StudentAwards

Reception2013

S T U D E N T AWA R D SR E C E P T I O N2 0 1 3

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

8 – 9:30 am

Desautels Hall

Opening Remarks

Peter Pauly

Interim Dean

Keynote Address

Michael Bregman

President & CEO, Tailwind Capital Inc.

S T U D E N T AWA R D S AT T H ER O T M A N S C H O O L O F M A N A G E M E N T

Over the last decade, the Rotman School has transformed

from an aspiring, but relatively small, regional player into

Canada’s only globally-relevant business school and has

become the leading business school in Canada. Rotman is

the only school in Canada with a faculty and student body

that is both large enough and of high enough quality to be

able to compete with the world’s leading business schools.

This year we have the largest, most international and most

academically qualified class in our history. Our students

are the world’s best and brightest, out–of-the-box thinkers who build the strength

of our human capital. Thanks to the generosity of our award donors, the business

community, alumni and friends, we can acknowledge the exceptional scholarship

of our students and reduce the financial commitment of business education.

The Resource Capital Funds Award, the Village Orthodontics Award in Business,

and the Risa Goldberg Memorial Scholarship for Women in Capital Markets are

three new awards that are providing a total of 3.6 million dollars of financial support

this year. These awards are developing graduates who have the values and skills

that businesses need to innovate, succeed and create positive change in the future.

Congratulations to the award recipients and thank you to our award donors.

Peter Pauly

Interim Dean and Vice-Dean Academic

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Dr. Sam and Dr. Doris Lau MBA Fellowship in Finance

Created in 1998 by University of Toronto volunteers Drs. Sam and Doris Lau, this fellowship is awarded

to a student with a Finance focus.

Imran Premji (MBA 15)

Forté Foundation Fellows

Created to increase the number of women applying to and enrolling in MBA programs, the Forté Fellows

Program offers fellowships to women pursuing a full-time, part-time or executive MBA education at

sponsor business schools.

Stefanie Covens (MBA 15)

Duy Thuc Vi Doan (MBA 15)

Gordon M. Watson Entrance Scholarship

Established 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.

Jamal Lowe (MBA 15)

Harvey Botting Entrance Scholarship

Established 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.

Lan Wang (MBA 16)

Helen J. Rotenberg Entrance Scholarship

Established 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.

William Scott (MBA 16)

Iain Ronald MBA Fellowship in Finance

Established 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.

Zaid Nasser (MBA 16)

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Each year, the Rotman School grants approximately $1.9 million in entrance scholarships, fellowships,

and awards to 39 per cent of our students. 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 2013 MBA and Master of Finance awards

(including both entrance and in-program students for select awards).

Bradley David Griffiths Memorial Scholarship at the Rotman School of Management

Established 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 has demonstrated leadership experience in Finance, Investment Banking or Energy.

Bhavani Ganapathi (MBA 14) In-Program

Robert Scott Laws (MBA 15) Entrance

CIBC BASc/MBA Scholarships

These scholarships are awarded to students who have achieved excellence in the Skoll program.

Established 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.

Davis Tam (Skoll 15) Entrance

Rufan Tan (Skoll 15) Entrance

Amy Chong (Skoll 14) In-Program

Lihe Liu (Skoll 14) In-Program

Nicholas Melnick (Skoll 14) In-Program

Dean’s Fellowship

Established 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.

Carlos Ocampo (MBA 15)

Dean’s Scholarship

Established by Professor Tom Wilson from the Department of Economics, this scholarship is awarded to

an outstanding student entering the joint JD/MBA program.

Erin Peters (JD/MBA 16)

M B A A N D M A S T E R O FF I N A N C E E N T R A N C E AWA R D S

Negar Mokhtarnia (Skoll 14) In-Program

Andrew Pienkow (Skoll 14) In-Program

Sohrab Seyedfathi (Skoll 14) In-Program

Jason Sukhram (Skoll 14) In-Program

Setare Omidi (Skoll 14) In-Program

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Maritime Life Entrance Scholarship

Established by Maritime Life Assurance Company prior to its merger with Manulife Financial, this

scholarship recognizes academic merit.

Steven Zhao (MBA 15)

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.

Josephine Chan (MBA 16) Entrance

Alex Yeo (MBA 14) In-Program

MBA Fellowship for Social Entrepreneurs

Established in 2001 by University of Toronto graduate Bill Young, this fellowship is awarded to an

MBA student who has demonstrated an enhanced commitment to social entrepreneurship.

