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13TuesdayMay62014AuroraCollegegradscelebrateemotionalmilestoneinYellowknifeByBILLBRADENTwoandhalfhoursoftearyjoyandhighenergyswepttheExplorerHotellastSaturdayashundredsoffamilyandfriendscelebratedthecom-mencementofAuroraCol-legesNorthSlaveCampusclassesof2014.Toddlersambleduptothestagetojointheirmomsforformalphotographsandwhoopsapplauseandulula-tionsfollowedeachgraduateastheyacceptedscrollsfromCollegePresidentJaneAry-chukCollegeGovernorDaveMillertheirprogramleadersandDanaHeidiAssociateDeputyMinisterofEduca-tionCultureandEmployment.Staffandstudentsalsoawardedtheirpeerswithseveralspecialawards.TanyaSilkeofYellow-knifeearnedtheStudentLeadershipAwardforout-standingvolunteeringno-tablyforleadingtheLife-guardsforLodunecam-paign.TheInnovationandCollegeImprovementAwardwenttoDevelop-mentalStudiesinstructorHughMoloneyforhisworkinstartingAboriginallan-guageschooling.TheInstructionalExcel-lenceAwardwaspresentedtolong-timeeducatorMiekeCameronthecampusSeniorEnglishInstructorandtheClinicalExcellenceawardfromthenursingfacultywenttoLori-AnnKingofYellow-knife.TheAvensSeniorsSheilaBrodersawardhon-ouringthememoryofadedi-catednursewaspresentedtoDelinegraduateHelenMena-chowhowillbejoiningtheAvensstafffulltime.ThegraduateshailedfromeightNWTcommu-nitiesalongwithYukonNewfoundlandQuebecandBritishColumbia.Inall44studentswerecele-brated15inBusinessandLeadershipthreefromtheschoolofEducationand26inHealthandHumansServices.EducationAuroraCollegeGradHughMoloneyembraceshisdaughtersasheacceptstheCollegesInnovationandCol-legeImprovementAwardfromGovernorDaveMillerandpresidentJaneArychuk.FacultymembersandBusinessandLeadershipgraduatesanxiouslyawaitthestartoftheceremonyonSaturdayafternoon.Atotalof15studentsgraduatedfromtheprogramalongwiththreefromtheschoolofEducationand26inHealthandHumanServices.YellowknifeelderBeshaBlondinembracesherfriendMariaMc-SwainaPersonalSupportWorkergraduatefromFortMacPherson.PhotosBillBradenJessicaFieldofFortProvidencebrimswithprideandtearsafterreceivingherCommunityHealthRepresenta-tiveCerticatefromGovernorDaveMillerandcollegepresidentJaneArychuk.