Major award winners
Congratulations to our major award winners for 2022. Learn more about our awards and how recipients are selected.
Akerley Campus
Board of Governors' Award
Sunyoung Lim
Culinary Management
Governor General Academic Medal
Patrick MacDonald
Metal Fabrication
NSCC Gold Medal
Gary O'Connor
Auto Body and Collison Repair
NSCC Alumni Award
Rocio Palacios Banda
Tourism Hospitality
President’s Award
Emily MacDonald
Baking and Pastry Arts
Valedictorian
Peter Cove
Metal Fabrication
Valedictorian
Jocelyn MacDonald
Business - Hospitality
Annapolis Valley Campus
Board of Governors' Award
Coleman Ward
Geomatics Engineering Technology
Governor General Academic Medal
MacGillivray Smith
Behavioural Interventions
NSCC Gold Medal
Mellanie Cohoon
Plumbing
NSCC Alumni Award
Amy Hayes
Geographic Information Systems
Valedictorian
Myra Richards
IT Programming
Valedictorian
Albert Neequaye
Business Fundamentals
Burridge Campus
Board of Governors' Award
Hayley Elyse Wagner
Mental Health Recovery and Promotion
Governor General Academic Medal
Hayley Elyse Wagner
Mental Health Recovery and Promotion
NSCC Gold Medal
Robert Todd Sweeney
Automotive Service Repair
NSCC Alumni Award
Sam Albany LeBlanc
Business Administration - Management
President’s Award
Courtney Evelyn Saulnier
Office Administration
Valedictorian
Jennifer Dawn Martin
Social Services
Cumberland Campus
Board of Governors' Award
Marshall MacLellan
Business Administration
Governor General Academic Medal
Paige Harrison
Social Services
NSCC Gold Medal
Eric Perreault
Refrigeration and Air Conditioning - Geothermal
NSCC Alumni Award
Paige Harrison
Social Services
President’s Award
Nicholas Peterson
Utility Line Work - Construction and Maintenance
Valedictorian
Vanessa McManaman
Social Services
eCampus
Board of Governors' Award
Sjanna James
Business Administration
Governor General Academic Medal
Andrea MacNeil
Business Administration
NSCC Gold Medal
Tara MacMillan
Office Administration
NSCC Alumni Award
Sjanna James
Business Administration
Valedictorian
Amanda Nickerson
Business Administration - Management
Institute of Technology Campus
Board of Governors' Award
Andrew MacCulloch
Full Stack Application Development
Governor General Academic Medal
Alireza Noori
IT Embedded Systems Programming
NSCC Gold Medal
Iran Felix
Dental Assisting Level II
NSCC Alumni Award
Alireza Noori
IT Embedded Systems Programming
President’s Award
Shamima Choudhury
Medical Office Administration
Valedictorian (10 am)
Joseph Melanson
IT Database Administration
Valedictorian (2 pm)
Mukaila Salaudeen
Adult Learning Program (ALP)
Ivany Campus
Board of Governors' Award
Amy Vinnedge
Child and Youth Care
Governor General Academic Medal
Meghan Langley
Paralegal Services
NSCC Gold Medal
Roger MacQuarrie
Electrical - Construction and Industrial
NSCC Alumni Award
Virinder Singh Mangat
Business Administration
President’s Award
Carol Ann Muise
Continuing Care Assistant
Valedictorian (June 15, 10 am)
Virinder Singh Mangat
Business Administration
Valedictorian (June 15, 2 pm)
Heather Walker
Industrial Engineering Technology
Valedictorian (June 16, 10 am)
Joel Anderson
Child and Youth Care
Valedictorian (June 16, 2 pm)
Stacie Galbraith
ASL/English Interpretation
Kingstec Campus
Board of Governors' Award
Courtney Doucette
Business Tourism
Governor General Academic Medal
Sandrine Arseneault
Horticulture Landscape Technology - Landscape
NSCC Gold Medal
Dave Mottershall
Cannabis Cultivation
NSCC Alumni Award
Sara Seaward
Disability Supports and Services
President’s Award
Evan Donohue
Medical Office Administration
Valedictorian (9 am)
Tim Sweeney
Business Administration - Management
Valedictorian (12:30 pm)
Shakira Clarke
Addictions Community Outreach
Valedictorian (4 pm)
Ania Swiatoniowski
Truck and Transport Repair
Lunenburg Campus
Governor General Academic Medal
Steven Blair Dyer
Heritage Carpentry
NSCC Gold Medal
Kyra Margaret Davidson
Medical Office Administration
NSCC Alumni Award
Dylan Norman Mckay Nickerson
Culinary Skills
President’s Award
Gerald Lee Goguen
Motorcycle Power Products Repair
Valedictorian
Scott Curtis
Heritage Carpentry
Marconi Campus
Board of Governors' Award
Chrissy Crowley
Business Administration - Accounting
Governor General Academic Medal
Brandi Jean Lind
Social Services
NSCC Gold Medal
Chase Long
Academic Career Connections
NSCC Alumni Award
Brandi Jean Lind
Social Services
President’s Award
Sukriti Bhardwaj
Continuing Care Assistant
Valedictorian (10 am)
Janelle Matthews
Continuing Care Assistant
Valedictorian (2 pm)
Brandi Jean Lind
Social Services
Pictou Campus
Board of Governors' Award
Janet Elise Landry
Electronic Engineering Technician
Governor General Academic Medal
Alecia Carol Brown
Social Services
NSCC Gold Medal
Deanna Isabel Hobbs
Office Administration
NSCC Alumni Award
Travis Frederick William David
Business Administration
President’s Award
Deanna Isabel Hobbs
Office Administration
Valedictorian
Nancy Morrow
Academic Career Connections
Shelburne Campus
Board of Governors' Award
Edgar Goodwin
Oceans Resources - Fisheries and Aquaculture
Governor General Academic Medal
Edgar Goodwin
Oceans Resources - Fisheries and Aquaculture
NSCC Gold Medal
Ryan Scott Boyce
Electrical Construction & Industrial
NSCC Alumni Award
Kara Ashley Doane
Continuing Care Assistant
President’s Award
Ryan Scott Boyce
Electrical Construction & Industrial
Valedictorian
Syreata Princivil
Continuing Care Assistant
Strait Area Campus
Board of Governors' Award
April Theresa Fletcher
Business Administration - Accounting
Governor General Academic Medal
April Christie
Social Services
NSCC Gold Medal
Emma Jo-Leigh Wyre
Office Administration
NSCC Alumni Award
Marian Michelle O'Toole
Practical Nursing
President’s Award
Amberlee Chiavari
Continuing Care
Valedictorian
April Theresa Fletcher
Business Administration - Accounting
Truro Campus
Board of Governors' Award
Amber Davidson
Social Services
Governor General Academic Medal
Julie Johnstone
Social Services
NSCC Gold Medal
Stacey McNutt-Lindsay
Medical Office Administration
NSCC Alumni Award
Sydney Davidson
Business Administration
President’s Award
Stacey McNutt-Lindsay
Medical Office Administration
Valedictorian
Otgon Ganbaatar
International Business (Advanced Diploma) program
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.