Neil Peet (MBA 15)

National Bank Financial MBA Fellowship

Established by National Bank in 2006, this fellowship recognizes academic excellence.

Name withheld upon recipient’s request

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J. Spencer Lanthier Award in Accounting

Established 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.

Alexander McDougall (MBA 15)

James D. Fleck Entrance Award

Established by Professor Emeritus Jim Fleck, this award is granted to a student who has demonstrated

a commitment to the not-for-profit sector.

Ruth Mestechkin (MBA 15)

John A. Rogers Award in Leadership

Established 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.

Muhammad Ajmal (MBA 15)

Dana Bastaldo (MBA 16)

John A. Tory Fellowship at the Rotman School of Management

Founded 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. The Fellowship also

provides a paid internship in the Summer Associate Program at Thomson Reuters’ New York City office.

Jia Liu (MBA 14)

John M. Cassaday MBA Fellowship in Marketing

Established in 1998 by John Cassaday (MBA 81), this fellowship recognizes academic achievement

and is awarded to a student who is specializing in marketing.

Ruoning Li (MBA 15)

Kathy Duffy Memorial Scholarship, Presented by Accenture

Established 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.

Richmond Lau (MBA 16) Entrance

Daniel Phillip Manicom (MBA 14) In-Program

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Resource Capital Funds Award

Established in 2013, this award supports two students who are looking to break into the mining

management or mining investment industry.

Name withheld upon recipient’s request

Yuliya Wawrykowicz (MBA 15)

Risa Goldberg Memorial Scholarship for Women in Capital Markets at the Rotman School

of Management

Established in memory of Risa Goldberg MBA’08, this scholarship is awarded to a female student on

the basis of demonstrated academic excellence, community, volunteer activity, mentorship experience

and intent to pursue a career in Capital Markets.

Jessica Marie Schwarz Alvarez Del Villar (MBA 14)

Rotman Problem Solving Challenge Scholarship Award

Awarded to students with outstanding performance in the Rotman Problem Solving Challenge.

Edmond Lok Tin Chan (MBA 15)

Kristine Co (MBA 15)

Alexandra Fitzgerald (MBA 15)

Farzeen Foda (MBA 15)

Tarun Joshi (MBA 15)

Robert Scott Laws (MBA 15)

Rotman School of Management Alumni Association Fellowship

Established by the Alumni Association in 1995, this fellowship is awarded for academic excellence.

Dana Bastaldo (MBA 16)

Rotman School of Management Alumni Entrance Fellowship

Created by Rotman School alumni to support MBA students.

Jingqi Guo (MBA 16)

Artem Kaikov (MBA 15)

Neil Peet (MGA/MBA 15)

Yinan Xia (MBA 16)

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Peter Godsoe/Scotiabank Scholarship in Financial Engineering

Supported 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

with a background and interest in financial engineering, and a returning student with high academic

achievements in first year who is majoring in financial engineering.

Kaveh Ahmadi Shirazi (MBA 15) Entrance

Jeremy Michael Saunders (MBA 14) In-Program

Peter Godsoe/Scotiabank Scholarship in International Finance

Awarded to two MBA students: an entering student with a background and interest in international

finance, and a returning finance student who has achieved outstanding performance in first year.

Name withheld upon recipient's request

Ran Huo (MBA 14) In-Program

Proscience Inc. Entrance Scholarship

Established in 1997, by Paul Richard (MBA ‘62) and Proscience, this scholarship recognizes academic

excellence.

Name withheld upon recipient’s request

Michael McVety (MBA 15)

Shelly-Ann Rampersad (MBA 15)

Viral Shah (MBA 15)

Rachel Steger (MBA 15)

Jonathan Weir (MBA 15)

Jie Feng Zhao (MBA 15)

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Muhammad Ajmal (MBA 15)

Vivek Anandaramu (MBA 15)

Ashiq-Aly Aziz (JD/MBA 16)

Dhruv Bansal (MBA 15)

David Barreca (MBA 15)

Rohan Bedmutha (MBA 15)

Yue Bi (MBA 15)

Alexander Blinnikov (MBA 15)

Victor Bondarev (MBA 15)

Sinead Bovell (MBA 15)

Hemanth Boyapati (MBA 15)

Michael Brar (JD/MBA 16)

Matt Budd (JD/MBA 16)

