The third annual Impact Awards were presented by Dalhousie University and the Dalhousie Student Union (DSU) on Mar. 25. Students were admitted to the awards and dinner for free to recognize their peers’ achievements in academics, student life and community service and residence life.
Angela Hou was recognized with a Rising Star award for her work as the coordinator of Oxtalks, a monthly social justice discussion held at a local coffeehouse by Dal’s Oxfam chapter. Past topics have included women and the economy, and the recent Oxtalk on Mar. 27 focused on climate change and food security.
“Everyone’s welcome, but it’s mostly Oxfam people who show up,” Hou said. “But we do occasionally get some community members, and it’s pretty cool.”
Hou will continue to work with Oxfam. She’s also a current volunteer at South House and will represent the Dalhousie Arts and Social Sciences Society (DASS) on the International Development Education and Awareness Society (IDEAS) next year. During her reading week, she returned to her hometown of Vancouver to speak to high school students about coming to Dalhousie.DSU president Sagar Jha presented a welcome speech at the Awards, along with others by Dalhousie chancellor Fred Fountain and VP student services Bonnie Neuman.
Jha, who sat on the Impact Awards selection committee, reminded the audience that there are many impactful students who weren’t award recipients. One student who came to mind for him was Jessica Dempsey, who is a transgender rights and student loan activist.
“I know that she’s made this massive and profound impact on myself, the Dalhousie community and the Halifax community at large,” Jha said. “She did those things not for the award, but for the difference that she made.”
The Impact Awards showcased student talent in the breaks between the award categories. The Sikh Student Association performed a Bhangra dance, which is rooted in Punjab tradition. The 2014 Dal’s Got Talent winner Emily Ambrose sang, as did the president of the Dalhousie Association of Graduate Student (DAGS), Ana Vidovic. Dalhousie band Tiger Patrol performed, with their ukulele player Uytae Lee receiving an architecture and planning faculty leadership award and lead singer/guitarist George Woodhouse winning a Board of Governors Award.
“Congratulations to everyone who’s in the room, who’s outside of the room, for being a part of the Dalhousie culture,” said Jha during his speech, “which is to take action for action’s sake, and to make an impact not for an award, or a title, or a certain number of dollars reached, but to make an impact because it’s the right thing to do.”
All in all, 70 pennants were handed out for 32 different awards. Here is the entire list of winners via Dal News.
RISING STARS
Angela Hou, Arts and Social Sciences, Vancouver, B.C.
Caroline Merner, Arts and Social Sciences, Victoria, B.C.
Ntombi Nkiwane, Arts and Social Sciences, Johannesburg, South Africa
Alyson Petsche, Engineering, Hamilton, Ont.
Maike van Niekerk, Health Professions, Corner Brook, N.L.
RESIDENCE LIFE LEADER AWARDS
Mohamed Assem, Science, Aleppo, Syria
Lauren Dickhout, Health Professions, Port Coquitlam, B.C.
Bobby MacPherson, Arts and Social Sciences, Cedar Valley, Ont.
Kylie Marsh, Science, Moncton, N.B.
Ivan Slywka, Management, Lipton, Sask.
Layne Wilson, Arts and Social Sciences, Coaldale, Alta.
RESIDENCE LIFE IMPACT AWARDS
Caitlyn Playfair, Arts and Social Sciences, New Glasgow, N.S.
Kate Rumbolt, Science, Pasadena, N.L.
MOST IMPACTFUL RESIDENCE COUNCIL
Howe Hall
GREEN AWARD
David Foster, Science, Dartmouth, N.S.
