Awards & Recognition

In the 2022-2027 Strategic Plan: Our Time, the University of Guelph reconfirmed its commitment to support faculty and staff success and to recognize and celebrate their big and small achievements.

The University of Guelph celebrates its faculty and staff through informal programs such as GREAT at U of G and its "G" Thanks! Program and formal recognition programs such as the Long Term Service Awards and the President's Awards for Exemplary Staff Service.


GREAT at U of G

GREAT at U of G is an initiative designed to foster gratitude, recognition and appreciation for all faculty and staff at the University.


"G"Thanks! Program

"G" Thanks! is a program designed to help recognize and show appreciation for colleagues and employees at U of G. Nominations are open monthly. The winner will be awarded their prize the following month and their profile highlighted on the GREAT at U of G SharePoint site and Human Resources website.


Long Term Service Awards

The University of Guelph acknowledges the commitment and valued contributions of its long term service employees. All employees with 25 years of service and more are invited to attend a 25 Year Club Reception, held annually.  At this event, employees with 25 Years are formally recognized. This year's 25 Year Honourees are included below:

Barb Ash
Sam Baijal
Patricia Bell-Rogers
Andrew Bendall
Nicholas Bernier
Alexa Bersenas
Dan Brown
Ian Camilleri
Honghe Cao
Armando Castellanos
Marc Coppolino
Craig Courtney
John Cranfield
Mina Daz
Robin D'Lugos
Norman Dubeski
Karen Egan
Jason Eidt
Sean Fox
Tim Frank
Dragan Galic
Chun Guo
Hamid Haghighi
James Hare
Becky Harrison-Ford
Amanda Hauck
Ursula Heinisch
Spencer Henson
Gordon Hoover
Dana Irvine
Jaspreet Kaur
Amit Khosla
Femi Kolapo
Shannon Lapenskie
Lisa Ledger
Jill Lewis
Honghong Li
Ray Lu
Yen Luong
Lori Martyk
Mark McCullagh
Kimberly McDonald
Troy McElwain
Roger Moorehead
Michael Morrison
Charlie Obimbo
Michele Oliver
Ryan Poechman
Michèle Preyde
Manish Raizada
Naheed Rana
Alyson Reid
Troy Riddell
Darren Robinson
Matt Searle
Justin Selby
Vivian Shalla
Shayan Sharif
Andrew Sherwood
Jackie Shields
Leonor Sivanadian
Mark Sloggett
Neil Srivastava
Yiguo Sun
Carl Svensson
Patricia Tersigni
Henry Thille
Melanie Thompson
Peter Tremaine
Bosco Tsang
Gary Umphrey
Laura Van Eerd
Jonathan Van Hoffen
Steve Wilson
Jennifer Wood
Wanhong Yang

President's Awards for Exemplary Staff Service

The Annual President’s Awards for Exemplary Staff Service celebrates employees who have demonstrated outstanding service to the University community and/or who have made extraordinary contributions to the University community beyond what is normally expected in their job.  Visit the Office of the President's web pages to learn  more about the awards and view current and past award winners!