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UW undergraduate student distinctions in Canadian Studies

June 30, 2012

Every year UW undergraduates from across campus win Canadian-based awards including study-in-Canada scholarships and now the very prestigious fellowships with the Killam Foundation. Below are distinctions announced from 2006-2012.

2011-12 Undergraduate Awards

Gregory Johnson, International Studies & Economics, graduated in the Canada Track for International Studies

Eugene Kobiako, International Studies & Biology, completed a Killam Fellow at University of Ottawa

Jenny Miller, Photomedia & American Indian Studies, awarded a Killam Fellowship for University of Western Ontario

Jenelle White, American Ethic Studies & English, completed Killam Fellowship at University of Toronto

2009-10 Undergraduate Awards

2009-2010 Awards Reception Program

Killam Foundation Fellowships
2010–2011 Killam Fellows
Ivy Gooch, Business Administration, L’Université de Montréal, Fall Quarter 2010.
Gregory Johnsen, Economics and International Studies, McGill University, Fall Quarter 2010.

Killam Fellows in Residence from Canada 2008–09
Chihab El Khachab, Sociology and Anthropology, University of Ottawa, Winter/Spring 2011

2008-09 Undergraduate Awards

Killam Foundation Fellowships
2009-2010 Killam Fellows
Rozanna Fang, Senior, French, (minor Public Health and Community Medicine), McGill University, Fall Quarter 2009.
Adam Tanga, Junior, Political Science (minor French), University of Ottawa, Fall Quarter 2009.

2008-2009 Killam Fellows
Lucas Olson, International Studies, University of Victoria, Fall Quarter 2008.
Reva Robinson, Linguistics, Queen’s University, Fall Quarter 2008.

Killam Fellows in Residence from Canada 2008-09
Barry Dewitt, Arts and Sciences Program and Mathematics, McMaster University, residency at UW, Spring Quarter 2009.
Kelvin Fong, Physiology and Music, University of Toronto, residency at UW, Winter and Spring Quarter 2009.

12th Annual UW Undergraduate Research Symposium – Cross-Border Research
Task Force on Arctic Sovereignty and Governance, Kristen Olson, Naama Sheffer, Gustaf Andreasen, Stephen Printz, Andrew Schwartz, Alison McKay, Marta Schwendeman, Julia Troutt, April Nishimura, International Studies; Mentors, Vincent Gallucci, Aquatic and Fishery Sciences and Nadine Fabbi, Canadian Studies Center.

The Viability of Shipping Through the Arctic: An Analysis of Risks and Risk Management for Shipping Lines, Naama Sheffer, International Studies, Mary Gates Scholar; Mentor, Anne Goodchild, Civil and Environmental Engineering.

A Comparison of Environmental Stewardship and Social Responsibility in Europe and North America, by Elizabeth Tran, Senior, Environmental Science Resource Management; Mentor, Dorothy Paun, Forest Resources.

Courses with Study-in-Canada Components
The Center would like to thank the following faculty for facilitating undergraduate study-in-Canada opportunities in 2008-09:

SOC WF 312/405 Social Work Policy Practice/Fieldwork Seminar, taught by Stan De Mello, Blake Kaiser and Morna McEachern, field trip to Vancouver, British Columbia, 19 February 2009 (27 undergraduate students in Social Work).

URBDP 474: Site Planning Issues and Techniques, taught by Daniel Abramson, field trip to Vancouver, British Columbia, 7 March 2009 (8 undergraduate students in Urban Design and Planning).

SIS 495C Task Force on Arctic Sovereignty, taught by Nadine Fabbi and Vincent Gallucci, Fact-Finding Mission to Ottawa, 24-31 January 2009 (13 International Studies majors).

2007-08 Undergraduate Awards

Bachelor Degrees
Simone Guevara, Canadian Studies with a minor in American Indian Studies

The Killam Fellowships Program
Lucas Olson, Jackson School of International Studies, University of Victoria, Fall 2008.
Reva Robinson, Linguistics, Queen’s University, Toronto, Fall 2008.

Study-in-Canada Awards
Lucas Kelly Olson, Study-in-Canada Scholarship, Canada-America Society, University of Alberta, Summer 2007, $4,000.
Elizabeth D. St. Clair, Political Science/French, Canada-America Society, Université Laval, Winter, 2008, $4,000.

Crossing Borders Conference – UW Participants
Lu Jiang, Business Administration, UW Bothell, “Canada-U.S. Border Security,” winner of the Team Award
Sandley Chou, Jackson School of International Studies, “Who Owns the Northwest Passage”

Conference Scholarships
Nicole Brittney Aguilar, School of Social Work, Paper presentation, “First Nations Social Work Policy and Practice Across the 49th parallel,” 19th Biennial Meeting, Association for Canadian Studies in the US, Toronto, Ontario, November 2007.

Internships
Myles Brenner, Political Science, Canadian Consulate, Seattle, Fall 2007.
Calla Hummel, International Studies, Canadian Consulate, Spring 2008.

2006-07 Undergraduate Awards

Study-in-Canada Awards
Myles Brenner, Political Science, L ARCH 495: Comparative Urban Planning and Design – Canada and the US, 10-day course to Québec, June 2007, $200.
Becky Chaney, Landscape Architecture, L ARCH 495: Comparative Urban Planning and Design – Canada and the US, 10-day course to Québec, June 2007, $200.
Joyce Chen, Anthropology, L ARCH 495: Comparative Urban Planning and Design – Canada and the US, 10-day course to Québec, June 2007, $200.
Calder Danz, Anthropology, L ARCH 495: Comparative Urban Planning and Design – Canada and the US, 10-day course to Québec, June 2007, $200.
Simone Guevara, Canadian Studies, International Summer Institute, University of Alberta, Summer 2007, $2,000.
Brian Gregory, Landscape Architecture, L ARCH 495: Comparative Urban Planning and Design – Canada and the US, 10-day course to Québec, June 2007, $200.
Ming-Yi Hsu, Urban Design and Planning, L ARCH 495: Comparative Urban Planning and Design – Canada and the US, 10-day course to Québec, June 2007, $200.
Eriko Kawamura, Architectural Studies, L ARCH 495: Comparative Urban Planning and Design – Canada and the US, 10-day course to Québec, June 2007, $200.
Nicholas Kindel, Urban Design and Planning, L ARCH 495: Comparative Urban Planning and Design – Canada and the US, 10-day course to Québec, June 2007, $200.
Lucas Kelly Olson, International Studies, International Summer Institute, University of Alberta, awarded a full scholarship to study at the University of Alberta, Summer 2007, $5,000.
Lucas Kelly Olson, International Studies, Study-in-Canada Scholarship, Canada-America Society, for study at the University of Alberta, Summer 2007, $4,000.
Elizabeth D. St. Clair, Political Science / French, Canada-America Society, for study at Université Laval, Winter Quarter, 2008, $4,000.
Christine Plourde, Landscape Architecture, L ARCH 495: Comparative Urban Planning and Design – Canada and the US, 10-day course to Québec, June 2007, $200.
Eric Streeby, Landscape Architecture, L ARCH 495: Comparative Urban Planning and Design – Canada and the US, 10-day course to Québec, June 2007, $200.
Christopher Sung-Hey Kwong, Architecture, L ARCH 495: Comparative Urban Planning and Design – Canada and the US, 10-day course to Québec, June 2007, $200.