2021 Prizes and Scholarships Awarded
Congratulations to all of our graduates and students, who completed their semester and exams remotely.
Read about Knox’s 2021 virtual Convocation service here, or watch the video of the complete 2021 Convocation here.
Special congratulations to top prize winners Joshua Heo and Anne McGillivray. Joshua Heo received the Knox College Gold Medal, awarded to the graduating Master of Divinity student with the highest academic standing in the 30-credit program. Anne McGillivray received the Mathewson Memorial Scholarship, the top prize for a student in the 20-credit MTS or MPS programs.
PRIZES AND SCHOLARSHIPS 2021
Joshua Heo, recipient of the Knox College Gold Medal, top MDiv prize
Anne McGillivray, recipient of the Mathewson Memorial Scholarship, top MTS/MPS prize
General Proficiency 1st Year
Eastman Prize – Pauline Yoon
Gillies Prize – Kyung Eun Lee
General Proficiency – Sannie Tang
General Proficiency 2nd Year
R. H. Thornton Prize – Hyeong Shin Kim
Goldie Scholarship – Christine Samuel
General Proficiency 3rd Year
Bonar-Burns Prize – Brett Main
Elizabeth Scott Prize – Jonathan Yoonjae Lee
Ethel Simpson Prize (Ewart) – Dongwon Jung
General Proficiency Part-Time
John K. and Jane M. Hislop Prize – James MacDonald
General Proficiency – Jaeho Huh
General Proficiency – David Lindsay
General Proficiency – Star Yu
General Proficiency – Bonnie Lam
GRADUATING PRIZES
Knox College Gold Medal (Top MDiv) – Joshua Heo
The Mathewson Memorial Scholarship (Top MPS or MTS) – Anne McGillivray
Chris Vais Award – Gerald Gallant
The Robert and Elizabeth McKay Memorial Prize (Ewart) (Community Life) – Antonio Siracusa
Lillian Matthews Prize (Ewart) (Christian Education) – Eun Oae (Grace) Koh
Walter W. Bryden Prize (Church History) – Eun Oae (Grace) Koh
Walter W. Bryden Prize (Ethics) – In Kyu (Anthony) Cho & Joshua Heo
Gordon Mortimer Clark Prize (Ethics) – Eun Oae (Grace) Koh
The Rev. Stanley W. & Eleanor Vance Memorial Prize (Preaching) – Thomas Mason
R. M. Boswell Prize (Preaching) – Candice Bahadoor
The Roberta Kinnon Prize (Preaching) – Candice Bahadoor
The Rev. Dr. Harry B. Somers Memorial Prize (Old Testament) – Eun Oae (Grace) Koh
The D. K. Andrews Memorial Prize (Old Testament) – Gerald Gallant
New Testament Scholarship – Thomas Mason
The Rev. Wm. James Walker, D.D. Prize (Systematic Theology) – Eun Oae (Grace) Koh
The John Robson Award (Urban Ministry) Practical Theology (Inner City Ministry) – Mark Oteng
Mr. & Mrs. W. G. Ridell, Manchester (Auburn) – Cecilia Appiah-Agyei
Prince of Wales Prize (Church History, Modern) – Christian Youn
COURSES
Brydon Prize (Church History, Reformation) – Gustavo Carvalho
N. Alex MacEachern Memorial Prize (Christian Education) – Matthew Vizzari
The Douglas Cram and Douglas Hamilton Memorial Prize (Christian Education) – Sharon Benjamins
Rupal Prize (Christian Ethics) – In Kyu (Anthony) Cho & James MacDonald
Smith Prize (Doctrines of Reconciliation) – Jinhwi Kim & Mirim Kim
The McClure Scholarship (Hebrew) – Claire Lemiski
Rev. Dr. Homer W. McAvoy Memorial Prize (Old Testament) – Jessica Andrews
John Stenhous Prize (Ewart) – Gustavo Carvalho
William and Ada Major Prize (Ewart) (New Testament Introduction) – Kyung Eun Lee & Fiona Van Wissen
Mar Presbyterian Church Prize (Intro to Practice of Ministry) – Jessica Andrews & Sharon Benjamins
Class of 1951 Prize (Preaching) – Jessica Andrews & Brett Main
OTHER PRIZES
Living the Name (Evangelism & Mission) – Candice Bahadoor & Mirim Kim
Rev. Dr. Douglas A. Wilson Prize (Atlantic Provinces) – Todd Nelson
PRIZES GRANTED BY AN EXTERNAL AGENCY
George Black Membership Scholarship (The Hymn Society of Canada and United States) – Claire Lemiski
Milal Christian Education and Research (Advanced Studies) – Heejin Choi & Eser Kim
Milal Seminary Student Scholarship – Eunjae (James) Park, Jinhwi Kim, Jonathan Yunjae Lee, & Jessica Lee
Milal Youth Leadership Scholarship – Hyunjun Kim
Dr. D.C. Macdonald Trust Fund Scholarship (St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church, Simcoe, ON) – Gerald Gallant
The 2020 Adrienne M. & Charles Shelby Rooks Fellowship for Racial and Ethnic Theological Students Scholarship: Doctoral Degree (United Church of Christ) – Cassandra Granados
Make a Difference! Doctoral Studies Award 2020 (United Church of Christ) – Cassandra Granados
Harold H. Wilke Scholarship 2020 (United Church of Christ) – Cassandra Granados
The Priscilla and Stanford Reid Trust Scholarship – Jonathan Cleland
The Jessie Duncan Scholarship (First Presbyterian Church, Brandon, MB) – Candice Bahadoor & Christine Samuel
Order of S. Lazarus Bursary (TST Bursary) (The Military and Hospitaller Order of St. Lazarus of Jerusalem and the Ontario Trust for Student Support) – Euk Suk (Alex) Oh
C. Douglas Jay Scholarship (TST Scholarship) (Douglas and Ruth Jay Family Fund of the United Church of Canada Foundation) – Ko Woon (Deborah) Lee