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To view citations of excellence for 2020-2026 recipients, please navigate to this page.

2026
  • Sarrah Lal, Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Brent McKnight, DeGroote School of Business
  • Mayu Nishimura, Faculty of Science
  • David Ogborn, Faculty of Humanities
  • Michael Wong, Faculty of Health Sciences
2025
  • Seshasai Srinivasan, Faculty of Engineering
  • Selina Mudavanhu, Faculty of Humanities
  • Shelir Ebrahimi , Faculty of Engineering
  • Jasdeep Dhir, Faculty of Health Sciences
2024
  • Bruce Wainman, Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Sean Park, Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Nikol Piskuric, Faculty of Science
2023
  • Alpha Abebe, Faculty of Humanities
  • Caitlin Mullarkey, Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Elizabeth Hassan, Faculty of Engineering
  • Karen Balcom, Faculty of Humanities
  • Peter Cockett, Faculty of Humanities
  • Rosa Da Silva, Faculty of Science
  • Sharonna Greenberg, Faculty of Science
  • Zhen Gao, Faculty of Engineering
2022
  • Shelia Harms, Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Krista Howarth, Faculty of Science
  • Amin Reza Rajabzadeh, Faculty of Engineering
  • Sarah Symons, Faculty of Science
  • Vanessa Watts, Faculty of Social Sciences
2021
  • Mohamed Bakr, Faculty of Engineering
  • Rita Cossa, DeGroote School of Business
  • Catherine Grisé, Faculty of Humanities
  • Justine Hamilton, Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Matthew Sibbald, Faculty of Health Sciences
2020
  • Krista Madsen, Faculty of Science
  • Emad Mohammad, DeGroote School of Business
  • Colin McDonald, Faculty of Engineering
  • Robin Cameron, Kim Dej, Rosa da Silva, Lovaye Kajiura, Joanna Wilson, Alison Cowie and Alistair Tracey, Bioblend Team, Faculty of Science
  • Jake Nease, Faculty of Engineering
2019
  • Daniel Goldreich, Faculty of Science
  • Michael Justason, Faculty of Engineering
2018
  • Ayesha Khan, Faculty of Science
  • Eu-Gene Ng, Faculty of Engineering
  • Lotfi Belkhir, Faculty of Engineering
2017
  • Chad Harvey, Faculty of Science
  • Sandeep Raha, Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Felicia Vulcu, Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Anna Danielova, DeGroote School of Business
  • Konstantinos Apostolou, Faculty of Engineering
2016
  • Milena Head, DeGroote School of Business
  • Philippa Carter, Faculty of Social Sciences
  • Anthony Levinson, Faculty of Science
  • Dan Centea, Faculty of Engineering
  • Gregory Wohl, Faculty of Engineering
2015
  • Kevin Dunn, Faculty of Engineering
  • Janet Landeen, Faculty of Health Sciences
  • David Shore, Faculty of Science
2014
  • Robert Fleisig, Faculty of Engineering
  • John Maclachlan, Faculty of Science
  • Kim Dej, Faculty of Science
  • Martin Dooley, DeGroote School of Business
2013
  • Tom Doyle, Faculty of Engineering
  • Gary Dumbrill, Faculty of Social Sciences
  • Bruce Wainman, Faculty of Health Sciences
2012
  • Teal McAteer, DeGroote School of Business
  • Philip Koshy, Faculty of Engineering
2011
  • Carlos Filipe, Faculty of Engineering
  • Karen Finlay, Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Mandeep Malik, DeGroote School of Business
2010
  • Ann Herring, Faculty of Social Sciences
  • Joe Kim, Chris McAllister, Greg Atkinson, Matt Pachal, Eric Durrant, Science Media Lab, Faculty of Science
  • Alan Neville, Faculty of Health Sciences
2009
  • Kathryn Bennet, Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Pippa Lock, Faculty of Science
2008
  • Brian Baetz, Faculty of Engineering
2007
  • Douglas Boreham, Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Nick Bontis, DeGroote School of Business
  • Bosco Paes, Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Richard Day, Faculty of Science
2006
  • Dyanne Semogas, Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Donald Woods, Faculty of Engineering
2005
  • Bachelor of Health Sciences, (Honours) Program
  • Anna Moro, Faculty of Humanities
2004
  • Doug Boreham, Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Deborah Cook, Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Miroslav Lovric, Faculty of Science
2003
  • Michael Brook, Faculty of Science
  • Sue Baptiste & Patricia Solomon, Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Jim Waddington, Faculty of Science
2002
  • Sam Ajzenstat, Faculty of Humanities
  • Will Coleman, Faculty of Social Sciences
  • Priyanthy Weerasekera, Faculty of Health Sciences
2001
  • Thomas Marlin, Faculty of Engineering
  • Jean Wilson, Faculty of Humanities
2000
  • Faculty of Social Sciences, Inquiry 1SS3 Instructors
  • Richard Butler, Faculty of Health Sciences
  • David Kinsley, Faculty of Social Sciences
1999
  • Carolyn Byrne, Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Cameron Crowe and Don Woods, Faculty of Engineering
  • Miroslav Lovric, Faculty of Science
1998
  • Jennifer Blake, Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Carolyn Eyles, Faculty of Science
  • Delsworth Harnish (1998), Faculty of Health Sciences
1997
  • Theme School for International Justice and Human Rights
  • K. Rangachari, Faculty of Health Sciences
  • William Scarth, School of Business
1996
  • Alvin Lee, Faculty of Humanities
  • Herbert Jenkins, Arts & Sciences / Engineering & Society
  • Karyn Kaufman, Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Gordon Guyatt, Faculty of Health Sciences
1995
  • Chris Bart, School of Business
  • Geoffrey Norman, Faculty of Health Sciences
1994
  • David Humphreys, Faculty of Science
  • Fritz & Rosemarie Widmaier, Faculty of Humanities
  • Phil Wood, Faculty of Engineering
1993
  • David Carr, Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Sheila Sammon, Faculty of Social Sciences
  • Don Woods, Faculty of Engineering

