Community Congrats: April 2023

A recap of some of the recent accolades and achievements received by our campus community members.

Congratulations to the following:

Institutional

• University of Alberta — Named one of 2023 Canada's Greenest Employers, for the 15th consecutive year

Athletics

• Jordan Canham, Landon Currie & Isaac Heslinga, student-athletes — Named to Volleyball Canada NextGen Team
• Jonathan Giustini, Matthew Peterson & Daniel Shin, student-athletes — Named to 2023 U SPORTS East-West Bowl Roster
• Adam Paige & Isaac Simon, student-athletes — Selected in the 2023 Canadian Elite Basketball League draft

Augustana

• Mi-Young Kim, assistant professor — Recipient of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Alliance Alberta Innovates Advance grants
• John Pattison-William, adjunt professor — Recipient of an Environment and Climate Change Canada's Nature Smart Climate Solutions Fund research grant 
• Various students, staff and faculty members — Recipients of the 2023 Student Life Awards
• Josie Zimmerman, student-athlete — ACAC Female Curler of the Year
• DJ Molle, student-athlete — CCAA Women's Volleyball All-Canadian
• Sam Nawrot, Ben Nawrot, Aidan Peake & Connor Peake, student athletes — ACAC Indoor Track Championship, Bronze in Men's 4x400m Relay
• Vikings Men's Curling Team — ACAC Championship Silver
• Vikings Women's Volleyball Team — ACAC Championship Silver
• Vikings Women's Basketball Team — ACAC Championship Silver

College of Natural and Applied Sciences

• Janet Elliott, professor — Named a 2023 Pioneers in Interfacial Chemistry 
• Rojine McVea, student/recent graduate — 2023 McCall MacBain Scholarship winner

College of Social Sciences and Humanities

•   Karim Jamal, professor — Inducted into the Canadian Accounting Hall of Fame

Office of the Vice-President (University Services & Finance)

• Michael Spaling, team lead — Named Top 10 Under 40 by Canada Security Magazine