Anqi Lu and Peter Robinson

UTM graduates receive top awards

Stuart Watson

U of T Mississauga graduate Anqi Lu took home the Governors General’s Medal and the Rose Sheinin Award as the outstanding female student graduating in a science program, adding to an already impressive array of awards for academic achievement this year.

Lu, a statistics graduate, was presented the university’s top awards at convocation ceremonies on June 5, 2014. She also captured four awards that were presented during a reception and ceremony on May 27:

  • Best Student – Honours B.Sc.
  • Award for Outstanding Performance – Mathematical & Computational Sciences
  • The Founders Gold Medal
  • The E.A. Robinson Medal - Sciences

Here’s a complete list of U of T Mississauga graduates who received awards at the 2013-14 UTM Graduation Reception.

Best Student Award

  • Alyssa Marie Wong, Honours B.A.
  • Menghan Yan, Honours B.A.
  • Abhilasha Dilip Patel, Honours B.Sc.
  • Anqi Lu, Honours B.Sc.
  • Camille Jefferson Simardone, B.Com.
  • Amir Sariri Khayatzadeh, B.B.A.

Award for Outstanding Performance

  • Rhonda Dona Casey Norton, Anthropology
  • Abhilasha Dilip Patel, Biology
  • Rahul Rana, Chemical & Physical Sciences
  • Camille Jefferson Simardone, Economics
  • Adriano Pasquali, English & Drama
  • Luke Anthony Sawczak, Language Studies
  • Michele Colley, Geography
  • Sukanya Mahalingam, Historical Studies
  • Menghan Yan, Historical Studies
  • Sadia Sharmin, Communication, Culture, Information & Technology
  • Camille Jefferson Simardone, Management
  • Anqi Lu, Mathematical & Computational Sciences
  • Mahan Esmaeilzadeh, Philosophy
  • Kevin Persaud, Philosophy
  • Alyssa Marie Wong, Political Science
  • Cherylann Yvonne Cawthorn, Psychology
  • Pooja Lasi, Sociology
  • Samantha Hanrath, Visual Studies
  • Andrew Mazurek, Forensic Science
  • Robbie Nohra, Concurrent Teacher Education Program

The Founders Gold Medal

  • Anqi Lu

The E.A. Robinson Medal

  • Menghan Yan, Humanities
  • Anqi Lu, Sciences
  • Camille Jefferson Simardone, Social Sciences
  • Rhonda Dona Casey Norton, Part-time Studies

Research Excellence Award

  • Robbie Nohra