U of T faculty, staff and students recognized with 2025 Awards of Excellence

April 17, 2025 by U of T Celebrates

The University of Toronto has announced the winners of the 2025 Awards of Excellence, presented annually in collaboration with the U of T Alumni Association (UTAA) to recognize outstanding and inspiring faculty, staff, librarians and students.

"Each of you has made an outstanding contribution to the University of Toronto community," said U of T President Meric Gertler in a video address to the recipients. "In so doing, you have set an inspiring example for our students, faculty, librarians and staff.

"As I near the end of my term as president, I can say that you and your predecessors are crucial to our collective success. Our Awards of Excellence winners have propelled us to even greater heights of excellence as Canada's leading university."

Faculty & Staff

Vivek Goel Faculty Citizenship Award

  • Reinhart Reithmeier — professor, Institute of Medical Science, Temerty Faculty of Medicine

Ludwik and Estelle Jus Memorial Human Rights Prize — Influential Leader

Carolyn Tuohy Impact on Public Policy Award

  • Mayo Moran — professor, Faculty of Law

Joan E. Foley Quality of Student Experience Award

  • Elli Weisbaum — assistant professor, teaching stream, New College, Faculty of Arts & Science and Department of Psychiatry, Temerty Faculty of Medicine

Northrop Frye Award

  • CFL e-Platform for Beginner French, Department of Language Studies, U of T Scarborough
  • Snejina Sonina, assistant professor, teaching stream
  • Matthew Lefaive, project coordinator
  • Beryl Tang, business officer

Jill Matus Award for Excellence In Student Services

Chancellor’s Leadership Award — Emerging Leader

  • Estelle Oliva-Fisher — Troost Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering, Institute for Studies in Transdisciplinary Engineering Education and Practice, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering

Chancellor’s Leadership Award — Distinguished Leader

  • Cheryl Milne — executive director, David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights, Faculty of Law
  • Diego Lupallier — senior manager, Grounds & Caretaking Operations, U of T Scarborough

President’s Excellence Award — Emerging Excellence

  • Erin Macnab — director, academic operations and strategic initiatives, Office of the Dean, Faculty of Arts & Science

President’s Excellence Award — Distinguished Excellence

  • Kurtis Scissons — director, University Ventures, Innovations & Partnerships Office, Division of the Vice-President, Research & Innovation

President’s Excellence Award — Influential Excellence

  • David Newman — executive director, Student Experience, Office of the Vice-Provost, Students, Division of the Vice-President & Provost

Students

Adel S. Sedra Distinguished Graduate Award

UTAA Graduate Scholars

  • Otuto Amarauche Chukwu, Institute of Health Policy, Management & Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health
  • Nicholas Grubic, Dalla Lana School of Public Health
  • Robert Xiaxuan Lao, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, Temerty Faculty of Medicine

John H. Moss Scholarship

  • Shane Joy, Victoria College, Faculty of Arts & Science

UTAA Scholars

  • Luis Sanchez-Blanco, Trinity College, Faculty of Arts & Science
  • Helen Li, Victoria College, Faculty of Arts & Science
  • Youness Robert-Tahiri, Woodsworth College, Faculty of Arts & Science
  • Surabie Sivanendran, U of T Scarborough

Ludwik and Estelle Jus Memorial Human Rights Prize — Emerging Leader

  • Shernett Auld, Department of Leadership, Higher and Adult Education, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
  • Yvonne Grace Chan, Department of Leadership, Higher and Adult Education, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education

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