Mary Brabston (second from left) and Howard Harmatz (far right) present the Iggy Award to Asper students Eben Rawluk and Luke McKim

Asper Class of ’15 celebrates student, teaching excellence

May 8, 2015 —

Sam Davidson

The Asper School of Business graduating class of 2015 celebrated the achievements of several students and a professor on May 2.

Class valedictorian Sam Davidson received the CSA Award of Excellence. Davidson served as the Commerce Students’ Association’s 2014-2015 manager of corporate relations. The award recognized his leadership, commitment, and outstanding contributions to the CSA Council, members, and the Asper School of Business.

Victor Cui, Mike Gussakovsky, Solange Reis

Victor Cui (centre) with Mike Gussakovsky and Solange Reis

Asper students Luke McKim and Eben Rawluk received the Ignacy “Iggy” Domagalski Award for their leadership of Asper’s JDC (Jeux du Commerce) West competition team. This year, Asper was named JDC West “School of the Year” for the first time ever.

Victor Cui, assistant professor in Business Administration, received the Golden Shovel award in honour of his outstanding teaching skills. He was nominated by the graduating class as the professor who made the most significant impact on their time at Asper.

Asper Staff

Asper School of Business

BComm Spotlight

When Lily Francis is presenting a case in competition, something clicks into place, and suddenly it’s just her and the judges. She isn’t thinking about the hours of practice and case preparation; she isn’t worried about being “too much” (a holdover from a lifetime of being a big talker); she isn’t fixated on the ideas that didn’t make the cut; and she isn’t second-guessing her delivery. No, as Francis puts it, when she is presenting, everything else goes away.