We celebrate the outstanding achievements of BCIT students, faculty, and staff throughout the 2025–2026 academic year. This snapshot highlights some of the high-profile, external recognition earned in British Columbia, across Canada, and around the world. Congratulations!
Student awards
First Place / Gold
Alexander Glidden
- Motorcycle and Power Equipment, Skills Canada BC Competition 2026
Andrew Chen, Luca Avila Slobodianik, and Denenae Tingala
- 2026 Alexis Mazurin Award Winners
Arden McLeod, Joe McCue, Riley Cunningham, and Cohan Sassaman
BCIT Marketing Association
- Top 5 Chapter, American Marketing Association International Collegiate Conference 2026
BCIT Mining students
- Seven podium finishes, 2026 Canadian Mining Games, Canadian Mining Games
BCITREA Case Team
- Best Market Analysis Award, 2026 Undergraduate Real Estate Case Competition
Brian Castillo, Benjamin Mendoza, Alexander Reis, Prabhkirat Singh, and Gianmarco Urbano
- Student Design Competition 2026, BC Water and Waste Association
Bella Sandison
- Future100 Interior Design Undergraduate, Metropolis Future 100
Cameron Kerslake
- Sheet Metal, Skills Canada BC Competition 2026
Computer Information Technology students Jackson Fleming, Kevin Hu, Gaston Roxas, Bruce Weng, Marco Yu
- Red Team Defence Tech Hackathon 2026, hosted by UBC
Computer Information Technology students Mellaad Aktary, Yaye Seydi Balde, Gautam Dhoopar, Abhinav Dixit, Kevin Dusange, Kate Esfandiari, Philip Flores, and Zoya Wajzer
- CityStudio Vancouver HUBBUB showcase: Fleet Foresight Student Project People’s Choice winner, Most Scalable Project, and Most Responsive Project
Gunveer Rangdhu
- Precision Machining, Skills Canada BC Competition 2026
Jack Hadson
- Industrial Control (Electrical), Skills Canada BC Competition 2026
Jodie Sun
- Future100 Interior Design Undergraduate, Metropolis Future 100
Joryn Rego
- CNC Machining, Skills Canada BC Competition 2026
Kassia Ferguson
- Electronics, Skills Canada BC Competition 2026, Skills Canada
Lauren Accili, Emily Dineen, Sophie Hansen, and Lisa Kovtun
Lizette Bautista
Luke Loewen (Team Captain), Arav Boora, Marina Heisel, Liang Huang, Prabjot Sabharwal, Bhuvnoor Sahi, Alex Thormeyer, Prabjhot Virk, and Justin Zhou
- Troitsky Bridge Building Competition 2026
Masaru Thomas Suzuki
- IT Network Systems Administration, Skills Canada BC Competition 2026
Melody Watkins
- Electrical Wiring, Skills Canada BC Competition 2026
Michael Merrin
- Cabinetmaking (Joiner), Skills Canada BC Competition 2026
Michael Merrin
- Cabinetmaking (Joiner), Skills Canada National Competition 2026
Michelle Siu
- Aerospace Technology, Skills Canada BC Competition 2026
Triston Nelson, Ryan Qiu, and Rabia Thind
- RIMS Canada Coast to Coast Risk Management Legacy Challenge
Second Place / Silver
Benjamin Scheifele
- Precision Machining, Skills Canada BC Competition 2026
Bethia Hu
- Graphic Design, Skills Canada BC Competition 2026
BCIT Marketing Association
- Case Competition, American Marketing Association International Collegiate Conference 2026
Dom Torres
- International Ocean Hackathon 2026, France, December 2025
Eric Shipley
- Cabinetmaking (Joiner), Skills Canada BC Competition 2026
Francisco Cenzheng
- Industrial Control (Electrical), Skills Canada BC Competition 2026
Jairo Aaron Reyes Ramos
- Aerospace Technology, Skills Canada BC Competition 2026
Kurt McCormack, Cole Shefford, Aryan Singh, and Hugo Spence
- 2026 CPABC Annual Business Case Competition
Mark Juric, Elizaveta Strukova, Ariel Sun, and Diana Yazdan
- RIMS Canada Coast to Coast Risk Management Legacy Challenge
Ryan Salvesen
- Motorcycle and Power Equipment, Skills Canada BC Competition 2026
Vivian Davidson-Brown
- CNC Machining, Skills Canada BC Competition 2026
Third Place/Bronze
Abhishek Rai
- Aerospace Technology, Skills Canada BC Competition 2026
Andrew O’Malley
- Cabinetmaking (Joiner), Skills Canada BC Competition 2026
BCIT JDC West
- JDC West 2026 Competition
Computing students Nícolas Agostini, Irene Cheung, Ryan Fiset, Patricia Lo, Mitchell Schaeffer, Cai Yan, Bhavnoor Saroya, Daylen Smith, Braeden Sowinski (tie for third place)
- Red Team Defence Tech Hackathon 2026, hosted by UBC
Enactus BCIT
- Western Canada Innovation and Impact Challenge, 2026 Enactus Canada Western Regional Exposition
Essie Peloski
- Automotive Service, Skills Canada BC Competition 2026
Hugo Garcia
- Precision Machining, Skills Canada BC Competition 2026
Josef Zarif
- Electronics, Skills Canada BC Competition 2026
Kwan Tao Tam
- CNC Machining, Skills Canada BC Competition 2026
Liam Burns
- Motorcycle and Power Equipment, Skills Canada BC Competition 2026
Manvir Sangha
- Heavy Vehicle Tecnology, Skills Canada BC Competition 2026
Thomas Harmon
- Industrial Control (Electrical), Skills Canada BC Competition 2026
Institute and faculty/staff awards
Anna Lary, Project Lead, BCIT ConnectHER Hub
- VRCA Inclusive Leadership in Construction Award 2025, Vancouver Regional Construction Association
BCIT
- BC’s Top Employers 2026, Canada’s Top 100 Employers
BCIT
- Client of the Year Award, Association of Consulting Engineering Companies of British Columbia
BCIT
- Guide to Green Schools List for 2026, Princeton’s Review
BCIT
BCIT Alumni Relations and Communications (How to Talk to Strangers event)
- Best Alumni Event, Prix d’Excellence Award, Canadian Council for the Advancement of Education
BCIT Bike Committee
- Environmental Awards, Green Choices category, City of Burnaby’s 2026 Environmental Awards
BCIT News newsletter
- Gold, Creative Design: Publications (Newsletter), Hermes Creative Awards 2026
BCIT Our Impact webpage
- Honourable Mention, Creative Design: Websites (Mobile), Hermes Creative Awards 2026
BCIT Student influencer TikTok Content
- Gold, Social Media and Creator Content (TikTok), Hermes Creative Awards 2026
BCIT Tall Timber Student Housing building
- Environmental Awards, Planning and Development category, City of Burnaby’s 2026 Environmental Awards
Carol Martina, retiree
- Honorary Career Education Society (CES) Life Membership Award, 48th Annual CES Fall Conference
Kenton Low, Dean, School of Business + Media
- 2025–2026 Inspiring Alumni Award from UBC Sauder
Sheila Early, trailblazing BCIT Forensics educator
- Member of the Order of Canada, Government of Canada
Microsoft Teams softphones adoption
- Honourable Mention, Marketing Collateral and Brand Assets (Postcard), Hermes Creative Awards 2026