Awards

Celebrating outstanding faculty and staff at the FASS Fall Reception

October 24, 2024
Group shot of Dean Laurel Weldon with the winners of the 2024 FASS Dean's Medals, Research Excellence Awards, Cormack Teaching Awards, and the Employee Achievement Awards.

Every year, members of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) gather together at the FASS Fall Reception to celebrate the winners of the Dean's Medals, Research Excellence Awards, Cormack Teaching Awards, and the Employee Achievement Awards. 

These awards recognize the dedication, hard work, and excellence exhibited by faculty and staff within FASS. On October 17, the reception was held in-person at the newly opened Diamond Alumni Centre (DAC) where the winners were announced and presented with their award. 

See below for the full award winners list and the link to the Flickr photo album. 

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2024 Award Winners

DEAN'S MEDAL

Awarded annually to continuing faculty members who have demonstrated significant contributions to their field of research and service to their department while in position at FASS.

Lara Aknin, Psychology

Tamir Moustafa, International Studies

Lifetime Achievement Award

Gerardo Otero, International Studies

Research Excellence Award

Recognizing established and early career researchers in the humanities and social sciences respectively, the awards underscores FASS' commitment to celebrating its researchers at every stage of their career journey.

  • Research Excellence Award in Humanities
    Lara Campbell, Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies
  • Research Excellence Award in Social Sciences
    Arthur Robson, Economics
  • Early Career Research Excellence Award in Humanities
    Joanne Leow, English
  • Early Career Research Excellence Award in Social Sciences
    Yuthika Girme, Psychology

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Employee Achievement Award

Recognizing the dedication and hard work of FASS employees, including staff, faculty and temporary instructors, in their collective service to its students and its academic mission.  

  • Changemaker Award
    Tess Williams, Office of the Dean
  • Lifetime Contribution Award
    Judi Fraser, History
  • Individual Work Performance Award
    Ellen Yap, International Studies
  • Team Work Performance Award
    FASS Administrative Team, Office of the Dean
  • Term Teaching Award 
    Evan Caldbick, Psychology
    Elle Walks, Gender, Sexuality & Women's Studies | Sociology & Anthropology
  • Sessional Instructor Award 
    Valérie Vézina, French Cohort Program | Political Science
  • Teaching Assistant Award
    Richard Rigby, Psychology

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Cormack Teaching Award

Recognizing faculty who have demonstrated exceptional commitment to student learning, pedagogical engagement, and teaching innovation throughout their career at FASS. 

  • Janice Matsumura, History
  • Kathleen Millar, Sociology & Anthropology
  • Margaret Grant, Linguistics | Cognitive Science
  • Sabrina Higgins, Global Humanities
  • Sanjay Jeram, Political Science
  • Simon Woodcock, Economics

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