At the recent 2025 Ontario Tech Alumni Association Awards ceremony, Ontario Tech University honoured the remarkable achievements of four alumni whose innovation, leadership and community involvement are making a lasting impact. Selected from a record 31 nominations, this year's recipients exemplify the university's values and the power of education to drive meaningful change.
From left: Ontario Tech University 2025 Alumni Association Award recipients Julie Harris, Japnit Ahuja, Dr. Marco De Ciantis, and Michael Riseley.
The awards gala took place at the Robert McLaughlin Gallery in Oshawa, Ontario. It featured keynote speaker Ben Earle, Master of Arts (Criminology), class of 2016, recipient of the 2017 Philanthropic Award.
Award recipients:
The awards were presented by:
- Khashayar Farzam, Bachelor of Science (Biological Sciences), class of 2015 (2024 Achievement Award recipient)
- Osama Baig, Bachelor of Engineering (Nuclear Engineering), class of 2020 (2024 Up and Coming Award recipient)
- Chantelle Whidden, Bachelor of Commerce (Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources Management) class of 2013 (2018 Up and Coming Award recipient)
- Leslie Graham, RPN to BScN Co-ordinator, Faculty of Health Sciences
A portion of the ticket revenue supported the Ontario Tech Student Union Nutrition Access program.
Congratulations to all 2025 honourees:
- Mehreen Akhtar (nominated twice)
- Zainab Ali (nominated three times)
- Mansour Alqarni
- William Balfour
- Kim Bishop
- Lasandra Conliffe
- Matthew Dewar
- Haniyeh Fathi (nominated three times)
- Natalie Hale
- Soumayya Hassan
- Farwa Jawanshir
- Sarah Kirkpatrick (nominated twice)
- Abarna Krishnakumar
- Hayden MacIntyre (nominated three times)
- Kaytisha Mayers
- Utpal Patel
- Aarthika Ravichandran
- Brandon Ruck
- Kate Slaughter (nominated twice)
