Thursday, April 7, 2011

Khalil: Champlain Superstar

Noranne Flower was thrilled to present Khalil Ajram with the Marian O'Brian award for extraordinary service to the college at last night's Champlain Grad Dinner.

Khalil also was honoured at last week's Athletics banquet with another outstanding award (named in honour of a leadership Champlain alumnus).  Here's the news, and make sure to congratulate Khalil, a Champlainer of the highest order!



Athletics Banquet: "The Gary Wolff Leadership Award was presented to Khalil Ajram, a varsity rugby player from Newmarket, Ontario. The award is presented each year to a student athlete who has demonstrated determination and leadership through balancing sport, community involvement and academic performance. This award was established by the Trent University Alumni Association in June 2002 to commemorate the service of Gary Wolff, chair of the Board of Governors from 1997 to 2002. Khalil Ajram, a key member of the men’s varsity rugby team since 2008, will graduate from Trent this spring with a degree in Business Administration. As a team leader, Khalil has been in charge of the team’s finances and has organized major team events and fundraisers, including participation in the Movember campaign to support prostate cancer research. Under his leadership, the team raised $1,500 for the cause and Khalil was the top individual fundraiser. He is co-chair of the Trent Varsity Athletic Committee and varsity rep on the Athletics Advisory Committee. Most recently he  helped chair this committee and aided in presenting the budget for the past academic year. In addition to all of these various roles, Khalil is also a mentor and tutor for many of his teammates, helping them succeed in balancing both academic and athletic demands."

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