2015STUDENTAWARDS

BREAKFAST

2015STUDENT AWARDS BREAKFAST

Wednesday, November 25, 20158:00 – 9:30 amDesautels Hall

Opening RemarksTiff MacklemDean

Keynote AddressRoslyn BernPresident, Leacross Foundation

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CONGRATULATIONS FROM TIFF MACKLEMRotman students are bold thinkers, representing the incisive, inventive and influential talent the world needs to solve society’s most complex challenges. Our students will become tomorrow’s business and societal leaders.

Scholarships and Awards at Rotman ensure that the best and brightest students choose Rotman and build their futures here. The generosity and commitment of our alumni and friends enabled the School to offer 156 scholarships this year.

By supporting student scholarships, our donors are investing in the next generation of leadership, ensuring that exceptional talent continues to flourish at Rotman. To our outstanding students, congratulations on your achievements. And to our donors, thank you. These awards ensure the School will continue to attract and develop top talent, transforming their careers and leadership potential.

Tiff MacklemDean

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Albert & Teresa Li ScholarshipEstablished by alumnus Albert Li (MBA 88) and his wife Teresa, this award supports an incoming student in the Full-Time, Evening or Morning MBA program.

Thomas MacAulay (MBA 18)

Canadian Institute for Health Research (CIHR) ScholarshipsThe CIHR Science to Business program strengthens Canada’s ability to commercialize its world-class research in the life sciences. CIHR scholarships support the development of entrepreneurs and venture capitalists with a scientific background, and foster an entrepreneurial culture within the research community.

Charles Chung Entrance ScholarshipEstablished by alumnus Charles Chung (MBA 78), this scholarship recognizes academic merit and demonstrated leadership or community involvement.

Bhavroop Singh Chauhan (MBA 18)

CIBC Women in Financial Services ScholarshipsEstablished by CIBC in 2014, these scholarships are designed to encourage skilled and talented women to pursue post-graduate studies in a field within the financial services industry. The 2014 recipients are:

MBA AND MASTER OF FINANCE ENTRANCE AWARDS

This year, 35% of Rotman School students were allocated over $5.5 million in awards. These awards are offered on the basis of exceptional merit, or a combination of merit and financial need. In addition, some awards recognize excellence in a particular area.

The following are recipients of the 2015 MBA and Master of Finance entrance awards (including in-program students for select awards).

Heiko Blaser (MBA 18) Jennifer Nachshen (MBA 17)

Diana-Eliana Grigore (MBA 16)Xiaodan Li (MBA 16)

Haofang Xu (MBA 16)

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CIBC BASc/MBA ScholarshipsEstablished by the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering and the Rotman School, the Jeffrey Skoll BASc/MBA program provides a fast track for students to earn their Bachelor’s degree in engineering and an MBA in approximately six years. These scholarships are awarded to students who have achieved excellence in the Skoll program.

Dean’s FellowshipEstablished by Michael Bregman and his late father, Louis Bregman, this fellowship is awarded to a student who has demonstrated leadership potential through work experience or extra-curricular activities, and who has exhibited high academic performance in their undergraduate education and GMAT scores.

Katherine Cape Henry (MBA 17)

Dean’s ScholarshipEstablished by Professor Tom Wilson from the Department of Economics, this scholarship is awarded to an outstanding student entering the joint JD/MBA program.

Samuel Seen Ming Chan (JD/MBA 18)

Dr. Fred Murrell, Village Orthodontics Award in BusinessSupported by Village Orthodontics, this award is given to an entering MBA student on the basis of academic excellence.

Victoria Aton (MBA 17)

Dr. Sam and Dr. Doris Lau MBA Fellowship in FinanceCreated in 1998 by University of Toronto volunteers Drs. Sam and Doris Lau, this fellowship is awarded to a student with a finance focus.

Aranan Thavaraja (MBA 18)

Faculty Award in honour of Roger L. MartinEstablished by Rotman faculty, this award supports an entering student based on merit.

Victoria Aton (MBA 17)

Entrance Awards

Bassem Nasser El Deen Baddour (Skoll 17)Roy Houkayem (Skoll 17)Janany Ragunathan (Skoll 17)Vishal Reddy (Skoll 17)Mohammad Salman (Skoll 17)

In-Program Awards

Maegan Lina W Y Chang (Skoll 16)Saleh Firwana (Skoll 16)Andrew Gubasta (Skoll 16)Maisha Zaman (Skoll 16)

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Forté Foundation FellowsCreated to encourage women applying to and enrolling in MBA programs, the Forté Fellows Program offers fellowships to women pursuing an MBA education at sponsor business schools.

Gordon M. Watson Entrance ScholarshipEstablished in 1996 by John Watson (MBA 67) in honour of his father, Gordon M. Watson, this scholarship is awarded to a student who has experience in the fields of finance, investment banking, or security and who has successfully completed the Canadian Securities Course.

Ryan Connelly (MBA 17)

Harvey Botting Entrance ScholarshipEstablished in 1999 by Harvey Botting (MBA 85), this scholarship is awarded to a student who has made a significant contribution to society through active community involvement and volunteerism or who has demonstrated leadership in their work experience.

Anna Emilova Angelova (MBA 18)

Helen J. Rotenberg Entrance ScholarshipEstablished in 2000 by E-L Financial Corporation in honour of Helen Rotenberg’s 15 years of service to the company, this award is given to an international or domestic student who has demonstrated a creative and integrative approach to investment management.

Frederico Bernardes (MBA 17)

Iain Ronald MBA Fellowship in FinanceEstablished in 1999 by Iain Ronald, this fellowship recognizes academic excellence and is awarded to a student who plans to major in and pursue a career in finance.

Amardeep Singh Aubi (MBA 18)

J. Spencer Lanthier Award in AccountingEstablished in 1999 by J. Spencer Lanthier on his retirement as Chairman and Chief Executive of KPMG Canada, this award is given to an entering MBA student with a background in accounting.

