Librarian and Counsellor Award Recipients
The Librarian and Counsellor Award recognizes demonstrated excellence in professional service to a unit, the University and/or the community.
Award recipient(s) will receive a certificate of recognition and a monetary award of $2,000 as a one-time payment (subject to applicable deductions).
Key criteria: Service
2022 recipients
Counsellor Awards
Laura Girz
Centre for Student Development and Counselling, Student Health and Wellness, Student Wellbeing, Office of the Vice-Provost, Students
Laura Girz is an invaluable leader and member of the Centre for Student Development Counselling. As the Clinical Co-Coordinator of the Centre, she brings clinical expertise, compassion, and extraordinary commitment to staff wellbeing in her day-to-day work. While providing clinical consultation to a multidisciplinary team of mental health professionals, she has worked tirelessly, in collaboration with colleagues, to shape the Centre’s equitable care service delivery model. Laura stepped into leadership during a time of immense challenge and change for our campus community. This award is a timely celebration of her remarkable professional service.
Librarian Awards
Reece Steinberg
Ryerson University Library
Described by colleagues as “an exemplary teacher” with a “genuine passion for business librarianship,” Reece demonstrates these through group and individual research instruction, and also through innovative means. He participates in Zones’ Slack and Discord channels, creates outreach videos with Library and University communications, posts YouTube clips on business databases and more. Reece’s generosity and kind integrity is contagious; he is always looking for new avenues to reach students. Whether connecting via the TRSM Co-op and Careers program, Bootcamps Facilitators training, or the Virtual Open House for high school students, Reece is game to promote and teach about Library services.
Past recipients
Counsellor Award
- Andrea Martin
Counselling, Student Wellbeing
Librarian Award
- Jane Schmidt
Library Learning Services, Ryerson University Library
Counsellor Award
- Bronwyn Dickson
Student Affairs
Librarian Award
- Val Lem
Collection Services, Library and Archives
Counsellor Award
- Sonny Wong
Office of the Dean, Faculty of Arts
Librarian Award
- Cecile Farnum
Library Learning Services, Library and Archives
Counsellor Award
- Ruth Frolic
Centre for Student Development and Counselling, Student Affairs
Librarian Award
- Brian Cameron
Collection Services, Library and Archives - Sally Wilson
Information Technology Services, Library and Archives
Counsellor Award
- Jesmen Mendoza
Centre for Student Development and Counselling, Student Affairs
Librarian Award
- Sanjoy Banerjee
Borrowing and Lending Services, Library and Archives - Ann Ludbrook
Borrowing and Lending Services, Library and Archives