ULethbridge Spring Convocation 2026 Program

Convocation S P R I N G | M AY 2 8 & 2 9 , 2 0 2 6

Join us in celebrating the Class of 2026 on this momentous occasion.

Convocation Services In our lobby, you will find the following: •

GradRoll | Professional portrait photography

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Bookstore | ULethbridge memorabilia and graduation rings

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Graduation Flowers | Fresh flowers to congratulate your grad

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ULethbridge Alumni Association | Parchment frames and the official Fiat Lux alumni ring

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Family Room (PE264) | Live video of the ceremony

Regalia Return Hoods and gowns can be returned to the Bookstore in the Students’ Union Building prior to 6 p.m. on the day of the ceremony.

Photo Locations

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If you are looking for places around campus to take photos with your graduate, family and friends, here are some scenic spots to capture the special moment: •

University of Lethbridge sign At campus entrance; University Drive

Located along the track in the Co-op Centre for Sport and Wellness

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University Hall

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Centre for Sport and Wellness and Turcotte Hall

OKI sign Located on the East Patio off

ULeth block letters and balloons with the iconic High Level Bridge in the background

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and the University Library

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Sport and Wellness Atrium next to Burrito Loco

The Bronze Pronghorn Located inside the University Library building, next to the bus loop

“2026” Gold Balloons Located in the Co-op Centre for

Aperture Art Installation Between the Students’ Union Building

Between UHall and Science Commons

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Congratulations Balloon Arch Located outdoors between the Co-op

and Valley Road

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Chief Marshal and the Mace; take a photo in front of a beautiful stained glass window alongside the Chief Marshal and our ceremonial mace

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Fiat Lux Our school motto; let there be light, located outside the University Library doors

Table of Contents Congratulatory Messages 2 History of Convocation 4 Our Promise 8 Convocation Ceremony I

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Convocation Ceremony II

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Convocation Ceremony III

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Convocation Ceremony IV

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Award Recipients 38 Alumni Association 48

PLEASE SCAN HERE FOR CLOSED CAPTIONING

View this document online: go.uleth.ca/spring-convocation-2026

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Today, we celebrate your accomplishments, deep knowledge acquired and transformative experience that has prepared you to contribute to the community locally and globally in meaningful ways. I hope you will reflect on your experience with fond memories, remembering that you are, and always will be, part of the ULethbridge legacy.

Dr. Digvir Jayas (Ikkayiinnii), President and Vice-Chancellor

On behalf of the Senate, congratulations on this important life accomplishment. You have demonstrated adaptability, determination and resilience to be here today. Celebrate your success and enjoy this moment. Acknowledge and thank the people in your life who supported you along the way. As you reflect on your time on campus, recall the people and experiences that made your liberal education meaningful and special. Wherever you land in the future, always know you have a home at the University of Lethbridge.

Terry Whitehead (Ksikkihkini) (BA '94), Chancellor We’ve been with you every step of the way — from your first school tour to your last assignment. We’ve seen you up at 7 a.m., stressing before a test, and we’ve helped you celebrate the end of a long day with a drink. Now you’re graduating, and the Coffee Company couldn’t be prouder to have accompanied you on this journey — as your cheering squad, your fueling station, the cup of comfort in your hand.

Come back and visit often, and best of luck in your future endeavours! And, most importantly, never settle for crappy coffee.

JT and the staff at the Campus Coffee Company I am honoured to offer my sincerest congratulations on the completion of your credential at the University of Lethbridge. You have shown flexibility, creativity, resilience and maturity in completing your academic journey. We are so proud of how well you have handled and navigated the challenges you have faced. Your bravery, perseverance and courage are a testament to the change-makers you will be as you move forward into the next phase of your life. I can’t think of a more capable and well-prepared cohort of leaders for the 21st century. We are honoured to call you alumni of the University of Lethbridge.

Dr. Richelle Marynowski (BEd ’94), Chief Marshal, Professor, Faculty of Education 2

The Board of Governors congratulates you on this great achievement and welcomes you to the University of Lethbridge alumni family. The journey to graduation is a long climb to the summit so we encourage you to take a moment at the top to be proud of your success. The University has witnessed you scale up each slope with determination and persistence. We will now watch with interest as you look to the future and create your own path in the world using the knowledge and skills you have acquired. We are proud of you!

Karen Reid (BMgt ’86), Chair of the Board of Governors On behalf of the University of Lethbridge Students’ Union (ULSU), I am honoured to extend my heartfelt congratulations to the graduating Class of 2026.

Today marks more than just the completion of your undergraduate academic journey, it represents years of perseverance, late nights, phenomenal work and memories that will stay with you long after you leave campus. This moment is a celebration of your resilience and growth, and a reminder that the challenges you’ve overcome have prepared you for whatever comes next. As you transition from students to alumni, I hope you carry forward the same curiosity, compassion and drive that brought you here. You are now part of a community that will always cheer you on, and we can’t wait to see how you make your mark on the world. Congratulations and welcome to your next lovely chapter of life!

Alejandro Figueroa, ULSU President On behalf of the University of Lethbridge Graduate Students’ Association (GSA), I — along with the incoming 2026/2027 council — extend our most sincere congratulations to you on reaching this pivotal moment. While your life will include a handful of keystone moments, few will hold quite the same significance as this one. While there may have been many amazing people who helped you make your way to this stage, YOU have made this happen. You showed up. You put in the hard work. You stumbled — and came back stronger. YOU did this. You made it. In lieu of this momentous occasion, I encourage you to reflect on the incredible contributions you’ve already made and consider what legacy you would like to create as you move forward. The GSA wishes you continued success in all that lies ahead.

Once again, congratulations on your remarkable achievements!

Jade Oldfield (BEd ’18, MSc ’25), Graduate Students’ Association President

Congratulations Convocation is a day of well-deserved celebration. For students, it signifies the completion of years of hard work and the beginning of an exciting new chapter in their lives. For families, it is a day to recognize those years of dedication and to enthusiastically embrace the pride that convocation evokes.

For all of us, convocation is a time to look optimistically into the future, share in centuries-old academic traditions and, most importantly, celebrate our graduates.

For more than 50 years, University of Lethbridge graduates have been making significant contributions to Canada and the world. With convocation, the promise of our lasting impact continues. Congratulations to all at this very special time of year.

You, the University of Lethbridge’s newest alumni, have contributed so much to the intellectual and social vibrancy of the University during your educational journey here. You have also benefited from an enriching ULethbridge student experience developed and nurtured by many caring people across our two campuses.

When we welcomed you at New Student Orientation, we committed to standing with you throughout your studies and research, providing support to you to help you achieve your goals.

You have counted on us. Today, we salute you at graduation! Congratulations on achieving your goals and graduating! We are very proud of you and your accomplishments, and we wish you well. Thank you for having chosen the University of Lethbridge as your educational home. Please stay in touch.

Kathleen Massey, Vice-Provost (Students)

On behalf of Iikaisskini Indigenous Services, we wish to extend our congratulations to the newest alumni of the University of Lethbridge! Whether we connected regularly or were silent supporters in your corner, we recognize the sacrifices you have made and adversity you have overcome. May your journey of lifelong learning propel you to great, new wonderful heights of achievement in the years ahead. The world is a great place to explore so trust that you can achieve anything you set your mind to! You have proven resilient with determination and perseverance. On behalf of all of us at Iikaisskini, we wish you luck and congratulate you.

Jodie Flamand-Tailfeathers (Ikkinaipommowa) (BA ’14) Royal Adkin (Iksisstowaapi Kanakkaatsi) (BMgt ’18) Santanita Oka (Siipoimoststa) (BHSc ’16) Chataya Holy Singer (Niitsiitaakii) (BFA – Indigenous Art ’23) Iikaisskini Indigenous Services

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History of Convocation In the Middle Ages, the church was responsible for higher education. Monasteries were the centres of learning and monks were the scholars of society. By the 12th Century, secular scholars began forming communities to pursue knowledge and truth, which eventually developed into independent universities in the prominent cathedral cities of Europe, precursors of today’s universities.

Since its first convocation ceremony in 1968, the University of Lethbridge has been proud to recognize the academic achievements of our students, and honour individual achievements in various fields. A convocation ceremony represents a celebratory ‘rite of passage’ for our students — an opportunity to share academic accomplishments with their mentors, fellow graduates and loved ones.

As universities grew, scholars wanted to honour students who successfully completed their education as well as welcome them into the select and exclusive group of scholars. The word convocation originally referred to gatherings of the clergy of Canterbury and York, but in 1577 Oxford University used it to describe the assembly of its graduates. Ever since, students around the world have been admitted to the order of scholars in a convocation ceremony.

The ceremony begins with the national anthem and reflection. Following that, the main features of convocation are a speech to the graduands by the president, a speech by the honorary degree recipient or guest speaker and the conferral of degrees, diplomas and certificates by the chancellor.

The Ceremonial Marks The University of Lethbridge Shield The University of Lethbridge shield reflects the spirit and identity of the institution.

Designed in the University’s colours of blue and gold, the shield features a radiant gold sun on a blue background, symbolizing the bright skies and open landscape of southern Alberta. Beneath the shield, the University’s motto, Fiat Lux — Latin for “Let there be light” — appears on a gold and silver band, underscoring the University’s commitment to knowledge, discovery and illumination through education. Together, the colours, imagery and motto represent the University’s enduring dedication to fostering growth, innovation and opportunity for its students and community.

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The University of Lethbridge Coat of Arms The University of Lethbridge Coat of Arms was unveiled during the University’s 45th anniversary celebrations at Fall 2012 Convocation and features the blue shield and the University’s signature sun, along with our motto, Fiat Lux. This is supported by other components such as the eagle feather, Alberta wild roses, pronghorns and miner’s lamps, all signature elements of the University.

Fiat Lux, our motto, is Latin for ‘let there be light’ and refers metaphorically to the illumination that comes from research and learning. At the University, everyone has the ability to shine and we believe it’s our job to help make that happen.

The Mace, carried in the academic procession by the Chief Marshal, was created by artist Corne Martens

and given to the University in memory of former senator Virginia Mitchell.

Dedicated at the fall convocation ceremony on October 1, 1988, the mace is cast in bronze and represents the institution’s authority to grant degrees, diplomas and certificates. Unique to the University of Lethbridge, one end features three elements: mortarboard, gavel and open book, symbolizing academia, the Board of Governors and the General Faculties Council. The other end features a globe surrounded by pronghorns, representing our mascot and the universality of knowledge.

Academic Regalia The academic dress of the University of Lethbridge is unique to the institution. A black gown and mortarboard are worn by undergraduate and master’s students; the credential earned is represented by colours on the borders and linings of the hoods. The bachelor’s degree, certificate and diploma hoods are black lined with blue, trimmed with a twisted gold and blue cord. Master’s hoods are black lined with blue and have an exterior border of light blue satin trimmed with a twisted gold and blue cord.

A coloured braid on the lining of the hood distinguishes the type of degree. Students receiving combined degrees wear two braids.

The colours representing the degrees are as follows: • • • • • • • • • •

Arts: White Science: Golden yellow Arts and Science: White and golden yellow Education: Light blue Fine Arts: Brown Music: Pink Health Sciences: Red and golden yellow Nursing: Red Therapeutic Recreation: Green Management: Light brown

Doctor of Philosophy graduands wear a royal blue gown with blue velvet facings and chevrons outlined in bright gold piping, and a blue beefeater with a gold tassel. The hoods are royal blue, lined with sapphire blue satin and a bright gold chevron. The blue velvet trim is outlined in gold piping.

The stoles worn by the deans of each Faculty or School correspond generally with the colour of the braids on the lining of the undergraduate hoods of that Faculty or School. Convocation marshals wear royal blue stoles, and are selected from among the academic staff to supervise the academic procession and the presentation of graduands to the chancellor.

Cords of Distinction Cords of academic distinction are worn by undergraduate students whose outstanding academic achievements merit the designation. Royal blue cords signify distinction and gold cords great distinction. Combined degrees students earning distinction or great distinction for both degrees wear two sets of cords.

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Chancellor, President and Vice-Chancellor, and Board of Governors Chair Regalia The regalia of the chancellor, president, board of governors’ chair and honorary degree recipients also feature blue and gold elements.

Taatsiikiipoyii (Talks in the Middle) Dr. Charles Weaselhead served as chancellor of the University of Lethbridge from 2018 to 2022. He was the first Indigenous chancellor at ULethbridge and also in Alberta. In recognition of Chancellor Emeritus Weaselhead’s service and ongoing dedication to education, community and building relationships, three stoles were introduced and incorporated as part of the chancellor, president and vicechancellor and board chair regalia at the Fall 2022 Convocation ceremony. The stoles were designed by a past alumna of the year, Jamie Medicine Crane (BEd ’05). Designed like a Blackfoot tipi with the cosmos on the top, animal beings in the centre and the earth beings at the bottom, it includes the mountains and puff balls, and the lines representing the water and sky.

Indigenous Stole It is custom in many Indigenous communities to honour graduates with a special remembrance of their accomplishments as they continue on to various milestones in their lives. To celebrate their achievements, all graduating Indigenous students in attendance are gifted with a convocation stole.

Designed by Iikaisskini Indigenous Services, the stoles are royal blue with white embroidery, featuring four important symbols alongside the University of Lethbridge shield:

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The Buffalo acknowledges Blackfoot Territory and the importance of this animal to the Blackfoot people and to the great plains.

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The Eagle Feather represents our First Nations graduates.

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The Infinity Sign represents our Métis graduates.

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The Kuliq represents our Inuit graduates.

Podium Design The convocation lecterns feature the university tartan alongside a Pendleton® blanket and eagle feather shield conceptualized by Blackfoot Elder Francis First Charger. A source of warmth and comfort, blankets serve a special role in Indigenous ceremonies. As gifts, blankets allow the recipient to forever wrap themselves in a treasured reminder of heritage, community and tradition.

Seven golden eagle feathers have been arranged in a circle to represent a shield. The number is significant and refers to the seven stars. The golden eagle is known for its majestic qualities, soaring high above and seeing far and wide with keen eyesight.

Chancellor Charles Weaselhead’s Headdress We are honoured to receive a gifted headdress from Chancellor Emeritus Dr. Charles Weaselhead, Taatsiikiipoyii (Talks in the Middle), upon the completion of his term as the first Blackfoot Chancellor at the University of Lethbridge. This headdress is displayed in the Hall of Honour and is situated alongside the chancellor during convocation ceremonies.

University Tartan The University of Lethbridge tartan was a 50th anniversary legacy project unveiled on Founders’ Day Weekend in January 2017. Designed by alumna Sarah Hilliard (BA ‘10), the tartan is inspired by convocation and the grand accomplishment it signifies. Faculty colours are incorporated in the tartan and the colours come together with the bright sunburst against the dark blue field. A frame of red honours the name given to University Hall, Iniskim (Sacred Buffalo Stone).

Co- operative Education

Inclusion Alberta

Co-operative Education is a nationally recognized form of work-integrated learning that combines professional experience with academic studies to enrich students’ academic, intellectual, personal and professional development. The program is a partnership between students, the University and employers, combining educational theory, its practical application and real-world employment experience. Students alternate academic terms of study with paid work terms in a professional workplace.

