Student Awards

Three CEPS Grad Students Win Inaugural Grad Student Research Day Awards

Three graduate students have received awards from the inaugural CEPS Graduate Student Research Day on October 16, 2020. The winners are:

  • 1st Place: MASc candidate Valerie Bauman
  • 2nd Place: PhD candidate Singam Suranjoy Singh
  • People's Choice Award: MASc candidate Aidan England

Congratulations to all the winners! Read the event recap here.

Matthew Bebis Received Collin Cureatz Memorial Award for Co-op Student Involvement Award

Matt Bebis, a software engineering co-op student, worked as a career services peer helper at the University of Guelph. He enthusiastically represented the co-op program to employers and prospective students at events, helped promote Experiential Learning Hub services to new students, and developed resources to support student job search and networking skills.

Read the Co-op Awards announcement here: Students and Employers Celebrated with Co-op Awards.

Megan Farkas Received Co-op Student of the Year (Biological, Physical and Environmental Science) Award

"As a technical writer at Johnson & Johnson, Megan Farkas was assigned the role of scribing for an auditor. The role had never been assigned to a student before and Farkas efficiently assisted in executing the successful audit. Farkas was also the sole technical writer for a cost improvement project that resulted in a $12,000 savings for the company."

Read the Co-op Awards announcement here: Students and Employers Celebrated with Co-op Awards.

Morgan McLellan Received Ian Pavlinic Memorial Award for Innovation – Co-op Student of the Year (Computing) Award

"During her work terms with Magnet, Morgan McLellan represented the organization at external events, including speaking with numerous high school students and their parents about her experiences in the high-tech industry. After impressing her employer, she was chosen to assist with training a new tester."

Read the Co-op Awards announcement here: Students and Employers Celebrated with Co-op Awards.

Shannon Fenwick Received Co-op Student of the Year (Engineering) Award

"Over her eight-month co-op term, Shannon Fenwick made numerous and significant contributions at Siemens Canada. Fenwick worked on a regional initiative that resulted in over 5M Euro in reported savings. She developed on-time delivery reporting for the company’s largest key client in Canada and identified process deficiencies in data collection and documentation. The corrective action she presented improved on-time delivery metrics for client-specific reporting by 10 per cent."