93 Reasons to Celebrate Teaching, Learning & Research

Teaching, learning and research are the core of what we do. In truth, there are many more than 93 reasons to celebrate them.

Nonetheless, last week 93 of the U of A's outstanding faculty, staff and students were recognized for their major accomplishments over the past year. The university's annual event, Celebrate! Teaching.Learning.ResearchCelebrate! Teaching.Learning.Research, took place on October 3, 2019. Each year, the event honours faculty who bring their research to life in the classroom, students who have distinguished themselves for outstanding academic and extracurricular work, and staff who support research and learning.

Congratulations to all of the 2019 award recipients:

ALBERTA ORDER OF EXCELLENCE

• Robert Burrell - Biomedical Engineering and Chemical and Materials Engineering

ALBERTA SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (ASTECH) AWARDS

• Zhenghe Xu - Chemical and Materials Engineering

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NURSING FELLOW

• Karin Olson - Nursing

AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN GRADUATE TEACHING

• Alexandra Fidyk - Secondary Education
• Diane Kunyk - Nursing

BANTING POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP

• Amy Kirkham - Biomedical Engineering
• Suzette Timmerman - Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

CANADA'S TOP 40 UNDER 40

• Carla Prado - Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science

CANADIAN ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING FELLOW

• Ying Hei Chui - Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Clayton Deutsch - Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Hongbo Zeng - Chemical and Materials Engineering

CANADIAN ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES FELLOW

• Sangita Sharma - Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism

D2L INNOVATION AWARD IN TEACHING AND LEARNING

• John Nychka - Chemical and Materials Engineering

ENGINEERING INSTITUTE OF CANADA FELLOW

• Phillip Choi - Chemical and Materials Engineering

E.W.R. STEACIE MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP

• Hongbo Zeng - Chemical and Materials Engineering

GOVERNOR GENERAL OF CANADA POLAR MEDAL

• Susan Chatwood - Public Health

BMO FINANCIAL GROUP GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP

• Jessie Beier - Secondary Education
• Joseph Kamtchum Tatuene - Neuroscience

VANIER CANADA GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP

• Cole Gross - Renewable Resources
• Brasathe Jeganathan - Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science
• Youran Lin - Communication Sciences and Disorders
• Greg Nelson - Chemical and Materials Engineering

HENRY MARSHALL TORY CHAIR

• Cressida Heyes - Political Science
• Graham Pearson - Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

HUMBOLDT RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP

• Xiaoting Li - East Asian Studies

INTERNATIONAL FELLOW OF THE ROYAL SWEDISH ACADEMY OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY

• Stanford Blade - Agricultural, Life & Environmental Sciences

J. GORDIN KAPLAN AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH

• Kathrin Koslicki - Philosophy
• Graham Pearson - Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

KILLAM RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP

• Dennis Hall - Chemistry

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF ALBERTA DISTINGUISHED ARTIST AWARD

• Marilyn Dumont - English and Film Studies
• Walter Jule - Art & Design

MANULIFE PRIZE FOR THE PROMOTION OF ACTIVE HEALTH

• Kerry Courneya - Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation

MARTHA COOK PIPER RESEARCH PRIZE

• Cameron Jefferies - Law
• Rylan Lundgren - Chemistry

MCCALLA PROFESSORSHIP

• Emily Block - Strategic Management and Organization
• Sherry Dahlke - Nursing
• Vijay Daniels - Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine
• Jim Denison - Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation
• Rebecca Gokiert - Extension
• Zaher Hashisho - Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Kurt Konhauser - Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
• Lin Snelling - Drama

NATIONAL ACADEMY OF INVENTORS FELLOW

• Robert Burrell - Biomedical Engineering and Chemical and Materials Engineering

ORDER OF CANADA

• John England - Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
• Brian Sykes - Biochemistry

PARTNERS IN RESEARCH SCIENCE AMBASSADOR AWARD

• Philip Currie - Biological Sciences

PROVOST'S AWARD FOR EARLY ACHIEVEMENT OF EXCELLENCE IN UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING

• Hao Liang - Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Anna Lund - Law

RHODES SCHOLARSHIP

• Julia Sawatzky - Medicine & Dentistry

ROBERT V.A. JONES AWARD

• Paul Paton - Law

ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA COLLEGE OF NEW SCHOLARS, ARTISTS AND SCIENTISTS

• Yang Liu - Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Zubia Mumtaz - Public Health

ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA FELLOW

• Liang Li - Chemistry

RUTHERFORD AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING

• Greg Anderson - Political Science
• Judy Davidson - Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation
• Michael Dyck - Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science
• Neil Haave - Augustana
• David Kennedy - Drama

SLOAN RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP

• Stephanie Green - Biological Sciences

SUPPORT STAFF RESEARCH ENHANCEMENT AWARD

• Holly Bandi - Medical Microbiology and Immunology
• Perry Fedun - Civil and Environmental Engineering

TEACHING UNIT AWARD

University of Alberta Range Team:

• Edward Bork - Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science
• Cameron Carlyle - Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science
• Barry Irving - Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science
• Lisa Raatz - Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science

SCHOLASTIC DISTINCTION

BMO Financial Group Citation

• Jeanne Coleongco - Science
• Tianna Donnelly - Nursing
• Crozier Holmes - Science
• Teagan Makar - Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation
• Nathaniel Morley - Science
• Andy Nguyen - Science

Chancellor's Citation

• Kate Bennett - Engineering
• Roy Hernando - Education
• Tara Kapoor - Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation
• Elizabeth Ossowska - Faculté Saint-Jean
• Leslie Therriault - Agricultural, Life & Environmental Sciences
• Eric Weidmann - Arts
• Fanle Xiao - Nursing

President's Citation

• Michael Griffiths - Arts
• Anushka Khare - Engineering
• Graeme Koppes - Engineering
• Jacqueline Perich - Faculté Saint-Jean
• Yuting Sun - Nursing
• Maria Thiel - Education
• Nicholas Toth - Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation
• Chun Xiao - Science

President's Centenary Citation

• Jenny Munholland - Education

C.D. HOWE NATIONAL ENGINEERING SCHOLARSHIP

• Gillian Besko - Engineering

LORAN SCHOLAR

• Everett Horner - Engineering

SCHULICH LEADER SCHOLARSHIP

• Aakankshya Kharel - Science
• Anna Mueller - Engineering

UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR

• Janet Elliott - Chemical and Materials Engineering
• Kim Raine - Public Health

VARGO TEACHING CHAIR

• Kim Misfeldt - Augustana

WILLIAM HARDY ALEXANDER AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING

• Alexander Gainer - Economics
• Rachel Prusko - English and Film Studies

Photography: Jordon Hon .