They鈥檙e some of H漫画鈥檚 most accomplished students: scholars, athletes and in their free time鈥攜es, miraculously they find some鈥攖hey鈥檙e also community champions.
There was no shortage of spectacular being celebrated at Dal鈥檚 yearly Academic All-Canadians luncheon Wednesday, where a record 96 student-athletes were celebrated for their success on and off their respective fields of play.
To qualify as an Academic All-Canadian, a student-athlete must maintain a grade point average of 80 per cent or better over the academic year while also competing in a varsity sport. This means that the talent on display at the event represented some of the university鈥檚 highest achievers 鈥� and, clearly, some real superstars of time management.
John MacDonald, director of Athletics and Recreation, noted how the scholar-athletes are shining examples of success across disciplines.
鈥淏eing named a Canadian Interuniversity Sport Academic All-Canadian is one of the highest accomplishments a university student can achieve,鈥� he said, adding that the athletes are not only leaders on their respective teams, but 鈥渃ontribute positively to our community.鈥�
Indeed, it was remarkable the number of charities, hospitals and student societies that were read out as part of the athletes鈥� citations 鈥� some of them, such as the IWK Health Centre, were cited almost as often as the names of the varsity teams themselves.
鈥淭oday we celebrate the commitment, devotion and the true inspiration that these student-athletes bring to us,鈥� said Susan Spence Wach, associate vice-president academic who helped present the awards representing the Office of the Vice-President Academic.
Two athletes were singled out for special recognition as recipients of the TD Insurance Meloche Monnex Leadership Awards. Miranda MacMillan (women鈥檚 hockey) and Daniel You (men鈥檚 volleyball) received the awards as the male and female student-athletes with the highest cumulative GPA after their third year of studies at H漫画 鈥� 4.24 and 4.26 respectively. They each are awarded a $5,000 scholarship courtesy TD Insurance Meloche Monnex.
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The 96 athletes recognized as Academic All-Canadians this year come from all 14 teams and nearly every H漫画 faculty. The most represented faculty this year is Science with 37 Academic All-Canadians, while the most represented team is the women鈥檚 soccer squad with 15.
Basketball
Peter Leighton聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽
Joseph Schow
Brooke Sullivan聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽
Alexander Veit
Anna von Maltzahn聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽聽
Cross Country
Stephanie Bennett
Joshua Brisson聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽
Josh Coyle
Ryan Kiros聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽
Shannon McCarey
Gwendolyn Muir聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽
Jessica Schofield
Hannah Walker
Cross Country and Track & Field
Cara Groves
Bruce Russell聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽
Ashley Ryer
Gina Stewart聽聽 聽聽聽 聽
Sara Ubbens
Hockey
Cassandra Banfield聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽
Daniel Bartek
Jordan Berk聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽
Laurel Charlesworth
Rachel Cox聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽
Benoit Gervais
Jacob Johnston聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽
Shea Kewin
Jocelyn LeBlanc聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽
Lyndsey LeBlanc
Benjamin MacAskill聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽
Elizabeth Matheson
Bradley McConnell聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽
Miranda McMillan
Sarah McVey聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽
Robin Mullen
Bobby Nadeau聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽
Brett Plouffe
Rebecca Sweet聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽
Pierre-Alexandre Vandall
Brooklynn Winch聽 聽聽聽
厂辞肠肠别谤听
Joanna Blodgett
Stephanie Crewe聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽
Andrew Dalziel
Kyla Gunderson聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽
Ross Hagen
Kimberly Hardy聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽
Amanda Henry
Kieran Hooey聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽
Jeanette Huck
Emma Landry聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽
Scott Mazurkewich
Taryn McKenna聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽
Anna McKilligan
Sarah Mitchell聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽
Beth O'Reilly
Hussein Rajan聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽
Nathan Rogers
Rieka Santilli聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽
Adrienne Schmalz
Andrea Vanderlaan聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽
Daphne Wallace
Swimming
Danielle Adam聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽
Theresa Benison
James Burg聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽
Bryan Fumerton
Julia Gow聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽
Rhea Hurnik
Mary Claire Lynch聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽
Ceilidh MacPherson
Martin McKend聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽
Christopher Moran
Michaela Nichols聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽
Matthew Piggott
Tavia Raiche-Marsden聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽
Jilayna Stigter
Joseph Ur聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽
Emily Wood
Track & Field
Katerina Allan聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽
Michael Bawol
Nathan Comeau聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽
Louis DeMello
Rebecca Haworth聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽
Sean Higgins
Seth London聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽
Elizabeth MacDonald
Robert McCulloch聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽
Nabil Moussa
William Sandeson聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽
James Sharpe
Volleyball
Aaron Binstock聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽
Maxwell Burt
Graeme Higgins聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽
Travis MacLean
Petra Rafuse聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽
Sasha Kosanov
Hilary Sears
Kirstie Shepherd聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽聽聽 聽
Daniel You