Thursday, October 9, 2025
4:30 pm, Grant Hall
Celebrating Queen鈥檚 community members who have recently received teaching awards, including the Principal鈥檚 Teaching and Learning Awards, and highlighting the importance of teaching at Queen鈥檚.
Speaking Program
Welcome and Opening Remarks
- Gavan Watson, Vice-Provost, Teaching and Learning
- Patrick Deane, Principal and Vice-Chancellor
Alma Mater Society (AMS) Awards
- Jana Amer, AMS President
Society of Graduate & Professional Students (SGPS) Awards
- Gavan Watson, Vice-Provost, Teaching and Learning for Dawood Tullah, SGPS President
Principal鈥檚 Teaching and Learning Awards
- Patrick Deane, Principal and Vice-Chancellor
School of Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs (SGSPA) Awards
- Fahim Quadir, Vice-Provost and Dean, School of Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs
Keynote: Chancellor A. Charles Baillie Teaching Award
- Professor Michelle Searle, Faculty of Education
University-Wide Teaching Awards
Awarded for 2024-25 unless specified otherwise
Frank Knox Award for Excellence in Teaching
Fall: Michele Morningstar, Department of Psychology
Winter: Kevin De France, Department of Chemical Engineering
Christopher Knapper Award
Fall: Bailey Milne, Faculty of Health Sciences
Winter: Alexandra McDonald, Faculty of Health Sciences
Undergraduate Research Mentorship Award
Fall: Ting Hu, School of Computing
Winter: Charlotte Gibson, Department of Mining Engineering
International Student Leader Award
Kavya Harshitha Jidugu, Faculty of Education
International Student Scholarship Award
Kavya Harshitha Jidugu, Faculty of Education
John G. Freeman Faculty Excellence Award
Eugene Lang, School of Policy Studies
Teaching Assistant/Teaching Fellow Excellence Award
Allen Tian, Department of Biology
Staff Excellence Award
Patricia Oprea, Department of Chemistry
Student Contribution Award
Rahma Osman, 魅影直播 Health Sciences
Principal鈥檚 Alumni Award for Engaging Students as Partners in Learning
in partnership with the Queen鈥檚 University Alumni Association
Monakshi Sawhney, School of Nursing
Sara Nabil, School of Computing
Principal鈥檚 Indigenous Education Award
in partnership with the Office of Indigenous Initiatives
Petra Fachinger, Department of English, Literature, and Creative Writing
Principal鈥檚 Educational Technology Award
in partnership with Information Technology Services
Geof Hall, School of Environmental Studies
Principal鈥檚 Educational Leadership Award
in partnership with the Centre for Teaching and Learning
Kathleen Norman, School of Rehabilitation Therapy
Allen Tian, Department of Biology
Principal's Globally Engaged Education Innovation Award
in partnership with the Vice Provost, Global Engagement
Jennifer Carpenter, Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine
魅影直播 School of English Team for their English for Beginners
Steven McWilliams and Amie Pilgrim
Principal鈥檚 Promoting Student Inquiry Teaching Award
in partnership with 魅影直播 Library
Leslie Ritchie, Department of English, Literature, and Creative Writing
Award for Excellence in Graduate Student Supervision
Kai Salomaa, School of Computing
Susanne Soederberg, Department of Global Development Studies
Chancellor A. Charles Baillie Teaching Award
Michelle Searle, Faculty of Education
Faculty and School Teaching Awards
Awarded for 2024-25 unless specified otherwise
W.J. Barnes Teaching Excellence Award for Arts and Science Undergraduate
Katie Coleman, Department of Sociology
Biology Innovation in Teaching Award
George diCenzo
Biology Excellence in Teaching Award
Maria Aristizabal
Biology Award for Excellence (Demonstrators)
Allen Tian
Biology Departmental Student Council Award for Excellence in Teaching
Stephen Lougheed
The Friends of Chemistry Award
Chloe Wheeler
Michael Trolio
Steven Ganescu
Luca Corneo
Zhenyu Hu
Josh Innis
Graduating Class Award for Excellence in Teaching Chemistry
Lucia Lee
William Patrick Doolan Award
Shauna Schechtel
魅影直播 Economics Department Undergraduate Teaching Prize
Gregor Smith
English DSC Fourth Year's Choice Award
Angela Facundo
Robert Morrison
Gender Studies Teaching Award
Lesley Foster
Geography DSC Award for Excellence in Teaching Assistance
Madison Power
Julian Szeicz Award for Excellence in Teaching (Geography and Planning)
Ian Strachan
The Department of History Teaching Award for Faculty
Leonid Trofimov
The Department of History Teaching Award for Teaching Fellow or Teaching Assistant
Margaret O'Riordan Ross
Geoff Lockwood Award for Excellence in Teaching Physics
Aaron Vincent
Excellence in Instruction in the Engineering Physics Program
Marc Dignam
Excellence in Instruction in Pure Physics
Sarah Sadavoy
Graduate Teaching in Psychology
Michele Morningstar
