Alumni Awards
Nominate candidates for the 2025 Alumni Awards
*** Nominations For Parkland Region coming soon ***
Save the date: February 4, 2025
For more info, contact Amanda Hamm, Alumni Relations Coordinator at [email protected].
*** NOMINATIONS FOR BRANDON ARE CLOSED ***
2024 Award Recipients - Brandon
The Assiniboine College Alumni Association is proud to introduce this year’s recipients of its annual alumni awards. This year’s Distinguished Alumni award went to Robert Eslinger, CPA, CGA, and CFO of RFNow Inc., and the Community Service award was presented to Andrea Epp, LL.B, Lawyer and owner of Epp Law Office. Assiniboine’s Alumni Association is also proud to recognize agriculture instructor Danielle Tichit as the Educator of the Year and Brian McCannell as the recipient of the One to Watch Award.
Robert Eslinger - Distinguished Alumni Award
Robert's Award Video
Andrea Epp - Community Service Award
Andrea's Award Video
Danielle Tichit - Educator of the Year Award
Danielle's Award Video
Brian McCannell - One to Watch Award
Brian's Award Video
2024 Award Recipients - Parkland Region
The Assiniboine College Alumni Association is proud to introduce the recipients of its annual Parkland region alumni awards. The One to Watch award recipient is Tyler Antoniuk. The Excellence in Education Award goes to two outstanding instructors—Cindy Shroeder and Scott Willing. See full article here.
Tyler Antoniuk - One to Watch Award
Tyler's Award Video
Cindy Shroeder - Excellence in Education Award
Cindy's Award Video
Scott Willing - Excellence in Education Award
Scott's Award Video
Previous Award Recipients
Distinguished Alumni Award
The Distinguished Alumni Award honours graduates of the college who have distinguished themselves in both their chosen profession and the community. It recognizes the outstanding personal and professional achievements of the college’s finest graduates.
Brandon Recipients
- Terry Burgess, 2009 Distinguished Alumni Award (Business Administration, Class of '85)
- Kelly Mathison, 2010 Distinguished Alumni Award (Welding, Class of '82 and Farm Machinery Mechanics, Class of '84)
- Derek Woychyshyn, 2011 Distinguished Alumni Award (Professional Cooking, Class of '99)
- Jamie Robinson, 2013 Distinguished Alumni Award (Heavy Duty Equipment Technician, Class of '83)
- Jim Brannan, 2014 Distinguished Alumni Award (Electrical Technology)
- Jeff Vassart, 2015 Distinguished Alumni Award (Agribusiness, Class of '96)
- Clint Jensen, 2016 Distinguished Alumni Award (Business Administration, Class of '90)
- Lance Barkley, 2017 Distinguished Alumni Award (Construction Electrician Apprenticeship, class of '01)
- Wade Barnes, 2018 Distinguished Alumni Award (Agribusiness, class of '96)
- Jeffrey Johnston, 2019 Distinguished Alumni Award (Business Administration, class of '81)
- Catharine Gijsbers, 2020 Distinguished Alumni Award (Business Administration, class of '03)
- Bartley Curtis, 2020 Distinguished Alumni Award (Level 4 Carpenter Apprentice, class of '06)
- Barry LaRocque, 2022 Distinguished Alumni Award (Heavy Duty Mechanics, class of '82, Heavy Duty Equipment Mechanic Apprentice, class of '84, Electronics, class of '94)
- Karen MacDonald, 2023 Distinguished Alumni Award (Business Administration, class of '89)
- Chuck Judd, 2023 Distinguished Alumni Award (Electrical program, class of '80)
Parkland Region Recipients
- Joey Adamowski, 2014/15 Distinguished Alumni Award (Business Administration, Class of '94
- Lori Bicklmeier, 2015/16 Distinguished Alumni Award (Applied Counselling Skills, Class of 08)
- Terance Lacquette, 2016/17 Distinguished Alumni Award (Carpentry and Woodworking, Class of '13)
- David Mansell, 2017/18 Distinguished Alumni Award (Motor Vehicle Mechanics, Class of '91, Applied Counselling, Class of '06)
- Jamie Harvey, 2018/19 Distinguished Alumni Award
- Tere Stykalo, 2022 Distinguished Alumni Award (Business Administration, class of '91)
Community Service Award
In 2020, the Alumni Association replaced this award with a second Distinguished Alumni Award. The formerly separate categories, each with one award recipient, had similar criteria and importance.
The Community Service Award recognizes an alumnus of Assiniboine who has positively impacted the quality of people’s lives through the service of others. This award highlights the value placed on “community,” which may have left our name, but is still very much a part of Assiniboine's DNA.
