2023 Convocation program

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CONVOCATION 2023 PROGRAM

Celebrate with us!

Following the ceremonies, you are invited to the UFV Alumni Celebration Plaza outside the south end of the UFV Student Union Society (SUS) building, beside the parking lot. Celebrate with your classmates, take pictures, and enjoy refreshments with friends and family.

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BROUGHT TO YOU BY:

UFV CONVOCATION 2023

This program was prepared with conditional graduate lists for ceremonial purposes before the ceremony dates. We apologize for any omissions.

In the event of a discrepancy between this program and the UFV graduation roll, the UFV graduation roll shall be taken as correct.

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CONTENTS Messages from the President, Chancellor, and Alumni Association 5 Our Traditions .................................................... 8 Student Speakers and Honoured Speakers 12 Honorary Degree Recipients ........................................ 16 Program of Ceremony 1, Tuesday, June 13, 9:30 am 20 College of Arts 22 Program of Ceremony 2, Tuesday, June 13, 2:30 pm ...................... 24 College of Arts 26 Program of Ceremony 3, Wednesday, June 14, 9:30 am .................... 28 Faculty of Applied and Technical Studies .......................... 30 Faculty of Science ............................................. 33 Program of Ceremony 4, Wednesday, June 14, 2:30 pm 34 Faculty of Education, Community, and Human Development .......... 36 Program of Ceremony 5, Thursday, June 15, 9:30 am 40 Faculty of Health Sciences 42 Program of Ceremony 6, Thursday, June 15, 2:30 pm ...................... 44 Faculty of Business and Computing ............................... 46 Board of Governors and Senate 50 Senior Administration Team ........................................ 51 Acknowledgments 51
GRADUATION LISTS
SPECIAL MESSAGES Messages

From the President

Congratulations graduates! You have persevered and succeeded in achieving your goal in this phase of your educational journey. I hope today is an occasion you will remember fondly for the rest of your life.

This year UFV is proud to invite our community into the heart of our Abbotsford campus for Convocation 2023 and I’m thrilled to see UFV grads crossing our stage — especially this class, whose education was shaped by the difficult years of the pandemic. While I am looking forward to our ceremonies, I’ll miss President Joanne MacLean, who embraces these days with enthusiasm and energy but who cannot be with us this year as she is recovering from a health issue. UFV is fortunate to have such a dedicated and dynamic leader and we are looking forward to welcoming her back in the months ahead.

UFV’s coat of arms features the Halq’eméylem word Íyáqáwtxw, which means “the House of Transformation”. This word also appears in our mission statement: engaging learners, transforming lives, and building community. At UFV we are grateful to have such an incredibly strong and supportive community — a community that has graciously supported our students by providing research opportunities, co-op and work-study placements, financial support, and mentorship and guidance for UFV students for nearly 50 years. We are delighted to have members of our community — and yours — here to witness your transformation from students to alumni.

The achievement of a university credential is seldom managed without the support of many people — your family, friends, parents, and partners. Today is a celebration for these incredible people too, so please take time to thank and honour them for their role in your success.

I’m confident the skills you have gained will transform your world and serve you well as you begin your career. Education is integral in understanding and caring for the world around us: from the environment to the arts, from health science to economics, no matter your area of study, education will help you navigate the forces shaping society.

On behalf of everyone at UFV, enjoy today and I wish you every success in life. Congratulations!

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From the Chancellor

Thank you for joining the University of the Fraser Valley to celebrate the achievements of a remarkable and diverse graduating class. In six ceremonies, held for the first time in more than a decade in the heart of our Abbotsford campus, and in our own venue, UFV will award credentials to graduates from a wide variety of academic, applied, and professional programs.

Graduates, I applaud your talent, your hard work, and your success. You have earned our respect and the respect of your colleagues and mentors by displaying excellence and by overcoming challenges along the way. We are confident your acquired knowledge will benefit you, your family, and your community.

I know you have received unconditional support from your friends, faculty, staff, and many others during your journey, so please take a moment to thank your support team and contemplate how you might “pay it forward” to those who may one day need your help.

At UFV we engage learners, transform lives, and build community. The university is fortunate to have many volunteers, community leaders, alumni, and benefactors helping us accomplish this mission. We at UFV are deeply grateful for this community support and we thank you for partnering with us as we build a strong educational community and a strong future. We appreciate the trust you have placed in the university and treasure this support. Thank you for sharing UFV’s belief that education is one of the best investments in our students, in our future, and in our society.

Congratulations graduates, I wish you all the best in the next chapter of your journey.

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Messages SPECIAL MESSAGES

From the Alumni Association

On behalf of the UFV Alumni Association Board of Directors, we extend our heartfelt congratulations to the Class of 2023! We are thrilled to welcome you into the UFV Alumni Association: you automatically become a member upon graduation and join an exceptional community of remarkable individuals.

Graduates, you have achieved a significant milestone! As you cross the stage today, you are not only receiving your well-deserved credential but also becoming part of a global network of 50,000 alumni. We trust that the valuable skills, insights, and knowledge you’ve acquired will serve you well as you embark on your exciting new journey.

The UFV alumni community consists of individuals who genuinely make a difference. Our presence spans far and wide, and we are committed to harnessing our expertise and passion to positively impact our communities.

As you move forward, know that you are in the company of changemakers who are shaping the future. We eagerly anticipate witnessing your accomplishments and celebrating your successes along the way. We couldn’t be prouder of you, and we look forward to seeing the incredible things you will achieve next.

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Traditions

OUR
TRADITIONS

Stó:lō Territory

UFV strives to be a place of learning that recognizes, respects, and includes Indigenous ways of knowing. Our campuses are situated on the territory of the Stó:lō peoples. The Stó:lō have an intrinsic relationship with what they refer to as S’ólh Téméxw (Our Sacred Land); therefore, we express our gratitude and respect for the honour of living and working on this territory.

THE TALKING STICK

The Talking Stick is a gift from the Stó:lō people to UFV, honouring all Indigenous people. The Talking Stick and Stó:lō drummers lead the academic procession into Convocation and the recession after the ceremony.

The figures on the Talking Stick are a wolf and a thunderbird. The wolf is symbolic of “the teacher” in Stó:lō territory, while the thunderbird represents the highest level of knowledge.

Most universities in the Commonwealth have a ceremonial mace, which accompanies the Convocation ceremonies. It is the staff of office, representing official authority (like the Speaker of the House of Commons).

UFV uses the Talking Stick rather than a mace for this purpose, thus bringing together a partnership between Indigenous and university traditions.

THE DRUM

The Ceremonial Drum was presented to UFV by the Stó:lō people in 1997. The drum is decorated with the symbol of a thunderbird.

Steven Point, who was then the chiefs’ representative of the Stó:lō Nation, presented the drum for use at Convocation and other ceremonies.

“It’s with great pride that I present a symbol of our fraternity, camaraderie, and loyalty,” said Point at the presentation ceremony.

“We all spent nine months with our mothers, waiting to come in to the world, and we heard her heartbeat, and when we were born, we recognized our mothers by their heartbeat. When we make the sound of a drum it’s a symbol of the heartbeat of our mother. It’s a precious sound, it gathers people together, and we sing our songs.

“That’s why we chose this symbol to present to you. We truly want to come together, and to have a good relationship with all of you. I hope and pray that it will always stand as a symbol of the affinity between our groups of people.”

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Traditions

OUR TRADITIONS

ACADEMIC DRESS

Traditional academic regalia consists of a gown, hood, and a mortarboard or cap and tassel. The wearing of robes became common in the Middle Ages. In monasteries and universities of the time, scholars wore the same long closed gowns as other medieval men. By the time the University of Cambridge was founded in the early thirteenth century, doctors in law and music were permitted to wear gowns in scarlet, purple, and red. Over time, garments and colours came to identify their university. Regalia colours often matched those of the university patron, or the colours of the city in which the university was located.

At UFV, regalia uses the university’s rich green colours. There are vee-stoles for diploma and certificate graduates, while bachelor’s degree program graduates wear degree hoods. The coloured binding or trim on the edge of the degree hoods represents the faculty from which a student is graduating.

UFV hood trim colours:

 White Arts

 Light blue Education

 Forest green Professional Studies

 Silver Health Sciences

 Apricot Nursing

 Pale green Science

 Emerald green Alumni Association (blue cord) Board of Governors (silver cord) Senate (gold cord)

 Pale green on UFV Faculty and Administration a green hood

 The addition of red cord denotes a master’s degree

Honorary degree hood colours:

 White velvet Doctor of Letters

 Purple velvet Doctor of Laws

 Orange velvet Doctor of Technology

THE CHANCELLOR’S MEDALLION

UFV’s medallion is worn by the Chancellor for very special occasions. The radiant diamonds in the design symbolize future alumni spreading their knowledge. The BC jade in the centre reflects our region’s rich farming and ecological roots. This hand-crafted 18kt white and yellow gold medallion was a gift to the university from Brian Lee of Abbotsford.

THE UFV COAT OF ARMS

UFV’s coat of arms (on the cover) features symbols of Stó:lō culture, local wildlife, and elements of the Fraser Valley landscape.

UFV motto: Íyáqáwtxw — in Halq’eméylem, the language of the Stó:lō people, it means, “House of Transformation”, symbolizing the transformation of character and intellect.

Blue herons — Indigenous symbols of inquisitiveness, determination, and excellent judgement. Sighting a heron before a hunt indicated the hunt would be victorious. This parallels the search for knowledge at UFV.

The sturgeon — a symbol of abundance and a source of life that lives in the Fraser River (symbolized by the green and white undulating stripes). These represent UFV as a source of knowledge and vitality.

The hummingbird — representative of joy, resilience, agility, and the ability to travel great distances. These mirror UFV’s mandate to provide lasting knowledge, the ability to respond to the community, endurance over time, and the transfer of knowledge to students for their journey.

Learn more at ufv.ca/about/coat-of-arms.

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STUDENT SPEAKERS

Speakers

CEREMONY 1

TUESDAY, JUNE 13 | 9:30 AM College of Arts

CEREMONY 2

TUESDAY, JUNE 13 | 2:30 PM College of Arts

Kyla Mitchell-Marquis

Bachelor of Arts (Psychology (Honours) Major)

Kyla Mitchell-Marquis, who is earning a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (Honours), is a well-rounded and well-liked student with a quiet leadership approach. She is encouraging and supportive of her peers and often steps up to help, whether it be with their research, studying, or applying for graduate programs. Kyla has been very involved in the Psychology department and has volunteered in the Psychology Research and Study Space, acting as a mentor.

Kyla was involved in a Creativity Lab that worked to develop ideas to support (re)building for climate resilience in the Fraser Valley. She also worked as a research assistant for Dr. Evan Taylor, interviewing oncology social workers to explore their experiences and knowledge of patient care for sexually and gender-diverse individuals affected by cancer.

Kyla is an accomplished student. She is thoughtful and engaged, and has an excellent work ethic. Her performance in her coursework is exemplary. Since January 2018, when she began her studies in the BA, she has excelled in all the courses that she has taken.

John Botti

Bachelor of Integrated Studies

A successful New York businessman already armed with a BA in economics from prestigious Haverford College, John Botti was looking for a new and meaningful way to help people around the world.

He found it in food.

Moving his family to BC to pursue his education in UFV’s Bachelor of Integrated Studies, John focused on planning sustainable food and agriculture systems, dedicating himself to solving agricultural supply chain issues during the early days of COVID.

In April 2020, he and friends founded Farms to Food Banks (FTFB) — a grassroots pandemic-inspired response to agricultural supply chain disruption, wasted crops, lost farmers’ income, and food shortages in the South Bronx. With its partner East Side House of the Bronx, FTFB raised $1.5 million in two months from 2,500 donors, distributing 1.3 million pounds of food, and feeding 230,000 people. The project went from idea to execution in only two weeks.

A non-traditional lifelong learner, John (with FTFB) was featured on ABC World News Tonight, Good Morning America, and other national and international media outlets. John’s next venture is to develop agrihoods, planned communities integrating agriculture into clustered residential neighborhoods. The purpose: facilitating local food production while providing green space, recreation, aesthetics and value for a community.

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UFV departments nominate students to present the graduate address at each Convocation ceremony. It is an honour to be selected to represent the graduates of 2023. We congratulate our six student speakers.

CEREMONY 3

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14 | 9:30 AM

Faculty of Applied and Technical Studies | Faculty of Science

Sydney Plante

Bachelor of Science (Physics Major)

Sydney Plante is a dedicated student whose enthusiasm has engaged and, in turn, been engaging within her academic life at UFV.

Sydney’s active participation in class discussions contributed to a vibrant and enjoyable learning environment and made her a standout leader.

Moreover, her classmates hold her in high regard, recognizing her as a respected and supportive figure. Sydney readily extends a helping hand to her peers who are struggling with course material, embodying the spirit of collaboration and ensuring that no one is left behind.

Sydney is devoted to creating a great learning experience for students. he was involved in the Academic Success Centre, and was a Supported Learning Group leader for two physics courses, sharing her knowledge and helping many students understand course material and succeed in their studies.

As an active participant in the Physics Student Association, Sydney has contributed to the physics community, showcasing her enthusiasm for the subject. Her willingness to volunteer at on-campus events, such as the UFV Open House, highlights her dedication to promoting educational opportunities and fostering a welcome environment.

Sydney plans to pursue grad school to attain her master’s degree and PhD, and one day teach at a university.

CEREMONY 4

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14 | 2:30 PM

Faculty of Education, Community, and Human Development

Rut Castillo

Bachelor of Arts (Adult Education)

After suffering a stroke in early 2020, Rut Castillo returned to education as a mature student to fulfill her academic goal of a degree.

Rut was the recipient of three scholarships, and maintained a GPA of more than 4.3— all while balancing a full workload at home. Eager to incorporate her lifelong learning experiences into a program that was accessible and considerate of her lifework, Rut found a place in the Adult Education degree program at UFV.

A stay-at-home mother, Rut’s research focused on the need to incorporate motherhood as a legitimate occupation and source of knowledge. She will present at the Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education conference this June, and will continue her studies in a Master of Adult Education degree program at St. Francis Xavier University.

“We recognize Rut as an exceptional student who embodies many of the characteristics of the demographic we see,” says Adult Education department head Chris Campbell. “She is truly a life-long learner who brings incredible richness to her learning community. She is acknowledged among our faculty as a natural academic leader who is capable of spurring peers — with humour, maturity, compassion, and tact — along their own career and life trajectories.”

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STUDENT SPEAKERS

Speakers

CEREMONY 5

THURSDAY, JUNE 15 | 9:30 AM

Faculty of Health Sciences

Gurneesh Purba

Bachelor of Kinesiology

Gurneesh Purba is a highly motivated and accomplished student who demonstrates outstanding academic achievement and a deep commitment to the well-being of others.

Led to UFV’s Bachelor of Kinesiology program by an inherent passion for caring for people, his impressive academic record and dedication to volunteering in the community are both exemplary.

Gurneesh played a pivotal role in creating and executing projects such as the MySelf Club Intervention study and Chilliwack Junior Boccia program while acting as President of UFV’s Kinesiology Student Association. Most recently, he’s involved in the UFV Trishaw rides, providing recreational transportation for seniors and people with mobility challenges.

His leadership abilities were showcased at a presentation on the Chilliwack Junior Boccia program at the Alberta Adapted Physical Activity Symposium in 2023, representing UFV as a leader in adapted physical activities for children with mobility challenges. He also presented his research on the MySelf Club at UFV’s 2023 Research Day.

With his unwavering passion for physical rehabilitation and health promotion, Gurneesh aspires to become a physiotherapist, aiming to help people regain mobility and enhance their overall well-being.

CEREMONY 6

THURSDAY, JUNE 15 | 2:30 PM

Faculty of Business and Computing

Trisha is graduating with a Bachelor of Business Administration Honours degree in finance with a 4.03 GPA.

She currently works as a research assistant for Dr. Kirsten Robertson and Dr. Saeed Rahman. After graduating, Trisha intends to pursue a Master of Science in finance, which will allow her to further develop her research skills. Her experience at UFV has led to research exploration of various topics including workplace incivility, veterinary corporatization, urban agriculture, and sustainable finance.