Matthew Cahill (JD/MBA 16)

Daniel Canham (MBA 15)

Edmond Lok Tin Chan (MBA 15)

Chayanika Chandra (MBA 15)

Si Chen (MBA 15)

Husain Chinikamwala (MBA 15)

Vanessa Chung (JD/MBA 16)

Kristine Co (MBA 15)

Richard Cogar (JD/MBA 16)

Stefanie Covens (MBA 15)

Mark Cuddihy (MBA 15)

Andrew Deluce (MBA 15)

Kang Ding (MBA 15)

Duy Thuc Vy Doan (MBA 15)

Wenying Dong (MBA 15)

Jeremy Drucker (JD/MBA 16)

Andrew Edgell (MBA 15)

Mohamed El-Sayed (JD/MBA 16)

Tanner Erickson (MBA 15)

Zhengyu Fang (MBA 15)

Alexandra Fitzgerald (MBA 15)

Scott Fletcher (MBA 15)

Farzeen Foda (MBA 15)

Kesem Frank (MBA 15)

Fei Gao (MBA 15)

Yemisi Gbadebo (MBA 15)

Dina Genkin (MBA 15)

Peter Georgas (JD/MBA 16)

Savita Gill (MBA 15)

Daniel Herscovitch (MBA 15)

Caitlin Heywood (MBA 15)

Juan Hoyos Santamaria (MBA 15)

Aaron Hunt (JD/MBA 16)

Faraz ul Islam (MBA 15)

Harnish Jaggi (MBA 15)

Tarun Joshi (MBA 15)

Shekh Mohammad Mahbubul Kadir (MBA 15)

Artem Kaikov (MBA 15)

Akshay Kargwal (MBA 15)

Rachel Kattapuram (JD/MBA 16)

Heta Kheni (MBA 15)

Mohit Khetan (MBA 15)

Stanislav Kofov (JD/MBA 16)

Karthik Kolagani (MBA 15)

Maxwell Koven (MBA 15)

Yun Ku (MBA 15)

Kanu Priya Kumar (MBA 15)

Ayeesha Lalji (JD/MBA 16)

Francis Lam (MBA 15)

Robert Scott Laws (MBA 15)

Johnathan Leizerovici (MBA 15)

Emily Li (MBA 15)

Wei Zhong Li (MBA 15)

Yangfan Li (MBA 15)

Zheng Li (MBA 15)

Zhijie Li (MBA 15)

Ran Liu (MBA 15)

Michael Lock (MBA 15)

Jamal Lowe (MBA 15)

Jocelyn Luk (MBA 15)

Lok Ma (MBA 15)

Matthew McClellan (MBA 15)

Alexander McDougall (MBA 15)

Joseph McGrade (JD/MBA 16)

Michael McVety (MBA 15)

Rotman School of Management Entrance Award – Full-Time MBA Program Michael Meguid (JD/MBA 16)

Ruth Mestechkin (MBA 15)

Andrew Mihalik (JD/MBA 16)

Anthony Mouchantaf (JD/MBA 16)

Alexander Mucalov (JD/MBA 16)

Richard Mullings (MBA 15)

Nikhil Nanda (MBA 15)

Tariq Nanji (MBA 15)

Harsh Kumar Narsinghani (MBA 15)

Carlos Ocampo (MBA 15)

Chelsea Omel (MBA 15)

Jia Wern Ong (MBA 15)

David Pardy (JD/MBA 16)

Jane Park (MBA 15)

Hitendra Patel (MBA 15)

Neil Peet (MGA/MBA 15)

Scott Peever (MBA 15)

Jordan Peixoto (MBA 15)

Erin Peters (JD/MBA 16)

Thi Vu Phu (MBA 15)

Imran Premji (MBA 15)

Kristin Quinn (MBA 15)

Shelly-Ann Rampersad (MBA 15)

Divya Rastogi (MBA 15)

Gregory Ray (MBA 15)

Signy Roland (MBA 15)

Rebecca Ross (JD/MBA 16)

Ronald Sanders (MBA 15)

Justin Seto (MBA 15)

Viral Shah (MBA 15)

Anna Shahid (MBA 15)

Aaron Shariff (MBA 15)

Shady Shehata (MBA 15)

Daniel Shiner (MBA 15)

Sepand Siassi (MBA 15)

Rasika Singh (MBA 15)

Rachel Steger (MBA 15)

Carly Steinberg (MBA 15)