Teaching Assistant Prize in Psychology
Riley Bonar
Undergraduate Teaching Award in Psychology
Meredith Chivers
Excellence in Teaching Assistance, School of Computing
Christopher Gil Icaza
Howard Staveley Teaching Award, School of Computing
Ting Hu
School of Environmental Studies Student's Choice Professor of the Year Award
Christian Seiler
School of Environmental Studies Student's Choice Teaching Assistant Award
Daniel Lu
Health Studies Award for Excellence in Teaching
Isabella Alto茅
Health Studies Award for Excellence in Teaching Assistance
Kemnele Kelechi
PHEKSA Award for Excellence in Teaching
Gerome Manson
PHEKSA Award for Excellence in Teaching Assistance
Stacey Forbes
Golden Apple Award
Chris Charlton
Chris Szymus
Rose A. Freeman Memorial Award
Rachel Su
Stanley M. Corbet Award for Excellence in Teaching (Full-Time Faculty)
Alyssa King
Stanley M. Corbet Award for Excellence in Teaching (Sessional Instructor)
Lynne Hanson
School of Medicine
Aesculapian Lectureship Award - Lectureship
Dr. Hisham Elbatarny, Biomedical and Molecular Science
Dr. David Holland, Nephrology
Aesculapian Lectureship Award - Professionalism
Dr. Alenia Kysela, Family Medicine
Dr. David Holland, Nephrology
Aesculapian Lectureship Award - Rising Star
Dr. Isabelle Gray, Emergency Medicine
Dr. Bikrampal Sidhu, Endocrinology
PARO Excellence in Clinical Teaching Award
Dr. Akshay Rajaram, Family Medicine/Emergency Medicine
PARO Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching by a Resident
Dr. Arunima Soma Dalai, Infectious Diseases
Resident Prize for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
Dr. Conor Sheridan, Internal Medicine
W. Ford Connell Award for Excellence in Teaching - Clinical
Dr. Laura Milne, Internal Medicine
W. Ford Connell Award for Excellence in Teaching - Lectureship
Dr. Nicci Rocca, Emergency Medicine/Critical Care
W. Ford Connell Award for Excellence in Teaching - Mentorship
Dr. Debra Hamer, Psychiatry
The Dr. D Laurence Wilson Award
Dr. Yuka Asai, Dermatology
School of Nursing
Reddick Award for Excellence in Nursing Education
Jennie McNichols
Nursing '84 Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching
Jennie McNichols
School of Rehabilitation Therapy
Blue Star Award for Teaching Excellence: Physical Therapy Program
Sarah Hazlewood
Blue Star Award for Teaching Excellence: Occupational Therapy Program
Sandra Fucile
Commerce '89 Professor-Student Life Award
Greg Libitz
Commerce Society Teaching Award
Jim Hamilton
Executive MBA Instructor of the Year Award (Queen鈥檚 Executive MBA)
Julian Barling
Executive MBA America鈥檚 (Cornell- Queen鈥檚 partnership)
Michael Sartor
Executive MBA Instructor of the Year Award (Accelerated Business)
Barry Cross
Smith MBA at Queen鈥檚 Instructor of the Year Award
Len Anderson
Masters of Finance Instructor of the Year Award
Tim Benson
Master of Management Analytics Instructor of the Year Award
Winter: Moez Ali
Spring: Yuri Levin
Winter Blended: Murray Lei
Spring Blended: Jessica Power
Applied Science First Year Teaching and Learning Award
Fall: Tony Noble, Physics, Engineering Physics and Astronomy
Winter: Tom Weisgarber, Physics, Engineering Physics and Astronomy
Reimagining Engineering Education Team Award
Civil Week 2.0, Civil Engineering
Jason Olsthoorn
Neil Hoult
Sierra Legare
Andr茅s Posada Bedoya
Hal Stephens
MechMania, Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Roshni Rainbow
Amy Wu
Adam Cordick
Gary Neff
Emily Grace Cameron
Jenny Lee
Emerging Excellence in Engineering Education Award
Xiaying Xin, Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering Teaching Assistant Award
Fall: Jeffery Dodds
Winter: Natalie Niro
Civil Engineering Teaching Award
2nd year: Jason Olsthoorn
3rd year: Andy Take
4th year: Kevin Mumford
Electrical and Computer Engineering, Professor of the Year
Il-Min Kim, 2nd year (Electrical)
Tom Dean, 2nd Year (Computing)
Sean Whitehall, 3rd year (Electrical)
Miriam Guizani, 3rd year (Computing)
Majid Pahlevani, 4th Year (Electrical)
Micheal Greenspan, 4th Year (Computing)
Engineering Society Golden Pillar Award
Vince Lentini, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Engineering Society Golden Apple Award
Francesco Ambrogi, Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Kevin De France, Chemical Engineering
Barbara da Silva, Mechanical and Materials Engineering
W.A. Gorman Teaching Assistant Award
Fall: Evan Dressel, Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering
Mechanical Engineering Club Bronze Wrench
Sam Williamson, Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Mechanical Engineering Club Silver Wrench
Francesco Ambrogi, Mechanical and Materials Engineering
John Kurelek, Mechanical and Materials Engineering