STUDENT ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR
Anuj Shah, Computer Science, Mumbai, India
DAL’S GOT TALENT WINNER
Emily Ambrose
MOST IMPACTFUL GENERAL OR SPECIAL INTEREST SOCIETY
Dalhousie Agricultural Association of Graduate Students (DAAGS)
MOST IMPACTFUL COMPETITIVE SPORTS SOCIETY
Dalhousie University Cheerleading
MOST IMPACTFUL NON-COMPETITIVE SPORTS SOCIETY
DalDance Society
MOST IMPACTFUL COMMUNITY-BASED SOCIETY
Dalhousie Feminist Legal Association (DFLA)
MOST IMPACTFUL CHARITABLE STUDENT SOCIETY
Engineers Without Borders – Dalhousie Chapter (EWB)
MOST IMPACTFUL LEVIED SOCIETY
Dalhousie Commerce Society
BEST DEPARTMENTAL SOCIETY
Dalhousie Engineering Graduate Society (DEGS)
MOST IMPACTFUL FACULTY SOCIETY
Dalhousie Science Society
MOST IMPACTFUL CULTURAL/SPIRITUAL SOCIETY
Dalhousie Chinese Students and Scholars Association (DCSSA)
INTRAMURAL LIVE WELL @ DAL AWARD
Jenna Clarke, Law, Vancouver, B.C.
RECREATION LIVE WELL @ DAL AWARD
Danica Cooley, Health Professions, Halifax, N.S.
TIGERS LIVE WELL @ DAL AWARD
Kristy McGregor-Bales, Health Professions, Ottawa, Ont.
STUDENT WELLNESS LIVE WELL @ DAL AWARD
Andrew Watson, Health Professions, Wingham, Ont.
STUDENT ACTIVIST
Sheena Jamieson, Health Professions, Halifax, N.S.
TOP DSU COUNCIL MEMBER
Patrick Vistini, Management, Oakville, Ont.
DSU COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AWARD FOR KING’S STUDENTS
Rowan Laird, Arts and Social Sciences, Vancouver, B.C.
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT OF THE YEAR
Ranjith Kumar Murugesan, Engineering, India
DSU TEACHING AWARD
Michelle Coffin, Political Science
Finalist: Bruce Manion, Management
DSU CERTIFICATE OF DISTINCTION
Joel Cock, Health Professions, Pictou, N.S.
Nicole Droziak, Management, Calgary, Alta.
Blake Fleet, Management, Toronto, Ont.
Mark Grady, Engineering, Halifax, N.S.
Syed Abrar Hussain, Management, Salwa, Kuwait
Tommy Lieu, Science, Calgary, Alta.
Nick Little, Science, Moncton, N.B.
Bobby MacPherson, Arts and Social Sciences, Cedar Valley, Ont.
Ralph Redden, Science, Cole Harbour, N.S.
Ishika Sharma, Health Professions, Delhi, India
Tarah Truant, Management, Red Deer, Alta.
GOLD D
Justin Cooke, Engineering, Bedford, N.S.
Emily Davies, Management, Orillia, Ont.
Karthikeyan Damodara, Computer Science, Pondicherry, India
Chris Parent, Science, Saint John, N.B.
Alexa Reedman, Management, Owen Sound, Ont.
Becky Richter, Management, Huntsville, Ont.
FACULTY LEADERSHIP AWARDS
Architecture & Planning
Uytae Lee, Environment, Sustainability & Society (ESS) and Community Design, Langley, B.C.
Arts & Social Sciences
Taylor Quinn, International Development Studies, Vancouver, B.C.
Computer Science
Raghav Sampangi, PhD studies, Mysore, India
Engineering
Jessica LeNoble, Environmental Engineering, Kelowna, B.C.
Health Professions
Talia Orr, Nursing, Halifax N.S.
Law
James Foy, Vancouver, B.C.
Management
Becky Richter, Commerce, Huntsville, Ont.
Medicine
Leo Fares, Halifax, N.S.
Science
Emma Herrington, Neuroscience, Orillia, Ont.
LEVEL CHAN AWARD
Taylor Quinn, International Development Studies, Vancouver, B.C.
LILLY JU AWARD
Becky Richter, Commerce, Huntsville, Ont.
MALCOLM HONOUR AWARD
Alexa Reedman, Management, Owen Sound, Ont.
BOARD OF GOVERNORS AWARDS
Ding Fan, Management, Tang Shan, China
Christopher (Kit) Moran, Science, Prince George, B.C.
Ishika Sharma, Health Professions, Delhi, India
Taylor Thompson, Management, Whitby, Ont.
Caitlin Urquhart, Law, Troy, Ont.
George Woodhouse, Arts and Social Sciences, Owen Sound, Ont.
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