Arun Subramanian (MBA 15)

Youssouf Sy (MBA 15)

Joshua Teichman (JD/MBA 16)

Abhilash Tyagi (MBA 15)

Deanna Vexler (MBA 15)

Yuliya Wawrykowicz (MBA 15)

Jonathan Weir (MBA 15)

William Wright (MBA 15)

Kai Xi (MBA 15)

Chen Xu (MBA 15)

Donglin Xuan (MBA 15)

Kehui Yan (MBA 15)

Jiao Yang (MBA 15)

Xi Yang (MBA 15)

Aaron Yick (MBA 15)

Wei Yue (MBA 15)

Stan Zabolotsky (MBA 15)

Hiba Zahid (MBA 15)

Steven Zhao (MBA 15)

Congjia Zhou (MBA 15)

Wen Zhu (MBA 15)

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

Dana Bastaldo (MBA 16)

Robert Byczynski (MBA 16)

Josephine Chan (MBA 16)

Thomas Dyer (MBA 16)

Jingqi Guo (MBA 16)

Brooke Harvey (MBA 16)

Richmond Lau (MBA 16)

Zaid Nasser (MBA 16)

Philip Ngan (MBA 16)

William Scott (MBA 16)

Amanda St. John (MBA 16)

Venkata Ramanan Swaminathan (MBA 16)

Lan Wang (MBA 16)

Xiaoqi Wang (MBA 16)

Yinan Xia (MBA 16)

David Yang (MBA 16)

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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 a non-traditional sector such as manufacturing,

trades, technology or engineering.

Chayanika Chandra (MBA 15)

Savita Gill (MBA 15)

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).

Stefanie Covens (MBA 15)Thomas Dyer (MBA 16)Savita Gill (MBA 15)

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

Scott Fletcher (MBA 15)

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.

David Yang (MBA 16)

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.

Deanna Vexler (MBA 15)

Village Orthodontics Award in BusinessSupported by Village Orthodontics, this award is given to an entering MBA student on the basis of

academic excellence.

Alexander Blinnikov (MBA 15)

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

Jiao Yang (MBA 15)

Rotman School of Management Entrance Award – Master of Finance Program

Jia Ai (MFin 15)

Jingjia Cheng (MFin 15)

Tatenda Chirusa (MFin 15)

Ciaran Dayal (MFin 15)

Richard Dumelie (MFin 15)

Sheng Fei (MFin 15)

Newton Hong (MFin 15)

David Hung (MFin 15)

Ahmed Jahangir (MFin 15)

Kyrylo Kozyar (MFin 15)

Erin Litwin (MFin 15)

Rotman Vision-GRADitude Scholarship

Supported by the classes of 2005 and 2006, this scholarship is awarded to a student with high

academic achievement.

Amanda St. John (MBA 16)

The Bonham Scholarship

Established 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.

Stan Zabolotsky (MBA 15)

The International Student Fellowship

Awarded to entering and in-program international MBA students.

Vivek Anandaramu (MBA 15) Entrance

Husain Chinikamwala (MBA 15) Entrance

Tabitha Fritz (MBA 14) In-Program

Lelian Gerard (MBA 14) In-Program

Faraz ul Islam (MBA 15) Entrance

The Lal Khanna Award

Established in 2009 by the family and friends of Lal Khanna (MBA ‘71), this award is given to a

domestic student from South or Southeast Asia based on high academic achievement.

Gurnita Chandhoke (MBA 15)

Karthik Kolagani (MBA 15) Entrance

Zheng Li (MBA 15) Entrance

Harsh Kumar Narsinghani (MBA 15) Entrance

Rameez Saboowala (MBA 14) In-Program

Alex Yeo (MBA 14) In-Program

Anna Shahid (MBA 15)Venkata Ramanan Swaminathan (MBA 16)Xiaoqi Wang (MBA 16)

Mu Chien Liu (MFin 15)

Mahdi Lotfinezhad (MFin 15)

Iva Parisi (MFin 15)

Neil Seneviratne (MFin 15)

Ruimeng Shen (MFin 15)

Shahrzad Shiva (MFin 15)

Kamran Soleimanzadeh (MFin 15)

Ke Sun (MFin 15)

Richard Sutcliffe (MFin 15)

Suhail Taji (MFin 15)

Vijila Vijayasundaram (MFin 15)

Honourable John Dawson Ground Prize in Leadership & Ethics

Established in 2007 by the friends and family of Justice John Dawson Ground, this prize is awarded to

the JD/MBA student who has the highest grade in the Business Ethics course.

