Thirty-nine honoured for contributions to teaching, research, service
Uof G has announced the recipients of this year's Distinguished Professor and Librarian Awards. They are 36 faculty members and three librarians.
The biennial awards recognize faculty and librarians who have consistently demonstrated a commitment to teaching, research or service or a combination of the three. Overall career contributions are also recognized.
Nominees for the awards are discussed at deans' councils and in department, college and library tenure and promotion committees and later by the provost and president.
“This peer process input adds to the significance of the awards, reinforcing the high value placed by peers and colleagues on the contributions of the award recipients,” says president Alastair Summerlee.
“It is a critically important factor informing my selection of award recipients, and I offer my congratulations to each of them. The University takes great pride in each of this year's distinguished professors and librarians, and I know that, collectively, they are representative of the overall high quality of the entire academic community.”
This year's award recipients are:
LIBRARIANS:
Jane Burpee, manager of reference and information literacy; Robin Bergart, academic liaison librarian; and Gohar Ashoughian, manager of the University of Guelph-Humber Learning Commons.
FACULTY:
College of Arts: Elizabeth Ewan, History; FASTWÜRMS, Fine Art and Music; Daniel Fischlin and Thomas King, English and Theatre Studies; Jeff Mitscherling, Philosophy; and Dana Paramskas, Languages and Literatures.
College of Biological Science: Bill Bettger, Human Biology and Nutritional Sciences; Teri Crease, Integrative Biology; Alison Duncan, Human Biology and Nutritional Sciences; and Brian Husband and Denis Lynn, Integrative Biology.
College of Physical and Engineering Science: Heinz Bauschke and Pal Fisher, Mathematics and Statistics; Aziz Houmam, Chemistry; Bernie Nickel and Joanne O'Meara, Physics; Yang Xiang, Computing and Information Science; and Simon Yang, Engineering.
College of Social and Applied Human Sciences: Mary Ann Evans, Psychology; Bill Frisbee, Marketing and Consumer Studies; Michael Hoy, Economics; Sally Humphries, Sociology and Anthropology; Ray Kostaschuk, Geography; Troy Riddell, Political Science; Geoff Smith, Hospitality and Tourism Management; and Jean Turner, Family Relations and Applied Nutrition.
Ontario Agricultural College: Milena Corredig, Animal and Poultry Science; John Cranfield, Agricultural Economics and Business; Stew Hilts, Land Resource Science; Julang Li, Animal and Poultry Science; Maurice Nelischer, Environmental Design and Rural Development; and Claudia Wagner-Riddle, Land Resource Science.
Ontario Veterinary College: Cate Dewey, Population Medicine; Carlton Gyles, Pathobiology; John Leatherland, Biomedical Sciences; and Scott Weese, Clinical Studies.