Inclusion Alberta has been partnering with postsecondary institutions across the province for more than 30 years to include students with developmental disabilities to participate in regular programs of study and campus life. Students audit programs of study to pursue individualized learning goals related to regular course content, complete modified course assignments and write modified exams to demonstrate what they have learned.

Students receive a certificate of recognition to acknowledge their hard work, accomplishments and commitment to their learning at the completion of their program.

The Co-operative Education designation indicates at least one year of discipline-related employment experience. It shows employers that ULethbridge graduates are work ready. Graduates who have met the program requirements will receive the Co-operative Education designation on their parchments and display the badge above on their mortarboards.

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To our students,

we make a promise: A promise to do our best, so they can be their best.

A promise to foster exploration, to share ideas and information, to teach but also to learn.

A promise to build the buildings, acquire the technology, cultivate the partnerships and welcome the people essential to advancing an environment that excites and ignites learning.

A promise to create an environment where professors and students are colleagues and everyone grows together, an environment that recognizes the power of every student’s dream.

And helps that dream come true.

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Aissksinima’tsawa,

kitsiiksisttowatoh’ pinnaan: Nitakayika’kimaahpinnaan, kitaahkanistsi’ta’pohkookaksoyayi.

Kitakanistsiistapakkiokakihpowayi, nita’ka’paisski’pinnaan.

Nita’ka’paisdotsi’pinnaani naapioyiistsi, nita’kao’tsi’pinnaan pissata’piyi, nita’kitsstsimaahkatannaan stohkanaokakiwa.

Niyai ksimstaani ahkitsayi’sohkissi niipaitapiyisini akitakkiisoka’piwa, pookaiksi ki omahksimmiksi akitsi’tomanistohkimayawa, ksimstaani akitanistsiwa. Papao’kani akitsspommohkato’p maahkanistsissi.

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Convocation Ceremony I F O R T H E C O N F E R R A L O F D E G R E E S , D I P L O M A S & C E R T I F I C AT E S T H U R S D AY, M AY 2 8 , 2 0 2 6 AT 9 A . M .

Presiding Over the Ceremony Terry Whitehead, Chancellor Conducting the Ceremony Wayne Lippa, Platform Marshal Musical Prelude The University of Lethbridge Wind Orchestra

Terry Whitehead, Chancellor

Conducted by Dr. Holly De Caigny

Faye HeavyShield, Doctor of Letters, honoris causa

The Procession At the commencement of the procession, those assembled are asked to stand, as they are able, until invited to take their seats

Address to the Graduands Faye HeavyShield, Doctor of Letters, honoris causa

Led by Richelle Marynowski, Chief Marshal

Introduced by Heather Davis-Fisch, Dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts

Piper: Tom Wilson

Musical Selection The University of Lethbridge Wind Orchestra

Marshals: Craig Coburn, Rumi Graham, Wendy Osborn, Romany Craig, Don McIntyre & Susan Findlay

Conducted by Dr. Holly De Caigny Selections from Concerto for Piano in A Minor, Op. 16, mvmt 1

Processional Music The University of Lethbridge Wind Orchestra

Edvard Grieg

Conducted by Dr. Holly De Caigny

Guest Soloist: 2025 Concerto Competition Winner, Augustus Connery Boyer, Piano

Declaration Terry Whitehead, Chancellor

Conferral of Degrees, Diplomas and Certificates Terry Whitehead, Chancellor

National Anthem Led by Lydia Gangur-Powell, Faculty of Fine Arts

School of Graduate Studies Master of Science

O Canada by Calixa Lavallée

Candidates presented by Jackie Rice, Dean of the School of Graduate Studies

Reflection Eaman Berteotti, Faculty of Arts & Science Honour Song Composed and gifted to the University of Lethbridge

by Iikaisskini (Low Horn) Leroy Little Bear, in honour of its Blackfoot name, ‘Iniskim’. The name ‘Iniskim’ was gifted to the University by Kainai Elder, Bruce Wolf Child.

Troy Delaney and Delvin Keeswood Welcome and Report to Convocation This traditional address celebrates the value of education and the combined accomplishments of our graduands and the University community.

Dr. Digvir Jayas, President & Vice-Chancellor

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Conferral of Honorary Degree Awarded by the Senate to individuals who cultivate human values and seek to foster intellectual growth, social development, aesthetic sensitivity, personal ethics, and the dimensions of a scholar’s personality.

Faculty of Arts and Science Bachelor of Arts and Science Certificate in Arts and Science Bachelor of Science Candidates presented by Matthew Letts, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Science School of Graduate Studies Medals of Merit Awarded to graduating students from each degree program in the School of Graduate Studies Mark Lea, Master of Science Presented by Jackie Rice, Dean of the School of Graduate Studies

Medals of the Governor General of Canada of Academic Excellence These medals are awarded to the graduating students with the highest academic standing, gold at the graduate level and silver at the undergraduate level.

Benjamin Sharp, Silver Presented by Michelle Helstein, Provost and Vice-President (Academic) Faculty of Arts and Science Gold Medal (Science) This medal is awarded to the most distinguished graduate for the academic year Brannon Sumner Presented by Matthew Letts, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Science Speaker Research Award Dr. Borries Demeler Alumni Welcome Brendan Cummins (BA ’16, MA ’18), Council member of the University of Lethbridge Alumni Association.

Announcements Wayne Lippa, Platform Marshal Dismissal Terry Whitehead, Chancellor Recession Those assembled are asked to stand, if they are able, for the recession until the chief marshal bearing the mace, followed by the platform party and the graduates, have departed.

Recessional Music The University of Lethbridge Wind Orchestra Conducted by Dr. Holly De Caigny

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Recipients of degrees, diplomas and certificates

Master of Science Sara Asadi Thesis: Temporal decoding in naturalistic fMRI with computationally efficient deep neural networks Erin Nicole Cantwell Thesis: Impacts of maternal prenatal enrichment on offspring brain morphology and behaviour in the Long-Evans rat Sara Castro Garcia Thesis: Genetic population structure of the least flycatcher (Empidonax minimus): implications for evaluating migratory connectivity Yulin Chen Thesis: Factors Predicting Internet Gaming Disorder: The Role of Congruent Communication Lena Dabbas Thesis: Investigating the pre-mortem diagnostic potential of neurofilament light chain in bovine spongiform encephalopathy Aysha Kinjo Demeler Thesis: Investigation of dengue virus RNA terminal region interactions with human host proteins Jenessa Marie Doctor Thesis: The Factors Associated with Suicidality Among Canadian Youth: A Cross-Sectional Secondary Analysis Atabak Ebrahimi Rikan Thesis: Comparative analysis of amyloid beta deposition in two different Alzheimer's disease mouse models using whole-brain twophoton microscopy Weerahannedige Dananjala Pokurumalie Fernando Thesis: Advanced quadratic optimization-based smoothing framework for curved path planning in sustainable agricultural operations

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Angela Ivy Frederickson Thesis: Investigating the catalytic mechanisms of DNA repair enzymes using classical and quantum mechanical computational techniques Renee Marianne Huvenaars Thesis: Targeted irrigation scheduling for hybrid canola seed production under water deficit Benjamin Arthur Sean Livingstone Thesis: Prefrontal regulation of exploratory behaviour: complementary functions of medial prefrontal and orbitofrontal cortices in a competitive choice task Carisa Mey McGale Thesis: Testing the ability of distribution models to map rare plant communities in Waterton Lakes National Park Kristin Calla Ray McKenzie Thesis: Cardiotoxicity and interspecies sensitivity of early life stage fish to polycyclic aromatic compounds Rayen Ale Morales Urrutia Thesis: Reproductive status of fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas) exposed to a combined municipal and agro-industrial effluent Anisha Neupane Thesis: Unravelling population genetic structure of black oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani) in North America Olanrewaju Ebun Oladokun Thesis: Improving software security via the use of pre-trained code large language models in vulnerabilities detection Juhyoung Park Thesis: Classifying musical instruments through neural approaches: an empirical study

Saeid Parsian Thesis: Quantifying vegetation structure and fire fuels in montane pine forests impacted by mountain pine beetle using remotely piloted aircraft system multi-spectral, photogrammetric and lidar technologies Abbe Danielle Pawluk Thesis: Biological studies of parasitoid hymenopterans (subclade Parasitoida) in southern Alberta agricultural systems Brianna Angelica Rogers Thesis: A "Burden," A Blessing, and Worthy of Belonging: Discussions of Disability and Sexual Expression in Alberta Continuing Care Homes Devin Cory Schafthuizen Thesis: Detecting 2D and 3D clusters through feature extractions in deep convolutional neural networks Melissa Ann Shouting Thesis: Understanding Indigenous Data Governance when Collaborating with Post-Secondary Institutions Larissa Shalane B Smith Thesis: Investigation of prairie plants with Blackfoot (Niitsitapi) traditional knowledge: study of the biological activities of eight Niitsitapi traditional medicinal plants on human cell lines Joseph Andre St Louis Thesis: Testing foliar applications of glycine betaine and algae extract to reduce potato crop losses due to adverse weather events Md. Asif Talukdar Thesis: Efficient heuristics for the consecutive zeros problem in sparse Jacobian matrix determination Kenning Vic Tran Thesis: Molecular epidemiology of tick Rhabdoviruses and molecular identification of tick species in Canada

Jessica Faith Van Gaalen Thesis: Influences of terrain drivers on ecosystem dynamics in a postfire mountainous environment: a case study in Waterton Lakes National Park, Canada John Benson Walkey Thesis: Rat ultrasonic vocalizations in associative learning tasks Samantha Tina Marie Walstra Thesis: Digital Resources Aiming to Address or Alleviate PostSecondary Food Insecurity: A Scoping Review Carter Jay Witbeck Thesis: Virtual reality based cognitive-motor training and metabolomics: A potential protocol for rehabilitation and enhancement Fabliha Zahin Thesis: High-performance exact and metaheuristic methods for agricultural path planning Volodymyr Kosti Zaitsev Thesis: Unbiased and skew-regular Hadamard matrices

Bachelor of Arts and Science Montana Grace Brown Kaitlyn Colby Alexandria Mary Elliott Tanner Petersen With Distinction Cameron Ellis Rose With Distinction Co-operative Education Hiranya Dewdini Vitharana Jude Raven James Wilkinson With Distinction

Certificate in Arts and Science Estelle Marie Bergeron Sai Srivastav Kovur

Bachelor of Science Oluchukwu Victor Agbaleke Toluwani Agbeyomi With Distinction Honours Thesis Temiloluwa Enibukun Agunlejika

Rouaa Ahmed Suliman Mohamed Ali With Great Distinction Honours Thesis Ameet Kaur Ahuja Anjolaoluwa Ajala With Distinction Kashif Akinbobayo Akintoye With Great Distinction Brooke Joanna Akune Amber Dawn Alder Co-operative Education Saron Alemar Elisabeth Udochi Aloysius Chimezie Josemaria Amulu Echezona Charles Amulu Chukwuebuka Michael Anajemba Tamara Marnie Anghel Evan Anvik With Distinction Honours Thesis Ricci Jayne Marano Asis Aiden John Atkinson Veerpal Kaur Atwal Rachel Nidhi Avileli Kerolos Ragai E Aziz Ayden Kimberley Cruz Bach Seoungho Back Daylynn Rose Bahniuk With Distinction Dallin Boyd Baker With Great Distinction Olabola Habeeb Balogun With Distinction Honours Thesis Jasmine Rio Sugue Baltazar Leon Barretto Co-operative Education Bethany Margaret Suzanne Barthel With Great Distinction Emily Marie Bay With Distinction Mirza Becic Davyda Madelyne Bedard Grayson Wayne Benoit With Distinction Honours Thesis Eamon Riley Berteotti With Great Distinction Co-operative Education Junaide Tariq Bhatti Dylan Nicholas Bilyk Hannah Birrell With Distinction Patryk Blach With Great Distinction Alexander Philip Blower Madison Blundon Kyle Bradley Boehme With Great Distinction Tyler Anne Bolokoski Colby Bowie With Great Distinction

Nicole Brink With Great Distinction Honours Thesis Wyatt Edwin James Bristow Co-operative Education Madison Nicole Bronk With Great Distinction Co-operative Education Linsey Marie Brower Kaylan Alan Brum Matthew Butler Wilson Cano Gabriela Allegra Carino Emily Jessica Carver With Great Distinction Renzo Lucas Cattoni Nathaniel Dean Cattran With Great Distinction Honours Thesis Kate-Lyn Helen Charko Roubeen Ahmed Chaudhry Aselin Grace Chiasson Logan Paris Chin With Distinction Cedric Yvan Choudja Koumtouzoua Desmond Jeffrey Clarke Nora Umiko Clayton With Distinction Leslie Selase Coffie Merek Reed Coltman With Great Distinction Miguel Angel Cortes Munoz Jada Cotnam Tyler Paul Coulouras Honours Thesis Frederick Clayton Coulthard With Great Distinction Christina Dawn June Craig Faythe Gracie Crawford Luis Daniel Cruz Leon Raiden Giovanni Cuellar With Great Distinction Honours Thesis Thalia Corynn Curtis-Sindwani Carl John Day With Great Distinction Brydget Anne Dearling Ethan William H De Beaudrap With Distinction Claire Angelina Deis Karm Dushyantkumar Desai With Great Distinction Natasha Dhiman With Distinction Jayden Lee Dixon With Distinction Adrian Christopher Dookie With Distinction Brook-Lee Dawn Dunbar Brody John Marshal Durand Sloan Austin Dykema

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Recipients of degrees, diplomas and certificates

Kimoya Edwards With Great Distinction Co-operative Education Honours Thesis Destiny Osadiakemwen Eguagie Daniel Ebubechi Ekweronu Brittnee Lee Ellingson With Great Distinction Caelum Douglas Ewing With Great Distinction Natasha Eyeoyibo Mahmoud Farawan Faith Angelita Felgueiras With Distinction Lucas Ferrari do Amaral With Great Distinction Honours Thesis Nash Joseph Fischer Wyatt James Fleming With Distinction Nolan Cameron Steve Fomradas With Great Distinction Jamison Lois Foster Jesse Friesen With Great Distinction Co-operative Education Alex Michael Frost Brodin Craig Fryzuk With Distinction Honours Thesis Anja Gassner With Distinction Honours Thesis Alexander Nolan Gavey With Distinction Khadijat Adenike Gbadamosi Abdelmomen Ghedeir-Ahmed Honours Thesis Tarlan Goharian Camryn Lauren Goldhawk With Great Distinction Hisamu Gomi Eric Joseph Govier With Distinction Malorey Kellen Grant With Great Distinction Abbygail Marie Graves With Great Distinction Logan Walter John Gray With Great Distinction Wyatt Daniel Gray Elora Christine Green With Great Distinction Sasha Gordon Greene With Distinction Mary-Lou Gregoire With Great Distinction Honours Thesis Jaden Joseph Griffiths Andrew Forbes Gryba With Great Distinction 14

