2015 Arts Awards Gala

Arts staff and faculty gathered to celebrate teaching, research and staff excellence at the annual Arts Awards Night.

Melissa Boisvert - 07 May 2015

More than 60 faculty, staff and students were recognized for their research and teaching achievements at Friday's Faculty of Arts Awards Night Gala at UAlberta Lister Centre.

Family, friends and colleagues joined the award winners at a dinner and celebration, emceed by Arts alumnus Adam Sweet ('07 BA), Senior Advisor to the President, Strategy and Policy at the Edmonton Economic Development Corporation. You can view all of the Arts Awards photos from the event on our faculty Facebook page.

Congratulations to the following award winners:

Faculty of Arts Awards

Roger S. Smith Award

Billy-Ray Belcourt, Modern Languages & Cultural Studies

Megan Bontogon, Linguistics

David Feehan, Drama

Elyse Holman, Modern Languages & Cultural Studies

Tony Luong, Psychology/Women's & Gender Studies

Jordan McDermott, Sociology

Laura Osgood, English & Film Studies

Connell Parish, Political Science

Michelle Paterok, Art & Design

Vlady Peychoff, Drama

David Rybak, Economics /Political Science

Michael Stack, Political Science

Connor Thompson, History & Classics

Samantha Wesch, Philosophy

Adam Wiznura, History & Classics/Anthropology

Cécile E. Mactaggart Travel Award for Narrative Writing

Tiffany Yii, English & Film Studies

Selina Stewart, History & Classics

Outstanding Staff Award

Jessica McGinnis, History & Classics

Diane McKen, East Asian Studies/Linguistics/Philosophy/Women's & Gender Studies

Dolores Wohland, Modern Languages & Cultural Studies

Outstanding Student Services Award

Chelsi Hudson, Economics

Outstanding Lead Administrator Award

Jennifer Alabiso, Modern Languages & Cultural Studies

Graduate Student Teaching Award

Brent Hammer, Anthropology

Hillary Sparkes, Anthropology

John Battye, Drama

Suzanne Martin, Drama

Yingduo Cui, East Asian Studies

Clare Mulcahy, English & Film Studies

Anna Sajecki, English & Film Studies

Axel Pérez Trujillo, Modern Languages & Cultural Studies

Adam Robertson, Music

Andrew Ball, Philosophy

Hassan Masoud, Philosophy

Nicole Lugosi, Political Science

Man-Tou Lou, Psychology

Abu Sadat Nurullah, Sociology

Randi Nixon, Sociology

Lara Apps, History & Classics

Mark Wheller, History & Classics

Contract Instructor Teaching Award

Katy Mackay, History & Classics

Susan McNeill-Bindon, English & Film Studies

Marie Nychka, Drama

Undergraduate Teaching Award (Early Achievement)

Eddy Kent, English & Film Studies

Ken Caine, Sociology

Kisha Supernant, Anthropology

Undergraduate Teaching Award

Sandra Garvie-Lok, Anthropology

Catherine Kellogg, Political Science

Michael Kennard, Drama

Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching and Mentorship

Kim Noels, Psychology

Research Excellence Award

Jennifer Hsu, Assistant Professor, Political Science

Carrie Smith-Prei, Associate Professor, Modern Languages & Cultural Studies

Kevin Haggerty, Professor, Sociology

University of Alberta Awards

Students' Union Award for Leadership in Undergraduate Teaching (SALUTE)

Elena Nicoladis, Psychology

Kelly MacFarlane, History & Classics

William Hardy Alexander Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
Yumi Sieben, East Asian Studies

McCalla Professorship

Catherine Kellogg, Political Science

Annual Support Staff Recognition Award

Janey Kennedy, Office of Interdisciplinary Studies/ Community Service-Learning

Information Technology Unsung Hero Award

Grant Wang, Faculty of Arts

National Awards

Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship

Jatinder Mann, Political Science

Canada Research Chair

Ingo Brigandt, Philosophy

The Royal Society of Canada - College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists

Chloë Taylor, Women's and Gender Studies/Philosophy

The Royal Society of Canada 2014 Fellows

Marnie Giesbrecht, Music

Bernie Linsky, Philosophy

The Royal Society of Canada Innis-Gérin Medal

Janine Brodie, Political Science