Lok Ting Emily Ng (MBA 18)

Victoria Aton (MBA 17)Nicola Marie Deery (MBA 17)Katherine Cape Henry (MBA 17)Alison Hyodo (MBA 17)Celeste Jalbert (MBA 17)Ainsley Elizabeth Moore (MBA 17)

Aqeela Nanji (MBA 17)Shivani Patel (MBA 17)Bianca Giulia Ponziani (JD/MBA 18)Alexandra Walker Turner (MBA 17)Anonymous (2)

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James D. Fleck Entrance AwardEstablished by Professor Emeritus Jim Fleck, this award is granted to a student who has demonstrated a commitment to the not-for-profit sector.

Miroslav Vujicic (MBA 17)

Jannie Mui MBA Entrance ScholarshipEstablished by alumnus Jannie Mui (MBA 75), this scholarship is granted to an incoming Full or Part-Time MBA student with demonstrated leadership or community involvement.

Gencer Cili (MBA 18)

John A. Rogers Award in LeadershipEstablished in 2006 to recognize the leadership of former MDS Inc. President and CEO, John A. Rogers (BCom 68), this award recognizes students with outstanding leadership qualities.

John A. Tory Fellowship at the Rotman School of ManagementFounded by Thomson Reuters in memory of John A. Tory, this fellowship is awarded to a student on the basis of academic excellence in undergraduate and graduate studies, demonstrated leadership capabilities, community involvement and evidence of outstanding business acumen.

Adam Jenah (MBA 16) 2014 recipient

John M. Cassaday MBA Fellowship in MarketingEstablished in 1998 by John Cassaday (MBA 81), this fellowship recognizes academic achievement and is awarded to a student planning to specialize in marketing.

Jason Hsi Bao Liu (MBA 17)

Maritime Life Entrance ScholarshipEstablished by Maritime Life Assurance Company prior to its merger with Manulife Financial, this scholarship recognizes academic merit.

Vanessa Perry (MBA 18)

Jessica Glanfield (MBA 17) Gonen Hollander (MBA 17)

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Martin Ossip Scholarship at the Jewish Foundation of Greater TorontoEstablished in 2008 by the Martin Ossip family at the United Jewish Foundation of Greater Toronto, this award recognizes students for their leadership and outstanding contributions to the Jewish community.

Navid-Michael Amiraslani (MGA/MBA 17) EntranceGonen Hollander (MBA 17) EntranceSheldon M Dick (MBA 17) In-Program

Mary Jane Felker FellowshipCreated by a gift from the estate of the late Mary Jane Felker, these fellowships are awarded to students who have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement.

MBA Fellowship for Social EntrepreneursEstablished in 2001 by University of Toronto graduate Bill Young, this fellowship is awarded to MBA students who have demonstrated an enhanced commitment to social entrepreneurship.

MFIN Alumni and Friends PrizeEstablished by alumni and friends of the Master of Finance program, this award supports an outstanding MFin student.

Omar Matthew Karim (MFin 17)

National Bank Financial MBA FellowshipEstablished by National Bank in 2006, this fellowship recognizes academic excellence.

Jin Kon Kim (MBA 17)

National Bank Scholarship in EntrepreneurshipEstablished by the National Bank of Canada, these scholarships recognize merit for students with a demonstrated background or interest in entrepreneurship.

Peter Godsoe/Scotiabank Scholarship in Financial EngineeringSupported by Scotiabank and named in honour of Peter Godsoe, former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Bank of Nova Scotia, this scholarship is awarded to two MBA students: an entering student and a returning student with a background and interest in financial engineering, and high academic achievements.

Florin Covrig (MBA 17) Entrance

Xi Feng (MBA 17) Entrance

Massimo Bozzo (MBA 17)

Ria Dutta (MBA 17) Alexandre Rojinski (EMBA 36, MBA 17)

Shize Wang (MBA 16) In-Program

Anonymous

Mehdy Shaikhali (MBA 17)

Sara Wolfe (EMBA 36, MBA 17)

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Peter Godsoe/Scotiabank Scholarship in International FinanceAwarded to two MBA students: an entering student and a returning student with a background and interest in international finance, and high academic achievements.

Meaghan Elizabeth Northey (MBA 18) EntranceBlayne Lorne Gross (MBA 16) In-Program

ProScience Inc. Entrance ScholarshipEstablished in 1997, by Paul Richard (MBA 62) and ProScience, this scholarship recognizes academic excellence.

Anonymous

Risa Goldberg Memorial Scholarship for Women in Capital Markets at the Rotman School of ManagementEstablished in memory of Risa Goldberg (MBA 08), this scholarship is awarded to a female student on the basis of demonstrated academic excellence, community and volunteer activity, mentorship experience and intent to pursue a career in capital markets.

Gabriela Furtado (MBA 16) 2014 Recipient

Roger L. Martin ScholarshipEstablished by lead benefactor Marcel A. Desautels and other donors in honour of Roger Martin, this scholarship is awarded to a top international student.

Christian John Karrer (MBA 17)

Rotman Problem Solving Challenge Scholarship AwardAwarded to students with outstanding performance in the Rotman Problem Solving Challenge in which incoming students work on a real-world unstructured problem using the School’s model-based approach to problem-solving.

Navid-Michael Amiraslani (MGA/MBA 17)Massimo Bozzo (MBA 17)William Clifford (MBA 17)Nicola Marie Deery (MBA 17)Gonen Hollander (MBA 17)Roy Houkayem (Skoll 17)Tareco Johnson (MBA 17)Akash Mittal (MBA 17)Senthuran Muralee (MBA 17)

Jennifer Nachshen (MBA 17)Laura May Parlor (MBA 17)Grant James Robson (Skoll 17)David Joseph Styles (JD/MBA 18)Ryan Turkienicz (MBA 17)Jian David Yang (MBA 17)Christine Zhu (MBA 17)Ronald Zveiris (JD/MBA 18)Anonymous

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Rotman School of Management Alumni Association FellowshipEstablished by the Alumni Association in 1995, this fellowship is awarded for academic excellence.

Rotman School of Management Alumni Entrance FellowshipCreated by Rotman School alumni to support MBA students.

