On behalf of the GFC University Teaching Awards Committee, it gives me great pleasure to announce our 2019 Teaching Excellence Awards recipients.
Each year, the University of Alberta celebrates these awards as a way of publicly recognizing outstanding teaching. The 2019 recipients have all had an incredible positive impact on their students and colleagues. I am proud to recognize their many contributions to an outstanding learning experience at the U of A — as well as the creative, innovative, and effective teaching methods they bring to our community.
Congratulations to all of the recipients:
Rutherford Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
Greg Anderson — Faculty of Arts
Judy Davidson — Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation
Michael Dyck — Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences
Neil Haave — Augustana Faculty
David Kennedy — Faculty of Arts
William Hardy Alexander Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
Alexander Gainer — Faculty of Arts
Rachel Prusko — Faculty of Arts
Provost’s Award for Early Achievement of Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
Hao Liang — Faculty of Engineering
Anna Lund — Faculty of Law
Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching
Alexandra Fidyk — Faculty of Education
Diane Kunyk — Faculty of Nursing
Teaching Unit Award
U of A Range Team Instructors — Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences
The recipients of the 2019 Teach Excellence Awards will be recognized at our annual Celebrate! Teaching. Learning. ResearchCelebrate! Teaching. Learning. Research event in the Fall.
I would also like to thank the members of the GFC University Teaching Awards Committee for their thorough review of this year’s submissions.
Once again, congratulations to our 2019 recipients on this well-deserved honour.
— Steven Dew
Provost and Vice-President (Academic)