The annual President's Awards for outstanding service was held on May 31 to recognize and thank 75 employee nominees who went above and beyond their regular roles and responsibilities this past year. This group provided exceptional service, contributed to the efficiency and effectiveness of University operations or had an impact on the reputation of McMaster.
This is the 20th anniversary of the President's Awards celebrations, and to mark the occasion, President and Vice-Chancellor Patrick Deane announced a new President's Award that will be part of the celebrations starting next year. The Rising Star Award will be granted based on recommendations from the advisory committee for an employee new to their role.
"Each year I'm honoured to participate in this event and meet the individuals who are making a difference at McMaster," said President and Vice-Chancellor, Patrick Deane. "We have so many talented individuals in our community, and it's a privilege to recognize them."
Individual Award Recipients
- Andrew Colgoni, Librarian, Thode Library, University Libraries
- Tammy Feher, Administrative Coordinator, Chemical Biology
- Lynn Giordano, Assistant Dean (Studies), Faculty of Social Sciences
- Dave Heidebrecht, Manager, Office of Community Engagement
- Marzena Kielar, Manager, IT Reporting and Data Warehouse, University Technology Services
- James Knibb-Lamouche, Associate Director, Indigenous Student Services
- Sunita Nadella, Experiential Education coordinator, School of Interdisciplinary Science
- Sumathy Rangarajan, Program Director, Global Health
- Team Award Recipients
- McMaster Experts Core Implementation Team
- Dale Askey
- Jay Brodeur
- Meighan Colterjohn
- John Fink
- David Kemper
- Debbie Lawlor
- Jennifer McKinnell
- Gabriela Mircea
- Olga Perkovic
- Roy Russell
- 2017 North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) Organizing Committee
- Mark Alfano
- Gordon Arbeau
- Joe Baumgartner
- Kevin Beatty
- Glenn De Caire
- Carlos Figueira
- Glen Grunwald
- Laurie Ham
- Paul Hoag
- Nour Issa
- T.J. Kelly
- James Knibb-Lamouche
- Nancy Marcos
- Larry Marsh
- Erin Otterspoor
- Chris Roberts
- Catherine Young
- Joseph Zubek
Award recipients are nominated by peers, leaders or partners within the campus community, and nominations are evaluated by an Advisory Committee appointed by the President. Recipients receive a trophy, a monetary award, letter of commendation from the President and attend the recognition ceremony.
Nominations typically open in December until mid-February. Stay tuned for the call for nominations for the 2018 awards!
For more information on the awards, visit http://www.workingatmcmaster.ca/presidentsawards/
