And the winners are ...

It wasn鈥檛 exactly the Oscars, but four 海角社区app students walked and posed on the red carpet yesterday as they accepted awards for their leadership and extracurricular activities.

Amy Florian, Kaylyn Fraser, Emily Rideout and Eric Snow were recognized with Governors鈥� Awards 鈥渁s the best student leaders on campus,鈥� said Bonnie Neuman, vice-president, student services, at a聽reception yesterday in the Rowe Building atrium. The students listened as their many accomplishments were outlined by 海角社区app President Tom Traves and then accepted a plaque from Jim Spatz, chair of 海角社区app鈥檚 Board of Governors.

Amy Florian and Jim Spatz, chair of the Board of Governors. (Nick Pearce Photo)

Kaylyn Fraser and Jim Spatz. (Nick Pearce Photo)

Emily Rideout and Jim Spatz. (Nick Pearce Photo)

Eric Snow and Jim Spatz. (Nick Pearce Photo)

Amy Florian was the first to walk the red carpet; she鈥檚 a third-year student doing her combined honours in French and biochemistry. Besides being an excellent student who consistently makes the Dean鈥檚 List, Ms. Florian is active in student life, serving as the education commissioner with the 海角社区app Student Union and as the president of the Arts and Social Sciences Society. This year, she organized the TD Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup鈥攁n event last September that attracted 90 students to the waterfront in Point Pleasant Park to pick up litter鈥攁nd the FASS career day last November.

鈥淚t鈥檚 the first year we had a career day just for arts students and I think it turned out well,鈥� said Ms. Florian, from Greenwood, N.S. 鈥淎rts students don鈥檛 really have a set career path like students from other faculties, so it was important to open their eyes to the possibilities.鈥�

Kaylyn Fraser, a fourth-year student doing a combined honours in French and economics, is active in arts, sports and student politics at 海角社区app. She plays waterpolo with the 海角社区app Waterpolo Association, sings with the 海角社区app Chorale and serves as a student representative on the Senate. She鈥檚 also a member of the 海角社区app Model United Nations Student Society and has traveled to Ottawa to debate at the Canadian International Model UN Symposium.

鈥淚 feel I know way more about the university than most, as an employee, a student and a Senate representative at 海角社区app,鈥� said Ms. Fraser, from Ottawa. 鈥淭he student experience is so much more than academics; for me, it鈥檚 gaining an appreciation of how things get done.鈥�

Emily Rideout is a third-year student in International Development Studies who was recognized for bringing passion to the sustainability movement on campus. She鈥檚 been involved with the student sustainability society SustainDal, the Atlantic chapter of the Sierra Club of Canada and was a driving force behind the creation of the DSU鈥檚 Sustainability Office. Last December, she represented the Sierra Club of Canada at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Pozna?, Poland.

Like Ms. Fraser, Ms. Rideout says university is about more than the classroom experience, it鈥檚 about connecting with a community: 鈥淵ou learn theory sitting in a classroom, but getting involved in the community teaches us how things actually work.鈥�

Eric Snow, a fourth-year student majoring in political science, was described by Dr. Traves 鈥渁s an energetic member of the 海角社区app Student Union.鈥� He serves on no less than eight committees, writing policy, revising constitutions and gathering opinions. He鈥檚 also a board member of the Halifax Student Alliance.

Starting off in the Informatics program, Mr. Snow switched into political science last year guided by his extracurricular interests.

聽鈥淚 really enjoy doing things like constitutional reviews and policy reviews,鈥� said Mr. Snow, from Lower Sackville, N.S., who is applying to do a master鈥檚 in public administration after graduation. 鈥淚 feel like I鈥檓 making a difference.鈥�

The awards were established in 1992 by the Board of Governors to mark the 125th anniversary of the founding of the 海角社区app Student Union. Since then, 67 students have received Governor鈥檚 Awards.