Graduate awards ceremony
This event recognizes not only the academic excellence shown by our award recipients, but also the generous donors who made these awards possible. It also provides the opportunity for the university community to personally congratulate the awards recipients.
The School of Graduate Studies would like to acknowledge the various sponsors and agencies whose generous donations have greatly enhanced graduate studies at Memorial University.
Graduate Awards Recipients
2006
Christina Adams Women’s Studies | Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies |
Karen Adams Education | Fellow of the School of Graduate
Studies |
Lisa Adams Nursing | The Margaret D. McLean Scholarship |
Sara Adams Engineering & Applied
Science | Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies Co-Supervisors: Neil Bose/Tahir Husain/Kelly
Hawboldt |
Robyn Auld Biology | NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship (M) Co-Supervisors: Murray Colbo/Peggy Dixon |
Mohamed Awad Engineering & Applied Science | Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies Co-Supervisors: Yuri Muzychka/ Thormod Johansen/Mahmoud
Haddara |
Stuart Barnable Anthropology | ISER Master Fellowship Supervisor: Lisa Rankin |
Neil Barrett Computer Science | Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies Supervisor: Edward Brown |
Catherine Barry Social Work | Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies |
Adam Beardsworth English Language & Literature | SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship Supervisor: Bradley Clissold |
George Blackwood Environmental Science | Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies Supervisor: Evan Edinger |
Kimberly Bonia Medicine | The Barrowman Community Health Graduate Travel Award Supervisor: Natalie Beausoleil |
Monique Bourgeois Sociology | SSHRC - CGS Master’s Scholarship Co-Supervisors: Linda Cullum/Karen Stanbridge |
Cynthia Boyd Folklore | The Bowring/Harlow Scholarship The Mary A. Griffiths Memorial Bursary Fund for Folklore Field Research (Graduate) |
Marion Brown Social Work | Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation (NSHRF) Student
Research Award Supervisor: Leslie Bella |
Chris Buchanan Earth Sciences | The Dennis R. Prince Memorial Scholarship Co-Supervisors: Tom Calon/Elliott Burden |
Victoria Burdett-Coutts Biology | NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship (M) Supervisor: Paul Snelgrove |
Janet Burgess Linguistics | SSHRC - CGS Master’s Scholarship Supervisor: Carrie Dyck |
Stacy Campbell Environmental Science | Geological Association of Canada
Postgraduate Scholarship in Environmental Science Supervisor: Trevor Bell |
Erin Carruthers Biology | NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship
(D) Co-Supervisors: Barbara
Neis/David Schneider |
Andre Cerqueira Business Administration | The Faculty of Business
Administration Jacinta Sheppard Fellowship |
Roger Chafe Medicine | Fellow of the School of Graduate
Studies Supervisor: Doreen Neville |
Justyna Ciszewska Education | Fellow of the School of Graduate
Studies |
Jared Clarke Medicine | NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship
(D) Supervisor: Dale Corbett |
Marsha Clarke Aquaculture | Special Scholarships for Students to
Pursue Graduate Studies Related to Resource Development Supervisor: Christopher Parrish |
George Colbert Business Administration | The Jim Hood Memorial
Scholarship |
Margaret Connors Pharmacy | Fellow of the School of Graduate
Studies The Maritime Awards Society of Canada
(MASC) Maritime Studies Scholarship Supervisor: Mohsen Daneshtalab |
David Constantine Education | Fellow of the School of Graduate
Studies |
Jianxun Cui Medicine | Fellow of the School of Graduate
Studies Supervisor: Yagang Xie |
Brian Dalton Human Kinetics & Recreation | NLCAHR Master’s
Fellowship Supervisor: David Behm |
Stephen Decker Geography | Special Scholarships for Students to
Pursue Graduate Studies Related to Resource Development Supervisor: Alistair Bath |
Corey d’Entremont Education | Fellow of the School of Graduate
Studies |
Cheryl Donovan-White Education | Fellow of the School of Graduate
Studies |
Mark Dooner Business Administration | The P. J. Gardiner Award for Small
Business and Entrepreneurship |
James Drover Psychology | Fellow of the School of Graduate
