Celebration of Excellence in the Faculty of Arts (PHOTO: Ernest DeJesus from Studio E Photography)
Family, friends and colleagues joined the 83 (yeah, we're that good!) award winners at a dinner and celebration, hosted by Allen Ball, Associate Dean, Teaching and Learning/Student Programs, and emceed by Salima Ebrahim ('00 BA, Political Science), Branch Manager for External and Intergovernmental Relations with the City of Edmonton - and one of Avenue Magazine's Top 40 Under 40!
FACULTY OF ARTS AWARDS
Roger S. Smith Undergraduate Researcher Award
Matthew Ackman, Economics
Tom Brown, Political Science
Alexander Cheung, Economics
Emily Clink, History and Classics
Selina Ertman, Anthropology
Samuel Goertz, Political Science
Jasmine Hafso, History and Classics
Ramanjot Kalher, Psychology
Isabelle MacDonald, Anthropology
McKae Pawlenchuk, Linguistics
Cécile E. Mactaggart Travel Award for Narrative Writing
Kirsten Thomas, English and Film Studies, for Pictured: Portrait of the Artist as an Exchange Student
Amy Kaler, Sociology, for Leaving China
Graduate Teaching Award
Kevin Laxamana, Anthropology
Andrew Lints, Anthropology
Mirjana Uzelac, Anthropology
Phoebe Todd-Parrish, Art & Design
Nick Beauchesne, English and Film Studies
Amanda Daignault, English and Film Studies
Meredith Snyder, English and Film Studies
Shannon Blanchet, Drama
Tonya Chrystian, Drama
James White, History and Classics
Richard Feddersen, Modern Languages and Cultural Studies
Peter Andes, Philosophy
Ka Ho Lam, Philosophy
Daisy Raphael, Political Science
Brenna Zatto, Psychology
Doris Zhang, Psychology
Esther Rosario, Women's and Gender Studies
Contract Instructor Teaching Award
Kuo-Chan Sun, East Asian Studies
Randi Nixon, Sociology
Kristine Smitka, English and Film Studies
Undergraduate Teaching Award (Early Achievement)
Anja Arnhold, Linguistics
Selena Couture, Drama
Michael Litwack, English and Film Studies
Kathleen W. Klawe Prize for Excellence in Teaching Large Classes
Lech Lebiedowski, History and Classics
Undergraduate Teaching Award
Sandra Bucerius, Sociology
Jennie Dailey-O'Cain, Modern Languages and Cultural Studies
Lin Snelling, Drama
Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching and Mentorship
Piet Defraeye, Drama
Research Excellence Award
Assistant Professor: David Brown, Economics
Associate Professor: Kisha Supernant, Anthropology
Professor: Astrid Ensslin, Modern Languages and Cultural Studies
Outstanding Student Service Award
Laura Kerslake, Undergraduate Student Services
Amber Nicholson, Undergraduate Student Services
Outstanding Staff Award
Sylvia Currie, Office of the Dean
Ceilidh Morrissette, Office of Interdisciplinary Studies
Administrative Leadership Award
Barb Baker, Office of Interdisciplinary Studies/History and Classics
Eva Glancy, Modern Languages & Cultural Studies
Great Supervisor Award (Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research)
Xiaoting Li, East Asian Studies
Anne Malena, Modern Languages and Cultural Studies
Keavy Martin, English and Film Studies
Pamela Mayne Correia, Anthropology
Kimberly Noels, Psychology
Mariléne Oliver, Art & Design
Joanne Paradis, Linguistics
Sathya Rao, Modern Languages and Cultural Studies
Jeremy Rossiter, History and Classics
Jan Selman, Drama
Rob Shields, Sociology and MACT
Chloe Taylor, Women's and Gender Studies
UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA AWARDS
University of Alberta Community Connections - Community Leader Award
Lisa Prins, Humanities 101
University of Alberta IST - Information Technology Excellence Award
Jeff Antoniuk, English and Film Studies
University of Alberta Support Staff Recognition Award
Kathleen Berto, Art & Design
University of Alberta Excellence in Leadership Award
Stan Szynkowski. Art & Design (awarded posthumously)
William Hardy Alexander Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
Alexander Gainer, Economics
Rachel Prusko, English and Film Studies
Rutherford Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
Greg Anderson, Political Science
David Kennedy, Drama
Martha Cook Piper Research Prize
Kisha Supernant, Anthropology
Killam Annual Professorship
David Beck, Linguistics
McCalla Professorship
Lin Snelling, Drama
Henry Marshall Tory Chair
Cressida Heyes, Political Science
NATIONAL AWARDS
Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship
Rezvaneh Erfani Hossein Pour, Sociology
William Schultz, Sociology
Uchechukwu Umezurike, English and Film Studies
Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Scholarship
Billy-Ray Belcourt, English and Film Studies
William Schultz, Sociology
SSHRC Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship
Julia Smith, Sociology
Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Fellowship
Malinda S. Smith, Political Science
The Royal Society of Canada - College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists
Dominique Clément, Sociology
Canada Research Chair in Politics of Citizenship and Human Rights
Yasmeen Abu-Laben, Political Science
Canada 150 Research Chair
Deb Verhoeven, Women's and Gender Studies/Digital Humanities
Congratulations and THANK YOU to all our amazing award recipients! Check out our Facebook Photo AlbumHERE.