 

Before 2026-2027, these awards were known as the MSU Teaching Awards and award names were different.

Year

Awards by Nomination

Awards by Application

2026/7

TBD TBD

2025/6

Instructors:

  • Shahrukh Athar, Faculty of Engineering
  • Erica Speakman, Faculty of Social Sciences
  • Claire Tuckey, Faculty of Science
  • Teal McAteer, DeGroote School of Business
  • Jeremy Cohen, Faculty of Social Sciences
  • Hartley Jafine, Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Caroline Junkins, Arts & Science Program

Teaching Assistants:

  • Kyle Sung, Faculty of Science
  • Muhammad Nabil Rajput, Faculty of Engineering
MSU Award of Distinction: Colin Mang

Teaching Assistant of the Year Award: Alexis Andrade

Innovation Award: Anna Korol

Merit Award: Yingnan Zhao

Community Engagement Award: Carrie McMullin, Emily Scherzinger, Sarah Whitwell

2024/5

Instructors:

  • Aadil Merali Juma, DeGroote School of Business
  • Krista Howarth, Faculty of Science
  • Shahrukh Athar, Faculty of Engineering
  • Michelle Cadieux, Faculty of Science
  • Mary Edwards, Faculty of Humanities
  • Caitlin Mullarkey, Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Erica Speakman, Faculty of Social Sciences
  • Megumi Harada, Arts & Science Program
Teaching Assistant Merit Award:

  • Nikita Holyev
  • Madji Flah
  • Jack Tang

Award of Distinction: Michael Justason, Faculty of Engineering

Community Engagement Award: Joshua Nederveen, Faculty of Science

Innovation Award: Fei Geng

Merit Award: Jim Avik Ghoshdastidar

Teaching Assistant of the Year Award: Leila Somani-Davis

2023/4

2022/3

Instructors:

  • David Penner, Arts and Science Program
  • Teal McAteer, DeGroote School of Business
  • Krista Howarth, Faculty of Science
  • Mostafa Soliman, Faculty of Engineering 
  • Margaret Secord-Gilbert, Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Tracy Wong, Faculty of Humanities
  • Jillian Halladay, Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Felicia Vulcu, Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Jessica Braimoh, Faculty of Social Sciences
Lifetime Achievement Award: Paul Berti

Community Engagement Award: Salman Bawa and Richard Allen

2021/2

Instructors:

  • Ayesha Khan, Faculty of Science
  • Sarah Clancy, Faculty of Social Sciences
  • Claire Tuckey, Faculty of Science
  • Meirav Jones, Arts & Science
  • Anna Korol, Faculty of Engineering
  • Frances Tuer, DeGroote School of Business
  • Maria Pratt, Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Sheena Jary, Faculty of Humanities
  • Joshua Koening, Faculty of Health Sciences
Lifetime Achievement Award: Jamal Deen

Teaching Assistant Merit Awards:

