Rockwood Engineering Year One Award

Awarded to a full-time undergraduate student from Northwestern Ontario enrolled in the Faculty of Engineering. The applicant must have shown a commitment to advancing equity, inclusion, and social justice through volunteerism, advocacy, community engagement, or leadership initiatives. First preference given to students in electrical engineering. Second preference given to female students. This award is renewable for the second year provided the student maintains a minimum 70% average.

Founded by Lakehead University Electrical Engineering graduate Matthew Denis, P.Eng., Rockwood Engineering is a Northwestern Ontario firm specializing in electrical power systems. Believing that strong communities need both skilled engineers and leaders of character, the Rockwood Engineering Awards recognizes students who demonstrate humility, integrity, a commitment to continual growth, leadership through service, and a desire to make a meaningful contribution to their communities. Rockwood believes that developing exceptional engineers begins with developing exceptional people.