The University of Winnipeg community congratulates Ari Decter-Frain (Faculty of Arts), Adam Bergman (Faculty of Business and Economics), and Brenna Pomanski (Gupta Faculty of Kinesiology and Applied Health) who will serve as the valedictorians at the 2016 Spring Convocation ceremonies held on June 9th and 10th.
Faculty of Arts: Ari Decter-Frain is a philosopher at heart, with a passion for promoting equality and social justice using an interdisciplinary approach to engage in civil discourse and critical thought. Decter-Frain has excelled across eight different academic disciplines, with particular interest in philosophy, psychology, and economics. This breadth has led him to believe the social sciences are exponentially more powerful when synthesized to create policies that will allow for a more just society.
Faculty of Business and Economics: As Adam Bergman graduates with his 4-year Bachelor of Business Administration degree, he is already taking what he learned in class and applying it in the real world — with “real people and real money,” as he says. A double major in marketing and human resources to his credit, Bergman is employed at his friend’s construction company, a small business that allows him to have a hand in everything.
Gupta Faculty of Kinesiology and Applied Health: Brenna Pomanski is graduating from UWinnipeg’s Gupta Faculty of Kinesiology and Applied Health with a 4-year B.Sc. in Athletic Therapy, having earned numerous awards for her committed academic performance. She was inspired to choose this field after experiencing and recovering from injury as a high school student athlete in volleyball, and credits her parents for setting a fine example of what hard work can achieve.
