):

2022

Winners
- Community Collaborator: FSSH Experiential Learning Team (Dan Walters, Cayla Da Silva), Jennifer Alsop
- Fiercely Ontario Tech: Mike Prasad
- 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
- Lindsay Coolidge
- Emily Tufts
- Alla Darwish
- Holly MacPherson
- Chris Hall
- Shilpa Dogra
- Nitharshana Premachandran
- Krista Elliott
- Connor Loughlean
- Emily Tufts
- Ian Doyle
- Krista Elliott
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
- Helene LeBlanc
- Tracy James-Hockin
- Diane Tepylo
- Scott Dempsey
- Kerry Morrison
- Hidayat Shahid
- Amy Neil
- Candi Thayer
- Stephanie Cook
- Sarah Rasile
- Utkarsh
- Ade Oyemade
- Janice Moseley
- Dr. Ginny Brunton
- Jill Thompson
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
- Cheryl A Foy
- Les Jacobs
- Carol D Rodgers
- Scott Barker
- Carol D Rodgers
- Peter Stoett
- Amanda Miller
- Karen Zavitz
- Les Jacobs
- Student Mental Health Services
- Dana Chorney
- Shannon Bracken
- Akira Tokuhiro
- Julie Day
- Bernadette Murphy
- Scott Barker
- Scott Barker
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