Vancouver Pinnacle Award Recipients

Vancouver Campus Commencement 

FDU Vancouver proudly celebrated the achievements of the Class of 2025 with two Commencement Ceremonies held on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, at The Centre in Vancouver, BC. More than 420 graduates walked the stage, joined by proud family members, friends, faculty, and staff. 

Since opening in 2007, FDU Vancouver has graduated students from 83 countries, and this year’s class continued that tradition of global diversity with graduates representing 34 nations. A total of 421 students attended Commencement this year, including 4 from the Bachelor of Science in Information Technology, 4 from the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, and 5 from the Bachelor of Arts in Individualized Studies. At the graduate level, we celebrated 12 graduates from the Master of Hospitality Management Studies, 238 from the Master of Administrative Science, and 158 from the Master of Science in Applied Computer Science. 

Among our undergraduate graduates, one student earned magna cum laude honors with a GPA of 3.67 or higher, and three students graduated cum laude with GPAs of 3.33 or above. 

Congratulations to all members of the Class of 2025! We are so proud of your accomplishments and can’t wait to see where your journey takes you next. 

Commencement Video May 2025 – Part 1 

Commencement Video May 2025 – Part 2 

Student Pinnacle Award Recipients 

2025 PINNACLE award recipient 

ALHARAZI

2024 PINNACLE award recipient 

HAM

2023 PINNACLE award recipient 

KANABAR

2022 PINNACLE award recipient 

PHAM

2021 PINNACLE award recipient 

PLARAS

2020 PINNACLE award recipient 

MA

2019 PINNACLE AWARD RECIPIENT 

GONZALEZ

2018 PINNACLE AWARD RECIPIENT 

MATE

2017 PINNACLE AWARD RECIPIENT 

MARTELL AYALA

2016 PINNACLE AWARD RECIPIENT 

ROMERO

2015 PINNACLE AWARD RECIPIENT 

CASTRO

2014 PINNACLE AWARD RECIPIENT 

KABATEBATE

2013 PINNACLE AWARD RECIPIENT 

MARTINS

2012 PINNACLE AWARD RECIPIENT 

FIORENTINO

2011 PINNACLE AWARD RECIPIENT 

ZULETA

2010 PINNACLE AWARD RECIPIENT 

KROL