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The Distinguished Young Alumni Award is presented to Brandon University alumni, 35 years of age or younger, in recognition of their significant achievements in their profession, sport, or community service.<\/p>\n

Nomination form (includes terms and nomination procedures): Distinguished Young Alumni Award<\/a><\/p>\n

Please note a complete nomination package must be submitted to the Alumni Relations Office by 4:30 pm on April 1 of each year.
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If you have any questions, you may contact the Alumni Relations Office at 204-727-9697 or at alumni@brandonu.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Past Distinguished Young Alumni Award Recipients:<\/strong><\/p>\n

2010<\/strong>
\nDr. Tara L. Klassen, BSc ’02<\/p>\n

2011<\/strong>
\nRochelle Rands, BEd ’98, MEd ’08
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\n2012<\/strong>
\nHolly Linski, BGS ’05, BEd (AD) ’05, MEd ’11
\nMarlyce Shangreaux, BA ’02, Grad. Dip. Rural Dev. ’10<\/p>\n

2013<\/strong>
\nDr. Jenny Dupuis, MEd ’07<\/p>\n

2014<\/strong>
\nDr. Jeffrey Tompkins, BSc ’09<\/p>\n

2015<\/strong>
\nMr. Mitch Obach, BA ’06, BEd (AD) ’09<\/p>\n

2016<\/strong>
\nWhitney Kreller-Lamont, BSc ’07, BEd (AD) ’09<\/p>\n

2017
\n<\/strong>Benjamin Dietschi, BMus ’06
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2018
\n<\/strong>Nathan Peto, BA (Hons) ’08<\/p>\n

2019
\n<\/strong>Dr. Jillian DeCosse, BSc ’05<\/span><\/p>\n

2020<\/strong>
\nDr. Melissa Anderson<\/a>, BSc ’10
\nGraydon Cramer<\/a>, BMus\/BEd (AD) ’08
\nLindsay Filewich<\/a>, BSc ’08, BEd (AD) ’10, MEd ’15 & ’16
\nAlissa Watson<\/a>, BMus\/BEd (AD) ’08<\/p>\n

2024
\n<\/strong>Jarrad Perron, BMus ’12, BSc ’15
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2025
\n<\/strong>Erin Dodds, BMus\/BEd ’14<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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