Accolades
Roy Cross (Film Production) has won a Kodak Faculty Scholarship for his 10-minute short film, Heavy Water. The Kodak scholarships are awarded annually to a university educator who demonstrates a high level of production skills, creativity and teaching experience in production. Heavy Water is both a stand-alone narrative project and an educational tool for Roy’s production class.
Carmela’s Table is the latest play by Vittorio Rossi (BFA 85). The Gazette interviewed him recently, and said it will run from Oct. 5 to 29 at the Centaur Theatre.
Graeme McGravie, coach of the Stingers women’s rugby team, has been named head coach of the Canadian men’s team for the second World University Rugby 7 on 7 Championship, to be held Aug. 4 to 6 in Rome. McGravie, a certified Level 3 coach with a wealth of experience, calls it “the opportunity of a lifetime” to represent his country at this international meet.
Dennis Murphy (Communication Studies), was asked by Gazette columnist James Mennie how he regarded the media blackout imposed by the Conservative government on the return of Canadian soldiers’ caskets from Afghanistan. He said that modern media ensure that the war is “in your face every day. ” It’s natural for people to want symbolic recognition of what is happening, and to suggest such TV coverage will weaken the war effort just doesn’t hold water, he said.
Sabahat Naureen, a student in the Department of Engineering and Computer Science, recently received a $5,000 scholarship from the Canadian Engineering Memorial Foundation. The foundation awards five such scholarships to undergraduate students across the country each year to promote engineering as a career choice among women.
Economics student Luca Patuelli was recently profiled in The Gazette. Born with a disability that requires him to use crutches to get around, Patuelli is now sought out for his gravity-defying breakdancing skills. He is also in demand as a motivational speaker for children with physical impairments. He has won several awards in international competition, and was the subject of a documentary, To Break Through, showcased by the CBC and the National Film Board.
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Kathleen Boies (Management) has been awarded the John Molson School of Business Distinguished Junior Research Award. She will be given a plaque in recognition of her achievement and a $5,000 research grant at JMSB convocation on June 13. Her research currently focuses on understanding how charismatic organizational leaders can shape the way employees think and how this, in turn, can predict outcomes such as team performance, creativity and innovation.
The Joe Kelly Graduate Award is given at spring convocation to the graduate student in the John Molson School of Business whose research thesis excels in quality and originality. This year the award was split between a PhD candidate, Mehdi Mourali, and a Master of Science graduate, Melissa Toffanin. Mourali’s thesis was called “Compromise and Attraction Effects under Prevention and Promotion Motivations,” and Toffanin’s was “Examining the Implications of Financing Choice for Cash Acquisitions.”