MEDAL RECIPIENTS FOR 2026 Lieutenant Governor’s Medal Hasi Muhandiram Hometown: Dambadeniya, Sri Lanka Program: Post-Degree Diploma in Sustainable Business
Governor General’s Academic Collegiate Bronze Medal Carolyn Quinton Hometown: Cranbrook, BC Program: Business Management – Accounting Diploma
President’s Award of Excellence Evangelia Tarasoff Hometown: Cranbrook, BC Program: Criminal and Social Justice Diploma
OUR MOTTO IS AD CULMINA, WHICH MEANS “TO THE HEIGHTS” Our sincere wish for each of our graduates is that they continue to strive to new heights wherever their path may lead. THANK YOU TO COLLEGE OF THE ROCKIES’ BOARD OF GOVERNORS Jared Basil, Chair, Appointed Member Ryan Watmough, Vice-Chair, Appointed Member
COMMEMORATIVE BOOKLET 2026 graduates will receive a commemorative booklet, listing all names and awards winners.
Elizabeth Farthing, Appointed Member, Radium Anne Glassford, Appointed Member, Invermere Megan Lohmann, Appointed Member, Fernie Lainee Eccleston, Appointed Member, Kimberley Kris Murray, Appointed Member, Kimberley Michael Murphy, Appointed Member, Cranbrook
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Faye O’Neil, Appointed Member, Cranbrook Amber van Drielen, Appointed Member, Golden Joan Kaun, Elected CORFA Faculty Representative Jenn Smith, Elected CUPE Support Staff Representative Nathan Dueck, Education Council (EdCo) Chair, Ex-Officio Member
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Aryan Singla, Elected Academic Student Representative Michael Crowe, President & CEO, Ex-Officio Member
TERRITORY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT College of the Rockies serves the communities of the East Kootenays. All of the College’s campuses are located in the traditional territory of the Ktunaxa people, which is also home to the Kinbasket people. Five First Nations
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bands are located in the regional boundary of the College: Four of which are Ktunaxa and one is Shuswap. Additionally, the College partners with the
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Kootenay Regional Office of the Métis Nation, BC. We are thankful for all our
You can view and/or download a pdf version of this commemorative program on our website.
Indigenous partners and are constantly seeking new ways to support the development of our community.
Friday, June 12, 2026