Sarah Elharrar (JD/MBA 15)

Joseph Kerzner Award

Named in honour of Toronto businessman Joseph Kerzner, this award recognizes a student with high

academic standing in the first-year accounting courses.

Xiaochun Yang (MBA 14)

Kami/Martz Scholarship in Strategic Management

Established 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.

Zubair Imam (MBA 14)

The following are the 2013 recipients of the Master of Business Administration and Master of Finance

in-program awards for second and third-year students.

Class of 1997 Scholarship

Established 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.

Terri Block (MBA 14)

Daniel Phillip Manicom (MBA 14)

Class of 2002 MBA Award

Established by the class of 2002, this award recognizes second-year Full-Time MBA students who have

made outstanding contributions to the Rotman School community.

Jonathan Dolf Grosfeld (MBA 14)

Samarth Modwal (MBA 14)

Class of 2003 Trayten Jensen Memorial Award

Supported 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.

Michael John Jessop (MBA 14)

Gordon F. Cheesbrough MBA Graduate Fellowship

Established by business leader and University of Toronto graduate Gordon F. Cheesbrough, this award

supports a Rotman School student specializing in ethics or finance.

Rameez Saboowala (MBA 14)

Heather M. Reisman Prize in Organizational Behaviour

Established 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 the highest standing

in the Managing People in Organizations course.

Christopher Van de Water (MBA 14)

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Lisa Hamann Memorial Award

Established 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.

Hayley Angus (MBA 14)

Lucio Cappola Memorial Scholarship in Leadership

Established in 2004 by the family and friends of Lucio Cappola (MBA ‘87), this scholarship recognizes

academic achievement and leadership.

Daniel Phillip Manicom (MBA 14)

Mary Verna Simmonds Rotman MBA Fellowship in Social Change

Established 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.

Alexander Blake Connoy (MBA 14)

Optimum Talent Human Resource Management Award in Leadership

Established by KWA Partners in 2006, this award recognizes academic achievement and is awarded to

a student who is pursuing a career in human resources.

Christopher Van de Water (MBA 14)

Rip Gauthier Memorial Scholarship in Marketing

Established 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.

Edward On (MBA 14)

Rotman 2004 Non-Profit Internship Scholarship

Awarded to an in-program MBA student with a summer internship in the not-for-profit sector.

Terri Block (MBA 14)

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Rotman Scholar Awards

Rotman Scholar Awards recognize the academic excellence, strong leadership and communication skills

of upper-year students. Recipients provide academic support to first-year students.

Aayiz Abbasi (MBA 14)

Moataz Bellah Abdel Khalek (MBA 14)

Jillian Andrews (MBA 14)

Paul Fredrick Augustus Basha (MBA 14)

Timothy Daniel Basile (MBA 14)

Nader Bebawy (JD/MBA 15)

Sretko Becarevic (MBA 14)

Anton Blagov (MBA 14)

Alexander Blake Connoy (MBA 14)

Matthew Daniel Corley (MBA 14)

Tabitha Fritz (MBA 14)

Pardeep Grewal (MBA 14)

Jonathan Dolf Grosfeld (MBA 14)

Ashish Grover (MBA 14)

Ahmed Halawa (MBA 14)

Cijia Huang (MBA 14)

Ran Huo (MBA 14)

Dimitrije Jankovic (MBA 15)

Michael John Jessop (MBA 14)

Rahul Joshi (MBA 14)

Devashish Khatwani (MBA 14)

Gurinder Khurana (MBA 14)

Peter Kucharczyk (MBA 14)

Elton Law (MBA 14)

Ambrosio Lina (MBA 14)

Rui Liu (MBA 14)

Sergio Andres Lopez (MBA 14)

Daniel Philip Manicom (MBA 14)

Richard William Anthony Mills (MBA 14)

Samarth Modwal (MBA 14)

Negar Mokhtarnia (Skoll/MBA 14)

Michael Murphy (JD/MBA 15)

Nicolas S Petrera (MBA 14)

Ashish Potla (MBA 14)

Jing Feng Roy (MBA 14)

Rameez Saboowala (MBA 14)

Jeremy Michael Saunders (MBA 14)

Andrew Segal (MBA 14)

Yannan Shen (MBA 14)

Kanwar Singh (MBA 14)

Siddhartha Singh (MBA 14)

Carolyn Stark (MBA 14)

Christopher Van De Water (MBA 14)

Jakub Wiktor (MBA 14)

Ramin David Wright (JD/MBA 15)

Bo Xu (MBA 14)

Peng Yang (MBA14)

Alex Yeo (MBA 14)

T. George Mulligan Memorial Scholarship

Supported by AMI Partners and named in honour of T. George Mulligan, this scholarship is awarded

to a student who has chosen to specialize in finance with an emphasis on financial analysis and

portfolio management.

