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Teaching and Education Awards Recipients

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Congralutions to our Teaching and Education award recipients for 2026.

2026 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