Rotman School of Management Entrance Regional Award: Full Time Program

Ryan Connelly (MBA 17) CanadaVictoria Aton (MBA 17) EuropeDiego Emilio Sanchez Adrian (MBA 17) Latin America and MexicoJames Webster (MBA 17) USAAnonymous (2)

Rotman School of Management Entrance Award: MGA/MBA Award

Navid-Michael Amiraslani (MGA/MBA 17)

Rotman School of Management Entrance Awards: Reaching Out MBA Fellowships

Mohamad Doughan (MBA 18)Janani Gopu (MBA 18)Iouri Kopylovski (MBA 18)

Quinn MacDonald (MBA 18)Moezur Dewan Syed Reza (MBA 18)

Nicola Marie Deery (MBA 17) Alison Hyodo (MBA 17)

Philip Joseph Gazaleh (MGA/MBA 17) Aqeela Nanji (MBA 17)

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Emmanuel Aguado Rivas (MBA 17)Ananda Aisola (MBA 17)Eric Amato (JD/MBA 18)Navid-Michael Amiraslani (MGA/MBA 17)Pablo Andres Arakaki (MBA 17)Tina-Marie Assi (MBA 17)Victoria Aton (MBA 17)Tony Joseph Basil (MBA 17)David Andrew Berdock (MBA 17)Frederico Bernardes (MBA 17)Karina Bhatt (MBA 17)Brian Andrew Blumer (MBA 17)Amelia Bogart (MBA 17)Massimo Bozzo (MBA 17)Mieka Buckley-Pearson (MGA/MBA 17)Jose Augusto Borba Da Silva Campos (MBA 17)Samuel Seen Ming Chan (JD/MBA 18)Harshit Chaudary (MBA 17)Shailender Chaudhary (MBA 17)Jason Chen (MBA 17)Adam Kwong Mun Cheung (MBA 17)Priyadarshini Chhetri (MBA 17)Denis Chichkine (MBA 17)Tomas Cimolai (MBA 17)William Clifford (MBA 17)Ryan Connelly (MBA 17)Lingjun Dai (MBA 17)Adam Day (MBA 17)Anwesh Dayal (MBA 17)Nicola Marie Deery (MBA 17)Keely Evans (MBA 17)Jonathan Isaac Farine (JD/MBA 18)Xi Feng (MBA 17)Ricardo Ferro (MBA 17)Harris Fullard (MBA 17)Enrique Garavito Lopez (MBA 17)Philip Joseph Gazaleh (MGA/MBA 17)Daniel Ghali (MBA 17)Jessica Glanfield (MBA 17)Justin Daniel Gould (MBA 17)Lovish Gupta (MBA 17)

Vedran Halilovic (MBA 17)Yuan Zhi He (MBA 17)Katherine Cape Henry (MBA 17)Gonen Hollander (MBA 17)Alison Hyodo (MBA 17)Anthony Ing (MBA 17)Neil Jain (MBA 17)Celeste Jalbert (MBA 17)Tamara Jewett (JD/MBA 18)Yixuan Jian (MBA 17)Xiang Jin (MBA 17)Medhat Husni Kabbara (MBA 17)Karan Kapoor (MBA 17)Christian John Karrer (MBA 17)Anupam Katyal (MBA 17)Mayank Khanna (MBA 17)Tushar Khare (MBA 17)Jin Kon Kim (MBA 17)Ryan Howard Martin Kleinman (JD/MBA 18)Chiranshu Kumar (MBA 17)Rohit Kumar (MBA 17)Letlotlo Lefoka (MBA 17)Juliana Harari Rocha Leite (MBA 17)Jason Hsi Bao Liu (MBA 17)Hua Luo (MBA 17)Sakshi Malik (MBA 17)Nadim Matar (MBA 17)Jeffrey George Mathew (MBA 17)Philippe McDonald (MBA 17)Richard McDougal (MBA 17)Abhilash Menon (MBA 17)Akash Mittal (MBA 17)Sophie Mondale (MBA 17)Luz Elena Mondragon (MBA 17)Ainsley Elizabeth Moore (MBA 17)Aqeela Nanji (MBA 17)Julie Nguyen (MBA 17)Raphael Kensuke De Araujo Nishida (MBA 17)Ariel Olyan (MBA 17)Imuetinyan Omorogbe (JD/MBA 18)Maura O’Sullivan (JD/MBA 18)

Rotman School of Management Entrance Award: Full-Time MBA Program

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Daniel Paolucci (MBA 17)Paras Patel (JD/MBA 18)Shivani Patel (MBA 17)Samuel Pivnick (JD/MBA 18)Bianca Giulia Ponziani (JD/MBA 18)Sheil Raja (MBA 17)Al-Karim Ramji (MBA 17)Jonathan Rand (MBA 17)Wasim Reza (MBA 17)Jamie Ricks (MBA 17)Diptendu Samajpati (MBA 17)Diego Emilio Sanchez Adrian (MBA 17)Mehdy Shaikhali (MBA 17)Ameer Ali Shamsudeen (MBA 17)Adrian Shojaei (JD/MBA 18)Neeraj Soni (MBA 17)David Joseph Styles (JD/MBA 18)Nguyen Bao Anh Ta (MBA 17)Xiao Xi Tian (JD/MBA 18)Juan Alfonso Torres (MBA 17)Joao Carlos Turci de Mattos (MBA 17)

Matthew Blair Tweedy (JD/MBA 18)Cristina Voicu (JD/MBA 18)Miroslav Vujicic (MBA 17)Alexandra Walker Turner (MBA 17)James Webster (MBA 17)Christina Witzel (MBA 17)Paul Xing (MBA 17)Jason Han Xu (MBA 17)Lisha Xu (MBA 17)Jiong Ye (MBA 17)Koen Zhang Yi (JD/MBA 18)Emma Michelle Zaltz (JD/MBA 18)Xinhao Zhang (MBA 17)Xinyi Zhao (MBA 17)Christine Zhu (MBA 17)Bronwyn Zuck (MBA 17)Ronald Zveiris (JD/MBA 18)Anonymous (23)

