Royal Roads graduates take home gold, silver and more

Royal Roads congratulates the graduating class of Fall 2021 and salutes the achievements of students for academic excellence and extraordinary contributions to the classroom and beyond.

Governor General’s Gold Medal

Master of Arts in Disaster and Emergency Management graduate Maia Foster-Sanchez receives the Governor General’s Gold Medal, in recognition for her thesis Hosting with humility; Timmins’ 2019 host community experiences – a timely research project that sheds light on how history can influence our reactions to emergencies.

Governor General’s Silver Medal

The Governor General’s Silver Medal is awarded to Bachelor of Science in Environmental Practice graduate Brynna Kagawa-Visentin, whose academic excellence, curiosity and grasp of complex, interdisciplinary subjects garnered high praise for her work around the issues of climate change and social justice. Her high academic achievement is also recognized with both the Chancellor’s and President’s Scholar awards.

Lieutenant Governor’s Medal for Inclusion, Democracy, and Reconciliation

The Lieutenant Governor’s Medal for Inclusion, Democracy, and Reconciliation will be presented to Bachelor of Justice Studies graduate Katelynne Herchak,  who brought her experience as an Inuk and an Indigenous advocate to create new learning opportunities in the classroom.

Royal Roads University also recognizes the following candidates for the Governor General’s Gold Medal for having received a nomination:

• Yvette Mucharraz y Cano, College of Interdisciplinary Studies
• Lisa Ruth Gedak, School of Education and Technology
• Christopher Norman Short, School of Environment and Sustainability
• Christina Marie Comeau, School of Leadership Studies
• Kahn Le, School of Tourism and Hospitality

Chancellor’s Award

The university presents the Chancellor’s Award to graduates who achieved the highest academic performance in their undergraduate or graduate program.

Chancellor’s Award recipients:

• Carla Angela Moore, Doctor of Social Sciences
• Michelle Lynn Hernandez, Master of Arts in Educational Leadership and Management
• Janell Lee MacDonald, Master of Arts in Environmental Practice
• Debbie Lorrell Little, Master of Arts in Higher Education Administration and Leadership
• Patricia Lynn Brayley, Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies
• Sandra Grace Kuipers, Master of Arts in Learning and Technology
• Stephanie See-Pui Fung, Master of Arts in Professional Communication
• Jennifer Alicia Lotz, Master of Science in Environmental Practice
• Brynna Ashlyn Kagawa-Visentin, Bachelor of Science in Environmental Practice
• Tatum Mallory Drader-Smith, Bachelor of Arts in Global Tourism Management
• Andi Liu, Bachelor of Arts in International Hotel Management
• Deborah Holly Bartley, Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies
• Kyla Lianne Alliston, Bachelor of Arts in Justice Studies
• Morgan Thomas Garvin, Bachelor of Arts in Professional Communication
• Marcel Wache, Bachelor of Commerce in Entrepreneurial Management
• Bridget Sarah Irving, Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science

Founders’ Award

The Founders’ Award is presented to a student in each graduating cohort of a degree program for exemplifying the qualities of leadership, sustainability and personal development.

Fall 2021 Founders’ Award recipients:

• Gehan Ahmed ElSharkawy, Doctor of Social Science
• Gabriel Joseph Andrews Master of Arts in Educational Leadership and Management
• Tori Dana McMillan, Master of Arts in Higher Education and Leadership
• Ellen Lianne Sedlack, Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies
• Jason Paul Donkersgoed, Master of Arts in Leadership
• Erika Jacqueline Mackenzie Bailey, Master of Arts in Leadership
• Earl Burton Einarson, Master of Arts in Learning and Technology
• Sophia Charlotte Gould, Master of Arts in Professional Communication
• Joshua Duane Gale, Master of Business Administration in Executive Management
• Katharina Kaczmarczyk,Master of Global Management
• Isabel Cristina Tobon Lascano, Master of Global Management
• Dylan Paul, Master of Global Management
• Laura Hope Eaton, Bachelor of Arts in Global Tourism Management
• Yuchen Yang, Bachelor of Arts in International Hotel Management
• Kira Catherine Maros, Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies
• Kyla Lianne Alliston, Bachelor of Arts in Justice Studies
• Troy Jagat Mcgregor, Bachelor of Arts in Justice Studies
• Jan Skylar van Vianen, Bachelor of Arts in Professional Communication
• Morgan Thomas Garvin, Bachelor of Arts in Professional Communication
• Marcel Wache,Bachelor of Commerce in Entrepreneurial Management
• Bridget Sarah Irving, Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science

President’s Scholar Award

These awards are presented to students who graduate with distinction in the top 10 per cent of the graduating class in each undergraduate degree program.

Fall 2021 President’s Scholar Award recipients:

Bachelor of Arts in Global Tourism Management

• Tatum Mallory Drader-Smith
• Laura Hope Eaton
• Sean Patrick McRae
• Tomi Nicole Postma

Bachelor of Arts in International Hotel Management

• Somin Cho
• Chawanluck Chumeechai
• Xiaolin Gong
• Yinying Li
• Zlhao Liang
• Andi Liu
• Langqing Miao
• Yuchen Yang
• Zhiyuan Zhu

Bachelor of Arts in Justice Studies

• Kyla Lianne Allison
• Terri Lynn Gillis
• Kira Brynn Lyseng
• Caitlin Justine Millwater
• Efrain Noel Vasquez

Bachelor of Arts in Professional Communication

• Stefan Karasz Vestergaard Andersen
• Allison Kathleen Boyd
• Rebecca Carol Bultsma
• David Rocco Ferrara
• Morgan Thomas Garvin
• Megan Madeleine Maher

Bachelor of Commerce in Entrepreneurial Management

• Jade Carly Jocko
• William Earl Sarty
• Tessa Elizabeth Schenkel
• Marcel Wache
• Megan Rae Weatherall

Bachelor of Science in Environmental Practice

• Brynna Ashlyn Kagawa-Visentin

Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science

• Megan Elizabeth Bayley
• Christopher Arthur Ronald Bell
• Bridget Sarah Irving
• Taylor Lauren Koel