UTM Awards Hall of Fame

University of Toronto Mississauga Student Leadership Awards

UTM Student Leadership Award Recipients

In connection with the University of Toronto Mississauga, the Centre for Student Engagement offers several awards for student leaders and student groups on campus. Let us celebrate your achievements!  

For this academic year, we are proud to announce there are up to 18 Student Leadership Awards, including 10 Individual Awards and 8 Student Group Awards. 


What Student Leadership Awards do we offer? 

The Student Leadership Awards recognize outstanding individuals and student groups that have demonstrated involvement in and/or contributed to key UTM values including Collaboration, Leadership Development, Global and Intercultural Engagement, Equity & Inclusion, Innovation, Advancing Justice for Indigenous Communities, Wellness, and Sustainability. 

There are two separate Student Leadership Award categories: Individual Student Leadership Awards and Student Group Awards.  


2026 STUDENT LEADERSHIP AWARD RECIPIENTS

2026 University of Toronto, Student Leadership Award Recipients

Aditi Soin 
Anthropology, History Of Religions, Education Studies  

Aishat Abdulrazaq                            
Digital Enterprise Management           

Brandon El-Jurdi
Biology For Health Sciences, Chemistry

Dua Khan
Biology For Health Sciences, Psychology, Neuroscience   

Fatima Nawaz
Criminology, Law and Society, Forensic Science, Visual Culture

Grace Fitzgerald
Forensic Psychology

Jocelyn Aryeetey
Sociology, Biology For Health Sciences

Kamsiyochi Onyekere
Biology For Health Sciences, Psychology, Biomedical Communications

Karl Aquino
Biology For Health Sciences, Comparative Physiology

Manvir Kaur Dhothar
Biology For Health Sciences, Education Studies, Biomedical Communications 

Michael Rengifo
Sociology, Communication, Culture, Information, Creative Writing, Economics

Philip Anyang
Economics And Political Science
                                           
Razan El-Sheikh
Biology For Health Sciences, Psychology

Shunsho Ando Heng
Theatre and Drama Studies  

Tamilore  Femi-Johnson
Digital Enterprise Management           

Tarunveer Ghotra
Biology For Health Sciences, Education Studies, Sociology,

Tiana Manias
Forensic Chemistry 
 

2026 University of Toronto Mississauga, Leadership Achievement Award Recipients

Principal's Award of Excellence

Abdulsalam Oladimeji
Professional Writing and Communication, Biology

Ana Beatriz de Faria Porto
Psychology, Linguistics Studies  

Aya Al Tabbaa
Digital Enterprise Management 

Grace Elinam Ahadjie
Earth Science, Economics, Business, Science and Entrepreneurship

Jocelyn Aryeetey
Sociology, Biology For Health Sciences

Kanupreet Arora
Geospatial Data Science, Applied Statistics, Computer Science 

Keya Patel
Political Science, Economics

Rishma Amjath
Professional Writing and Communication, Biology, Education Studies

Samuel Roshan Kamalendran
Political Science, Classical Civilization, English 

Veronica Erika Luo
French Studies, Psychology    

Advancing Black Excellence & Inclusion

Adegheosa Emmanuella  Omorogiuwa
Biology For Health Sciences, Comparative Physiology 

Advancing Justice for Indigenous Communities 

Nyla Bouchard-Wemigwans
Criminology, Law And Society, Anthropology (Arts)

Equity & Inclusion

Aditi Soin 
Anthropology, History Of Religions, Education Studies  

Global & Intercultural Engagement

Sandra Risco Brioso
Biology For Health Sciences, Psychology

Laura Krajewski Student Mentorship

Laila McFarlane
Digital Enterprise Management 

Zeynab Asadi Lari Healthy Campus

Manvir Kaur Dhothar
Biology For Health Sciences, Education Studies, Biomedical Communications 

Sustainability

Vera Allue
Economics And Political Science 
 

2026 University of Toronto Mississauga, Student Group Award Recipients

Principal's Award of Excellence

Caribbean Connections 
Black in STEM
UTM Pre Law Organization

Advancing Black Excellence & Belonging

Black in STEM

Collaboration

UTM Real Estate Club 

Equity & Inclusion

The Citizens Foundation UTM

Global & Intercultural Engagement

Studio X

Wellness

Student Snack Shack


ARCHIVED STUDENT LEADERSHIP AWARD RECIPIENTS

2025 Award Winners2024 Award Winners2023 Award Winners2022 Award Winners2021 Award Winners

How do we define Student Leadership? 

Throughout your time at the University of Toronto Mississauga, you may have been involved in activities outside of the classroom that have developed your skills, expanded your knowledge and contributed to the betterment of our UTM community. These experiences are examples of student leadership, and make you a student leader. 

Student leaders in Canadian higher education institutions are those who take an active role in institutional governance, service delivery, advocacy, community service work, and social change in one or more areas of the university, and whose practices and activities need to be consistent with the values of the university, with the primary aim of making significant contributions to the quality of the student experience, and supports their personal and professional development


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