​Congratulations to UNB Saint John’s 2021 Valedictorian – Allyson Lamont, who was the Valedictorian of the Simonds High Class of 2017.

Allyson will address spring 2021 graduates in the faculties of arts; science, applied science and engineering; and business on the Saint John campus.  She will be receiving her Bachelor of Science with honours in psychology from UNB Saint John.

Throughout university she was a Dean’s list student and a Beaverbrook Scholar. Allyson was involved in many student support initiatives, such as UNBSJ's mental health advocating group, Jack.org. She was an active volunteer in mental health and supported fellow students by giving her time to the Peer Support Centre on UNB’s Fredericton campus.

She was a Learning Community Leader, offering advising for first and upper-year students to improve the quality of their experience. Allyson also mentored with Promise Partnership, a program that connects the university with the community to help combat poverty.

Allyson received the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Canada Graduate Scholarship and will be continuing her education at UNB in the accelerated master’s program in psychology.

Simonds Pride Continues with Allyson Lamont…

https://unb.ca/graduation/valedictorian-sj.html
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