Congratulations to the awards recipients on their achievements — we wish all our students much success in their chosen fields!

RRC Polytech wishes to thank the donors of the awards, bursaries, and scholarships for their continuing support of our programs and students.

Read more to see the agenda and list of award winners.

Agenda

Land Acknowledgement and Welcome

Masters of Ceremony

Harv Mock and Lise Wall, Faculty
Applied Commerce and Management Education

Greetings

Fred Meier, President, and Chief Executive Officer
RRC Polytech

Presentation of Awards

Harv Mock, Lise Wall, and Award Sponsors

Closing and Congratulatory Message

Kirk Johnson, Dean
School of Business, Information Technology and Creative Arts

Awards

Applied Accounting 

Academic Achievement Award

Presented to a student in the Applied Accounting program based on outstanding academic achievement.

• Su Chien Ng
• Qiyang Zhang

Doug Newton Memorial Award

Presented annually to a full-time student graduating from the Applied Accounting program based on outstanding academic achievement.

• Su Chien Ng

Business Administration – Accounting

Academic Achievement Award

Presented to graduating Business Administration students who exhibit outstanding academic achievement in the Accounting major.

• Sanduni Sanjana Lawrence Hewage
• Stefan Adzic
• Lijing She

Business Administration – General Studies

Academic Achievement Award

Presented to graduating Business Administration students who exhibit outstanding academic achievement in the General Studies major.

• Angelica Maria Reyes Mosquera
• Ying Feng
• Andrea Fernanda Bombon Lascano

Business Administration – Financial Services

Academic Achievement Award

Presented to graduating Business Administration students who exhibit outstanding academic achievement in the Financial Services major.

• Kathleen Murphy
• Jinfeng Yan (Jennifer)
• Melissa Guzman Hernandez

Business Administration – Human Resource Management

Academic Achievement Award

Presented to graduating Business Administration students who exhibit outstanding academic achievement in the Human Resource Management major.

• Wing Kuen Ku
• Cecilia Estrada Espinosa
• Ria Chauhan

Business Administration – Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Academic Achievement Award

Presented to graduating Business Administration students who exhibit outstanding academic achievement in the Logistics and Supply Chain Management major.

• Vu Phuong Linh Nguyen (Lynn)
• Claudia Ines Martinet Reyna
• Jose Rigoberto Mulato Medina

Business Administration – Marketing

Marketing Academic Achievement Award

Presented to graduating Business Administration students who exhibit outstanding academic achievement in the Marketing major. 

• Luca Medved
• Justin Hiebert 
• Caroline Liston 

Business Administration 

Canada Life Award

Presented to students entering their final year of the Business Administration program, who exhibit strong academic performance and service to the community.

• Enrique Cerrada Mendoza

Manitoba Metis Federation – Vickar Community Chevrolet Award

Established jointly by the Manitoba Metis Federation and Vickar Community Chevrolet, and presented annually to full-time Metis students demonstrating a combination of the following: team work in the classroom or the workplace, leadership, volunteerism, strong work ethic and/or a commitment to learning. 

• Kurtis Luke

Gary Coleman Award for Inner-City Scholars

Awarded to a graduate of an inner-city high school that has demonstrated high community / school involvement and will be attending the Business Administration program.

• Selina Gerezgiher
• Semhar Gerezgiher

Norm Konowalchuk Memorial Award

Established by family and friends in memory of Norm Konowalchuk, a long-time employee of Red River College. Presented to a Business Administration graduate who intends to pursue a university degree and/or professional designation, and has demonstrated community leadership and a commitment to life-long learning.

• Stefan Adzic

Northwest Company Awards

Provided annually by the Northwest Company as a bursary to Indigenous students enrolled in the second year of the Business Administration program, to be used towards tuition and expenses for the final year of the program.

• Ayden Sutherland
• Whitney Yarema

Scotiabank International Student Scholarship 

Presented to international students who have achieved the highest cumulative GPA after their first year of studies.

• Claudia Ines Martinet Reyna  

Paterson GlobalFoods Award 

Presented to a full-time, second-year Business Administration student who demonstrates strong academic achievement, community volunteerism, and a strong work ethic.

• Harrison McNeil Elliott       

Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Award

Presented to full-time, second-year Business Administration, Business Information Technology or Business Technology Management students who demonstrate strong academic achievement.

• Megan Sass
• Lijing She
• Wen-Chi Lin
• Daniel Oliveira Lima
• Jahanvi Sharma 
• Adiva Martinez

Yuri César Memorial Award for Business Administration International Student

Established by Flávio Raphael to cherish the memory of his nephew Yuri, who had a very short life, but made a significant impact on all who knew him. His love, laughter and energy served as motivation for this award, which assists international students entering the second year of the Business Administration program, who are inspired by education, and display no fear of change by making Canada their new home, and Red River College their knowledge hub.

• Raquel Melanie Dayrit

Women’s Enterprise Award

Presented to a female student completing the first year of the Business Administration program, who demonstrates advanced academic performance and specific plans for starting a future enterprise.

• Aira Joy Espiritu

Assiniboine Credit Union Bursary

Presented to a first-year Indigenous student in the Business Administration program based on community involvement and mentorship abilities.

• Rebecca Stephanie Choken

Chartered Life Underwriters Award

Presented to full-time, second-year Business Administration students who demonstrate strong academic achievement.

• Megan McKinney
• Samantha Johnston

Staffmax Scholarship for Business Administration Students

Presented to a first-year Indigenous students in the Business Administration program who will be continuing into their second year based on outstanding academic achievement.

• Cassidy Berthelette
• Kayley McGrath

Insurance Brokers Association of Manitoba-Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Award

Presented to second-year Business Administration students, enrolled in the Commercial Insurance course who will pursue a career in the insurance industry. Recipients have demonstrated advanced academic performance, enthusiasm for the course content, and growth in understanding of the insurance industry.

• Danica Fedora 
• Cody (Brodi) Lockhart
• Sau Ting Lau
• Jonathan Salunga
• Leila Andrea Santos

Commerce/Industry Sales and Marketing 

Academic Achievement Award

Presented annually to a full-time student graduating from the Commerce Industry Sales and Marketing program for outstanding academic achievement.

• Cassidy Mahon

Ricoh Canada Award

Presented to a Commerce Industry Sales and Marketing student for strong academic performance.

• Ian Osodo

Industrial Truck Service Ltd. Award

Presented to a Commerce Industry Sales and Marketing student for strong academic performance.

• Natasha Natasha

Applied Commerce and Management Education 

Peter Nykoluk Memorial Awards

Established by family in memory of Peter Nykoluk, a Business Administration student at the time of his accidental death. The award is based on academic performance in all Applied Commerce and Management Education programs.

• Aira Joy Espiritu
• Valentina Olmos Fajardo
• Samantha Johnston
• Karen Arigo

MATH-1078 Business Mathematics Student Award

Presented to the Applied Commerce and Management student with the highest mark in the Business Mathematics course during the previous academic year.

• Zhiqi Ye

Academic Achievement Indigenous Student Award

Presented to graduating, self-declaring Indigenous students who demonstrated outstanding academic achievement while enrolled fulltime in an Applied Commerce and Management Education program.

• Andrew Henry
• Hannah Martin
• Owen Wilgosh

Academic Achievement International Student Award

Presented to a graduating international student who demonstrates outstanding academic achievement while enrolled full-time in an Applied Commerce and Management Education program. 

• Qiyang Zhang
• Jose Rigoberto Mulato Medina