Outstanding Graduating Sociology Student Award
In the spring of 2013, the CSA-SCS launched an initiative to assist Canadian University and College Sociology Departments in recognizing their top graduating Honours, MA, and PhD students.
For 2025, departments may select one top student in each of four academic levels (Undergraduate, Honours, MA, and PhD) who has graduated or will be graduating between June 15, 2024 and June 15, 2025. The selection process is up to the department, however it is hoped that the strength of the student’s research is a priority in the decision.
Contact us if you have students to nominate for 2024 (graduating from June 2023-June 2024).
The CSA-SCS will be accepting submissions from December 1, 2024 through May 3, 2025 using our convenient online system. There is no cost for the institution and the students need not be members of the association.
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An award certificate and letter of congratulations from our President for each award recipient will be mailed to the department or student on or about May 24, 2025 for distribution to the students. Recipients will be acknowledged publically on the CSA-SCS website after July 1, 2025.
Equity Statement
The CSA is committed to the values and principles of equity, diversity, inclusion, and decolonization (refer to our Operating Standards and Principles on Equity). We recognize and honour the intersectionality of equity-based identities and therefore invite and encourage the nomination of members from marginalized groups, including Indigenous peoples, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, persons who identify as women, and/or LGBTQ2+.
2024 Recipients
| Institution | Level | Recipient |
| Acadia University | BA | Lyndi Goulden |
| Acadia University | Honours BA | Molly Sutherland |
| Acadia University | MA | Kyle Chappus |
| Brock University | BA | Fatima Nasser |
| Brock University | MA | Kaho Nishibu |
| Dalhousie University | Honours BA | Rachel MacLeod |
| Dalhousie University | MA | Michael Slinger |
| Kwantlen Polytechnic University | BA | Naaz Sidhu |
| Kwantlen Polytechnic University | BA | Kala Hunt |
| Lakehead University | MA | Jenna Scali |
| MacEwan University | Honours BA | Natalie Mamo |
| MacEwan University | Honours BA | Shahad Hassan |
| McGill Unitersity | BA | Lifan Cheng |
| McGill University | Honours BA | Henry Fletcher |
| McGill University | MA | Claire Corston |
| McGill University | PhD | Ka U Ng |
| McMaster University | Honours BA | Bethel Andeghiorghis |
| McMaster University | MA | Sophia Pacini |
| McMaster University | PhD | Carlo Handy Charles |
| Memorial University | MA | Kayla Pretty |
| Memorial University | PhD | Jian Fu |
| Mount Allison University | Honours BA | Isabella Gallant |
| Mount Royal University | Honours BA | Isha Benchamma |
| Nipissing University | Honours BA | Dawson Thompson |
| Nipissing University | MA | Amy Czaikowski |
| Queen's University | Honours BA | Adri Prattas |
| Queen's University | MA | Hannah Walsh |
| Queen's University | PhD | Gaye Onurer |
| Simon Fraser University | BA | Aahelee Bandyopadhyay |
| Simon Fraser University | Honours BA | Kyra Vergara |
| Toronto Metropolitan University | BA | Caitlin Elizabeth Feeley |
| Trent Univesity | BA | Erin Ray |
| Trent University | BA | Lindsey Begg |
| Trent University | Honours BA | Christine Clark |
| Trent University | Honours BA | Shadaina Gayle |
| Université Laval | MA | Aurélie Étienne |
| Université Laval | PhD | Simon Chaunu |
| University of Alberta | BA | Vanee Kachroo |
| University of Alberta | Honours BA | Morgan Meikle |
| University of British Columbia | BA | Lindsey Eiwanger |
| University of British Columbia | Honours BA | Gabrielle Isabel Taule Abando |
| University of British Columbia | MA | Victoria Barclay |
| University of British Columbia | PhD | Xingshu Liu |
| University of Calgary | Honours BA | Hannah Campbell |
| University of Calgary | MA | Milana Leskovac |
| University of Calgary | PhD | Carieta Thomas |
| University of Guelph | BA | Jamie Ainsley |
| University of Guelph | MA | Felicia Carreiro |
| University of Guelph | PhD | Laura MacDiarmid |
| University of Manitoba | BA | Bryan Ma |
| University of Manitoba | Honours BA | Avery Yurchi |
| University of Manitoba | MA | Hanika Nakagawa |
| University of Manitoba | PhD | Wanda June |
| University of New Brunswick | BA | Zoe Freitag |
| University of New Brunswick | MA | Mackenzie Jones |
| University of New Brunswick | PhD | Duncan Philpot |
| University of Regina | BA | Makayla N. Sicat |
| University of Regina | MA | Maegan Krajewski |