Siddhartha Singh (MBA 14)

The Birch Hill Equity Partners Award at the Rotman School of Management

Established by Birch Hill Equity Partners in 2008, this award supports a student who has excelled in

finance or investment management.

Alexander Tait Sebastian (MBA 14)

The George C. Vilim Scholarship in Effective Management

Established 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.

Jacob Michael Druxerman (MBA 14)

William Waters Award

Named after Professor Emeritus William Waters, this award provides emergency assistance for students

enrolled in any of the Rotman School’s programs.

Anonymous

Women in Capital Markets (WCM) Heather L. Main Memorial Scholarship

Created 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.

Karla Karina Mancinas Ojeda (MBA 14)

Tong Hao (MBA 14)

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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 2013.

FULL-TIME MBA

Dean’s List and Andrew Alexander Kinghorn AwardThis award recognizes the student who achieved the highest GPA after the completion of the first year

of the Full-Time MBA program.

Jason Tyler Bazarkewich (MBA 14)

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 first year of the Full-Time MBA program.

Saad Abuodeh (MBA 14)Babak Aghdaee (MBA 14)Paul Fredrick Augustus Basha (MBA 14)Timothy Daniel Basile (MBA 14)Nader Bebawy (JD/MBA 15)Anton Blagov (MBA 14)Nicholas Edmond Charleton (JD/MBA 15)Peter Chudak (MBA 14)Shawn Dogra (JD/MBA 15)Jing Feng Roy (MBA 14)Pardeep Grewal (MBA 14)Riley Harmon (JD/MBA 15)Ran Huo (MBA 14)Gabriel Jenkinson (MBA 14)Rahul Joshi (MBA 14)Darryl King (MBA 14)

D E A N ’ S L I S T S

Elton Law (MBA 14)Andrew Michael Licursi Luison (MBA 14)Jeffrey Ma (JD/MBA 15)Daniel Philip Manicom (MBA 14)Richard William Anthony Mills (MBA 14)Samarth Modwal (MBA 14)Pedram Moussavi (JD/MBA 15)Rameez Saboowala (MBA 14)Jeremy Michael Saunders (MBA 14)Alexander Tait Sebastian (MBA 14)Andrew Segal (MBA 14)Carolyn Stark (MBA 14)Jakub Wiktor (MBA 14)Ramin David Wright (JD/MBA 15)Alex Yeo (MBA 14)

Dean’s ListRecognizes students ranked in the top 11-20 per cent of their class after the completion of the first year

of the Full-Time MBA program.

Jillian Andrews (MBA 14)

Georges Attieh (MBA 14)

Rosslyn Nicole Barbuzzi (MBA 14)

Sretko Becarevic (MBA 14)

Matthew Daniel Corley (MBA 14)

Jacob Michael Druxerman (MBA 14)

Sarah Elharrar (JD/MBA 15)

Lelian Girard (MBA 14)

William Harper Heinsen (MBA 14)

Janice Ka Po Hung (MBA 14)

Joseph Kalis (MBA 15)

Rajan Kalsi (MBA 14)

Devashish Khatwani (MBA 14)

Peter Kucharczyk (MBA 14)

Ambrosio Lina (MBA 14)

EVENING MBA

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

Gladys Tsz Ling Chan (MBA 14)

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

core curriculum.

David Bienvenu (MBA 14)

Evgeny Burtman (MBA 14)

Shafiq Zahir Dharani (MBA 14)

Michael John Jessop (MBA 14)

Dean’s ListRecognizes the student who achieved the highest GPA after the completion of the MBA core curriculum.

