Richard Appiah / Jill McCutcheon
Education takes on a whole new perspective when bright
and inquisitive students like Richard Appiah meet committed
faculty like Jill McCutcheon. A political science major
who graduated in June 2002 and a veterinary professor,
they study in different disciplines, but worked together
as members of the University Senate.
McCutcheon has been a key player in designing a new
veterinary curriculum, but it's her broad concern for
the quality of education that impresses Appiah. The
winner of a U of G student leadership award, Appiah
is now preparing for a career in law.
Faculty...Support...Research...Involvement
Students thrive at Guelph because they are taught by
some of the best faculty anywhere more than 96
per cent of our professors have a doctorate and more
than 100 of them have received prestigious teaching
and research excellence awards, including 10 national
3M teaching awards and 19 fellowships of the Royal Society
of Canada. Our academic and wide range of personal support
services are cited repeatedly by our students and their
parents. Our graduate and undergraduate students are
given every opportunity to participate in research and
acquire lifelong leadership and citizenship skills through
work and volunteer experience.
Accolades for 2001-2002
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Fred Evers, Sociology and anthropology,
recently won a national 3M Fellowship for teaching
excellence.
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Peter Kevan, Environmental Biology, received
a 2001 Synergy Award from the Natural Sciences and
Engineering Research Council of Canada and the Conference
Board of Canada for innovation.
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John McMurtry, Philosophy, was elected a
fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.
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John Walsh, associate dean of the Faculty
of Management, was named a Hotelier Pinnacle Award
Winner in the category "Educator of the Year."
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Mary Swan, a library staff member, won the
2001 O.Henry Award for short fiction.
E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowship
NSERC Environmental Design Engineering
John Charles Polanyi Prize
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Faculty Accolades
Premier's Research Excellence Awards
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Dorothee Bienzle, Pathobiology
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Elisabeth Boulding, Zoology
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Daniel Fischlin, English
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Barbara Mable, Botany
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Dev Mangroo, Biochemistry
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Yoshi Mine, Food Science
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Robert Mullen, Botany
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Beren Robinson, Zoology
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Carl Svensson, Physics
Canada Research Chairs
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Terry Beveridge, Microbiology
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Serge Desmarais, Psychology
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Rob de Loë, Geography
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Christopher Hall, Environmental Biology
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Paul Hebert, Zoology
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Brian Husband, Botany
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Jonathan LaMarre, Biomedical Sciences
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Jacek Lipkowski, Chemistry and Biochemistry
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Douglas McCalla, History
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Alejandro Marangoni, Food Science
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Chris Whitfield, Microbiology
Genome Canada Awards
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Basil Arif, Microbiology
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David Castle, Philosophy
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David Evans, Molecular Biology and Genetics
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Karen Finlay, Family and Consumer Studies
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Peter Krell, Microbiology
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John Phillips, Molecular Biology and Genetics
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Faculty Excellence
When it comes to its share of Canada Foundation for
Innovation funding, the University of Guelph ranks fifth
in Canada, demonstrating both its faculty and research
strengths.
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$15.8 million for student financial aid
U of G is committed to ensuring that no qualified and
motivated student is denied admission to the University
because of financial need. Guelph now awards almost
$16 million per year in student aid, with almost 60
per cent of it awarded on the basis of financial need.
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Research
tops $100 million
The University of Guelph is the second most research
intensive university in Canada, with total research
funding exceeding $100 million in 2001/02. Since 1998,
more than $170 million in research infrastructure funding
has been committed by federal and provincial funding
sources, including the Canada Foundation for Innovation,
Ontario Innovation Trust, the Ontario Research and Development
Challenge Fund, the Premier's Research Excellence Awards
and the Canada Research Chairs program, as well as industry
partners.
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Technology supports students
The University has aggressively pursued Web-based technology
and distance education as part of its overall commitment
to supporting both electronic and lifelong learning.
In 2001-02:
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11,000 students were registered in distance courses,
more than 175 of these courses being taught on line.
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U of G joined with Dalhousie, Simon Fraser and
York universities, and the universities of Alberta,
Calgary, Saskatchewan and Waterloo to integrate
each other's Internet-based courses into respective
online learning programs, and to share extensive
library resources.
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An online distance education course titled "Humans
in the Natural World" won a first prize at
the North American Web Conference.
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More than 95 per cent of first-year students registered
in advance over the Web.
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A "virtual" librarian was added to the
online Tri-University catalogue that allows students
to access library resources at Guelph, the University
of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier University.
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The Office of Open Learning and Equine Research
Centre launched Canada's first online Canadian Equine
Science Certificate Program aimed at enhancing knowledge
of the equine industry.
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Students engage in discovery
Involving
students in research is a particular priority of the
School of Engineering, where Prof. John Runciman and
Stacey Bullock, an undergraduate student in biological
engineering, recently developed a new method to test
the pins that keep neck halos the metal braces
used to help neck injuries heal in place and
with less pain. Runciman and four other students Gino
Cicchello, Stefan Michalski, James Pemberton and John
Phillips B also created a medical device to compress
vertebrae during spinal alignment surgery, leading to
less scarring, less trauma and faster recovery times.
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Staff member improves student life
Pat Richards, a supervisor in the Department of Athletics'
lifestyle and fitness team which is student-based
and employs students as fitness instructors, weight
training supervisors and personal trainers received
both the 2002 R.P. Gilmor Student Life Award from U
of G and a YMCA-MWCA Women of Distinction Award for
"wellness, health and active living." The
Gilmor award recognizes those who have made significant
contributions toward the betterment of student life
at the University of Guelph.
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