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17³Ô¹Ï’s annual Presidential Recognition Awards of Merit and 25-Year Service Awards were presented to faculty and staff at a ceremony on April 30, 2019. The awards, created by President and Vice-Chancellor Alaa Abd-El-Aziz, recognize outstanding performance and dedication to students and our community on-campus, provincially, and globally.

Receiving Presidential Recognition Awards of Merit for Faculty, Librarians, Clinical Veterinary Professionals, and Clinical Nursing Instructors were the following:
• Scholarly Endeavours: Dr. Gilbert Germain, Political Science; Dr. Shafiqul Islam, Mathematical and Computational Sciences
• Service: Dr. Derek Lawther, Physics
• Combined Achievement: Dr. Aitazaz Farooque, Sustainable Design Engineering

Presidential Recognition Awards of Merit for Staff were presented in the following categories:
• Support of Student Success: Grace McCourt, Executive MBA program; Nicole Wadden Garland, Webster Centre for Teaching and Learning
• Volunteer and Community Service: Kylah Hennessey, Office of Skills Learning and Development
• Exemplary Service: Terrie Hardwick, Biology; Megan MacLean, Office of Skills Learning and Development

Receiving 25-year Service Awards were Dr. Shelley Burton, Pathology and Microbiology; Dr. Annabel Cohen, Music; Darrin Costain, Facilities Management; Dr. Anthony Couture, Philosophy; Dr. Dave Groman, Diagnostic Services; Terrie Hardwick, Biology; Kathleen Jones, Diagnostic Services; Dr. Gordon MacDonald, Mathematical and Computational Sciences; Dr. Sandra McConkey, Biomedical Sciences/Pathology and Microbiology; and Dr. Jennifer Taylor, Applied Human Sciences.

During the event, Emma Drake, president of the 17³Ô¹Ï Student Union, presented Dr. Ann Braithwaite, Diversity and Social Justice Studies, with the 17³Ô¹ÏSU’s Faculty of the Year Award and Ashley Clark, Education, with its Staff of the Year Award.

On April 24, the 17³Ô¹Ï Faculty Association recognized the achievements of its members at its annual faculty recognition night:
• Hessian Award for Excellence in Teaching: Dr. David Hickey, English; Dr. Jennifer Taylor, Applied Human Sciences
• Hessian Award for Excellence in Teaching (sessional): Dr. Charlene VanLeeuwen, Applied Human Sciences
• Merit Awards for Outstanding Service: Dr. Ann Braithwaite, Diversity and Social Justice Studies; Dr. Shannon Murray, English
• Merit Awards for Scholarly Achievement: Dr. Bishnu Acharya, Engineering; Dr. Collins Kamunde, Biomedical Sciences.

Recognized as retirees were Dr. Mian Ali, Economics; Dr. Tim Goddard, Education; Debra Good, Business; Dr. Stephen Howard, Mathematical and Computational Sciences; Dr. Gregory Irvine, Music; Dr. James Kemp, Biology; Dr. P. Jeffrey Lewis, Pathology and Microbiology; Dr. Geoffrey Lindsay, English; and Dr. David Seeler, Companion Animals.

Congratulations, everyone!