2023 William Muir Edwards Citizenship Award Recipients

Fifth year civil engineering co-op student Jeremy Zittlau says that from a young age, his parents embodied a spirit of selflessness. In observing them, he explains, he learned the importance of community for social, mental and spiritual well being.

Taekwan Yoon sees citizenship as a call to action. His dedication to service, both in and outside of Faculty of Engineering where he is studying computer software engineering, is fueled by empathy for the less fortunate and a desire to engage with — and uplift — the diverse communities he serves.

As a first-generation immigrant with limited access to engineering role models, Maria George understood the need for support systems. This “lived experience,” says Maria, was the source of her citizenship journey as a mentor to younger students interested in STEM.