Trisha was invited to present a paper she co-authored at the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada conference in Halifax. She was also the recipient of the UFV Undergraduate Research Excellence Award two years in a row and received three research grants, including the EFCIE Innovation Grant. She served as President of Enactus UFV from July 2021 to February 2023, volunteering over 1,700 hours in this role. Her leadership contributed to the team winning the Scotiabank Climate Change Challenge during the Enactus Canada 2023 Regional Exposition and the Most Improved Team Award in 2022. Since attending UFV, she has received 14 leadership awards.

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HONOURED SPEAKERS

This year we welcome two honoured speakers, drawn from our faculty and staff, who will address the convocation audience at ceremonies where there is no honorary degree recipient.

CEREMONY 1

TUESDAY, JUNE 13 | 9:30 AM

Lorna Andrews

Teaching and Learning Specialist (Indigenization)

Lorna Andrews is a decade-long leader at UFV, guiding faculty and staff to a better understanding of colonial impacts on Indigenous people and the need to strive towards reconciliation in Canada.

Working in UFV’s Teaching and Learning Centre as an Indigenization Specialist, Andrews uses the Five Rs (Respect, Relevance, Reciprocity, Responsibility, Relationships) as a framework for her programming. She was recently recognized as the first-ever recipient of the UFV Indigenization and Reconciliation award.

Of Nla’kapmux Nation descent and married into the Stó:lō Nation, Andrews has worked within Stó:lō and Indigenous communities for more than 20 years, focusing on employment, training, and post-secondary education. She is a proud UFV alumna with a Bachelor of Arts in Adult Education and went on to complete her master’s degree at Simon Fraser University.

Andrews’ mother is a residential school survivor. Her husband was taken from his family in the Sixties Scoop and grew up in a non-Indigenous home. Another relative is among the missing and murdered Indigenous women. Their stories drive Andrews’ work.

“We need people to walk beside us on this journey,” she says. “For reconciliation to truly happen, it needs to be the work of both Indigenous and non-Indigenous people.”

CEREMONY 6

THURSDAY, JUNE 15 | 2:30 PM

Dr. Saeed Rahman is an internationally experienced UFV School of Business assistant professor. He specializes in the areas of business strategy, corporate sustainability, and organizational theory.

Having lived and worked on three different continents — Asia, Europe, and North America — he brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to research and teaching interests ranging from regenerative sustainability to social-ecological systems perspective, ecological knowledge, climate change governance, reverse innovation and social entrepreneurship.

Dr. Rahman serves as the faculty advisor for UFV’s Enactus Club — part of an international network of student leaders committed to using business as a catalyst for positive social and environmental impact. UFV’s Enactus team won the 2023 Scotiabank Climate Action Regional Championship held in Calgary in March 2023. They returned from Montreal last month after earning a semifinalist trophy, finishing among the top 20 Enactus teams representing universities across Canada.

Before entering academia, Dr. Rahman worked for more than 10 years in the management, consulting, and fastmoving consumer goods industries with a variety of experiences in sales, business development, human resources management, strategic planning, and project management.

Dr. Rahman’s post-secondary education includes an MBA in Strategy from the University of Windsor and a PhD in Strategy and Sustainability from the University of Victoria.

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Mike Retasket

DOCTOR OF LETTERS

A renowned dancer, drummer, political leader, negotiator, cultural interpreter and traditional Secwépemc knowledge keeper, Mike Retasket’s experiences combine for invaluable insight on boards ranging from the First Nations Leadership Council to the Fraser Basin Council, First Nations Forestry Council, Union of BC Indian Chiefs, Tourism Industry Association of BC, and many more.

Wisdom earned through 10 years as Chief of the Bonaparte Indian Band helped him negotiate important government agreements, acting as a signatory on the Transformative Change Accord, Public Safety Accord, and the Leadership Accord. Despite the long hours, Mike insists he’s happy to do the work — although it hasn’t been without difficulty.

“It’s not easy being an Indian,” he admits, preferring the nomenclature used around his grandparents’ kitchen table.

“We have to know the language, we have to know the songs, we have to know the ceremonies, we have to know the culture, we have to know the traditions, we have to know our medicines, we have to know our territory and our water,” he said.

“And once we know that, we have the responsibility of passing those teachings on. It could be heavy, but if I turn that heaviness around I can use it in the work towards my healing,” he says.

Born in BC, Mike was raised largely in Washington State by older siblings after his mom and dad passed away when he was five and 13, respectively.

The youngest of 11 children, he was identified at an early age as a talented drummer and dancer. This integration into traditional Indigenous customs opened the door to a lifetime of diverse activism, leading to his current job educating tourists about the region’s rich Indigenous history in BC’s Barkerville Historic Town and Park. Learned through ancient teachings, his advice to those willing to listen is simple.

“Remember who you are, remember where you come from, leave the land better than how you found it, and speak when you’re spoken to,” he advises.

His multi-faceted, multi-generational, and open approach to Indigenous education and environmental protection played a large part in the effusive support for Mike’s honorary degree from Eric Davis, Special Advisor to the UFV President, who nominated him.

“Mike exemplifies UFV’s mission, vision, and values. While preserving and teaching traditional knowledge, and working towards reconciliation, he engages learners, transforms lives, and builds community,” Davis says.

“A man who has devoted his adult life to healing by teaching us to take care of our environment, our ancestors, our culture, and each other, is a most deserving candidate for an honorary degree from UFV.”

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Dr. Judith Soon

DOCTOR OF LAWS

Sometimes it takes one defining moment to change life’s trajectory. For Dr. Judith Soon, that moment was in her Grade 12 year when she and four other classmates toured the inner workings of a pharmacy. From this experience, Soon knew she wanted to pursue a career in pharmacy, one that has turned out to be extremely rewarding. She is especially proud of developing and maintaining a province-wide clinical pharmacy program for long-term care facilities, helping establish the Fraser Valley Regional Science Fair (FVRSF), and being actively involved with Canada-Wide Science Fairs.

When asked about her achievements, Dr. Soon says she thinks of herself as primarily a support person.

“If I see a problem that needs solving, a system that’s not working, or something that needs to be developed or modified, I’ll get some colleagues together and work on changing the system.”

It was this unassuming and patient-focused attitude that Dr. Soon brought with her when she first moved to the Fraser Valley and noticed a problem within long-term care facilities.

She discovered that prescription processes for members of the aging population living in care homes were not straightforward. She found that nearly every resident in a long-term care home had a different pharmacy.

“A 100-bed nursing home had maybe 30 different pharmacies all bringing their prescription vials and deliveries to the nursing station.”

This spurred her to gather some colleagues and create the first consultant clinical pharmacy group in the province, which would then go on to manage medications for 55 long-term care facilities.

“One pharmacy could manage all the medications for one nursing home,” she stated. This change decreased the negative side effects patients experienced.

In 1992, Dr. Soon signed up to judge at the Fraser Valley Regional Science Fair (FVRSF). She then became the chief judge in 1995.

Dr. Soon then became chief judge at the Canada-Wide Science Fair in 2005 and has even been invited to international science fairs in Taiwan, Ireland, and Siberia to judge and coordinate the set-up of new science fairs. Recently retired from her position as an associate professor of Pharmacy at UBC, Dr. Soon is actively involved in the Canada-Wide Science Fair this year in Edmonton, helping coordinate and judge 340 science and technology projects from across the country.

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Naxaxalhts’i Albert (Sonny) McHalsie

DOCTOR OF LETTERS

Naxaxalhts’i is not an academic in the traditional Western sense, but by sharing his knowledge with researchers, scholars, and students over the past four decades, he has ensured that a wealth of knowledge about the Stó:lō people, and their culture and traditions is preserved, shared, and interpreted for current and future generations. He has a long association with UFV, and also cooperates with other institutions through his role as an instructor and mentor for an ethnohistory field school.

Perhaps more important than his academic contributions is Naxaxalhts’i’s work as an historian and teacher within his own Stó:lō cultural tradition. He is one of the most distinguished interpreters of the Coast Salish world of his generation and serves as a bridge between Elders (many of whom are no longer living), and current scholars and interested people of both Stó:lō and non-Stó:lō descent.

Naxaxalhts’i, more commonly called “Sonny” by his many friends, is an active adjunct member of UFV’s History department, regularly leads faculty and staff on Stó:lō Place Name Tours, acts often as an Elder and Witness for university events and gatherings, has served as a member of the UFV Indigenization Committee, and has been a guest speaker for several events in Xwelítem Siyáya: Allyship and Reconciliation Building, a collaboration between UFV and a group of Stó:lō agencies to offer an educational program to help participants enhance their capacity for reconciliation building.

“I nominated Naxaxalhts’i, to recognize him but also the Stó:lō tradition in which he was trained and is training others,” notes Dr. Keith Carlson, Canada Research Chair in Indigenous and Community-Engaged History. “Indeed, as one academic recently articulated, ‘Sonny is a major force in the development of constructive relations between the mainstream community of British Columbia and Indigenous people here.’”

Shirley Hardman, UFV Associate Vice President, Indigenous, says that Naxaxalht’i embodies what the university seeks in an Indigenous community-based educator.

“The engagement he has with every community in S’olh Téméxw, with the various Elders and knowledgekeepers, the leaders, storytellers, Halq’emeylem-language speakers, and the cultural educators ensures that what he shares, what he teaches, reflects that which is Stó:lō. His pedagogy is largely an immersion in the experiential. It is how he has learned and it is true to our Stó:lō epistemology. He educates those who listen. His ability as a teacher, storyteller, knowledge-keeper/historian, and a witness to our Stó:lō lived reality. His knowledge is without parallel.”

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Dr. Bonnie Henry

DOCTOR OF LAWS

Well known for leading our province’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic in her position as Provincial Health Officer of BC, Dr. Bonnie Henry has had a long and varied career in public health, serving on the frontlines of several serious disease outbreaks.

She is the first woman to hold the Provincial Health Officer position in British Columbia. Dr. Henry’s interest in public health, preventative medicine, and global pandemics has been a common thread throughout her career.

While completing her degree from Dalhousie University, she followed her father’s footsteps by joining the Canadian Armed Forces. Employed by the Naval Reserves as a Naval Warfare Officer, she spent 10 years showcasing how women can excel in the military domain.

Prior to her current role, Dr. Henry was the deputy provincial health officer in British Columbia for three years. She also served as the interim provincial executive medical director of the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC). She has worked internationally including with the World Health Organization (WHO) to control the Ebola outbreak in Uganda, and with the WHO/UNICEF polo eradication program in Pakistan.

She was the medical director of Communicable Disease Prevention and Control and Public Health Emergency Management with the BCCDC and medical director for the provincial emerging and vector-borne diseases program, as well as a provincial program for surveillance and control of healthcare-associated infections from 2005 to 2014.

During her time as associate medical officer of Health with Toronto Public Health, she was responsible for the Emergency Services Unit and the Communicable Disease Liaison Unit. In 2003, she was the operational lead in the response to the SARS outbreak in Toronto.

Dr. Henry is a specialist in public health and preventive medicine and is board certified in preventive medicine in the U.S. She graduated from Dalhousie Medical School and completed a Master of Public Health in San Diego, as well as residency training in preventive medicine at University of California, San Diego and in community medicine at University of Toronto.

Dr. Henry is an associate professor at the University of British Columbia. She is the past chair of Immunize Canada. She chaired the Canadian Public Health Measures Task Group and was a member of the Infection Control Expert Group and the Canadian Pandemic Coordinating Committee responding to the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic.

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Program of Ceremony 1

Tuesday, June 13, 2023

9:30 am

CALL TO ORDER

Dr. Alisa Webb, Vice-President, Students

ORDER OF PROCESSION

Talking Stick

Stó:lō drummers

UFV faculty

Stage party

College of Arts graduands

STÓ:LŌ ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Tracy Ryder Glass, Provost and Vice-President Academic

NATIONAL ANTHEM

Cambree Lovesy (BA ’21)

O Canada

CHANCELLOR’S ADDRESS

Dr. Andy Sidhu

PRESIDENT AND VICE-CHANCELLOR’S ADDRESS

Dr. James Mandigo

BOARD CHAIR’S ADDRESS

John C. Pankratz, Chair, Board of Governors

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CONVOCATION ADDRESS

Lorna Andrews, Teaching and Learning Specialist (Indigenization)

CONFERRING OF CERTIFICATES, DIPLOMAS, AND DEGREES Registrar, Chancellor, President and Vice-Chancellor

School of Graduate Studies

Dr. Garry Fehr, Associate Vice-President, Research, Engagement, and Graduate Studies

College of Arts

Dr. Sylvie Murray, Dean

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION CHAIR’S ADDRESS

Tony Dhaliwal

STUDENT MEDALS

Dean’s Medal of Excellence, Faculty of Humanities

Dean’s Medal of Excellence, Faculty of Social Sciences

GRADUATE ADDRESS

Kyla Mitchell-Marquis, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (Honours) Representing the graduates of 2023

CLOSING REMARKS

RECESSION & RECEPTION

Graduation lists in this program were prepared before the event; names of some graduates may be missing. We will revise this document following the ceremonies and publish a digital version to ufv.ca/convocation . We apologize for any omissions. In the event of a discrepancy between this program and the UFV graduation roll, the UFV graduation roll shall be taken as correct.

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COLLEGE OF ARTS

MASTER OF ARTS (CRIMINAL JUSTICE)

Amanda J. Stewart

BACHELOR OF ARTS

Arpita .

