Honorary Degree Recipients and Valedictorians – Top Quotes from Algonquin 2018 Ottawa Convocation

Posted on Monday, June 25th, 2018

Last week saw graduates from the Ottawa Campus celebrating their achievements at three days of convocation ceremonies! Here are some of our favorite quotes from the Honorary Degree Recipient and Valedictorian speeches!

Honorary Degree Recipients

 

 

“Love what you do – whatever it is – and get very good at it.” – Carl Nicholson, Executive Director of the Catholic Centre for Immigrants Ottawa

 

 

 

“Algonquin made you a learner and now you have to be brave and be ready to learn all over again. Algonquin will be here and waiting for you when you need that next new skill.” – Nobina Robinson, Chief Executive Officer, Polytechnics Canada

 

 

 

 

 

“It’s about creating a legacy of acknowledging, inclusion and celebrating the diversity of what we are as a country. As you build your lives, careers and families, do it in a spirit of Reconciliation.” – Marc Maracle, Executive Director, Gignul Non-Profit Housing

 

 

 

“Go explore, go have grand adventures, because you are going to celebrate those differences around the world, and realize that at the end of the day, we are all the same.” – Chris Knight, President and CEO of Gusto Worldwide Media

 

Student Valedictorians

 

“It’s crazy to think we finally finished. We survived. And now we get to go and continue to use our skills and talents in whatever fields we please.” – Madison Schofield (Concept Arts Foundation – General Arts and Science, Fall 2017)

 

 

 

“Please don’t feel afraid to fail. Admitting our humanity gives us the ability to lean into our fears and weaknesses (and to) learn from them and grow. Don’t be afraid to succeed … Sometimes what feels like a fear of failure is a fear of success … do not shy away from being your most authentic (self).” – Jessie St. John (Practical Nursing, Fall 2017)

 

 

 

“Some of my finest teachers weren’t those at the front of the class… but the ones sitting next to me in class frantically taking notes.” – Tonia Cogswell, (Dental Hygiene, Spring 2018)

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Now that we have survived all those tests, the final test from the College today is walking across the stage without falling.” – James Carr (Mechanical Engineering Technology, 2018)

 

 

 

 

“We were faced with uncertainties but we never gave up as we moved towards the light of success and completion.” – Stephanie Leblanc (Esthetician, Fall 2017)

 

 

 

 

“None of us would be here today without the high calibre of faculty at Algonquin College. You taught us so much more than the information in the textbooks … You led by example.” – Heather Woodside (Paralegal, Fall 2017)

 

 

 

 

“Sleep is your friend, procrastination is not.” – Sydney Radford (Business Administration – Human Resources Management, Spring 2018)

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Our journeys are far from over … The individuals we serve along the way (will) serve as a testament to our abilities.”- Asha Ali, Social Service Worker (Spring 2018)

 

 

 

“I urge you to care passionately about the things that are important in this world — to bring hope to those where hope is sadly in such short supply. Share your talents and gifts with others.” – President Cheryl Jensen

 

 


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