
Alumni of Distinction Award Nominations
The Alumni of Distinction Awards recognize graduates for their career achievements and community contributions that provide an exceptional source of inspiration for future generations. In honour of every recipient, the Alumni Association supports a scholarship with a one-time donation of $1,000 to Mohawk College to support current students in achieving their goals.
Nominations are accepted from October to mid-February.
Questions? Please contact wendy.makey@mohawkcollege.ca
Congratulations to the 2025 Alumni of Distinction Award recipients:
- Brian Henry '91 – Chief People Officer, Bird Construction
- Jason DeBoer '92 – Partner, KPMG Enterprise
- Jennifer Urosevic '98 – President & CEO Vision Loss Rehabilitation Canada
- Timothy Cherry '86 – Producer, TPC Productions
- Kim Saltarski '82 – Executive Producer, Amazing Ain't It Productions
- Bahar Karimi '04 & '06 – Executive Director Clinical Practice & Centre of Excellence, Thrive Group
- Jennifer Burton '02 – Program Coordinator, Diagnostic Cardiac Sonography, Mohawk College
- Dilini Fernando '20 – Co-founder and Operations Lead for North America, Certitude by K and Capabilities Coach and insurance Advisor, TD insurance
- David Colle '97 – Executive Vice President, Integrated Infrastructure Solutions, Green Infrastructure Partners Inc.
- Nate Fehrman '03 – CEO and Founding Partner, michael + clark construction
Premier's Awards
Annually, Mohawk College puts forth seven nominees to the Premier's Awards. Find out more about the Premier's Award
Search below to find past Alumni of Distinction Award Recipients
- Brian Henry '91 Affinity
- Jason DeBoer '92 Business
- Jennifer Urosevic '98 Community Services
- Timothy Cherry '86 Creative Arts & Design
- Kim Saltarski '82 Entrepreneur
- Bahar Karimi '04, '06 Health Sciences
- Jennifer Burton '02 Mohawk College Employee
- Dilini Fernando '20 Recent Graduate
- Nate Fehrman '03 Skilled Trades
- David Colle '97 Science Engineering & Technology
- Janine Gaunt '88 Affinity
- Jason Herd '05 Apprenticeship