We are proud of our BCIT students, faculty, and staff for all their success in the 2022-2023 academic year. This is a snapshot of some of the high-profile, external recognition earned in BC and around the world. Congratulations!
Student Awards
First Place/Gold
- Automation and Control (Electrical), Skills Canada BC Competition 2023
Chelsea Benedictson
- Bracco Paragon Award, Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists
- Computer Numerical Control Machining, Skills Canada BC Competition 2023
Junior Thiensirisak, Anthony Wong, Michael Wong
- ECCE App Challenge 2023, Esri Canada
Laurel Kinahan and Ramon Vicencio
- Engineering Communication Category, Canadian Engineering Competition 2023
Laurel Kinahan and Ramon Vicencio
- Engineering Communication Category, Western Engineering Competition 2023
Matthew Keller
- Future100 Architecture Undergraduate, Metropolis Magazine
Daniel (Yu) Kim
- Future100 Interior Design Undergraduate, Metropolis Magazine
- Green Roof and Wall Awards of Excellence 2022, CitiesAlive
Ann Marie Hak
- Hospitality Rising Star, Partners in Tourism
Riya Gautam, Salvador Padre, Anisha Panwar, and JunHyeon Park (JP)
- ISA-SAIT World Student Games 2023, International Society of Automation
Simran Minhas
- Mentee of the Year Award, Leaders of Tomorrow program, Greater Vancouver Board of Trade
- Most Valuable Player Award, Canadian Mining Games 2023
Brandon Ambros, Anna von Euw, and Dominick Kasal
- Pavilion Design Competition, Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival
- Precision Machining, Skills Canada BC Competition 2023
BCIT Chapter of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE) Student Chapter
- President’s Best Student Chapter Award, Canadian Society for Civil Engineering
Gary Huang, Yao Li, Joby Matwick, and Jason Zhang
- Principal Award 2022, Medical Device Development Centre of British Columbia
- Sheet Metal, Skills Canada BC Competition 2023
- Student Marketer of the Year, American Marketing Association
- Top 5 Collegiate Chapter in North America, American Marketing Association
- YVR Smart Airport Hackathon, YVR Innovation Hub, Vancouver International Airport (YVR)
Second Place/Silver
- Aerospace Technology, Skills Canada BC Competition 2023
- Automation and Control (Electrical), Skills Canada BC Competition 2023
Case lead Tyler Jiang, Isabel Balagat, Julie Chu, Kelvin Tran, and Samantha Wong
- AMA Collegiate Case Competition, American Marketing Association
- Computer Numerical Control Machining, Skills Canada BC Competition 2023
Jeanin Jaydee Chung, Sahar Khawar, Eva Nguyen, Kim Nguyen, and Tiana Pazdirek
- Marketplace Marketing Simulation Competition, American Marketing Association
BCIT Bachelor of Engineering and Diploma of Technology students from the Mineral Exploration and Mining Department
- Overall Category, Canadian Mining Games 2023
- Precision Machining, Skills Canada BC Competition 2023
Jimmy Bates, Faran Bhatti, Clinton Gaudet, and Tom Kuzma
- Senior Design, 2023 Western Engineering Competition
Omar Beydoun, Adeek Faizal, and Balmeet Tattla
- Simon Cox Student Design Competition
Neet Aujla, Brittnee Cox, Jared Cummins, and Lanai Kovacs,
- Spencer-RIMS Risk Management Challenge, Risk Management Society
- Website Design Competition, American Marketing Association
Warisha Bilal, Daniel Chu, Hardavinder Dhaliwal, Benjamin Jones, Spencer Loren, Ian Snider
- YVR Smart Airport Hackathon, YVR Innovation Hub, Vancouver International Airport (YVR)
Third Place/Bronze
- Computer Numerical Control Machining, Skills Canada BC Competition 2023
- Automation and Control (Electrical), Skills Canada BC Competition 2023
Yehen Adikari, Oscar Gutierrez, Santiago Quintana, and Faniel Yemane
- Junior Design, 2023 Western Engineering Competition
- Precision Machining, Skills Canada BC Competition 2023
Mo Baydoun, Nolan Nordwall, and Sally Poon
- SAPVanHack22, SAP
Heejin An, Arra Faith Estur, Sun (Wonseon) Kim, Priscilla Lo, Ernesto Sanchez, and Leah Shin
- YVR Smart Airport Hackathon, YVR Innovation Hub, Vancouver International Airport (YVR)
Faculty/Staff Awards
- Gold, Excellence in Podcasting and Audio Production, AVA Digital Awards
BCIT Zero Energy/Emissions Buildings Learning Centre
- Top Performer, Curriculum category, CICan ImpACT-Climate Initiative, Colleges and Institutes Canada
- Silver, Best Multimedia Project, 2023 Awards of Excellence, Canadian Public Relations Society
BCIT Marketing and Communications’ Microsoft Motion Capture photo
- Silver, Best Photography, 2023 CCAE Prix d’Excellence Award, Canadian Council for the Advancement of Education
- Bronze, Best Publication, 2023 Awards of Excellence, Canadian Public Relations Society
- Third Place Top Performer, Wellbeing and Work category, 2022 Sustainable Campus Index, Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education
Dr. Jaimie Borisoff, Director, MAKE+, Applied Research
- Inductee, BC Sports Hall of Fame
BCIT Zero Energy/Emissions Buildings Learning Centre
- Innovative and High-Impact Initiative, 2022 Sustainable Campus Index, Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education