Cape Breton-Richmond MLA Alana Paon presented Alyssa Babin with the Governor General’s Academic Medal.
Tim Brownlow, with the NSCC Foundation Board of Governors, presented Amanda Maginley with the NSCC Foundation Award.
These Mi’kmaq drummers performed as students entered the graduation ceremony.
NSCC Strait Area Campus graduates filed in to the Civic Centre to receive their diplomas last week.
Bob MacEachern, of the NSCC Board of Governors, presented Erica Lynch with the Board of Governor’s Award.
Greg Russell, Dean of the School of Business, presented Lisa Organ with the Nova Scotia Community College Gold Medal.
NSCC Strait Area Campus major award winners included (from the left): Alyssa Babin, Governor General’s Academic Medal; Lisa Organ, Nova Scotia Community College Gold Medal; Amanda Maginley, NSCC Foundation Award; Erica Lynch, Board of Governor’s Award; and Meghan Newell, 2017 Valedictorian. Not pictured was Jamie Emberley, winner of the President’s Award.
Principal Tom Gunn presented Valedictorian Meghan Newell with a gift of appreciation for her valedictory address to the class of 2017.
Bob MacEachern, with the NSCC Board of Governors, presented Dr. Sarah Teresa MacNeil with an Honorary Diploma from the NSCC Strait Area Campus, School of Trades and Technology.