Pavneet Kaur

Jocelan Anderson

Amy Christine Aysals

Mika Louis-Vincent Bachmann

Devina Kaur Badesha

Samuel Ronald Baerg

Kendra Nicole Bagley

Maninder Kaur Bajwa

Lauren Elizabeth Ballard

Madelyn Balogh

Caleb Bartsch

Hemaya Bassi

Graeme Charles Beamiss

Adrianna Marie Becker

Jane Dawn Beimers

Paige Bell

Taylor Michelle Bessett

Lauren Margaret Best

Emily Marlene Bestwick

Tejpreet Kaur Bhangoo

Gurjot Kaur Bhangu

Navreet Kaur Bhath

Tavleen Bhatti

John Bilkes

Marrigje Johanna Bisschop

Lauren Elizabeth Blakemore

Denis Morgan Blewett

Halayna Rose Boersma

Ian Michael Victor Boese

Paolo Bonnave Martinez

Tyler Jordan Born

Kailey Boyd

Ashmeen Brar

Harkaranvir Singh Brar

Kimran Kaur Brar

Christopher Adam Brauer

Tyece Kiara Paige Broad

Billie Jean Ann Brown

Sarah Brown

Meghan Buckman

Julianne Buker

Victoria Burnett

Haley Kim Bushell

Taya Mikayla Calicetto

Austin Joseph Carter

Melissa Caswell

Milica Ceranic

Clinton Douglas Chadsey

Emily Renee Joy Chambers

Gurveer Kaur Chattu

Komalpreet Chauhan

Kisha Linda Carter Cherkas

Kathryn Elizabeth Christine

Aaron Wayne Chu

Rehmat Singh Chug

Daniel Ray Clark

Katee Clements

Mikayla Nicole Conrad-Tomlinson

Claire Elizabeth Cook

Anieka Leslie Emerentiana Cooper

Paige Elizabeth Corah

Devan Cosens

Kali Aelis Cosmos

Teodoro Mark Janzen Cui

Emily Alanna Da Silva

Olivia Lorraine Daniel

Stefanie Nicole Daoust

Eva Lauren Davey

Shelby Davis

Michael Deddens

Danielle Shea DeLair

Rajdeep Kaur Dhaliwal

Ravneet Kaur Dhaliwal

Navraj Singh Dhanoya

Jannat Dhillon

Tamanna Dhingra

Elizabeth Rodica Maria Dinuts

Kaleb Raja Dodd

Jacalyn Laura Drummond

Kaylee Michele Dueck

Jaydis Heleena Marie Duff

Kenzie Keziah Ekkebus

Christopher Dale Elander

Danika Elias

Brittany Lane Fladager

Veronica Freeman

Marissa Friesen

Nagat Taha Gaad

Tiffany Michelle Galloway

Eugenie Marie Garcia

Justin Mackenzie Geurtsen

Priya Ghuman

Jacey Sheila Winter Giesbrecht

Harleen Gill

Parmveer (Priya) Gill

Amelia Faye Goertzen

Anushka Goyal

Thomas Ian Graham

Imaan Singh Grewal

Stefan Richard Halas

Hannah Hamilton

Cyndi Handler

Huiyan He

Mattisen Hailee Marie Henrotte

Hannah Jayne Heppell

Brooke J Higginbottom

Franceska Jacqueline Hills

Abigail Hine

Nicole Lorraine Hocking

Carly Jena Hoeppner

Amanda Michelle Hooge

Stephen Michael Horner

Zonghao Hu

Cruze Alan Thomas Hurley

Jaenjira (JJ) Eden Sipang Janzen

Aaron Lawrence Jarvis

Leida Tina Nicole Jeske

Haneesh Kaur Jhally

Alexis Marea Ann Kahlert

Varshaa Kashyap

Taranpreet Kaur

Lauren Shea Kennedy

Betty Kerekes

Mikayla Joelle Kerkhoff

Raj Singh Khaira

Madiha Ahmed Khan

Justin Victor Kilgannon

Josiah Darius Kima

Kayla Kinsman

Nicole Y. Kish

Danielle Nicole Klassen

Natasha Knebelow

Emily Elaine Knudsen

Alycia Renee Konyk

Mackenzie Cassandra Krahn

Anjali Kular

Keven Kuxhouse

Amanda Ellen Carol Zagrodney LaBoucane

Stephanie Miquel Elizabeth Laird

Jason Joseph Latreille

Taylor Marie Lawrie

Haoyu Li

Camryn Ann Longmuir

Joanna Kristina Louwerse

Rachaelle Gabrielle Elizabeth Lowden

Lauren Mackenzie Lowe

Wenxu Lu

Dale Roy MacCarron

Paige Elizabeth Macdougall

Adam Fernandes Magalhães

Muskan Manhas

Manjot Kaur Mann

Sydney Taylor Marchand

Sarah Leslie Elisabeth Marsh

Carissa Marshall

Clayton Joseph McGill

Bryce McIntyre

Ava Marie McKee

Megan Marie McLaughlin

Claire Elizabeth McLean

Isabel Hanna Mcleod

Isabelle Heidi McMyn

Bethany Grace McRobbie

Ashley Monique Millen

Kaylee Angelika Mills

Perry Quinton Mills

Perry Quinton Mills

Dani Maddison Mindel

Tarundip Minhas

Kyla Alexandria Mitchell-Marquis

Emily Katherine Moffett

Andrea London Moorhouse

Laura Leanne Mordecai

Michael Lynn Murie

Randi Myers

Joanne Kathleen Neill

Bradley Robert Nelson

Matthew Benjamin Neufeld

Vena Nguyen

Aly Tariq Nuruddin

Balmeet Kaur Padda

Kathleen Vassie Paddington

Gurjoban Singh Pandher

Cole Daniel Parsons

Makenna Judith Margaret Pearce

Sophia Rose Pearson

Alyxzandra Jayne Phillips

Jivjot Kaur Poonian

Steven Michael Prosser

Ammna Agha Qazilbash

He Dong Qiao

Kelsa Josephine Quakenbush

Shawn Sukhraj Singh Rai

Tyson Jagpaul Rai

Jasleen Kaur Rakkar

Christen Abigail Ramdin

Neha Ravikumar

Shawna Redekop

Mischa Reder-Davis

Lydia Eilean Donan Reid

Michael Washington Reimer

Ross Allan Reimer

Dannaya Elyse Rempel

Harlin Catherine Ritchie

Shannon Jane Catherine Robertson-Taylor

Rebecca J Robinson

Isabella Grace French Russell

Meaghan Rymut

Harmanjot Kaur Saini

Adriana Santana Salvadinho

Victoria Lynn Sami

Jasmit Kaur Samra

Divyapreet Sandhu

Jordan Simpson

Mansukh Singh Sandhu

Preet Kanwar Singh Sandhu

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Tianna Sarra

Ciara Marie Sater

Adalie Bridget Schnider

Tyler Stanley Senay

Aleeta Victoria-Eve Sepass

Gursharan Singh Sharan

Kapil Dev Sharma

Jadyn Michaela Shields

Layne Amelia Shuster

Gurnoor Kaur Sidhu

Cassandra Dawn Simpson

Jordan Signe Simpson

Kelsey Paige Simpson

Marianne Grace Spring

Alida Marie Ellen St Jean

Jennifer Grace Steadman

Curtis David Stelzer

Alyssa Stonehewer

Jessica Regina Sunderland

Kaori Suzuki

Abigail Rebecca Taggart

Ligia Tanasa

Alana Lees Tarchuk

Quy Phu Thai

Jobanpreet Singh Thind

Jennifer Michelle Tookey

Katelyn Van Hove

Shae Morgan Van Putten

Taya Stephanie Velikajne

Dinkey Verma

Sondra Christina Vetter

Alia Von Riesen

Kai Wang

Neil James Wason

Riley Weatherby

Ryan Walker West

Sarah Ruth Elizabeth Wiget

Bennett David Alexander Williams

Sophia Ann Woitowitsch

Bradley Michael Joseph Wright

Taylor Jean Johanna Wust

Yujie Yang

Keegan Jon Stewart Zaporozan

Caroline Zenky

Ruimin Zhang

Sarah Eden Zurowski

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

Cassiano de Almeida Fernandes

Mudiria Jacqueline Fanta

Alicia Kessler

Abbey Ann-Mimi Lin

Zain Abbas Zaidi

Ruimin Zhang

BACHELOR OF ARTS (CRIMINAL JUSTICE)

Ashley Bains

Amar Kaur Bal

Isaac Owen Barker

Jasneet Kaur Bath

Kristen Leigh-Ann Bencze

Madeline Jane Bisset

Jennifer Amanda Black

Kayla Dawn Bosko

Lauren Ashley Campbell

Ivereet Chahil

Cassidy Rose Chmelyk

Deeya Rianna Kaur Daniwall

Barinder Daveshar

Justin Gregory De Haan

Manvir Singh Deo

Harmandeep Singh Dhaliwal

Jasmaine Dhaliwal

Harjot Kaur Dosanjh

Vanessa Rae Dueck

Jugjot Kaur Duley

Mahnoor Faisal

Tyler R. Falk

Hanna Margaret Famili

Yanic Fourie

Jaspreet Gill

Jasveen Kaur Gill

Sierra Lynne Gustafson

Wylon Joseph Hall

Amelia Lauren Hayes

Rebecca Doreen Humphries

Samantha A. Jackson

Rajdeep Kaler

Jagjot Kaur Kandola

Kira Katan

Andrew Robert Kilpatrick

Arjan Justin Singh Kooner

Hannah Lynne Krepp

Lan Huu Le

Kierra Rylee Leonard

Ashley MacDonald

Ajumeet Singh Mahesh

Joben Singh Mander

Anureet K Mann

Jassica Marash

Divija Mehta

Parmandeep Minhas

Megan Alyssa Muir

Ryleigh Kiera Mulvihill

Micah Kiran O’Neill

Bhavneet Kaur Parmar

Harjot Kaur Pattar

Abigail Hannah Plommer

Colin Jerrod Point

Dakota Ann Victoria Pope-Kuiper

Jatinder Singh Rai

Prithvi Kamron Sachdev

Tracy Dawn Saywell

Katarzyna Malgorzata Schulli

AmirHumza Shafi

Madison Tia Shannon

Gagandeep Singh Sidhu

Jeenat Kaur Sidhu

Prabhjot Singh Sidhu

Seeraht Kaur Sidhu

Carlie Victoria Marie Skotynski

Olivia Nicole Squeo

Harleen Kaur Sran

Mackenzie Payton Taylor

Noah Christopher Allan Tol

Shaelynn Alissa Tolerton

Sarita Elisabeth Utkhede

Jasmin Kaur Virk

Kaylee Sunshine Vogelaar

Tassa Ann Woywitka

CRIMINAL JUSTICE DIPLOMA

Arrio Batson

Arshpreet Singh Bhathal

Natasha Brar

Juliana Robyn Carter

Laura Wiktoria Chaberska

Tamanpreet Singh Chahal

Crystal Lynn Chaschowy

Roseveet Deol

Amanda Lee Fuller

Jayden Genberg

Justin Travis Geuze

Pratham Gidda

Arjun Gill

Lovepreet Kaur Gill

Upjot Singh Gill

Lovedeep Singh Grewal

Daniel Thomas Harris

Devon Louis Hart

Dale Allan Janzen

Ekdeep Singh Kandola

Joshua William Cruz Lagunes

Renee Ma

Sukhwinder Singh Deepak

Maghera

Jaylin Kara Morgan

Chase Brent Newman

Kaitlyn Makayla Osen

Natasha Mae Patrick

Arlen Timothy Peters

Colin Jerrod Point

Darryl Martin Roach

Sydney Amber Rose

Shayaq Rostainjad

Keegan James Royal

Karsahil Singh Sahota

Jeoanna Sanchez

Aaronjeet Singh Sandhu

Simran Kaur Sandhu

Sukhpreet Kaur Sibia

Amarjeet Singh Sidhu

Aaron Thomas Simpson

Gurvir Singh

Matthew Sroba

George Diamantis Stavropoulos

Kaevon Sarkis Sultan

Kavindeep Singh Toor

Jordan Van Dam

Sukhmanjot Singh Wander

Taylor May Woodrow

ASSOCIATE OF ARTS DEGREE

Abhimanyu .

Arpita .

Ekroop Kaur

Harkiran Kaur

Manpreet Kaur

Parneet Kaur

Ramandeep Kaur

Ramanpreet Kaur

Simran Kaur

Sampreet Brar

Jasjeet Singh Chawla

Aniket Dhaliwal

Arshdeep Dhillon

Sara Jennifer Elias

Rebecca Elizabeth Garnier

Jaskirat Singh Gill

Sonpreet Kaur Grewal

Elyssa Susan Hawkins

Amneet Kaur

Ramneet Kaur

Melissa Keenan

Madison I. Larochelle-Pickering

Dhiya Maria Meachery Jose

Ethan John Scott Pinkerton

Gurmandeep Singh

Ronak Singh

Chloe Danielle Thiessen

Navdeep Kaur Uddian

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Program of Ceremony 2

Tuesday, June 13, 2023

2:30 pm

CALL TO ORDER

Dr. Alisa Webb, Vice-President, Students

ORDER OF PROCESSION

Talking Stick

Stó:lō drummers

UFV faculty

Stage party

College of Arts graduands

STÓ:LŌ ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Tracy Ryder Glass, Provost and Vice-President Academic

NATIONAL ANTHEM

Cambree Lovesy (BA ’21)

O Canada

CHANCELLOR’S ADDRESS

Dr. Andy Sidhu

PRESIDENT AND VICE-CHANCELLOR’S ADDRESS

Dr. James Mandigo

BOARD CHAIR’S ADDRESS

John C. Pankratz, Chair, Board of Governors

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CONFERRING OF HONORARY DEGREE AND CONVOCATION ADDRESS

Mike Retasket, Doctor of Letters

CONFERRING OF CERTIFICATES, DIPLOMAS, AND DEGREES

Registrar, Chancellor, President and Vice-Chancellor

College of Arts

Dr. Sylvie Murray, Dean

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION CHAIR’S ADDRESS

Tony Dhaliwal

STUDENT MEDALS

Lieutenant Governor’s Medal

Lisa Doell, Bachelor of Fine Arts

GRADUATE ADDRESS

John Botti, Bachelor of Integrated Studies

Representing the graduates of 2023

CLOSING REMARKS

RECESSION & RECEPTION

Graduation lists in this program were prepared before the event; names of some graduates may be missing. We will revise this document following the ceremonies and publish a digital version to ufv.ca/convocation . We apologize for any omissions. In the event of a discrepancy between this program and the UFV graduation roll, the UFV graduation roll shall be taken as correct.

