Society and Culture

Lise Gotell has won the University Cup

A Rutherford Teaching Award recipient and academic leader, Dr. Gotell spearheaded the creation of the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies and served as Vice-Dean and Acting Dean of Arts. Her contributions to scholarship, teaching, leadership and commitment to advancing justice exemplify the transformative impact celebrated by the University Cup, the University of Alberta’s highest honour.

25 June 2026

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The University Cup was created to recognize established academics with sustained excellence in and contributions to research and/or creative endeavours, teaching, and service to the University and the community and by this recognition to provide incentive, encouragement and guidance for others to make significant contributions to their fields. The University Cup is usually a capstone career award.

The University Cup is the highest honour this university can bestow on a member of its academic staff and is granted only to those individuals who have achieved sustained commitment in each of the areas of research and/or creative endeavours, teaching and service to the university and the community at large. Thus, the recipient of the University Cup is a leader whose scholarly work has merited broad attention, whose teaching and student supervision ability is widely recognized by colleagues and students alike as exceptional and who has earned significant regard from the community which favours both the individual and the university.

Congratulations Lise!