Anna Emilova Angelova (MBA 18)Neil Arcot (MBA 18)Zain Ashfaq (MBA 18)Amardeep Singh Aubi (MBA 18)Elena V Bejan (MBA 18)Bhavroop Singh Chauhan (MBA 18)Jiayan Chen (MBA 18)Gencer Cili (MBA 18)Michelle Cleghorn (MBA 18)Mohamad Doughan (MBA 18)Justin Foong (MBA 18)Janani Sri Gopu (MBA 18)Amanda Marie Herold (MBA 18)Iouri Kopylovski (MBA 18)Sun Fu Lam (MBA 18)Mark J Lavecchia (MBA 18)Ka Lee Lee (MBA 18)Ye Lu (MBA 18)

Thomas MacAulay (MBA 18)Quinn MacDonald (MBA 18)Alex Xiang Mao (MBA 18)John Charles Marshall (MBA 18)Lok Ting Emily Ng (MBA 18)Thanh Huong Nguyen (MBA 18)Meaghan Elizabeth Northey (MBA 18)Vanessa Perry (MBA 18)Moezur Dewan Syed Reza (MBA 18)Poulad Roustaeian (MBA 18)Puneet Seth (MBA 18)Derek Sham (MBA 18)Shobhit Shanker (MBA 18)Anas Mohmmad Siddiqui (MBA 18)Aranan Thavaraja (MBA 18)Agnes Ming-Fong Wong (MBA 18)Anonymous (7)

Rotman School of Management Entrance Award: Morning and Evening MBA Programs

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Rotman School of Management Entrance Morning MBA Excellence Award: Morning MBA Program

Agnes Ming-Fong Wong (MBA 18)

Rotman School of Management Entrance Women in Business Excellence Awards: Morning MBA Program

Rotman School of Management Entrance Award: Master of Finance Program

Rotman Vision-GRADitude ScholarshipSupported by the classes of 2005 and 2006, this scholarship is awarded to a student with high academic achievement.

Daniel Paolucci (MBA 17)

The Bonham ScholarshipEstablished by Mark Bonham (BCom 82), this scholarship is awarded to a student with outstanding GPA and GMAT scores and a background in the finance industry.

Nguyen Bao Anh Ta (MBA 17)

The Lal Khanna AwardEstablished in 2009 by the family and friends of Lal Khanna (MBA 71), this award is given to support an exceptional domestic student from South or Southeast Asia.

Ria Dutta (MBA 17)

Christina Gaye Alexander (MFin 17)Lu Cao (MFin 17)Tracy Tsui-Yin Chong (MFin 17)Mark Delloro (MFin 17)Wentao Jiang (MFin 17)Omar Matthew Karim (MFin 17)Uzma Khan (MFin 17)Ryan Kirke (MFin 17)Purnima Kohli (MFin 17)Hao Liu (MFin 17)John McGlynn (MFin 17)Jin Qian (MFin 17)Yuying Ren (MFin 17)

Michael Rickett (MFin 17)Jose Rivas (MFin 17)Thaksayini Sethukavalan (MFin 17)Di Shan (MFin 17)Isaac Sousa (MFin 17)Tracy Ufoegbune (MFin 17)Yihan Wang (MFin 17)Ashley Warburton (MFin 17)Johnny Wu (MFin 17)Xu Zhao (MFin 17)Mo Zhou (MFin 17)Anonymous (3)

Quinn MacDonald (MBA 18) Vanessa Perry (MBA 18)

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The International Student FellowshipAwarded to entering and in-program international MBA students.

The Leacross Foundation Award for Women at the Rotman School of ManagementEstablished by the Leacross Foundation in 2008, this award supports female students who have demonstrated leadership, experience and interest in sectors where women are under-represented, such as manufacturing, trades, technology or engineering.

Ruoxi Gao (MBA 17) EntranceDulce Garciafigueroa (MBA 17) In-ProgramRadhika Mody (MBA 17) Entrance

University of Toronto Canadian Credit Management Foundation (CCMF) FellowshipEstablished in 1998 by the Rotman School’s lead benefactor Dr. Marcel Desautels, the CCMF Fellowships are awarded to MBA and PhD students on the basis of academic merit.(PhD recipients are listed in the PhD Awards section).

University of Toronto Deloitte & Touche ScholarshipCreated in 1997, this award supports students entering the MBA program with a background in finance.

Lisha Xu (MBA 17)

University of Toronto Leon Pape Memorial ScholarshipEstablished in 1997 by University of Toronto graduate Barbara Stitt and family in honour of their father, Leon Pape, this award supports an exceptional incoming student.

David Andrew Berdock (MBA 17)

Entrance Awards

Karina Bhatt (MBA 17)Mayank Khanna (MBA 17)Sakshi Malik (MBA 17)Diego Emilio Sanchez Adrian (MBA 17)

Neil Arcot (MBA 18)Zain Ashfaq (MBA 18)Elena V Bejan (MBA 18)

John Charles Marshall (MBA 18)Poulad Roustaeian (MBA 18)Anonymous

In-Program Awards

Giovanna Veronica Benavides (MBA 16)Ahmed Elakabawi (MBA 16) Ashamdeep Gill (MBA 16) Boxi Jiang (MBA 16) Mrunal Ajay Shah (MBA 16)Hongning Wang (MBA 16)

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University of Toronto PricewaterhouseCoopers MBA FellowshipEstablished by PricewaterhouseCoopers in 1999, this fellowship is awarded to a student who has a high academic standing and demonstrated involvement in their undergraduate studies or in the community.

Aqeela Nanji (MBA 17)

Value Investing Scholarship in honour of John H. WatsonEstablished by friends and colleagues of John Watson, this award recognizes merit and supports incoming students with a demonstrated commitment to value investing.

Walter B. Coutts Award in AccountingEstablished in 1999 by Professor Emeritus Martin Evans, this award recognizes leadership in accounting.

