During Spring Convocation ceremonies, June 7 to 10, Brock\u00a0University will celebrate Master\u2019s and PhD students for their academic and research excellence.<\/p>\n
A total of 411 graduate degrees \u2014 16 PhD, 395 Master\u2019s \u2014 will be conferred.<\/p>\n
Justin Maltese, a MSc student in Computer Science, will receive the prestigious Governor General\u2019s Gold Medal for achieving the highest academic standing at the graduate level. Maltese, of Hamilton, attained a 98.5 average.<\/p>\n
Spring Convocation will mark the first graduates from the PhD program in Interdisciplinary Humanities and from the\u00a0Master’s program in Sustainability Science and Society.<\/span><\/p>\n Both programs have been at the forefront of the University\u2019s directions to build transdisciplinary studies and research activities.<\/p>\n Brock established the Interdisciplinary Humanities doctoral program in 2011. The program brings together faculty and students from different disciplines across the University to collaborate on research questions from a variety of perspectives.<\/p>\n The graduate program in Sustainability Science and Society (SSAS) was launched in 2014. The program provides students an opportunity to study the social, economic, political, and biophysical challenges and to consider new ways of thinking about environmental sustainability.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s always a landmark event for newer programs to celebrate the convocation of their first students,\u201d says Mike Plyley, Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies. \u201cThese students are like flagbearers. They signify a program\u2019s wider impact as its students move forward to contribute their knowledge, creativity and skills in their field or through other academic and research pursuits.\u201d<\/p>\n This convocation also holds special significance for Plyley as he completes his term as Dean on June 30.<\/p>\n \u201cConvocation days are one of the best days on the job for a Dean,\u201d Plyley says. \u201cI\u2019ve had the privilege to congratulate thousands of graduate students over the past five years. Watching our students cross the stage to accept their master\u2019s or doctoral degrees provides you with a strong indication of the force of their potential in a world that will look to them to make society stronger and better. For a Dean, those are the times when you say to yourself that it just doesn\u2019t get any better than this.\u201d<\/p>\n 2016 Convocation awards to Brock graduate students<\/strong><\/p>\n Governor General\u2019s Gold Medal:<\/strong><\/p>\n Justin Maltese, Computer Science<\/p>\n Jack M. Miller Excellence in Research Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n The FGS announces a list of Miller award recipients each year. At the time of graduation, students are given special recognition for the achievement. The following is a list of Miller award recipients who will be acknowledged at Spring Convocation.<\/em><\/p>\n Spring 2016 Convocation<\/strong><\/p>\n Dimitrios Alexandropoulos, Chemistry<\/p>\n William John Gittings, Applied Health Sciences<\/p>\n Malisa Kurtz, Interdisciplinary Humanities<\/p>\n Stefon Jan Ross van Noordt, Psychology<\/p>\n Zahid Mohammad Rahman, Management<\/p>\n Phillip Wallace, Applied Health Sciences<\/p>\n Distinguished Graduate Student Award<\/strong><\/p>\n Dimitrios Alexandropoulos, Chemistry<\/p>\n Michael Ayerh K Ayertey, Geography<\/p>\n Matilda Baptist, Biotechnology<\/p>\n Allan Campopiano, Psychology<\/p>\n Corey Jonathan Carlton, Business Economics<\/p>\n Kevin Daniel Caslin, Physics<\/p>\n Andrew Cheesman, Physics<\/p>\n Alison Edge, Biotechnology<\/p>\n Whitney Evans, Political Science<\/p>\n Renee Marie Henriette Girard, History<\/p>\n Christopher Scott Grawey, Critical Sociology<\/p>\n Steven Greenwood, English<\/p>\n Wade Alexander Hunt, Philosophy<\/p>\n Naomi Johnson, Applied Disabilities Studies<\/p>\n Malisa Kurtz, Interdisciplinary Humanities<\/p>\n Jeff Lakeit, Comparative Literatures and Arts<\/p>\n Justin Peter Maltese, Computer Science<\/p>\n Molly McMeekin, Classics<\/p>\n Kaitlin Louisa McNeill, Applied Disability Studies<\/p>\n Max Cale Merilovich, Biological Sciences<\/p>\n Joel Midgley-Volpato, Mathematics and Statistics<\/p>\n Samantha Lynne Julianne Morris, Sustainability: Science and Society<\/p>\n Li Mou, Business Administration<\/p>\n Ewelina Kinga Niemczyk, Educational Studies<\/p>\n Matthew Peter Casimir Nikitczuk, Earth Sciences<\/p>\n Kiel Graham Ormerod, Biological Sciences<\/p>\n Panagiota Perlepe, Chemistry<\/p>\n Irene Podolak, Applied Health Sciences<\/p>\n Stephanie Simoes, Philosophy<\/p>\n Zipparah Eileen Stephenson, Social Justice and Equity Studies<\/p>\n Kimberley Caitlin Tsujimoto, Child and Youth Studies<\/p>\n Rebecca Lynn Vos, Applied Linguistics<\/p>\n Jennifer R. Weiler, Education<\/p>\n Narnia Christine Worth, Psychology<\/p>\n Haiyue Xu, Management<\/p>\n Michelle Zahradnik, Applied Health Sciences<\/p>\n Spirit of Brock awards<\/strong><\/p>\n Joshua Bowslaugh, Applied Health Sciences<\/p>\n Katlynne Smith, Education<\/p>\n Regan Fitzgerald, Goodman School of Business<\/p>\n Malisa Kurtz, Humanities<\/p>\n Chimaobi Amadi, Mathematics and Science<\/p>\n Antwi Boasiako, Social Sciences<\/p>\n Jack Noble Book Prizes<\/strong><\/p>\n Jennifer R. Weiler, Education<\/p>\n Dr. Michael Kompf Book Prizes<\/strong><\/p>\n Assuntina Del Gobbo, Education<\/p>\n Goodman Graduation Award<\/strong><\/p>\n Marion Elizabeth Beckett, Business Administration<\/p>\n Neil Patrick Bourque, Business Administration<\/p>\n Regan Mckenzie Fitzgerald, Business Administration<\/p>\n Manuel Gloger, Management<\/p>\n Sunayana Gopal, Business Administration<\/p>\n Wenyan Gu, Accountancy<\/p>\n Jake Paul James Haskell, Accountancy<\/p>\n Jordan Molzan, Accountancy<\/p>\n Li Mou, Business Administration<\/p>\n Abdul Rashed Rahimi, Business Administration<\/p>\n Zahid Mohammad Rahman, Management<\/p>\n Martinus Benny Setya, Business Administration<\/p>\n Lixiong Wang, Business Administration<\/p>\n Yichun Wang, Accountancy<\/p>\n Haoxing Wu, Accountancy<\/p>\n Amik Zeshan, Business Administration<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" During Spring Convocation ceremonies, June 7 to 10, Brock University will celebrate Master\u2019s and PhD students for their academic and research excellence. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":28166,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3319,1],"tags":[97,156,607,1998,4150],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39309"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39309"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39309\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39344,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39309\/revisions\/39344"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28166"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39309"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39309"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39309"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}