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COLLEGE OF ARTS

BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS

Dawn Violet Beebe

Monique Louise Cochran

Lisa Nadine Doell

David Noguan Ekhator

Natoya Faith Ellis

Madeline Grace Funk

Breanne Marie Gauthier

Arth Prakashchandra Joshi

Celina Marie Koops

Ruxin Liu

Kiara Shaye Louwerse

Aron Richard McKague

Carrera Chantelle Nicole Nawrot

Serena Fay Savoie

Hanping Shui

Jodi Lyn Tilitzky

Aidan Joel Van Delft

Joel Hendrik Vanderpol

Yu Wang

Anuja Yadgiri Yengul

BACHELOR OF GENERAL STUDIES

Brooklyn Robin Duncan

Miguel Alejandro Melgar Tavera

Jason Sebastian

BACHELOR OF INTEGRATED STUDIES

Travis Michael Anderson

Jaya Cassidy Bannerman

John Raymond Botti

Gursimran Kaur Brar

Renae Sherree Carey

Kari Charest

Alanna Kathleen Clempson

Sierra-Dawn Lynette Cook

Danila Demin

Manjot Kaur Dhaliwal

Monika Manmeet Dhaliwal

Craig Benjamin Dowson

Janaye Elizabeth Elgersma

Berent Erkol

Brynna June Falcon

Jiahao Fang

Grace Amanda Fast

Krystal Frizzell

Yulin Gao

Asha Kaur Gill

Balroop Kaur Gill

Hannah Rose Gurin

Dori LeAnn Hill

Michael John Charles Holman

Joshua Ernest Hunter

Jasdip Kaur Jhajj

Leslie Ann Johnston

Emily Jo Hodgson Koenig

Joanne Sara Levesque

Lin Liu

Jessica Aileen Lucki

Siying Luo

Jenna Katelyn Ashley MacLeod

Nicolette Danielle Moore

Mi Kyung Oh

Makenna Patrick

McKenna Rae Pelletier

Samantha Lindsay Pruss

Mark Daniel Lao Pua

Alexandra Nicole Purgavie

Sandeep Kaur Rai

Shannon Leslie Rego

Jennifer Leigh-Anne Reimer

Madeline Jayne Rindahl

Jennifer Mae Russell

Mercedes Malea Schneider

Jason Sebastian

Jaskiranvir Kaur Sidhu

Jasmine Kaur Sidhu

Kaitlyn Samantha Smith

Anna Bethany Van Egmond

Paige Brianne Van Vugt

Larissa Christine Van Woudenberg

Yuxuan Wang

BrieAnn Webner

Yang Yu

Yuhao Zhao

Deirdre E Zielinski

BACHELOR OF MEDIA ARTS

Vickramjeet Singh

Kynat Bhinder

Sofia Castro Dragicevic

Yumeng Chen

Annika Jane Harris

Zubin Koshy Kuruvilla

Emir Yagiz Lale

Hao-Ting Liao

Jeffrey Steven Mijo Burch

Manmeet Nagra

Eden Jamata Ofeimu

Sarah Michelle Parker

Justine Shawna Robinson

Jiying Tao

Artyom Urdabayev

Evgeniia Vorobeva

Peiyi Wang

Siyuan Wang

GENERAL STUDIES DIPLOMA

Amandeep Kaur

Amanpreet Kaur

Amanpreet Singh

Amar Iqbal Singh

Amneet Kaur

Anuraag Singh

Armandeep Kaur

Arshdeep Kaur

Diljot Singh

Ekamdeep Singh

Gagandeep Singh

Gundeep Singh

Gurbaksh Singh

Gurman Singh

Gurpreet Kaur

Gurpreet Kaur

Gurpreet Singh

Haldiwani Singh

Harjot Kaur

Harmandeep Kaur

Harmandeep Kaur

Harpal Kaur

Harpreet Kaur

Jagjivan Singh

Jasmeen

Kirandeep Kaur

Komal Preet Kaur

Lavisha

Mandeep Singh

Manpinder Kaur

Manpreet Kaur

Manpreet Kaur

Manpreet Singh

Manpreet Singh

Manvir Singh

Mehak

Muskan

Navneet Kaur

Navreet Kaur

Pawandeep Kaur

Poonam Kaur

Preet Kunwar Singh

Preetpawan Kaur

Rajandeep Kaur

Rajveer Singh

Ravdeep Singh

Sahilpreet Kaur

Sahilpreet Kaur

Sehbaz Singh

Simran Kaur

Simranjit Kaur

Smiledeep Singh

Sukhbir Singh

Sukhleen Kaur

Sukhpreet Singh

Sukhraj Kaur

Yuvraj Singh

Lina Abdelrazek

Ayman Alshehri

Mochamad Irfan Putra

Ardianegara

Gulab Singh Arora

Joshua Michael Becker

Joshua Davis Berenbaum

Sukhneet Kaur Bhatia

Harjot Singh Bhullar

Amandeep Kaur Brar

Himmat Singh Brar

Imren Brar

Barbara Lynne Brownell

Diksha Chahal

Sukhdeep Kaur Chahil

Jay Chatrath

Ryan Dance

Dilpreet Dandyan

Dheirya Dhadwal

Harmanjot Singh Dhaliwal

Bavanpreet Kaur Dhillon

Gurwinder Singh Dhillon

John Elmore

Mehmet Ercan

Lora Ann Ford

Saloni Garg

Harmandeep Singh Gill

Prabhjot Singh Grewal

Karanveer Kaur Guron

Alysha Fiona Holland

Harvin Singh Jassar

Leida Tina Nicole Jeske

Tanveer Kaur Johal

Akankshajot Kaler

Gautam Katyal

Anmol Kaur

Kamandeep Kaur

Len Alexander Kucher

Caylee Sharon Kunz

Hye Dam Lee

Joyce Wanda Leppington

Christine Jocelyn Leys

Gautam Mahajan

Jashanpreet Singh Mahal

Hirday Malhotra

Anmol Maniktala

Sydney Taylor Marchand

Dylan Christopher Merritt

Sanchit Mittal

Navdeep Kaur Pannu

Jasmit Singh Phulka

Natalie Popke

Ravi Kumar Puri

Manjit Ram

Tegveer Singh Randhawa

Jennifer Minke Romano

Harmanpreet Singh Sandhu

Prabhjot Kaur Sandhu

Gurjot Singh Sarai

Melinda P. Saretzky

Amritpal Singh Sembhi

Aaron Gray Sentell

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Priya Sharma

Harpreet Singh Sidhu

Kamaljeet Kaur Sidhu

Simran Singh Sidhu

Ekamjot Singh

Prathamdeep Singh

Tanveer Singh

Manpreet Kaur Sran

Sharon Sudha

Jagtesh Singh Suraj

Harveer Kaur Thiara

Gurleen Kaur Toor

Amanda Christina Tosto

Hannah Elizabeth Dorothy Tourand

Harbahadur Singh Uppal

Paras Verma

Amrit Singh Virk

Parker James Wood

Ai Zhang

Denise-Rae Louise Zurowski

GRAPHIC AND DIGITAL DESIGN DIPLOMA

Claire Elise Breedveld

Monique Louise Cochran

Ange-Elle Lili Irma Core

Jeanine Leanne DeJong

Eleni Daria Grace Denguessi

Deepanshi Gupta

Marylynn D. Ho

Megan Hannah Laskowski

Gia Han Ly

Abigail Hannah Minderhoud

Niusha Naderi

Lindsey Faith Roberts

Laticia Schutte

Jenna Leanne Smith

Krista Nicole Smith

Benjamin Paul Whiton

Mycah Wiebe

LIBERAL ARTS DIPLOMA

Arshdeep Singh

Harmandeep Kaur

Ravneet Kaur

Kaitlyn Angeleane Bans

Sheila Victoria Boada Avila

James Deering

Simranjot Singh Dhaliwal

Elizabeth Rodica Maria Dinuts

Makaela Paige Emery

Samrit Kaur Ghuman

Sarbjot Singh Gill

Anant Singh Grewal

Jessica Grewal

Smriti Suhas Menon

Isabelle Grace Ramdial

Parwesh Rani

Jordan Rolfes

Gurnoor Kaur Sidhu

Sandeep Singh Sidhu

Jaswinder Singh

Jarrett Smith

Mehakpreet Kaur Sra

Tristan James Taylor

Prashant Vats

VISUAL ARTS DIPLOMA

Payal Muskan Ahuja

Laura Guadalupe Hernandez

Chelsea Dawn Ross

EARLY MODERN STUDIES CERTIFICATE

Jacalyn Laura Drummond

MEDIA LITERACY ASSOCIATE CERTIFICATE

Bhupinderpreet Kaur

Gundeep Singh

Ramanpreet Kaur

Dilpreet Dandyan

Gurnoor Kaur Sidhu

Gagan Sooch

Gurleen Kaur Toor

MODERN LANGUAGES ADVANCED PROFICIENCY CERTIFICATE

Pamela Eliese Armstrong

Emily Renee Joy Chambers

Putthamany Chomseng

Emily Hinman

Trina Rae Hunt

Dallas (Swolésiya) Richard James

Keenan Jacob Mackenzie Kobes

Miguel Alejandro Melgar Tavera

Sophia Lynn Moreno

Stephanie Marie Leon Riedl

Adriana Santana Salvadinho

Aleeta Victoria-Eve Sepass

Tyrone (Ste-ta-sl-tn) Elmer

Cashmere Thomas

Tanya Lee Zilinski

MODERN LANGUAGES INTERMEDIATE PROFICIENCY ASSOCIATE CERTIFICATE

Jacey Sheila Winter Giesbrecht

Thomas A. Green

Sierra Lynne Gustafson

Ryan Patrick Flynn Higgins

Amanda Victoria James

Emily Elizabeth Organ

Marie Betty Peters

Christen Abigail Ramdin

Jayden Skye Rizzo

Aleeta Victoria-Eve Sepass

Jacqueline Silver-Ned

Brittany Sparrow

Stephanie Agetha Anita Freda Thomas

Tyrone (Ste-ta-sl-tn) Elmer

Cashmere Thomas

Marlowe Katie Tompkins

Savannah Moira Waite

Zoey Lynn Watson

PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATIONS ESSENTIALS ASSOCIATE CERTIFICATE

Gurpreet Kaur

Gursimran .

Khushpreet Singh

Manpreet Singh

Mehak .

Prabhjot Kaur

Pushpinder Kaur

Simranpreet

Simranpreet Kaur

Tanveer Kaur

Tej Inder Singh

Japreet Singh Ahluwalia

Ashley Singh Azrot

Riya Bagga

Navjot Kaur Bahga

Bikramjeet Singh Bains

Mackenzie Barron

Vaibhav Bector

Elysia Halpert-Bellerose

Gaurish Bhandari

Sarah Jane Blamey

Lauren Ashley Campbell

Trevror Darren Card

Faith Chan

Lahayla Kerry-Rose CharlieCampbell

Suhani Chawla

Ranvir Kaur Cheema

Muskaan Chhabra

Matthew Isaac Cleary

Adam Christopher Cohen

Dilpreet Dandyan

Ida Marlena De Vrij

Aakash Dean

Ellen Tasha Demian

Esha Dhaliwal

Gagandeep Kaur Dhaliwal

Jasmaine Dhaliwal

Jannat Dhillon

Elizabeth Rodica Maria Dinuts

Kaleb Raja Dodd

Mudiria Jacqueline Fanta

Béatrice Lien-Phuong F. Jackson

Kelsey Friesen

Justin Robert Gaukel

Priya Ghuman

Pratham Gidda

Dilpreet Singh Gill

Jaskirat Singh Gill

Anushka Goyal

Herleen Kaur Grewal

Jeevan Amar Singh Hayre

Sandra Yuliet Jaramillo Sossa

Nitish Jaswal

Parneet Kaur Jathoul

Myles Arthur Johnston

Niharika Joshi

Anna Marie Kaetler

Bhuvanjit Singh Kang

Gitansh Kashyap

Varshaa Kashyap

Kira Katan

Chandanvir Kaur Khangura

Gurjit Singh Khatkar

Emily Jo Hodgson Koenig

Bryan Nicholas Koffman

Justin Robert LaBossiere

Katie Learn

Jacob Leguijt

Azizah Lotfi

Marisa MacDonald

Gurveena Mahal

Ashita Malhotra

Gursharan Singh Mann

Devin Ryan Myers

Krishna Pandey

Pranav Ashit Parekh

Amber Pedersen

Arsh Randev

Divjot Kaur Randhawa

Breanne Adele Robinson-Fleming

Shayaq Rostainjad

Rohan Sagar

Ishan Prasad Sahota

Miraan Singh Sahota

Aastha Sakhuja

Jasleen Kaur Sandhu

Tarini Sandhu

Piyush Sapra

Sanchi Sehgal

Kabir Sharma

Amritpal Singh Sidhu

Gurnoor Kaur Sidhu

Khushal Singla

Matthew Sroba

Camryn Raylene Striker

Reagan Symonds

Jennifer Lee Taylor

Noah Christopher Allan Tol

Mary Paige Waldolf

Riley Weatherby

Chelsea Kristen Wensley

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Program of Ceremony 3

Wednesday, June 14, 2023

9:30 am

CALL TO ORDER

Dr. Alisa Webb, Vice-President, Students

ORDER OF PROCESSION

Talking Stick

Stó:lō drummers

UFV faculty

Stage party

Faculty of Applied and Technical Studies graduands

Faculty of Science graduands

STÓ:LŌ ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Tracy Ryder Glass, Provost and Vice-President Academic

NATIONAL ANTHEM

Cambree Lovesy (BA ’21)

O Canada

CHANCELLOR’S ADDRESS

Dr. Andy Sidhu

PRESIDENT AND VICE-CHANCELLOR’S ADDRESS

Dr. James Mandigo

BOARD CHAIR’S ADDRESS

John C. Pankratz, Chair, Board of Governors

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CONFERRING OF HONORARY DEGREE AND CONVOCATION ADDRESS

Dr. Judith Soon, Doctor of Laws

CONFERRING OF CERTIFICATES, DIPLOMAS, AND DEGREES

Registrar, Chancellor, President and Vice-Chancellor

Faculty of Applied and Technical Studies

Dr. Peter Geller, Dean Faculty of Science

Dr. Lucy Lee, Dean

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION CHAIR’S ADDRESS

Derek Froese

STUDENT MEDALS

Dean’s Medal of Excellence, Faculty of Applied and Technical Studies

Dean’s Medal of Excellence, Faculty of Science

GRADUATE ADDRESS

Sydney Plante, Bachelor of Science

Representing the graduates of 2023

CLOSING REMARKS

RECESSION & RECEPTION

Graduation lists in this program were prepared before the event; names of some graduates may be missing. We will revise this document following the ceremonies and publish a digital version to ufv.ca/convocation . We apologize for any omissions. In the event of a discrepancy between this program and the UFV graduation roll, the UFV graduation roll shall be taken as correct.

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FACULTY OF APPLIED AND TECHNICAL STUDIES

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (PHYSICS)

Russell William Chaisson

Annabelle Isabella Czihaly

Halen Peter Malcolm Davies

Rozziene Caballero Eguia

Zachary Joseph Funk

Benjamin Ghertner

Skye Irene Gail Haywood

Jose Antonio Klautau Toffoli

Sydney Elizabeth Anne Plante

Sundeep Sharma

AUTOMATION AND ROBOTICS TECHNICIAN DIPLOMA

Aaron Crofts Fagerlund

Daniel Maragliano

Joel Christopher Otten

Timothy John Schmidt

Javin Vanvliet

Carlos Trey Zamora

DIGITAL MANUFACTURING DIPLOMA

James Gordon Stewart

Maurice Jan Willem Van Geest

DIPLOMA IN ENGINEERING PHYSICS (MECHATRONICS)

