Congratulations to current MA student, Rebecca Van Massenhoven who recently won the 2023 Gold Medal for the highly competitive and coveted “National Student and Thought Leadership Awards” offered by the Canadian Association of Programs in Public Administration (CAPPA) and the Institute of Public Administration in Canada (IPAC).

A joint initiative of CAPPA and IPAC, the National Student and Thought Leadership Awards in Public Administration are a set of two awards that recognize talent in Canadian public administration and policy programs at the regional and national levels. They highlight excellence in public administration and showcase the top talent emerging from Canadian programs each year.

Winning the awards involves a two-pronged process in which Rebecca had to present her research project to a national panel of judges. As the winner of the competition, Rebecca has been invited to participate in this year’s national IPAC conference, where she will be celebrated as this year’s champion.

Read about Rebecca in The Brock News.