In this special edition of Community Congrats! we're highlighting instructors, researchers staff and students who have gone above and beyond to earn a special place on the U of A's 2021 Celebrate! Teaching. Learning. Research. honor roll. Thank you to all the faculty members who create engaging opportunities for students to learn, to the graduates, undergraduates, and postdoctoral fellows who have made remarkable strides in their academics and beyond, to the researchers who continue to push the boundaries of innovation, and to staff who dedicate so much time and effort to supporting research and learning.
The pillars of teaching, learning and research are central to the mission of the University of Alberta. Without the tremendous efforts of our community, we would be unable to push the boundaries of knowledge through exceptional teaching, learning and scholarship or provide high quality programs to our students. With the support of our community, our students, professors and researchers continue to make discoveries and advance knowledge that can change our world. The Celebrate! recipients are part of a great ecosystem that develops and shares knowledge and skills in an ongoing cycle.
Bill Flanagan, President and Vice-Chancellor
Steven Dew, Provost and Vice-President (Academic)
Aminah Robinson Fayek, Vice-President (Research and Innovation)
Congratulations to the following campus community members:
Distinguished Honours
- Norma Dunning - Governor General's Literary Award
- Cyril Kay - Alberta Order of Excellence
- Robert Steadward - Order of Canada
- Douglas Stollery - Order of Canada
- Lori West - Order of Canada
Outstanding Achievement in Academics, Research & Beyond
- Kartikeya Arora - BMO Financial Group Entrance Citation
- Emma Atkinson - Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship
- Mark Boyce - J. Gordin Kaplan Award for Excellence in Research
- Jie Chen - AIMBE College of Fellows
- Maximilian Cravetchi - BMO Financial Group Entrance Citation
- Cynthia Cui - Schulich Leader Scholarship
- Benjamin Damant - BMO Financial Group Entrance Citation
- Sandra Davidge - Royal Society of Canada Fellow
- Neal Davies - Canadian Academy of Health Sciences Fellow
- Shreya Dey - President's Entrance Citation
- Venkata Dinavahi - Engineering Institute of Canada Fellow
- Ryan Dion - Chancellor's Entrance Citation
- Ahmed Essa - BMO Financial Group Graduate Scholarship
- Brianna Ericson - President's Entrance Citation
- Catherine Field - Canadian Academy of Health Sciences Fellow
- Amanda Greenwell - Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship
- Russel Greiner - CAIAC Lifetime Achievement Award
- Kylie Heales - Mary-Jean Mitchell Green/Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Scholar
- Tom Hobman - Canadian Academy of Health Sciences Fellow
- Tasha Hou - 3M National Student Fellowship
- Michael Houghton - Knight Bachelor
- Lloyd (Meadhbh) Houston - Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship
- Jennifer Huynh - Schulich Leader Scholarship
- Maria Ioannou - Sloan Research Fellowship
- Andy Knight - Fulbright Canada Research Chair
- Jordan Kurtzweg - Schulich Leader Scholarship
- Alika Lafontaine - Canada's Top 40 Under 40
- Jesse Lafontaine - Rhodes Scholarship
- Dongyang Li - Canadian Academy of Engineering Fellow
- Xiaoting Li - Martha Cook Piper Research Prize
- Xing-Fang Li - Royal Society of Canada Fellow
- Marcus Lim - Chancellor's Entrance Citation
- Lucy Liu - President's Centenary Entrance Citation
- Troy Locke - Support Staff Research Enhancement Award
- Richard Long - Canadian Academy of Health Sciences Fellow
- Stefan Iordache - President's Entrance Citation
- Holly Mathias - Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship
- Elisa Molstad - President's Entrance Citation
- Vivian Mushahwar - AIMBE College of Fellows; Canadian Academy of Health Sciences
- Alireza Noamani - BMO Financial Group Graduate Scholarship
- Maria Ospina - Martha Cook Piper Research Prize
- Gavin Oudit - Canadian Academy of Health Sciences Fellow
- Katrina Peterson - Chancellor's Entrance Citation
- Carla Prado - Royal Society of Canada College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists
- Manasi Rajagopal - Support Staff Research Enhancement Award
- Shannon Scott - Canadian Academy of Health Sciences Fellow; International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame
- Ali Shiri - J. Gordin Kaplan Award for Excellence in Research
- Jamie Stewart - BMO Financial Group Entrance Citation
- Kisha Supernant - Royal Society of Canada College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists
- Richard Sutton - Fellow of the Royal Society (UK)
- Sandra Taskovic - Schulich Leader Scholarship
- Dr. Lorne Tyrrell - Baruch S. Blumberg Prize; Henry G. Friesen International Prize in Health Research
- Kevin Uzomechine - Schulich Leader Scholarship
- Stavan Vaghela - Chancellor's Entrance Citation
- Grace Waddell - Chancellor's Entrance Citation
- Marae Waldron - Chancellor's Entrance Citation
- Tomas Walter - Schulich Leader Scholarship
- Richard Wozniak - Canadian Academy of Health Sciences Fellow
Transformative Teaching: COVID-19 Remote Teaching Award
- J. Nelson Amaral
- Houssem Ben Lazreg
- Shereen Hamza
- Gillian Harvey
- Darcy Lindberg
- Denise Lo
- Crystal MacLellan
- Mimi Okabe
- Jennifer Passey
- Natalie Van Deusen
The award categories listed do not fully reflect the description of the award nor the depth of the contributions these community members have made. For additional details and descriptions, please review the 2021 award program.