The 2102 Governor General’s Academic Silver Medal and Thompson Rivers University Medal in Arts was awarded to Alexander Condon. Alexander Condon was born in Victoria, BC and graduated from Oalk Bay High School. He transferred from UBC to TRU in 2009 as an Arts student and athlete. The many friendships he developed with his Wolfpack baseball teammates and coaches were a highlight of his three years at TRU. Alex was the first Wolfpack player to receive the Rud Haar Memorial Scholarship from the BC Premier Baseball League. He also won Grunert Scholarships in 2010 and 2011, and hte Dr. Roger H. Barnsley Male Scholar Athlete of the Year in 2011 and 2012. He volunteers instructing youth ballpayers in Kamloops, and with the Victoria Boys and Girls Club. An Economics major , Alex is currently working on a paper with Dr. Peter Tsigaris that estimates “genuine wealth growth rates” across Canada in order to make recommendations on future pathways towards sustainability. He looks forward to attending the University of Toronto Law School this fall.
