2007 - the Faculty of Arts & Science - University of Toronto

2006-2007 YEAR IN REVIEW
University of Toronto, Faculty of Arts & Science

PHOTO: HENRY FEATHER
ARTS & SCIENCE BY THE NUMBERS
21,950 full-time undergraduate students
3,127 graduate students
912 faculty
67 academic units including departments, centres,
institutes and programs
7 colleges
All data in this brochure comes from the
Faculty of Arts & Science Annual Report 2006-2007
On the Cover: Nidhi Punyarthi, Winner of the inaugural Dean’s Student Leadership Award
DESIGN: DUO STRATEGY AND DESIGN INC. COVER/ PRINCIPAL PHOTOGRAPHY: LIAM SHARP © 2008 All rights reserved.
Year in Review 06/2007

DEAN’S MESSAGE
I am pleased to share with you the second Year In Review
published by the Faculty of Arts & Science. Once again,
this piece highlights a few of the achievements of the
past year as we continue to implement the priorities of
our academic plan with its strong emphasis on putting
students first.
Given our focus on students, it is appropriate that we
feature Nidhi Punyarthi on our cover. Nidhi recently
completed her honours bachelor degree with a major
concentration in Women and Gender Studies, as well as
minors in Spanish and in French Studies, and she is the
first recipient of the Dean’s Student Leadership Award.
This award was created to recognize a student who has
demonstrated exceptional leadership and community
engagement. Nidhi’s extracurricular work has been
characterized by responsiveness to the needs of her
fellow students. Through her work with the Women
and Gender Studies Student Union, Nidhi founded
Stop the Silence as a forum for students to discuss their
experiences with gender-related violence. She has been
an active and articulate voice for students on a number
of committees including Arts & Science Curriculum
Review and Renewal, and is a strong supporter of the
University of Toronto’s food bank. There were many
outstanding nominees for this award, which reminds
us that some of the most important opportunities for
growth and learning during university happen outside
of the classroom.
Over the course of the year, we have made excellent
progress on a number of priorities. We have continued to
focus our attention on providing our students with the
best-possible education: one that includes meaningful
involvement in research, opportunities for significant
international experience and engagement with a wide
variety of scholars and peers. But there is still much to
do and I am confident the momentum will continue.
This is my final year as dean of the Faculty of Arts &
Science. It has been my privilege and pleasure to serve
as leader of such an outstanding group of people. I have
been impressed time and again by the creativity and
innovation of our faculty and staff as they work to ensure
that our students get the excellent education they
deserve and expect from the University of Toronto.
This Year In Review provides but a glimpse of their
extraordinary work – work that I’m sure will continue
and flourish.
With best wishes,
PEKKA K. SINERVO, FRSC
Dean, Faculty of Arts & Science
Vice-Provost, First-Entry Programs
University of Toronto
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NIDHI PUNYARTHI
Victoria College student Nidhi Punyarthi received
the first Dean’s Student Leadership Award for her
extracurricular work and its impact on improving
the quality of the student experience at U of T.
A recent graduate in Women and Gender Studies,
Spanish and French Studies, Nidhi has a proven
commitment to a number of social justice and
education issues.
BUILDING A FOUNDATION
UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION
Undergraduate students
choose from over
2000
courses in 300 programs
As Canada’s premier university, we provide our students with tremendous
benefits: extraordinary resources including one of the world’s leading library
systems, a critical mass of excellent scholars and an unparalleled range of
academic disciplines. A rich undergraduate education means involvement
in the research life of the institution, and extra-curricular involvement both
on and off-campus. The first year lays the all-important foundation for
future success in university and the Faculty of Arts & Science has created a
number of unique programs that assist with transition to university life and
provide enriched intimate learning opportunities.
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new projects were made available to
second-year students to conduct
research with faculty through the
Research Opportunities Program.
Victoria College added a new offering to its popular Vic One program. The Egerton
Ryerson stream, coordinated by teaching and education professor Sheila Cook,
focuses on studies in education and provides an early foundation for students such
as Francesca Imbrogno and Caitlin Grieve (standing l to r) who hope to become
teachers. The program enables students to spend one day a week in a Torontoarea
elementary or high school. Vic One offers students a distinctive academic
experience with a strong focus on small-group learning. In addition to education,