Brandon Recipients
- Amy Knight, 2012 Community Service Award (Mature Student High School, Class of '98)
- Joshua Roels, 2013 Community Service Award (Business Administration, Class of '06)
- Shaun Woodcock, 2014 Community Service Award (Business Administration, Class of '09)
- Dave Botterill, 2015 Community Service Award (Business Administration, Class of '81)
- Brad Lyall, 2016 Community Service Award (Electrical Engineering Technology, Class of '86)
- Sarah-Jane Speers, 2017 Community Service Award (Environmental Technologies Land & Water Management, Class of '12 and GIS Specialization, Class of '13)
- Beny Mwenda, 2018 Community Service Award (Rural Development, Class of '98)
- Glen Tosh, 2019 Community Service Award (Business Administration, Class of '90)
Parkland Region Recipients
- Phyllis Malcolm Racette, 2012/13 Community Service Award (Early Childhood Education, Class of '99)
- Ryan Rauliuk, 2013/14 Community Service Award (Business Administration, Class of '97)
- Natalie Archambault, 2014/15 Community Service Award (Early Childhood Education Management, Class of '12)
- Lloyd Hudson, 2015/16 Community Service Award (Business Administration, Class of '90)
- Nicole Yunker, 2017/18 Community Service Award (Human Resources Management, Class of '06)
One to Watch Award
The One to Watch Award honours graduates who are 30 years of age or younger at the time of nomination. The award recognizes exceptional achievement and significant contribution to the recipient’s profession and/or community.
Brandon Recipients
- Stacey Stott, 2012 One to Watch Award (Business Administration, Class of '02)
- Steve Langston, 2013 One to Watch Award (Business Administration, Class of '04)
- Ben Myers, 2014 One to Watch Award (Media Production, Class of '05)
- Leonard Sumner, 2015 One to Watch Award (Media Production, Class of '07)
- Katelyn Rempel, 2016 One to Watch Award (Business Administration, Class of '12)
- Camilla Timmer, 2017 One to Watch Award (Business Administration, Class of '12)
- Whitney Roberts, 2018 One to Watch Award (Business Administration, Class of '07)
- Brice Perkins, 2019 One to Watch Award (Interactive Media Arts, Class of 2016)
- Martin Raupers, 2019 One to Watch Award (Heavy Duty Equipment Technician, Class of 2009)
- Tyler Crayston, 2020 One to Watch Award (Media Production, Class of '03)
- Josh Crabb, 2020 One to Watch Award (Media Production, Class of '05)
- Dallas Flett-Wapash, 2022 One to Watch Award (Interactive Media Production, Class of '17)
- Kailan Dreolini, 2023 One to Watch Award (Business Administration, Class of 2020)
- Andrew Blair, 2023 One to Watch Award (Power Engineering, Class of 2017)
Parkland Region Recipients
- Ryan Balak, 2016/17 One to Watch Alumni Award (Business Administration, Class of '08)
- Kevin Giesbrecht, 2017/18 One to Watch Alumni Award (Land and Water Management, Class of '10; Agribusiness, Class of '12)
- Jadelyn McKay, 2022 One to Watch Alumni Award (Practical Nursing, Class of '17)
- Nicole Koroway, 2022 One to Watch Alumni Award (Comprehensive Health Care Aide, Class of '11; Practical Nursing, Class of '15)
- Kayla Gillis, 2022 One to Watch Alumni Award (Agribusiness, Class of '08)
Excellence in Education Award
The Excellence in Education Award (formerly Excellence in Teaching for Parkland Region) honours a staff member for extraordinary contributions to teaching and the student experience.
Brandon Recipients
- Patti-Jo Burt, 2012 Excellence in Teaching Award (Office Administration Instructor)
- Bruce Palmer, 2013 Excellence in Teaching Award (Practical Nursing Instructor)
- Kevin Poirier, 2014 Excellence in Teaching Award (Piping Trades & Plumber Apprenticeship Instructor)
- Jerrylynn Manuel, 2015 Excellence in Teaching Award (Practical Nursing Instructor)
- Dean Johnson, 2016 Excellence in Teaching Award (Network Administration Technology Instructor)
- Crystal Jensen, 2017 Excellence in Teaching Award (Practical Nursing Instructor)
- Kyle Zalluski, 2018 Excellence in Teaching Award (Hotel & Restaurant Management Instructor)
- Mark Malyon, 2019 Excellence in Teaching Award (Journeyman Automotive Technician, Instructor)
- Dr. Poonam Singh and Dr. Sajjad Rao, 2020 Excellence in Education Award (Horticultural Production and Sustainable Food Systems)
- Carla Gibson, 2022 Excellence in Education Award (Social Service Worker)
- Pam Nightingale, 2023 Excellence in Education Award (Early Childhood Education)
- Akaps Mweemba, 2023 Excellence in Education Award (Centre for Adult Learning)
Parkland Region Recipients
- Belva Ferley, 2013 Excellence in Teaching Award (Instructor and Student Advisor)
- Mary Procyshyn, 2014/15 Excellence in Teaching Award (Instructor)
- David Simmonds, 2015/16 Excellence in Teaching Award (Instructor, Business Administration)
- Stuart Sinclair, 2016/17 Excellence in Teaching Award (Instructor, Carpentry and Woodworking)
- Laura Chartrand, 2017/18 Excellence in Teaching Award (Instructor, Business Administration)
- Joan Clarkson, 2018/19 Excellence in Education Award (Student Success Advisor)
- Cheryl Sorenson-Voigt, 2018/19 Excellence in Education Award
- Melanie Hawranik-Sobering, 2018/19 Excellence in Education Award
- Kent Wieb, 2022 Excellence in Education Award (Instructor, Business Administration)