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Université de Moncton
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Our students stand out
At the Moncton Campus’s convocation ceremony, four graduates
received the Governor General’s gold medal for the highest average in
post-graduate studies.
Daniel R. LeBlanc
of Cap-Pelé,
Gino Lefrançois
of Fredericton, and
Tyler Ross
of Dieppe all graduated with master’s
degrees in applied sciences, while
Isabelle Violette
of Dieppe completed
her Ph.D. in language sciences. Each obtained an identical average of
4.3. Meanwhile,
Natalie Cormier
of Scoudouc received the silver medal
(undergraduate studies), having completed a bachelor’s degree in
engineering (electrical engineering) with an average of 4.2.
Each spring, the Université de Moncton gives the Vo-Van Award created
by the former vice-president of academic and research, Truong Vo-Van,
and his wife, My-Lien, for the student submitting the best master’s or
doctorate thesis. This year, two recipients were chosen:
Marie-Michèle Doucet
, who completed her master’s thesis in history
under the direction of Professor Joceline Chabot; and
Jean-Philippe Michaud
, who completed his master’s thesis in biology
under the direction of Professor Gaétan Moreau.
Rachel Losier
of Moncton, a bachelor of business administration
(concentration in international management) graduate, was class
valedictorian at the Moncton Campus’s convocation ceremony held May
21, 2011. At the fall convocation held October 14, 2010, class valedictorian
was
Karen E. Tanner
of Riverview, who completed her master’s degree in
education (school administration) part-time while working as
vice-principal of Harrison Trimble High School in Moncton.
At the Shippagan Campus, class valedictorian at the ceremony held May
13, 2011, was
Julie Landry-Godin
, a native of Bertrand, who completed
her bachelor’s degree in arts and a certificate in adult education through
the continuing education department.
Carolann Tremblay
, who graduated
with a bachelor’s degree in forestry sciences, was class valedictorian
during the convocation ceremony held at the Edmundston Campus on
May 14, 2011.
Hockey player
Mariève Provost
ended her prolific five-year career as the
fourth player selected for the first Canadian team. Chosen most valuable
player in Atlantic Canada three times, she was the top goal scorer in the
country for a second consecutive year (45 points) and established a career
record at Canadian Interuniversity Sport with 110 goals and 220 points
in 105 games. She also won the gold medal with the Canadian team at the
Universiades in Turkey and was
selected from among the finalists
to receive the BLG (Borden Ladner
Gervais) award that honours the
best university female and male
athletes in the country.
Joey Roy
, a fourth-year
interpretation (percussion) student
in the music department under the
direction of Professor
Michel Deschênes, won first prize in the percussion category during the
national final of the Canadian Music Festival held at McGill University.
Rémi Boudreau
of Saint-Antoine, a business administration student at the
Moncton Campus, won an award for top young university entrepreneur in
Atlantic Canada during a competition held in Halifax.
Law faculty students continue to stand out during annual competitions.
The team composed of
Marie-Andrée Mallet
and
Alexandra Savoie
won the Cup awarded for the 29th annual Ottawa-Moncton moot court
competition. Ms. Savoie also won the award for top litigant.
David Cormier
of Moncton and Ludmilla Jarda of Ottawa won the trophy during the
Pierre-Armand Landry school tribunal.
Sophie Rioux
and
Thomas Raffy
won the regional first instance moot court competition and were awarded
the McKelvey Cup. Another team composed of
Jolène Lavigne-Albert
and
Dominique Fontaine
, finished in second place. Law faculty students also
stood out by winning all individuals awards. It is the eighth time in nine
years that a Université de Moncton team has won the McKelvey Cup and