Clubs, organizations, and student leaders were recognized at the 2018 Unity Ball awards on March 1. The event is the University of Toronto Students’ Union’s annual awards ball and dinner, and it was hosted at the downtown Marriott Hotel.
The winners are as follows.
Group Awards
Outstanding Upcoming Group Award: Women’s Health Collective
Outstanding New Club Award: Material Chemistry Student Union
Sustainability Award: The Veg Club
Community Action Award: Cards4Humanity
Best Charitable Organization: Orphan Sponsorship Program in the Muslim Students’ Association
Academic and Student Rights Award: University of Toronto Pre-law Society
Outstanding Academic Union Award: Pharmaceutical Chemistry Student Union
Outstanding Achievement in Student Life: Muslim Students’ Association
Outstanding Creative Arts Award: ViewFinder
Outstanding Graphic Design Promotions Award: ViewFinder and Muslim Students’ Association
Best Photography (team or individual): ViewFinder
Outstanding Publication Award: Chinese Magazine
Social Justice & Equity Award: Pakistan Development Foundation
Outstanding Athletic Club Award: University of Toronto Naginata Club
Outstanding Cultural Club Award: UTSG Tamil Students’ Association
Outstanding Club Executive Team Award: Association of Chinese Engineers
Event of the Year Award: Globalicious — Discover the World in One Night (Spanish Student Organization, Indian Student Society, African Students’ Association, Global Student Network, International Students’ Association)
Individual Awards
Excellence in Undergraduate Research Award: Maleeha Iqbal
Excellence in Undergraduate Research Award: Adam Penkul
Orientation Leader Award: Amanda Tallon
Teaching Assistant Excellence Award: Ana Paixao Fonseca
Individual Leadership Award: Victoria Cheng (Women in Science and Engineering)
Individual Leadership Award: Gloria Liu (East Asian Studies Student Union/Synergy Journal of Contemporary Asian Studies)
Outstanding Club Executive Member Award – Roshni Thawani (Indian Students’ Society)
Individual Monetary Awards
International Student Award (valued at $1000): Justina Kanza
International Student Award (valued at $500): Chieh-Yu (Sophia) Hsiao
International Student Award (valued at $500): Ilya Demchenko
Student Leadership Award (valued at $1000): Rio (Gabrielle) Rodriguez
Student Leadership Award (valued at $500): Mahfam Nikoo
Student Leadership Award (valued at $500): Nida-Baig Mirza