  • Umaima Abbas
  • Daniel D’Souza

Pedagogical Innovation Award: Seshasai Srinivasan

Teaching Merit Award:

  • Mayu Nishimura
  • Hamidreza Mahyar

 

 

2020/1

Instructors:

  • Meagan MacKenzie, Faculty of Science
  • Krista Howarth, Faculty of Science
  • Hartley Jafine, Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Ka Ming Timber Yuen, Faculty of Engineering
  • Mandy Duong, Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Christina Vani, Faculty of Humanities
  • Christopher Emms, Faculty of Social Sciences
  • Megumi Harada, Arts & Science Program
  • Aadil Merali Juma, DeGroote School of Business

Teaching Assistants:

  • Julie Jenkins
  • Daniel D’Souza
Merit Award: 

  • Anas Abdallah
  • Trevor King

Community Engagement Award: Allison Williams

Teaching Assistant of the Year Award: Jennifer Williams

2019/20

Instructors:

  • John Maclachlan, Arts and Science
  • Ken Li, DeGroote School of Business
  • Trevor King, Faculty of Science
  • Matthew Minnick, Faculty of Engineering
  • Caitlin Mullarkey, Faculty of Health Sciences
  • James Sikkema, Faculty of Humanities
  • Elaine Shuhaibar, Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Josie Libertucci, Faculty of Science
  • Rebecca Gilmour, Faculty of Social Sciences
Teaching Assistant Merit Awards:

  • Ahmednur Ali
  • Eric Desjardins
  • Merit Award: Christina Vani, Faculty of Humanities

Community Engagement Awards:

  • CityLab Team Semester in Residence Teaching Team
  • Elizabeth Weretilnyk

Innovation Award: BioBlend Team (Robin Cameron, Alison Cowie, Rosa da Silva, Kim Dej, Lovaye  Kajiura, Alastair Tracey, Joanna Wilson)

TA of the Year Award: Ritchie Ly

2018/19

Instructors:

  • David Penner, Arts and Science Program
  • Teal McAteer, DeGroote School of Business
  • Krista Howarth, Department of Kinesiology
  • Mostafa Soliman, Faculty of Engineering
  • Margaret Secord-Gilbert, Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Tracy Wong, Faculty of Humanities
  • Jillian Halladay, School of Nursing
  • Felicia Vulcu, Faculty of Science
  • Jessica Braimoh, Faculty of Social Sciences
Lifetime Achievement Award: Judy Major-Girardin

Merit Award: Katie Moisse

Community Engagement Teaching Award: Dawn Bowdish

Teaching Assistant Merit Awards:

  • Brent Urbanski
  • Abdullah Haroon
  • Allen Li
  • Michelle Ogrodnik

Year

Recipient(s)

2023-24

Ayesha Khan, Faculty of Science

2020-21

Rosa da Silva, Faculty of Science

2018-19

Sue Baptiste, Faculty of Health Sciences

2017-18

Robert Fleisig, Faculty of Engineering

2016-17

Kim Dej, Faculty of Science

Milena Head, DeGroote School of Business

2014-15

Pippa Lock, Faculty of Science

2013-14

J. Marshal Beier, Faculty of Social Sciences

2008-9

Nick Bontis, DeGroote School of Business

Sheila Sammon, Faculty of Social Sciences

2005

Deborah Cook, Faculty of Health Sciences

Anna Moro, Faculty of Humanities

2002

Jean Wilson, Faculty of Humanities

2000

Richard Butler, Faculty of Health Sciences

1999

Miroslav Lovric, Faculty of Science

1998

Carolyn Eyles, Faculty of Science

1997

P.K. Rangachari, Faculty of Health Sciences

1996

William Coleman, Faculty of Social Sciences

1993

Phillip Wood, Faculty of Engineering

1988

Joan Coldwell, Faculty of Humanities

1976

A.E. Combs, Faculty of Social Sciences

C.K. Campbell, Faculty of Engineering

1975

Henrietta Alderson, Faculty of Health Sciences

James Anderson, Faculty of Health Sciences

Tom Truman, Faculty of Social Sciences

1974

Donald Woods, Faculty of Engineering
Year Recipient(s)
2021 Jonathan Sherbino, Faculty of Health Sciences
2016 Bruce Wainman, Faculty of Health Sciences
2014 Pippa Lock, Faculty of Science
2012 Marshall Beier, Faculty of Social Sciences

Sue Vajoczki, Faculty of Science

2009 Nick Bontis, DeGroote School of Business

Carolyn Eyles, Faculty of Science

2008 Pantangi (Chari) Rangachari, Faculty of Health Sciences
2002 Richard Butler, Faculty of Health Sciences
2001 Miroslav Lovric, Faculty of Science
1998 Delsworth Harnish, Faculty of Health Sciences
1994 William Coleman, Faculty of Social Sciences
1993 Philip Wood, Faculty of Engineering
1991 Richard Day, Faculty of Science
1989 David Humphreys, Faculty of Science
1986 Donald Woods, Faculty of Engineering

Internal Grants

Programs administered predominantly through the OVPTL are included here.