Agnes Chow (MBA 14)

Queenie Chow (MBA 14)

Shehan Jayantha De Silva (MBA 14)

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Daniel Lubienietzky (MBA 14)

Sarah Macchione (MBA 15)

Nicolas Mayer (MBA 14)

Nicholas Melnick (Skoll 14)

Michael Murphy (MBA 15)

Abhay Oberoi (MBA 14)

Jamie Michael Pancer (MBA 14)

Ameet Rawtani (MBA 14)

Sumathi Seetharaman (MBA 14)

Kanwar Singh (MBA 14)

Shehryar Syed (MBA 14)

Arjun Tuteja (MBA 14)

Hao Wen (MBA 14)

Fang Xu (MBA 14)

Bruce Yang (MBA 14)

Zhan Zhai (MBA 14)

Ryan Krook (MBA 14)

Ivan Nikolaev (MBA 14)

Jason Van Wart (MBA 14)

Sonya Gulati (MBA 14)

Phoutsady Naovarath (MBA 14)

Julian Michael Alexander Read (MBA 14)

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MORNING MBA

Dean’s List with Distinction

Recognizes the student who achieved the highest GPA after the completion of the MBA core curriculum.

Yuk Chi Bernard Chan (MBA 14)

Dean’s List, First Class

Recognizes students ranked in the top 10 per cent of their class after the completion of the MBA

core curriculum.

Victoria Afanasyeva (MBA 14)

Lee Geoffrey Grant Anderson (MBA 14)

Kevin Curnock (MBA 14)

Seth Chitayat (MBA 14)

Ashish Patel (MBA 14)

Dean’s List

Recognizes students ranked in the top 11-20 per cent of their class after the completion of the MBA

core curriculum.

Nicholas Cafaro (MBA 13)

Ali Golriz (MBA 14)

Sandeep Pillai (MBA 14)

Patrick Pritchard (MBA 14)

Stephen Wong (MBA 14)

MASTER OF FINANCE

Dean’s List with Distinction

Recognizes the student who achieved the highest GPA after the completion of the core courses of the

Master of Finance program.

Lindsay Sinclair (MFin 14)

Dean’s List, First Class

Recognizes students ranked in the top 10 per cent of their class after the completion of the core courses

of the Master of Finance program.

Tian Yang Chen (MFin 14)

Sydney James Langill (MFin 14)

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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. The donor-named awards and respective student recipients are:

Bill Reddin Managerial Effectiveness Scholarship

Nathan K L Ho (MBA 14)

Fidelity Investments Canada Limited Scholarship

Stanislav Kofov (JD/MBA 16)

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

Matthew Cahill (JD/MBA 16)

HSBC Bank of Canada Scholarship

Edmond Lok Tin Chan (MBA 15)

Ashish Patel (MBA 14)

J. Murray Armitage Scholarships

Jonathan Bega (JD/MBA 14)

Mohamed Essam Farag El-Sayed (JD/MBA 16)

Joseph Chun Pong Koo (MBA 14)

Kamran Soleimanzadeh (MFin 15)

Larry Wasser Scholarships

Shengzhe Tang (PhD)

Zirong Wang (MBA 15)

Martin Evans Scholarship

Mohammad Fazel Zarandi (PhD)

Peter F. Drucker Effective Executive Scholarship

Tian Yang Chen (MFin 14)

Peter J. Irvine Scholarship

Stephanie Cheng (PhD)

Ontario Graduate Scholarship

Nicole Robitaille (PhD)

Dean’s List

Recognizes students ranked in the top 11-20 per cent of their class after the completion of the core

courses of the Master of Finance program.

Wai-Man Raymond Lam (MFin 14)

Wen Lei (MFin 14)

Shaojun Ye (MFin 14)

EXECUTIVE MBA and 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.

EXECUT IVE MBA ANDOMNIUM GLOBAL MBA AWARDS

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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 Managers

Awarded 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.

Gavinder Bhatia (EMBA 34, MBA 15)

Glodina Lostanlen (EMBA 34, MBA 15)

Tamara Finlay (OMNIUM 10, MBA 15)

Amy Wagg (OMNIUM 10, MBA 15)

Associate Dean’s Award of Academic Excellence

Awarded to students entering the Executive MBA programs who have achieved a high degree of

academic excellence at the graduate level.

Andrea Donovan (EMBA 34, MBA 15)

Dean’s Executive MBA Award of Merit for Professional Advancement

Awarded 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.

Piyush Gandhi (EMBA 34, MBA 15)

Dean’s Executive MBA Award of Merit for Small and Medium Enterprise

Awarded 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 with up to 499 employees and

less than $50 million in gross revenues.

