Community Congrats: July 2023

A recap of some of the recent accolades and achievements received by our campus community members.

Congratulations to the following: 

College of Health Sciences

• Kerry Courneya, professor — Order of Canada 
• Kate Storey, associate professor — 2023 Trailblazer Award (Mid-Career), Canadian Institutes of Health Research (acceptance speech)
• Wael Elhenawy, assistant professor — John R. Evans Leaders Fund – Funding for Research Infrastructure
• Paul Forsythe, associate professor — John R. Evans Leaders Fund – Funding for Research Infrastructure
• Spencer Gibson, professor — John R. Evans Leaders Fund – Funding for Research Infrastructure
• Ismail Ismail, assistant professor — John R. Evans Leaders Fund – Funding for Research Infrastructure
• Freimut Juengling, professor — John R. Evans Leaders Fund – Funding for Research Infrastructure
• Ge Li, assistant professor — John R. Evans Leaders Fund – Funding for Research Infrastructure
• David J. Marchant, associate professor — John R. Evans Leaders Fund – Funding for Research Infrastructure
• Arno Siraki, professor — John R. Evans Leaders Fund – Funding for Research Infrastructure
• Michael Stickland, professor — John R. Evans Leaders Fund – Funding for Research Infrastructure
• Stephanie Brooks, graduate student — Andrew Steward Memorial Graduate Prize
• Shima Robinson, graduate student — Edmonton's Tenth Poet Laureate

College of Natural and Applied Sciences

• Matina Kalcounis-Rueppell, college dean and vice-provost — Alumni Crowning Achievement Award: Academic Professional Award, University of Regina
• Michael James, professor — Order of Canada
• Scott Chang, professor — Soil Science Applied Research Award from the Soil Science Society of America
• Tamzin Blewett, assistant professor — John R. Evans Leaders Fund – Funding for Research Infrastructure
• Zach Hall, assistant professor — John R. Evans Leaders Fund – Funding for Research Infrastructure
• Ehsan Hashemi, assistant professor —  John R. Evans Leaders Fund – Funding for Research Infrastructure
• Nobuo Maeda, associate professor  —  John R. Evans Leaders Fund – Funding for Research Infrastructure
• Amirhossein Sohrabbeig, graduate student — Competition on Solar Generation Forecasting, 1st Place

College of Social Sciences and Humanities

• Sarah Carter, professor — Order of Canada
• Beverly Lemire, professor — Order of Canada
• Andy Knight, professor — Honorary Doctor of Law (LL.D), McMaster University
• Sharla King, professor — 2023 NAIT Honorary Bachleor of Technology