Xiang Jin (MBA 17)

Women in Capital Markets (WCM) Heather L. Main Memorial ScholarshipCreated in 1999 by the Women in Capital Markets Institute to provide a lasting tribute to Heather L. Main, this award supports women enrolled in the MBA program who are studying and pursuing careers in capital markets. The 2014 recipients are:

Rotman School of Management Entrance Award Women in Business Excellence Award: Master of Finance Program

Yuan Zhi He (MBA 17)

Purnima Kohli (MFin 17)Thaksayini Sethukavalan (MFin 17)

Anonymous

Ning Li (MBA 16) Nicole Mary Anne Persad (MBA 16)

Ashley Warburton (MFin 17)

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Bradley David Griffiths Memorial Scholarship at the Rotman School of ManagementEstablished by friends and family in memory of Toronto Financier and University of Toronto alumnus Bradley David Griffiths (BCom 79), this award supports domestic students in the Full-Time, Evening or Morning MBA program who have demonstrated leadership experience in finance, investment banking or energy.

Class of 1997 ScholarshipEstablished by the Rotman MBA class of 1997, this award recognizes students who have made a significant contribution to the learning experience of their classmates through demonstrated leadership and commitment to excellence.

Danielle Schwebel (MBA 16)

Class of 2002 MBA AwardEstablished by the class of 2002, this award recognizes second-year Full-Time MBA students who have made outstanding contributions to the Rotman School community.

Blake van Delft (MBA 16)

Class of 2003 Trayten Jensen Memorial AwardSupported by the class of 2003 in memory of classmate Trayten Jensen, this award recognizes a student who has made outstanding contributions to the Rotman School and/or the community.

Adam Jenah (MBA 16)

Gordon F. Cheesbrough MBA Graduate FellowshipEstablished by business leader and University of Toronto graduate Gordon F. Cheesbrough, this award supports a Rotman School student specializing in ethics or finance.

Adam Edgerley (JD/MBA 17)

MBA IN-PROGRAMAWARDS

The following are the 2015 recipients of the Master of Business Administration in-program awards for upper-year students.

Mark Bluvshtein (MBA 16) Lok Man Wilson Lin (MBA 16)

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Heather M. Reisman Prize in Organizational BehaviourEstablished by University of Toronto President Emeritus J. Robert S. Prichard to honour Heather Reisman’s contributions to the university, the prize is awarded to the student who has achieved high standing in the Managing People in Organizations course, and exceptional academic achievement from first-year.

Alexander Martin Buckley (JD/MBA 17)

Honourable John Dawson Ground Prize in Leadership & EthicsEstablished in 2007 by the friends and family of Justice John Dawson Ground, this prize is awarded to the JD/MBA student with the highest standing in the core Business Ethics course.

Claudia Chelsea Dzierbicki (JD/MBA 17)

John H. Watson Scholarship in Value InvestingEstablished by friends and colleagues of John Watson, this award recognizes merit and supports continuing students with a demonstrated commitment to and interest in value investing.

Joseph Kerzner AwardNamed in honour of Toronto businessman Joseph Kerzner, this award recognizes a student with high academic standing in the core accounting courses.

Xiaoqi Wang (MBA 16)

Kami/Martz Scholarship in Strategic ManagementEstablished in 2004 by Managerial Design in honour of business strategists Michael Kami and Bill Martz, this scholarship is awarded to an in-program student majoring in strategy, consulting, innovation and entrepreneurship, or global management.

Jingqi Guo (MBA 16)

Blayne Lorne Gross (MBA 16) Evan Rubin (MBA 16)

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Kathy Duffy Memorial Scholarship, Presented by AccentureEstablished by Accenture and named in memory of Kathy Duffy, a partner at Accenture who was actively involved in the MBA program, this award recognizes MBA students with high academic standing who have demonstrated leadership in the community and who have an interest in pursuing a career in consulting.

Marni Williams (MBA 17)

Lisa Hamann Memorial AwardEstablished by Hydro One in 1995 in memory of their valued employee Lisa Hamann, this award recognizes a female student with a high academic standing who has demonstrated leadership in extra-curricular activities and who has an interest in international studies.

Erin Peters (JD/MBA 16)

Lucio Cappola Memorial Scholarship in LeadershipEstablished in 2004 by the family and friends of Lucio Cappola (MBA 87), this scholarship recognizes academic achievement and leadership.

Zhuoliang Huang (MBA 16)

Mary Verna Simmonds Rotman MBA Fellowship in Social ChangeEstablished in 2007, this fellowship recognizes a student who has demonstrated a commitment to and rigorous understanding of corporate social responsibility, corporate and global citizenship, not-for-profit and social enterprise, or social justice.

Emita Latif (MBA 16)

Optimum Talent Human Resource Management Award in LeadershipEstablished by KWA Partners in 2006, this award recognizes academic achievement and is awarded to a student who is pursuing a career in human resources.

Nika Stelman (MBA 16)

Rip Gauthier Memorial Scholarship in MarketingEstablished by FirstService Corporation in 2003 to honour business entrepreneur, and founder of the Canadian Marketing Association, Rip Gauthier, this scholarship is awarded to a student who exhibits leadership and expertise in marketing.

Danielle Schwebel (MBA 16)

Rotman 2004 Non-Profit Internship ScholarshipAwarded to an in-program MBA student with a summer internship in the not-for-profit sector.

Nicole Dong (MBA 16)

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Rotman Scholar AwardsRotman Scholar Awards recognize the academic excellence, strong leadership and communication skills of upper-year students. Recipients below provided academic support to first-year students in their core courses during their winter 2015 term, and the current 2015-16 academic year.

