Gaspé campus celebrates its 165 graduates at its gala
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The Gaspé campus of the Cégep de la Gaspésie et des Îles held its annual gala last Saturday, May 7, 2022, to celebrate the end of its students’ college career. The event was held in attendance at the Marcel-Bujold Sports Pavilion gymnasium with students and staff members.
With an electrifying musical atmosphere led by DJ Nokturn, the afternoon was devoted to celebrating graduates. Thirty scholarships totaling $ 11,700 were awarded thanks to the financial support of valuable partners. While some scholarships highlighted academic achievement, others emphasized commitment and perseverance.
The Governor General’s Academic Medal was awarded to Carolyn Mae Denton for maintaining the highest overall average throughout her academic career.
The scholarship recipients are as follows:
Educational Merits ($ 500):
- Language Enhancement Grant : Lounoé Girard
- English language Award: Chelsea Lequesne
- Research grant: Simon Fournier Smith
- Serge Rondeau scholarship, improvement of academic performance (Francophone): Simon Fournier-Smith
- Serge Rondeau scholarship, improvement of academic performance (English-speaking): Jordan Duguay
- Excellence scholarship: Carolyn Mae Denton
- The Big Drop: Carolyn Mae Denton
- Athlete of the year: Françoise Savard
- English Immersion: Dominic Perron
Program scholarships ($ 300):
- AEC Guide d’aventure : Florence Nelly Claude Beaupré
- Archives médicales : Laurie Tremblay
- Soins infirmiers : Océane Bernatchez-Mathurin
- Bourse de l’ordre des infirmières : Laurie-Anne Drouet
- Techniques de comptabilité et gestion : Samantha Loisel
- Techniques d’éducation spécialisée : Nelly Sadjo Djetou
- Techniques d’informatique : Samuel Legendre
- Techniques de travail social : Mégane Samuel
- Techniques de tourisme d’aventure : Laetitia Collette
- Adventure tourism: Françoise Savard
- Technologie de maintenance industrielle : Thomas Roussy
- Technologie forestière : Mathieu Debruyne
- Social Sciences : Megan Duguay
- Sciences de la nature : Lounoé Girard
- Natural sciences (English sector): Léa Bolduc
Other Honors ($ 300):
- Literature: Léa Bolduc
- English, second language: Alexis Bonenfant
- Fit and healthy: Chelsea Lequesne
- General education (English sector): Jasmin Simpson
- Philosophy: Megan Duguay
Perseverance scholarships were also randomly drawn by the student association and by Robert Richard, director of the Gaspé Campus. The Cégep de la Gaspésie et des Îles congratulates its graduates and wishes them the best of success in the pursuit of their dreams.
We also salute the generosity of the many financial partners who made this grant award possible: Fonds régionaux de solidarité (FTQ), Ville de Gaspé, Placements Réal Côté et Dawn Casey, Ordre régional des infirmières BSL/Gaspésie/Îles, Coop étudiante du Cégep (COOPSCO), Caisse Populaire Desjardins de la Pointe de la Gaspésie, Association des cadres du Cégep de la Gaspésie et des Îles, Clinique Dre Fannie Boulanger, chiropraticienne, L’honorable Diane Lebouthillier, ministre du Revenu national et députée de Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Les syndicats des enseignants et enseignantes, des professionnels et professionnelles et du personnel de soutien du Cégep de la Gaspésie et des Îles, LM Wind Power, Raymond Chabot Grant Thorton, Groupe Ohméga, Clinique vétérinaire de Gaspé, Home Hardware Egide Dupuis et fils, Estpharm inc., Librairie Alpha inc., Clinique Opto-Réseau, MRC de la Côte-de-Gaspé, UQAR, Fondation Cornélius-Brotherton, Députée de Gaspé Mme Méganne Perry Melançon, Fondation Cornélius-Brotherton, Fonds Georges Smith, Nergica, CIRADD, Pharmacie Jean Coutu Stéphanie Caron, Annabelle Lachance et Marilou Curadeau-Savage Inc., Promutuel Assurance, Club Lions, Chevaliers de Colomb de l’Association générale des étudiants et étudiantes du Cégep de la Gaspésie et des Îles (AGECGÎ).