2021 Surgeon Captain Gordon Paton Fahrni, DSC, MD Award Recipient
Cadet CPO1 Igal Press
350 RCSCC Transcona
Cadet CPO1 Press has already completed his first year at the University of Winnipeg in pursuit of a degree in Mathematical Physics.
CPO1 Press' experiences as a Cadet have been very broad including annual summer camps culminating in a Cadet Exchange to South Korea in 2019. At his unit he has served as the Range Petty Office, the Guard Petty Officer, a Sail Instructor, and finally as Coxswain of the Corps. His experience at the various levels was a key ingredient in his successful mentoring of Cadets to replace him at each level, and with his contribution to the smooth operation of the Corps.
He is a weightlifter and has been a bodybuilder since the 7th grade. In pursuit of his physical fitness, he has read many personal training and kinesiology texts and is planning to take the Personal Trainer Qualification Exam. He has attained the Duke of Edinburgh Award - Bronze Level.
As a volunteer, he has amassed about 1500 hours of volunteer time in his school's kitchen. Additionally, he has interned at the University of Winnipeg Physics Department and volunteered in his local Member of Parliament's office.
CPO1 Press' ultimate goal is to become a professor at a university that will enable him to fulfill his two main passions at the same time – research and teaching.