Studies Supervisor: Russell
Adams |
Vincent Drover Chemistry | NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship
(M) Supervisor: Christina
Bottaro |
Allan Dwyer History | The Michael Harrington Research Prize
in Newfoundland History Supervisor: Sean Cadigan |
Robert Dykstra Anthropology | Women’s Association of Memorial
University of Newfoundland Graduate Student Scholarship Supervisor: Wayne Fife |
Aisha El-Sherbiny Chemistry | Fellow of the School of Graduate
Studies Supervisor: Raymond Poirier |
Craig Ennis Business Administration | The P. J. Gardiner Award for Small Business and Entrepreneurship |
Jay Fitzsimmons Biology | Fellow of the School of Graduate
Studies Supervisor: David Innes |
Adam Gobi Engineering & Applied Science | Special Scholarships for Students to
Pursue Graduate Studies Related to Resource Development Co-Supervisors: Neil Bose/Ray Gosine |
Monique Goguen-Campbell Medicine | SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship Supervisor: Michael Murray |
Tammy Gosse Chemistry | Fellow of the School of Graduate
Studies Supervisor: Raymond Poirier |
Patricia Greene Education | Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies |
Gary Greer Education | Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies |
Oleg Gubanov Computational Science | Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies Supervisor: Serpil Kocabiyik |
Clifford Guy Medicine | Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies Supervisor: Thomas Michalak |
Beth Halfyard Medicine | The Barrowman Community Health Graduate Travel Award Co-Supervisors: Veerabhadra Gadag/Sam Ratnam |
Sara Halwas Anthropology | SSHRC - CGS Master’s Scholarship Supervisor: Michael Deal |
Stephanie Hancock Psychology | NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship (D) Supervisor: Virginia Grant |
Gregory Harris Political Science | SSHRC - CGS Master’s Scholarship A. G. Hatcher Memorial Scholarship |
Tara-Lynn Hillier Business Administration | The W. F. Morneau Scholarship |
Stephen Hinchey Earth Sciences | NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship (M) The Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists
Past Presidents’ Geoscience Scholarship Supervisor: Paul Sylvester |
Deanne Hiscock Education | Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies |
Rod Hobbs Biology | Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies Supervisor: Garth Fletcher |
Joanne Hodder Human Kinetics & Recreation | Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies Supervisor: Scott MacKinnon |
Calvin Hollett History | SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship Supervisor: James Hiller |
Michael Holmes Human Kinetics & Recreation | Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies Supervisor: Scott MacKinnon |
Tara Hooper Chemistry | Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies Supervisor: Christopher Parrish |
Murray Horne Psychology | NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship (M) Supervisor: Darlene Skinner |
Monowar Hossain Computer Science | Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies Supervisor: Miklos Bartha |
Jared Howell Mathematics & Statistics | Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies Supervisor: Michael Nurse |
Teal Hranka Anthropology | SSHRC - CGS Master’s Scholarship Supervisor: Peter Pope |
Michael Jackman Anthropology | SSHRC - CGS Master’s Scholarship Supervisor: Robin Whitaker |
Ahmad Jafari Mehrabadi Engineering & Applied Science | Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies Supervisor: Radu Popescu |
Nicholas Janes Engineering & Applied Science | NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship (M) Co-Supervisors: Yuri Muzychka/Geoff Rideout |
Luckshman Jayakody Biochemistry | Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies The Barrowman Biochemistry Graduate Travel Award Supervisor: Ratnajothi Hoover |
Amanda Jernigan English Language & Literature | SSHRC - CGS Master’s Scholarship Supervisor: Bradley Clissold |
Tami Jerome Education | Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies |
Anita Jesso Education | Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies |
Andrew Jones Education | Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies |
Irena Jurakic Anthropology | ISER Master Fellowship Supervisor: Peter Whitridge |
