Harding Road Campus – Convocation 2020-2022
On July 12, 2022, the Students and Staff from the Harding Road campus attended Academy Canada’s Convocation Ceremony. This is the first ceremony since the COVID-19 pandemic so it was a very exciting day. We had 124 graduates from 2019-2020, 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 attend.
Ms. Suzanne Jordan, Campus Coordinator, began with the opening remarks and introduced a couple of speakers including Lisa Lovelady, Vice President Academic and Chief Operating Officer to bring greetings from the Board or Directors and Mr. Ken Follett, graduate guest speaker from the Welder program and who is now an instructor with us.
Thank you both for your inspiring and motivating words.
President’s Award
The President’s Award is Academy Canada’s highest honour awarded to one student from each graduating year who reflects the ideals we strive to instil in our graduates including leadership, professionalism, positive attitude, good overall average and a willingness to participate in school activities.
Staff members provide recommendations to Academy Canada’s president, Mr. Mike Barrett, who selects a recipient. A difficult decision to make as several students were deserving of this award.
Ms. Suzanne Jordan presented these awards to the following students:
2020 – Paul Rogers – Cook
2021 – Camryn Smith – Construction/Industrial Electrician
2022 – Kenneth Dove – Automotive Service Technician
Congratulations to our recipients.
Program Award Winners
| CONVOCATION 2020-2022 PROGRAM WINNERS | |||
| Program | 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 |
| Animal Grooming Professional | Jennifer Stacey | Julianna Stockley | Kirbie Butler |
| Automotive Service Technician Justin Ingram Memorial Award | Keron Samuda | Justin Burton | Adil Rachdi |
| Carpenter | Matthew Pilgrim | Ed Janes | Shania Sutton |
| Construction/Industrial Electrician (Mike Purdy Memorial Award) | Keith Hanrahan | Raymond Power | Chad Garberg |
| Cook | Paul Rodgers | Jonathan Johnson | Brian White |
| Greenhouse Production | N/A | Travis Wiseman | Cody Winsor |
| Natural Resources | Derek Pink | Max Powell | Morgan Walsh |
| Occupational Health and Safety | Luke Howell | Maria Lewis | Mason Ford |
| Plumber | Chris Butt | Trevor Whittle | Jason Cody |
| Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Mechanic | N/A | N/A | Alex Brushett |
| Sheet Metal Worker | N/A | N/A | Krisha Penney |
| Steamfitter/Pipefitter | Gary Coady | Nicholas Barnes | N/A |
| Veterinary Assistant/Receptionist | Kelsey Ryan | Sawyer Fifield | Kiley Short |
| Welder | CHris McCarthy | Stephanie Courage | Michael Flynn |
Following the program awards, Ms. Karen Silver, the Graduate Employment Coordinator, presented diplomas to our graduating students.
Graham Blundon Outstanding Instructor Awards
Ms. Anita Morgan and Ms. Suzanne Jordan presented the Graham Blundon Outstanding Instructor award.
This award is presented in memory of Graham Blundon – a great friend, teacher, mentor and supporter of Academy Canada. It recognizes the exceptional commitment of the instructors who strive to ensure the success of their students.
This is awarded to an instructor exemplifying leadership, compassion, student and school involvement and extra- curricular commitment.
The Recipient’s of the Graham Blundon Outstanding Instructor Award are;
2019-2020 – Robert Stanley – Academic course Instructor
2020-2021 – Devin Keats – Construction/Industrial Electrician Instructor
2021-2022 – Ken Follett – Welding Instructor
Congratulations to our 2022, 2021 and 2022 graduates. You did it! We are so proud of each and everyone of you.