Ryan Allan Gukert With Distinction Deanne Joy Reyes Gutierrez Arham Haider Mackenzie Gabrielle Hanelt With Great Distinction Jasmin Ludmila Zibolenova Hans Kallee Mai Hausauer Jamie Leanne Hazell Hanna Marlene Heidel With Distinction Caelan Asia Hepton Jacob Gary Alec Hill Evan Hirsche With Distinction Christine Jane Hodgeman Israel Jean Korday Honig With Distinction Alexa Marley Hornford With Great Distinction Brook Howden With Distinction Honours Thesis Tait Spencer Hoyem Sarah Winnie Huang Katie Shyan Hudson Emilio Hurtado With Distinction Honours Thesis Mackenzie Jane Hutten With Distinction Ibukunoluwa Oluwafifunmi Idowu Haven Kathleen Impey Sydney Faith Ivanics Aaron Douglas Jabs With Great Distinction Denelson Cosmas Jada Tombe Diya Jaiswal Sydney Jensen Ji Won Jeon With Great Distinction Jace Lawrence Jessen Peisen Jiang Jessica Lynn Jorgensen Svenoor Singh Josan With Distinction Namitha Joshi Mwaba Kabangwe Idelle Kahyeba Maya Anine Kanashiro With Distinction Honours Thesis Harjot Kaur Manvir Kaur Dawson James Kennedy Daniel Keith Kenney Ryan Douglas Kettlewell Javaria Hussain Khan With Great Distinction Rabia Khan Shawaf Ullah Khan

Tanishq Khatri Dara Anne Kiez Tyler Christopher Kleckner Dominik Patrick Klyncypar Shunsuke Kobayashi With Great Distinction Charlize Sarah Koopman Alexandra Korin Honours Thesis Daylon Jeffrey Kortt Monica Nyiriak Kuch Matthew Kulcher With Great Distinction Ronan Lloyd Kunkel Ivy Gail Barberan Ladines Abigail Elaine Lamoureux Dylan Thomas Lang With Great Distinction Cyler Jacob Larocque With Great Distinction Sinead Laviolette Eunsuk Lee With Great Distinction Kevin Le Huu Spencer Elliott Levesque Gabrielle Ryanne Little Brian Lopez Brendon Michael Lyons Matthew Henry MacMaster With Distinction Matthew Bryn Marches Alan Mathew Kennedy Rae McClung With Distinction Honours Thesis Ayden James McCue With Great Distinction Honours Thesis Pyper Jade McGregor With Great Distinction Morgan Rebecca McKenzie Struan McNair Yohannes Dessie Mekuria Jayeus Charl De Guzman Mendoza Venus Kidane Mengstab Colson Patrick Mersereau Jenna Lorraine Michaud Amy Teegan Miller Raheem Younas Mir With Great Distinction Co-operative Education Salihat Ibironke Mohammad Brielle Emilie Michelle Morin With Great Distinction Ashkan Mosabeb-Omran With Distinction Honours Thesis Mckenzie Mosby Marion Nekesa Mtasi

Rebecca Rutendo Mubaya With Great Distinction Honours Thesis Ngalula Dorcas Mukendi Camryn Michelle Munchrath With Great Distinction Mehzad Muqadas Nolan Hans Musch Jessica Singh Nanda Ria Narayanan Gaborekwe Vezi Ndlovu Jess Sidney G Neilson Anthony Binh Nguyen Ellen Louise Nickell Jenna Britney Nilsson With Great Distinction Ian Noble Kaniel Chukwudi Jed Nzurum Manave Kumar Oad Iyinoluwa Obafemi Kennedi Joan O'Brien With Distinction Kamryn Oddan Shedrach Oluwasore Ogunfuwa Ebunoluwa Damilola Ojo Ogochukwu Onyebuchi Okechukwu With Great Distinction Excellent Oseremen Okoruwa Mary Olubukunmi Olapade Ayomikun Kelechi Olasupo Austin Richard Olson Jesudamiloju Isaac Omotoye Patrick Steve Orihuela Mamani Brooklyn Tamara Grace Osmond Patrick Stanislaw Pajda Armando Giovanni Palombi Sianna Zainul Panchan Manraj Singh Pannu With Distinction Pedro Juan Ramon Pardo Nicolas Parra Aayush Piyushkumar Patel Dhwani Patel Nachiket Manojkumar Patel Nirali Urvik Patel Priyanshi Brijesh Patel With Great Distinction Honours Thesis Vraj Rajendrakumar Patel Co-operative Education Jakob Robin Pearn Brayden Peter Penner Madeline Anna Penner Gorakanage Maria Aloka Peris Isabelle Mari-Rose Petry Holden Ryan Piekema Natalja Polzin With Great Distinction Reid Ryan Pozzi Dianna Grace Prawdzik With Distinction Zahra Noor Qazi Shtegtar Qelaj

Tyler William Quinn With Great Distinction Honours Thesis William Karson Quinton Qusai Quresh Mantasha Rahman Kushagra Rajdev With Great Distinction Aliasgar Shabbir Rajgara Co-operative Education Alysa Marie Remillard Ava Rose Ricciardi Arlen Rissling With Great Distinction Kayla Ann Robertson With Distinction Jodine Annelle Robin Jeramie Stephen Roesler Parsa Rohani Shahraki Simon Rolfson With Great Distinction Jared Ryan Rollingson With Distinction Honours Thesis Felix Pierre Rondeau Davita Marcia Roseboom With Great Distinction Braelynn Marie Rosgen Iyiola Olamiji Rufai With Distinction Omid Sadeghi Abedini With Great Distinction Khizar Mohmedafjalsha Saiyad Emma Sande With Great Distinction Saraya Sangha With Distinction Lauriz Bea Ilao Santa Cruz Renee Julie Saulnier With Great Distinction Co-operative Education Evan James Saunders Navdeep Sepla With Great Distinction Khushi Jaykumar Shah Aditya Sharma Devanshi Sharma With Great Distinction Gargi Sharma Jahnavi Sharma Benjamin Mathew G Sharp With Great Distinction Marni Roberta Shenton With Great Distinction Yan En Shi With Great Distinction Mahad Igal Simon Sarah Melissa Sinclair Co-operative Education Devjot Singh With Distinction Co-operative Education Gurpreet Singh With Distinction

Kelly Situ With Distinction Brody Thaine Smith Mackenzie Kim Sokolowski With Great Distinction Honours Thesis Brock Alexander Solberg With Great Distinction Jared Sparkes Jaskaran Singh Sran Brennan James Steele Aidan Jacob Steinfeld Madeline Joy Stenzel Alexander McClain Stephen With Distinction Andrik Denali Strom With Distinction Brannon Lewis Sumner With Great Distinction Honours Thesis Chandra Shekar Suryadevara With Great Distinction Co-operative Education Steven Antoni E. Sztraube Cameron Takeda Sydney Midori Takeda Chelsey Melissa Taylor Dylan Ericson Tays Muhammad Tayyab With Distinction Hannah Sue Farley Temple Seleiye Praise Tiemo With Distinction Natasha Faith Tilstra With Great Distinction Malcolm Anthony C Todd Dennis Toporkov With Distinction Honours Thesis Ryan Cole Torgrimson With Distinction Sam David Urquhart Zachary Gordon Vandal Hannah Faith Vandenborn With Distinction Tiara Lily van Zandbergen Ryley Theodore Veldhuis Blaire Maureen Verkerk Cella Ragavi Vijayaraja Teagan Viney Anh Le Quynh Vo Vidhisha Wagle SarahAnn Cecilia Walker With Great Distinction Co-operative Education Honours Thesis Brynn Marjorie Waloshin Co-operative Education Ella Watson Makenna Lynn Mitchell Watson Jaden Michael Weiss Honours Thesis Tori Alexandra Westgard With Distinction Honours Thesis 15

Recipients of degrees, diplomas and certificates

Rylee Mae Nevaeh Wevers With Great Distinction Honours Thesis Jennifer May Michelle White Honours Thesis Tazz Sherman Williams Eric Douglas Wilson Justin Andrew Wolfenden Brant Michael Wolsey Calista Shih-Yun Wong With Distinction Bret Myles Wright With Great Distinction Montana Kennedy Wright With Great Distinction Rohan Yadav Co-operative Education Long Ching Yip Sigang Yu With Distinction Honours Thesis Ardit Zejnullahu Amy Runqi Zhang With Distinction Honours Thesis Luke Andrew Zosiuk Andriy Zynyuk

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Convocation Ceremony II F O R T H E C O N F E R R A L O F D E G R E E S , D I P L O M A S & C E R T I F I C AT E S T H U R S D AY, M AY 2 8 , 2 0 2 6 AT 2 : 3 0 P . M .

Presiding Over the Ceremony Terry Whitehead, Chancellor Conducting the Ceremony Susan Findlay, Platform Marshal Musical Prelude The University of Lethbridge Wind Orchestra Conducted by Dr. Holly De Caigny The Procession At the commencement of the procession, those assembled are asked to stand, as they are able, until invited to take their seats.

Led by Richelle Marynowski, Chief Marshal

Welcome and Report to Convocation This traditional address celebrates the value of education and the combined accomplishments of our graduands and the University community.

Dr. Digvir Jayas, President & Vice-Chancellor Conferral of Honorary Degree Awarded by the Senate to individuals who cultivate human values and seek to foster intellectual growth, social development, aesthetic sensitivity, personal ethics, and the dimensions of a scholar’s personality.

Terry Whitehead, Chancellor Robert Dawe, Doctor of Laws, honoris causa

Piper: Tom Wilson

Introduced by Brad Tucker, Senate Member

Marshals: Oluwagobohunmi Awosoga, Don McIntyre, Locke Spencer, Tabitha Spagnolo, Jenny Burke & Sheila McManus

Address to the Graduands Robert Dawe, Doctor of Laws, honoris causa

Processional Music The University of Lethbridge Wind Orchestra Conducted by Dr. Holly De Caigny Declaration Terry Whitehead, Chancellor

Musical Selection The University of Lethbridge Wind Orchestra Conducted by Dr. Holly De Caigny Selections from Concerto for Piano in A Minor, Op. 16, mvmt 1 Edvard Grieg

National Anthem Led by Lydia Gangur-Powell, Faculty of Fine Arts

Guest Soloist: 2025 Concerto Competition Winner, Augustus Connery Boyer, Piano

O Canada by Calixa Lavallée

Conferral of Degrees, Diplomas and Certificates Terry Whitehead, Chancellor

Reflection Rhyannon Suggit, Faculty of Health Sciences Honour Song Composed and gifted to the University of Lethbridge

by Iikaisskini (Low Horn) Leroy Little Bear, in honour of its Blackfoot name, ‘Iniskim’. The name ‘Iniskim’ was gifted to the University by Kainai Elder, Bruce Wolf Child.

Troy Delaney and Delvin Keeswood

School of Graduate Studies Master of Arts Master of Nursing Candidates presented by Jackie Rice, Dean of the School of Graduate Studies Faculty of Arts and Science Bachelor of Arts Undergraduate Certificate Certificate of Achievement Candidates presented by Matthew Letts, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Science

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Faculty of Health Sciences Bachelor of Health Sciences Bachelor of Nursing Bachelor of Therapeutic Recreation Candidates presented by Jon Doan, Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences Faculty of Arts and Science Gold Medal (Art) This medal is awarded to the most distinguished graduate for the academic year Sydney Whiting Presented by Matthew Letts, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Science Faculty of Health Sciences Gold Medal This medal is awarded to the most distinguished graduate for the academic year Elizabeth Orel Presented by Jon Doan, Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences Excellence in Teaching Award Rebekah Eckert Presented by Michelle Helstein, Provost and Vice-President (Academic) Alumni Welcome Lisa Neufeld (BA’16), Vice-President of the University of Lethbridge Alumni Association Announcements Susan Findlay, Platform Marshal Dismissal Terry Whitehead, Chancellor Recession Those assembled are asked to stand, as they are able, for the recession until the chief marshal bearing the mace, followed by the platform party and the graduates, have departed.

Recessional Music The University of Lethbridge Wind Orchestra Conducted by Dr. Holly De Caigny

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Recipients of degrees, diplomas and certificates

Master of Arts

Bachelor of Arts

Matthew Kevin Braisher Thesis: Somewhere in France: Creating a research-based card game about morale in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War (1914-1918) Angela Brooks Thesis: Indigenous Music Instruction with Youth Erica Gonzalez Thesis: An examination of the impact of settler colonialism on Blackfoot food security and sovereignty: a landscape and policy approach Tochukwu Emmanuel Ideba Thesis: The effects of economic globalization on greenhouse gas emissions: an empirical analysis Efetobore Onookome-Okome Thesis: Black women in Canadian sport: the implications of equity, diversity, and inclusion policies in usport Qudrat E Razzaque Thesis: Impact of interest rates and private wealth on labor supply: a study on G7 countries Aimee Kaitlin Wilson Thesis: Lived experience of new teachers implementing First Nations, Métis, and Inuit perspectives into their teaching practices Hannah Karin Wilson Thesis: Materiality of migration: examining the impacts of CanadaUS border policies in Plattsburgh, New York

Mavis Acheampong Jacqueline Ahenkorah With Great Distinction Co-operative Education Leila Abjoa Amanfo With Distinction Mason William Anderson Deanna Grace Andreschefski With Great Distinction Joel Andrew Azariah Hailey Erin Babb Co-operative Education Simran Baggan Kennedy Jordan Bagshaw Supreet Bal With Great Distinction Aidan Bernardo Colton Layne Bertamini James Kipkorir Bett Sahijdeep Bhinder Miranda Lee Big Bull Emily Alice Blake Karl Gene Boehme With Great Distinction Brianna Maelynn Bright Chelsea Raeanne Carson With Great Distinction Miriam Linnea Sundari ChattertonTaylor With Great Distinction Cole Jonathan Childrey Taylor Lynn Clark Tyler Jeffrey Clark Emily Catherine Connellan Elspeth Iris Cooper Levi Paul Gibson Cooper Caileigh Rae Coupal Emma Michelle Crichton Kevin Michael Davies Selena Kathleen Day Chief Leonard Dayon With Distinction Kamryn Mary de Klerk With Distinction Siobhon Madonna Rose Dent Julia Marina Despotopoulos Makayla Dickinson Jade Rose Dignard Evan Ditty Megan Louise Dodd Kylee Marie Evens Kendrick Anthony Fox Jackson Quinn Giles With Distinction Marla Joelle Vida Gormley Alexis Claire Gorsline Emma Faye Gould-Hawke James Andrew Gould-Hawke Brett Adam Joseph Gray

Master of Nursing Edith Eruoga Braimoh Project: Non-Pharmacological Intervention to Reduce Responsive Behaviours in Seniors with Dementia at an Assisted Living Facility in Calgary, Alberta Nicolle Carr Lana Jolen Healy Eronmonse Louis Ikoghode Madeline Margaret Kearns Susan Joanne Lussier Tracey Robins Crystal Vuong

