Faculty, staff, graduate student course instructors and a sessional 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 Outstanding Teaching Award recognizes teaching excellence in undergraduate and graduate education with a focus on classroom instruction and course design and/or curriculum development.
Congratulations to this year's recipients:
- Kristine B. Quinlan, Department of Chemistry | Read more on the Department of Chemistry website.
- Vicki Zhang, Department of Statistical Sciences | Read more on the Department of Statistical Sciences website.
A&S Outstanding Teaching Award — Early Career
The Faculty of Arts & Science Outstanding Teaching Award — Early Career recognizes teaching excellence in undergraduate and graduate education with a focus on classroom instruction and course design and/or curriculum development, for early career faculty.
Congratulations to this year's recipients:
- Michael Classens, School of the Environment | Read more on the School of the Environment website.
- Ania Harlick, Department of Physics | Read more on the Department of Physics website.
- Nazanin Khazra, Department of Economics
- Naomi Levy-Strumpf, Human Biology Program
- Fabian Parsch, Department of Mathematics | Read more on the Department of Mathematics website.
Superior Teaching Award Winners
The Superior Teaching Award is for sessional and graduate course instructors. The Faculty of Arts & Science Superior Teaching Awards recognize teaching excellence in undergraduate education, in classroom instruction, innovative teaching methods and student engagement by Sessional Lecturers and Graduate Student Course Instructors.
Congratulations to this year's recipients:
Sessional Instructor
- Vikki Visvis, Department of English | Read more on the Department of English website.
Graduate Course Instructors
- Andriy Bilenkyy, Department of Philosophy
- Samantha Chang, Department of Art History | Read more on the Department of Art History website.
- Sterling Stutz, Canadian Studies, University College
Teaching & Learning Fellowship
The Faculty of Arts & Science Teaching & Learning Fellowship provides instructors with the opportunity to design or redevelop an in-person, online, or hybrid course. Each Fellow will receive funding and support from the A&S Teaching & Learning team to realize their course design project. Completed projects will provide inspiration and models for other faculty through various means of showcasing their work to the broader Arts & Science community.
Congratulations to this year's recipient:
- Anne McGuire, Critical Studies in Equity and Solidarity, New College
Experiential Learning Faculty Fellowship
The Experiential Learning Faculty Fellows Program provides funding and structured supports to assist faculty members in developing and administering sustainable experiential learning courses.
- Jessica D’eon, Department of Chemistry
- Yiftach Fehige, Institute for the History & Philosophy of Science & Technology
- Paolo Frascà, Department of Italian Studies
- Paola Salardi, Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy
- Nicole Spiegelaar, School of the Environment and Trinity College
Outstanding Staff Award Winners
The Outstanding Staff Awards were established in 1999 to recognize the important roles administrative and technical staff have in fulfilling the faculty's academic mission.
Congratulations to this year's recipients:
Student Life Award
- Tamara Ferguson, Department of Psychology
Technical Service Award
- Lilian Leung, Department of Physics
Administrative Service Award
- Jemima Merisca, Department of Mathematics | Read more on the Department of Mathematics website.
- Meghan Sbrocchi, School of the Environment | Read more on the School of the Environment website.
Distinguished Long Service Award
- Christine Elias, Communications & Public Affairs
- Angela Hansen, University College
