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FASS celebrates outstanding faculty and staff award winners

December 06, 2023

In recognition of the dedication and exceptional work exhibited by its faculty and staff, SFU's Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) celebrates the winners of the Dean's Medal Awards, Cormack Teaching Awards, and the Employee Achievement Awards with the annual Cormack Teaching Symposium and FASS Fall Reception. 

On November 29, the Symposium kicked off the day with presentations from winners of the Cormack Teaching Awards, followed by the FASS Fall Reception at the West Mall Centre Lounge. The evening not only honoured the individual accomplishments of the FASS award winners, it also acknowledged the invaluable contributions of all faculty and staff. 

Below is a quick snapshot of the day's events. To see all photos of the Cormack Teaching Symposium and FASS Fall Reception, visit the FASS Flickr photo album.

2023 FASS AWARD WINNERS

DEAN'S MEDAL AWARDS

In recognition of academic excellence in research, teaching, and service, with an emphasis on significant contributions while in position at SFU FASS, up to three Dean's Medals and one Lifetime Achievement Award is awarded annually to tenured faculty.

  • Betty A. Schellenberg, English - Lifetime Achievement Award
  • Mark Pickup, Political Science
  • Yue Wang, Linguistics

CORMACK TEACHING AWARDS

The Cormack Teaching Awards celebrate excellence and innovation in teaching within the faculty. The award recognizes the passion that faculty bring to the classroom, quality of pedagogy and the value they bring to their students’ education and the FASS teaching community.

  • Amanda Watson, Sociology & Anthropology 
  • Atiya Mahmood, Gerontology
  • Coleman Nye, Gender, Sexuality & Women's Studies
  • John-Henry Harter, History & Labour Studies
  • Tamara O'Doherty, Criminology 

EMPLOYEE ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

The FASS Employee Achievement Awards recognize the dedication and hard work of all FASS Employees, continuing and temporary, on behalf of our students and in advancing the academic mission.

  • Huyen Pham, Global Humanities - Individual Work Performance
  • Adam Blanchard, Psychology - Term Teaching or Research Faculty 
  • Evan Caldbick, Psychology - Sessional Instructor
  • Richard Hohn, Psychology - Teaching Assistant or Tutor Marker 
  • Sara Doering, Criminology - Teaching Assistant or Tutor Marker 
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