SU Teaching Excellence Award winners announced
Sports epidemiologist Dale Butterwick is a leader in the field of rodeo injury study and treatment, and one of the Teaching Excellence Award winners.The Students’ Union officially announced today the winners of its
2008-09 Teaching Excellence Awards. The awards program is designed to
recognize the outstanding teaching achievements of faculty members at
the University of Calgary. Nominations come directly from students.
“We are very excited about this year’s awards,” said Pamela Weatherbee,
Students’ Union VP Academic. “We had a very impressive pool of nominees
and winners who should all be very proud of their efforts in making
such a pronounced impact on their students’ academic and non-academic
lives.”
Twenty-two faculty members and six teaching assistants will receive
awards at a special ceremony taking place the evening of Tuesday, April
28.
The Teaching Excellence Awards is an initiative by the Students’
Union to honour University of Calgary faculty members for their
outstanding contributions to the classroom and laboratory.
The Students’ Union invites students to nominate teachers they feel are
deserving of the award in November, March, June and August. University
of Calgary faculty members and teaching assistants (TAs) require
multiple nominations to be considered officially nominated. Nomination
forms were available on the Students’ Union web site as well as by
visiting the Students’ Union office.
Excellent teachers are chosen for their ability to communicate broad
and accurate knowledge of the subject matter, as well as for their
self-confidence and ability to create enthusiasm among students. Other
criteria include success at challenging students, ability to cultivate
creative thinking on the part of students, availability for
consultation outside of class along with fairness and consistency in
grading.
Teaching Excellence Awards 2008-09 winners
Friedemann Sallis, Faculty of Fine Arts
Joe Kadi, Faculty of Communication and Culture
Ron Glasberg, Faculty of Communication and Culture
Kenneth Brown, Faculty of Humanities
Dale Butterwick, Faculty of Kinesiology
Dr. Aleem Bharwani, Faculty of Medicine
Debbie Mansell, Faculty of Nursing
Jim Wilson, Schulich School of Engineering
Isabelle Barrette-Ng, Faculty of Science
Linda Henderson, Faculty of Social Sciences
Richard Heyman, Faculty of Education
Wayne Irvine, Haskayne School of Business
Gordon Krebs, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Teaching Excellence Awards 2008-09 honourable mentions
Dawn Johnston, Faculty of Communication and Culture
Aaron Tubman, Faculty of Kinesiology
Reed Ferber, Faculty of Kinesiology
Richard Walker, Faculty of Science
Thi Dinh, Faculty of Science
Melissa Boyce, Faculty of Social Sciences
Cled Haydn-Jones, Faculty of Education
Simon Hudson, Haskayne School of Business
Robert McCorkell, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Teaching Excellence Awards 2008-09 Outstanding Teaching Assistants
David Whiteside, Faculty of Nursing
Patrick Wise, Faculty of Science
Ashley Sutherland, Faculty of Science
Gina Vaz, Faculty of Medicine
Teaching Excellence Awards 2008-09 Outstanding Teaching Assistant honourable mentions
Ryan Innes, Faculty of Nursing
Brandie Millen, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
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April 28, 2009