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UNB Faculty of Management

With the sun shining outside and the temperature in the upper teens the faculty of business administration celebrated UNB's 180th Encaenia with a reception and awards ceremony to honour the accomplishments of this year's graduating class.

Of the class of 2009, 178 students graduated with BBA degrees including 71 students earning honours degrees, 114 earning concentrations, and 10 earning co-op designations. Thirty-five students graduated from the MBA program, including the first two ever to graduate with our new concentration in entrepreneurship designation.

On the international front 24 students graduated from the BBA program in Trinidad and Tobago along with 18 students from the BBA program in Singapore. Ten students graduated from the BBA program in Egypt, with many more expected to graduate in October.

During the faculty of business administration's awards ceremony the following graduates received prizes for their academic achievements.

MBA Encaenia Prizes:

E.D. MAHER GRADUATE STUDENT PRIZE IN ADMINISTRATION: Mr. Colin M. Simpson. Awarded to the graduating MBA student with the highest GPA.

MBA SOCIETY GRADUATION AWARD: Mr. Colin M. Simpson. Prize of $800. Awarded to the graduating MBA student with the highest cumulative GPA.

MBA SOCIETY GRADUATION AWARD: Ms. Vinithra Srinivasan. Awarded to the graduating MBA student with the second highest cumulative GPA.

MBA SOCIETY GRADUATION AWARD: Mr. Edgar Gallibois. Prize of $400. Awarded to the graduating MBA student with the third highest cumulative GPA.

BBA Encaenia Prizes:

LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR OF NEW BRUNSWICK SILVER MEDAL: Ms. Kathryn L. MacKinnon. Awarded to the most outstanding graduating BBA student, based primarily on performance in the last half of the program.

FACULTY OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AWARD: Ms. Katie A. Wasson. Prize of $300. Awarded to the graduating BBA student with the second highest cumulative GPA.

FACULTY OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AWARD: Mr. Craig T. McLaughlin. Prize of $200. Awarded to the graduating BBA student with the third highest cumulative GPA.

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION SOCIETY OUTSTAND STUDENT AWARD: Ms. Falen McNulty. This award is awarded by the business society to an outstanding fourth-year BBA student in recognition of participation in campus activities, scholastic standing, character and attitude.

MERRITHEW/DEGRANDPRE ACTIVATOR AWARD: Mr. Christopher Marhsall. Prize of $1,500. Awarded to a student leader enrolled in the Activator program in the Faculty of Business Administration on the Fredericton campus. Selection is based on scholastic attainment in the Activator courses and leadership abilities.

ACTIVATOR FELLOWSHIP(S): Mr. Christopher Marhsall. Prize of $4,000. Awarded by the International Business and Entrepreneurship Centre to students who demonstrated excellence in their role as Team and Co-Team Leaders while in the Activator Program.