This week, the University of Alberta is celebrating the winners of an IT Innovation Award, a 2016 Faculty of Teaching Excellence Award, the Johnson MS Bike Tour and more! So, congrats to the following:
• Robert Brennan, Teaching and Learning Specialist, Augustana Campus — received the IT Innovation Award from the Canadian University Council of Chief Information Officers (CUCCIO) at the Canadian Higher Education Information Technology Conference awards gala
• Ronald Hopp, Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Law — received the Eileen Nash Memorial Award in recognition of services on a pro bono basis to the benefit of the community
• Sherif Mahmoud, Associate Professor, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences — recipient of the 2016 Faculty Teaching Excellence Award from the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Philippe Pépin, Student, Campus Saint Jean — awarded a $1000 bursary from the Consortium National de Formation en Santé (CNFS) at the Annual General Meeting of the Association des Collèges et Universités de la Francophonie Canadienne (ACUFC)
• Tim Young, Administrative Staff, Faculty of Law — placed first in the Johnson MS Bike Tour (for the fifth year in a row) while raising $1755 for MS research
In addition, congratulations to the 139 U of A research projects that recently received more than $23.1 million in NSERC Discovery Grants. Well done!
If you know of a U of A colleague who has recently won an award or any other honours and you would like to see their achievement celebrated in the next edition of Community Congrats! please send their info to blog@ualberta.ca. Community Congrats! is usually published on Wednesdays.blog@ualberta.ca. Community Congrats! is usually published on Wednesdays.