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Ontario Tech acknowledges the lands and people of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation.

We are thankful to be welcome on these lands in friendship. The lands we are situated on are covered by the Williams Treaties and are the traditional territory of the Mississaugas, a branch of the greater Anishinaabeg Nation, including Algonquin, Ojibway, Odawa and Pottawatomi. These lands remain home to many Indigenous nations and peoples.

We acknowledge this land out of respect for the Indigenous nations who have cared for Turtle Island, also called North America, from before the arrival of settler peoples until this day. Most importantly, we acknowledge that the history of these lands has been tainted by poor treatment and a lack of friendship with the First Nations who call them home.

This history is something we are all affected by because we are all treaty people in Canada. We all have a shared history to reflect on, and each of us is affected by this history in different ways. Our past defines our present, but if we move forward as friends and allies, then it does not have to define our future.

Learn more about Indigenous Education and Cultural Services

Celebrate Teaching! Awards Ceremony

Thank you for joining us at the Celebrate Teaching! Awards Ceremony and recognizing the commitment and excellence of instructors who teach in our campus community.

Lindsay Malloy (FSSH), recipient of the Tim McTiernan Student Mentorship Award; Emilia King (FSSH), recipient of the Early Career Teaching Award; and Thomas McMorrow (FSSH), recipient of the Award for Excellence in Teaching. ${altNumber}
Brenda Jacobs, recipient of the Learning Reimagined Award and Mitch and Leslie Frazer Faculty of Education Student Choice Award ${altNumber}
Hailey Tabbert (FHSc), recipient of the Teaching Assistant Award. ${altNumber}
Nelson Amaral, recipient of the Faculty of Business and IT Student Choice Award. ${altNumber}

Award Nominees and Recipients

Congratulations to our nominees and recipients for the 2023 calendar year!

Award for Excellence in Teaching

Recognizes a faculty member who demonstrates sustained and superior achievements in undergraduate and/or graduate teaching, as well as educational service and leadership.

  • Brendan MacDonald, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
  • Thomas McMorrow, Faculty of Social Science and Humanities (recipient)
  • Robyn Ruttenberg-Rozen, Mitch and Leslie Frazer Faculty of Education

Early Career Teaching Award

Recognizes innovation and excellence in teaching by individuals in the first five years of their teaching career (as of December 31, 2023).

  • Zeinab El-Sayegh, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
  • Emilia King, Faculty of Social Science and Humanities (recipient)
  • Gabby Resch, Faculty of Business and Information Technology
  • Bobby Stojanoski, Faculty of Social Science and Humanities
  • Stephanie Thompson, Mitch and Leslie Frazer Faculty of Education

Learning Reimagined Award

Recognizes individuals or groups who demonstrate unique and original solutions to specific problems of practice in their classes.

  • Ana Duff, Faculty of Business and Information Technology
  • Brenda Jacobs, Mitch and Leslie Frazer Faculty of Education (recipient)
  • Jennifer Laffier, Mitch and Leslie Frazer Faculty of Education
  • Sharon Lauricella, Faculty of Social Science and Humanities
  • Brendan MacDonald, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
  • Sharman Perera, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
  • Bobby Stojanoski, Faculty of Social Science and Humanities
  • Stephanie Thompson, Mitch and Leslie Frazer Faculty of Education

Open Education Award

Recognizes individuals or groups who act by contributing, attributing, releasing, and empowering the use of open educational practices throughout our campuses and beyond.

  • Ana Duff, Faculty of Business and Information Technology (recipient)
  • Anna Rodrigues, Mitch and Leslie Frazer Faculty of Education
  • Annette Tavares, Faculty of Science

Student Choice Awards

Awarded to the top student-nominated instructor in each Faculty who contributes to teaching and learning within our campus community.

