About our Awards
The faculty in the Psychology Department take great pleasure in annually recognizing the achievements of their students in each year of the academic program. Donations from the faculty contribute to the first five prizes:
The H. J. Stanford Prize
The first-year prize, awarded to the student with the highest standing in the Introductory Psychology courses, was named after Professor H. John Stanford in recognition of his significant contributions to the Psychology Department from 1967 until his retirement in 1995.
For the 2025-26 academic year, awarded to Katelyn Manduck.
The Second Year Prize in Psychology
The second-year prize is awarded to the psychology major achieving the highest standing in Psychology 2018H & 2019H.
For the 2025-26 academic year, awarded to Sarah Judd.
The Third Year Prize in Psychology
The third-year prize is awarded to the student, eligible to graduate with a General degree in Psychology, who achieves the highest overall average in all 3000 & 4000 level psychology courses completed.
For the 2025-26 academic year, awarded to Colin Doyle.
The Ron Setterington Memorial Prize
Awarded to the student, eligible to graduate with an Honours degree in Psychology, who achieves the highest overall average in all psychology courses completed.
For the 2025-26 academic year, awarded to Ashley King.
The Gina Gesser Memorial Prize
Established in memory of a former graduate of Trent's Psychology Honours thesis program. It is awarded to the fourth-year student achieving the highest standing in the honours thesis in psychology.
For the 2025-26 academic year, awarded to Marie Kowdrysh (DUR), Ava Chartrand (PTBO).
The J. Paul Scott, Jr. Memorial Prize
Established by Dr. and Mrs. John Paul Scott, Sr. (Bowling Green State University, Ohio) in memory of their son, a faculty member at Trent in the early 1970s. This prize is awarded to a deserving student of high academic standing entering the fourth year of the Honours Psychology (thesis option) program.
For the 2025-26 academic year, awarded to Kristen Larocque (PTBO).
The Carlyle Smith Prize
Named after Professor Carlyle Smith, is awarded to a 3rd or 4th year student who has shown outstanding performance on a project or paper concerning sleep, sleep disorders, or dreams.
The Kennett, Young, and Nobels Outstanding Performance & Outstanding Improvement Prizes
Awarded to students in Peterborough and Durham for outstanding performance and outstanding improvement in PSYC 3016H & PSYC 3017H, at each campus.
For the 2025-26 academic year, outstanding performance in PSYC 3016H, awarded to Sam Sheppart (DUR), Romana Cretnik (PTBO).
For the 2025-26 academic year, outstanding performance in PSYC 3017H, awarded to Iris Flores Anzola (DUR), Uditaa Kowshik (PTBO).
For the 2025-26 academic year, outstanding improvement in PSYC 3016H, awarded to Veronica Ardente (DUR), Morgan Fawcett (PTBO).
For the 2025-26 academic year, outstanding improvement in PSYC 3017H, awarded to Alexandria Austin (DUR), Joe Anderson (PTBO).
The Carol Ernest Prize
Awarded to the student entering the PSYC MSc Program with the highest academic standing.
For the 2025-26 academic year, awarded to Chi Nguyen.
The Walker Woods Foundations Award
The Trent Computer Science, Forensic Science, Kinesiology and Psychology departments are excited to announce the offering of the Walker Wood Foundation awards. The value of the award is $2,500.
For the 2025-26 academic year, awarded to Colin Doyle.
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The Vanhaverbeke Family Prize
Established by the founders of Syvan Developments Limited who believe in supporting students in their region. Awarded to a second and third year PSYC major student at Trent Durham-GTA with the highest average. The value of the prize is $1,000.00.
For the 2025-26 academic year, awarded to Ilham Ahmed (2nd year), Katie Czerwonka (3rd year).
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