| University of Saskatchewan | BA | Matthew James Fenton |
| University of Saskatchewan | Honours BA | Muhammad Saif Ullah Amir |
| University of Saskatchewan | MA | Kayla Arisman |
| University of Saskatchewan | PhD | Daniel Owusu Nkrumah |
| University of Toronto | MA | Alex Wilson |
| University of Toronto | PhD | Miloš Broćić |
| University of Victoria | Honours BA | Sunny Enkin Lewis |
| University of Victoria | MA | Zeina Hammoud |
| University of Victoria | PhD | Manda A. Roddick |
| University of Western Ontario | BA | Sahra Kassim-Lakha |
| University of Western Ontario | Honours BA | Hongshu Wang |
| University of Western Ontario | MA | Kaitlin Wannamaker |
| University of Western Ontario | PhD | Stephen Sartor |
| University of Windsor | Honours BA | Yasmeena Haidar Ahmed |
| University of Windsor | MA | Alexander Painter |
| University of Windsor | PhD | Ayesha Mian Akram |
| University of Winnipeg | BA | Alyssa Danielle McDonald |
| University of Winnipeg | Honours BA | Sara Kathleen Sawatsky |
| York University | MA | Elham Akbari |
| York University | PhD | Dean Raymond Ray |
2023 Recipients
| Institution | Level | Recipient |
| Acadia University | Honours BA | Alexandria Delaney |
| Acadia University | MA | Blake MacDonald |
| Acadia University | BA | Mackenzie Keeler |
| Brock University | BA | Ermal Tusha |
| Brock University | Honours BA | Emilie Oakes |
| Brock University | Honours BA | Rachel Kuhn |
| Brock University | MA | Kelsey Smith |
| Carleton University | MA | Noémie Gravel |
| Carleton University | PhD | Andrew Crosby |
| Dalhousie University | Honours BA | Bridgette Norwood |
| Dalhousie University | MA | Kristopher George |
| Kwantlen Polytechnic University | BA | Ashleigh Atkinson |
| Lakehead University | Honours BA | Hannah Penny |
| Lakehead University | MA | Charisse Clark |
| Lakehead University | BA | Natasha Anne Whitney Magyar |
| MacEwan University | Honours BA | Alexandra Gagnon |
| McGill Unitersity | BA | Samuelle Fortin |
| McGill University | MA | Claire Corsten |
| McGill University | PhD | Sakeef Karim |
| McMaster University | Honours BA | James Thomas |
| McMaster University | MA | Nicole McNair |
| McMaster University | PhD | Max Stick |
| Memorial Univesity | MA | Heather Austin |
| Memorial University | PhD | Navjotpal Kaur |
| Mount Allison University | Honours BA | Aura Groomes |
| Mount Royal University | Honours BA | Ashton Turcotte |
| Mount Royal University | BA | Celeste Daly |
| Ontario Tech University | MA | Shannon Wilson |
| Ontario Tech University | Honours BA | Jacynthe McDonald Spence |
| Queen's University | Honours BA | Sixue Liu |
| Queen's University | MA | Joseph McAuley Stieb |
| Queen's University | PhD | Martine Rondeau |
| Simon Fraser University | Honours BA | Julia Marie Lunot |
| Simon Fraser University | BA | Ty Bryant |
| Toronto Metropolitan University | BA | Yasmin Abdifatah Mohammed |
| Trent Univesity | BA | Jaqueline Burns |
| Trent University | BA | Kayla Shugg |
| Trent University | Honours BA | Lindsey Russell |
| Trent University | Honours BA | Hailey Power |
| Université du Québec à Montréal | MA | Laurence Jutras |
| Université du Québec à Montréal | PhD | Romain Paumier |
| University of Alberta | Honours BA | Carina Siu |
| University of Alberta | BA | Nader Chehayeb |
| University of British Columbia | Honours BA | Nadia Liva Behji |
| University of British Columbia | MA | Harriet Christine Moore |
| University of British Columbia | PhD | Adam Philip Vanzella Yang |
| University of Guelph | Honours BA | Chloe Norris |
| University of Manitoba | Honours BA | Nikol Veisman |
| University of Manitoba | MA | Cyma Tolaj |
| University of Manitoba | PhD | Sally Ogoe |
| University of Manitoba | BA | Danielle Nanni |
| University of New Brunswick | MA | Yin Wu |
| University of Regina | BA | Nicholas Antonini |
| University of Saskatchewan | MA | Abu-Hena Mostofa Kamal |
| University of Saskatchewan | PhD | Mohammed. A. Abdulai |
| University of Saskatchewan | Honours BA | August Skrudland |
| University of Saskatchewan | BA | Jade Badger |
| University of Toronto | MA | Michelle Nadon Bélanger |
| University of Toronto | PhD | Philip Badawy |
| University of Victoria | MA | John Mills |
| University of Victoria | PhD | Rebeccah Nelems |
| University of Winnipeg | Honours BA | Christopher Dueck |
| Western University | Honours BA | Christine Taylhardat |
| Western University | MA | Yuchen Li |
| Western University | PhD | Vesna Pajović |
| Western University | BA | Laura Hinatsu |
| York University | MA | Naiomi Perera |
| York University | PhD | Rhonda George |