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INDIVIDUAL EXCELLENCE EARNS APEGA MEMBER GOLDEN RECOGNITION FROM ENGINEERS CANADA Engineers Canada annually recognizes professional engineers from across the country for their engineering excellence and outstanding contributions to their profession, their community, and the safety and well- being of Canadians. This year, among the recipients is APEGA member Catherine Karakatsanis, P.Eng., FEC, FCAE , who received the organization’s gold medal. Selection of the gold medal is based on individual achievement and distinction in engineering. Ms. Karakatsanis, who lives in Ontario and is also a professional engineer there, has led a provincial regulator, a provincial advocacy body, and Engineers Canada itself. Five other professional engineers, one student, and one project, from or licensed in other Canadian jurisdictions, also received Engineers Canada awards. APEGA member Michael Ge, P.Eng. , received an Engineers Canada-TD Insurance Scholarship worth $7,500 to support his studies into the link between land use and transportation. He’s focused on reducing car
SIMPLY THE BEST Catherine Karakatsanis, P.Eng., left, and Michael Ge, P.Eng., are among a number of engineering professionals honoured by Engi- neers Canada this year. -photos courtesy Engineers Canada
dependency through system redesign—and finding ways to use the extra space for other types of transportation. Two other Canadian engineers—both licensed in Saskatchewan—received TD scholarships in the same amount. And a further two more, from B.C. and Quebec, won scholarships of $12,500 each from Engineers Canada-Manulife.
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