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!