For information on funding streams supported by the MacPherson Institute please consult their website.

The Online Learning Fellows program was administered through the OVPTL in the 2024/5 and 2025/6 academic years.

2025/6 Recipients

  • Kyle Ansilio, Faculty of Engineering
  • Jake Nease and Carlos Filipe, Faculty of Engineering
  • Jonathan Reeves, Faculty of Humanities
  • Chandrima Chakraborty, Faculty of Humanities
  • Anthony Chibba, Faculty of Science
  • Janok Bhattacharya and Rodrigo Narro Perez, Faculty of Science
  • Maureen Padden, Faculty of Science
  • Jennifer Heisz, Faculty of Science
  • Kirsten Bell and Janet Pritchard, Faculty of Science
  • Lydia Chen, Faculty of Science
  • Rhona Shaw, Faculty of Social Sciences
  • Jessica Maxwell, Faculty of Social Sciences
  • Ki’en Debicki, Faculty of Social Sciences

2024/5 Recipients

  • Behrouz Bakhtiari, DeGroote School of Business
  • Matthew Minnick, Faculty of Engineering
  • Selina Mudavanhu, Faculty of Humanities
  • Cathy Grisé, Faculty of Humanities
  • Andrew Mitchell, Faculty of Humanities
  • Bradley Shubert, Faculty of Humanities
  • Mary Edward, Faculty of Humanities
  • Chandrima Chakraborty, Faculty of Humanities
  • Krista Howarth, Faculty of Science
  • Katie Moisse, Faculty of Science
  • Kari Dalnoki-Veress, Faculty of Science
  • Jim Avik Ghoshdastidar, Faculty of Science
  • Meagan MacKenzie, Faculty of Science
  • Karen Bird, Faculty of Social Sciences
  • James Gillett, Faculty of Social Sciences
  • Tina Moffat, Faculty of Social Sciences

 

External Grants

Sustainable, Accessible, Flexible, Experiential: Leveraging Technology to Make Education SAFE for Student Success, 2024-2025

  • Mike Diggins, Paula Brown-Hackett, Nick Marquis, and Joey Ricottone, “Campus Wireless Network Upgrades,” University Technology Services
  • Joey Ricottone, Sue McKinlay, Wayde Nie, “Upgrades to DSB B107 and KTH B121,” Campus Classroom Technology
  • Mohamed Bakr, “Basic Electronics Laboratory Equipment and Real-Time Hardware for Power Courses,” Faculty of Engineering
  • Gregory R. Wohl and John Colenbrander, “Mechanical Engineering Lab Modernizations,” Faculty of Engineering
  • Cheryl Main and Duane Boychuk, “Simulated Clinical Laboratory for Medical Laboratory Technologist and Pathologists’ Assistant Programs,” Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Felicia Vulcu, “Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences Undergraduate Teaching Lab Space Upgrades,” Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Ivona Kučerová, Maxime Dagenais, “Laboratory Equipment Upgrades,” ARiEAL Research Centre
  • Jessia van Horssen and Megan Armstrong, “The History Matters Laboratory,” Faculty of Humanities
  • Patrick Brennan and Peter Cockett, “iArts Experiential Learning Class Upgrades,” Faculty of Humanities
  • Rosa da Silva, “Faculty of Science Laboratory Upgrades,” Faculty of Science
  • Nick Marquis and Danny Johnstone, “Digital and Physical Learning Space Upgrades,” Faculty of Social Sciences

Hybrid, Digital, and Accessible Learning Spaces to Enhance Student Outcomes, 2023-2024

  • Michael Curwin, Faculty of Engineering
  • Kim Dej and Rebecca Misiak, INSPIRE Office of Flexible Learning
  • Ivona Kučerová, Maxime Dagenais, ARiEAL Research Centre
  • Nick Marquis and Danny Johnstone, Faculty of Social Sciences
  • Colin McDonald and Michelle MacDonald, Faculty of Engineering
  • Anne Pottier and Joey Ricottone, Campus Classroom Technology
  • Stephanie Springgay, Faculty of Humanities
  • Pamela Swett, Faculty of Humanities
  • Sash Vaid and Manaf Zargoush, DeGroote School of Business
  • Randy Walinga, DeGroote School of Business