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Nadia Greaves Costain Hagen Alex Hamman Honours Thesis Allison Brooke Hanlin Josepha Grace Hanna With Distinction Mika Amarantha Jae Hanna Brenna Harasym With Distinction Kaiden Logan Harding Jonah Christopher Heater-Zaccaria Grace Joan Paradee Horlings With Distinction Bethlehem Soleil Huck Oluwadara Pelumi Idowu Cameron Jaymes D Jackle With Great Distinction Honours Thesis Daniel William Jacobs With Distinction Jasper Mars Jesson With Great Distinction Carter Henry Kehler Linda Ione Kelly Lavender Cherop Kosgei With Great Distinction Taryn Lauren Lachman With Distinction Honours Thesis Taylor John Laviolette Tirzah Faith Leclerc Brady Lehman Zachary Jacob Lekic With Distinction Martin Levin Victoria Patricia Lopez With Distinction Elizabeth Queenie Yu Lugo Tess Ann Luther Alexander Malley Levi Bradley Mason With Distinction Honours Thesis Ainsley Maxwell Jocelyn Lily McKnight With Great Distinction Honours Thesis Jade Anne Alyssa Mclean Michelle Lynn McMahon With Distinction Ana Carolina Medina Cortez Abbey Danielle Mitchell With Distinction Kiera Helen Morrow Jahan Morrow-Rogers Olivia Murdoch Patrick James Neave Jessi Eliza May Nephin Teagan Denise Neufeld

Hannah Gerri Newbury With Great Distinction Nikhat Yumeka Ogita With Great Distinction Honours Thesis Kai Hoyt Oguchi Elda Maria Osorio With Great Distinction Sarah Osahenrumwen Ouwehand With Distinction Zachary Marcus Palardy Juhi Dharmesh Patel Ian Jakob Petkau Ishita Phul Lisa Birgid Popp Rowan Danielle Prud'homme Reese Brooklyn Quam Kaitlyn Sheila Rice Ayla Mae Rose Renette Santillan Mason James Schafer Cameron James Schmold Camila Victoria Schreiber Yosuke Shimizu With Distinction Gurnit Singh Ravneet Singh Nicole Elizabeth Slomp Honours Thesis Cody Angeline Small Legs Mathilde Euphrasie Sossou Samantha Louise Steynen Carson Stickel With Great Distinction Silas Clifford Strom With Distinction Lok Yin Signori Tang With Distinction Asia Medina Taylor With Great Distinction Faith Tembo Francesca Paige Teskey Erin Marie Thibault Adam Jeffrey Turner Ayesha Lorin Valla Ugsimar With Great Distinction Maria Elena Valda Knelsen Samuel Vickers Rianna Ashley Vornbrock With Distinction Victoria Walle Yundi Wang Janelle Mary Anne Waugh With Great Distinction Dayna Mary Wayrynen Loni Maria Dawn Wells Sydney Alexandra Whiting With Great Distinction Honours Thesis Lily Martha Mae Wilson With Great Distinction Honours Thesis Jared Thomas Winsor Kaleigh Lee Wojcichowsky

Undergraduate Certificate Justine Pamela Heavy Head Arianna Halle Prairie Chicken Brent Provost

Certificate of Achievement David Anthony Aragon

Bachelor of Health Sciences Alla Abbas Alia Louise Jane Across The Mountain Titilayo Mary Adenson Gold Chigoziri Adiele With Distinction Divine Adom-Frempah Christabel Chukwunonyelum Afamefuna Ehiozuwa Esther Aigbe With Distinction Elizabeth Imoniren Aigbokhai Abimbola Esther Aje Samar Mahamed Ali Quinn Peter Nicholas Andrews Vivian Uchenna Asilonu With Distinction Niosha Attarifard Britney Lee Blackwater Jocelyn Dawn Bleakney Aliyah Joelle Block Susanne Christine Bouwman Saren Rae Bowie With Distinction Navjeet Brar With Distinction Elie Cileu Kabambi Katie Elizabeth Cole Emilee Grace Costa-Kulbaba With Great Distinction Judith Harris Yeboah Cutting Michelle Margaret Dutrisac With Great Distinction Mispah Sedinam Mana Adzo Dzamefe Jamie Rochelle Eagle Bear Madison Mackinley Fazzio Katherine Ubaldo Fernandez With Great Distinction Grier Mairey K Gidosh Tiana Hamilton Eliana Maryn Hovdestad Haugen Jacob Matthew Henriksen Ella Mae Hofer Oshiolene Violet Iyalomhe

Emilee Morgan Konynenbelt With Distinction Chelsey Lynne Kramer With Distinction Juanita Lamptey With Distinction Kelly Suzanne Machielse With Distinction Breanna Grayce Maley With Distinction Sandra Marewo With Distinction Ekene Obianuju Mesigo Capri Lynne Mitchell With Distinction Michelle Lin Mix With Distinction Anissah Mohammed Mackenzie Leona Murray With Distinction Nida Nadeem Camryn Rose Neufeld Angel Nnolum Anita Maureen Nwokolo With Distinction Jennifer Ogunbor With Great Distinction Sarah O'Handley Ibukunoluwa Boluwatife Olaojo With Great Distinction Felyn Bih Onari Anchal Rana Victoria Catherine Redekop Karey Ann Rieder With Great Distinction Kamryn Evelyn Ann Sawa Hetvi Priteshkumar Shah Rochelle Tabitha Shouting Jaycee Lee James Steinkey Tysun Jerrod Tallman Armaan Thawer Alvina Amanda C Thompson-Clarke With Distinction Michael Orrin Tollestrup With Great Distinction Juan Carlo Cadiz Torneros Stacy Marie Turnbull With Distinction Pascal Madut Ujouk Hudson Walker With Distinction Jillian Jay Wood With Distinction

Bachelor of Nursing Margaret Ugochukwu Adah With Great Distinction Arshia Ahuja Kaitlyn Anderson With Great Distinction Nicole Alicia Anton Savreen Kaur Arora With Distinction 21

Recipients of degrees, diplomas and certificates

Brianna Roman Bagalay With Distinction Melissa Marie Bevans Allison Adelle Bignell Madison Rose Billard With Distinction Jeremy William Bizon With Distinction Alana Leslie Bonneau With Distinction Abbey Layne Bordian With Great Distinction Sidney Jo Bradley With Distinction Emily May Bradshaw With Great Distinction Amandeep Kaur Brar With Distinction Emma Elizabeth Carleton Bronwyn Nicole Crawford With Distinction Carly Devin Crone With Distinction Parker Ryan Daub Marin Day With Great Distinction Kateryna Elizabeth de Klerk With Distinction Elaiza Veronica Cao De La Cruz With Distinction Korilyn Willona de Leeuw With Great Distinction Emilie Sara Dhami With Distinction Mary Ann Catli Duran With Great Distinction Abigayle Edwards Kenzie Rose Ellerman Anthony Chukwuka Ezenweani With Distinction Alexandra Anne Fedun With Distinction Rachel Catherine Fraser With Great Distinction Shannah Emily Gordon With Great Distinction Georgia Melanie Heisler Mikayla Rochelle Herter Kourtney Alex Holberton With Great Distinction Brynn Abigail Iwaasa Joichiro Iwashita With Great Distinction Fathia Gbonjubola Jimoh With Distinction Elizabeth Marie Jones Lindsay Renae Jonker Amara Lynn Klassen With Great Distinction Faith Kozak With Great Distinction 22

Kylie Rae Law Shyan Antwanett Lewis Melissa Janet Maret With Great Distinction Paige Loren Martens With Great Distinction Danika Marie Miller Megan Anne Morrison With Great Distinction Storm Myren Jandy Marie Neufeld Damilola Nifemi Oloyede Anna Jadi O'Neill With Great Distinction Cara Jill Parsons With Distinction Jaliana Reinne Jose Pascual With Distinction Victoria Amelia Kimik Peter With Great Distinction Rachel Marie Peters With Great Distinction Kostiantyn Pokhylko Morgan Ellice Doyle Porter Aba Foriwa Prah With Distinction Araba Serwa Prah Trinity Ley Rocacorba Ramos With Great Distinction Shae Lynn Rasmussen Desiree Jayann Yray Ruales Althea Callanta Rueda Jorja Anne Salmon Abby Brooklyn Sauder With Distinction Taylor Rae-Anne Schell With Great Distinction Taylor Anne Schmidt With Great Distinction Deborah Oluwadolapo Shodeinde With Great Distinction Madison Nicole Sigler With Distinction Taylor Anne Smith Taya Victoria Smyth With Distinction Reagan Tyler Speer With Distinction Christopher L Spotted Bull Christynne Galang Tandog Azariah Brooke Taylor With Great Distinction Raya Viola Terrill With Great Distinction Erica Thibault Lauren Thielen With Great Distinction Noella Joy Thomson Dilna Tomy Tomas Truba

Majesty C.E Ugochukwu With Great Distinction Rochelle Yvonne Vanden Brink With Great Distinction Taylor Emily Van Langen Katherine Anna Vienneau Timothy Corne Vis With Great Distinction Taylor Thomas Wapple With Distinction Taedum Whitehead With Great Distinction Eva Wiebe With Distinction Addison Paige Marie Wong With Distinction Nicolas Michael Yagos With Great Distinction Megan Olivia Yakiwchuk With Great Distinction Yuan Zhuang With Distinction

Bachelor of Therapeutic Recreation Megan Armstrong With Great Distinction Caitlyn Elise Bailes With Distinction Rebecca Dawn Barrington With Great Distinction Madison Jenae Becker Trina Anne Bell Taryn Alyssa Belmore Bailey Christine Bergstrom With Great Distinction Maeve Megan-Anne Bezaire With Great Distinction Victoria Isabella Chitruszko Julie Ann Chomlak With Distinction Akansha Chopra Rachel Ashley Chorzempa With Distinction Marybeth Connolly Rhea Antonio Constantino With Distinction Shalise Renae Cowie With Great Distinction Erin Elizabeth Coyne With Great Distinction Anna Pearl Davidowitz With Great Distinction Tracy Charlene Eng With Great Distinction Leanne Fisher With Great Distinction Pauline Louise Gebbie With Distinction

Claire Joan Godin With Great Distinction Kaylin Nicole Kienzle With Distinction Colby Glen Knight With Great Distinction Aimee Knodel With Distinction Aleksandra Marie Innes Kuz Jade Dawn Lakusta Anthony Weng Seng Loke With Distinction Kimberly Dawn Lyle Emily Rebecca Mathieson With Great Distinction Molly K C McChesney With Great Distinction Megan Elizabeth McGowan With Distinction Erin Christy Mostowich With Distinction Taylor Kendall Myshak With Great Distinction James Robert Nelder Lindsay Dawn O'Brien With Great Distinction Spencer Ann Park Dhwani Patel Barry David Penton With Distinction Sierra Damen Raugust With Distinction Amanda Marie Rush With Great Distinction Rebecca Elizabeth Ryan Dakota Beverley Schaffer With Great Distinction Elena Michelle Seely With Great Distinction Kenzie Seif El Nasr With Distinction Tyler Joseph Seward Sierra Paige Siever Mackenzie Jane Sommerfeldt With Great Distinction Cathy Lenora Spicer Anita Florence Starko Rhyannon Sage Suggitt With Distinction Camryn Elizabeth Suntjens With Great Distinction Jeremey Switzer With Distinction Meghan Josephine Tarcon With Distinction Amy Megan Lucinda Veis With Great Distinction Leanne Lynn Woolf With Distinction Emma Fay Zwart With Great Distinction

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Convocation Ceremony III F O R T H E C O N F E R R A L O F D E G R E E S , D I P L O M A S & C E R T I F I C AT E S F R I D AY, M AY 2 9 , 2 0 2 6 AT 9 A . M .

Presiding Over the Ceremony Terry Whitehead, Chancellor Conducting the Ceremony Locke Spencer, Platform Marshal Musical Prelude The University of Lethbridge Wind Orchestra Conducted by Dr. Holly De Caigny The Procession At the commencement of the procession, those assembled are asked to stand, as they are able, until invited to take their seats.

Led by Richelle Marynowski, Chief Marshal

Welcome and Report to Convocation This traditional address celebrates the value of education and the combined accomplishments of our graduands and the University community.

Dr. Digvir Jayas, President & Vice-Chancellor Conferral of Honorary Degree Awarded by the Senate to individuals who cultivate human values and seek to foster intellectual growth, social development, aesthetic sensitivity, personal ethics, and the dimensions of a scholar’s personality.

Terry Whitehead, Chancellor Knud Petersen, Doctor of Laws, honoris causa

Piper: Tom Wilson

Introduced by Shannon Collier, Senate Member

Marshals: Oluwagobohunmi Awosoga, Kevin Wood, Sandy Witdouck, Doug Checkley, Jenny Burke & Sheila McManus

Address to the Graduands Knud Petersen, Doctor of Laws, honoris causa

Processional Music The University of Lethbridge Wind Orchestra Conducted by Dr. Holly De Caigny Declaration Terry Whitehead, Chancellor

Musical Selection The University of Lethbridge Wind Orchestra Conducted by Dr. Holly De Caigny Selections from Concerto for Piano in A Minor, Op. 16, mvmt 1 Edvard Grieg

National Anthem Led by Lydia Gangur-Powell, Faculty of Fine Arts

Guest Soloist: 2025 Concerto Competition Winner, Augustus Connery Boyer, Piano

O Canada by Calixa Lavallée

Conferral of Degrees, Diplomas and Certificates Terry Whitehead, Chancellor

Reflection Trey Twigg, Faculty of Education Honour Song Composed and gifted to the University of Lethbridge

by Iikaisskini (Low Horn) Leroy Little Bear, in honour of its Blackfoot name, ‘Iniskim’. The name ‘Iniskim’ was gifted to the University by Kainai Elder, Bruce Wolf Child.

Troy Delaney and Delvin Keeswood

School of Graduate Studies Doctor of Philosophy Master of Counselling Master of Education Master of Fine Arts Candidates presented by Jackie Rice, Dean of the School of Graduate Studies Faculty of Education Bachelor of Education Candidates presented by Lisa Starr, Dean of the Faculty of Education

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Combined Degrees Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Education Bachelor of Fine Arts – Art and Bachelor of Education Bachelor of Fine Arts – Dramatic Arts and Bachelor of Education Bachelor of Fine Arts – New Media and Bachelor of Education Bachelor of Fine Arts - New Media and Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Education Bachelor of Management and Bachelor of Education Candidates presented by Michelle Helstein, Provost and Vice-President (Academic) Faculty of Fine Arts Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Fine Arts – Art Bachelor of Fine Arts – Dramatic Arts Bachelor of Fine Arts – Multidisciplinary Bachelor of Fine Arts – New Media Bachelor of Music Certificate of Achievement Candidates presented by Heather Davis-Fisch, Dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts Medals of the Governor General of Canada Academic Excellence These medals are awarded to graduating students with the highest academic standing; gold at the graduate level and silver at the undergraduate level.

Jackson Robert Ham, gold Presented by Michelle Helstein, Provost and Vice-President (Academic) School of Graduate Studies Medals of Merit Awarded to graduating students from each degree program in the School of Graduate Studies.

Jackson Robert Ham, Doctor of Philosophy Henna Hans, Master of Education Lucy Du, Master of Fine Arts Bakhora Merzaeva, Master of Music Presented by Jackie Rice, Dean of the School of Graduate Studies

Faculty of Education Gold Medal This medal is awarded to the most distinguished graduate for the academic year.

Bree Bos Presented by Lisa Starr, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Science William Aberhart Gold Medal In the memory of William Aberhart, former Alberta Premier and Minister of Education, this award recognizes the individual with the highest general proficiency in the final two years of the Bachelor of Education program.

Ashwak Ahmad Presented by Lisa Starr, Dean of the Faculty of Education Faculty of Fine Arts Gold Medal This medal is awarded to the most distinguished graduate for the academic year.

