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SU Announces 2023 Students’ Union Teaching Excellence Award Winners
Hello UCalgary students,
Since 1975, the SU has been giving you the opportunity to nominate and recognize excellent instructors and TAs. We received 980 nominations from students this year. From these nominees, the Teaching Excellence committee has chosen the following honourable mentions and winners:
Teaching Excellence Awards – Teaching Assistants
Adam Bass
Austin Che
Raylene Jessica Dunn
Andrew Henderson
Omid Khajehdehi
Danika Lipman
Hannah Porter
Rounak Uppal
Teaching Excellence Awards
Dr. Patrick F. Lee (Cumming School of Medicine)
Dr. K. Sélom Gbanou (Faculty of Arts)
Loïc Million (Faculty of Arts)
Dr. Safaneh Mohaghegh Neyshabouri (Faculty of Arts)
Prof. Tricia Stadnyk (Faculty of Arts)
Dr. Rod T. Squance (Faculty of Arts)
Saied Jalal Aboodarda (Faculty of Kinesiology)
Dr. Maureen T. Duffy (Faculty of Law)
Dr. Cydnee Seneviratne (Faculty of Nursing)
Dr. Thi Dinh (Faculty of Science)
Jerrod M. Smith (Faculty of Science)
Chantel Aurora Large (Faculty of Social Work)
Dr. Anne E Kleffner (Haskayne School of Business)
Dr. Justin Weinhardt (Haskayne School of Business)
Maryam Badv (Schulich School of Engineering)
Dr. Emmanuel Stefanakis (Schulich School of Engineering)
Mr. Harrison Campbell (Werklund School of Education)
Dr. Ning Cheng (Veterinary Medicine)
Teaching Excellence Awards – Honourable Mention
Dr. Leigh Gabel
Randolph (Randy) Head
Janna Klostermann
Justin Knibbe
Mr. Eric S Myers
Dr. Eve Robinson
Dr. Stephen MacGregor
Jason Stein
Winners of the SU Teaching Excellence Award receive an apple award and a framed certificate. In addition, the SU will make a $5,000 donation in recognition of the winners to the Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning.
Congratulations to all of these winners and honorable mentions, and huge thanks to those students who took the time to tell us about your amazing teachers.
Nicole Schmidt
President, The Students’ Union
- Saied Jalal Aboodarda, Teaching Excellence Award
- Loïc Million, Teaching Excellence Award
- Raylene Jessica Dunn, Teaching Assistant Award
- Chantel Aurora Large, Teaching Excellence Award
Photographs by Gene Baines