Congratulations to the 2025 Ivan Finlay Award Recipients
APEGA is proud to announce the 10 students receiving the 2025 Ivan Finlay Leadership Award, presented to undergraduate and graduate engineering or geoscience students who demonstrate inclusive leadership and equity in their campus or community activities.
Congratulations to the following recipients:
- Tinomudaishe Gozhora, University of Alberta, chemical engineering
- Goodluck Agu, University of Alberta, mechanical engineering
- Md Atikul Islam Nayeem, University of Alberta, environmental engineering
- Muhammed Shareef, University of Alberta, mechanical engineering
- Ahmed Belhaj, University of Calgary, petroleum engineering
- Mohammad Maarefi, University of Calgary, chemical engineering
- Pelumi Abiola-Oseni, University of Calgary, civil engineering
- Catherine Ko, University of Calgary, biomedical engineering
- Jayman Cannataro, University of Alberta, mechanical engineering
- Abdul Rahman Darras, University of Alberta, structural engineering
This award is named after Ivan Finlay, a professional engineer who specialized in electrical engineering. He served as APEGA’s registrar from 1959 to 1978 and rose through the public service sector to become Alberta’s chief electrical inspector.
Known for his professionalism, integrity, and innovative perspective, Ivan Finlay inspired 20 other past-presidents who worked with him to create this award in his honour, representing their shared, unwavering confidence in the next generation of professional engineers and geoscientists.
Applications for the 2026 award period will open in the fall.