Celina Rayonne Caesar-Chavannes (EMBA 34, MBA 15)

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Executive MBA Fellowship Award for Entrepreneurs

Awarded 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.

Madhu Venkatesan (OMNIUM 10, MBA 15)

Executive MBA Fellowship Award for Excellence in an Emerging Market

Awarded to students entering the Executive MBA programs who have taken on a high level of personal,

professional and/or financial risk to pursue opportunities in countries that are restructuring their

economies along market-oriented lines.

Ignacio Agramunt (OMNIUM 10, MBA 15)

Adewale Osamiluyi (OMNIUM 10, MBA 15)

Executive MBA Award for Leadership

Awarded 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.

Darcy Sheffield (EMBA 34, MBA 15)

Jie Li (OMNIUM 10, MBA 15)

Executive MBA Fellowship Award for Non-Profit Managers

Awarded 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.

Dana Dignard (EMBA 34, MBA 15)

The Jane Tyreman Award

This peer-nominated award is given to the Executive MBA student who has contributed the most to the

learning experience of their classmates through leadership and a commitment to excellence. The award

emphasizes recipients’ academic excellence and their willingness to share with classmates their grasp

of subject matter.

Magid Doreh (EMBA 33, MBA 14)

Abhishek Tiwari (EMBA 33, MBA 14)

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The You Speak, We Listen Award

This peer-nominated award is conferred on a student in the Executive MBA programs who best embodies

the Executive MBA belief that students learn as much from each other as they do from their professors.

This student demonstrates the value of their experiences by making profound contributions to their class

through both words and deeds.

Michael Marshall (EMBA 33, MBA 14)

P h D AWA R D SCapital Market Graduate Fellowship

Awarded to PhD students based on academic merit.

Joon Bae (FNC) Yr 3

Kadir Babaoglu (FNC) Yr 4

Doctoral Fellowship

Awarded to a PhD student based on academic merit.

Hadiya Roderique (OBHR) Yr 2

Graduate Student Endowment Fund

Awarded to PhD students based on academic merit.

Kwangjune Ahn (STM) Yr 3

Hila Fogel Yaari (ACC) Yr 4

Vahid Sarhangian (OPM) Yr 3

Harvey Rorke Financial Foundation of Canada PhD Fellowship

This award, generously funded by the Financial Research Foundation of Canada, is awarded to PhD

students on the basis of academic merit.

Mathieu Fournier (FNC) Yr 5

Yousuf Haque (FNC) Yr 5

The Ernst & Young Graduate Fund in Memory of Ross M. Skinner

Established 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.

Sasan Saiy (ACC) Yr 3

Heather Li (ACC) Yr 5

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University of Toronto Canadian Credit Management Foundation (CCMF) Fellowship

Established 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).

Sandra Barbosu (STM) Yr 4

Adam Diamant (OPM) Yr 5

Florenta Leustean (STM) Yr 5

William Osborn Twaits Fellowship

Created by the estate of William Osborn Twaits, this fellowship supports PhD students on the basis of

academic merit.

Avery Haviv (MKTG) Yr 5

Jiahua Wu (OPM) Yr 5

Yang Li (OPM) Yr 4

Robert Waiser (MKTG) Yr 3

Jing Wan (MKTG) Yr 5

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SENIOR MANAGEMENT GROUP

Peter PaulyInterim Dean & Vice-Dean,

Academic

Joel BaumAssociate Dean,

Faculty

Ken CortsAssociate Dean,

Undergraduate Education & Director,

Rotman Commerce Programs

Beatrix DartAssociate Dean,

Executive Degree Programs

David GoldreichAcademic Director,

Morning & Evening MBA Programs

Lili LitwinExecutive Director,

Advancement

Alexandra MacKayAcademic Director,

Master of Finance Program

Anita McGahanAssociate Dean,

Research & Director, PhD Program

Michele MilanChief Executive Officer,

Executive Programs

Mihnea MoldoveanuAssociate Dean,

Full-Time MBA Program and

Academic Director, Full-Time MBA Program

Suzanne SpraggeAssistant Dean,

External Relations & Chief of Staff

Mary-Ellen YeomansAssistant Dean,

Integrative Planning & Chief Operating 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.

For information on creating a studentaward at the Rotman School, pleasecontact the Rotman Developmentteam at 416-978-8825 ordevelopment@rotman.utoronto.ca.