Daniel Andrew Austin

Halen Peter Malcolm Davies

Gary Boy Galicia

Jose Antonio Klautau Toffoli

Carsten Wilhelm Petersen

ARCHITECTURAL DRAFTING CERTIFICATE

Hailey Rebekah Bosch

Dominic Bastian Enns

Jesse Luke Fentie

Moses Gibbs

Ashley Willetta Guliker

Joseph Stephen Hawkins

Gursewak Singh Khella

Jessica Aileen Lucki

Dawson McKinley Russell

Rhett Siaus

Nikitas Napoleon Siganakis

Hannah Suddard

Carla Yolanda Vergara Villarreal

AUTOMOTIVE COLLISION

REPAIR AND REFINISHING CERTIFICATE

Mantaj Singh Bhathal

Julie Patricia Rose Bouchard

Gurshan Singh Brar

Devinjit Singh Buttar

Emily Rose McNeil

Ashley Amber Dawn Moorhouse

Shaan Pabla

Nicole Andrea Leigh Pope

Sahil Rakhra

AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE

TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATE

Jack Daniel Anderson

Dayton Bousquet

Linden Austin James Burritt

Joseph Roy Chebib

Tyler J Collver

William Connaughton

Jillian Downey

Natasha Duncan

Evan Alfred Dyer

Stephanie Nicole Ewing

Brandon Daniel Giroux

Devin William Earl Gosick

Diltaj Singh Grewal

Simon Athanasius Hewlett

Terence Daniel James

Karman Singh Jhajj

Joshua Kardux

Mica Kerr

Chloe Mattei

Zachary Joshua Anthony Munroe

Hayden Willem Allan Nerbus

Leeland Nordquist

Matthew David Ortutay

Cally Sophie Penner

Patrick Albouse Peralta

Colin James Preston

Dominique Leonardo Reichling

Samantha Kristine Reitsema

Wyatt Sean Rempel

Dakota Rezansoff

Coltin Sawatzky

Prabhveer Sekhon

Kunal Sharma

Pierson Sproule

Lukas Gustav Thaler

Brandon Weir

Luke Wittenberg

Travis Wolfe

CARPENTRY CERTIFICATE

Aidan Patrick Gallagher

Nicki Michele Springer

Logan Van Putten

Tyler Jonah Yakmission

CONSTRUCTION ELECTRICIAN CERTIFICATE

Tristan Joseph William Amsler

Shawna Alyssa August

Thomas Albert Norman Bilodeau

Zachary Buchberger

Emily Rose Campbell

Pietro Cervo-Mejia

Blair Charron-Franken

John Emmet Lorne Clempson

Owen Micheal Dubeau

Ikveer Singh Gill

Nino Guglielmucci

Colin Jian Xun Ip

Trevor Ivins

Guinevere Lily Marie Jaic

Harveer Singh Jhajj

Hayden Kampf

Aidan Minesh Lal

Kirk Lang

Kieran John Macdonald

Isabella Maria Mainhood

Michael John Chewelka

McNeil-Bobb

Zacheray Thomas Muir

Gabriella Joy Neufeld

Liam Yuki Owen

Pheonix Pham-Boutell

Keegan Pilling

Von L. Pitzel

Ryan Michael Prasad

Reese Redlac

Nathanael William Rempel

Sumeet Singh Sahota

Brianna Janae Schadek

Jonathan-James Fredrick Seabrook

Subeer Sidhu

Jaypal Singh Sivia

Jaime Pedro Soriano Iparraguirre

Niraj Njuguna Thondu

Matt Tiller

Dana Joy Timmer

Vinaydeep Waraich

PROFESSIONAL COOK CERTIFICATE

Gabriella Skye Bernath

Stephanie Black

Jessica Brooklyn Blanchard

Thomas Buyco

Mattia Hough

Brooke Luu

Shaniece Malloway

Trevor Jared McCutchen

Peyton Stewart

Jenna Thompson

Julian Eden Waggoner

Braeden Martin Zilinski

ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATE

Tyler Joseph Harald

Cooper-Wagenstein

Logan Derek Hansom

Zeferin Jimenez

Bryce Kristian Mackenzie

Damon Mader

Stephen Morse

Ryan Purych

Puranjot Singh Virk

Miguel Visser

Andrzej Wolak

FLORAL DESIGN CERTIFICATE

Nicole Brittney Balmer

Sydney Iha Farquhar Burden

Erin Tyla Davis

Aliya Friesen

Kelly Gal

Jai Kalia

Alexis Kai Olson

Mary Skinner

Emma Laura Van Wijk

June Wells

HEAVY MECHANICAL FOUNDATION CERTIFICATE

Jeevan Basrom

Brett Bevan

Taranbir Bhandohal

John Joel Birnie

Daniel Neil James Blakney

Ekam Singh Dhaliwal

Michael Carl Ellis

Bhavkeerat Singh Gill

Ryan Hatt

Tyler Hilton

Jaideep Singh Jabbal

Jenna Belle Morin Janssens

Nicholas Kurtz

Josh Laird

Rajvir Mann

Manuel Alejandro Mejia

Ryan Pierson Pezel

Darian Clark Pike

Rylan Wesley Roberts

Amritpal Samra

Ethan Singh Shergill

Austin Orlando Taylor

Amar Thilakeratne

Dyllan Thind

Calvin Ian van den Brink

Sasha Irene Vanderwal

Justin Lee Vanrietschoten

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JOINERY CERTIFICATE

Kevin John Da Costa

Lael Hine

PLUMBING AND PIPING CERTIFICATE

Kevin John Da Costa

Rhythembir Brar

Nicholas Emanuel Elliott

Devon Ganss

Taranveer Mann

Brandon David Neufeldt

Evan Mackenzie Salmon

Reagan Drew Schmid

WELDING FOUNDATION CERTIFICATE

Tyler John Bryce

Mackenzie Burk

Colby Charles Byrne

Matthew Kean Friesen Cooke

Zoe Sierra Couture-Case

Dotty Davis

Wade Desharnais

Landon Doucette

Xavier Rey Espinosa

Robert James Fergusson

Santana Breanne Fife

Blake John Flikkema

Preston Michael Franzen

Ryan Anthony Frenken

Kyra Deanna Victoria Ganske

Jaiden Taylor Goode

Levi Peter James Goodwin

Michael Guntner

Cassidy Nichole Haglund

Trent Johnson

Andrew Johnstone

Anthony Jones

Levi Jacob Karreman

Jacob Mingo Kelly-Rushlow

Vincent Curtis Kozlowski

David Matthew Kube

Isabelle R Lamontagne-Miller

Cassidy Novae Larson

Kelsie Marie Laschilier

Ian Lees

Morgan Lins

Elayna Dawn MacAskill

Megan MacLellan

Shay Roland Major

Mackenzie Lynn McClelland

Joshua McKenzie

Aidan Scott Miller

Michael John Moore

Jacob Morton

Keegan Newlove

Jad Obeid

Daniel Oostenbrink

Anthony Nolan Parker

Evan Glen Parsons

Daniel Nick Peters

Daniel Jonathan Roth

Alexandra Debrah Simpson

Marcus Simpson

Christina Diane Slingerland

Micah Josiah Erik Toews

Nicholas Traskey

Amy Vanatka

Gabrielle Winkler

Kya Rene Wolfs

WELDING LEVEL A

Jeffrey Adam Ewart

Jeremy Daniel Moore

Brandon Paul O’Shea

Joseph Wendt

WELDING LEVEL B

Emma Joy Consuelo Angon

Elias Sean Bicknell

Karanveer Singh Brar

Blake Douglas Wayne Cheyne

Kaitlyn Marie Doerksen

Maguire Reginald Donaldson

Giovanni Frederick Folka

Kyren Robert Hamel

Eric Carlos Ivins

Anthony William Victor Joe

Andrew Johnstone

Colin Kloot

Sameul Koop

Ethan Kryska

Scott Launie Lownie

Steven McPherson

Christoph Daniel Penner

Harry Quach

Braden W. Robitaille

Saul Romeo

Jackson Saunders

Scott William Schellenberg

Cole Thomas

Ivan Vermeer

Jeremy Andrew Yard

AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE TECHNICIAN APPRENTICESHIP

David Paul Adams

Channing Byron Cochrane

Alexander George James Rose

Dalle

William Dempster

Harpreet Singh Johal

Braiden Keith Kervel

James Christian Klassen

Brandon Tyler Levesque

Yu-Sheng Lin

Zachary Brian Meyer

Stephen Molag

Paramvir Singh Rakhra

Kulvir Singh Seehra

Tyler William Shaw

Mark James Steward

Levi Stanley Tolsma

CARPENTRY APPRENTICESHIP

Justin Beaudry

Sam Spencer Bolton

Joshua Derksen

Kevin James Grootenboer

Austin Lee Hillis

Benjamin Nathaniel Kingma

Samuel Lyon

Arin Christian Morin

Parker Andrew Muir

Benjamin Daniel Patterson

Blake Pinder

Mark Protasovitski

Joshua John Thiessen

Daniel Dale Van Kampen

Micaiah Calvin Vanderveen

Jacques-Étienne André Wyss

ELECTRICAL APPRENTICESHIP

Trevor Knowle Andrews

Joshua David Beukema

Marc David Bilan

Parker Reginald Campbell

Jeffrey Chapman

Taylor Arthur Chung

Arvind Singh Clair

Lauren Michelle Cochrane

Colton Raymond William

Cymbaluk

Steven Andrew Dryden

Colin Daniel Ellis-Sarauer

Tyler Jacob Friesen

Antonio Funes

Baldev Singh Gill

Gurkeeral Gulati

Nicholas Alexander Haywood

Kristopher Michael Holden

Melissa Pat Jeffries

Jesse Michael Kerr

Trevan Michael John Kozel

Evan Gordon-Thomas Krilow

Anthony Joseph Lopatto

Vince Alfred Manalo

Allan McLucas

Nathan Karson Ming

Shane William Moore

Darren Alexander William Nunas

Jacob Nuspl

Quentin Donald Olive

Blake Stephen Parkinson

Christopher Penner

Kathleen Helen Penner

Samantha Elizabeth Pesic

Tyler Christopher Rideout

Nathan Alexander Rombough

Darcy Julian Ross

Kolten Gajge Russenholt

Aaron Andrew Smith

Spencer Smith

Taylor Ryan Smith

Wesley Sommers

Ryan Shawn Sullivan

Hunter Jordan Swalwell

James Takeshi Yoshizawa

HEAVY MECHANICAL APPRENTICESHIP

Mitchell Bowman

Ross Everett Carson

Carter William Cormack

Seth Lornts James Crosman

Tanner Jack Douglas

Kyle Gillies

Cody James Greer

Kole Heibner

Jacob Morin Janssens

Colby Daniel Jolicoeur

Barbaro Levy

Cameron John Harold McCuish

Kevin McMullan

Scott Alexander McNeill

Kyle Shaun Monaghan

Carleigh Anne O’Leary

Adam Benjamin Posein

David Jacob Putz

Kyle Aaron Reid

Leighton Robinson

Patrick Errol Scott

Richard Shantz

Kyle Vincent Spence

Jeremy Colin Sterkenburg

Aurel Tetrault

Rick Benjamin Thiessen

Brent Alexander Williams

Mark Donald Williams

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FACULTY OF SCIENCE

BACHELOR OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE

Maria Paula Eraso

Rylie David Evjen

Mackenzie Keith Frost

Teagan Sarah Innes

Connor Kenneth Nyberg

BACHELOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Jashanveer Kaur

Sarah Brownlee

Jessa Dewick

Djambe Violet Jenkinson

Tyler Jeffrey Osterbeck

Mikayla Louise Quinn

Jingxuan Yang

BACHELOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES (NATURAL SCIENCES)

Chloe Isabella Berge

Jamie Alexander Clare

Jennifer Heldt

Maxwell Henry Hoyer

Sara Nichole Wells

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

Arshdeep Kaur

Puneet Kaur

Oluwadara Eric Adekore

Hammad Amjad

Maor Arad

Rebecca Arlene Archer

Sonia Arora

Pouria Asadi

Manraj Singh Atwal

Pavan Singh Aujla

Jasmohit Singh Aulakh

Riya Bagga

Calista Marie Ballantine-Reich

Lauren Jane Balsillie

Anupinder Singh Basra

Gursimran Singh Bawa

Manjot Kaur Benning

Robert Alan Bittner

Laura Melissa Bodel

Vanessa Rachel Brewer

Clarissa Anne Capko

Chase Everett Carlson

Navneet Kaur Cheema

Xueru Cui

Emily Michele Dennis

Willow Kathleen Dennison-Hardy

Tegvir Singh Dhanoa

Jusnoor Kaur Dheria

Navdeep Singh Dhillon

Brynn Tressa Bailey Doeleman

Bernadette Gabriella Draayers

Madison Anna-Marie Draayers

Hailey Robina Evans

Opeyemi Olamide Fanoiki

Jasmine Joy Fast

Gagneet Singh Gill

Gurmanvir Kaur Gill

Heera Kaur Gill

Livroop Gill

Manveer Singh Gill

Sona Kaur Gill

Ryan Michael Goldbach

Kiranpreet Kaur Grewal

Rhien Hare

Biyas Pishoraa Singh Harry

Koralee Day Heibner

Timon Herter

Harjot Singh Jandu

Manveer Singh Jhamat

Myles Arthur Johnston

Pulkit Kalhan

Tikshan Kataria

Rachael Elizabeth Keras

Kristen Roberta Koehler

Anastasia Vladimirovna

Krapchatova

Justin Kumar

Joshua Terrance Kurucz

Syra Sarup Kaur Lali

Maryam Lazar

Lauren Danielle MacAllister

Manpreet Mann

Kasey John McDougall

Felicia Marie Mckeating-Lipka

Dahat Meer

James Lawrence Murphy

Sruti Nagalla

Xuan Thuy Nguyen

Charnjit Singh Nijjar

Sarbjot Kaur Nijjar

Taysia Nikaido-Landry

Esteban Paez

Marko Panic

Alex Michael Paterson

Paige Rochelle Paterson

Curtis Riley Plug

Hersimran Singh Rai

Karanvir Singh Rai

Harveer Randhawa

Taid Rasti

German Reymer

Abigail (Fraser) Lorraine Riddolls

Shubham Rishi

Kareena Sablok

Rachel Sailer

Gurneet Kaur Sandhu

David Steven Semke

Ishika Sethi

Abigail Beverley Stevely

Marth Alec Algas Tadena

Molly Louise Tilden

Ian Patrick Toohey

Jonathan James Tully

Vanessa Jane Tuytel

Daniel Jaymes Uter

Megan Julian Vander Wyk

Isaac Wadhwani

Taylor Alyssa Watson

Kate Lorraine Wrayton

Shanjie Xu

DATA ANALYSIS POSTBACCALAUREATE CERTIFICATE

Navpreet Kaur

Noorinder Kaur

Komal Arora

Kushal Bali

Liya Benny

Prabhdeep Kaur

Zhuoyi Li

Vinodkumar Mandora

Prashant Vats

Nicole Vieira

ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE DEGREE

Dayna Elizabeth Mary Brown

Daryl Moore

Komalpreet Kaur Ranu

Emma-Lee Nancy Riddolls

Amrit Kaur Samra

Manpreet Sandhu

APPLIED BIOINFORMATICS CERTIFICATE

Pouria Asadi

Taysia Nikaido-Landry

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS CERTIFICATE

Shyanne Helen-Elaine Batt

Vanessa Rachel Brewer

Stefan Richard Halas

Maxwell Hoyer

Katelin Krug

Taylor Alyssa Watson

AGRICULTURE TECHNOLOGY DIPLOMA

Ramandeep Kaur

Anna Maria Bula

Zachery Joseph Carpenter

Arlene David

Brandon Jacobsen

Reesa Marie Jenvey

BERRY PRODUCTION ESSENTIALS CERTIFICATE

Leah Hamm

CURRENT AGRICULTURE PRACTICES ESSENTIALS CERTIFICATE

Gurpuneet Singh

Harsimrandeep Singh

FIELD VEGETABLE PRODUCTION ESSENTIALS CERTIFICATE

Angela Chamaa

Leah Hamm

HORTICULTURE CROP PRODUCTION AND PROTECTION CERTIFICATE

Angela Chamaa

Hannah Louise-Janet Donnelly

Mwenda Jordan Dyck

Ryland River Kalkman

Jaedah Cassidy Klaassen

Pamela Veronica Larios Galvez

Jeremy Legault

Jiadong Li

Cassia Shay Townsend

Calvin Van Oosterom

INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATE CERTIFICATE

Ramandeep Kaur

Doug Drinkwater

Leah Hamm

Felicia Marie Mckeating-Lipka

LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION CERTIFICATE

James Oliver Buzon Fernandez

Shelena Mariam Gibb

Abbigayle Marie Lundgren

MILKER TECHNICIAN ASSOCIATE CERTIFICATE

Miranda Anne Elsby

Loreal Klassen

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Program of Ceremony 4

Wednesday, June 14, 2023

2:30 pm

CALL TO ORDER

Dr. Alisa Webb, Vice-President, Students

ORDER OF PROCESSION

Talking Stick

Stó:lō drummers

UFV faculty

Stage party

Faculty of Education, Community, and Human Development graduands

STÓ:LŌ ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Tracy Ryder Glass, Provost and Vice-President Academic

NATIONAL ANTHEM

Cambree Lovesy (BA ’21)

O Canada

CHANCELLOR’S ADDRESS

Dr. Andy Sidhu

PRESIDENT AND VICE-CHANCELLOR’S ADDRESS

Dr. James Mandigo

BOARD CHAIR’S ADDRESS

John C. Pankratz, Chair, Board of Governors

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CONFERRING OF HONORARY DEGREE AND CONVOCATION ADDRESS

Naxaxalhts’i Albert (Sonny) McHalsie, Doctor of Letters

CONFERRING OF CERTIFICATES, DIPLOMAS, AND DEGREES

Registrar, Chancellor, President and Vice-Chancellor

School of Graduate Studies

Dr. Garry Fehr, Associate Vice-President, Research, Engagement, and Graduate Studies

Faculty of Education, Community, and Human Development

Dr. Allyson Jule, Dean

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION CHAIR’S ADDRESS

Tony Dhaliwal

STUDENT MEDALS

Governor General’s Gold Medal

Celina ten-Bohmer, Master of Education, Leadership, and Mentorship

Dean’s Medal of Excellence, Faculty of Education, Community, and Human Development

GRADUATE ADDRESS

Rut Castillo, Bachelor of Arts in Adult Education Representing the graduates of 2023

CLOSING REMARKS

RECESSION & RECEPTION

Graduation lists in this program were prepared before the event; names of some graduates may be missing. We will revise this document following the ceremonies and publish a digital version to ufv.ca/convocation . We apologize for any omissions. In the event of a discrepancy between this program and the UFV graduation roll, the UFV graduation roll shall be taken as correct.

