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www.insideHALTON.com | O A K V IL L E B E A V E R | Thursday, December 1, 2 0 1 6 | 3 8 SixSheridan alumni nominated for provincial Premier'sAwards From a Broadway performer to the steward of the Stanley Cup, six Sheridan College alumni were nominated for this year' s Premiers Awards. The provincial honour recognizes the social and economic contributions of Ontario' s college graduates in six categories. Launched in 1992 to mark the 25th anniver sary of Ontario colleges, the annual Premier' s Awards honour graduates from the province' s 2 4 public colleges. While this year' s nominees didn't take home the top prize during the gala event in Toronto held Nov. 21, Sheridan alumni have done so since the awards' inception 15 times. This year' s nominees were: successful musicals, just a year after graduating from Sheridan' s Music Theatre Performance program in 2012. As a dancer, singer and actress, she has al ready built a career in musical theatre with more than 13 performance credits, including the Ca nadian productions of RENT, Hairspray, and the touring and Broadway companies of The Book o f Mormon, where she plays the role of female swing and understudy for the lead actress in the musical. Charmaine Hammond (community services) Hammond is a best-selling author, keynote speaker, expert in conflict resolution and media tion, and a social entrepreneur. As president of Hammond International Inc., Camille Eanga-Selenge (recent graduate) Eanga-Selenge made her debut in The Book of she helps organizations resolve conflict and build leadership skills. Mormon, one of Broadway' s most acclaimed and Hammond leads Team Toby, a phil anthropic initiative inspired by her rescue dog, where she travelled across North America in an RV to deliver General $8.501Children & Seniors $6.501All seats Tues $5.00 workshops to students on the impor SHOWTIMESFOR tance of being kind and respectful. DECEMBER 2-8,2016 M OANA (PG) Fri, Mon-Thu: 1:20, 4:00, 7:00, 9:30 Sat, Sun: 12:00, 2:20, 4:40, 7:00, 9:30 A RRIVAL (PG) Fri, Sat, Mon-Thu: 1:00, 3:45, 7:30, 9:50 Sun: 1:00, 8:30 A LLIE D (14A) Fri, Mon-Thu: 12:45, 3:30, 6:45, 9:20 Sat, Sun: 3:30, 6:45, 9:20 FAN TASTIC B EA STS (PG) Fri, Sun-Tue, Thu: 1:15, 4:15 7:15, 8:45 Sat: 1:45, 4:30, 7:15, 8:45 Wed: 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 9:15 T R O LLS (G) Fri, Mon, Tue: 1:00, 3:30, 6:30, 10:00 Sat, Sun: 12:30, 2:30, 4:30, 6:30, 10:00 Wed: 1:00, 3:30, 10:00 Thu: 1:00, 3:30, 6:30, 10:00 171 Speers Road, Oakville (at Kerr St.) 905-338-6397 (MEWS) Michael Hicks (technology) Hicks has helped turn Intelex Tech nologies from a small Canadian com pany to a global leader in cloud-based environmental, health, safety and qual ity management software. As Chief Technology Officer, he led the design and development of the software platform and application builder upon which all the company' s products are based. In 2015, Intelex raised the second largest single round of investment in Canadian tech history, according to a media release. Six Sheridan alumni were nominated for this year's provincial Premier's Awards, including: top row, from left, Camille Eanga-Selenge, Charmaine Hammond, and Michael Hicks; bottom row, from left: Kent Monkman, Gloria Peckham, and Phil Pritchard. | subm itted photo aboriginal and non-aboriginal communities," stated the release. Monkman' s work has been exhibited interna tionally and is in the collections of galleries and museums across North America, including the National Gallery of Canada, the Art Gallery of Ontario and the Smithsonian. In 2014, he received the Indspire award, an honour the indigenous community bestows on its own achievers. Phil Pritchard (business) A graduate of both Sheridan and Durham colleges, Pritchard is a joint nominee from the two schools for the category. Before he became widely known as the "Keeper of the Stanley Cup," Pritchard earned an accounting diploma from Sheridan. He now collects, preserves, and promotes hockey history as curator of the Hockey Hall of Fame museum. Pritchard also spends approximately 160 days per year travelling with hockey' s top prize, the Stanley Cup trophy, to bring it closer to fans. · · · In addition to the nominees, Sheridan was also represented at this year' s gala by the event' s master of ceremonies, James Cunningham. Cunningham, a comedian and host of the TV show Eat St., has his theatrical roots in Sheridan, where he graduated from the school' s theatre and drama studies program. Gloria Peckham (health sciences) Kent Monkman (creative arts/design) As one of Canada' s pre-eminent contemporary artists, Monkman is re nowned for his paintings, films, instal lations and performances, which recast historical depictions of First Nations people in witty, provocative ways. "Of Cree descent, he is an important voice highlighting the darker aspects of colonialism, and has influenced both Peckham is the head instructor for the Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides where she developed the Seizure Response Dog Guide and Diabetic Alert Dog Guide programs, the first of their kind in Canada. The specially-trained dogs offer their handlers independence, safety and mobility, and, in some cases, save lives. 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