David Castelino, a second-year ChemE student, was honoured today with a Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award of Achievement alongside 199 other young people from across Canada. On a visit to Canada, the Duke of Edinburgh handed out the awards before leaving Toronto the following day.

Castelino, who was interviewed along with another award winner on CBC Radio One’s Metro Morning on the day the award was received, said he was “very humbled” by the ceremony and by meeting the Duke of Edinburgh in person. The awards recognize youth for their volunteerism, physical activity, developing practical and social skills, participating in an expedition and completing a residential experience in which the recipient engaged in an activity away from home. Earlier this summer, Castelino was named one of Canada’s Top 20 Under 20.