Jeff Keats Business Administration | The Greg Campbell Memorial Business Scholarship The Wood Gundy Scholarship for Graduate Business Students |
Maureen Kearley Social Work | Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies |
Mary Keefe Education | Women’s Association of Memorial University of Newfoundland Graduate Student Scholarship |
Brian Kennedy French & Spanish | SSHRC - CGS Master’s Scholarship Supervisor: Virginia Harger-Grinling |
Carla Kennedy Earth Sciences | The NOPAH Consulting Limited Bursaries in Earth Sciences Supervisor: Hugh Miller |
Leslie Kennedy Education | The Dr. Ethel M. Janes Memorial Scholarship in Education (Graduate) |
Janelle Kenway Business Administration | The P. J. Gardiner Award for Small Business and Entrepreneurship |
Danielle Kielley Medicine | Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies Supervisor: Jules Doré |
Yuri Kinakin Earth Sciences | Dr. Alfred K. Snelgrove Graduate Scholarship in Earth
Sciences The Ernst R. Deutsch Memorial Scholarship in Geophysics Supervisor: Alison Leitch |
Heather King Folklore | The Dr. Anna C. Templeton Memorial Graduate Scholarship Supervisor: Gerald Pocius |
Natasha Kirby Mathematics & Statistics | A. G. Hatcher Memorial Scholarship F. A. Aldrich Graduate Award Supervisor: Andrew Foster |
Andrea Kitta Folklore | NLCAHR Doctoral Fellowship The Mary A. Griffiths Memorial Bursary Fund for Folklore Field
Research (Graduate) Supervisor: Diane Goldstein |
Judith Klassen Ethnomusicology | The Scotiabank Bursaries for International Study Supervisor: Beverley Diamond |
Kanwal Kohli Business Administration | Eaton Foundation Scholarship |
Dwight Kuo Computational Science | Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies Supervisor: Wolfgang Banzhaf |
Justin Lake Earth Sciences | Dr. Alfred K. Snelgrove Graduate Scholarship in Earth
Sciences Supervisor: Derek Wilton |
Kris Langdon Medicine | Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada (Focus on Stroke)
Doctoral Research Award Supervisor: Dale Corbett |
Jason Lee Engineering & Applied Science | Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies Supervisor: Mohamed Ahmed |
Grant Lethbridge Earth Sciences | NSERC Industrial Postgraduate Scholarship -1/
Petro-Canada Special Scholarships for Students to Pursue Graduate Studies
Related to Resource Development Buchans Scholarship Fund of ASARCO Incorporated Supervisor: Charles Hurich |
Guangchun Li Chemistry | Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies Supervisor: Peter Pickup |
Haiyan Li Medicine | Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies Supervisor: George Carayanniotis |
Kavithaa Loganathan Chemistry | Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies Supervisor: Peter Pickup |
Melanie Lovatt Folklore | Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies Supervisor: Peter Narváez |
Phyllis Lovell Social Work | Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies |
Genesta MacInnis Women’s Studies | The Sally Davis Scholarship Supervisor: Sharon Roseman |
Wilma MacInnis Social Work | Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies |
Chris Martin Humanities | Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies SSHRC - CGS Master’s Scholarship |
Lynn Matte Folklore | Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies The Neil Murray Graduate Research Award in Folklore Supervisor: Philip Hiscock |
Kelly Maurice Education | Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies |
Ann McCann Education | Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies |
Sara Jodi McDavid Folklore | The David Buchan Graduate Research Award in Folklore Supervisor: Diane Tye |
Brad Merner Chemistry | NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship (D) Supervisor: Graham Bodwell |
Victoria Milway Chemistry | Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies Supervisor: Laurence Thompson |
Larisa Mironova Mathematics & Statistics | Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies Supervisor: Serpil Kocabiyik |
Valerie Mitchelmore Social Work | Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies |
Sarah Moore Folklore | The David Buchan Graduate Research Award in Folklore |
Connie Morrison Education | Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies Women’s Association of Memorial University of
