The School of Economics is proud of the achievements of our students. There are many opportunities for students to be awarded for their excellence.
2025-2026 Award Winners
The Department of Economics would like to congratulate our 2026 graduating class award winners for their hard work and excellence!
Alumni Gold Medal Recipient:
Mike Frapporti, Honours Economics
Department Award Recipient
Naomi Ellis, Honours Economics, History Minor
Senior Honours Essay Award Recipient
Nour Elkhawass, Honours Economics Co-op, Honours Arts & Business for her paper "AI Diffusion and Productivity Divergence in Developing Economies"
Honours Economics Award Recipients
Euan Lawrence, Honours Economics Co-op, Finance Specialization, Management Studies Minor
Rachel Finamore, Honours Economics
University and Faculty Excellence Awards
Graduating Honours and Term Distinction
Term Distinction officially recognizes students who have attained a high degree of academic excellence.
To be awarded Term Distinction, students must:
- Have at least one alpha/numeric grade in the average.
- Have a minimum term overall average of 80% or higher.
- Have an academic standing for the term of Satisfactory, Good, or Excellent.
- Have no marks of incomplete course work (INC), course in progress (IP), under review (UR), or failing grades in the term under consideration for the term Distinction List. When INC or IP grades are resolved, the term’s average will be reviewed for eligibility.
To graduate with Distinction, students must graduate with a cumulative overall average of 80% or higher. To graduate with Dean's Honours, students must graduate with a cumulative overall average of 85% or higher. Students who qualify for both distinctions will graduate with Dean's Honours.
Alumni Gold Medal
An Alumni Gold Medal is presented annually at the spring convocation in recognition of academic excellence of the top graduate from the Faculty of Arts. The award recipient is chosen by the Faculty of Arts dean and associate dean of undergraduate studies based on scholastic achievement.
Departmental awards for Distinguished Academic Achievement
Awards for Distinguished Academic Achievement are presented annually at spring convocation in recognition of academic excellence of the top graduating student from the School of Economics. The award recipient is chosen based on a predetermined set of criteria, including scholastic achievement. Normally, these students are considered for, of which one is selected, as the recipient of the Alumni Gold Medal.
School of Economics Awards
Every June, the School of Economics chooses to honour the achievements of our graduating students. Students are considered for the following awards:
Senior Honours Essay Award
Awarded to a student in an Honours Economics program who demonstrates outstanding academic achievement in the senior honours essay (ECON 472). Students are nominated by their faculty supervisor and chosen by a committee of Economics faculty members.
Honours Economics Award
Awarded to graduating students who have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement in the Honours Economics major.
Mathematical Economics Award
Awarded to graduating students who have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement in the Honours Mathematical Economics major.