Cormack Teaching Awards

The Cormack Awards were established by former Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) Dean Lesley Cormack in 2010 to celebrate excellence and innovation in teaching within the faculty. The award recognizes the passion that faculty members bring to the classroom, their quality of pedagogy, and the value they bring to their students’ education and the FASS teaching community.

The FASS Dean presents up to six Cormack Teaching Awards annually, one for each rank in the teaching stream (lecturer, senior lecturer, and university lecturer) and one for each rank of the research stream (assistant, associate, and full professor).

How to nominate

All nominees must be continuing members of FASS. Nominations may come from students, colleagues, or chairs and directors. Self-nomination is not an option.

Address nominations to Dai Heide (Associate Dean, Learnng and Teaching, and Student Experience) and email the nomination form and supporting file to the Assistant to the Associate Deans (fasssec@sfu.ca) in a format that includes the following information:

  • The Cormack Teaching Award nomination form 
  • Name of proposed recipient 
  • Rank
  • Nominator's name and rank (if faculty), name and student number (if student) 
    • All nominations, including student nominations, should include the signature of the Chair or Director of the School or Department, and the signature of the Nominee
  • Rationale for the nominee’s exceptional teaching contributions (content, delivery, modality, innovation, etc) that warrant consideration for the award (maximum of 200 words). Please include specific examples.
  • A table or list provided by the Department (Chair/Director, Manager, or Secretary) which outlines the courses taught by the nominee in the previous 24 months, the term in which the courses were taught, and the enrolments in each course

Timeline

  • Nomination submissions will be due April 8
  • Final nomination portfolios and letter of support due on May 31
  • Announcement of award recipients: Early July
  • FASS Cormack Symposium and Reception - award recipients will participate in a public address or workshop to highlight aspects of their teaching: TBD

Nomination Form

NOMINATIONS CLOSED

Nominations for the 2024 Cormack Teaching Awards are now closed. The winners will be announced in Fall 2024—Stay tuned!