Kiara Pike Presented by Heather Davis-Fisch, Dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts Graduate Mentorship Award Suzanne Lenon Presented by Jackie Rice, Dean of the School of Graduate Studies Alumni Welcome Cyndi Crane (BMus ’95, MEd ’01), President of the University of Lethbridge Alumni Association Announcements Locke Spencer, Platform Marshal Dismissal Terry Whitehead, Chancellor Recession Those assembled are asked to stand, as they are able, for the recession until the chief marshal bearing the mace, followed by the platform party and the graduates, have departed.

Recessional Music The University of Lethbridge Wind Orchestra Conducted by Dr. Holly De Caigny

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Recipients of degrees, diplomas and certificates

Doctor of Philosophy Deen Mohammad Abdullah Theoretical and Computational Science Thesis: Investigating the impact of programming styles to improve code quality using machine learning and sociolinguistic features Henrietha Chibuzor Adandom Population Studies in Health Thesis: Personality, Falls, and Psychological Concerns in Aging: A Multi-Method Study of Risk, Behavior, and Coping Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults Valerie Leila Armstrong Evolution and Behaviour Thesis: Backyard Wilderness: an interdisciplinary investigation of the urban ecology of Lethbridge Colyn Price Cleland Biomolecular Science Thesis: Understanding PTPLP specificity: from atomic resolution to rational mutagenesis Travis Frederick Haight Biomolecular Science Thesis: Regulatory dynamics of B2 SINE RNAs in cellular stress and neurodegenerative contexts Allonna Faye Harker Neuroscience Thesis: Sins of the father: preconception paternal alcohol exposure, abstinence, and intergenerational neurodevelopment in a rodent model Nathan Daniel Dixon Hill Earth, Space, and Physical Science Thesis: Sulphur diimides and their tin(IV) complexes, and contributions to improved models for x-ray crystal structures Jannatul Maowa Theoretical and Computational Science Thesis: Sink location problems on dynamic flow networks

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Devan M.J. McNeill Population Studies in Health Thesis: The Provision of PersonCentred Care in Mental Health Care Settings Through Recreation Therapy Professionals

Yvonne Nicole Tiger Cultural, Social, and Political Thought Thesis: As we hold space, together: Cherokee pottery and our enduring presence

Ato Moses Population Studies in Health Thesis: Exploring How Migration Trajectory Conditions Intersect to Influence the Health and Wellbeing of African Immigrants with Precarious Immigration Status in Southern Alberta

Jeffrey Piers Westwood Tingley Biomolecular Science Thesis: Bovine rumen and faecal microbiome adaptation to seaweeds and exotic forages

Emma Rose Neigel Biosystems and Biodiversity Thesis: Informing rare plant conservation with experimental translocations and common garden trials

Idongesit Uduak Akpan Applied Psychology Project: Professional Portfolio Corey James Anderson Applied Psychology Project: Professional Portfolio Courtney Catherine Brilz Applied Psychology Project: Professional Portfolio Jennifer Nicole Brockmann Applied Psychology Project: Professional Portfolio Lisa-marie Brown Applied Psychology Project: Professional Portfolio Noa Taylor Dagan Applied Psychology Project: Professional Portfolio Krista Elizabeth Emma Elliott Applied Psychology Project: Professional Portfolio Nadia Hamad Applied Psychology Project: Professional Portfolio Emma Hanlon Applied Psychology Project: Professional Portfolio Lindsay Lehman Applied Psychology Project: Professional Portfolio Brenden Mandrusiak Applied Psychology Project: Professional Portfolio Jonah Leonard McCavour Applied Psychology Project: Professional Portfolio Anne Ndegwa Applied Psychology Project: Professional Portfolio Natasha Beverly Neufeldt Applied Psychology Project: Professional Portfolio Pamela Sue Rardon Applied Psychology Project: Professional Portfolio

Kailyn Dawn Nelson Earth, Space, and Physical Science Thesis: Resiliency and vulnerability of boreal peatlands to wildland fire: identifying patterns through depth of burn, carbon loss, and environmental controls Dylan James Nikkel Theoretical and Computational Science Thesis: Investigating the mechanisms of action of glycosylases and nucleases using classical and quantum mechanical computational techniques Farzaneh Norouzkhani Biomolecular Science Thesis: Protective roles of psilocybin and eugenol in mitigating the effects of high-glucose and high-lipid treatment of human skin fibroblasts (BJ-5ta) Sijan Pandit Biomolecular Science Thesis: Discovering disease resistance responses of field pea to major root rot pathogens using RNA-seq and comparative genomics Edris Rezaei Neuroscience Thesis: GABAergic inhibition as a dynamic organizer of cortical activity

Master of Counselling

Danielle Laura Taylor Applied Psychology Project: Professional Portfolio Ewa Van Domselaar Applied Psychology Project: Professional Portfolio Sara Evelyn Verstege Applied Psychology Project: Professional Portfolio Steven Wilton Applied Psychology Project: Professional Portfolio

Master of Education Sam Bardestani Counselling Psychology Capstone Lindsay Claire Barron Capstone Jessica Danya Bartraw Capstone Ashley Dawn Burke Capstone Julian Charles Camsell Capstone Robert Castle Capstone Amanda Cayford Project: Developing concreteness through connections with mathematical representations Dana Colleen Downey Capstone David Douglas Etherington Project: Weird pedagogy: emergent learning and relational teaching Carey Allana Flewelling Capstone Stacey Jo Grimm Capstone Henna Preet Kaur Hans Counselling Psychology Thesis: Cultural gender role beliefs and domestic violence within South Asian immigrant communities Kennedy Marie Howatt Counselling Psychology Capstone Kody Wayd Johnson Counselling Psychology Capstone May Khaled Counselling Psychology Capstone Anastasia Kildeeva Counselling Psychology Capstone Bikalpa Koirala Counselling Psychology Capstone

Mirele Jessica Koumary Counselling Psychology Thesis: Examining the relationship between childhood parentification, cultural orientation, and parenting behaviours in female primary caregivers Sarah Colleen McLeod Capstone Toree Ann Neale Counselling Psychology Capstone Brittney Cecilia Petkau Capstone Lexia Sofia Piccolo Counselling Psychology Capstone Micheline-Diane Anick Poulin Capstone Michelle Maria Rasidescu Counselling Psychology Project: Navigating Informed Consent: Ethical Challenges in Addiction Devon Taylor Rees Counselling Psychology Capstone Caleb Daniel Robinson Capstone Aleena Tahir Counselling Psychology Thesis: The effects of generation anxiety on post-secondary mental health outcomes: Implications for service providers and educators Amy Ann Tallas Capstone Chase Alexander Van Gaalen Counselling Psychology Capstone

Master of Fine Arts Yu-Chia Pai Thesis: The clash. Exploring memory through the materiality of digital and traditional art

Bachelor of Education Ashwak Adnan Ahmad With Great Distinction Brenden Eirik Albrecht With Great Distinction Jared Anthony Beler With Great Distinction Micki Laura Bennett With Distinction Callie Janae Bonertz With Great Distinction Jace William Bradley With Great Distinction

Veronica Christine Bron With Great Distinction Emma Lynn Chevelday With Great Distinction Tyson Arlie Cote With Great Distinction Marissa Leigh Crosswhite With Great Distinction Kyla Taegan Cyrzan With Great Distinction Douhouk Dabbas With Great Distinction Raavi Dhir With Great Distinction Talayna Casablanca A Ekelund With Great Distinction Joshua Ignacy Filipionek With Great Distinction Ryan Wayne Fjordbotten With Great Distinction Faith Juliann Fletcher With Great Distinction Peyton Ann Fowler With Great Distinction Sara Shirley Gateman With Great Distinction Dharma Gray With Great Distinction Nicole Leslie Griffiths With Great Distinction Tori Madison Hagemann With Great Distinction Marielle Elizabeth Haid With Great Distinction Jordan Erin Hanas With Distinction Madison Grace Hetu With Great Distinction Max Rhys Hopkins With Great Distinction Reid Gregory Howell With Distinction Shyla Rae Hurlbert With Great Distinction Genevieve Jeeva With Great Distinction Yu Lee Lee Sienna Paige Lenz With Great Distinction Tina Liu With Great Distinction Paige Elizabeth Lucas With Great Distinction Carmen Lacey Tagg Madsen With Great Distinction Kennedy Paige Malloy Preston Malo With Distinction Jenna Joanne Michaud With Great Distinction Nicholas Andrew Mills With Great Distinction Haylee Rae Lynsey Mitchell With Great Distinction 27

Recipients of degrees, diplomas and certificates Valerie Ruth Moody With Great Distinction Nicholas Michael Myndio With Great Distinction Madison Lynn Olsen With Great Distinction Enameka Kaur Parhar With Great Distinction Tessa Marie Reed With Great Distinction Saajan Sapkota Tasha Bernadine Shot Both Sides With Great Distinction Liam Thomas Stableford Patrice Elizabeth Strate With Great Distinction Ian Alexander Taylor With Great Distinction Jasmeen Thiara With Great Distinction Alexander Anthony Tong With Great Distinction John Vandenhoven Nadia Marlise Vink With Great Distinction Jin Watanabe

Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education Grace Sharon Abbott BA - With Great Distinction BEd - With Great Distinction Hannah Lilliane Albrecht BEd - With Great Distinction Nicola Alexandra E Alvarez BA - With Great Distinction BEd - With Great Distinction Eric Lloyd Anderson Lemmy Ayerhart BEd - With Distinction Carly Frances Babe BA - With Great Distinction BEd - With Great Distinction Shanae Reanne Faith Bevans Annalise Maria Bexte BA - With Great Distinction BEd - With Distinction Morgan Jessie Bos BEd - With Great Distinction Morgan Llewellyn Boyes BA - With Distinction BEd - With Great Distinction Cadence Madeleine Brown Ryleigh Skye Bunbury BEd - With Distinction Emma Elaine Carlton BA - With Distinction BEd - With Great Distinction Emily Mary Cassels BA - With Distinction BEd - With Great Distinction 28

Amelie Michelle Chabot BA - With Great Distinction BEd - With Distinction Kaitlyn Chan BA - With Great Distinction BEd - With Great Distinction Buddy Kyle Chief Calf Peyton Douglas Church BA - With Great Distinction BEd - With Great Distinction Jenna Clarke BEd - With Great Distinction Jordyn Chloe Clarke Darian Allen Dart BEd - With Distinction Tianna Nadine Day Chief BEd - With Great Distinction Julia de Souza BA - With Distinction BEd - With Distinction Madison Raili Dry BA - With Distinction BEd - With Distinction Jocelyn Marie Eckert BA - With Great Distinction BEd - With Great Distinction Lauren Rene Emmerson BA - With Great Distinction BEd - With Great Distinction Kassie Enfield BEd - With Great Distinction Carmen Sarah Entz BA - With Distinction BEd - With Great Distinction Rhett Edward Feser BA - With Distinction BEd - With Great Distinction Madelyn Adrianne Fischer BA - With Great Distinction BEd - With Great Distinction Kaitlin Jean Fisher BEd - With Great Distinction Kaitlyn Fogarty BA - With Great Distinction BEd - With Great Distinction Gampolawaduge Miriam Pramudi Fonseka BA - With Great Distinction BEd - With Great Distinction Abbegale Pearl Rose Ford BA - With Distinction BEd - With Great Distinction Rosemary Elizabeth Freed BA - With Great Distinction BEd - With Great Distinction Jacob Gardner BEd - With Distinction Amanda Rosemary Genswein Marco Giorgio Geronazzo BEd - With Great Distinction Nicole Goudreault BA - With Great Distinction BEd - With Great Distinction

Peyton Ashleigh Graham BEd - With Distinction Carly Mercene Grandberg BA - With Great Distinction BEd - With Great Distinction Raya Sudershan Grover BA - With Distinction BEd - With Great Distinction Omar Mario Hamzy Sarah Taylor Hartley Alina Kaylene Houcher Dakota Huddlestun BA - With Distinction BEd - With Distinction Vega Gwenyth Hughes BA - With Distinction BEd - With Distinction Nolan Sverre Hundseth Jelayna Hyggen BA - With Distinction BEd - With Great Distinction Logan Jacques BA - With Great Distinction BEd - With Great Distinction Megan Ann Keats BEd - With Great Distinction Tatum Marnie Kipnik BA - With Distinction BEd - With Distinction Kali Marie Kryvenchuk BA - With Distinction BEd - With Great Distinction Alexander Ka Wai Kwan BEd - With Distinction Sophia Lavoie BA - With Great Distinction BEd - With Great Distinction Colby David Donald Lindseth BEd - With Distinction Sarah Kaitlin Lumley BA - With Distinction BEd - With Great Distinction Jaylin Jordan Maclean Sydney Jolynn Martin BEd - With Distinction Katrina Maria Messier BEd - With Great Distinction Gabriela Del Carmen Murillo BA - With Distinction Mikaela Helene Murphy BA - With Great Distinction BEd - With Great Distinction Dorothy Anne Neil BEd - With Great Distinction Olivia Elizabeth Olivieri BA - With Great Distinction BEd - With Great Distinction Victoria Anna Marie Othmer BA - With Distinction BEd - With Distinction Pria Lee Marie Overy Britney Erin Pack BA - With Distinction BEd - With Distinction

Kassidy Rayne Palmer BEd - With Great Distinction Danielle Shirl Payne BA - With Great Distinction BEd - With Great Distinction Paige Arlee Penner BA - With Distinction BEd - With Great Distinction Brooklyn Grace Perry BEd - With Great Distinction Emily Kari Reiman BEd - With Great Distinction Tracey Lynn Roukens BEd - With Great Distinction Shaelyn Mckenzie Sauter BA - With Distinction BEd - With Distinction Rachel Rene Selent BA - With Great Distinction BEd - With Great Distinction Paige Shade BA - With Distinction BEd - With Great Distinction Andrew James Shannon BA - With Great Distinction BEd - With Great Distinction Maya Rose Smith BA - With Distinction BEd - With Great Distinction Shane Leslie Stevenson BEd - With Great Distinction Tatyanna Bethany Martha Stoesz BEd - With Great Distinction Carson Reid Taylor BA - With Distinction BEd - With Distinction Kelby Sage Terry Joshua Erik Thomsen BA - With Great Distinction BEd - With Great Distinction Riley Dwayne Thomson BEd - With Distinction Katherine Elizabeth Tonner BA - With Great Distinction BEd - With Great Distinction Carson Michael Tuff BA - With Distinction BEd - With Great Distinction Trey Warren Doc Twigg BEd - With Distinction Carter John Utke BA - With Great Distinction BEd - With Great Distinction Hannah Weger BA - With Distinction BEd - With Great Distinction Ty Wetter Zachary Pierce Wikenheiser BA - With Great Distinction BEd - With Great Distinction Aiden Johanna Winsor BA - With Great Distinction BEd - With Great Distinction

Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Education Aimee Cassidy Williamina Baron BSc - With Great Distinction BEd - With Great Distinction Zackary James Lyn Bay Amy Marie Beerwort BSc - With Great Distinction BEd - With Great Distinction Gillian Paige Blade BSc - With Great Distinction BEd - With Great Distinction Ethan Earl Windsor Caldwell BSc - With Great Distinction BEd - With Great Distinction Mikaela Reese Claypool BSc - With Distinction BEd - With Great Distinction Kailey Anne Marie Clement BSc - With Great Distinction BEd - With Great Distinction John-Paul William de Haas Jesse Jerry Christian Desjarlais BEd - With Great Distinction Gareth Craig Emmerson BSc - With Distinction Alisha Jacey Ficiur BSc - With Great Distinction BEd - With Great Distinction Emilie Lynn Coleen Graumann BSc - With Great Distinction BEd - With Great Distinction Randy Holmberg Cassidy Aragon Janzen BSc - With Great Distinction BEd - With Great Distinction Edwin Kane BEd - With Great Distinction Jennifer Robin Keith BSc - With Distinction BEd - With Distinction Fern Kirkpatrick BSc - With Great Distinction BEd - With Great Distinction Ethan William Klinger Erik Fynn Knudsen BEd - With Distinction Yvonne Guanzo Lagmay Dylan Murray Langille BEd - With Distinction Zaira Shasta Miller-Shackleton BSc - With Great Distinction BEd - With Great Distinction Brooklyn Emma Milos BSc - With Distinction BEd - With Distinction Danielle Moroszczuk BSc - With Distinction BEd - With Great Distinction

Brandon Francis James O'Connell BSc - With Distinction BEd - With Great Distinction Izaac Marshall Paetz BSc - With Distinction BEd - With Distinction Jared William Roberts BEd - With Great Distinction Halle Grace Saunders Zachary Austin Sproule BSc - With Great Distinction BEd - With Great Distinction Katrina Sarah Kay Sweetman Laine Mathew Thomas BSc - With Distinction BEd - With Distinction Sydney van Diemen BSc - With Distinction BEd - With Great Distinction Tyler Donald White BSc - With Great Distinction BEd - With Great Distinction

Bachelor of Fine Arts Art and Bachelor of Education Wylie Reese Duncan BFA - With Distinction BEd - With Great Distinction Juliana Kathleen Ford BFA - With Distinction BEd - With Great Distinction Emma Annalise Marriner BFA - With Distinction Hana Catherine Wolfe BFA - With Distinction

Bachelor of Fine Arts - Dramatic Arts and Bachelor of Education Chloe Mychelle Jorgensen BFA - With Distinction Jessica Schnell BFA - With Great Distinction BEd - With Great Distinction

Bachelor of Fine Arts - New Media and Bachelor of Education Mark Norbert Gruber BFA - With Great Distinction BEd - With Great Distinction

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Recipients of degrees, diplomas and certificates

Bachelor of Fine Arts - New Media and Bachelor of Science Logan Feit

Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Education Bree Catherine Statia Bos BMus - With Great Distinction BEd - With Great Distinction Brynn Isabella Norton BEd - With Great Distinction

Bachelor of Management and Bachelor of Education Sheyenne Rae Funk BMgt - With Great Distinction BEd - With Great Distinction Mitchell James Mans BMgt - With Great Distinction BEd - With Great Distinction Caitlyn Marie Miller Nicholas John Murray

Bachelor of Arts Emily Thea Davis Rebecca Dudgeon With Distinction Skylar Judy Beth Dupont-Walbridge Lily Sky Erhardt James Fraser Ewart Maria Dinah Gaston With Great Distinction Ava Rose MacMahon Evan Nisi Vinh Duc Tran

Bachelor of Fine Arts Art Kailynn Brown Joan Dianne Erickson With Great Distinction Honours Thesis Kiara Jeanette Pike With Great Distinction Natassya Shanmugaraja

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Bachelor of Fine Arts Dramatic Arts Aiden Jonna Boon With Great Distinction Kaitlyn Nicole Chase Jacey Jean DeMarni With Distinction Dallas Mariko Evans With Distinction Parker Clarke Donat Hickerty With Great Distinction Katherine Caroline Hilliard Nikko-Li Madison Hunt With Great Distinction Madeline Hvingelby With Great Distinction Leo Hyink With Great Distinction Madeleine Joy McKee With Great Distinction Brice Carter Popielarz With Distinction Brooklyn Marie Ross Sara Charleen Taggart Shelby Bri-Ann Van Den Biggelaar With Distinction Ethan Weninger

Bachelor of Fine Arts Multidisciplinary Danae Kyra Helen Scuris-Brown Danica Michelle Sommer With Great Distinction Serena Grace Van Gaalen Man Fei Wong

Bachelor of Fine Arts New Media Hunter Frank Andreola Ellison Mae Annett With Distinction Brenna Boulet Indira Jayla Brouwer With Distinction Holden David Fafard Lauren Anne Gulka With Distinction Ryan Nicholas Gurski With Great Distinction Zachary Michael Hudak Maxenne Louisse Jubane With Great Distinction Young-Joo Jay Kishimoto Kim With Great Distinction Madison Carl Joseph Lenton Troy Khris Tony Lewis

Gesiah Geneshsous Emahnous Leyva Gonzalez With Great Distinction Keelie Brianne cheri Littlelight-Scout Cyrus Juin Datuin Lomibao Co-operative Education Brayden Richard Mack Kyle Stewart MacMaster Isabel Alexandria Morigeau Megan Perry With Distinction Honours Thesis Jayla Ellice Robertson With Great Distinction Michael John Brendan Salmon With Great Distinction Tristan Miles Donovan Scott Ethan John Harold Smith Kayden Smith Luke Arnold Souter Thomas Gus Utas Madisson Breanne Whelpley Emma Margaret-Ann Zgurski With Distinction

Bachelor of Music Emanuel Michael Akel Morgan Ashley Brooks With Distinction Augustus Connery Boyer With Great Distinction Veronique Isabelle Fortier With Great Distinction Erika Anne Monica Kobza With Great Distinction Cadence Alexis Krueger With Great Distinction Payge Laverdiere With Great Distinction Macy Annabelle Lyon With Great Distinction Douglas Juliain Monaghan Oluwatobi Olusola Ojo Joel Nathaniel Osmond With Great Distinction Aidan Caley Justin Paradis Parya Rostamian Jenna Maria Joy Steenbergen With Distinction Aiden Oliver Telfer With Great Distinction Jessica Alexandra White With Distinction Yueguang Yu Life Angelo Yulo-Tamana With Distinction

Certificate of Achievement Payton Elizabeth Hanna

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Convocation Ceremony IV F O R T H E C O N F E R R A L O F D E G R E E S , D I P L O M A S & C E R T I F I C AT E S F R I D AY, M AY 2 9 , 2 0 2 6 AT 2 : 3 0 P . M .

Presiding Over the Ceremony Terry Whitehead, Chancellor Conducting the Ceremony Wendy Osborn, Platform Marshal Musical Prelude The University of Lethbridge Wind Orchestra Conducted by Dr. Holly De Caigny The Procession At the commencement of the procession, those assembled are asked to stand, as they are able, until invited to take their seats.

Led by Richelle Marynowski, Chief Marshal Piper: Tom Wilson Marshals: Craig Coburn, Rumi Graham, Carla Carnaghan, Gill Holthe, Don McIntyre & Brendan Cummins Processional Music The University of Lethbridge Wind Orchestra Conducted by Dr. Holly De Caigny Declaration Terry Whitehead, Chancellor National Anthem Led by Lynda Gangur-Powell, Faculty of Fine Arts O Canada by Calixa Lavallée Reflection Nichole Coupland, Dhillon School of Business Honour Song Composed and gifted to the University of Lethbridge by Iikaisskini (Low Horn) Leroy Little Bear, in honour of its Blackfoot name, ‘Iniskim’. The name ‘Iniskim’ was gifted to the University by Kainai Elder, Bruce Wolf Child.

Troy Delaney and Delvin Keeswood

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Welcome and Report to Convocation This traditional address celebrates the value of education and the combined accomplishments of our graduands and the University community.

Dr. Digvir Jayas, President & Vice-Chancellor Conferral of Honorary Degree Awarded by the Senate to individuals who cultivate human values and seek to foster intellectual growth, social development, aesthetic sensitivity, personal ethics, and the dimensions of a scholar’s personality.

Terry Whitehead, Chancellor Derek Redman, Doctor of Laws, honoris causa Introduced by Stefan Pahulje, Senate Member Address to the Graduands Derek Redman, Doctor of Laws, honoris causa Musical Selection The University of Lethbridge Wind Orchestra Conducted by Dr. Holly De Caigny Selections from Concerto for Piano in A Minor, Op. 16, mvmt 1 Edvard Grieg Guest Soloist: 2025 Concerto Competition Winner, Augustus Connery Boyer, Piano Conferral of Degrees, Diplomas and Certificates Terry Whitehead, Chancellor School of Graduate Studies Master of Health Services Management Master of Science (Management) Graduate Diploma Graduate Certificate Candidates presented by Jackie Rice, Dean of the School of Graduate Studies Dhillon School of Business Bachelor of Business Administration Bachelor of Management Management Certificate Post-Bachelor Certificate Management Certificate

Undergraduate Diploma Combined Post-Bachelor Certificates in Accounting Candidates presented by Kerry Godfrey, Dean of the Faculty of the Dhillon School of Business Combined Degrees Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Management Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Business Administration Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Management Bachelor of Fine Arts – New Media and Bachelor of Management

Recession Those assembled are asked to stand, as they are able, for the recession until the chief marshal bearing the mace, followed by the platform party and the graduates, have departed.

Recessional Music The University of Lethbridge Wind Orchestra Conducted by Dr. Holly De Caigny

Candidates presented by Michelle Helstein, Provost and Vice-President (Academic) School of Graduate Studies Medals of Merit Awarded to graduating students from each degree program in the School of Graduate Studies.

Makayla Koshuta, Master of Science (Management) Presented by Jackie Rice, Dean of the School of Graduate Studies Dhillon School of Business Gold Medal This medal is awarded to the most distinguished graduate for the academic year.

Nadine Thyssen Presented by Kerry Godfrey, Dean of the Dhillon School of Business Volunteer Award The University of Lethbridge Volunteer Award recognizes individuals who have gone above and beyond in their services to the University community.

Erin & Shawn Pinder Presented by Terry Whitehead, Chancellor Alumni Welcome Cyndi Crane (BMus ’95, MEd ’01), President of the University of Lethbridge Alumni Association Announcements Wendy Osborn, Platform Marshal Dismissal Terry Whitehead, Chancellor

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Recipients of degrees, diplomas and certificates

Master of Health Services Management Lovon Dawson Chawla

Master of Science (Management) Abiodun Rashidat Adesina Ademilayo Michael Enigbokan Ujunwa Perpetua Ezeachikulo Thesis: Perceived Severity of Workplace Harassment and Coping Strategies: A Gender-Based Comparative Study Mckenzie Avery Hutcheson Burhanuddin Ismail Panvelwala

Graduate Certificate Isaac Okechukwu Aliche Gretta Briceno Jason Clarke Kathleen Isabelle Ray Kenworthy Cypriana Zoe Chevrette Pallaris Elizabeth Sogah Kelsey Thomson Proudlock Amy Yin-Yee Wong

Bachelor of Business Administration Christopher Duncan Anderson With Great Distinction Habibo Barkadle With Distinction Kyle Michael Chameroy Co-operative Education Harikrishna Chilukuri Louise Gail Lado Fernandez With Distinction Andrew Brayfield Forsyth With Distinction Dylan Galey Gomana Gawrgy Richard Edward Hogg Vatsal Hirenbhai Mandaliya Nikki Leanne McKinney With Distinction Ludwig Eric Moelbert With Great Distinction Co-operative Education Victor Bayudan Pagaling With Distinction Deep Jayeshkumar Patel Charles William Payne 34

Chanu Sarungbam With Distinction Tadan Michael Shingoose With Distinction Kellen Scott Smith Carter Patrick Sziva Jessa Tyler Tanner With Distinction Jessica Marie Villaluna Nikolai Joel Westwood With Distinction Gregory William Yasinko With Distinction Co-operative Education

Bachelor of Management Shiva Abolhosseini Jerson Love Diaz Acojedo With Great Distinction Adepate Kehinde Adeogun Clement Jerry Adu Nkechi Esther Agu With Distinction Ayomide Gabriel Aina Nyirou Ajuot Atif Khurshid Alam Joseph Kin-Ling Amison Amrita Dawna Fay Andersen Estrella Celeste Arias Contreras Adedoyin Grace Ariyo Gerrit John Jacob Arnoldussen Zin Hnin Htaik Aung With Distinction Karim Bachir Bey Neil Francis N Balde Abigail Bannerman Jordyn Bailie Basque Raelene Rachel Bennik Zeke Nicolas Bergin With Distinction Lisa Dawn Beswitherick Anushka Bhaskar Bhawana Clay Allen Birch Co-operative Education Parker James Brown With Distinction Co-operative Education Zedona Pi-Koda River Bruinsma With Great Distinction Clay Howard Bryden Braden Taylor Burdett Chloe Jane Carmichael Yi-Chun Chen Mia Carmen Chesshire Jared Trevor Clarke Zachary Tyler Clarke

Logan Kenneth Codd Garrett Cameron Colten With Great Distinction Carter Raymond Comtois Nichole Justine Coupland With Great Distinction Colby Robert Craig Erica Creaghan Matteo Robert Crow With Distinction Jon Bryan Valle Cruz Adebola Esther Dada With Great Distinction Jahlee Marie Daisley With Distinction Sandy Lee Daraseng Deon Celina Davidson With Distinction Lakshay Dhiman Disha With Distinction Avery Rylyn Diwisch Gabriel Robert Dobson With Great Distinction Sope Daniel Egbeyemi With Great Distinction Logan Bruce Ehrmantraut Leah Ekundayo Gustavo Adolfo Elizondo Odiri Emakpore Gift Julius Eshiet With Distinction Justina Julius Eshiet With Distinction Ethan Dean Evans Falak Zachary Alexander Feit Iain Norman Ferguson Caroline Ferreira Mansur Damon Patrick Field Noreen Albrando Flancia With Great Distinction Quinn Daniel Fontaine Brad Daniel Forrest With Great Distinction Co-operative Education Griffen Jack Fraser Karter John Kelvin Fry Shane Eric Fullarton With Great Distinction John Patrick B Gabriel With Distinction Franklin Asamoah M Gardner Abigail Grace Gedlaman Rishav Ghai Ethan Zachary Giese Soyoung Gin With Distinction Anuradha Goel Tanner Rene Graham With Great Distinction

Olivia Jane Grant With Distinction Megan Lyn Gray George Evan Gunn Andrew Philip Hamilton Jaxon Killoh Hammond Dakota Paige Hanson Mason Ward Harder Seth Harker Marlon Anthony Harris Liam Hastings With Great Distinction Emily Jules Haukeness With Great Distinction Co-operative Education Charles Augustus Henning William Sandy Hughes Jessie Jane Irwin Vegim Jashari Selena Anne Johnson With Distinction Jakub Juricek With Distinction Taiwo Omotoyosi Kadri With Distinction Sarina Kafley Braden John Kaufmann With Distinction Amanpreet Kaur Avneet Kaur Gurjeet Kaur Gurjot Kaur Harbhinder Kaur Novelpreet Kaur Pawanpreet Kaur Sandeep Kaur Shagunpreet Kaur Sukhdeep Kaur Gates Glen Kempenaar With Distinction Co-operative Education Harjash Bhupendrasingh Khandpur Irina Korovina Vinay Koshal Shivang Maheshbhai Lad Shahrukh Ladha Rishab Lakhanpal Juan Pablo Ledesma Jacob James Lequiere Troz Kristian Tony Lewis With Distinction Yicheng Liu With Distinction Damon Lee Loiselle Lillian Longok Christopher Lord With Distinction Kristy Luu Leena Luu Angelica Cantillas Macalino

