Annual UPS Awards Night Graphic

Although the UPS Awards Night, usually scheduled at the beginning of April, has been cancelled this year due to the COVID-19 situation, we would like to continue in congratulating and recognizing the achievements of our UPS award recipients for the 2019-2020 year!

The UPS awards recognize students who participate in and contribute immensely to the social, athletic, and academic life at the Faculty. These individuals have put in hours of their time on top of their studies to positively impact student life by organizing events, leading teams, and/or participating in activities to support their peers.

UPS Participation Awards

Pharmacy P Awards

Awarded to students with 50+ UPS points (25 non-sport)

Class of 2T3

  • Arnold Ruste

  • Jason Moh
  • Aileen Liu
  • Michelle Chaung
  • Perry Wyslobicky
  • Kamel Lezzaik

Class of 2T2

  • Kristina Miclat
  • Aya Akrawi
  • Helen Huynh
  • Patrick Cheung
  • Fabian Cretu
  • John Huynh
  • Thomas Cromwell
  • Laurie Lam
  • Chloe Chau
  • Julia D'Adamo
  • Chelsea Chow
  • Judy Ung
  • David Czosniak
  • Maeryl Sumagang
  • Yucheng Yang
  • Vanessa Bisson
  • Aniko Yeats
  • Naomi Lewin
  • Karanpal Gill
  • Eddy Huang
  • Jailyn Yen
  • Aaron Tran
  • Kevin Choo
  • Hanna Schimjawicz
  • Vivian Ho
  • Elizabeth Lau
  • Thomas Wong
  • Samer Kullab
  • Xin Yuan Wang
  • Sadaf Fatima
  • Reid DeCorso
  • Sijin Lu
  • Rolan Vaisman
  • Henry Le
  • Andrew Chiang
  • Gigi Liu
  • Ashutosh Gupta
  • Tiffany Song
  • Raymond Quach
  • Anita Dziecielski

Class of 2T1

  • Courtney Miller
  • Madeline Powers
  • Meherzad Bhathena
  • Dylan Bedi
  • Pamela So
  • Iris Bian
  • Jeffrey Lai
  • Riya Patel
  • Yasamin Tayefeh-Chamani
  • Kirby Yee
  • Jeremy Rousse-Grossman
  • Charlotte Boone
  • Christy Mak
  • Carling Renwick
  • Kevin Ly
  • Cristina Sciortino
  • Sami Khan
  • Aayushi Patel
  • Olexiy Pukhov
  • Jacqueline Chan
  • Nicole Chang
  • Vivian Mac
  • Danial Akif
  • Dur-e-sameen Zahoor
  • Ashrin Jan
  • William Nguyen

Class of 2T0

  • Adena Commisso
  • Payal Patel
  • Mariana Klinovski
  • Alexandra Neubert
  • Shi Yao Lu
  • Glory Widjaja
  • Gloria Choi

Community Engagement Award

Awarded to students with 80+ non-sport UPS points.

Class of 2T3

  • Arnold Ruste
  • Jason Moh
  • Stephanie Lau
  • Samantha Cesario
  • Christina Truong
  • Simran Sharma
  • Kiana Zohrabi
  • Kristina Miclat
  • Jonathan Ko
  • Aya Akrawi
  • Helen Huynh
  • Patrick Cheung
  • Eli Yoshida-Montezuma
  • Fabian Cretu
  • Jenna-Rose Melanson
  • Song Min Lee

Class of 2T1

  • Michelle Yee
  • Alena Tran
  • Linda Pham
  • Anthony To
  • Eunyoung Jeong
  • Sunny Huang
  • Simon Striganov
  • Bonnie Lam
  • Victoria Fung
  • Nancy Qiao
  • Borar Som
  • Rosa Del Giudice
  • Laurel Liang
  • Kendra Hewlett
  • Katelyn Lei
  • Simran Mann
  • Edwin Cheung
  • Jenny Feng
  • Peter Zhang
  • Brian Linaksita
  • Jackie Luu
  • Travis Shan

Class of 2T0

  • Avery Loi
  • Naftali Zweig
  • Yalda Zarghami
  • Callum Campbell
  • Michael Haichin
  • Farhat Hossain
  • Tara Hosseinnejad

