Jessica LaBerge Blakeley
Life Reporter

The Humber community gathered at North Campus Monday evening to honour the 42 nominees and 20 winners of this year’s Student Achievement Awards.
First-year police foundations student, Nathan Stevenson, 33, was nominated for his involvement at Orangeville Campus but said he was surprised when he found out he had been nominated.
“I received an email to confirm that I was coming here, which was quite a shock cause I hadn’t realized what I’d done to get nominated,” Stevenson said. “To be the first winner at the Orangeville campus, this is quite a big deal for me.”
He said it was nice to come to the banquet and connect with the rest of the Humber community.
Liberal arts and sciences professor, Barbara Ford said she was also surprised at her nomination.
“I was delighted as well as surprised. I already knew that one of my students had nominated me, which is why I came along but I had no idea why this particular student had nominated me,” Ford said.
She was nominated by a former student who credited Ford with helping her identify she had a learning disability, and the proper diagnosis helped that student improve her school work.
“It’s absolutely delightful to know that something I said, something that I suggested, made all the difference in her academic life,” Ford said. “This young lady was a bright, very intelligent person who simply needed a bit of help.”
For second-year business administration student Meetul Shah, 21, the awards banquet was a new experience.
Shah is a founding member of Students in Free Enterprise and was nominated for his involvement at Lakeshore Campus.
“I was pretty ecstatic about it,” he said. “I’ve never actually won any academic awards or awards at school before. It felt really great knowing that my efforts were acknowledged.”

Award-winner Meetul Shah (left) with his nominator, Bryan Tran.( Jessica LaBerge Blakeley)