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ATA Gold Medals in Education
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 Education | Kelsey Brown |
| Concordia University of Edmonton ATA Gold Medal in Education | Sarah Wahl |
| Mount Royal University ATA Gold Medal in Education | Maggie Jugovic |
| Medicine Hat College ATA Gold Medal in Education | Ashlyn Hawley |
| Red Deer Polytechnic ATA Gold Medal in Education | Laura Abraham |
| St. Mary’s University ATA Gold Medal in Education | Kerry McCutcheon |
| The King’s University ATA Gold Medal in Education | Lauryn Draker |
| University of Calgary Clarence Sansom Gold Medal | Stacey Kokot |
| University of Alberta Milton Ezra LaZerte Gold Medal | Andrea Young |
| Campus Saint-Jean Marie-Louise Brugeyroux Gold Medal | Annika Marie Starcheski |
| Northwestern Polytechnic ATA Gold Medal in Education | Ashley Sakundiak |
| University of Lethbridge William Aberhart Gold Medal | Ashwak Ahmad |
No medal was presented at Keyano in 2026, as it graduates BEd students every two years.