Empowering Excellence 2026 highlights

2026 Awards

Dr. Ronald Kristjanson Memorial Scholarship

  • Lindsy Arseneau
  • Kristen Lobay

Instructor Excellence Award

  • Dorota Madziar
  • Matthew Wiebe

Instructor Service Awards - 10 years

  • Melanie Brydges Down
  • Larry Davidson

Instructor Service Recognition - 5 to 9 years

  • Christina Albi
  • Clifford Allotey
  • Tammy Brown           
  • Francis Fang
  • Angela Faulkner
  • Diane Jansen
  • Abraham King
  • Jill Knaggs
  • Richard Lannon
  • Vince O'Donohue
  • Louise Rowlands

Industry Partnership Excellence Award

  • Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries

Industry Placement Host Award

  • City of Winnipeg
  • Opportunities for Employment
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Empowering Excellence 2024 highlights

2024 Awards

Industry Partnership Excellence Award

  • Manitoba Hydro

Industry Placement Host Awards

  • Better Business Bureau of Central Canada (BBB)
  • Newcomers Employment & Education Development Services (NEEDS) Inc.

Instructor Awards

Instructor Excellence Awards
  • Chris Albi
  • Chris Hoquis
  • Anas Orwani
Instructor Service Awards – 5 to 9 years
  • Jordan Brugger
  • Stevi Dram
  • Vern Greenway
  • Reg Kmet
  • Dorota Madziar
  • Suenita Maharaj-Sandhu
  • Ken Rudderham
  • Lori Rudniski
  • Monica Schroeder
  • Patti Sheare
  • Darlene Smith
  • Norman Umali

Student Awards

Dr. Ronald Kristjanson Memorial Scholarship
  • Charlene Gerbrandt
  • Anita McCrimmon
Full-Time Program Student Excellence Award
  • Keshav Acharya
  • Barakat Bamidele
  • Hongyan (Leon) Ren
Dean's Honour List
  • Congratulations to those on the list

Showcase videos

Micro-certificate in Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility (EDIA)

Program Feature

A few moments from Empowering Excellence 2024

Empowering Excellence 2023 highlights

2023 Awards

Industry Awards

Partnership Excellence Awards
  • Manitoba Municipal Administrators
  • Organization & Staff Development, Public Service Commission, Government of Manitoba
Industry Placement Host Awards
  • Loblaw Companies Limited
  • New Directions for Children, Youth, Adults and Families

Instructor Awards

Instructor Excellence Awards
  • Charles Groening
  • Mike Einarson
  • Patti Sheare
Instructor Service Awards - Over 10 years
  • Jason Farrell
  • Marc Desrosiers
  • Nettie Neudorf
  • Tanya Cole

Student Awards

Dr. Ronald Kristjanson Memorial Scholarship
  • Linda Landsard
  • Rebecca Norman
Dean's Honour List
  • Congratulations to those on the list

Showcase videos

Media Literacy, Critical Thinking and Investigative Journalism

Artificial Intelligence: Machine Learning Solutions

Facilitating Older Adult Learning

A few moments from Empowering Excellence 2023

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