Caleb MacKay With Distinction Brenndon William Jame Mackin Rejoice Ginna Makiwa With Distinction Co-operative Education Kunal Mandaher Sarah Leeann Marsel Samantha Jane Mathewson With Great Distinction Co-operative Education Connor Patrick McCreary With Distinction Krista Leigh McLeod With Great Distinction Niharika Mehtani Haely Snow Michelson With Distinction Kade Allan Miller Aasif Ally Mockaddam With Distinction Arshdeep Kaur Munjal Nikki Mary Neave Alexander Jaxon Neudorf With Great Distinction Ashley Makaela Oberhamer With Distinction Queen Eseoghene Okumbor Matilde Oliveira Pita Libani Almeida With Great Distinction Cache Eric Olson Simeon Abiodun Oyemala Amanda Nicole Parlee Shubham Patel Eshaan Pathak Co-operative Education Sonia Pathak With Distinction Roan Paul Richard Kenneth Petrone With Distinction Danna Alcantara Plata Sydney May Poulsen Meagan Jo-Anne Powers Andrew David Johnathan Primeau With Distinction Zachary Stewart Purkis Anuoluwa Rabiu With Distinction Aaqib Rahim Chinenye Adaobi Rajafa With Great Distinction Cole Robert Rath Leonardo Rodrigues Peixoto Ethan James Ross Martin Wyatt Roundstone Austin Roy Ruchika Co-operative Education Kai Merrick Ryden Moira Sachdev

Karen Anne Salmon With Distinction Oluwakemi Ajibola Sanusi Gurpreet Kaur Saran Ayush Hiteshbhai Savani With Distinction Igor Savic Justin Quincy Schweb Taya Anel Secretan Jenna Madison Seefried With Distinction Brandt Colyn Self Ian James Semeschuk With Great Distinction Riddhi Amitbhai Shah Jaison Shaji Aaryan Kanahiya Sharma Ankit Sharma With Distinction Dinesh Sharma Ekta Sharma Radha Sharma Kajal Sheemar With Great Distinction Gurkirat Singh Gursimran Singh Harjot Singh Prabhkirat Singh Allison Ann Skierka Ryan Morgan Slingerland With Great Distinction Co-operative Education Kiara Nicole Slomp Catriona Roberta Smith With Great Distinction Ryan James Smith With Distinction Zach Blade Sopal With Distinction Elizabeth Anne Margaret Stewart With Distinction Scott Gregory Suchan Matthew Antonio Suriano Angus Stuart Bruce Sutherland Anna Rene Sweeney Draeden Donald Tarr With Distinction Gordon Stafford Taylor Noah Tegland Himani Teji Joshua Clark Thompson With Distinction Nadine Thyssen With Great Distinction Co-operative Education Sebolatan Oyename Tobun Mackenzie Rayne Tomm Charlie Connor Z Tone With Distinction DJ Tonin Co-operative Education 35

Recipients of degrees, diplomas and certificates

Acadia Renée Tremblay Karson Michael Valgardson With Distinction Co-operative Education Nicholas Michal Vandenberg With Great Distinction Andon Henry Van Dyk Co-operative Education Ethan John Van Dyk Co-operative Education Taylor Wesley J Vanee Michael Cornelius Van Ham With Distinction Ryley Michael Van Maanen Katherine Nicole Van Tol With Great Distinction Hoang Yen Linh Vu With Distinction Cecil Gregory White Selma White With Distinction Jennifer Faith Wiberg Caius Willems Iaan Tyler Williams Robert Arymus Kayl Wist Yuen Han Wong With Distinction Nuoyi Wu With Distinction Michelle Lynn Zambory Keaton John Zeidell With Distinction Meng Nan Zhao With Distinction Kory Zinck Sebastian Mark Zub

Management Certificate Bemal Sinchauri

Post-Bachelor Certificate Adetunji Adekunle Ayilara Omoisiefe Esonamunjor Amarvir Kaur Garcha Anmol Gupta Mufutau Adetunji Ishola Sakshi Kathuria Aseem Kaur Gurmehar Kaur Harinder Kaur Jaspreet Kaur M Rony Kayser Omkumar Pankajbhai Khokhani Deepansh Kumar 36

Erika Brooke Olsen Dhara Hiteshbhai Parekh Kishna Kumari Narendrakumar Patel Pooja Temiloluwa Tumininu Salau Avneet Kaur Shergill Simran Lakhveer Singh Manveer Singh Ramanjot Kaur Somal Eucharia Chigozie Ukaegbu Ashley Nicole Van Damme Wurensiqin

Combined PostBachelor Certificates in Accounting Mohamed Hafisudeen Ansarudeen Anshika Alphonsa Antony Winfred Osei Asante Anjali Babbar Priyanshu Bagri Humera Banu Ashton Henry Bekkering Ritick Beniwal Sharlet Binu Bonamie Alcoseba Cabug Vivek Dhir Zahir Zulfikarbhai Dinani Le Huong Doan Nerida Mildred Fernandes Veronica Gutierrez Holoyohoy Sakshi Joshi Arshdeep Kaur Baljinder Kaur Bawandeep Kaur Gaganpreet Kaur Gurleen Kaur Komal Preet Kaur Navleen Kaur Prabhjot Kaur Simranjit Kaur William Kengne Fotsing Naghmeh Khaledi Jashan Khan Katja Krebs Abhishek Kumar Shefali Nasirbhai Lalani Joy Anosa Lofranco Kristel Mae Deita Militante Yna Felisa Silva Montanez Jessica Elizabeth Moon Donna Jane Lyka Odiamar Francisca Adebola Olaifa Jose Marcos Oliva Saman Samarth Vipulbhai Panchal Jitiksha Mayank Parmar

Anishkumar Rakeshbhai Patel Dharm Ashokbhai Patel Hetkumar Mafatbhai Patel Krisha Dhavalkumar Patel Rahul Queennie Anne Riguis Sabas Manraj Singh Sandhu Shalvi Sapra Himani Sharma Raj Shinde Jashanpreet Singh Mansimran Singh Grewal Ashima Singla Nikita Talreja Sanjana Thakur Flavia Renata Assuncao Azevedo Trevizan Manishkumar Bharatbhai Vasoya Tincy Xavier Xiaokang Zhang Xinling Zhang

Undergraduate Diploma Abhimannu Amaanpreet Amisha Arshdeep Johan Babu Navjeet Bawa Geetanshu Bhardwaj Khushdeep Singh Birdi Mohkam Singh Cheema Kirsten Daphne Velasco Corales Mandeep Singh Dhaliwal Manraj Singh Dhillon Aryan Dhingra Prince Dubb Cesar Antonio Garciafigueroa Rosario Tehsinbanu Aiyubbhai Ghanchi Inderveer Singh Gill Mansav Goel Nilay Shilpeshkumar Gor Diya Gosain Satvir Singh Grewal Habil Kulmehak Kaur Hallan Arshdeep Happy Himanshi Matthew Hunter Jay Harshavardhan Jadav Pratham Jain Gagan Jangra Jashandeep Harpreet Jassi Jatin Nikhil Kaher Abhishek Kanwar

Amritpal Kaur Arshdeep Kaur Bavneet Kaur Bhavneet Kaur Chahatjit Kaur Japneet Kaur Jasneet Kaur Jaspreet Kaur Jaspreet Kaur Kamaldeep Kaur Kanwardeep Kaur Kiranjot Kaur Komalpreet Kaur Navneet Kaur Navpreet Kaur Palakpreet Kaur Prabhjot Kaur Ramanpreet Kaur Ramneet Kaur Randeep Kaur Simrat Kaur Somandeep Kaur Sukhveer Kaur Tanvir Kaur Kovidh Kaura Khushpreet Shrey Harshadbhai Makvana Sayeri Mandal Emmanuel Marfo Eshika Sabanbhai Meghani Mahek Taiyubbhai Meghani Pratham Kaushalkumar Mehta Krishna Middha Ayman Tarikkhan Multani Gbenga Dare Olabisi Pelumi Esther Olatunde Palak Dev Narendrakumar Patel Dhruv Rupeshbhai Patel Rudra Dilipkumar Patel Rudra Kishorbhai Patel Sheel Pragneshbhai Patel Vaidik Mukundbhai Patel Akshita Punia Gursimar Singh Purba Harkeeratvir Singh Rai Nirpa Raj Rai Jasmeen Rathee Rishabh Anikait Sabharwal Jashandeep Sahota Gurkirat Singh Sandher Japneet Pal Singh Sapra Ravdeep Singh Sekhon Reet Sethi Parth Sharma Parneet Kaur Sidhu Arshdeep Singh Arshleen Singh Avneet Singh Balpreet Singh

Damandeep Singh Gundeep Singh Gurkirat Singh Gurpyar Singh Harmanjeet Singh Harmanjot Singh Harmeet Singh Harsh Pal Singh Jaskaran Singh Jaspreet Singh Karanjot Singh Manasjot Singh Manjot Singh Rajpreet Singh Ravinder Singh Shimarpreet Singh Simranjot Singh Simrat Singh Yashdeep Singh Siya Suraj Mansha Suri Prince Dineshkumar Suthar Nandini Tangri Tanya Charmil Ashishbhai Thakkar Saumya Krupesh Thakkar Vamini Arshiya Verma

Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Business Administration

Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Management

Bachelor of Fine Arts - New Media and Bachelor of Management

Cruz Clifford Campbell Griffin Owen Evans Amreet Gill BA - With Distinction Misha Goian BA - Co-operative Education BMgt - Co-operative Education Jannessa Rose Keays Charles Jayden Mitchell Megan Brooke Mullen Co-operative Education Kesley Soup Seiren Joseph Tatebe Bethlehem Dawit Tessema Co-operative Education

Maxim Ciobanu BSc - With Great Distinction BBA - With Great Distinction Ishwor Tandon BBA - With Distinction

Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Management Jennifer Green Zachary Michael Jacobs BSc - With Great Distinction BMgt - With Great Distinction Rika Oshima BSc - With Great Distinction Divya Pateliya BMgt - With Great Distinction Co-operative Education Katie Nicole Sinnott

Ava Lexa Daly BFA - With Distinction Darby Meagan Leora Herman

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Honorary Degree Recipients

Faye HeavyShield deeply connected to her Blackfoot culture. Committed to improving well-being and contributing to social development in the Blackfoot community and beyond, HeavyShield’s work is described as emphasizing relationality, rooted in the land, the Prairies and the foothills of southern Alberta, bonded to culture.

To gain an understanding of how Faye HeavyShield sees the world, one need only look to the art she creates, the mediums she utilizes and the complex themes she addresses. To get a better glimpse at the character and conviction with which she conducts her practice, look to the people she has influenced, the youth she has mentored and the emerging artists she has inspired.

A visual artist, cultural worker, mentor and teacher, HeavyShield has earned international acclaim for her artistic works that are

The impact of her work also goes well beyond Indigenous contemporary art. In 2021, HeavyShield was the recipient of the Art Gallery of Ontario’s Gershon Iskowitz Prize, presented to an artist who has made an outstanding contribution to the visual arts in Canada. In 2023, her exhibition Confluence was featured at the Pulitzer Arts Foundation in St. Louis, Missouri.

This major exhibition spans work from the 1980s to the present day and includes two commissions responding to landscapes and histories of the greater St. Louis area. Similarly, her work is found in museums such as the National Gallery of Canada, the McMichael Museum, the Heard Museum in Phoenix, Arizona, and more.

A highly sought-after commission artist, she is currently working on a monumental new work as part of the Glenbow Museum renovation in Calgary. The new installation will be a seminal feature of the museum when it reopens as the JR Shaw Centre for Arts & Culture in 2027.

HeavyShield is deeply invested in her community and leads social services and youth engagement initiatives on the Kainai Reserve and in Calgary, teaching her language, culture and values to children and youth to connect them to art practice and Blackfoot culture. Her support of youth artists continues to inspire a next generation of Blackfoot youth and has already spurred early career recognition for student artists.

HeavyShield’s commitment to critical thinking that connects the past, present and future within Blackfoot ways of knowing continues to advance knowledge in the artistic, cultural, education and heritage of the Blackfoot people, contributing indelibly to the social fabric of Nitsitapi.

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Derek Redman

Author, athlete, advocate, educator, mediator, lawyer and judge, the Honourable Justice Derek Redman came to Lethbridge as a youngster and graduated from Winston Churchill High School. His exceptional abilities were evident early; he was both valedictorian and male athlete of the year. After high school, he played junior football and college basketball before attending Queen’s University Faculty of Law, where he also played rugby and helped secure the Ontario University AA Championship. His passion for sport has continued throughout his life, and he was recently named the BC Age‑Group Sprint Triathlon Champion.

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After articling in Calgary, Redman returned to Lethbridge and built a busy legal practice focused on litigation and mediation.

Beyond his professional work, he and his wife Ashelyn (MEd ’02) were devoted parents to three sons, with Derek learning violin alongside them and coaching their sports teams. His commitment to community service has been equally significant. He served on numerous boards, including the Lethbridge and District Exhibition, was president of the Victorian Order of Nurses, and chaired the Board of Governors for Lethbridge College, as well as the University of Lethbridge Senate. His contributions have been recognized with the City of Lethbridge Citizen of the Year Award (2000), the Alberta Centennial Medal (2005), and the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal (2022).

A trained mediator, Redman taught conflict resolution to criminal justice students at Athabasca University, to senior administrators at the University of Lethbridge, and in Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and Ukraine. He also delivered many community legal education courses and authored two books — one in serial form — aimed at young adults and business managers.

Redman was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 2000 and, in 2007, became a Justice of what was then the Provincial Court of Alberta, now the Alberta Court of Justice.

He was appointed Assistant Chief Justice for the southern region in 2017 and Chief Justice in 2020, serving in that role until late 2023. He continues to serve as a part‑time justice.

Throughout his judicial career, Redman has been a champion of fairness, accessibility and innovation. He created the Integrated Services Court to support individuals facing addiction, mental illness, poverty or marginalization. He supported the University of Lethbridge’s Chess for Life program for youth on probation and oversaw the expansion of Drug Treatment Courts from two to seven.

His commitment to reconciliation led to the development of the first Indigenous Justice Strategy by a court in Canada, created in consultation with Indigenous leaders and service organizations.

Under his leadership, three additional Indigenous Courts were opened, including one in Lethbridge.

Honorary Degree Recipients

Dean Gallimore and his wife Bev (BA ’85, BMgt ’87) graduated from ULethbridge and their daughters, Lauren (BMgt ’15) and Amanda (BSc/BEd ’19), followed in their footsteps as alums.

Gallimore’s professional achievements were many and his financial acumen was only rivalled by his ability to cultivate positive relationships. He spent 28 years with local accounting firm KPMG, the final 12 years as the office managing partner before retiring in 2012.