Faculty of Business and Information Technology
  • Nelson Amaral, Faculty of Business and Information Technology (recipient)
  • Tina Cloutier, Faculty of Business and Information Technology
  • Mehdi Hossein-Nejad, Faculty of Business and Information Technology
  • Samaneh Mazaheri, Faculty of Business and Information Technology
  • Amanda McEachern-Gaudet, Faculty of Business and Information Technology
  • Adam Prokop, Faculty of Business and Information Technology
  • James Robb, Faculty of Business and Information Technology
  • Karthik Sankaranarayanan, Faculty of Business and Information Technology
  • Kayla Tomulka, Faculty of Business and Information Technology
Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
  • Anwar Abdalbari, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
  • Martin Agelin-Chaab, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
  • Murat Aydin, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
  • Ahmad Barari, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
  • Naglaa Elagamy, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
  • Khalid Elgazzar, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
  • John Froats, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
  • Sayyed Ali Hosseini, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
  • Dima Jawad, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
  • Brendan MacDonald, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
  • Nasim Moallemi, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
  • Atef Mohany, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science (recipient)
  • Namdar Saniei, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
  • Sheldon Williamson, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
  • Mohamed Youssef, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
  • Aaron Yurkewich, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
Mitch and Leslie Frazer Faculty of Education
  • Tricia Dwyer-Kuntz, Mitch and Leslie Frazer Faculty of Education
  • Brenda Jacobs, Mitch and Leslie Frazer Faculty of Education (recipient)
  • Jennifer Laffier, Mitch and Leslie Frazer Faculty of Education
  • Stephanie Thompson, Mitch and Leslie Frazer Faculty of Education
Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Lavern Bourne, Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Arlene De La Rocha, Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Crystal Garvey, Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Joseph Gurgis, Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Mikael Khan, Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Sarah Mavor, Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Syed Qadri, Faculty of Health Sciences (recipient)
  • Patricia Riley, Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Mona Rogan, Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Otto Sanchez, Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Paul Yielder, Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty of Science
  • Mihai Beligan, Faculty of Science
  • Rupinder Brar, Faculty of Science (recipient)
  • Franco Gaspari, Faculty of Science
  • Ilona Kletskin, Faculty of Science
  • Mariana Shimabukuro, Faculty of Science
  • Ana Vakiloroayaei, Faculty of Science
Faculty of Social Science and Humanities
  • Andrea Braithwaite, Faculty of Social Science and Humanities
  • Logan Ewanation, Faculty of Social Science and Humanities (recipient)
  • Jordan Harel, Faculty of Social Science and Humanities
  • Leigh Harkins, Faculty of Social Science and Humanities
  • Vivian Stamatopoulos, Faculty of Social Science and Humanities
  • Shannon Vettor, Faculty of Social Science and Humanities
  • Zhemeng Wu, Faculty of Social Science and Humanities

Teaching Assistant Award

Recognizes teaching assistants who demonstrate superior commitment to their students through effective teaching.

  • Juan Carlo Alicaway, Mitch and Leslie Frazer Faculty of Education
  • Hannah Atkinson, Mitch and Leslie Frazer Faculty of Education
  • Guadalupe Blanco-Velasco, Faculty of Social Science and Humanities
  • Alannis Davis, Faculty of Business and Information Technology
  • Taraneh Dehghani, Faculty of Science
  • Ingi Hong, Mitch and Leslie Frazer Faculty of Education
  • Ashley Hope, Mitch and Leslie Frazer Faculty of Education
  • Prachal Jadeja, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
  • Md Omar Faruq Joney, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
  • Daimen Landori-Hoffmann, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
  • Arujan Parameswaran, Faculty of Business and Information Technology
  • Akash Samanta, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
  • Peimaneh Shirazi, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
  • Hailey Tabbert, Faculty of Health Sciences (recipient)
  • Hamed Tadayyoniahrab, Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Sara Taghavi Motlagh, Faculty of Business and Information Technology
  • Julie Vizza, Faculty of Health Sciences

Tim McTiernan Student Mentorship Award

Recognizes individuals who consistently demonstrate a passion for supporting student success, an ability to inspire personal and professional growth and an outstanding commitment to promoting the values of the university.

  • Bill Hunter, Mitch and Leslie Frazer Faculty of Education
  • Lindsay Malloy, Faculty of Social Science and Humanities (recipient)
  • Elita Partosoedarso, Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Lawrence Joseph Ruse, Faculty of Science
  • Laura Thursby, Student Learning Centre, Office of Student Life