Alumni of Distinction Award Nominations
The Alumni of Distinction Awards recognize graduates for their career achievements and community contributions that provide an exceptional source of inspiration for future generations. In honour of every recipient, the Alumni Association supports a scholarship with a one-time donation of $1,000 to Mohawk College to support current students in achieving their goals.
Nominations are accepted from October to mid-February.
2025 nominations are now open.
Questions? Please contact wendy.makey@mohawkcollege.ca
Congratulations to the 2024 Alumni of Distinction recipients:
- Beverley Dinham Spencer ’72 - Chairperson, Strategic Management & Training Consultants Limited
- Janine Gaunt ’88 - Senior Manager, Recreation Operations, City of Hamilton Assistant Basketball Coach, Mohawk College
- Stacey Hill ’88 - Indigenous Liaison Officer, Hamilton Police Services
- Rob Darling ’02 - Founder & CEO, runQL.com
- Jason Herd ’05 - CEO and Founder, Tradetraks Inc.
- Amanda White ’08, ’09, ’11 - Acting Director, Centre for Indigenous Relations, Knowledge, and Learning (CIRKL) Part-Time Faculty, Indigenous Studies Courses
- Andrew Moles ’09 - General Manager, PCL Construction Canada Inc.
- Ricardo Gonzalez ’10 - Artist, It's A Living
- Lori Zozzolotto ’12 - Regional Clinical Specialist, Convatec Canada
- Adil Khalqi ’20 - Police Constable, Brantford Police Service Town Councillor, Town of Milton
Alumni of Distinction recipients will be presented with their award at a celebration dinner on October 8, 2024.
Registration for the event is now closed. If you have any questions, please contact alumni@mohawkcollege.ca.
Premier's Awards
Annually Mohawk College puts forth seven nominees to the Premier's Awards. Find out more about the Premier's Award
Search below to find past Alumni of Distinction Award Recipients
- Janine Gaunt '88 Affinity
- Jason Herd '05 Apprenticeship
- Beverley Dinham Spencer '72 Business
- Stacey Hill '88 Community Services
- Ricardo Gonzalez '10 Creative Arts & Design
- Rob Darling '02 Entrepreneur
- Lori Zozzolotto '12 Health Sciences
- Amanda White '08, '09, '11 Mohawk College Employee
- Adil Khalqi '19, '20 Recent Graduate
- Andrew Moles '09 Technology
- Brian Hogben '01 Affinity
- Scott Eccles '06 Apprenticeship