When Dean Gallimore (BMgt ’84) was appointed Chair of the University of Lethbridge Board of Governors in 2022, it marked a full-circle moment that embodied his longstanding commitment to the school that was the launching point for both professional and personal success. Tragically, his untimely passing in April 2025 prevented Gallimore from continuing to add to his already impressive legacy.

An alumnus of the Faculty of Management (now Dhillon School of Business), he was born in Edmonton and raised in Lethbridge, attending Winston Churchill High School before beginning a family legacy by attending ULethbridge. Both he

Deeply respected by his peers, Gallimore received the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Alberta Distinguished Service Award (2001) and was honoured as a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Alberta (2008). In 2009, he was named to the University’s Alumni Honour Society.

Education was extremely important to Gallimore, and he was eager to give back to the University through volunteer work and as a philanthropist, crediting his time as a student as the starting point of his professional success. He first served as a member of the Board of Governors in 2019 and was appointed ULethbridge’s 11th Board Chair in 2022.

He made students a central focus during his time as Board Chair, advocating for student priorities and ensuring student representatives on the Board were heard. As Chair, he was involved in several major initiatives, including crucial work on the Budget Advisory Committee as the University continued to navigate its substantial budget challenges.

With Gallimore as Board Chair, ULethbridge launched a major fundraising campaign — matched by the Board of Governors — to establish new endowed student scholarships. The Southern Alberta Medical Program (SAMP) was also realized, and in March 2025, Gallimore was excited to help launch the ULethbridge Strategic Plan.

In 2023, the family established the Gallimore Family Scholarship, an endowed scholarship in support of outstanding students pursuing undergraduate education in the management field. Upon his passing, and due to his personal passion and involvement in the establishment of SAMP and the outstanding care he received from the medical team at Foothills Hospital, the Dean Gallimore Memorial endowed scholarship was created to support students pursuing medical training at the University of Lethbridge.

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Robert Dawe

With his considerable field experience, Robert (Bob) Dawe’s involvement in archaeological projects has made him a leading expert in ancient Alberta heritage, extending back to the earliest Indigenous occupations. While his research and public outreach have taken him all over the province in his role working for the Royal Alberta Museum, his varied contributions to the southern Alberta archaeological record are noteworthy.

This participation includes surveying and documenting rock art at Writing-On-Stone, ongoing monitoring of the St. Mary Dam,

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working on the archaeological impact assessment of the mining heritage of the Crowsnest Pass, and more than four decades of involvement at Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump. His contributions include using photogrammetry to document rock art at WritingOn-Stone and retrieving a huge 1,600-year-old roasting pit from Head-Smashed-In for display. With his research and contribution to the development of the interpretive program at Head-Smashed-In, Dawe has built strong relationships with the interpretive centre staff, members of the Piikani and Kainai communities, and ranchers in the area. He supported the Blackfoot staff in their interpretation of archaeological materials and their engagement with the public, in a practice that has since become known as Indigenous Archaeology, where Indigenous voices are welcomed as part of the interpretive process, benefiting the entire community.

Dawe’s involvement at HeadSmashed-In Buffalo Jump has also had an important effect on the University of Lethbridge and its students. He has served as co-director of the current field school there, organized

by ULethbridge archaeology professors Drs. Shawn Bubel and Kevin McGeough. With his endless patience, many students come to see him as a mentor because he puts their education first.

In addition to spending time with students and visitors at Head-Smashed-In, Dawe regularly travels the province to give public presentations and participates in Stones and Bones, an event similar to an Antiques Road Show episode, where Albertans bring in an old object for Dawe to identify.

His expertise extends to identifying toys in the Plains archaeological record, stone tools and projectile points.

Dawe’s knowledge of ancient technology has led to numerous publications in peer-reviewed journals and conference papers.

He has served as president of the Plains Anthropological Society, organizing two conferences for the society and contributing to its journal, Plains Anthropologist. His research approach is innovative and driven by his curiosity about how people lived in the past. His passion for archaeology knows no bounds, and Albertans are richer because of it.

Honorary Degree Recipients

Knud Petersen an enviable work ethic, he raised his family and worked the fields as a successful potato farmer partnering with the Perry family in the Chin area until his retirement in 1994. Petersen’s community interests then became his full-time passion and giving back to his adopted homeland his focus.

From sports to music and the arts, education, community advocacy, food security and the environment, Petersen is seemingly in the midst of everything — always looking to leave things in a better place than when he started.

If an event takes place in southern Alberta and Knud Petersen isn’t there — did it really even happen?

Such is the reputation of the man known affectionately as “Knuddie,” who is arguably the most present person at anything and everything that’s going on in his community.

Whether it be fundraising, volunteering or simply offering his infectious smile as support, Petersen is an influential driver of community spirit, philanthropy and well-being.

Petersen arrived in Canada in 1965 as a Danish agricultural exchange student. He quickly liked the vibe and eventually fell in love with the open plains of southern Alberta to make Canada his new home.

Utilizing his desire to farm and

Petersen’s support for postsecondary sport at both the University of Lethbridge and Lethbridge Polytechnic is legendary. He co-founded and then co-coached the Polytechnic’s Kodiaks women’s soccer program that went on to claim the CCAA national championship in 1994.

He was a founding member of the Pronghorn Booster Club and Kodiaks Association and served as president of both organizations for several years. He’s coordinated and staffed casinos and worked multiple shifts as an organizer and driver for the Horns Operation Red Nose campaigns. He’s been recognized with the Pronghorn Athletics Gary Bowie Leadership Award, the ULethbridge Senate

Volunteer Award and inducted into the Pronghorns Hall of Fame.

In the broader community, Petersen helped launch the Southern Oldtimers Football Association, has served on the board of directors for the Lethbridge Sports Hall of Fame, of which he’s been inducted, the Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs and Lethbridge Sport Council. He also played a major role in the establishment of Environment Lethbridge and continues to support the Lethbridge Food Bank and other charitable organizations.

Petersen’s generosity and selflessness are exemplified by his funding of multiple endowments for student scholarships. Petersen shows no signs of slowing down and is a current Link Pathway board member and in recent years earned recognition with the Stars of Alberta Volunteer Award, the Canadian Mental Health Association Volunteer Award and a Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal.

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Speaker Research Medal

Dr. Borries Demeler eventual return. While he did get back to Canada, he ended up living in Butte, Montana but could not find enough work as a carpenter.

His focus turned to school and with the help of his father, he attended the University of Montana where he studied chemistry, physics and mathematics.

Dr. Borries Demeler is regarded as a world leader in the field of hydrodynamics, excelling as a distinguished professor, researcher and mentor whose contributions to biophysics, analytical ultracentrifugation (AUC) and computational biology are unparalleled. That he found his calling and became an international expert in such a highly specialized discipline only after he could not find enough work as a carpenter is similarly remarkable.

Born and raised in Germany, Demeler first came to North America as a teen, visiting an exchange student from Toronto he’d met earlier. Determined to get back to Canada, he began building staircases and sailboats to fund his

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To say that Demeler excelled is an understatement and before long, he narrowed his focus on biophysics and AUC. During graduate school at Oregon State University, Demeler tackled the challenge of digitizing an aging AUC instrument so that it could be read by a computer. What ensued was the development of UltraScan, a revolutionary software package that has become the worldwide standard of data analysis for hydrodynamic data from AUC experiments.

First released in 1990, UltraScan established Demeler as an emerging innovator whose expertise would revolutionize research in biochemistry and biophysics performed with AUC. As his research group grew, the funding and partnerships followed and in 2018 he earned a prestigious Canada 150 Research Chair appointment at the University of Lethbridge. His was one of only three Canada 150 Chairs in Western Canada.

His work at ULethbridge began by establishing the Canadian Center for Hydrodynamics. Since joining the University, he has published more than 70 research articles, trained and mentored countless researchers and collaborated with research programs and industry partners throughout the world. His cross-disciplinary work continues to engage the pharmaceutical industry, health and virus research and biotech companies. Demeler’s success at securing external funding has exceeded $6.5 million, of which more than $5 million has been earned at ULethbridge.

Keenly focused on his students, Demeler champions the idea of mentoring at all levels, helping train students from high school to PhD levels. He actively supports giving opportunities to underrepresented and minority populations and has worked extensively with Blackfoot students on both sides of the Canada/U.S. border.

Demeler was named the 2018 Fulbright Specialist Scholar, the 2023 Erskine Visiting Professor Award from New Zealand’s University of Canterbury and the 2019 Svedberg Prize lifetime achievement award by the AUC community.

Excellence in Teaching Award

Rebekah Eckert companions on the journey as the primary task. Eckert works to know who her students are and that they know what they bring to the course is valued.

In teaching her students about academic writing, Eckert takes a flexible approach and introduces them to a range of tools used by good writers from which students can choose. Beyond the tools, students also learn to create their own voice as writers.

Rebekah Eckert’s teaching philosophy has developed through a diverse range of work experiences with people from all walks of life. She has worked with inner-city children, women in conflict with the law, both in and outside of jail, refugees and immigrants learning English, church youth groups, women in recovery from abuse and people dealing with illness and grief.

As a result, she recognizes students as fellow human beings with their own hopes and desires and sees relating to each other as

Eckert uses explicit instruction in her teaching, structuring the course so all students can succeed.

Many students come to the class assuming they are poor writers, but Eckert works to overcome barriers — whether structural or personal — and believes that any student can improve.

She gives students plenty of exercises and opportunities to practice through in-class writing assignments, reading quizzes, Moodle quizzes and handwritten pieces. This allows students to gain confidence as they apply what they are learning in small, incremental ways.

With the advent of Large Language Models (LLMs) and artificial intelligence (AI), the temptation is ever-present to outsource thinking and let AI produce the needed academic paper. Eckert stresses to her students that creativity and critical thinking are essential human skills that are the foundation of academic writing and will always be in demand. Eckert has found that students generally aren’t able to evaluate the work of an LLM, and using AI robs them of the opportunity to build their cognitive abilities.

Eckert recognizes that many of her students are at a stage of life where they are creating their future. They are often emerging into adulthood, or they may be caught in oppression, be that the effects of colonialism, extractive capitalism or internal family systems.

Assignments in Eckert’s class help students consider what their future might look like.

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Graduate Mentorship Award

Dr. Suzanne Lenon feedback, and supports them in scholarship and grant applications.

She works to create opportunities and connections for her students, advising on conferences and workshops to attend, professional development activities, research projects and abstract writing.

Lenon also fosters camaraderie among her students by hosting a monthly Grad Group Gathering.

Dr. Suzanne Lenon, a Professor of Sociology and Women & Gender Studies and Centre for Feminist Research Affiliate, has supervised seven graduate students from diverse disciplines, served on 22 graduate supervisory committees, and supervised numerous applied and independent studies students.

These experiences have given her keen insight into the needs of graduate students. Her mentorship style is based on trust, respect and dialogue. She communicates her high expectations, especially for intellectual rigour, at the beginning of their program. Lenon meets with her students regularly to help them develop their thesis projects, provides them with detailed

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She supports students where they are at, allowing her to provide individualized guidance through considerate collaboration and consultation. She’s direct and clear in her critiques, giving wise and caring counsel in a way that allows students to arrive at decisions that are right for them.

Lenon began her post-secondary education in Women’s Studies and Development Studies at the University of Calgary. After earning an undergraduate degree, she completed a master’s in Development Studies at Carleton University and a doctorate in Sociology and Equity Studies at OISE/University of Toronto. She took several years off between degrees to work with non-profit organizations in anti-poverty/ economic justice research, public education for a women’s addiction centre and public education and

crisis counselling at a sexual assault centre. These experiences were foundational for Lenon, cementing her commitment to the study of law, race, gender and sexuality. She joined ULethbridge as an Assistant Professor in the Women & Gender Studies program in 2008.

The indirect path she took to her PhD informs her approach to graduate supervision. Lenon values the unique relationships she has with her students, encouraging them to become as theoretically sophisticated as they are able, regardless of their career stage or discipline.

Students deeply respect Lenon and express their gratitude for her mentorship and contributions to their success. Her clarity, dedication and rigorous analysis help them become independent thinkers and professionals with high standards.

Lenon’s colleagues also respect her skills as a mentor. They recognize how she inspires and encourages students to broaden their thinking and critically engage with materials, questions, theories and lived experiences.

Volunteer Award

Shawn & Erin Pinder program that helps students cover costs associated with their sport. In 2012, Shawn and Erin received the Knud Petersen Spirit in Sport Award for their involvement in running.

The Pinder family also volunteers at the Lethbridge and District Humane Society.

As the owners of Runners Soul, Erin (BSc ’01) and Shawn (BSc ’98, MSc ’01) Pinder promote a healthy, active lifestyle for people of all ages in Lethbridge and across southern Alberta. Through their walking and running clinics and clubs, they have created a strong and vibrant community. They also sponsor and volunteer at numerous running events.

Apart from Runners Soul, Shawn served on the University Senate for two terms, served a term as president of the Alberta Sport

Development Centre South West and is the president of the Prairie Runners Race Association. Erin served a term as president of the Independent Running Retailers of Canada and has been a volunteer coach for the Lethbridge Track & Field team and the Lethbridge Collegiate Institute Cross Country team.

They are dedicated athletes themselves. Shawn started running when he began competing in triathlons in 2000. Since then, he’s competed in numerous running events and triathlons. Erin is also a longtime runner and triathlete. She joined the Runners Soul Marathon Club in 1998 and was recruited by the then-owner, Ron Bain, to join the staff at Runners Soul. In 2007, when Bain presented them with the opportunity to take over Runners Soul, they didn’t hesitate to take him up on the offer. In the years since, they have become deeply embedded in the community and exemplify the spirit and soul of runners and volunteerism.

While attending ULethbridge, the Pinders were student-athletes on the Pronghorn swim team. This experience motivated them to participate in the Adopt-A-Horn

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Congratulations and welcome to the University of Lethbridge

Alumni Association!

Convocation is one of life’s most meaningful milestones. It is a time to reflect on everything you have achieved as a student and to celebrate with the family, friends, and members of the University community who supported you along the way.

Today also marks the start of a new chapter. As you leave with your parchment in hand, you officially join the University of Lethbridge Alumni Association, a global community of more than 55,000 graduates who are making a difference in the places where they live, work, and contribute.

As president of the ULAA, I am honoured to welcome you, the Class of 2026, into this community of engaged thinkers, creative problem-solvers, and dedicated leaders. I look forward to seeing where your path leads.

media, and sharing your story.

You represent the impact of a University of Lethbridge education, and we are excited to celebrate what comes next for you.

This is only the beginning. Stay connected by updating your alumni profile, following along on social

Cyndi Crane (BMus ’95, MEd ’01) President, University of Lethbridge Alumni Association

Once again, congratulations.

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Reflection Let us begin this celebration of our academic achievements, The culmination of years of hard work, By considering how we have achieved success, And how we shall build on it in the future.

Let us acknowledge those who built This community of scholarship, Which has broadened our understanding and our horizons.

Let us thank our faculty, staff, families, friends, fellow students, And all who made this community of learning possible — They have taught us so much.

Let us remember that our educational journeys Which led to our degrees, diplomas and certificates, Are valuable in themselves, not just means to other ends.

Let us use all we have learned To challenge the world through the eyes of educated citizens, And make it a better place for others who follow.

Let our motto, Fiat Lux, let there be light, Remind us of the responsibility we accept to ensure that we will Make a difference and build a better society.

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