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FACULTY OF EDUCATION, COMMUNITY, AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

MASTER OF EDUCATION, LEADERSHIP AND MENTORSHIP

Jacqueline Blaschek

Kim Joanna Cooper

Roberta Emily Dalgleish

Elise Susanne Davenport

Katherine Maria Dickie

Brian Andrew Easton

Mandelyn Renee Erikson

Karanvir Singh Gill

Dylan Wade Hewitt

Suzette Rosa Izbicki

Myles Mackenzie Karpiuk

Alisah Rae McPhee

Jamie Lee Moore

Michael John Petersen

Naomi Ruth Petkau

Ashlyen Singh

Celina ten-Bohmer

Tina Louise Wenman

Stephen James Wilhite

MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK

Sandra Elizabeth Gray

CHILD LIFE AND COMMUNITY HEALTH GRADUATE CERTIFICATE

Thea Andrina Maureen Fynes

Megan Irene Grandel

Erin Claire Hyatt

MINDFULNESS-BASED TEACHING AND LEARNING GRADUATE CERTIFICATE

Haleh Asadnia

Mary Salquist Beattie

Suzan Beattie

Véronique Bélanger

Deborah Jane Bourne

Mary Flora Casey

Tracy Leanne Danielson

Colleen Nicole Delaney Taylor

Carolyn Dobbyn

Geraldine Gwen Dyble

Krista Marie Hansen

Grace Kelly

Susan Ann Lewis

Lisa Lynn Lozanski

Faye Martin

Mireille Saurette

Zachary Isaac Voth

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ADULT EDUCATION

Rut Dalila Castillo

Hayleigh Shyanne Fleming

Leah Joy Hanen

Erin Howe

Pamela Joan Menard

Chantell Faye Patterson

Ben Stanford

Jennifer Ann Thatcher

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN CHILD AND YOUTH CARE

Brianna Rachel Belcourt

Zoe Elizabeth Brooks

Emilie Dionne

Kirsten Ann Draney

Natasha Foster

Harminder (Meena) Gill

Jordan Marie Jungquist

Ajandeep Kaur Khera

Aleysha Devi Kumar

Heidi Marie Lai

Tina Marie Lalonde

Yeming Liu

Sedona Deborah Taylor Lorensen

Rebecca Lee Love

Katherine April Louise Martens

Amy Nicole Mitchell

Kyra Nancy Sewell

Kali Smith

Sarah Ann Thomasen

Jessica Marie Weed

BACHELOR OF EDUCATION

Brock Anthony Adams

Sana Ammad

Joshua James Balzer

Stephanie Calazans Barros

Chloe Michelle Belanger

Robyn Lee Bizuk

Viveca Bliss Braaten

Amanda Louise Carvalho

Charndeep Kaur Chattu

Emma Maeve Conner

Amanda Lynn Cowdy

Yuri Catherine Cowie

Tyler Cunningham

Monika Dabas

Jasmine Kaur Dhaliwal

Joshua Grant Dornbusch

Harmanjit Kaur Dulay

Rebecca Danielle Enns

Amanda Lynne Enterkin

Erica Rose Fiendell

Katelyn Diane Fisher

Jaimee Dee Allyssa Fournier

Stephanie Jill Fournier

Aliyah Grace Friesen

Erin Maria Froese

Shiane Gaylie

Kaity Jane Goundar

Hannah Elizabeth Groeneveld

Danielle Marie Hill

Casandra Lee Hincks

Abrianna Monieka Horne

Sydney Elizabeth Hutt

Catherine Ann Janzen

Sumanjit Kaur Jawanda

Serena Rose Larsen

Zachary Scott Mattie

Breanne Nicole Neels

Dianne Paulson

Brandi Ranger

Brittany Erin Rawcliffe

Chloe Victoria Redlin

Hayley Marie Rodger

Aleisha Louise Ross

Jordan Kyle Rumsey

Octavia Anne Rusch

Tanveer Singh Saroya

Anna-Lisa Muriel Schubert

Sarah Kevinne Sherman

Alexa Danielle Siewert

Shane Kaye-Don Stark

Colby Ryan Stinson

Carly May Stroh

Sualeha Jafri Syeda

Megan Elida Tagle

Erin Elly Threlfall

Kiersten Ellen Tiessen

Karla Regina Paz Toro Chacon

Phoebe Yu-Nah Um

Alexandra Gail Vanier

Ashley Jayne Wall

Kaylee Alexandra Wall

Bevan Watson

Jamie Allison Willms

Anita Corry Wisse

BACHELOR OF SOCIAL WORK

Rahela Andor

Sarina Kaur Athwal

Levi Crowell Bailey

Sydney Glenys Baker

Miriam Aria Bakker

Samantha Jane Banville

Mackenzie Barron

Sarah Jane Blamey

Nicole Botha

Amanpreet Kaur Brar

Amanda Joy Calmorin

Philippa Chapman

Angelica Anne Dagilis-Garner

Esther Rianne deWaal

Leanne Dickau

Sara Kate Dykstra

Jaime Rae Ewing

Shelby Victoria Fink

Cassandra Louise Guyon

Samantha Elizabeth Hansen

Randeep Hayer

Leslee Hynes

Gursimer Kaur Kaler

Shikha Kaushal

Chelsea Catherine Ann Kingma

Kodie Krenz

Connor Timothy Lade

Maria Grazia Liuzzo

Amanda Marie Lord

Calli Martens

Amanda Marie Emiko Matsui

Taylor Elizabeth McDonald

Olivia-Ann Beth McDonnell

Cheryl McKay

Lynnea Mortimer

Oludotun David Oluwasina

Keesha Lynn Valderama Owen

Kaitlyn Phillips

Shaylene Rae Reilander

Kendra Genevieve Rose Schmunk

Ashley Devi Sharma

Kiranjeet Shergill

Lesandra Anne Simpson

Dominique Justin Thomas

Amy Wellman

Colleen Williams

Jillian Brooke Zimmerman

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION DIPLOMA

Shena Chiu

Injee Hong

Kiara Irons

Heidi Marie Lai

Yutong Wang

LIBRARY AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DIPLOMA

Janelle Elizabeth Abbott

Elisa Aisenstat

Danika Lacy Andrews

Shelagh Andrea Bresnahan

Blaise Louise Cartwright

Hae Lyan Choi

Corwynne Ruby Forsyth

Patrick Alexander Garland

Kyung Mi (Judy) Kim

He Ran Lee

Samantha Lesjak

Xiaowen Li

Sarah Grace Main

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Shelby Britt Marshall

Stephanie Martin

Taylor Masse

Gurkiran Mattu

Jacqueline Renee Newman

Regina Terese Marie Pelletier

Kayla Janelle Raymond

Hayley Elizabeth Rickaby

Kayley Elaine Robb

Caitlin Lori Scharf-Way

Tyanna A. Stoochnoff

Clairista (Theodore) Venema

Taylor Lynn Wandfluh

Julie Sharene Wiebe

Hayley Marie Wilson

LIBRARY AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY POST DIPLOMA

Loraleigh Epp

Claire Meredith MacDonald

Chau Bao Pham Ngo

Cassandra Soley Page

SOCIAL SERVICE WORKER DIPLOMA

James Daniel Alexo

Mikayla Joy Barber

Christina June Alice Bertrand

Jeevin Burm

Sarah Elizabeth Chapman

Justine Clark

Avneet Dhaliwal

Shelley Christine Dyck

Isabella Fortnum

Kelsey Friesen

Pavneet Kaur Gill

Amie Diana Goulet

Jessica Ann Kinch

Brianna Lynn Kochen

Azizah Lotfi

Jesyca McLaughlin

Sreeja Nair

Helene Nguyen

Sarah Pawlos

Jesse Thompson

Ashley Kathleen Marie Tizzard

Tarandeep Toor

Natasha Tvete

Heidi Anne Walters

Chelsea Kristen Wensley

Geileis Renée Wood

APPLIED BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY CERTIFICATE

Tayonie Anna Rose Ball

Annette Catrina Bilkes

Cathrine Billy

Starlyn Marie Brines

Shauna Brown

Sylvia Marie Coutts

Isabella Cristina Fagrie

Kiara Mae Heinrichs

Samantha Holmes

Xiaoxing Huo

Chloe Johnson

Miranda Jeanna Klaassen

Anna Klop

Logan Georgio Marcel Marshall

Jenna Louise McBride

Shaylene Dawn McCaughey

Delaney Michelle McNair

Siobhan Morris

Clark Oddy

Erin Oliver

Kaitlyn Rose Owen

Vanessa Phillips

Emma Jean Purych

Olivia Schmidt

Madison Steele

Blaire MacKenzie Tempel

Lucy Cornelia Turner

Melisa Dianne Vallier

Kimberly Christine Walker

Malaika Nicole Walsh

Haley Amber Zacharias

COMMUNITY SUPPORT WORKER CERTIFICATE

Brittany Lae Suderman

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CERTIFICATE

Manjot Kaur

Kaitlin Abel

Rhiana Joy Antoniuk-Davies

Kavita Kaur Bhullar

Toni Birtles

Ashleen Kaur Boparai

Jasmine Paige Carmichael

Abneet Kaur Grewal

Tatiana Kelly

Ye-Eun Kim

Tiana Gwendolyn Klaassen

Krista Cannell Long

Jessie Pepper

Shaylene Linnea Reimer

Yanina Valeria Veroqui

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES CERTIFICATE

Tavleen Kaur Bhatti

INTEGRATED LEARNING DESIGN ASSOCIATE CERTIFICATE

David Donald Bain

Alanna Clempson

Leah Joy Hanen

Stephanie Jones

Sarah Louise Lee

Jessica Aileen Lucki

Pamela Joan Menard

Carlos Alberto Morales Morales

Chantell Faye Patterson

Jennifer Ann Thatcher

Sarah Ruth Elizabeth Wiget

Deirdre E Zielinski

SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT WORKER CERTIFICATE

Tasha Connie Aarstad

Alex Bakos

Ikwinderjot Kaur Dhahan

Randeep Kaur Dhaliwal

Eden Lanette Dyble

Laura Brooke Hamelin

April Elaine Heideman

Tara Anne Herfst

Kaitlin Martha Sonia Peters

Gurpreet Kaur Seehra Jabbal

Jana Irene Sevcik

Kaylee Anne Elizabeth Thurston

Tanya Turner

Bethany Ruth Williams

TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE CERTIFICATE

Gursimran Kaur Brar

Kathleen Rose Mulligan Brow

Emily Renee Joy Chambers

Paramvir Kaur Chhina

Putthamany Chomseng

Daniel Ray Clark

Donald Mackay Duthie

Christine Faulconbridge

Julia Vita Massullo

Haebin Pan

Coby Elizabeth Piazza

Dakota Ann Victoria Pope-Kuiper

Amanda Janette Rahn

Shawna Redekop

Elena LeeAnn Schroots

Irma Teichrob

Sarah-Ann Joy Wijngaarden

Sarah Suzanna Zurbuchen

WORKPLACE EDUCATION ASSOCIATE CERTIFICATE

Amber Davis

Eugenie Garcia

Jasveen Kaur Gill

Leah Joy Hanen

Codie Michelle Harkins

Pamela Joan Menard

Carlos Alberto Morales Morales

Chantell Faye Patterson

Brenda May Sinclair

Ben T Stanford

Jasmeen Sunda

Jennifer Ann Thatcher

Deirdre E Zielinski

BRITISH COLUMBIA ADULT GRADUATION DIPLOMA

Jamie Bradshaw

Starlyn Marie Brines

Nicole Michelle Bury

Dora Ines Cuan Acosta

Tiana Michelle Fast

Nicole Marie Forde

Jordana Louise Hood

Pushwinder Kaur Kang

Melissa Louise Sara Keenan

Matt Losier

Sandeep Kaur Sekhon

Pooja Sharma

James Song

Patrick St Amour

Brittany Lae Suderman

Michael Abner Tremblay

Xiao Chen Xiao

ENGLISH LANGUAGE STUDIES ADVANCED I CERTIFICATE

Odette Munganyinka

ENGLISH LANGUAGE STUDIES ADVANCED II CERTIFICATE

Christina Fernando

UNIVERSITY FOUNDATIONS CERTIFICATE

Ayman Alshehri

Rajpal Singh Maan

WORKPLACE TRAINING IN ATTITUDES, SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE CERTIFICATE

Mayah Abelman

Camille Bertelson

Charles Betts

Sebastien Pieter de Boer

Nicole L Fraser

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Liam Sidney Gilchrist-Blackwood

Adrian Lum

Brandon Mouangsouvanh

Jasmeen Kaur Purewal

Rayne Marilyn McKenzie Ross

Markus Trey Simpson

Avery Xavier Tew

Graeme Wilson

ACTIVITY ASSISTANT CERTIFICATE

Christin Kathrin Adam

Serenity Basso

Annette Christine Bryan

Taylor Christine Chapman

Tara Nicole Davis

Pedro II Colilihan Destura

Amanjyot Kaur Dhaliwal

Sukhman Dhaliwal

David Kenneth Hambly

Tessa Nicole Kennedy

Anita Marie Lindsay

Angela Novix

BOOKKEEPING FOR SMALL BUSINESS CERTIFICATE

Marisa Alps

Tamara Marie Nicole Annecchini

Mario Augusto Latino Antezana

Payal Arora

Michelle Ann Babich

Anju Bala

Harjinder Kaur Basra

Ashley Marina Berends

Amrit Bhandal

Candy Sue Billesberger

Jacqueline Brosseuk

Carrie Clark

Sherry Ann Conteh

Sara Ann Corno

Natasha Cranley

Hannah Czech

Christina Liane Degagne

Tripti Dhawan

Puneet Kaur Dyal

Brittney Rae Felix-Point

Denise Rosealie Ferguson

Grisel Ford

Mei Gao

Rocio Guadalupe Garcia

Jennifer Garrett

Katie Giberson

Courtney Michelle Giesbrecht

Elise Maureen Hannis

Sukhvir Harad

Leah Heriot

Jennifer Hills

Kara Rae Humphries

Kimberly Hunter

Iryna Jallouq

Shang Jing Jiang

Lovepreet Kaur

Narveer Kaur

Parminder Kaur

Prabhleen Kaur

Ramandeep Kaur

Maxina Lynn Kovacs

Shannon Elizabeth Kragt

Shauna Kramer

Renata Kubicsek

Gurik Singh Kular

Jillian Ruth Legault

Yulitza Londono

Priya Lakshmi Mani

Harman Singh Mann

Keelyn McNary

Hayley Anne Meade

Hallie Michell-Wenman

Shayla Judith Pauline Miller

Katrina Molloy

Victoria Lauren Nash

Phillip Nelson

Francisco Oira

Kristina Diane Michelle Palladino

Natasha Chantel Phillips

Alana Elizabeth Pickering

Alyasha Nicole Reid

Caitlyn Rigets

Lisa Rosebush

Sai Prashanthi Sankaranarayanan

Cassandra Sargent

Celina Schorak

Olga Shapoval

Navsweet Kaur Sidhu

Tessa Siebenga

Julie Kaitlin Smith

Kacie Smith

Jacqueline Sousa

Amanda Stefan

Kateryna Stepaniuk

Kelsey Stiefvater

Daniela Corina Surdu

Monique Tasch

Jennine Vestad

Dilipbhai Pranjivan Vyas

Lori Wain

Emma Wardle

Nissi Wellman

Johnna William

Roger Xie

DENTAL OFFICE RECEPTIONIST CERTIFICATE

Jaspreet Kaur

Lanni Teresa Bockhodt

Alexandra Marion Gallant

Mikayla Gilmour

Inyoung Hong

Robyn Jenner

Tanya Meera Jeyachandran

Tuyet Mary Mai

Livia Paice

Sukhi Saran

Sandeep Kaur Sidhu

Trinity Therrien

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATE

Alicia M. Cherry

Anne Mei Chow

Amy Elizabeth Davis

Waldemar Jefferson Hirch

Tracee Hodgson

Kari Leanne McCandless

Michelle Morrison

Farah Parks

Erin Ann Reader

Darcie Rosenberg

Aileen Samson

Plakilla Sandell

Neena Singh

Judica Worms

LEGAL ADMINISTRATION ASSISTANT CERTIFICATE

Caitlynn Anne Mackenzie Butula

Krista Taylor Desormeaux

Brooklyn Amanda Averil Gomesz

Deanna Isabelle Rose Hudson

Kelly Rae Johnston

Trina Keller

Erin Marie Loewen

Jayda Mangat

Marisa Emma Neels

Julia Puleo

Drew Sara Alane Rassers

Jihye Shin

Alayna Michelle Weiss

Christopher Nicholas Wiebe

MANAGEMENT SKILLS FOR SUPERVISORS

Nedaa M.S. Alsaqqa

Zaher M.A. Alsaqqa

Luke Nicholas Andersen

Cara Joanne Gilding

Matthew Ryan Kohanik

Samuel Li

Benny Ma

Renee Marie Terry Angus

MEDICAL OFFICE ASSISTANT CERTIFICATE

Dana-Marie Jean Bothwell

Jolene Jeanette Devries

Harkerat Dosanjh

Harmony Susna Kline

Jaden Marlene Noel-Hodder

NURSING UNIT CLERK CERTIFICATE

Jasmyne Amyot

Renee Marie Terry Angus

Lydia Nicole Beukema

Roopali Bhargav

Kathleen Braaksma

Ramandeep Brar

Sejal Chadha

Elysha Danielle Dekroon

Lydia Grace Dewar

Manpreet Dhaliwal

Daljit Dhindsa

Yashuni Dona Puhambugoda

Lauren Taylor Friesen

Jessica Selina Gahunia

Emma Danielle Hamilton

Nikole Ann-Marie Honing

Lana Hughes

Rabina Jandu

Jennifer Kaps

Rajwant Kaur

Palraj Kaur Kelay

Shawna Jean Lewis

Diana Maku

Julie Mossey

Manpreet Nandra

Halle Darnell Owen

Johnnie-Lee Lena-Ann Poulin

Shaylene Elizabeth Rennehan

Keshia Richards

Francis Allan Fernandez Roque

Christine Saepan

Jessica Rae Sallstrom

Pavandeep Sandhu

Leah Schofield

Teresa Lee Scurfield

Karmveer Kaur Sidhu

Candice Jamie Tanaka

Lindsay Kristen Tranter

Jenna Grace Traub

Grace Wetmore

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PARALEGAL CERTIFICATE

Mariah Marissa Faith Bakstad

Samantha Layla Delegencia

Chelsea Louise Fehr

Jade Fraser

Katherine Alexandra Frizell

Prabhsimran Kaur Gill

Phoebe Mae Hamelin

Alana Marie Henderson

Ashely Dawn Huffman

Mackenzie Nicole Johansen

Emma Knutson

Rebekah Ann Ohashi

Hayley Popp

Gurneet Kaur Sandhu

Pavneet Kaur Sandhu

Janelle Siderius

Heather Smith

Gagandeep Kaur Thiara

PARALEGAL DIPLOMA

Jasmine Brar

PUBLIC RELATIONS CERTIFICATE

Patricia Lynn Driessen

RECORDS MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATE

Patricia Lynn Driessen

Cheryl Liana Cantelon

Chelsey Marie Tait Higgins

Jade Mundy

Tanja Neely

VETERINARY ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

CERTIFICATE

Mira Lee Bishop

Amanda Creasey

Kendra Flint

Annalise Tiana Kieneker

Amber Mary Klewachuck

Ebony Grace Koreman

Mackenzie Louise Luciw

Kristy Anne Lysohirka

Liam Gerald Mackie

Avrie Briar McNutt

Brenda Morton

Marianna Lise Quinn

Jasleen Singh

Katelynn Wendy Rose Warren

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Program of Ceremony 5

Thursday, June 15, 2023

9:30 am

CALL TO ORDER

Dr. Alisa Webb, Vice-President, Students

ORDER OF PROCESSION

Talking Stick

Stó:lō drummers

UFV faculty

Stage party

Faculty of Health Sciences graduands

STÓ:LŌ ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Tracy Ryder Glass, Provost and Vice-President Academic

