Each year, the Celebrate! Teaching.Learning.Research event recognizes and honours some of the University of Alberta's most outstanding individuals. On Oct. 6, 2026, faculty, staff and students came together to celebrate their achievements.
In the Community
Celebrate! 2026
October 08, 2026
Graduate Student Scholarships
BMO Financial Group Graduate Scholarship
- Shaina Corrick (Medicine)
- Jerry Gan (Education)
- Mitchell Wagner (Surgery)
Fearless Innovator Award
- Amber Hussain (Nursing)
Kaleidoscope Program Scholar
- Jackson Charbonneau (Library and Information Studies)
Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Scholarship
- Audrey Medwayosh (Native Studies)
Undergraduate Student Scholarships
Scholastic Distinction Scholarship
BMO Financial Group Entrance Citation- Bryn Holba (Augustana)
- Jessie Song (Nursing)
- Joan Sugiarto (Agricultural, Life & Environmental Sciences)
- Joy Tawadrous (Business)
- Tatiana Dolotina (Engineering)
- Lynn Hewitt (Augustana)
- Ryan Mcgillivray (Augustana)
- Reilly Nywening (Education)
- Nora Quint (Arts)
- Mina Whitfield (Arts)
- Kristin Zhu (Science)
- Esam Taher (Science)
- Julie Chen (Nursing)
- Clare Guo (Science)
- Tayte MacLeod (Education)
- Elise Nordhagen (Faculté Saint-Jean)
Fearless Innovator Award
- Bren Cordova (Arts)
- Zeyad Mohamed (Science)
Royal Society of Canada Justice Rosalie Silberman Abella Prize
- Taryn Ghostkeeper-Dachuk (Law)
Schulich Leader Scholarship
- Chloe Ge (Engineering)
- Joshua Kirsch (Agricultural, Life & Environmental Sciences)
- Kristy Murangwa (Faculté Saint-Jean)
- Kalyx Perea (Science)
- Henock Seife (Engineering)
- Siddhi Singh (Engineering)
TD Scholarship for Community Leadership
- Ansh Ramani (Science)
Teaching and Research Awards
Alberta Science and Technology (ASTech) Awards
AI/ML & Quantum Award- Dr. David S. Wishart (Biological Sciences and Computing Science)
- Dr. Robert Burrell (Biomedical Engineering)
- Dr. Mustafa Gül (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
- Dr. Chelsea Benally (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching
- Dr. Brasathe Jeganathan (Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science)
- Dr. Roula Salam (Education)
Canadian Academy of Engineering Fellow
- Dr. André McDonald (Mechanical Engineering)
Canadian Academy of Health Sciences Fellow
- Dr. Sofia Ahmed (Medicine)
- Dr. Valerie Carson (Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation)
- Dr. Margie Davenport (Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation)
- Dr. Gino Fallone (Oncology)
- Dr. Georg Schmölzer (Pediatrics)
Connection Award - SSHRC Impact Award
- Dr. Tara McGee (Earth and Atmospheric Sciences)
Course (Re)Design Award
- Dr. Nancy Bray (English and Film Studies)
- Torrey Dance (Engineering)
- Dr. Nathalie Kermoal (Native Studies)
- Dr. Manal Kleib (Nursing)
- Dr. Matt Knight (Business)
- Dr. Stephanie Oliver (Augustana)
- Dr. Martine Pellerin (Faculté Saint-Jean)
- Anna Priemaza (Law)
- Dr. Jennifer Quist (English and Film Studies)
- Mohammad Talebi Kalaleh (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
Dorothy Killam Fellowship
- Dr. Carla Prado (Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science)
Engineering Institute of Canada Fellow
- Dr. André McDonald (Mechanical Engineering)
Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering
- Dr. David S. Wishart (Biological Sciences and Computing Science)
Governor General's Innovation Award
- Dr. David S. Wishart (Biological Sciences and Computing Science)
Governor General’s Literary Award
- Tonya Simpson (Anthropology)
Henry Marshall Tory Chair
- Dr. Isabel Altamirano-Jiménez (Political Science)
- Dr. Ben Dyson (Psychology)
J. Gordin Kaplan Award for Excellence in Research
- Dr. Crystal Gail Fraser (History, Classics, and Religion and Native Studies)
- Dr. Vivian Mushahwar (Medicine, Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation)
Martha Cook Piper Research Prize
- Dr. Florence Ashley (Law)
- Dr. Karim El-Basyouny (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
McCalla Professorship
- Dr. Daniel Fried (East Asian Studies)
- Dr. Lauren Guillette (Psychology)
- Dr. David S. Wishart (Biological Sciences and Computing Science)
Order of Canada
- Dr. Lorne Tyrrell, Companion (Medical Microbiology and Immunology)
Provost's Award for Early Achievement of Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
- Dr. Sandrine Ampleman-Tremblay (Law)
- Dr. Carolina Montenegro (Psychology)
- Dr. Neelam Punjani (Nursing)
- Dr. Geri Ruissen (Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation)
Ramon John Hnatyshyn Award
- Roderick Wood (Law)
Royal Society of Canada College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists
- Dr. Valérie Lapointe-Gagnon (Faculté Saint-Jean)
- Dr. Amber Simpson (Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging)
Royal Society of Canada Fellow
- Dr. Jason Acker (Laboratory Medicine and Pathology)
- Dr. Scott Chang (Renewable Resources)
- Dr. Lara Mahal (Chemistry)
- Dr. Iman Mersal (Modern Languages and Cultural Studies)
- Dr. Randall Morck (Finance)
Royal Society of Canada Flavelle Medal
- Dr. David S. Wishart (Biological Sciences and Computing Science)
Rutherford Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
- Dr. Paul LaPointe (Cell Biology)
- Dr. Kwesi Yaro (Education)
Support Staff Research Enhancement Award
- Abha Dunichand-Hoedl (Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science)
- Kacie Norton (Biological Sciences)
Teaching Collaboration Award
Teaching, learning and walking alongside one another in INT D222: Indigenous Health- Elder Bert Auger (Nursing)
- Kokum Hazel McKennitt (Nursing)
- Kokum Alvina Lake (Nursing)
- Dr. KD King (Native Studies)
- Kathryn Durksen (Nursing)
- Kristin Zelyck (Nursing)
- Dr. Gillian Lemermeyer (Nursing)
University Cup
- Dr. Mark S. Boyce (Biological Sciences)
- Dr. Lise Gotell (Women’s and Gender Studies)
University of Alberta Distinguished Professor
- Dr. Mohamed Gamal El-Din (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
- Dr. Roxanne Harde (Augustana)
Vargo Teaching Chair
- Dr. Michelle Meagher (Women's and Gender Studies)
William Hardy Alexander Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
- Dr. Emmanuel Akwasi Marfo (Nursing)