The Students' Union announced on Wednesday the professors, instructors, and teaching assistants being honoured through the SU's annual Teaching Excellence Awards (TEA). Awards and honourable mentions were given to 41 exceptional members of the university community to highlight their commitment to student success over the past academic year.
The annual TEA is the SU's campus-wide recognition program giving undergraduate students the chance to honour and thank those instructors, professors, and teaching assistants who have supported and made a lasting and positive impression on their students. All nominees and winners and determined exclusively by students.
The University of Calgary is lucky to have such a dedicated group of excellent educators, but this year's winners also committed to going above and beyond to support and prioritize students. The impact that this year's winners have made in student lives does not go unnoticed and it is a privilege to be able to recognize their hard work with this year's teaching excellence awards.
The SU received just short of 1,000 nominations this year and shortlisted 77 educators for the committee to review. Award winners received an Apple Award and a framed certificate. The SU will also donate $5,000 to the Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning in recognition of the contributions made by the award winners and to support the professional growth of instructors to address the changing needs of students.
Award winners and honourable mentions
- Dr. Safaneh Mohaghegh Neyshabouri, Hall of Fame Award
- Dr. Jessalyn K. Holodinsky, Cumming School of Medicine Award
- Dr. Meaghan Edwards, Cumming School of Medicine Award
- Dr. Kaarina-Nancy Bauer, Faculty of Arts Award
- Dr. Kim-Lee Tuxhorn, Faculty of Arts Award
- Kathleen Hughes, Faculty of Arts Award
- Prof. Brandon Carroll, Faculty of Arts Award
- Dr. Leigh Gabel, Faculty of Kinesiology Award
- Dr. Kellinde Wrightson, Faculty of Law Award
- Dr. Michelle Scott Paul, Faculty of Nursing Award
- Dr. Annie Quinney, Faculty of Science Award
- Janet Leahy, Faculty of Science Award
- Jason Doney, Faculty of Science Award
- David Irvine, Faculty of Social Work Award
- Dr. Catherine Wagg, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Award
- Dr. Hussein Ahmed Warsame, Haskayne School of Business Award
- Dr. Justin Weinhardt, Haskayne School of Business Award
- Volodymyr Amiot, School of Architecture, Planning, and Landscape Award
- Dr. Bronwyn Susan Chorlton, Schulich School of Engineering Award
- Dr. W. Schuyler Hinman, Schulich School of Engineering Award
- Dr. Tricia Stadnyk, Schulich School of Engineering Award
- Sheilagh O'Dwyer, Werklund School of Education Award
- Cam Teskey, Honourable Mention - Cumming School of Medicine
- Dr. Angela George, Honourable Mention - Arts
- Dr. Lorraine D. Reggin, Honourable Mention - Arts
- Shannon Clare, Honourable Mention - Education
- Dr. Elizabeth Steyn, Honourable Mention - Law
- Heidi HeavyShield, Honourable Mention - Social Work
- Noreen Irvine, Honourable Mention - Haskayne School of Business
- Jennifer Langille MN RN, Honourable Mention - Nursing
- Dr. Arne Dankers, Honourable Mention - Schulich School of Engineering
- Dr. Mohamed Elsheikh, Honourable Mention - Schulich School of Engineering
- Karen Dittrick, Honourable Mention - Werklund School of Education
- Dante Kirsman, Teaching Assistant Award
- Darsh Tripathi, Teaching Assistant Award
- Gurjit Gill, Teaching Assistant Award
- Jillian Marie Doyle, Teaching Assistant Award
- Maria Pricop, Teaching Assistant Award
- Rachel Ghitter, Teaching Assistant Award
- Rakshit Narayanan Devaraj Baskar, Teaching Assistant Award
- Steven William Sparksman, Teaching Assistant Award
- Tyler Klein Longmire, Teaching Assistant Award
The SU has been honouring teaching excellence at UCalgary since 1975, with the current format of TEA beginning in 1984. These funds are used to offer further training and workshops to UCalgary instructors and facilitate an environment where high quality of teaching becomes a standard for all students. From the start, the awards were intended to give undergraduate students the opportunity to provide feedback on the quality of the university instruction they receive.
For more information about the SU TEA program, please visit www.su.ucalgary.ca/TEA.