Winter 2015Andrew Barkman (MBA 15)Rishabh Chadha (MBA 15)Mikhail Clarkson (MBA 15)Mark Daniel Robertson Cuddihy (MBA 15)Zuhayr Daya (MBA 15)Jeremy Drucker (JD/MBA 16)Peter John Georgas (JD/MBA 16)Piraveina Gnanasuntharam (MBA 15)Faraz Ul Islam (MBA 15)Artem Kaikov (MBA 15)Karen Klein (MBA 15)Sergei Korolev (MBA 15)Maxwell Koven (MBA 15)Johnathan Leizerovici (MBA 15)Zhoubin Li (MBA 15)

Wei Lin (MBA 15)Joseph Charles McGrade (JD/MBA 16)Michael Francis McVety (MBA 15)Tariq Nanji (MBA 15)Jia Wern Ong (MBA 15)David Pardy (JD/MBA 16)Hitendra Kumar Patel (MBA 15)Thi Vu Phu (MBA 15)Jessica Portelance (MBA 15)Imran Premji (MBA 15)Shelly-Ann Rampersad (MBA 15)Rachel Steger (MBA 15)Venkata Ramanan Swaminathan (MBA 16)William Wright (MBA 15)Chen Xu (MBA 15)

2015-16 Mohammed Ajmal (MBA 16)Vahe Akbarian (MBA 16)Shubha Anand B (MBA 16)Susana Aquino (MBA 16)Christopher Baker (MBA 16)Mark Bluvshtein (MBA 16)Alexander Martin Buckley (JD/MBA 17)Spencer Burger (JD/MBA 17)Abodya Byatanga (MBA 16)Matthew Cahill (JD/MBA 16)Rubinpreet Singh Deol (MBA 16)Shelly Dhunna (MBA 16)Peter Donnan (MBA 16)Shimshon Eliyahu Dukesz (JD/MBA 17)Claudia Chelsea Dzierbicki (JD/MBA 17)Adam Edgerley (JD/MBA 17)Ethan Feldman (JD/MBA 17)Saleh Firwana (Skoll 16)Peter John Georgas (JD/MBA 16)Richard Alexander Gill (MBA 16)Evan Glowacki (MBA 16)

Zhuoliang Huang (MBA 16)Jaspreet Khanna (MBA 16)Nicholas Biringer Moritsugu (JD/MBA 17)Arabind Nanda (MBA 16)Kai Ni (MBA 17)Alyssa Grace Novoselac (JD/MBA 17)Alyssa Randall (MBA 16)Danielle Schwebel (MBA 16)Rohit Sharma (MBA 16)Brendon Smith (JD/MBA 17)Trevor Alexander Snider (JD/MBA 17)Andrew Guy Soave (MBA 16)Felix Mathias Stubenrauch (MBA 16)Carson Parker Vanderwel (MBA 16)Aakanksha Verma (MBA 16)Zhe Wang (MBA 16)Timothy Whelan (MBA 16)Richard Winograd (MBA 16)Fan Wu (MBA 16)Anonymous

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The Birch Hill Equity Partners Award at the Rotman School of ManagementEstablished by Birch Hill Equity Partners in 2008, this award supports a student who has excelled in finance or investment management.

Anonymous

The George C. Vilim Scholarship in Effective ManagementEstablished in 2008 by Aecon Group, Managerial Design and Brendan Calder in honour of successful businessman and valued mentor George C. Vilim, this scholarship is awarded to a student who has demonstrated high academic achievement in a strategic management course.

Justin Stepanowicz (MBA 16)

William Waters AwardNamed after Professor Emeritus William Waters, this award provides emergency assistance for students enrolled in any of the Rotman School’s programs.

Anonymous

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Mohammed Ajmal (MBA 16)Vahe Akbarian (MBA 16)Karim Albatish (MBA 16)Christopher Baker (MBA 16)Dylan Bass (JD/MBA 17)Mark Bluvshtein (MBA 16)Alexander Martin Buckley (JD/MBA 17)Abodya Byatanga (MBA 16)Johanna Chipman (MBA 16)Timothy Derksen (MBA 16)Amrit Dhillon (JD/MBA 17)Peter Donnan (MBA 16)Claudia Chelsea Dzierbicki (JD/MBA 17)Adam Edgerley (JD/MBA 17)Ethan Feldman (JD/MBA 17)Stephanie Gibson (MBA 16)Evan Glowacki (MBA 16)Blayne Lorne Gross (MBA 16)

Andrew Gubasta (Skoll 16)Michael James (MBA 16)Krishnan Anitha Kalyanaraman (MBA 16)Leonid Kotov (JD/MBA 17)Lok Man Wilson Lin (MBA 16)Baris Ondul (MBA 16)Marshall Rossiter (JD/MBA 17)Evan Rubin (MBA 16)Krishna Ruthnum (MBA 16)Mrunal Ajay Shah (MBA 16)Sunmeet Sidhu (MBA 16)Brendon Smith (JD/MBA 17)Felix Mathias Stubenrauch (MBA 16)Jeffrey Swain (MBA 16)Yue Wang (MBA 16)Timothy Whelan (MBA 16)Richard Winograd (MBA 16)Haofang Xu (MBA 16)

FULL-TIME MBA

Dean’s List and Andrew Alexander Kinghorn AwardThis award recognizes the student who achieved the highest GPA in their class after the completion of the first year of the Full-Time MBA core curriculum.

Nicholas Biringer Moritsugu (JD/MBA 17)

Dean’s List and Andrew Alexander Kinghorn FellowshipAwarded in recognition of students who ranked in the top 10 per cent of their class after the completion of the Full-Time MBA core curriculum.

DEAN’SLISTS

The Dean’s Lists give recognition to current students ranked in the top 20 per cent of each class. The graduating MBA and Master of Finance students were recognized at Convocation this past June and November 2015.

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Dean’s ListRecognizes students ranked in the top 11-20 per cent of their class after the completion of the Full-Time MBA core curriculum.

EVENING MBA

Dean’s List with DistinctionRecognizes the student who achieved the highest GPA in their class after the completion of the MBA core curriculum.

Thomas Joseph Dyer (MBA 16)

Dean’s List, First ClassRecognizes students ranked in the top 10 per cent of their class after the completion of the MBA core curriculum.

Dean’s ListRecognizes the students who ranked in the top 11-20 per cent of their class after the completion of the MBA core curriculum.

