Faculty, staff, sessional lecturers and a graduate student course instructor were celebrated at the annual Arts & Science Outstanding Achievement Awards. Melanie Woodin, dean of the Faculty of Arts & Science, presented the awards earlier this month at the Faculty Club.
Outstanding Teaching Award Winners
The Faculty of Arts & Science presents Outstanding Teaching Awards annually in recognition of teaching excellence in undergraduate and graduate education. They are given to faculty for the excellence of their classroom instruction and for their contribution to their unit’s course design and curriculum development.
Not pictured: Phillip Lipscy and Bethany White.
Congratulations to this year's recipients:
- Alec Jacobson — Department of Computer Science
- Phillip Lipscy — Department of Political Science and the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy
- David Roberts — Department of Geography & Planning, and the Urban Studies Program
- Ashley Waggoner Denton — Department of Psychology
- Bethany White — Department of Statistical Sciences
Superior Teaching Award Winners
The A&S Superior Teaching Awards recognize some of the Faculty of Arts & Science’s most exceptional sessional lecturers and graduate student course instructors for their contributions to undergraduate education.
Congratulations to this year's recipients:
- Alexandra Gustafson — Department of Philosophy
- William Huggon — Department of Psychology
- Odilia Yim — Department of Psychology
Outstanding Staff Award Winners
Established in 1999, the Outstanding Staff Awards recognize staff-appointed administrative and technical employees who have achieved excellence in support of the Faculty’s mission of teaching and research. These staff have earned the respect of their colleagues for their professionalism and teamwork, and for making an impact that extends beyond their unit or department.
Congratulations to this year's recipients:
Student Life Award
- Berenice Villagómez — Communications and Undergraduate, Coordinator, Department of Spanish & Portuguese
- Naeem Ordóñez — Dean of Students, University College
Technical Service Award
- Jason Daye — Information Technology Coordinator, Innis College
- Steven Butterworth — Manager, Physics Computing Services, Department of Physics
Administrative Service Award
- Jason Phillips — Executive Assistant & Office Coordinator, Department of English
- Liz Lourenco — Business Officer / Graduate Administrator, Department of Italian Studies
Distinguished Long Service Award
- Sari Sherman — Executive Assistant to the Chair, Department of Political Science