Globalizing learning and connecting learners to the world, 2022-2023

  • Paul Leegsma, Mike Wong, and Lydia Kapiriri, “COIL/Virtual Exchange in Neuroscience and Global Health and Campus-Wide Intercultural Competencies,” Faculty of Health Sciences and Office of International Affairs
  • John Bator and Tracy Mestdagh, “Collaborative Inter-Campus Learning,” Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Mohamed Bakr and Tim Davidson, “Electrical and Computer Engineering,” Faculty of Engineering
  • Stephanie Springgay, “iArts Program,” Faculty of Humanities
  • Christina Baade, “School of the Arts,” Faculty of Humanities
  • Arlene Dosen, “Work-Integrated Learning through the Student Success Centre,” Student Success Centre
  • Andre Phillion, Lindsay Bolan, and Jessica Anderson, “Experiential and Co-op Learning in Engineering,” Faculty of Engineering
  • Michael Moore, Denise Cusson, and Dave Heidebrecht, “Hybrid Community Engaged Learning Space at One James North, Hamilton and CityLAB Semester in Residence: A Leadership Program Fostering Local, National, and Global Dialogue and Collaboration,” Human Resources and Office of Sustainability
  • Richard Godsmark, “Expanding McMaster’s Remote Desktops,” Office of the AVP & CTO
  • Mark Lawford, “Engineering: GPU Computing Cluster,” Faculty of Engineering
  • Lori Goff and Erin Aspenlieder, “Teaching and Learning Studio and Classroom Upgrades,” MacPherson Institute
  • Randy Walinga, “Smart and Connected Campus Solutions,” DeGroote School of Business

McMaster student-centred, technology-enabled, remote-accessible experiential learning, 2021-2022

  • Qiyin Fang, “Optical Microscopy and Image Processing Program,” Engineering
  • Richard Godsmark, “Expanding McMaster’s Remote Desktops,” Office of the AVP & CTO
  • Michael Curwin, “Teaching Technology Learning Innovation Labs,” Faculty of Engineering
  • Stephen Veldhuis, “MMRI Industrial Training Program,” Faculty of Engineering
  • Bruce Wainman, “Technology-Enabled Remote Experiential Learning,” Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Anne Pottier, “Expanding Echo360 lecture capture and digital conferencing tools into the majority of large classrooms,” McMaster Libraries
  • CSBL and SRS, “Human Patient Simulation in the Faculty of Health Sciences,” Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Steve Hranilovic, “Remote Access to the Engineering PIVOT Program,” Faculty of Engineering

2024-5

Alison Sills, Karin Stephenson, Soo Hyun Byun, Erica Dao, Fiona McNeill, Laura Parker, Dave Tucker, Josip Zic “Nuclear Safety and Technology Micro-credentials,” Faculty of Science

Todd Hoare, Heather Sheardown, Ryan Wylie, Benson Honig, and Jay Hirota, “A Microcredential on Leadership in Bioinnovation,” Faculty of Engineering

Sandra Moll, Gillian Mulvale, Michelle Phoenix, Emma Bruce, Bonnie Freeman, Andrea Hemmerich, Poonam Jusrut, Sean Park, Amy Pachai, Jutta Treviranus, “Foundational Competencies and Tools for Equity-Based Co-Creation,” Faculty of Health Sciences

Ruhai Wu, Mandeep Malik, Sash Vaid, Betty Ji, Syed Mohammad Ali Shah, Anomitra Bhattacharya, Haoze Chen, and Lan Yu, “Digital Decode: Bridging the Digital Marketing Skills Gap in Today’s Connected World,” Faculty of Business

Kim Dej, “Generative AI for Knowledge Workers Microcredentials,” Office of the Vice-Provost, Teaching & Learning

2021-2

Sarrah Lal, “Health Ventures MICRO: Capacity Building for a Thriving Health Innovation Ecosystem,” Faculty of Health Sciences

Teresa Chan, “Social Media for Healthcare Practitioners,” Faculty of Health Sciencesd

Stephen Veldhuis, “MMRI Industrial Training Program – Expansion,” Faculty of Engineering

Julia Ableson, “Engaging and Partnering for Patient Centred Care Micro-Credential,” Faculty of Health Sciences