NATIONAL ANTHEM

Cambree Lovesy (BA ’21)

O Canada

CHANCELLOR’S ADDRESS

Dr. Andy Sidhu

PRESIDENT AND VICE-CHANCELLOR’S ADDRESS

Dr. James Mandigo

BOARD CHAIR’S ADDRESS

John C. Pankratz, Chair, Board of Governors

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CONFERRING OF HONORARY DEGREE AND CONVOCATION ADDRESS

Dr. Bonnie Henry, Doctor of Laws

CONFERRING OF CERTIFICATES, DIPLOMAS, AND DEGREES

Registrar, Chancellor, President and Vice-Chancellor

Faculty of Health Sciences

Dr. Alastair Hodges, Dean

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION CHAIR’S ADDRESS

Derrick Uittenbosch

STUDENT MEDALS

Governor General’s Silver Medal

Ravneet Sohal, Bachelor of Kinesiology

Dean’s Medal of Excellence, Faculty of Health Sciences

GRADUATE ADDRESS

Gurneesh Purba, Bachelor of Kinesiology Representing the graduates of 2023

CLOSING REMARKS

RECESSION & RECEPTION

Graduation lists in this program were prepared before the event; names of some graduates may be missing. We will revise this document following the ceremonies and publish a digital version to ufv.ca/convocation . We apologize for any omissions. In the event of a discrepancy between this program and the UFV graduation roll, the UFV graduation roll shall be taken as correct.

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FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES

BACHELOR OF KINESIOLOGY

Sumandeep Kaur

Noah Daniel Ahamed

Graham Timothy Albrecht

Aman Arora

Jagraj Singh Atwal

Harsh Kaur Badesha

Shivani Sudhin Bahadur

Karnjot Bandesha

Gurjot Benipal

Ashley Cynthia Benner

Matthew Biggar

Bradley Bishop

Katelyn Elizabeth Bligh

Holly Joelene Boulton

Jasmin Brach

Carlo Angelo Bulusan

Phoenix Chan

Virginia Yeou Shiuan Chang

Parminder Chauhan

Kyle Chawla

Hannah Mary Conlan

Rachel Patricia Craig

Gabriela Ann De Romeri

Sydney Madison Degianni

Mandave Singh Dhadda

Karn Singh Dhillon

Shabnam Dhillon

Jenna Elise Dolphin

Patrick Sean Edwards

Carmen Lee Enns

Benjamin David Ethier

Noah James Wolfgang Falconer

Brinderpal Singh Gill

Dilpreet Gill

Jagmeet Singh Gill

Pravdeep Singh Gill

Genelle Keely Grubb

Jessica Leigh Herman

Alysha Fiona Holland

Katrina Rose Keckalo

Reetu Khattar

Michelle Lakhan

Brianne Lambert

Gregory Donovan Luesink

Charles Joseph McCormick

Aiden Scott McDonald

Callum James McDonald

Balreen Kaur Nijjar

Meigan Elise Picard

Stefan Godfrey Pinto

Gurneesh Purba

Katherine Jean Purdey

Annika Christina Rebel

Taylor George Richardson

Claire Aileen Rowlands

Leslie Dawn Rude

Jashandeep Kaur Sandhar

Gurseerat Sandhu

Ranvir Singh Sandhu

Samreen K. Sandhu

Sukhan Sandhu

William John Schratz

Nicholas Shewchuk

Ali Short

Mansukh Singh Sidhu

Sahib Singh Sidhu

Adriana Maria Sylvina Silva

McCallum Lee Miller Slade

Ravneet Sohal

Levi Jackson Spenst

Faith Jenna-Anne Stewart

Andrea Leigh Tarras

Molly Louise Tilden

Natalie Rose Timmermans

Kyla Alida Tustin

Tan Nguyen Vo

Savannah Moira Waite

Maysah Catherine Jean Wilsenack

Kathryn Drew Wingerak

Logan Wong

Elijah Peter Young

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING

Sharfarzana Sanjana Ali

Sophia Rosanne Bamford

Sean Vernon Barry

Ravdeep Kaur Beesla

Ashneet Bhagtana

Carley Bodrug

Jennifer Brears

Emma Bryant

Eliza A. Cadsand

Anexies Corneja

Emily Grace Covert

Brianna Marie Crowe

Nicole Beverley Cusick

Stephen Elias Dahl

Emily Dailly

Daniel Andy Dam

Theresa Dawn Danyluk

Marissa Jennae Dick

Hailey Fallon Dueck

Renee Karin Dunnewold

Kristy Lee Dunsmore

Nicole Edel

Ashley Raine Justina Epp

Melissa Anne Gemmell

Catherine Rae Spencer

Gurneet Kaur Gill

Parneet Kaur Gill

Jocelyn Thea Ginther

Courtney Elizabeth Gloux

Bernadette Marie Goody

Emmaline Caitlin Gregoire

Makena Claire Dolly Hoffman

Kezia Joi Holtvluwer

Minji Hong

Washington Isaya

Kirsten Jensen

Genesis Jeske

Sarena Kataria

Kristan Kimber

Gursimrin K. Klair

Rosaley Kristen Klassen

Wyatt Jacob Knopp

Rubina Kaur Kondolay

Gabrielle Louise Kriegel

Tayler Karoline Lang

Erikka Marie Leavitt

Hae Seung Lee

Cayla Catherine Lynn

Sara Elisabeth Maddalozzo

Karissa Elisabeth Marazzi

Sarah Lynn Martens

Rachel Emily Marie McPherson

Emily Elizabeth Moorthy

Lyndsay Katherine Mowatt

Mariah Lauren Murphy

Linh Dan Nguyen

Alyssa Megan O’Connor

Hannah Gabrielle Olson

Madeline Elizabeth Para

Heather Mary Peixoto

Nhu-Quynh (Leanne) Phan

Peyton Emily Rennert

Marielle Reyes

Sophie Jasmine Robinson

Pardeep Kaur Samra

Arveen Kaur Sandhu

Rashme Sangalpal

Amanjot Kaur Sangha

Simran Kaur Sanghera

Kali Audrey Mary Shaw

Kristina Caroline Shelswell

Palveer Kaur Shoker

Yasmin Sidhu

Emily Anne Nicole Smith

Gurmen Kaur Sra

Desiree Sutton

Rachel Taekema

Brittney Jessica Maria Ursel

Pavandeep Kaur Virk

Rebecca Anne Vivian

PRACTICAL NURSING DIPLOMA

Michal Arjun

Jagjeevan Kaur Bachra

Abbey Bartel

Marina Catrinescu

Brighton Teah Cullimore

Jenna Dawson

Shamshir Kaur Dhillon

Savannah Rae Foote

Kimberleigh Fromme

Lonie Etom Lapinig

Jennifer Erin Meints

Tanawin Nantawinyoo

Mackenzie Rae Rosehart

Jeanna Santos

CERTIFIED DENTAL ASSISTANT CERTIFICATE

Prabhjot Kaur Baria

Meagan Cheyne

Taylor Marie Cliffe

Yuen-Kay De Boer

Taranjot Kaur Duggal

Julia Daniella Guiotto

Shaelyn Renee Hamm

Melanie Pauline La Chance

Madelyn Elyse Langelaar

Lynzee Dawn Livingstone

Lu Lu

Samantha Rose McBride

Ashlyn Heather Morrison

Alexis Sophia Mulder

Chung (Jane) Ngo

Nancy Nguyen

Balsimran Singh Pannu

Sarah Juliana Pedraza

Jamilyn Hayley Pink

Jenna-Lyn Margaret Varley

Brenna May West

Kaitlyn Nicole Yassinsky

Ashley Elisabeth Zlamal

HEALTH CARE ASSISTANT CERTIFICATE

Francess Trisha Acorda

Liesa Nicole Adermann

Ashley Allen

Ana Liza S. Arlos

Steph Cook

Loic Cote

Maja Liv De Boer

Riley Grace Douthwright

Dominique Dussault

Trinity Grace Hedekar

Harkomal Kaur

Taylor Koppen

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Ione Marion Laskey

Curtis Joseph Laslop

Rachel Libby

Sierra Marie Lunan-Bramwell

Ashley Elizabeth Mackenzie

Kristin Leanne Mitchell

Mojisola Deborah Moradeyo

Rupinder Pandher

Ashley Jennifer Pelley

Laura Constance Semeniuk

Maxine Amey Marilyn Skerratt

Ramandeep Kaur Sohi

Sylvia Steeves

Payton Phoebe Rose Thomas

Grace Katherine Thurmer

Amber Lynn Torkos

Samantha White

Susan Lynne Wiens

Brittney Frieda Williams

Kimberly Williams

Marissa Christina Zurowski

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Program of Ceremony 6

Thursday, June 15, 2023

2:30 pm

CALL TO ORDER

Dr. Alisa Webb, Vice-President, Students

ORDER OF PROCESSION

Talking Stick

Stó:lō drummers

UFV faculty

Stage party

Faculty of Business and Computing graduands

STÓ:LŌ ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Tracy Ryder Glass, Provost and Vice-President Academic

NATIONAL ANTHEM

Cambree Lovesy (BA ’21)

O Canada

CHANCELLOR’S ADDRESS

Dr. Andy Sidhu

PRESIDENT AND VICE-CHANCELLOR’S ADDRESS

Dr. James Mandigo

BOARD CHAIR’S ADDRESS

John C. Pankratz, Chair, Board of Governors

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CONVOCATION ADDRESS

Dr. Saeed Rahman, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Business and Computing

CONFERRING OF CERTIFICATES, DIPLOMAS, AND DEGREES Registrar, Chancellor, President and Vice-Chancellor

Faculty of Business and Computing

Dr. Chris Schinckus, Dean

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION CHAIR’S ADDRESS

Tony Dhaliwal

STUDENT MEDALS

Governor General’s Collegiate Bronze Medal Rohan Sagar, Business Administration diploma

Dean’s Medal of Excellence, Faculty of Business and Computing

GRADUATE ADDRESS

Trisha Kumar, Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance

Representing the graduates of 2023

CLOSING REMARKS

RECESSION & RECEPTION

Graduation lists in this program were prepared before the event; names of some graduates may be missing. We will revise this document following the ceremonies and publish a digital version to ufv.ca/convocation . We apologize for any omissions. In the event of a discrepancy between this program and the UFV graduation roll, the UFV graduation roll shall be taken as correct.

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FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND COMPUTING

BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Aishneet Kaur

Amisha .

Anahat .

Damanbir Singh

Harsifat .

Jasmeen Kaur

Sehaj .

Simrandeep Kaur

Tanmay Abichandani

John Abolarin

Zachary Akram Al-atabi

Dominic Peter Alati

Jayden Andrew Almos

Kristina Anderson

Olivia Arnau

Keaira Atkinson

Gursharan Kaur Aujla

Prabhleen Kaur Bagga

Kanishak Raj Bagha

Jaskirat Preet Singh Bains

Narayan Singh Bains

Rakshanda Bawa

Vaibhav Bector

Prabhleen Bedi

Vanessa Elizabeth Beltran-Capp

Preet Bhandari

Harneet Kaur Bhangu

Aayush Bhatia

Sahaj Bhatia

Amartya Bhattacharjee

Mandip Singh Bhullar

Vaibhav Bisht

Parneet Kaur Brar

Joshua Bernard James Brunsch

Trevor Darren Card

Vaani Chadha

Faith Chan

Vishaal Chand

Spencer Riley Chapman

Lahayla Kerry-Rose CharlieCampbell

Nimrat Kaur Cheema

Muskaan Chhabra

Pranav Singh Chopra

Adam Christopher Cohen

Quinn Sean DeGregorio

Ellen Tasha Demian

Bhavneet Kaur Dhaliwal

Jagveer Dhaliwal

Jasmeen Kaur Dhaliwal

Himanshu Dhameja

Diljot Singh Dhanoa

Amraaz Singh Dhillon

Kiranjot Kaur Dhindsa

Michael Aaron Dias

Naomi Jane Diaz

Ryan Patrick Donald

Nicolette Therese Drouin

Yervant Aschoud Estepanian

Joelle Marie Fraser

Nicholas Frondall

Madeline Lareine Fung

Aastha Garg

Ashmin Garg

Jayant Garg

Justin Robert Gaukel

Vladislav Viktorovich Gavrilov

Arashdeep Singh Gill

Dilpreet Singh Gill

Harnoor Kaur Gill

Jasdeep Jessica Gill

Tevonjit Singh Gill

Luke Gillespie

Komalpreet Kaur Grewal

Aryan Gulsia

Abhinav Gupta

Akshit Gupta

Ansh Gupta

Joshika Gupta

Yunfeng He

Josue Caleb Hernandez Armas

Jeremiah Hipolito

Yitong Hou

Thi Bao Thu Huynh

Jeong Hyeon Hwang

Deanna Grace Jacobi

Archit Jassal

Angad Singh Jattana

Hardik Jhamb

Niharika Joshi

Ritthvik Joshi

Sejal Kamra

Shubhkarman Singh Kang

Akshita Kansal

Viren Kapoor

Gitansh Kashyap

Gaurja Katyal

Rachel Singh Khaseria

Sanya Kumar

Trisha Kumar

Elijah John Lakusta

Rachel Jessica Landrigan

Long Huu Le

Jacob Leguijt

Gurveena Mahal

Mikael Mainella

Ashita Malhotra

Naaz Malik

Emily Malone

Mantaj Singh Mann

Laken McDowell

Haley McWhirter

Xiangyu Meng

Chanel Jacklyn Miller

Aditya Nagpal

Tyler Cole Nelson

Mackenzie Jewel Newhook

Tran Linh Dan Nguyen

Austin Kelly O’Neill

Sarthak Ohri

Nathaniel Richard Olsen

Emily Elizabeth Organ

Andrew David Palmer

Kulwarn Kaur Pannu

Makalea Parker-Moldowan

Joel Patrick Pedersen

Andrea Ivana Perkovic

Jaimie Alice Peters

Linh Nhi Pham

Hunter Nikita Pineau

Michelle Jean Pippus

Matthew James Ponte

Jaskirat Singh Purewal

Ravdeep Randhawa

Charandeep Singh Rangi

Michaela Jayne Reist

Ravpreet Singh Rekhi

Kelli-Ann Irene Rollins

Jasman Singh Sahni

Miraan Singh Sahota

Aastha Sakhuja

Tarini Sandhu

Palak Sehgal

Sanchi Sehgal

Vriti Sehgal

Pavel Singh Sekhon

Ansh Seth

Aditya Setya

Siddarth Sharda

Haymont Sharma

Sulabh Sharma

Tejas Sharma

Gurtaj Singh Shoker

Arashdeep Singh Sidhu

Gurkaran Singh Sidhu

Sukhjot Singh Sidhu

Tejinder Singh Sidhu

Anhad Singh

Ekam Singh

Gunmeh Singh

Myank Sood

Jonah William Stark

Juliana Stoffels

Camryn Raylene Striker

Neetika Subba

Alexander Sukra

Ruoyu Tao

Michael Paul Vander Werff

Ashim Verma

Khushi Verma

Ansley Thom Villagomez

Navdeep Virk

Dawson Chad Wansink

Madeline Katie Dawne Wardell

Kiahanna Mackenzie Wease

Dexter Mark Weymann

Sophie Jane Olivia Weymann

Trevor Austin Wilford

Blake Robert Wright

Lilly Yakmission

Jinwei Yang

Runhan Zhang

Chen Zheng

Jinyi Zhou

BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION IN AVIATION

Navjot Kaur Bahga

Harshdeep Singh Brar

Colton Charles Campeau

Ashley Chand

Kyle Clarkson

Alex Kwok Wai Pang

Bhavneet Singh

Seung Yup Yang

BACHELOR OF COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Bhanu .

