To

the Award Selection Committee,

Please accept this letter of recommendation for Pamela McCallum. I have known Pam for
approximately two years; we met when she applied, and was a successful candidate, for one of 10
student mentor positions I manage. Pam was an outstanding applicant and she interviewed for her
position with confidence and absolute passion for working with incoming students and supporting them
through the transition from high school to first-year university student. Her leadership skills were
demonstrated early and often while she was a member of the student mentor team.
From her first email interaction with our incoming students, it was clear that Pam is a natural and gifted
leader. She has the confidence in her own ability to seek out information and share information in a
way that is both supportive and encouraging. Working with this population, Pam faced many questions
which could be considered silly or unimportant to a senior-level university student, but she never once
made a first-year student feel as though their question wasnt the most important question she had
encountered. Her ability to ensure that student needs and student support were at the center of her
responses was motivating to me as her supervisor. Pamela became a leader among the mentor team
with many of her team seeking out her advice and knowledge when seeking answers for their own
group of incoming students. Pam never hesitated to offer her time and abilities to her fellow mentors or
to the Enrolment team. I have great respect for Pam as an individual and as a young professional and I
am confident that she is deserving of this award. In addition to having firsthand knowledge of Pams
work ethic and abilities, I am also familiar with her education and career goals to be an educator and I
know just how much receiving this award means to Pam. She is humble in her willingness to receive
accolades but she is absolutely deserving to be recognized for her natural ability and passion for
leadership.
I am confident that you will be just as impressed with Pam as I am, and I urge you to consider her for this
award. Please feel free to contact me if I can provide any additional information. You may reach me at
asheley.cowie@uleth.ca.

Regards,

Asheley Cowie
Asheley Cowie
Orientation and Transition Coordinator, Enrolment Services
University of Lethbridge