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Dean's Teaching Award - Contract Lecturers (CUPE 1 and 2) Recipients

The Dean's Teaching Awards – Contract Lecturers recognizes TMU CUPE Unit 1 and CUPE Unit 2 contract lecturers who have demonstrated continuing teaching excellence and achievement in instruction. The awards will be distributed according to the Faculty of the nominee: Faculty of Arts, The Creative School, Faculty of Community Services, Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science, Faculty of Law, Faculty of Science, the Ted Rogers School of Management, and the G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education.

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: Teaching

2023 Recipients

Jennifer Ajandi

School of Social Work, Faculty of Community Services

Dr. Jennifer Ajandi is truly deserving of this award as an exemplar critical educator who thrives in the role of a mentor to her students. With 15 years of experience as a Contract Lecturer, activist in the community, and previous elected Public School Board Trustee, education and equity is at the heart of her work. Students’ well-being is at the center of her teaching, while engaging in difficult discussions and challenging dominant discourses in practice. She goes above and beyond what is expected of an instructor, listens, and facilitates shared knowledge building in the classroom.

Michael Dick

School of Professional Communication, The Creative School

Michael Dick is a remarkably talented, dedicated and innovative contract lecturer who has inspired and mentored students across the university who have taken ProCom courses with him. Michael goes beyond expectations through, for example, the integration of technology-enhanced experiential learning into ProCom courses and through his leadership of ProCom’s Community of Practice. Michael’s tireless commitment to developing inclusive and rich online learning environments positively impacts the experience of thousands of TMU students every year.

Mark Feigenbaum

School of Business Management, Ted Rogers School of Management

Dr. Mark Feigenbaum is an extremely talented and knowledgeable instructor. He has taught for over 25 years, with six years at the Ted Rogers School of Management and one year in the Professional Master’s Diploma (PMDip) in Accounting program. He enjoys teaching first-year courses as much as senior classes and graduate programs. He is a Certified Public Accountant in Illinois and the District of Columbia and a Chartered Global Management Accountant in the United States. He is also a Chartered Professional Accountant in Ontario and has been awarded the designation of fellow of the institute.

Rajeshwari Iyer

Department of Chemistry and Biology, Faculty of Science

Dr. Rajeshwari Iyer has been a Contract Lecturer in Chemistry at TMU for the past 27 years. Dr. Iyer has a wealth of experience as a University teacher having taught many chemistry courses at the undergraduate University level. She has experience in curriculum development and innovative educational methods to foster learning.

Dr. Iyer’s cosmopolitan background has given her a concrete understanding of the needs of University students, serving as a model for young women entering Science. She has a sensitive approach to teaching students with diverse learning styles in their nurturing of a well-rounded education.

Rosamund (Roz) Owen

School of Image Arts, The Creative School

An IMA sessional instructor for over a decade, Roz Owen has fought to sustain and modernize the 1st Year Film Program, championing our in-school processing lab along with state-of-the-art digital processes, helping make IMA the envy of many film schools. She has consistently organized festivals of her students’ work, raising funds for prizes and donations for the school. Roz often mentors senior students and has created projects bringing the School of Performance together with IMA. Her feature drama “Trouble in the Garden” won festival awards and nominations in Canada and beyond, bringing valuable recognition to the University.

Patrick Saavedra

Internationally Educated Professionals, The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education

Patrick Saavedra has taught at The Chang School for over a decade, mostly teaching internationally trained architects the materials-and-methods of Canadian construction. Patrick literally teaches outside the box (that is the classroom) – taking students to visit buildings-of-note to learn in-situ and into architects’ offices to be exposed to employers. He has even placed many of our learners into professional positions. This is extremely remarkable for a part-time CUPE instructor; to give this level of commitment to the students as it requires Patrick to conduct these activities during unpaid daytime hours and weekends.

Past Recipients

  • Donna Abdelrazik
    School of Graphic Communications Management, The Creative School
  • Karen Arthurton
    School of Social Work, Faculty of Community Services
  • Richard Beutler
    School of Retail Management, Ted Rogers School of Management
  • Zachary Cox
    RTA School of Media, The Creative School
  • Maurizio Di Maio
    School of Accounting and Finance, Department of Accounting, Ted Rogers School of Management
  • Mark Silverberg
    Arts, The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education
  • Mark Silverberg
    Department of English, Faculty of Arts
  • Odilia Yim
    School of Early Childhood Studies, Faculty of Community Services
  • Christopher Ambedkar
    School of Graphic Communications Management, Faculty of Communication and Design
  • Finlay Braithwaite
    RTA School of Media, Faculty of Communication and Design
  • Ciro Fernando Bustillo Lecompte
    School of Occupational and Public Health, Faculty of Community Services
  • Frank D'Onofrio
    Department of Politics and Public Administration, Faculty of Arts
  • Devin Glowinski
    Community Services, The Chang Shool of Continuing Education
  • Kateryna Metersky
    Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing, Faculty of Community Services
  • Adam Prokop
    School of Accounting and Finance, Department of Finance, Ted Rogers School of Management
  • Lovisa Fung
    School of Early Childhood Studies, Faculty of Community Services
  • Mignette Garvida
    Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures, Faculty of Arts
  • Catherine Jenkins
    School of Professional Communication, Faculty of Communication and Design
  • Monica Sauer
    Department of Chemistry and Biology, Faculty of Science
  • Andre Serero
    Law and Business, Ted Rogers School of Management
  • Isabella Trindade
    School of Interior Design, Faculty of Communication and Design
  • Wai Yeung Yan
    Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science
  • School of Disability Studies Team, Faculty of Community Services
    Jenna Reid
    Danielle Landry
  • Karen Arthurton
    School of Social Work, Faculty of Community Services
  • Else Grech
    School of Accounting and Finance, Ted Rogers School of Management
  • Ehssan Hosseini Koupaie
    Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science
  • Lisa Marie Pena-Sabanal
    School of Child and Youth Care, Faculty of Community Services
  • Kirsten Schaefer
    School of Fashion, Faculty of Communication and Design
  • Holliday Tyson
    International Midwifery, The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education
  • Diana Varma
    School of Graphic Communications Management, Faculty of Communication and Design
  • Donna Barnes
    School of Nutrition, Faculty of Community Services
  • Ross Fair
    Department of History, Faculty of Arts
  • Judy Healy
    School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Ted Rogers School of Management
  • Laurie Jacklin
    Arts Program Area - History, The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education
  • Valérie Kaelin
    School of Image Arts, Faculty of Communication and Design
  • Steve Solomon
    School of Social Work, Faculty of Community Services
  • Jonathan Wong
    School of Graphic Communications Management, Faculty of Communication and Design
  • Peter Bakogeorge
    School of Journalism, Faculty of Communication and Design
  • Paul Chafe
    Department of English, Faculty of Arts
  • Omar Ha-Redeye
    Department of Law and Business, Ted Rogers School of Business Management
  • Chelsea Jones
    School of Disability Studies, Faculty of Community Services
  • Melissa Moos
    School of Occupational and Public Health, Faculty of Community Services
  • Nagina Parmar
    Department of Chemistry and Biology, Faculty of Science; and
    Science Program Area - Biology, The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education
  • Shahryar Rafiei
    Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science
  • Anna Romanovska
    School of Fashion, Faculty of Communication and Design