Community Congrats! May 17, 2017

2017 Community Connections Awards Recipients

This week, the University of Alberta is celebrating two Alberta Order of Excellence inductees, the recipients of the U of A Community Connections Awards, and more! So, congrats to the following:

• Anne Fanning Binder, Professor Emerita, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - will be inducted into both the Alberta Order of Excellence and the City of Edmonton Salute to Excellence Community Service Hall of Fame

• Steven Hrudey, Professor Emeritus, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - will be inducted into the Alberta Order of Excellence

• Elaine Hyshka, Assistant Professor, School of Public Health - received the Community Scholar Award at the 2017 Community Connections Awards

• Tara Leslie, Clinical Assistant Professor, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences - received the Larry Broadfield Distinguished Service Award for her long standing contributions to oncology pharmacy

• Shirley Ross, Professor Emerita, Faculty of Agricultural, Life & Environmental Sciences - received the UAlberta Advocate Award at the 2017 Community Connections Awards

• Autumn Watkinson, Graduate Student, Department of Renewable Resources, Faculty of Agricultural, Life & Environmental Sciences - finished second at the 3MT Western Regionals at the University of Saskatchewan, earning her a spot at the national competition

• Executive Education Program, Alberta School of Business - named sixth best executive education program in Canada, and 60th worldwide, in the recent Financial Times business education ranking

• University Health Centre Nursing Team - received the Community Leader Award at the 2017 Community Connections Awards

• WISEST (Women in Scholarship, Engineering, Science and Technology) - received three years of funding through NSERC's PromoScience Program, which supports organizations working with young Canadians to promote an understanding of science and engineering

Lastly, congratulations to the award recipients at the Faculty of Science's 2017 Celebration of Excellence in Teaching and Research, as well as the many award recipients celebrated by the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry this May!

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