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ATA Gold Medals in Education

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For more than seven decades, Alberta Teachers’ Association gold medals in education have been presented to graduating bachelor of education students who have demonstrated the highest overall general proficiency in their coursework and field experience programs. At convocation ceremonies held last spring, education graduates at 12 postsecondary institutions received the medals.

Recipients of the 2026 ATA Gold Medals in Education

Ambrose University ATA Gold Medal in EducationKelsey Brown
Concordia University of Edmonton ATA Gold Medal in EducationSarah Wahl
Mount Royal University ATA Gold Medal in EducationMaggie Jugovic
Medicine Hat College ATA Gold Medal in EducationAshlyn Hawley
Red Deer Polytechnic ATA Gold Medal in EducationLaura Abraham
St. Mary’s University ATA Gold Medal in EducationKerry McCutcheon
The King’s University ATA Gold Medal in EducationLauryn Draker
University of Calgary Clarence Sansom Gold MedalStacey Kokot
University of Alberta Milton Ezra LaZerte Gold MedalAndrea Young
Campus Saint-Jean Marie-Louise Brugeyroux Gold MedalAnnika Marie Starcheski
Northwestern Polytechnic ATA Gold Medal in EducationAshley Sakundiak
University of Lethbridge William Aberhart Gold MedalAshwak Ahmad

No medal was presented at Keyano in 2026, as it graduates BEd students every two years.