Teaching and Education Awards Recipients

There is no recipient for the 2025-2026 award year.

• Yukari Seko
  The Creative School
  • Nominator: Natalie Alvarez
  • Supporters: Tara Kim, Asmaa Malik, France Natera, Sandra Tullio-Pow

Read more about the President's Award for Teaching Excellence recipient

• Edward Bechard-Torres
  Lincoln Alexander School of Law
  • Nominator: Okechukwu (Jake) Effoduh
  • Supporters: Abigail Ansah, Stuart Cameron, Graham Hudson
• Claire Deng
  Ted Rogers School of Management
  • Nominator: Shadi Farshadfar
  • Supporters: Noor Al Darwich Ahmad, Jacky Deng, Mike Liu
• Krystal Nunes
  Faculty of Science
  • Nominator: Tarushika Vasanthan
  • Supporters: Amirreza Foroughifar, Alexander Gopaul, Shawn McFadden

Read more about the Provost's Award for Teaching Excellence recipients

• Anthony Bonato
  Faculty of Science
  • Nominator: Anthony Bonato
  • Supporters: Dejan Delic, Adam Szava
• Todd Girard
  Faculty of Arts
  • Nominator: Martin Antony
  • Supporter: Jessica Chuchin
• Atefeh (Atty) Mashatan
  Ted Rogers School of Management
  • Nominator: Anatoliy Gruzd
  • Supporters: Ryan Kennedy, Ozgur Turetken
• Ali Miri
  Faculty of Science
  • Nominator: Ali Miri
  • Supporter: Navid Naser Esfahani, Shadan Ghaffaripour
• Caron Phinney
  The Creative School
  • Nominator: Isla Cowan
  • Supporters: Isla Cowan, Millie Yates
• Sharareh Taghipour
  Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science
  • Nominator: Sharareh Taghipour
  • Supporters: Aliakbar Eslami Baladeh, Abbas Ghasemi
• Erin Ziegler
  Faculty of Community Services
  • Nominator: Cristina Catallo
  • Supporter: Bethy McGee

Read more about the Yeates School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Outstanding Contribution to Graduate Education Awards recipients

• Areej Al-Hamad
  Faculty of Community Services
  • Nominator: Rezwana Rahman
  • Supporters: Elaine Santa Mina, Andy Zhang
• Kristopher Alexander
  The Creative School
  • Nominator: Natalie Alvarez
  • Supporters: Monica Brighton, James Nadler
• Hasina Amanzai
  Faculty of Community Services
  • Nominator: Anika Joshi
  • Supporters: Manasseh Lawrence, Juilett Saunders
• Alyssa Counsell
  Faculty of Arts
  • Nominator: Alyssa Counsell
  • Supporters: Carmen Dang, Curtis Maloley
• Okechukwu (Jake) Effoduh
  Lincoln Alexander School of Law
  • Nominator: Edward Bechard-Torres
  • Supporters: Idil Atak, Kien Azinwi
• Owais Lightwala
  The Creative School
  • Nominator: Marie Crosta
  • Supporters: Charles Falzon
• Atefeh (Atty) Mashatan
  Ted Rogers School of Management
  • Nominator: Anatoliy Gruzd
  • Supporter: Ryan Kennedy
• Ramona Pringle
  The Creative School
  • Nominator: Marie Crosta
  • Supporters: Marie Crosta, Charles Falzon
• Rai Reece
  Faculty of Arts
  • Nominator: Elizebeth Thorkelson
  • Supporters: Apiraa Iradeescumar, Megan Scribe
• Reza Samavi
  Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science
  • Nominator: Mohammadi Mojtaba
  • Supporters: Hirad Daneshvar, Mojtaba Mohammadi
• Stephen Sheps
  The Creative School
  • Nominator: Laura Nenych
  • Supporters: Jaidan Boniface, Griffin Butler
• Fiona Thomas
  Faculty of Arts
  • Nominator: Stephanie Cassin
  • Supporters: Ahmad Alftieh, Michael Cheng
• Tarushika Vasanthan
  Faculty of Science
  • Nominator: Tarushika Vasanthan
  • Supporters: Emma Fiorucci, Krystal Nunes
• Xingwei (Nancy) Yang
  Ted Rogers School of Management
  • Nominator: Xingwei (Nancy) Yang
  • Supporters: Sameh Al Natour, Linying Dong

Read more about the Dean's Teaching Awards - Faculty recipients

• Charlotte Akuoko-Barfi
  Faculty of Community Services
  • Nominator: Steve Solomon
  • Supporters: Jenica Mckenzie, June Yee
• Sue Albanese
  Faculty of Community Services
  • Nominator: Susana Neves-Silva
  • Supporters: Raquel Lashley, Susana Neves-Silva
• Omar Falou
  Faculty of Science
  • Nominator: Pedro Goldman
  • Supporters: Tetyana Antimirova, Eric Da Silva
• Judy Healy
  Ted Rogers School of Management
  • Nominator: Christopher Gibbs
  • Supporters: Chris Gibbs, Chantal Wong
• Kandasamy Illanko
  Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science
  • Nominator: Mojtaba Mohammadi
  • Supporter: Ryan J Jean
• Ilkka Kokkarinen
  The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education
  • Nominator: Mojtaba Mohammadi
  • Supporter: Karel Tutsu
• Keziah Myers
  The Creative School
  • Nominator: Charlie Wall-Andrews
  • Supporters: Kris Alexander, Charlie Wall-Andrews
• Deena Shaffer
  Faculty of Arts
  • Nominator: Jacqui Gingras
  • Supporters: Rumana Geer, Kathleen Kellett-Betsos
• Maureen Silcoff
  Lincoln Alexander School of Law
  • Nominator: Simon Wallace
  • Supporters: Idil Atak, Alyssa Esteeves
• Felipe Tellez
  The Creative School
  • Nominator: Finlay Braithwaite
  • Supporters: Elliot Monteith, Karen Sebesta

Read more about the Dean's Teaching Awards - Contract Lecturers recipients

• Nagina Parmar
  Faculty of Science
  • Nominator: Muhammad Yousaf

Read more about the Joe Zboralski Teaching and Community Engagement Award recipient