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Purpose‑driven leadership: Dal students reshaping campus — and beyond — earn top honour

Purpose‑driven leadership: Dal students reshaping campus — and beyond — earn top honour

This year’s Dal Board of Governors winners show how purposeful action creates lasting change. Get to know more now about how they are doing so.  Read more.

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Ryan Shields and Meredith Murray
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
See how this year’s top co‑op students turned professional opportunities into impressive results, earning »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥â€™s highest honour for work‑integrated learning.
Jeffrey Lawton
Thursday, March 26, 2026
Dal’s 15th annual Impact Awards brought students, faculty, and staff together to celebrate remarkable contributions in community service, student life, leadership, and society involvement across every corner of campus.
Kenneth Conrad, Graeme Gunn, Kate Rogers, Tanis Trainor
Thursday, March 26, 2026
This year’s Dal Board of Governors winners show how purposeful action creates lasting change. Get to know more now about how they are doing so.

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Merilyn Layne
Monday, June 14, 2021
Graduating Schulich Leader Jack deGooyer graduates from Dal's Faculty of Engineering with a specialty in electrical engineering and a range of career-building experiences, including a co-op term with electric vehicle maker Tesla that has transitioned into an internship.
Cheryl Bell
Friday, June 11, 2021
Debby Chao is the recipient of the 2021 Dr. David Precious Gold Medal in Dentistry, an award that caps off four years of dental school during which she achieved top marks in her class.
Terry Murray-Arnold
Thursday, June 10, 2021
Therapeutic Recreation grad Brittany Bhatnagar says her program taught her the importance of implementing recreation and leisure to daily living to enhance well-being, especially mental health.
Rebecca Rawcliffe
Wednesday, June 9, 2021
An initial setback in his post-secondary education experience led Bachelor of Computer Science graduate Allan Jones to discover a community and discipline he hopes to remain a part of.
Stephanie Hurley
Wednesday, June 9, 2021
When choosing law schools, Maria Rizzetto says she looked no further than Dal given how many amazing lawyers Schulich Law has produced over the years — including two of her own family members.