We are proud BCIT students, faculty, and staff for all their success in the 2023-2024 academic year. This is a snapshot of some of the high-profile recognition earned in BC and around the world. Congratulations!
Student Awards
First Place/Gold
Elliot Pierce
- Aerospace, Skills Canada BC Competition 2024
Eric Wu
- Automation and Control (Electrical), Skills Canada BC Competition 2024
Eric Wu
- Automation and Control (Electrical), Skills Canada National Competition 2024
Paul de Blois, Maya Khera, Daniel Ryu, and Sam Woo
- Business Valuation Challenge, Chartered Business Valuators Institute
Matthew Simpson
- Cabinetmaking (Joinery), Skills Canada BC Competition 2024
Xiaowei Lu
- CNC Machining, Skills Canada BC Competition 2024
David Choi, Jason Ellis, and Logan Salayka-Ladouceur
- ECCE App Challenge 2024, Esri Canada
Ayden Meinhardt
- Electronics, Skills Canada BC Competition 2024
Ayden Meinhardt
- Electronics, Skills Canada National Competition 2024
- IDC 2024 Student Competition, Innovation in Design Thinking: Student Competition
Chris Vahi, Alan Palini, Tim TeWinkel, and Gordon Spring
- Innovative Design Category, Western Engineering Competition 2024
Emily Peterson
- LIV Design Challenge 2024, LIV Design Studio
Jaxon Reid and Pritom Nag Prince
- Mining Innovation Category, Canadian Mining Games 2024
Gregory (Jesse) Adams
- Precision Machining, Skills Canada BC Competition 2024
BCIT Student Chapter of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE)
- President’s Award 2024, Best CSCE Student Chapter, Canadian Society for Civil Engineering
TNTN Team (Scott Favaro and Logan Dennis)
- Robot Skills World Champions 2024, VEX Robotics World Championship
Omar Kebedov, Garnett Goodacre, Kurt Querengesser, and Kieran MacCarron
- Senior Design Category, Western Engineering Competition 2024
Noah Canero and Patrik Chomist
- Survey Category, Canadian Mining Games 2024
Samuel Gasser
- Sheet Metal, Skills Canada BC Competition 2024
TNTN Team (Scott Favaro and Logan Dennis)
- Think Award 2024, VEX Robotics World Championship
Team ORA (Abhishek Chouban, Towa Quimbayo, Ranveer Rai, Noufil Saqib, Bhavnoor Saroya, Gurnoor Tatla, and Mangat Toor)
- YVR Smart Airport Hackathon 2024, YVR Innovation Hub, Vancouver International Airport (YVR)
Second Place/Silver
Dawson Sela
- Aerospace, Skills Canada BC Competition 2024
Abdullah Al-Zudjali
- Automation and Control (Electrical), Skills Canada BC Competition 2024
Shiori Ito
- Cabinetmaking (Joinery), Skills Canada BC Competition 2024
BCIT Marketing Association
- Case Competition, International Collegiate Conference 2024, American Marketing Association
Tin Nguyen
- CNC Machining, Skills Canada BC Competition 2024
Caleb Banman and Sebastian Torres
- Equipment Handling Category, Canadian Mining Games 2024
Logan Clegg and Victor Tolgyesi
- Equipment Selection Category, Canadian Mining Games 2024
Hannah Larocque
- Heavy Vehicle, Skills Canada BC Competition 2024
Stuart Brendan Klein and Ashkan Taheri
- Mechatronics, Skills Canada BC Competition 2024
Kiran Rochon-Woitzik
- Precision Machining, Skills Canada BC Competition 2024
Brody Clark
- Welding, Skills Canada BC Competition 2024
Third Place/Bronze
Liam Schenk
- Aerospace, Skills Canada BC Competition 2024
Mark McSween
- Automation and Control (Electrical), Skills Canada BC Competition 2024
Andrew Adams
- Cabinetmaking (Joinery), Skills Canada BC Competition 2024
Melad Lazas
- CNC Machining, Skills Canada BC Competition 2024
Caleb Banman and Logan Clegg
- Drill and Blast Category, Canadian Mining Games 2024
Duy Hung Ha
- Electronics, Skills Canada BC Competition 2024
John Bogusz
- Precision Machining, Skills Canada BC Competition 2024
Brandon Vangool
- Sheet Metal, Skills Canada BC Competition 2024
Team Call of Code (Sungmok Cho, Samuel Chua, Harrison de Jong, Helen Liu, Sukhraj Sidhu, Laurie Solkoski, and Ozan Yurtisigi)
- YVR Smart Airport Hackathon 2024, YVR Innovation Hub, Vancouver International Airport (YVR)
Institute and Faculty/Staff Awards
BCIT
- BC’s Top Employers 2024, Canada’s Top 100 Employers
Donabel Santos, Faculty, Computing
- Best Content Creator, Vizzie Award (Data Visualization), Tableau Conference 2024
BCIT
- First place, Best Digital-Tech School, Best of Vancouver Awards, The Georgia Straight
BCIT
- Canada’s Best Employers 2024, Forbes
BCIT
- Canada’s Best Employers for Diversity 2024, Forbes
BCIT
- Canada’s Greenest Employers for 2024, Canada’s Top 100 Employers
BCIT
- Clean Energy Champion, BC Hydro
Dr. Jeff Zabudsky
- BIV BC500, Business in Vancouver
Kory Wilson
- BIV BC500, Business in Vancouver
BCIT
- Continuing Studies Institution, Stars of Vancouver Reader’s Choice Awards, Vancouver Is Awesome
- Excellence in Teaching Award 2023, Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists
Julia Alards-Tomalin, Faculty, Forest and Natural Areas Management
- Open Pedagogy Award, Global Open Education Awards for Excellence 2023, Open Education Global
Jim Taggart, Faculty, Architecture Science
- RAIC Architectural Journalism and Media Award 2024, Royal Architectural Institute of Canada
BCIT Distinguished Awards
Brian Fry
- Distinguished Alumni Award 2023, British Columbia Institute of Technology
Dr. Candy Ho
- Distinguished Alumni Award 2023, British Columbia Institute of Technology
Dr. Judy Shandler
- FSA Distinguished Alumni Award 2023, British Columbia Institute of Technology
Barbara James
- Outstanding Student Leadership Award 2023, British Columbia Institute of Technology
Samantha Bienias
- Outstanding Student Leadership Award 2023, British Columbia Institute of Technology