Newfoundland Graduate Student Scholarship Canadian Federation of University Women St. John’s
60th Anniversary Scholarship School of Graduate Studies F. A. Aldrich Fellowship Supervisor: Ursula Kelly |
Anne Munier Biology | Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies Supervisor: Luise Hermanutz |
Michelle Murdoch Women’s Studies | Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies Co-Supervisors: Diana Gustafson/Roberta Hammett |
Kimberley Myrick Business Administration | Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies |
Patricia Nash Education | Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies |
Scott Neilsen Anthropology | SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship Supervisor: Lisa Rankin |
Natalie Nichols Biochemistry | The Barrowman Biochemistry Graduate Travel Award Co-Supervisors: Janet Brunton/Robert Bertolo |
Eric Nippard Education | Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies Supervisor: Elizabeth Murphy |
Bruce Nolan Education | The Dr. Austin J. Harte Memorial Scholarship |
Jana Novotna Linguistics | Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies Supervisor: Derek Nurse |
Shannon Obradovich Biology | A. G. Hatcher Memorial Scholarship Supervisor: George Rose |
William Oxford Linguistics | SSHRC - CGS Master’s Scholarship School of Graduate Studies F. A. Aldrich Fellowship Co-Supervisors: Philip Branigan/Marguerite Mackenzie |
Lesley Parrott Business Administration | The Fry Family Foundation Graduate Leadership Scholarship |
Rosemarie Patch Folklore | SSHRC - CGS Master’s Scholarship The Scotiabank Bursaries for International Study Supervisor: Gerald Pocius |
Ronald Paul Business Administration | Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies |
Mary Piercey Ethnomusicology | The Very Reverend Edward and Marjorie Rusted Harlow Travel
Award Supervisor: Beverley Diamond |
Daryl Pinksen Education | Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies |
Emily Porth Anthropology | School of Graduate Studies F. A. Aldrich Fellowship Co-Supervisors: Wayne Fife/Sharon Roseman |
Lesley Powell Business Administration | The Rolf G. Hattenhauer Scholarship Fund |
Sharyn Power-Piercey Education | Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies |
Colin Preston History | Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies Supervisor: Sean Cadigan |
Sherri Rankin Medicine | NSERC Canada Graduate Scholarship (D) Supervisor: Karen Mearow |
Anuradha Rao Biology | Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies Co-Supervisors: Evan Edinger/Philip Hookey |
Heather Read Folklore | Canadian Federation of University Women St. John’s
60th Anniversary Scholarship Supervisor: Diane Tye |
Colin Reid Mathematics & Statistics | Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship (M) Supervisor: Nabil Shalaby |
Sylvia Reitmanova Medicine | Dr. Jorge Segovia Scholarship in Health Services
Research Supervisor: Diana Gustafson |
Jamie Reschny Geography | ISER Master Fellowship Supervisor: Keith Storey |
Nancie Rideout History | Women’s Association of Memorial University of
Newfoundland Graduate Student Scholarship Supervisor: Iain Bruce |
Amber Ridington Folklore | SSHRC - CGS Doctoral Scholarship |
Julia Robinson Biology | NSERC Canada Graduate Scholarship (M) Supervisor: Luise Hermanutz |
Sandra Rogers Education | Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies |
Sarah Ross Biology | NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship (M) Co-Supervisors: Ian Fleming/Bob Gregory |
Conor Ryan Social Work | Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies |
Vanessa Sage Anthropology | SSHRC - CGS Master’s Scholarship Supervisor: Wayne Fife |
Saleh Saleh Engineering & Applied Science | NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship (D) Supervisor: Aziz Rahman |
Reza Shahidi Engineering & Applied Science | NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship (D) Supervisor: Cecilia Moloney |
Tara Simmonds Folklore | Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies SSHRC - CGS Doctoral Scholarship Supervisor: Diane Goldstein |
Jason Simms Business Administration | The P. J. Gardiner Award for Small Business and Entrepreneurship |
Kate Skipton History | Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies Supervisor: Edita Bosák |
