Former Science and Business award winners
2007 National, Provincial and University Co-op Student of the Year - Kate Gardiner
Kate spent an eight-month co-op term as a research analyst on palliative care at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto, and received the student of the year award from the Canadian Association for Co-operative Education. At Sunnybrook, Kate assessed new methods of pain treatment, proposing research ideas on how to improve the quality of life among cancer patients.
2008 University of Waterloo Athletics Director's Award - Diane Kelly
Diane, a member of the University of Waterloo Warrior's Rugby Team was awarded one of the two Director’s award from uWaterloo Athletics. Diane was a very important member of the Interuniversity Council. She was also an asset to the council for many years and has contributed many hours toward community involvement for Warrior Athletics. Diane currently plays for Team Canada’s Rugby Team.
Former Director Owen Ward wins 2006 Distinguished Teacher Award
The Distinguished Teacher Award has been set up by the Senate of the University of Waterloo in recognition of the great importance of excellence in teaching at all levels in the University. The award is open to all those who teach students in the University of Waterloo and its federated and affiliated colleges. Recipients are to be chosen from among nominees by a Selection Committee of faculty and students. The University plans to honour three Distinguished Teachers each year.
2006 Co-op Student of the Year - Katie Dorman
Kathryn
Dorman
a
Science
and
Business
student
has
been
recognized
for
her
exceptional
contributions
through
her
co-op
position
by
being
proclaimed
2006
Science
co-op
student
of
the
year. Kathryn
had
four
outstanding
work
terms
with
Mount
Sinai
Hospital’s
Surgical
Skills
Centre.
During
her
first
work
term,
as
Research
and
Administrative
Assistant,
Katie
completed
the
research
and
helped
write
and
edit
a
paper
entitled,
“Tensiometry
as
a
measure
of
improvement
in
knot
quality
in
undergraduate
medical
students”.
In
her
fourth
work
term
Katie
traveled
to
Ethiopia
to
aid
in
the
development
of
a
surgical
lab
and
train
the
appointed
staff
in
ways
to
manage
the
facility.
She
also
organized
an
Objective
Structured
Assessment
of
Technical
Skills
(OSATS)
exam
for
the
surgical
residents
and
faculty
members
to
complete.
While
in
Ethiopia,
Katie
also
volunteered
at
an
orphanage
where
she
would
play
with
the
children,
tutor
them
in
English
and
help
teach
them
to
cook.
She
felt
very
fortunate
to
have
this
“family
away
from
home”.
Over
the
past
year
Katie
has
also
helped
to
set
up
a
group
on
campus
at
the
University
of
Waterloo
called
the
SciBus
Community
Outreach
Initiative.
Katie
and
her
fellow
team
members
have
raised
money
for
a
children’s
charity,
Sunshine
Dreams
for
Kids.
Ministry of Economic Trade and Developments, Ontario Global Traders Award - Rebecca Baxter
Rebecca has also recieved the Gold Award for Student Achievement!
CAMBRIDGE, ON - This April, Rebecca Baxter, a 4th year Science and Business student will be receiving the Ministry of Economic Trade and Development’s Ontario Global Traders Award for work she completed while on a Co-op internship in Australia. This award acknowledges the “outstanding export achievements of the most innovative and successful students in Ontario”. While in Australia, Rebecca assisted in the development of a new subsidiary of Apotex Canada, an international pharmaceutical company. Rebecca has also served as a student representative on the University of Waterloo Senate.
Multinational Association of Supportive care in Cancer Young Investigator Award Winner - Sukirtha Tharmalingam
Sukirtha
Tharmalingam,
a
3B
Science
and
Business/Biology
student
who
is
currently
on
an
8
month
coop
work
term
at
Toronto
Sunnybrook
Regional
Cancer
Centre,
has
been
awarded
the
Multinational
Association
of
Supportive
Care
in
Cancer
(MASCC)
Symposium
Young
Investigator
Award
for
her
abstract
entitled
Patient’s
and
Health
Care
Professionals’
Perspectives
on
the
Most
Important
Quality
of
Life
Issues
in
Bone
Metastases.
Congratulations
Sukirtha!
The
Young
Investigator
Award
represents
the
top
ten
young
investigators
whose
abstracts
are
among
the
top
20%
submitted
to
the
MASCC
annual
conference.
Each
candidate
must
be
under
40
years
of
age
and
in
practice
or
out
of
training
less
than
two
years.
Candidates
can
be
of
any
profession
and
from
any
country.
The
MASCC
is
an
international,
multidisciplinary
organization
with
members
representing
over
fifty-five
countries
and
five
continents.
Founded
in
1990,
MASCC
is
dedicated
to
research
and
education
in
all
aspects
of
supportive
care
for
patients
with
cancer.
Sukirtha
will
be
attending
the
MASCC
/
ISOO
18th
International
Symposium
in
Toronto
in
June
and
will
also
be
presenting
this
paper
at
the
16th
Annual
Provincial
Conference
on
Palliative
and
End-of-Life
Care,
this
April.
2005 Co-op Student of the Year - Tasneem Nakhooda
Tasneem's last work term involved interfacing directly with leading clients from financial, wealth management, and telecommunication companies in order to build customized financial statement solutions. Her technical expertise, as well as her ability to multitask and to meet tight deadlines allowed Tasneem to secure a major contract with a key client. She is also active on-campus as an executive member of the uWaterloo SCRUBS committee.
The award winners (one from each of the 6 faculties) were evaluated for their contributions to their co-op employers, their academic standing and their community involvement. Each award winner receives a gift certificate (Waterloo’s Retail Services), a framed recognition plaque and their name engraved onto the large wall plaque located just inside the Tatham Centre entrance.