{"id":797,"date":"2026-04-06T15:04:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T20:04:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.radyfhs.umanitoba.ca\/cors\/?p=797"},"modified":"2026-04-06T15:05:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T20:05:03","slug":"cors-students-honoured-at-spring-awards-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.radyfhs.umanitoba.ca\/cors\/cors-students-honoured-at-spring-awards-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"CoRS students honoured at Spring Awards ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The College of Rehabilitation Sciences held its Spring Awards ceremony at the Canad Inns Health Sciences Centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

College dean Dr. Reg Urbanowski and Dr. Jacquie Ripat, associate dean (research) and professor of occupational therapy gave greetings. Ian Hay, awards committee chair emceed the event, and an opening prayer was given by Margaret Lavallee, Resident Elder at Ongomiizwin \u2013 Indigenous Institute of Health and Healing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eighteen awards will be presented to 29 students across the programs of occupational therapy (OT), physical therapy (PT), respiratory therapy (RT) and the master\u2019s program in rehabilitation sciences. The total value of the awards was over $236,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI know how much this means to students in their educational journeys,\u201d Ripat said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First-year OT student Kirsten Danyluk said she felt very honoured to receive the Royal Canadian Legion (Manitoba & Northwestern Ontario Command) Provincial Council Ladies\u2019 Auxiliary University Scholarship, along with fellow first-year OT student Emily Klassen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI have family members that are veterans, so to receive the award from the Ladies\u2019 Auxiliary was really meaningful to me,\u201d Danyluk said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hunter Gamache received the Dr. A.W. Hogg Scholarship, which is awarded to the RT students with the highest academic standing in the program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBeing recognized with this award means a lot. It’s not only recognition for the work I put into my studies, but a motivator to continue to do well in my program to be the best RT I can be,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second-year PT student Kaitlyn Chatyrbok received the Vesalius Prize in Anatomy, which is awarded to the PT student who has attained the highest grade in the neuromusculoskeletal anatomy course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is a very tough program and our class is fantastic, so it\u2019s a great honour to get this,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See below for photos of the winners and presenters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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University of Manitoba Graduate Fellowships: (L-R) Elaria Basily, Aisley Haas and Maedeh Loabichian with presenter Kelley Main<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Clarence Bogardus Sharpe Memorial Scholarship: Kaidyn Brasch with presenter Kelly Main<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Alfred Rea Tucker Memorial Scholarship: Emily Zacharias with presenter Kelly Main<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Dean of the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences Graduate Student Achievement Prize: Mary Osunlusi with presenter Jacquie Ripat<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Manitoba Medical College Foundation Entrance Scholarship: (L-R) Hannelore Robichaud, Cassidy Copple and Kristiana Senangelo with presenter Reg Urbanowski (missing: Lilly Koenig)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Jal Tata Award: Chiemelie Onah with presenter Diana Sanchez-Ramirez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Mary Pflueger Award: Brianne Pilon with presenter Juliette Cooper<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Dr. A.W. Hogg Scholarship: Hunter Gamache with presenter Cory Campbell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Sam and Esther Sair Scholarship: Lauren Ens with presenter Leanne Leclair<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Manitoba Blue Cross Medical Rehabilitation Scholarship: (L-R) Kara Melvin and Courtney Velestuk with presenter Nadege Vince (missing: Paul Dubinski)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Manitoba Society of Occupational Therapists Student Research Award: Kelsey Gillan with presenter Lisa Engel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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E.J. Thomas Prize: (L-R) presenter Valentina Cornejo with Calvin Reimer, Lauren Ens and Danielle Borbajo <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Dr. Ron Bowie Scholarships: (L-R) presenter Valentina Cornejo with Erica Forsyth and Calvin Reimer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Vesalius Prize in Anatomy: Kaitlyn Chatyrbok with presenter Mike McMurray<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Helen Humphrey Ross Award of Excellence: Kylie Salazar with presenter Tami Prado-Tecter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Marjorie Spence Physical Therapy Entry-Level Scholarship: Jess Fung with presenter Catherine Bilyeu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Royal Canadian Legion (Manitoba & Northwestern Ontario Command) Provincial Council Ladies\u2019 Auxiliary University Scholarship: Kirsten Danyluk and Emily Klassen with presenter Leanne Leclair<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Isbister Undergraduate Scholarship: Hunter Gamache with presenter Jithin Sreedharan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The College of Rehabilitation Sciences held its Spring Awards ceremony at the Canad Inns Health Sciences Centre. College dean Dr. Reg Urbanowski and Dr. Jacquie Ripat, associate dean (research) and professor of occupational therapy gave greetings. Ian Hay, awards committee chair emceed the event, and an opening prayer was given by Margaret Lavallee, Resident Elder…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[8],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.radyfhs.umanitoba.ca\/cors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/797"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.radyfhs.umanitoba.ca\/cors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.radyfhs.umanitoba.ca\/cors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.radyfhs.umanitoba.ca\/cors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.radyfhs.umanitoba.ca\/cors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=797"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.radyfhs.umanitoba.ca\/cors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/797\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":816,"href":"https:\/\/news.radyfhs.umanitoba.ca\/cors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/797\/revisions\/816"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.radyfhs.umanitoba.ca\/cors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=797"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.radyfhs.umanitoba.ca\/cors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=797"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.radyfhs.umanitoba.ca\/cors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=797"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}