NEWS & EVENTS | June 12, 2018
172 Diplomas and 19 Award and Medal Recipients
Université de Saint-Boniface (USB) awarded 172 diplomas during the university convocation that took place on Monday, June 11 at 2:00 p.m. at the St. Boniface Cathedral. The event also recognized various award and medal recipients.
Noteworthy Graduates
A total of 19 outstanding students we honoured with 22 prestigious awards and medals.
The university’s Gold Medal Award was presented to Carmen Girard, who earned a grade point average of 4.48 for her Bachelor of Science, also receiving the Paul Ruest Award (founded by Marcel André Desautels), which is presented to the graduate with the highest cumulative grade point average for the final two years of an undergraduate program.
The following table provides an overview of the student award recipients.
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NAME
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PROGRAM
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AWARD
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Carmen Girard
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Science (Undergraduate)
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Médaille d’or de l’Université du Manitoba
Prix Paul-Ruest (fondé par M. A. Desautels)
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Denise Lipscombe
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Education (Graduate)
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Médaille d’excellence
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Maria Ferré
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Arts (Graduate)
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Médaille d’excellence
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Camille Bédard
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Education (Undergraduate)
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Médaille d’excellence
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Juhelle Boulet
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Education (Undergraduate)
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Médaille d’excellence
Prix du gouvernement français
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Jérémie Beaulieu
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Arts (Undergraduate)
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Médaille d’excellence
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Laïssa Pamou
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Business Administration (Undergraduate)
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Médaille d’excellence
Prix Marcel-André-Desautels
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Gabrielle Labossière
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Social Work (Undergraduate)
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Médaille d’excellence
Prix Raymonde-Gagné (fondé par M. A. Desautels)
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Mario Hochman-Bérard
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Science (Undergraduate)
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Médaille d’excellence
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Angélique Dauriac
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Social Work (Undergraduate)
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Prix d’excellence Powercorp
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Emma Gehrs-Whyte
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Education (Undergraduate)
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Prix des Éducateurs et Éducatrices francophones du Manitoba
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Gabrielle Marquis
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Education (Undergraduate)
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Prix Lucien-St-Vincent
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Kenzie Traill
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Arts (Undergraduate)
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Prix Luc-Alarie
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Joseph Péloquin-Hopfner
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Arts (Undergraduate)
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Prix du Réseau des diplômés
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Sera Fugere
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Translation (Undergraduate)
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Prix Gilbert-Rosset
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Michel Comte
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Business Administration (Undergraduate)
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Prix de l’association des comptables professionnels agréés (CPA)
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Merveille Kialanda
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Business Administration (Undergraduate)
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Prix de l’association des comptables professionnels agréés (CPA)
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Birane Hane
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Business Administration (Undergraduate)
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Prix d’excellence Groupe Investors
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Émilie Morier-Roy
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Education (Undergraduate)
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Prix Francofonds
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A Special Recognition
The Alexandre-Taché Award was also awarded to Charles Leblanc for his contributions to the Francophone community in Manitoba. For a list of recipients since 1987, visit the page Prix Alexandre-Taché (French only).
Live On Twitter and On The Web
For the fifth year in a row, USB live-tweeted the event on Twitter, allowing friends and family from far away, as well as the general public, to follow this important event.
The webcast of the convocation ceremony and the #réussiteUSB Twitter feed were accessible through the USB website at ustboniface.ca/reussiteusb.