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Award Recipients 2023-24

 

Maya Archer (IE Year 3): Lukac Award

Maya Archer with Helmet

Maya is in her third year of Integrated Engineering and preparing for co-op for next year. After graduating Western with an Integrated Engineering degree, Maya plans to pursue a Project Management Professional Certificate and the Professional Engineering License. 

Maya loves being a part of the Western community. She is an executive in the Engineering Musical, and the Integrated Engineering Club. Maya mentors a first year student through the Women in Engineering Big Sister Little Sister program. She is also a member of Black Student Association, and the Caribbean Student Association.

As part of her study-abroad during high school, Maya was a part of a program to study in China for a month, paired with another school in Jining to visit Shanghai and Beijing as part of the studies. Maya recounts this international experience as an extraordinary learning engagement that has shaped the student she is today. 

 

Lukac Award is awarded annually to a full-time student entering his or her final years (3,4,5) in the Integrated Engineering Program. Preference will be given to a student in the combined BESc (Integrated Engineering) and HBA degree program and/or who has international exchange or study-abroad experience. Selection will be based on academic achievement and other experiences ie. international experiences. The recipient will be selected by the Undergraduate Awards Committee in the Faculty of Engineering. This award was established by a generous gift from Igor Lukac (BESc (Integrated)/HBA 2010).