Sharath Balakrishnan (MBA 16)Nishant Bithal (MBA 16)Nikhil Chacko (MBA 16)Maegan Lina W Y Chang (MBA 16)Matthew Cimon (MBA 16)Jonathan Christopher Davies (MBA 16)Shimshon Eliyahu Dukesz (JD/MBA 17)Armin Fatehi Somee (MBA 16)Hillary Field (MBA 16)Saleh Firwana (MBA 16)Ashamdeep Gill (MBA 16)Richard Alexander Gill (MBA 16)Adam Jenah (MBA 16)Boxi Jiang (MBA 16)Chahat Kansal (MBA 16)Matthew Kramer (MBA 16)

Jingqi Guo (MBA 16)Zhuoliang Huang (MBA 16)Justin Stepanowicz (MBA 16)

Sally Hop-Shim Kan (MBA 16)Richmond Shek-Bun Lau (MBA 16)Parikshet Malik (MBA 16)

Shuhe Li (JD/MBA 17)Burke MacDonald (MBA 16)Yasmina Mavani (JD/MBA 17)Paula Nathwani (MBA 16)Danielle Schwebel (MBA 16)Andrew Shapiro (MBA 16)Shantanu Singh (MBA 16)Andrew Guy Soave (MBA 16)Toni Toth (MBA 16)Carson Parker Vanderwel (MBA 16)Vamsi Vanka (MBA 16)Hongning Wang (MBA 16)Fan Wu (MBA 16)Yuyao Wu (MBA 16)Yiran Yu (MBA 16)Matthew Zilli (MBA 16)

Xiaoqi Wang (MBA 16)Yinan Xia (MBA 16)

Philip Ngan (MBA 16)Lan Wang (MBA 16)David Yang (MBA 16)

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MORNING MBA

Dean’s List with DistinctionRecognizes the student who achieved the highest GPA in their class after the completion of the MBA core curriculum.

Deepinder Singh Bhattal (MBA 16)

Dean’s List, First ClassRecognizes students ranked in the top 10 per cent of their class after the completion of the MBA core curriculum.

Dean’s ListRecognizes students ranked in the top 11-20 per cent of their class after the completion of the MBA core curriculum.

MASTER OF FINANCE

Dean’s List with Distinction and MFin Directors’ AwardRecognizes the student who achieved the highest GPA in their class after the completion of the Master of Finance core curriculum.

Michael J Da Silva (MFIN 16)

Dean’s List, First ClassRecognizes students ranked in the top 10 per cent of their class after the completion of the Master of Finance core curriculum.

Dean’s ListRecognizes students ranked in the top 11-20 per cent of their class after the completion of the Master of Finance core curriculum.

EXECUTIVE MBA & OMNIUM GLOBAL MBADean’s List candidates for the Executive MBA and Omnium Global Executive MBA will be recognized at convocation. Students in the Executive MBA and Omnium Global Executive MBA programs are acknowledged for their achievements only after the completion of the program.

Jennifer Erin Amaral (MBA 16)Robert Byczynski (MBA 16)Meghan Gervais (MBA 16)

Dana Bastaldo (MBA 16)Mohammed Taqi Bhojani (MBA 16)Bruce Hoang (MBA 16)

Francois du Toit (MFIN 16)Chun Kit Latrell Ng (MFin 16)

Rene Cartier (MFin 16)

Brooke Harvey (MBA 16)Katie Pearson (MBA 16)

Sheetal Persaud (MBA 16)William Scott (MBA 16)Venkata Ramanan Swaminathan (MBA 16)

Andrew Parsons (MFin 16)

Sagi Elport (MFin 16)

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ONTARIO GRADUATESCHOLARSHIPS

The Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) program is designed to encourage academic excellence at the graduate and doctoral levels, and is jointly supported by the Ontario Government, the University of Toronto and donors to the Rotman School.

Bill Reddin Managerial Effectiveness Scholarship

Mohammed Ajmal (MBA 16)

Fidelity Investments Canada Limited Scholarship

Imuetinyan Omorogbe (JD/MBA 18)

Home Capital Ontario Graduate Scholarship in Honour of John J. Ruffo

Michael Meguid (JD/MBA 16)

HSBC Bank of Canada Scholarships

Cole Daniel Douglas Lepine (MBA 17)Dina Nikitina (MBA 17)

J. Murray Armitage Scholarships

Victoria Aton (MBA 17)Michele Dathan FNC Yr 2 (PhD)Justin Foong (MBA 18)Richard Alexander Gill (MBA 16)

Larry Wasser Scholarships

Gencer Cili (MBA 18)Paul M Krzyzanowski (MBA 17)

Martin Evans Scholarship

Omar Matthew Karim (MFin 17)

Peter F. Drucker Effective Executive Scholarship

Chahat Kansal (MBA 16)

Peter J. Irvine Scholarship

Thanh Huong Nguyen (MBA 18)

Ontario Graduate Scholarships

Muhammad Azim ACC Yr 1 (PhD)Hadiya Roderique OBHRM Yr 4 (PhD)Shervin Shahrokhi Tehrani MRK Yr 3 (PhD)

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EXECUTIVE MBA & OMNIUM GLOBALMBA AWARDS

The One-Year Executive MBA program allows working managers to complete their MBA in thirteen months minimizing the time spent away from work. The Omnium Global Executive MBA program allows working managers to complete their MBA through concentrated residential modules held in various countries.

Academic Director’s Award for Women ManagersAwarded to exceptional female students entering the Executive MBA programs who have demonstrated strong leadership skills in their personal and professional life. Successful candidates have also achieved high academic standing in their undergraduate work or have provided evidence of similar achievements outside the academic world.

Yekaterina Van Guilder (Omnium 12, MBA 17)Sara Wolfe (EMBA 36, MBA 17)

Associate Dean’s Award of Academic ExcellenceAwarded to students entering the Executive MBA programs who have achieved a high degree of academic excellence at the graduate level.

Brian Crane (Omnium 12, MBA 17) Graham Lawrence Cromar (EMBA 36, MBA 17)

Dean’s Executive MBA Award of Merit for Professional AdvancementAwarded to students entering the Executive MBA programs who have demonstrated exceptional job performance, academic merit, leadership in their current role and success resulting in promotion or award.

Esteban De Bernardis (EMBA 36, MBA 17)

Dean’s Executive MBA Award for Merit for Small and Medium EnterpriseAwarded to a student entering the Executive MBA programs who has a strong record of managerial achievement in a small to medium enterprise (SME). For the purpose of this award, the program follows Statistics Canada’s definition of an SME as any business establishment up to 499 employees and less than $50 million in gross revenues.

