Congratulations to the class of 2024

Bachelor of Media Studies students (left to right): Sarah McNeil, Matthew Kenney, Bethany Hiebert, Jaine Hillier, Xavier Charbonneau, Kai Hagen

At the convocation ceremony held on June 6^th, a number of faculty and staff in the Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies attended the ceremony, proud to congratulate all of the students who completed their degrees in 2024.

This year we have eighteen masters students, two doctoral students, fifty-five Bachelor of Arts students, twenty-five Bachelor of Fine Arts students, and eleven Bachelor of Media Studies students who are graduating with their degrees.

Dean Bryce Traister congratulated all of our graduates: “As new graduates, your endeavors will enrich our communities by sparking new conversations, challenging existing norms, and inspiring change.”

After the ceremony, a reception was held in the Creative and Critical Studies building for all of the FCCS graduates and their guests to continue the celebrations of the day. Diana Carter, Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies in FCCS raised a glass to toast this year’s graduating class and their families:

“Today is a very special day when we get to celebrate our students’ achievements and congratulate them on their graduation. You have persevered and worked extremely hard to get to this day and finally graduate with your undergraduate, masters or doctoral degree. Congratulations to you and to all the important people in your life for the support they have shown you over the years. We are proud of you all and are excited to see what you go on to accomplish in your lives after university.”

FCCS is also pleased to recognize the achievements of the following graduating or continuing students who received awards for their outstanding academic performance this year:

Bibek Adhikari, Cambell Family Graduate Award in Fine Arts
Lindsay Baerg, Jessie Ravnsborg Memorial Award
Maddy Bohnet, Asper Scholarship
Maritza Botha, Art History and Visual Culture Scholarship
Carmen Bouvier, Visual Arts Prize
Chandler Burnett, Dean’s Award in Artistic Excellence
Taylor Carpenter, Visual Art Scholarship; Visual Arts Prize; SOPA Fine Arts Emerging Artist Award
Xavier Charbonneau, Dean’s Award in Artistic Excellence
Aditri Chatterjee, International Award
Ronnie Cheng, Media Studies Award
Ella Cottier, Elinor Yandel Memorial Award in Fine Arts
Mihai Covaser, French Scholarship
Liam Davidson, Media Studies Award
Katja Ewart, Visual Arts Prize
Kailee Fawcett, Vernon Film Society Media Prize
Cole Finley, Jack and Lorna Hambleton Memorial Award
Talia Gagnon, Murray Johnson Memorial Award in Visual Arts
Cady Gau, Craig Hall Memorial Visual Arts Scholarship in Printmaking
Madeline Grove, International Award
Mason Harrison, Languages Scholarship
Bethany Hiebert, Media Studies Award
Jacob Hill, English Scholarship
Jaine Hillier, Medal in Media Studies
Samantha Hodge, Creative Writing Scholarship
Tamara Hudson, Creative Studies Transfer Prize in Creative Writing
Asana Hughes, Doug Biden Memorial Scholarship in Visual Arts
Kaito Hyde, Cultural Studies Scholarship
Arthur Pielecki, Okanagan Visual Arts Scholarship; Medal in Fine Arts
John Prendas, Asper Scholarship
Maren McIntosh, Kelly Curtis Memorial Scholarship in English
Ainslie Spence, Dr. Shelley Martin Memorial Scholarship
Jaclyn Stuart, French Essay Prize
Fredrik Thacker, Frances Harris Prize in Fine Arts
Helena Theben, Dean’s Award in Artistic Excellence
Victoria Verge, Audain Travel Prize
Ziv Wei, Norma and Jack Aitken Prize in Visual Arts

The FCCS Dean’s Honour list recognizes students in all years of the BA, BMS, and BFA degrees, who are at the top of their class with a GPA of 85% or better.