Celebrate Teaching! Awards
The Celebrate Teaching! Awards are an annual celebration of teaching excellence and the positive impact that instructors of all kinds have at Ontario Tech!
Nominations for each calendar year open in November/December, and award winners are announced at the Celebrate Teaching! Awards Ceremony in March.
Save the Date!
The Celebrate Teaching! Awards Ceremony will be held following the annual Conference on University Teaching and Learning.
- Where: Business and IT Building (BIT) Mezzanine, Ontario Tech University North Campus
- When: Wednesday March 25, 2026, starting at 3:45 p.m.
Attend the Awards Ceremony
Attend the Awards Ceremony
Comnplete the linked registration form to save your place!
2025 Nominees
2025 Nominees
Congratulations to all nominees for the 2025 calendar year!
Award for Excellence in Teaching
- Paula Di Cato, Faculty of Science
- Filippo Genco, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
- Tanya Karam-Zanders, Faculty of Social Science and Humanities
Early Career Teaching Award
- Taylor Heffer, Faculty of Social Science and Humanities
- Rebecca Lazarenko, Faculty of Social Science and Humanities
- Laura Morrison, Frazer Faculty of Education
- Gabby Resch, Faculty of Business and Information Technology
- Chen Shen, Faculty of Business and Information Technology
- Aaron Yurkewich, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
Open Education Award
- Brandon Carson, Frazer Faculty of Education
- Justin Rawlins, Faculty of Social Science and Humanities
Learning Reimagined Award
- Tim Dolighan, Frazer Faculty of Education
- Ana Duff, Faculty of Business and Information Technology
- Annie Lee, Faculty of Science
- Amanda McEachern-Gaudet, Faculty of Business and Information Technology
- Elita Partosoedarso, Faculty of Health Sciences
- Eric Rapos, Faculty of Science
- Hannah Scott, Faculty of Social Science and Humanities
- Chen Shen, Faculty of Business and Information Technology
- William Thurber, Faculty of Business and Information Technology
Tim McTiernan Student Mentorship Award
- Akramul Azim, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
- Christian Elia, Frazer Faculty of Education
- Joseph Gurgis, Faculty of Health Sciences
- Brenda Jacobs, Frazer Faculty of Education
- Zenia Kish, Faculty of Social Science and Humanities
- Matthew McGravey, Student Learning Support Services
- Sara Taghavi Motlagh, Faculty of Business and Information Technology
- Shannon Vettor, Faculty of Social Science and Humanities
Teaching Assistant Award
- Muna Abdulaziz, Faculty of Science
- Jessica Biasin, Faculty of Social Science and Humanities
- Kyle Christiansen, Faculty of Business and Information Technology
- Yasmin Hafez, Faculty of Science
- Cristina Henriques, Faculty of Science
- Aisha Pasha, Faculty of Science
- Natalie Rajack, Faculty of Social Science and Humanities
- Ethan Stefan-Henningsen, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
- Eyad Tamimi, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
Past Awards
Past Awards
View past award winners and nominees
FAQs
FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions answered