Nicolas Morgan (EMBA 36, MBA 17)

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Executive MBA Fellowship Award for EntrepreneursAwarded to entrepreneurs entering the Executive MBA programs for achievement in the creation and marketing of new goods or services. Recipients are leaders who have demonstrated accountability in the face of risk.

Adam Kuprevicius (Omnium 12, MBA 17)

Executive MBA Award for LeadershipAwarded to students entering the Executive MBA programs who hold leadership positions in their current employment, supervising a team of colleagues and mentoring them to gain management positions in the future.

Bruno Balocco (EMBA 36, MBA 17)Rachel Huckle (Omnium 12, MBA 17)Tariq Javed (Omnium 12, MBA 17)

Executive MBA Fellowship Award for Non-Profit ManagersAwarded to students who have a strong record of achievement in non-profit management in either social services, arts and culture, sports and recreation, international development, health care, or education.

Mark Atanasoff (EMBA 36, MBA 17)

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Capital Market Graduate FellowshipAwarded to PhD students based on academic merit.

Doctoral FellowshipAwarded to a PhD student based on academic merit.

Jillian Chown (STM) Yr 5

Graduate Student Endowment FundAwarded to PhD students based on academic merit.

Harvey Rorke Financial Foundation of Canada PhD FellowshipThis award, generously funded by the Financial Research Foundation of Canada, is awarded to PhD students on the basis of academic merit.

James Poapst FellowshipsEstablished in honour of Professor Emeritus James Poapst, this fellowship is awarded to PhD students on the basis of academic merit and financial need.

Social Science & Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Doctoral FellowshipsThe SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships aim to develop research skills and assist in the training of highly qualified personnel by supporting students who demonstrate a high standard of scholarly achievement in graduate studies in the social sciences and humanities.

PhD AWARDS

Tetyana Balyuk (FNC) Yr 4

Joon Bae (FNC) Yr 5

Mahafuzur Chy (ACC) Yr 2 Ray Fang (OBHRM) Yr 2

Joonkyung Kim (MRK) Yr 4Yeun Joon Kim (OBHRM) Yr 3

Yoontae Jeon (FNC) Yr 4Ali Sharifkhani (FNC) Yr 3

Mohammad Rahnamaei (FNC) Yr 2

Shengzhe Tang (FNC) Yr 5

Jing Hu (OBHRM) Yr 2

Astrid Marinoni (STM) Yr 2

Robert Waiser (MRK) Yr 5

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The Ernst & Young Graduate Fund in Memory of Ross M. SkinnerEstablished by Ernst & Young in 2006 in memory of one of their leading partners Ross Skinner, the scholarship is awarded to two PhD students specializing in accounting.

University of Toronto Canadian Credit Management Foundation (CCMF) FellowshipEstablished in 1998 by the Rotman School’s lead benefactor Dr. Marcel Desautels, the CCMF Fellowships are awarded to MBA and PhD students on the basis of academic merit. (MBA recipients are listed in the MBA and MFin Entrance Awards section).

William Osborn Twaits FellowshipCreated by the estate of William Osborn Twaits, this fellowship supports PhD students on the basis of academic merit.

Stephanie Cheng (ACC) Yr 3

Jun Bum Kwon (MRK) Yr 4

Moein Javadian (OPM) Yr 2 Amir Sariri (STM) Yr 1Kristjan Sigurdson (STM) Yr 2

Ross Lu (ACC) Yr 4

Leila Peyravan (ACC) Yr 6

Bertrand Valery (STM) Yr 1 Poornima Vinoo (MRK) Yr 2Yun Zhou (OPM) Yr 3

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TIFF MACKLEM Dean

SUSAN CHRISTOFFERSEN Vice-Dean, Undergraduate & Pre-Experience Programs

KEN CORTS Vice-Dean, Faculty & Research

BRIAN GOLDEN Vice-Dean, Professional Programs

MIHNEA MOLDOVEANU Vice-Dean, Learning & Innovation

LILI LITWIN Executive Director, Advancement

SUZANNE TOBIN Executive Director of Strategic Communications

MARY LYNE Chief Administrative Officer

For information on creating a student award at the Rotman School, please contact the Rotman Development team at 416-978-8825 or development@rotman.utoronto.ca. Congratulations to all recipients and a sincere thank you to our award donors.

EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIPTEAM

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2015 STUDENT AWARDS DONORS

Accenture Inc.Aecon GroupMurray & Susan Armitage FoundationBealight FoundationJohn BeckBirch Hill Equity PartnersBonham & Co IncHarvey BottingYetta Bregman & Michael BregmanBurgundy Asset Management LtdBrendan CalderJohn & Mary CassadayKim CheesbroughCharles ChungCIBCJohn C. ClarkDeloitteDr. Marcel A. DesautelsHeather-Anne Edwards IrwinDoug EmersonEYMartin Evans & FamilyFidelity Investments Canada LtdFirstService CorporationMargaret & Jim FleckMichael & Bonnie GoldbergBarbara Griffiths & FamilyThe Guloien Family Home CapitalHSBC Bank CanadaJohn HullThe Honourable Henry N. R. JackmanEdward J. KernaghanJoseph KerznerRaja KhannaJulie KhannaSpencer Lanthier & Diana Bennett

Dr. Doris & Dr. Sam LauLeacross FoundationAlbert & Teresa LiJan Mahrt-SmithManagerial DesignManulife MDS IncEsther MuiNational Bank National Bank of CanadaOntario Power GenerationOptimum Talent Inc.Martin Ossip Family at the Jewish Foundation of Greater TorontoErik ParnojaJake PhillipsPlextronPricewaterhouseCoopersJ. Robert S. Prichard, Ann E. Wilson, & Kenneth D. S. PrichardPaul RichardsJohn Rogers Joseph Francis RooneyT. Iain RonaldScotiabank GroupBarbara Stitt & FamilyThomson Reuters Village Orthodontics, Dr. Fred MurrellDr. William WatersJohn & Josie Watson Thomas A. WilsonWomen in Capital Markets

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