UPS Plaque Award

Class of 2T2

  • Christina Truong
  • Jonathan Ko
  • Stephanie Lau
  • Samantha Cesario
  • Simran Sharma
  • Kiana Zohrabi
  • Jash Parikh

Class of 2T1

  • Shelby Yiu
  • Elaine Nguyen
  • Anthony To
  • Michael Vu
  • Teagan Baumen
  • Shreeya Thakrar
  • Danielle Mara
  • Aaron Zhang
  • Michelle Yee
  • Aline Huynh
  • Yimin Liang
  • Belle Li
  • Alena Tran
  • Jesse Ropat
  • Linda Pham
  • Laurel Liang

Class of 2T0

  • Sarah Bento-De Sousa
  • Marcus Lau
  • Sarah Huang
  • Emily Huang
  • Sameera Toenjes
  • Joyce Kwong

Dean's Award

  • Andrew Tu
  • Gigi Lai
  • Meagan Hatch
  • Matthew Lau
  • Mishka Danchuk-Lauzon
  • Shelby Yiu
  • Jacob Poirier
  • Elaine Nguyen
  • Catherine Zhu
  • Helen Liu
  • Anthony To
  • Sera Lee
  • Anthony Van Osch
  • Michael Haichin

Walton Award

  • Andrew Tu
  • Gigi Lai
  • Meagan Hatch
  • Matthew Lau
  • Jacob Poirier
  • Sandra Chan
  • Simona Miljanic
  • Rebecca Wright
  • Michelle Wang

Student of the Month

Awarded to the students who have gone above and beyond to help their fellow classmates.

  • September: Peter Zhang
  • October: Kendra Hewlett
  • November: Danielle Mara
  • January: Andrew Tu
  • February: Nicole Chang
  • March: Teagan Rolf von den Baumen

Athlete of the Month

Awarded to the athletes who have shown outstanding performances.

  • October: Madeline Powers
  • November: Perry Wyslobicky
  • January: Anthony van Osch
  • February: Vanessa Bisson
  • March: John Iovino

Athletic MVP Awards

Awarded to the athletes deemed to be the Most Valuable Player to their teams.

Fall MVPs

  • Men's Volleyball DIv 2
    William Plaetzer
  • Women's Volleyball Div 1
    Laurie Lam
  • Women's Volleyball Div 2
    Abby Tong
  • Coed Volleyball Div 2
    Jonathan Ko
  • Coed Volleyball Div 4
    Daniela Fernandes
  • Men's Basketball Div 2
    Pranil Sutaria
  • Women's Basketball Div 1
    Madeline Powers
  • Coed Basketball Div 1
    Courtney Miller
  • Men's Hockey Div 2
    Thomas Cromwell
  • Women's Soccer Div 2
    Mishka Danchuk-Lauzon
  • Coed Soccer Div 2
    Alexandra Domingues
  • Coed Dodgeball Div 1
    Macy Chau
  • Coed Ultimate Div 3
    Anthony van Osch

Winter MVPs

  • Men's Volleyball DIv 2
    Thomas Fung
  • Women's Volleyball Div 2
    Sandra Chan
  • Coed Volleyball Div 2
    Laurie Lam
  • Coed Ultimate Div 3
    Sandra Chan
  • Coed Badminton Div 2
    Lina Liu
  • Coed Water Polo Div 1
    Brady Kelly
  • Men's Basketball Div 2
    Pranil Sutaria
  • Women's Basketball Div 1
    Courtney Miller
  • Coed Basketball Div 1
    Sherief Saleh
  • Men's Hockey Div 2
    Jacob Curtis
  • Coed Hockey Div 1
    Michael Elias
  • Women's Soccer Div 2
    Alexandra Domingues
  • Coed Soccer Div 2
    Alexandra Domingues
  • Coed Dodgeball Div 2
    Thomas Koltko
  • Coed Floor Hockey Tournament
    Bradley Smither

Captain of the Year

Awarded to the coach or captain that demonstrates leadership and teamwork,
and has largely contributed to the team's success.

Recipient: Andrew De Jong

Dr. Murray Freedman Award

Awarded to the male & female athletes with the most sports points
achieved this year.

