8 GEORGIANVIEW FALL 2023
PREMIER'S AWARDS
CREATIVE ARTS
Ryan Sobkovich
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Fine Arts Advanced Diploma (class of 2016)
Ryan is an award-winning artist who has sold more than 1,300 works. He hikes, camps, canoes and portages into the
Canadian wilderness to portray its beauty and the importance of preserving it.
Ryan's stunning landscape oil paintings are sought by national and international private collectors.
Ryan combined his natural talent with formal education in the Fine Arts Advanced Diploma program. While a student,
he was named Best in Show at the McMichael Canadian Collection Autumn Show, an honour repeated for the
following three years.
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Ryan Sobkovich accepts his plaque and Georgian scarf from President and CEO Kevin Weaver at the
2023 Premier's Awards Georgian after party.
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Steve Priestley says a few words after receiving his
plaque and scarf at the Premier's Awards Georgian
after party.
TECHNOLOGY
Steve Priestley
Environmental Engineering Technology
(class of 1999)
With a 24-year career in innovation and
the environmental sector, Steve has
helped build two multi-million-dollar
international companies. The latest,
AltoMaxx Technologies, is a world
leader in drone services, certification
and training.
In five years, AltoMaxx has grown to six
locations across North America and the
United Arab Emirates. Its innovations
have helped reduce natural gas carbon
emissions, limit dangerous work in
enclosed spaces and even look for gold
on TV programs.