Chhayank .

Digyant .

Guneet Kaur

Hardeep Kaur

Khushpreet Singh

Lalit Kumar

Prabhjot Kaur

Priyanshu .

Richa .

Sanchita .

Seerat Kaur

Tanveer Kaur

Vishal Singh

Japreet Singh Ahluwalia

Saransh Ahuja

Mohammed Talha Qaiser Jamal

Ansari

Kabir Kumar Arora

Ishwarjit Kaur Bal

Jennifer Elizabeth Barkey

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Akshay Raj Bhandari

Gaurish Bhandari

Sneh Bhatia

You Chen

Lewis Aaron Crabtree

James Cyrus Monedo De Villa

Andrei Dudas

Khush Prashant Gandhi

Joshua William Joseph Gaulton

Riya Gill

Tushar Kanti Gupta

Shreyaansh Jain

Nitish Jaswal

Ritul Joshi

Prabhjot Singh Kailey

Rahul Kanda

Bhuvanjit Singh Kang

Navpreet Kaur

Feras Khalil

Gurjit Singh Khatkar

Sanskriti Khurana

Hieu Trung Le

Arshdeep Singh Mahajan

Chirag Malhotra

Sanjay Merdha

Vinayak Mittal

Aryan Prashant Narwankar

Krishna Pandey

Sampooran Singh Pannu

Pranav Ashit Parekh

Yogi Ranchhod Patel

Arsh Randev

Diptyajeet Ray

Ishan Prasad Sahota

Khajit Saini

Mohammed Naeem Salema

Jasleen Kaur Sandhu

Piyush Sapra

Japneet Singh Sawhney

Pallavi Sehgal

Aksh Shah

Kabir Sharma

Vikhyat Sharma

Japneet Singh Sidhu

Manjot Kaur Sidhu

Prasannjit Singh Sidhu

Simranjeet Kaur Sidhu

Khushal Singla

Swastika Singla

Pranav Sood

Michael Townsend

Aryan Tuknayat

Shivam Vashist

Apoorva Wagh

Shengfu Wang

Ruijie Xu

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION DIPLOMA

Guruagam Singh

Kamaljeet Kaur

Manmeet Singh

Muskanpreet Kaur

Mehak Aggarwal

Marwa Alaran

Shanaly Dillon Amarasinghe

Shivam Arora

Anastasiia Babash

Angilyn Bentley

Shiyun Bi

Jaron Benjamin Bos

Jasmeen Kaur Brar

Ida Marlena De Vrij

Jona Mae Desierto

Cody Matthew Dueck

Owen Alan Eyres

Emmett Jeffrey Garrett

Niranjana Geetha

Gurmohit Singh Gill

Harnoor Kaur Gill

Matthew Edward John Haffey

Brittany Michelle Irvine

Anna Marie Kaetler

Manwinder Singh Kailey

Simran Kaur

Julie Gom-ed Layog

Long Huu Le

Jared Mitchell Loewen

David Mwaura Mburu

Blake Jordan McGuire

Thomas Keith McKnight

Ishita Narula

Jasmine Parmar

Jessica Anne Ramin-Azad

Kurtis Robert Russell

Rohan Sagar

Karn Saini

Angad Singh Sidhu

Spencer Donald Sillars

Karnvir Singh

Simran Singh

Jennifer Lee Taylor

Kassie Anne Tippe

Manraj Virk

Jasdeep Kaur Walia

Shruti Walia

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION IN AVIATION DIPLOMA

Graeme Patrick Godwin

Lorenzo Victor Banks Judalena

Michael Harold Brian Leslie

Meet Jitendra Shah

Jacob George Tempel

Priyanka Yadav

HaoRan Zhang

COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS DIPLOMA

Anjali Sharma

Arshdeep Singh

Bhumika .

Charanpreet Singh

Gurdev Singh

Gurshagan Singh

Gursimran Kaur

Gursimran Singh

Hardev Singh

Mehakdeep Singh

Paramvir Singh

Pavneet Kaur

Ramneek Singh

Ritik Saini

Simranpreet Kaur

Sukhpreet Kaur

Tej Inder Singh

Anish Kumar Bajaj

Aayan Bansal

Nimo Hains Benne

Nicholas Bergman

Bikramjit Singh Brar

Gurkanwaljot Singh Brar

Harmandeep Kaur Brar

Kanwarajit Singh Brar

Jaime Delorme

Gagandeep Kaur Dhaliwal

Karamveer Singh Dhaliwal

Pawanpreet Singh Dhillon

Ankush Dhingra

Andres Hiroshi Dias

Harry Robert Dixon

Anthony Duong

Joshua William Joseph Gaulton

Myank Insan

Parneet Kaur Jathoul

Eshneet Kaur

Harnish Kaur

Sharifuddin Tahir Kazi

Chandanvir Kaur Khangura

Somya Kwatra

Shane Jacob Lampen

Yukta Mangla

Corazon Tendencia Medina

Branden Morgan

Devin Ryan Myers

Caleb Peter Neudorf

Vraj Devendrakumar Patel

Michael Przeczek

Raghav Hitendra Purohit

Abhi Sandal

Mehakpreet Singh Sandhu

Nitin Sharma

Gurleen Kaur Sibia

Amritpal Singh Sidhu

Gurkirat Singh

Navjot Singh

Kunal Singla

Abhishek Singh Slathia

Mehar Thukral

Hugo Valle Quinteros

Yubo Wang

Carson Yamamoto

ACCOUNTING CERTIFICATE

Tracy Lee Nienow

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION CERTIFICATE

Lauren Nishida

Alexander Pennock

COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS CERTIFICATE

Gagandeep Singh

Gundeep Singh

Gurman Singh

Jagjivan Singh

Poonam Kaur

Simran Kaur

Ayman Alshehri

Ashley Singh Azrot

Saloni Garg

Jason James Haug

Thomas Ellice Hine

Jonathan Robert Nuite

Harpreet Singh Pandher

Deni Mahetsi Perez Cano

Avneet Thukral

Gurleen Kaur Toor

Ho Yin Tse

Harbahadur Singh Uppal

MARKETING AND SALES CERTIFICATE

Elysia Halpert-Bellerose

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A MESSAGE FROM YOUR ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

You’ve made it! On behalf of the entire University of the Fraser Valley community, we are thrilled to welcome you to the UFV alumni family!

As you step into the world beyond UFV, remember that you are never alone. Today, you join a vibrant and diverse community of over 50,000 UFV alumni spread across the globe. These incredible individuals have walked the same halls, faced similar challenges, and are now making a difference in their communities, and around the world.

FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL

Twitter: @UFVAlumni

Facebook: /UFVAlumni

Instagram: @UFVAlumni

CHECK OUT ALL YOUR ALUMNI BENEFITS →

Upon graduation from UFV, you automatically become a member of the UFV Alumni Association. Your membership not only brings you closer to fellow alumni but also grants you access to an array of perks and privileges — both on and off campus. From professional development opportunities to exclusive discounts, the benefits of being a UFV alum are immense.

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connected with UFV: you could win a $100 Starbucks gift card →
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Congratulations, class of 2023!

Celebrate your graduation milestone with UFV alumni wine, featuring artwork by an alumni artist. The proceeds will go to support current students. Order six bottles and get free delivery to Lower Mainland addresses. This makes a great gift for proud alumni!

Show off your UFV credential with a Canadian-made frame from Leader Frames. You can choose between silver foil embossing on a hardwood frame or a minted medallion on your choice of frame. Available through the UFV Bookstore.

Show your UFV pride by wearing branded merchandise from the UFV Bookstore. A wide selection of colours and styles are available. Alumni receive a 15% discount on school supplies and UFV apparel.

We encourage you to stay connected with your alma mater and fellow alumni. Keep us updated on your successes, continue to engage with the UFV community, and consider giving back by mentoring current students or supporting university initiatives. Above all, cherish the bonds you’ve formed at UFV, for these relationships may last a lifetime.

As you embark on your journey ahead, may you continue to grow, learn, and make a positive impact on the world. UFV will always be a part of your story, and we hope you’ll find your way back to our campus as a proud and engaged alum. We can’t wait to see the remarkable things you’ll achieve. Here’s to a bright and successful future!

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Congratulations, 2023!

BOARD OF GOVERNORS

Guided by the University Act, the management, administration, and control of the property, revenue, business, and affairs of the university are vested in the Board. The Board consists of appointed members and elected faculty, staff, and students. Members sit as part of the stage party during convocation.

John C. Pankratz, Chair

Cristen Gleeson, Vice-Chair

Dr. Andy Sidhu, Chancellor

Dr. James Mandigo, Acting President and Vice-Chancellor

Maxine Bouthot

Dr. Shelley Canning

Manver Jhamat

Bailey Savage

SENATE

Jinder Sarowa

Dr. Christine Slavik

Pierce Stoeckly

Connie Swan

Naman Tachilote

Fran Vanderpol

Adam Van Steinburg

Senate is the academic governing body at UFV responsible for policies concerning academic matters and advising the board on policies of mutual interest. Members of the Senate may also join faculty and members of the Board as part of the stage party.

Dr. James Mandigo, Chair

Gerry Palmer, Vice-Chair

Dr. Andy Sidhu, Chancellor

Dr. Nathan Bialas

Camille Callison

Dr. Chris Campbell

Hannah Celinski

Tamara Courage

Carol Dickson

Joel Feenstra

Aiden Haagensen

Dr. Peter Geller

Moninder Grewal

Dr. Alastair Hodges

David Johnston

Amber Johnston

Dr. Allyson Jule

Raj Kaler

Dr. Dana Landry

Dr. Lucy Lee

Dr. Sheryl MacMath

Dr. Pedro Montoya-Pelaez

Dr. Sylvie Murray

Talia Q

Harveer Randhawa

Dr. Kathleen Rodgers

Dr. Tracy Ryder-Glass

Dr. Jo Sheppard

Shel Stefan

Dr. Chris Schinckus

Dr. Christine Slavik

Derek Ward-Hall

Greg Wedel

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Convocation

UFV SENIOR ADMINISTRATION TEAM

The senior administration team at UFV assists the board by managing and administering the day-to-day operations of UFV. Members of the senior administration team join faculty and VIP guests to form the stage party at Convocation.

Dr. Joanne MacLean, President and Vice-Chancellor

Dr. James Mandigo, Acting President and Vice-Chancellor

Dr. Tracy Ryder-Glass, Acting Provost and Vice-President, Academic

Jackie Hogan, Chief Financial Officer and Vice-President Administration

Dr. Alisa Webb, Vice-President, Students and Acting Vice-Provost

Susan Mide Kiss, Vice-President, Community Engagement

Audrey Ackah, General Counsel

Al Wiseman, University Secretary

Marnie Wright, Associate Vice-President, Human Resources

Christina Forcier, Chief of Staff

Dr. Ian Affleck, Associate Dean, Faculty of Science

Dr. Tetsuomi Anzai, Associate Dean of Faculty, College of Arts

Laura Authier, Associate Vice-President, Community Engagement

Dr. Kyle Baillie, Executive Director, Student Affairs

Camille Callison, University Librarian

Dr. Vlada Dvoracek, Associate Vice-President, Institutional Research and Integrated Planning

Dr. Garry Fehr, Associate Vice-President, Research and Graduate Studies

Whitney Fordham, Director, Alumni Relations and Executive Director, Alumni Association

Dr. Peter Geller, Dean, Faculty of Applied and Technical Studies

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Mark Goudsblom, Associate Vice-President, Campus Planning and Facilities Management

Shirley Hardman, Associate Vice-President, Indigenous

Dr. Alastair Hodges, Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences

David Johnston, Registrar and Associate Vice-President, Enrolment Management

Dr. Allyson Jule, Dean, Faculty of Education, Community, and Human Development

Randy Kelley, Associate Dean, Faculty of Applied and Technical Studies

Dr. Lucy Lee, Dean, Faculty of Science

David McGuire, Associate Vice-President, UFV International

Dr. Sylvie Murray, Dean, College of Arts

Dr. Lindy Pardy, Associate Dean of Students, College of Arts

Betty Poettcker, Associate Vice- President, Integrated Planning and Resource Allocation

Dr. Mary Saudelli, Associate Dean, Faculty of Education, Community, and Human Development

Dr. Chris Schinckus, Dean, Faculty of Professional Studies

Cindy Schultz, Associate Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences

Dr. Awneet Sivia, Associate Vice-President, Teaching and Learning

Liana Thompson, Executive Director, Student Academic Affairs

Katie Tuck, Chief Information Officer

Thank you to the many faculty, staff, administrators, alumni, and volunteers who work tirelessly to ensure Convocation, UFV’s most significant gathering, is delivered with excellence.

Your dedication makes this celebration a very special and memorable milestone for our graduates and their loved ones.

Special thanks to David McGuire, Associate Vice-President, International, Dave Pinton, Director of Communications, and Daryl Smith, Director, UFV International, for announcing the names of the class of 2023.

Thank you to the UFV Cascades Athletics Centre and Wild Coast Production staff, who excel at customer service.

Special thanks to UFV Floral Design certificate students and instructors for the stage floral arrangements.

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PHOTOGRAPHY

Each graduate will have their photos taken by Artona Photography. Family members and friends will have photo opportunities with their graduate after the ceremony. As professional photographs will be available, family members and guests are encouraged to enjoy the ceremony and remain in their seats.

ALUMNI CELEBRATION PLAZA

Immediately following the ceremony, all guests are invited to join graduates, faculty, and staff at an informal reception at the Alumni Celebration Plaza outside the south end of the UFV Student Union Society (SUS) building. Light refreshments will be served. Thanks to the UFV Alumni Association for sponsoring our postconvocation celebrations!

Each ceremony is approximately two hours long. To keep disruptions to a minimum, we ask graduates to stay for the entire ceremony and guests to remain seated during the ceremony.

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#MyUFVConvo

Twitter: @goUFV + @UFVAlumni

Facebook: /goUFV + /UFVAlumni

Instagram: @goUFV + @UFVAlumni

REGALIA (GOWNS)

Graduating students and faculty are reminded to return their gowns following the ceremony and reception.

SERVICES

Both prior to and following the ceremony, you will find the following services outside and in the UFV Student Union Society (SUS) building:

• UFV Bookstore for alumni merchandise and graduation gifts.

• UFV Alumni Association for fresh-cut flowers, Leader parchment frames, and more.

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