Contessa Small Folklore | The Mary A. Griffiths Memorial Bursary Fund for Folklore Field
Research (Graduate) |
Catherine Smallwood Education | Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies Supervisor: Mildred Cahill |
Erica Smith Biology | NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship (M) Co-Supervisors: Murray Colbo/David Cote |
Tara Snelgrove Medicine | Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies Supervisor: Proton Rahman |
Gerald Snow Engineering & Applied Science | Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies Co-Supervisors: John Shirokoff/John Molgaard |
Greg Sparkes Earth Sciences | Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies Co-Supervisors: Greg Dunning/Sean O’Brien |
Petra Spielvogel Music | The Edgar Raymond Martin Memorial Scholarship in Music |
Janet Squires Nursing | Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies The Margaret D. McLean Scholarship Co-Supervisors: Donna Moralejo/Sandra LeFort |
Dominique St. Hilaire-Gravel Geography | NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship (M) Supervisor: Trevor Bell |
Abigail Steel Engineering & Applied Science | NSERC Canada Graduate Scholarship (D) Supervisor: Kelly Hawboldt |
Jonathan Stevenson Engineering & Applied Science | NSERC Canada Graduate Scholarship (D) Supervisor: Siu O’Young |
Karen Street Nursing | Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies |
Lindsay Swinarton Anthropology | SSHRC - CGS Master’s Scholarship Supervisor: Peter Whitridge |
Julia Temple Sociology | SSHRC - CGS Doctoral Scholarship Co-Supervisors: Barbara Neis/Linda Cullum |
Katherine Temple Medicine | SSHRC - CGS Master’s Scholarship Supervisor: Barbara Roebothan |
Leanne Thorne Medicine | NSERC Canada Graduate Scholarship (M) Supervisor: Laura Gillespie |
Sean Tobin Social Work | Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies Supervisor: Ken Barter |
Huu Anh Tran Chemistry | A. G. Hatcher Memorial Scholarship The J. Beryl Truscott Graduate Scholarship Supervisor: Paris Georghiou |
Budd Tucker Medicine | Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies Supervisor: Karen Mearow |
Marina Tvalavadze Mathematics & Statistics | Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies Supervisor: Yuri Bahturin |
Teymuraz Tvalavadze Mathematics & Statistics | Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies Supervisor: Yuri Bahturin |
Sanjeev Vasisht Engineering & Applied Science | Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies Supervisor: John Shirokoff |
Kristin Harris Walsh Folklore | Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies Supervisor: Diane Tye |
Emily Webb Anthropology | SSHRC - CGS Master’s Scholarship Supervisor: Sonja Jerkic |
Tracy Weir Medicine | Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies Supervisor: Barbara Roebothan |
Patricia Wells Anthropology | SSHRC - CGS Doctoral Scholarship Supervisor: Priscilla Renouf |
Enoka Wijekoon Biochemistry | The Barrowman Biochemistry Graduate Travel Award Co-Supervisors: Margaret Brosnan/John Brosnan |
Ashley Willcott Engineering & Applied Science | Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies Co-Supervisors: Faisal Khan/Thormod Johansen |
Matthew Windle Biology | Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies Supervisor: George Rose |
Victoria Windle Medicine | Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada (Focus on Stroke)
Doctoral Research Award Supervisor: Dale Corbett |
Bradley Wolcott Religious Studies | SSHRC - CGS Master’s Scholarship Supervisor: David Bell |
Janine Woodrow Medicine | CIHR Clinical Research Initiative – Doctoral Research
Award Supervisor: Chris Kovacs |
Jodi Wright Education | Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies |
Ayako Yoshimura Folklore | The Bowring/Harlow Scholarship Supervisor: Gerald Pocius |
Bing Yu Education | Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies Co-Supervisors: Henry Schulz/Tim Seifert |
Fang Zhang Mathematics & Statistics | Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies Supervisor: Xiaoqiang Zhao |
Ying (Joy) Zhong Biochemistry | Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies Supervisor: Fereidoon Shahidi |
Yubo Zou Mathematics & Statistics | Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies Supervisor: David Pike |