SAIT student Adam Ramsay (Millright Apprentice) with Mel Svendsen who was honoured with the President's Volunteerism Award.
SAIT Petroleum Engineering Technology Student Erin Schuler (left) and SAIT President and CEO Irene Lewis (right) present the President's Partnership Award to Shell Canada, represented by Murray Ireland, leader of Shell's Campus Ambassador Program (centre).
Entrance to the Gala from Macdonald Hall.
Performers from Firefly Entertainment spin hula hoops outside Heritage Hall to welcome guests to the gala.
Artists from Firefly Entertainment perform with fire for guests arriving at the Gala.
Performers from Firefly Entertainment perform from suspended hula hoops inside the reception prior to the Gala.
Performers from Firefly Entertainment swing from silk ribbons hung in the Heart Atrium as part of the evening's festivities.
Thank you to Sodexo, the presenting sponsor for the 2011 President's Gala.
Macdonald Hall all lit up for the Gala.
Matt Squires (right), SAIT's 2010 Outstanding Young Alumnus, with his fiance, Melissa Watson (right).
Guests at the Gala enjoyed a five-star meal prepared for and served by students from SAIT's School of Hospitality and Tourism.
Steve Olson, and instructor in SAIT's School of Information and Communications Technologies, was the evening's emcee.
Performers from Firefly Entertainment wow the crowd with their incredible displays of strength.
Emcee Steve Olson (right) performs a magic trick with his co-emcee, Willem Sijpheer, the Academic Chair for SAIT's School of Information and Communications Technologies.
Irene Lewis, SAIT President and CEO, chats with guests at the Gala.
200 students and 15 instructors from SAIT's School of Hospitality and Tourism prepared and served the five-star dinner enjoyed by guests at the Gala.
200 students and 15 instructors from SAIT's School of Hospitality and Tourism prepared and served the five-star dinner enjoyed by guests at the Gala.