Tawhida Tanya Evanson, BA 97, was the winner of the 2022 Blue Metropolis/Conseil des arts de Montréal New Contribution Literary Prize for the novel Book of Wings.
Barbara Steinman, LLD 15, was the winner of the Paul-Émile-Borduas Prize for Visual Arts, Fine Arts and Digital Arts.
Lucie MacAulay, BFA 18, became a 2022 world champion in savate assaut, which combines kickboxing, taekwondo and muay-thai.
James Temerty Attd 64, received a National Hero Honour from Canada’s Walk of Fame.
Mutsumi Takahashi, BA 79, MBA 95, LLD 13, was named one of the View the Vibe’s Power 60: Inspiring Asian-Canadians of Influence.
Jacqueline (Jackie) Patterson, BEng 82, MEng 83, was named one of the 2022 Women in Rail honourees by Railway Age.
Nelson Gentiletti, BComm 83, was the recipient of the 2023 Tribute Award from Financial Executives International Canada.
Darren Entwistle, BA 86, LLD 12, was among six winners of an International Horatio Alger Award for exceptional business leadership.
John Sicard, BCompSc 88, was among six chief executives who ranked first in their sector in Institutional Investor’s 2023 All-Canada Executive Team.
Serban Ghenea, BFA 92, was nominated for six Grammy Awards as an audio engineer and mixer.
Serge Yanic Nana, MSc 94, was named Personality of the Year by EcoMatin.
Five Concordians are among the recipients of Canada’s Volunteer Awards, presented by the Government of Canada for service to community and country:
Patricia Chica, BFA 95, won Best Feature Film (Festival Director’s Award) for her directorial debut, Montreal Girls, at the Los Angeles International Film Festival.
Matthew Bacchiochi, BComm 96, was ranked 77th on the Report on Business’s list of Canada’s Top Wealth Advisors 2022.
Fay Arjomandi, BEng 98, was recognized by Weavesphere as one of the top 20 technology leaders in Canada.
Darren Carmosino, BComm 98, was ranked second on the Report on Business’s list of Canada’s Top Wealth Advisors 2022.
Kim Rapagna, BA 99, was named a Clean16 honouree for her work as a general manager, Corporate Sustainability and ESG, at Canada Post.
Katherine Jerkovic, BFA 02, MFA 07, won the Borsos Award for Best Canadian Feature at the Whistler Film Festival as the director of Coyote.
Mélanie Demers, BFA 09, won the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ) prize for the best choreography in the province for her work Confession publique.
Michelle Bui, BFA 10, won the Pierre- Ayot Award from the City of Montreal in collaboration with the Contemporary Art Galleries Association.
Michelle Lonergan, BA 11, received an Alice Wilson Award from the Royal Society of Canada for her academic qualifications in the arts and humanities.
Yves-Alexandre Comeau, BA 12, was named Personality of the Week by Grenier aux nouvelles for his work as the director of external communications at the Fonds de solidarité FTQ.
David Even, BComm 14, won a 2023 Responsible Business Education Award at the World Economic Forum in Davos as the founder of Primal Soles.
Pierre Lassonde, LLD 16, received the Arts Patronage Award at the Council for Canadian American Relations’ 50th Anniversary Gala.
Calin Rovinescu, LLD 16, was one of six to win an International Horatio Alger Award for exceptional business leadership.
Sage Szkabarnicki-Stuart, BFA 19, was the winner of the $100,000 Panel’s Choice Award at the inaugural 100 Kellogg Lane Art Comp.
Brianna Ste-Marie, BA 20, finished second in her class at the World Grappling Championship.
Carol Nguyen, BFA 20, won the 2022 IMDbPro Short Cuts Share Her Journey Award at TIFF for her film Nanitic.
Aditya Malik, PhD 21, won the Best Dissertation Award from INFORMS Society of Logistics.
Sara Ordonselli, BEng 21, was among a team that received the ENLIGHT Global Citizenship Award for its sustainability work with the Concordia Precious Plastic Project (CP3).
Joyce Joumaa, BFA 22, was selected for the 2021-22 Emerging Curator Residency Program at the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA). Her exhibition, To Remain in the No Longer, runs at the CCA until May 28.
Avery Mikolic-O’Rourke, BFA 22, was the Quebec regional winner of the 2022 BMO 1st Art! Competition.
STINGERS WIN RSEQ CHAMPIONSHIP
Concordia’s women’s hockey team won the Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (RSEQ) conference championship. The Stingers then advanced to the U Sports national championship finals on March 19, narrowly missing the gold medal in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Mount Royal Cougars.
Three Concordia alumni were appointed to the Order of Canada, one of the country’s highest civilian honours, for their outstanding achievements, dedication to the community and service to the nation:
With its annual CBC Black Changemakers, Canada’s public broadcaster pays tribute to inspiring Black Quebecers giving back and creating positive change in their communities. For its 2023 edition, seven of these 31 pioneering changemakers are Concordians.
Three Concordians are behind films that were nominated for Oscars at the 95th Academy Awards on March 12. Among them were:
Several alumni were recognized by John Abbott College as former graduates who have made significant contributions to their community:
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