Recipients: Andrew Henry & Kendra Carroll

Jock McCrossan Award

Awarded to the male & female athletes in their 4th year with the most
total sports points across all 4 years,

Recipients: Andrew Henry & Daniela Fernandes

External Affairs Writing Awards

Awarded to the students who have submitted well-written articles to promote & raise awareness about opportunities offered by the OPA & CSHP.

OPA Writing Award
Recipient: Arnold Ruste

CSHP Writing Award
Recipient: Peter Zhang

CAPSI Awards

Guy Genest Passion for Pharmacy Award

Awarded to the student who has best demonstrated a passion for the profession
of Pharmacy

Recipient: Elaine Nguyen

CAPSI Competition Awards

Presented to the winners of the various CAPSI competitions:

  • Patient Interview Competition (PIC) Award: Nicholas Chiang
  • Over-the-Counter (OTC) Award: Keerthana Rajkumar
  • Student Literary Challenge (SLC) Award: Malak Al-Ali
  • Compounding Competition Award: Samantha Cesario, Stephanie Lau, Andrew Tu, Judy Ung
  • Advice for Life (AFL) Award: Bonnie Lam

Class Awards

Awarded to the class that has participated / contributed the most in each of the award criteria.

Shoppers Drug Mart Award

Awarded to the class with the most students gaining 6+ UPS points

Recipient: Class of 2T1

Dr. Kennedy Charity Award

Awarded to the class raising the most for charity during UPS Charity Week

Recipient: Class of 2T1

Tug-of-War Award

Awarded to the class that wins the annual Tug-of-War challenge

Recipient: Class of 2T1

Club of the Year

Awarded annually to the club or group deemed to have made the greatest
contributions to student life.

Recipient:
Compounding Opportunities & Mentorship Program for Pharmacy Students
(COMPPS)

Pharmasave Award for Student Innovation

Awarded to an undergraduate student who has demonstrated:

  • Outstanding leadership qualities
  • Community outreach involvement
  • Innovative initiatives in the profession of pharmacy

Recipient: Narthaanan Srimurugathasan

Dean Donald Perrier Award

Awarded to the fourth year student who has made the greatest contribution to
various organizations & councils with the goal of advancing pharmacy practice

Recipient: Sarah Bento-De Sousa

UPS Council Service Award

  • Past-President: Matthew Luu
  • UPS President: Jacob Poirier
  • UPS Vice-President: Gigi Lai
  • Executive Secretary: Christina Truong
  • Sr. Finance Director: Meagan Hatch
  • Jr. FInance Director: Patrick Cheung
  • Sr. External Affairs Director: Shreeya Thakrar
  • Jr. External Affairs Director: John Huynh
  • Events Co-Directors: Aline Huynh & Alena Tran
  • Sr. Athletic Director: Matthew Lau
  • Jr. Athletic Director: Jonathan Ko
  • Monograph Co-Editors: Andrew Tu & Shelby Yiu
  • Pharmakon Co-Editors: Aya Akrawi & Jailyn Yen
  • Marketing Co-Directors: Katelyn Lei & Linda Pham
  • Webmaster: Sunny Huang
  • Speaker: Thomas Fung
  • Sr. CAPSI Representative: Elaine Nguyen
  • Jr. CAPSI Representative: Kristina Miclat
  • UTSU Representative: Laurel Liang
  • OPA Student Board Member: Sera Lee
  • 2T0 President: Michelle Wang
  • 2T0 Vice-President: Wendy Chen
  • 2T1 President: Yifan Zhou
  • 2T1 Vice-President: Teagan Rolf von den Baumen
  • 2T2 President: Fabian Cretu
  • 2T2 Vice-President: Samantha Cesario
  • 2T3 President: Arnold Ruste
  • 2T3 Vice-President: Christine Tan

Vice-President's Star of Excellence Award

Awarded to the outgoing UPS Vice-President in recognition of their outstanding
service & dedication to UPS and the student body.

Recipient: Gigi Lai

President's Gavel

Awarded to the outgoing UPS President for their hard work & dedication to not
only the UPS, but also their contribution towards the entire student body

Recipient: Jacob Poirier

Passing of the Gavel

The President's Gavel is passed to the incoming UPS President

Recipient: Fabian Cretu

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