
The awards ceremony also gives the department a chance to recognize graduate students that have completed their studies during the year and/or been awarded other honours and any faculty who have received awards. Enjoy the snapshots from our most recent awards ceremony, or scroll down to see past awards ceremonies.
These awards are made possible by generous donors. We are deeply appreciative of their support. In particular, for years Bob Ewen, a valued Philosophy alumnus and a friend of the department, has donated toward making the class prizes and essay prizes possible, and more recently Bob gifted to our Department an endowed fund that will support these awards for years to come. These awards make such a difference not only to our students but also to our broader community, which benefits so much from the supportive message of the gifts themselves -- that in these difficult times, what we are doing has meaning beyond the classroom. Thank you, Bob Ewen, for making these awards possible.
2024- 15th Annual philosophy Awards
Opening remarks from Gerry Callaghan




First year Prize
Baily Dinel, presented by Ian McDonald


Second Year Prize
Radiyah Tasneem (absent), presented by Doreen Fraser


Third Year Prize
Emily (Marcel) Humelnicu, presented by Doreen Fraser


Forth Year Prize
Hazel Gifford, presented by Chris Lowry


Undergraduate Essay Prizes
Gold Essay Prize

Jesse Summers for “The Numerical Universe”, presented by Doreen Fraser
Silver Essay Prize

Kenny Hoang (absent) for “Warrant Canaries and Lying by Omission”, presented by Jennifer Saul
Bronze Essay Prize

Alec Patten for “Autonomy of Individuals Living with Dementia Through Particularist Accounts of Competency”, presented by Nick Ray
Graduate Essay Prizes
Gold Essay Prize

Hannah Anderson for “Drawn Conclusions: The Methodological Significance of Biological Illustration”, presented by Jennifer Saul
Silver Essay Prize

Madeleine Kenyon for “'Do You Like That?': Demonstratives and Unclarity in Sexual Communication” , presented by Jennifer Saul
Bronze Essay Prize

Kyle Adams for “Chatbot Bullshit” presented by Jennifer Saul
Department Prize
Olivia Kamminga, presented by Nick Ray


Mapara Scholarship
Remy Leigh, presented by Carla Fehr


Kerr-Lawson Prize
Curtis Brown for ”There is Beauty in the Bellow of a Blast: The Use and Misuse of Aesthetics in Physics” presented by Doreen Fraser


Haworth Prize
Olivia Kamminga for “Care Ethics” presented by Mathieu Doucet on behalf of Katy Fulfer

