The cream of Dalhousie's student-athlete crop were honoured at the 11th annual Academic All-Canadian Luncheon. A total of 78 varsity athletes were recognized in the presence of peers, professors and parents for their academic accomplishments according to standards set by the national university sport authority, Canadian Interuniversity Sport.
To qualify as an Academic All-Canadian, a student-athlete must maintain a grade point average (GPA) of 80 per cent or better over the academic year, while competing in a varsity sport. All 14 of Dalhousie’s varsity teams were represented in the awards ceremony, showcasing the breadth of academic success exhibited by Tigers student-athletes. The women’s hockey team led Dalhousie’s varsity pack with 10 Academic All-Canadians from the 2008-09 roster.
A highlight of the luncheon was an address from four-time Academic All-Canadian Andrew Sullivan from Riverview, N.B. Mr. Sullivan, whose name was recently put forward to the Rhodes Scholarship nomination committee by Dalhousie President Dr. Tom Traves, gave thanks on behalf of the student-athletes. A well-spoken fourth year engineering student, he talked about the involvement of family, academic mentors, coaches and university staff in providing student-athletes the opportunity to compete for Dalhousie University and enhance their student experience.
Congratulations to all those student athletes who made the grade as Academic All-Canadians:
- Danielle Adam, swimming, kiniesiology, Faculty of Health Professions
- Nick Bagnall, soccer, science, Faculty of Science
- Michael Bawol, track and field, kinesiology, Faculty of Health Professions
- Meagan Beaton, soccer, kinesiology, Faculty of Health Professions
- Anthony Bernard, track and field, kinesiology, Faculty of Health Professions
- Evan Bezanson, cross country, pharmacy, Faculty of Health Professions
- Simon Boilard, swimming, chemical engineering, Faculty of Engineering
- Maxwell Burt, volleyball, kinesiology, Faculty of Health Professions
- Nate Campbell, swimming, commerce, Faculty of Management
- Katie Campbell, track and field, Master’s applied science, Faculty of Graduate Studies
- Valerie Christie, cross country, kinesiology, Faculty of Health Professions
- Amber Corkum, track and field, kinesiology, Faculty of Health Professions
- Alan Dalton, soccer, kinesiology, Faculty of Health Professions
- Andrew Dalziel, soccer, science, Faculty of Science
- Kelly Donald, basketball, arts, Faculty of Arts and Social Science
- Margot Doucet, hockey, engineering, Faculty of Engineering
- Tyler Dyck, hockey, mechanical engineering, Faculty of Engineering
- Michelle Easton, swimming, recreation management, Faculty of Health Professions
- Rebecca Easton, swimming, management, Faculty of Management
- Emelie Ederfors, hockey, kinesiology, Faculty of Health Professions
- Hampus Engzell, hockey, arts, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
- Letitia (Tisha) Evison, volleyball, kinesiology, Faculty of Health Professions
- Alison Farrell, track and field, psychology, Faculty of Science
- Christopher Goulet, track and field, nursing, Faculty of Health Professions
- Kyla Gunderson, soccer, arts, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
- Ross Hagen, soccer, commerce, Faculty of Management
- Bevan Haley, swimming, psychology, Faculty of Science
- Whitney Halloran, hockey, kinesiology, Faculty of Health Professions
- Rebecca Harrison, swimming, commerce, Faculty of Management
- Catherine Hart, track and field, chemistry, Faculty of Science
- Joanna Heathcote, track and field, international development studies, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
- Sean Higgins, track and field, pharmacy, Faculty of Health Professions
- Graeme Higgins, volleyball, kinesiology, Faculty of Health Professions
- Jeanette Huck, soccer, commerce, Faculty of Management
- Renata Jaciw-Zurakowski, swimming, recreation management, Faculty of Health Professions
- Maggie Jones, swimming, math/economics, Faculty of Science
- Jenna Kaye, basketball, MBA/LLB, Faculty of Management
- Ryan Kiros, cross country, track and field, math, Faculty of Science
- Corey Knickle, swimming, science, Faculty of Science
- Jeffrey Larsh, hockey, kinesiology, Faculty of Health Professions
- Gemma Lawson, swimming, psychology, Faculty of Science
- Alexandra Legge, basketball, neuroscience, Faculty of Science
- Aaron Lewicki, hockey, political science, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
- Sarah Lye, soccer, English, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
- Mary-Frances Lynch, Track and Field, Master’s of Environmental Studies, Faculty of Graduate Studies
- Alannah MacLean, soccer, arts, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
- Elizabeth Matheson, hockey, kinesiology, Faculty of Health Professions
- Robert McCulloch, track and field, science, Faculty of Science
- Miranda McMillan, hockey, science, Faculty of Science
- Kaitlyn McNutt, hockey, chemical engineering, Faculty of Engineering
- Sarah McVey, hockey, DISP, Faculty of Science
- Erik Montgomery, volleyball, management, Faculty of Management
- Christopher Moran, swimming, science, Faculty of Science
- Bobbie-Sue Morgan, track and field, nursing, Faculty of Health Professions
- Eric Negulic, soccer, graduate studies, Faculty of Graduate Studies
- Brianna Orr, basketball, business administration, Faculty of Management
- Celia Peters, cross country, track and field, international development studies, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
- Johanna Profit, swimming, science, Faculty of Science
- Hussein Rajan, soccer, commerce, Faculty of Management
- Philip Rasmussen, cross country, medicine, Faculty of Medicine
- Rebecca Reeves, cross country, track and field, kinesiology, Faculty of Health Professions
- Guilherme Ribeiro, soccer, management, Faculty of Management
- Samantha Richard, hockey, biology, Faculty of Science
- Michael Ruus, volleyball, management, Faculty of Management
- Rieka Santilli, soccer, commerce, Faculty of Management
- Evan Schmid, swimming, neuroscience, Faculty of Science
- James Sharpe, track and field, chemistry, Faculty of Science
- Lauren Smith, volleyball, science, Faculty of Science
- Susan Sobey, track and field, kinesiology, Faculty of Health Professions
- Katya Sodamin, hockey, management, Faculty of Management
- Megan Stymiest, volleyball, commerce, Faculty of Management
- Andrew Sullivan, basketball, environmental engineering, Faculty of Engineering
- Brooke Sullivan, basketball, commerce, Faculty of Management
- Roslyn Tait, volleyball, kinesiology, Faculty of Health Professions
- Alexander Veit, basketball, kinesiology, Faculty of Health Professions
- Jason Wang, basketball, commerce, Faculty of Management
- Kaitlyn Watters, cross country, track and field, audiology, Faculty of Health Professions
- Daniel You, volleyball, science, Faculty of Science