By Kristina Kazandjian
On March 13, U of T Engineering students were celebrated for their leadership and service to the university at an event hosted by the U of T Engineering Office of Advancement, the Engineering Society (EngSoc), and the offices of the Vice-Dean Undergraduate and the Vice-Dean Graduate.
At the celebration, 16 engineering students were presented with the University of Toronto Student Leadership Awards (UTSLA), recognizing their contributions to student clubs and design teams, fostering inclusivity through outreach activities and events, and advocating for students by strengthening support systems for academic success, mental health and sexual violence prevention.
The UTSLA was established in 1994 by the University of Toronto Alumni Association in honour of Gordon Cressy, former vice-president, development and university relations to celebrate students whose service has had a lasting impact on their peers and the university.
Also at the event, members of EngSoc and the Graduate Engineering Council of Students (GECoS) celebrated their outgoing student leaders, and recognized the contributions made to student life with the EngSoc Awards.
“Our student leaders work tirelessly each year to make our community a better place for everyone. Their contributions inspire their peers, as well as future students, and make this faculty such a wonderful place,” says Chris Yip, Dean of U of T Engineering.
“I look forward to seeing what each of them will accomplish as our future engineering leaders. Congratulations to all our U of T Engineering student leaders.”
EngSci recipients of the 2025 UTSLA
- Armita Khashayardoost
- Sophie Sun
- Vivek Vinay Dhande
- Wanda Janaeska
- Zijie (Jason) Zhou
Outgoing EngSoc Leadership
- Inho Kim, President
- Sean Huang, Vice-President of Student Life
EngSci winners of EngSoc Awards
- Engineering Society Semi-Centennial Award: Lauren Altomare
- Affiliated Club of the Year: University of Toronto Nuclear Energy Association, Omar Shousha, Chair
- Director of the Year: Zijie (Jason) Zhou
See more photos from the event in the Flickr gallery.
Read the full story about all of the winners in the U of T Engineering News.