Spring 2026 convocation award winners
Royal Roads University is proud to recognize students' extraordinary achievements both inside and outside the classroom. Congratulations Spring 2026 distinguished student award winners!
Governor General’s Gold Medal
Master of Arts in Executive and Organizational Coaching graduate Annie Boyer receives the Governor General’s Gold Medal in recognition of her thesis, “How coaching cultures create conditions for belonging to emerge.” Boyer's thesis explored what transforms work from “just a job” to something much deeper?
This highly prestigious award recognizes a student at each of Canada's public Universities twice a year for having presented the most outstanding dissertation, thesis, or graduate research project.
Royal Roads also recognizes the following candidates for receiving a nomination for the Governor General’s Gold Medal:
- Dorothy Massa, College of Interdisciplinary Studies
- Laura Unchalee McFetridge Goldsmith, School of Business
- Sana Ramzan, School of Business
- Misheel Namnan, School of Environment and Sustainability
- Shelley Marie Wiart, School of Leadership Studies
- Malahat Gurbanaliyeva, School of Tourism and Hospitality Management
Royal Roads Chancellor’s Award
The university presents the Royal Roads Chancellor’s Award to graduates who achieved the highest academic performance in their undergraduate or graduate program.
Spring 2026 Chancellor’s Award recipients:
- Nelson Berry, Master of Arts in Conflict Analysis and Management
- Joycelyn Lee, Master of Arts in Disaster and Emergency Management
- Carlos Gorraez Meraz, Master of Arts in Environment and Management
- Kelsey Lynn Higgs, Master of Arts in Environmental Education and Communication
- Magdalena Elizabeth Underhay, Master of Arts in Global Leadership
- Brooklyn Irene Olga Isaak, Master of Arts in Human Security and Peacebuilding
- Corey Adam Ranger, Master of Arts in Justice Studies
- Esther Lin Hsieh, Master of Arts in Leadership
- Melinda Joy Quintero, Master of Arts in Tourism Management
- Katie Leigh Kendall, Master of Business Administration in Executive Management
- Kris Kyung Soo Song, Master of Global Management
Founders’ Award
The Royal Roads Founders’ Award is presented to a student or a small collective of students in each graduating cohort of a degree program for exemplifying the qualities of leadership, commitment to sustainability, positive and proactive work in equity, diversity and inclusion, and personal growth.
Spring 2026 Founders’ Award recipients:
- Derek Daniel Bohn, Master of Arts in Conflict Analysis and Management
- Aileen Patricia McKeown, Master of Arts in Disaster and Emergency Management
- Oscar Silva Vincente, Master of Arts in Disaster and Emergency Management
- Kristi Louise Kremers, Master of Arts in Environmental Education and Communication
- Scott Derek Thomas Walmsley, Master of Science in Environment and Management
- Bojie Yang, Master of Arts in Environment and Management
- Annie Boyer, Master of Arts in Executive and Organizational Coaching
- Magdalena Elizabeth Underhay, Master of Arts in Global Leadership
- Niccolo Gallo, Master of Arts in Intercultural and International Communication
- Corey Adam Ranger, Master of Arts in Justice Studies
- Lloyd William Harold Fischer, Master of Arts in Leadership
- Rachel Emily Anatole, Master of Arts in Leadership – Health
- Faith Chipawe, Master of Arts in Leadership – Executive Leadership
- Kelly Neufeld, Master of Arts in Professional Communication
- Silvia Judith Palacio Fuentes, Master of Arts in Tourism Management
- Kieran James McConnell, Master of Business Administration in Executive Management
- Chhavi Malhotra, Master of Global Management
- Kris Kyung Soo Song, Master of Global Management
- Philip Robert James Berna, Bachelor of Business Administration
President’s Scholar Award
The President’s Scholar Award is presented to students who graduate with distinction in the top 10 per cent of the graduating class in each undergraduate degree program.
Spring 2026 President’s Scholar Award recipients:
Bachelor of Business Administration in Innovation and Sustainability
- Philip Robert James Berna
- Daniil Lyubomudrov
Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Practice
- Leslie Jason Jensen
Bachelor of Science in Environmental Practice
- Hayley Coleen McCann Nguyen
Royal Roads University wishes to acknowledge the generosity of donors who have supported students to realize their academic and personal goals. View a complete list of awards.