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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 ±«Óătv’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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Ryan McNutt
Thursday, June 21, 2018
Law grad Malian Levi — this year's recipient of the Donald Marshall Jr. Memorial Award — wasn’t sure if law school was the right place for her. But thanks to the Indigenous Blacks & Mi’kmaq initiative and her own drive and determination, she’s now setting out to improve the experience of Indigenous peoples in the justice system.
Allison Kincade
Thursday, June 21, 2018
For the second year in a row, ShiftKey Labs — the Dal-hosted innovation sandbox in the Goldberg Computer Science Building — co-designed and delivered a province-wide bootcamp for budding entrepreneurs: the Creativity and Innovation Bootcamp.
Cheryl Bell
Monday, June 18, 2018
Kunsang Namgyal's life has been a long journey — from a refugee camp in Nepal to studying at ±«Óătv to become licensed to practise dentistry in Canada.
Stefanie Wilson
Tuesday, June 12, 2018
Vanessa Hamkens decided to study Commerce because she thought it could open the most doors. But it wasn’t until her courses in marketing inspired the creation of Me Before You Clothing Co. that she truly knew where she was headed.
Matt Reeder
Monday, June 11, 2018
It's one thing to be there for students who need help — it's another to go above and beyond. Meet the four recipients of Dal's top award for supporting students ouside the classroom.