As another academic year draws to a close, we're pleased to share the news of MSVU's 2025 academic student award winners.
Two special awards events were held this April to celebrate students who have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement.
The 2025 student academic award winners have all achieved excellence in their respective fields of study, exemplifying the talent and hard work that define the MSVU community.
Congratulations to all of this year's academic award recipients! We're excited to see what you do next.
APPLIED HUMAN NUTRITION
Alleyne Murphy Undergraduate Award
Meaghan Cahill
Applied Human Nutrition Community Service Award
Luke Kelloway
Marcia Moore Anderson Applied Human Nutrition Award
Emma Manzie
Frances Malloy Award in Applied Human Nutrition and Intern Education Program
Saja Al-Taher
BIOLOGY
Biology Department Award for Best Student in Microbial Interactions
Ruthann Burke
Sister Lua Gavin Endowed Scholarship
Maya Brinson
Sisters of Charity Award in Biology
Estel Iscan-Insense
Greg Coakley Laboratory Award
Madeleine Donna Spicer
Dr. Lillian Wainwright Biology Prize (Sponsored by the MSVU Alumni Association)
Madeleine Donna Spicer
Outstanding Biology Student Award
Eli LeDrew
Gabrielle Fenwick
CHEMISTRY
Sister Patricia Mullins Award in Chemistry
Meaghan Cahill
Estel Iscan-Insense
Canadian Society for Chemistry Silver Medal
Kyle Mosher
Sister Mary Evelyn Award
Kyle Mosher
Susan Boyd Endowed Prize for Excellence in Chemistry
Paige Thornton
CHILD & YOUTH STUDY
Department of Child & Youth Study Award for Academic Excellence
Katie Murphy
Department of Child & Youth Study Lindsey Cousineau Award
Haylee Milne
COMMUNICATION STUDIES
David Bell Memorial Endowed Award
Britt Geurts
Dr. Patrick O'Neill Award in Public Speaking (Sponsored by the MSVU Alumni Association)
Kate Congdon
COMPUTER SCIENCE
Dr. Len Parent Computer Studies Award
Benjamin Krick
EDUCATION
Dr. Mary Schoenberger Education Prize (Sponsored by the MSVU Alumni Association)
Yomna Abd El-Rahaman
Michael and Madeleine Merrigan Memorial Award
David MacNaughton
ENGLISH
Beryl Rowland Book Prize in English
Emily Fevens
English Department Literary Prize
Magnus Gillis
Emma Henderson
Sister Marie Agnes Book Prize in English (Sponsored by the MSVU Alumni Association)
Ethan Smith
FAMILY STUDIES AND GERONTOLOGY
McGrath Baird Prize in Gerontology
Charles Hartlen
HISTORY
Sister Francis D'Assisi Prize in History (Sponsored by the MSVU Alumni Association)
Emma Casey
Bailey Chase
MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS
Dr. Frank Bennett Mathematics Research Award
Melanie Gauthier
Dr. John Reid Statistics Award
Nhu Le
Sara Elizabeth Phillips Memorial Prize in Mathematics
Naomi Anderson
Kiersten Sandra Kerr
MODERN LANGUAGES
Sister Rose Celestine Award for French (Sponsored by the MSVU Alumni Association)
Courtney Browne
PHYSICS
Katherine Darvesh Award in Physics
S M Abu Sufian
POLITICS, ECONOMICS AND CANADIAN STUDIES
Academic Excellence in Economics Prize
Oluwadamilare Olutomi Sodeinde
Andrea and Charles Bronfman Award in Canadian Studies
Samia Amadou
Dr. Larry Fisk Book Prize
Aaron O'Connor
Dr. Nargess Kayhani Award in Public Policy Studies
Daniil Zhelezniak
Dr. R.P. Seth Book Prize
Wilhemina Maameahemaaseda Okyere
Marial Mosher Award in Canadian Studies
Samia Amadou
Sister Francis Carmel Award
Alec Robertson
PSYCHOLOGY
Psychology Student Leadership Award
Megan McAllister
Pauline A. Jones Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Kennedy Hackett
SCIENCE
Dr. Margaret-Ann Armour Award
Marianna Kovtun
Science Society Award
Lukas Marks
SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY
Outstanding Undergraduate Honours Thesis Award
Jacque Deslauries
WOMEN'S STUDIES
Certificate for Outstanding Performance in WS 1110
Lee Leonard
CO-OP STUDENTS OF THE YEAR
Business Administration
Casey Oakey-O'Grady
Public Relations
Jaclyn Bourque
