UOIT presents awards for faculty and staff excellence

The University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) campus community celebrated the outstanding achievements of faculty and staff throughout 2014 in a special ceremony November 4 at the Regent Theatre. The annual Awards of Excellence recognition event honours individual commitment as well as team contribution.

“Recognizing excellence in the work that we do as a university underlines the contributions by faculty and staff that contribute to the success of our students,” said Tim McTiernan, PhD, UOIT President and Vice-Chancellor. “We are extremely proud of the commitment, dedication and leadership of our faculty and staff. Whether it is providing help with course content, pushing innovative approaches to research, or assisting students with their transition to university life: when we excel, our students excel. Every student’s success becomes our success.”

Award categories:

• The UOIT Team Award is presented to a team that has demonstrated exemplary performance and has made significant contributions to the university.
• The Staff Awards of Excellence recognize staff members who have made outstanding contributions in their roles and achieved excellence in demonstrating UOIT’s core competencies.
• The Research Excellence Awards recognize faculty who have achieved national and/or international success and recognition through their research activities and enhanced UOIT’s reputation as a research-focused institution.
• The Teaching Excellence Awards provide recognition for teaching excellence, encourage its pursuit, publicize such excellence across the university and the wider community, and promote informed discussion of teaching and its improvement.

From a long list of distinguished nominees, the following members of the UOIT team received the 2014 awards:

UOIT Team Award

• Medical Laboratory (MedLab) Science Faculty and Staff Team (Faculty of Health Sciences): Nancy Bergeron, Lavern Bourne, Joanne Free, Helene-Marie Goulding, Evelyn Moreau, Sue O'Dwyer, John Samis, Donna Smeeton, Ruth Simpson and Connie Thurber

Staff Awards of Excellence

• Administrative/Technical: Cindy Arnett, Nursing Practicum Assistant, Faculty of Health Sciences
• Professional/Managerial: Sarah Rasile, Director, Student Experience, Office of Student Life

Research Excellence

• Senior Researcher: Dr. Bernadette Murphy, Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences

Teaching Excellence Awards

• Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty: Dr. Wendy Barber, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education
• Teaching Faculty: Jennifer Laffier, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Education
• Teaching Assistant: Julianne Baarbé, Teaching Assistant, Faculty of Health Sciences

Congratulations to all of the nominees and award recipients on their outstanding achievements over the past year.

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