Major award winners
Congratulations to our major award winners for 2021. Learn more about our awards and how recipients are selected.
Akerley Campus
Board of Governors' Award
Victoria Taylor
Metal Fabrication
Governor General Academic Medal
Nadine Watar
Event Management
NSCC Gold Medal
Lauren Sharratt
Motor Vehicle Body Repair
NSCC Alumni Award
Levon Beck
Adult Learning Program
President’s Award
Tylar Amos
Baking and Pastry Arts
Valedictorian
Darrell Marriott
Adult Learning Program
Annapolis Valley Campus
Board of Governors' Award
Ashley Clark
Energy Sustainability Engineering Technology
Governor General Academic Medal
Illia Yefymov
IT Programming
NSCC Gold Medal
William MacMillan
Survey Technician
NSCC Alumni Award
Kelsi Godin
Geographic Information Systems
President’s Award
William MacMillan
Survey Technician
Valedictorian
Kevin Chen
Geographic Sciences – Cartography
Burridge Campus
Board of Governors' Award
Chrystal Deveau
Social Services
Governor General Academic Medal
Carlyle Atkinson
IT Generalist
NSCC Gold Medal
Amie Hatfield
Office Administration
NSCC Alumni Award
Kayla Comeau
Business Administration
President’s Award
Michelle Campbell-Upton
Continuing Care
Valedictorian
Jenny Scott
Business Administration – Accounting
Cumberland Campus
Board of Governors' Award
Shelby Sorochman
Carpentry
Governor General Academic Medal
Trenda Jean Halverson
Early Childhood Education
NSCC Gold Medal
Heather Ann Rose
Continuing Care
NSCC Alumni Award
Ha Anh (Amelia) Dinh
Early Childhood Education
President’s Award
Katie Quinn
Continuing Care
Valedictorian
Ha Anh (Amelia) Dinh
Early Childhood Education
eCampus
Board of Governors' Award
Penelope Hughes
Library and Information Technology
Governor General Academic Medal
Amy Elizabeth North
Funeral and Allied Health Services
NSCC Gold Medal
Cindi Green
Nonprofit Leadership
NSCC Alumni Award
Christine Thuy Pham
Business Administration
President’s Award
Victoria Godin
Office Administration
Valedictorian
Jamie States
Business Administration - Accounting
Institute of Technology Campus
Board of Governors' Award
Brittany Walsh
Pipes Trades
Governor General Academic Medal
Cheolsoon Im
IT Data Analytics
NSCC Gold Medal
Laura Taverner
Academic and Career Connections
NSCC Alumni Award
Ernestyne Jamelyn Arnoco Lu
IT Database Administration
President’s Award
Katherine Cunningham
Medical Office Administration
Valedictorian
Ernestyne Jamelyn Arnoco Lu
IT Database Administration
Ivany Campus
Board of Governors' Award
Angela Britton
Social Services
Governor General Academic Medal
Taisa Bacharini
Business Administration - Management
NSCC Gold Medal
Francine Deschepper
Office Administration
NSCC Alumni Award
Melanie Jean Church
Practical Nursing
President’s Award
Kasey Crane
Continuing Care
Valedictorian
Tiffani Mead
Business Administration – Management
Kingstec Campus
Board of Governors' Award
Jacinda MacCallum
Disability Supports and Services
Governor General Academic Medal
Stewert Dockendorff
Business Administration
NSCC Gold Medal
Valerie Eddy
Office Administration
NSCC Alumni Award
Daniel Abbott
Business Administration
President’s Award
Hannah Scholz
Office Administration
Valedictorian
Ancy Yohannan
Disability Supports and Services
Lunenburg Campus
Board of Governors' Award
Brandon Wile
Disability Supports and Services
Governor General Academic Medal
Brandon Scott Wile
Disability Supports and Services
NSCC Gold Medal
Andrea Dawn Elmeda Hayward
Continuing Care
NSCC Alumni Award
Carolina Fernandez Paredes
Disability Supports and Services
President’s Award
Callum McLeod
Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
Valedictorian
Erik Burgers
Tourism Hospitality
Marconi Campus
Board of Governors' Award
Joe Townsend
Social Services
Governor General Academic Medal
Meggan Howatson
Therapeutic Recreation
NSCC Gold Medal
Emily Redmond
Applied Media and Communication Arts
NSCC Alumni Award
Kimberly Fudge
Human Resources Management
President’s Award
Meagan Anthony
Office Administration
Valedictorian
Joe Townsend
Social Services
Pictou Campus
Board of Governors' Award
Bruce Tomie
Electro Mechanical Technician
Governor General Academic Medal
Emily Laura Gallant
Social Services
NSCC Gold Medal
Amanda Joyce Gillis
Cabinetmaking
NSCC Alumni Award
Elise Nicol Richard
Social Services
President’s Award
Zoe Paige Stewart
Culinary Skills
Valedictorian
Samantha Carrigan
Social Services
Shelburne Campus
Board of Governors' Award
Jakob Almero
Pipes Trades
Governor General Academic Medal
Andrew Walter Duplissea
Pipes Trades
NSCC Gold Medal
Celine Ruth Dakin
Continuing Care
NSCC Alumni Award
Virginia Everett
Ocean Resources Fisheries and Aquaculture
President’s Award
Scott Laktin
Electrical Construction and Industrial
Valedictorian
Jakob Almero
Pipes Trades
Strait Area Campus
Board of Governors' Award
Courtney Marchand
Social Services
Governor General Academic Medal
Patrick Campbell
IT Generalist
NSCC Gold Medal
Jeremy Luddington
Electrical- Construction and Industrial
NSCC Alumni Award
Courtney Marchand
Social Services
President’s Award
Steven Baigent
Culinary Skills
Valedictorian
Victoria Lynn Lafford
Social Services
Valedictorian
Logan Martell
Business Administration - Accounting
Truro Campus
Board of Governors' Award
Elliot Bush
Social Services
Governor General Academic Medal
Brent Pettis
Business Administration - Accounting
NSCC Gold Medal
Alicia Patterson
Continuing Care
NSCC Alumni Award
Peter Doane
Business Administration
President’s Award
Zachary Martin
Medical Office Administration
Valedictorian
Meshach George
International Business
About our awards
The following awards are presented to students through a nomination and committee selection process.
The President's Award - Awarded to a graduating student of a College Certificate program who has demonstrated consistent academic achievement, dedication to their program and contributed to campus and/or community activities.
The Board of Governors' Award - Awarded to a graduating student of a College Diploma/Advanced Diploma program who has demonstrated consistent academic achievement, dedication to their program and contributed to campus and/or community activities.
NSCC Alumni Award - Awarded to a graduating student who embodies the NSCC alumni tradition of excellence and ambassadorship and whose extraordinary contributions have inspired a sense of community and pride on campus.
The following awards are presented to students with a high academic standing. All students are automatically considered.
Nova Scotia Community College Gold Medal - Awarded to a graduating student of a College Certificate program who has achieved the highest academic standing.
The Governor General Medal - Awarded to a graduating student of a College Diploma/Advanced Diploma program who has achieved the highest academic standing.