Recognizing Aggie excellence: Faculty of Agriculture student leaders celebrated at awards banquet

For the first time in three years students enjoyed an in-person awards banquet as part of the SAIL Excellence in Student Leadership Awards.

For the 2021–22 academic year, individual students and student societies were recognized for their contributions to the Faculty of Agriculture student experience.

Congratulations to all!

Residence Life Award
The Residence Life Award recognizes an exceptional student leader who has demonstrated significant leadership, commitment, and spirit to improving the quality of life of their residence community. This student leads by example and goes above and beyond to support their peers. The recipient is known to be conscientious and caring and demonstrates leadership in all that they do.
- Eunice Cassanto

Global Citizenship award
This award distinguishes a student who has demonstrated an active commitment to internationalization of the campus, promotion of multiculturalism, pursuit of social justice and civic engagement within the campus and community. The recipient is known for their dedication and involvement in global projects, enhancing the daily lives
-Preethi Rajan

Outstanding Student Leader in Club Affairs
This student has dedicated their time and passion into broadening the student community through club growth, creation, or modification. This student has spent time carefully outlining the club’s goals and events throughout the year and is detailed in their reporting. They also submit all club reports in a timely manner.
-Ila Matheson and Ella Flewelling.

Outstanding Club/Society Contribution on Campus
The chosen club or society has gone above and beyond to ensure its members are getting the most out of their experience. The club or society frequently organizes engaging and relevant events, meetings, or opportunities. The club or society is diligent in their reporting and fundraising and provides reports in a timely manner. The club or society enhances student’s experiences and embodies the goals and missions set forth at the beginning of the year.
-Indigenous Student Collective

Outstanding Student Contribution to Campus/Surrounding Community
The chosen student has demonstrated, outstanding passion and dedication of time, talent or treasure to our campus or surrounding community. This individual makes every effort to expand their university academic experience in ways such as volunteering on or off campus, participating in DASA, Residence, or Faculty sponsored events, or other student leadership activities.
-Adrian Bent, Katherine Meagher

Student Ambassador Award
This award recognizes a student who has made significant contributions to student life on the Agricultural Campus by unselfishly giving of themselves through involvement, achievement, and leadership in campus life through representing and promoting Dalhousie University and demonstrating outstanding school pride.
-Vicki Mackintosh, Anagha Kumar

Student Innovation Award
This award recognizes a student who has demonstrated an innovative spirit by developing a concept or idea that has solved a problem for the agricultural industry and is known for their ability to provide good leadership and works collaboratively with others on campus to move forward innovative and sustainable ideas.
-Kaitlyn Busson

Environmental Leadership Award
This award is presented to a student who has made the most significant contribution to improving awareness on environmental and sustainability issues at the Faculty of Agriculture and who best demonstrates passion and inspires others to make a difference.
-Janani Radhakrishnan

Community Service Award
This award recognizes a student who has made significant contributions within their community, by unselfishly giving of themselves through involvement, achievement, and leadership, while studying at the Faculty of Agriculture.
-Rebecca Michelin

Student Government Award
This award recognizes a student for their commitment and important leadership to the campus by taking an active role in student government through contribution to a Student Union Committee.
-Codie O’Neil

Faculty of Agriculture Award
This award recognizes a student in good academic standing at the Faculty of Agriculture, who exemplifies the highest level of passion for their discipline, takes initiative in creating new opportunities and encourages their peers to engage in campus initiatives. The award winner positively impacts other students in their faculty and the reputation of their faculty at Dalhousie outside of the classroom. This award is also presented at the IMPACT Award.
-Ashley MacDonald

Phillip Stead Memorial Excellence in Student Leadership Award
This award is presented to reward and encourage a student with outstanding leadership in the Faculty of Agriculture and/or within the community. The student must have demonstrated their capacity to have improved student and general life at the Faculty of Agriculture by organizing or leading groups, events, and activities on or off-campus.
-Raphael Ofoe

The Student Advancement in Leadership program, or SAIL as it is commonly known, aims to encourage student leadership by engaging students in volunteer work, career development, personal growth, and leadership development. 

Certificates were presented to:

Chidrupa Podile
Hasham Asghar
Janani Radhakrishnan
Katherine Meagher
Koushika Kumaresan
Layth Abou Ezzeddine
Linqi Cai
Nivetha Balasubramani
Rajeswari Kannan
Sumedha Vaishnavi Nallanthighal