By: Toni Beaton (First-Year MI Student)

On Friday, June 2nd, 2023 School of Information Management students (MI, MLIS, MIM) were awarded their hard-earned degrees! As each graduate walked across the stage at Convocation, families and friends celebrated their accomplishments with cheers and applause.

We also enjoyed some delicious refreshments at the Convocation Awards & Lunch, where 2023 Convocation Award winners were announced and celebrated. Thank you to all who attended and presented! Congratulations to all of our award winners. A full list of award recipients can be found below.

Profiles of our graduates can be read here:

• Mansi Nishit Trivedi (MI)
• Kory Melnick (MI/MRES)
• Kaitlyn Greer (MIM)

We have 43 students graduating:

• 6 Master of Information Management (MIM)
• 36 Master of Information (MI)
• 1 Master of Library & Information Studies (MLIS)

2023 Convocation Award Winners:

SIM Achievement Award: Jei Legh & Matthew MacKinnon

Beta Phi Mu Candidates:
Kellie Dalton
Anne Summerhays
Maddie Hare
Geoff Krause
Lara Morrison
Janine McGregor
Courtney Svab
Jei Legh
Conor Falvey
Molly MacDougall

SIM Leadership Award: Alysha Try & Kory Melnick
Director’s Award-MI: Kellie Dalton
Director’s Award-MIM: Tanya Grainger
J. Clement Harrison International Award: Mansi Trivedi
NS Library Association (NSLA)/SIM Graduate Award: Siobhan Wiggans
SIM Faculty Appreciation Award: Geoff Krause
Louis Vagianos Medal: Maddie Hare
Information Technology Leadership Award: Courtney Svab
SIM Research Award-MI: Charlie Hook & Maddie Hare
SIM Research Award-MIM: Chris Oliver
Atlantic Provinces Library Association (APLA) Award: Anne Summerhays
SIM Special Service Award: Kellie Dalton
SIMSA Outstanding Service Award: Maddie Hare & Janine McGregor