Vic One offers streams in humanities, social science and history, and life sciences.
Unique programs,
including Vic One,
Trinity One,
First-Year Learning
Communities,
First-Year Seminars,
and Pathways,
all provide smallgroup
learning for
first-year students.
RAYMOND LO
Fourth-year Computer Science student Raymond Lo of
New College was part of a small team that created Glogger,
an Internet and software application that allows people to
broadcast live images and movies from their camera phones
or digital cameras instantly to their website, or their MySpace
or Blogger page. This first-person recording and immediate
broadcasting capability has countless applications from
assisting a service technician with repairs to live virtual
tourism. Canadian Business magazine crowned Glogger
with “highest cool factor” of all innovations featured at the
Department of Computer Science’s inaugural Research in
Action showcase. See glogger.eyetap.org.
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TAMMY SAGE
Winner of an Outstanding Teaching Award from the Faculty of
Arts & Science, Tammy Sage of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
blossoms when it comes to learning about plant life. Tammy
teaches plant structure, function and evolution, and her students
say she does so with passion. As a result, many former students
have cited Tammy as the inspiration for their own paths to
graduate school.
A HIGHER STANDARD FOR LEARNING
TEACHING
Our students’ learning experience is largely defined by the quality of teaching and interaction
they have with their professors. We seek feedback from our students on the quality of their
teachers and courses and ensure our newly recruited faculty members excel in both teaching
and research. And each year for over a decade, we celebrate Arts & Science’s best with our
Outstanding Teaching Awards. Meanwhile, the President’s Teaching Academy has established
an elite group of the very best professors across the entire university and we are proud that
some of our faculty members have been selected for this honour.
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ROBERT BRYM
At U of T, teaching and research are inextricably linked, as sociologist Robert
Brym exemplifies. Bob’s research on the social bases of politics in Canada,
Russia, and Israel – including his current project on suicide bombers – has
received international acclaim. He received the Northrop Frye Award from
U of T’s Alumni Association for his innovation in ensuring his students
are the ultimate beneficiaries of the teaching-research nexus. Bob has
pioneered the use of new technologies – websites with online testing
capabilities, video materials, data-mapping software, and interactive
student response systems – to enhance learning. Drawing on examples
from everyday life, such as the daily news, professional sports and popular
culture, he presents core theoretical and methodological issues to the
introductory sociology class of 1,400 students in Convocation Hall.
Bob’s students give him consistently high praise, proving that when it
comes to class size, big isn’t always bad.
NICK MOUNT
English professor Nick Mount, a specialist in Canadian literature and winner
of a Faculty of Arts & Science Outstanding Teaching Award, believes that
literature is best taught in relation to other arts and the world in which
students live. Nick redesigned and restructured his introductory first-year
course, developing visual supplements for each lecture and creating a
soundtrack for the course by playing music related to the material being
studied each day. He has also taken the lead in developing standards
across U of T for the use of technology in the classroom. Nick was
recognized as one of the top ten teachers in the province in TVOntario’s
Best Lecturer competition.
ATOM EGOYAN
Acclaimed Canadian filmmaker Atom
Egoyan, a U of T alumnus, joined the
Faculty of Arts & Science for a threeyear
term as the inaugural Dean’s
Distinguished Visitor in Theatre,
Film, Music and Visual Studies.
PHOTO: RKO/THE KOBAL COLLECTION
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MIRIAM DIAMOND
When Miriam Diamond of the Department of Geography was named Environmental
Scientist of the Year by Canadian Geographic magazine, she noted that it was her
own children who inspired her research. Watching them playing in a neighbourhood
sandbox one day, Miriam began to wonder exactly what was in that sandbox. Soon
after, she began her work exploring human exposure to chemical contaminants
in urban settings. Her research group, which includes geography and chemical
engineering students, is motivated by the need to develop practical strategies to
combat the damage caused by humans and to improve the environment in which
we all live, work and play.
WORKING WITH THE BEST
RESEARCH
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books were published
by A&S scholars.
The calibre of scholars working in Arts & Science positions
us to offer students a uniquely enriching learning experience.
Students gain access to the latest knowledge from the people
who are involved in creating it. Most graduate students are
directly engaged in research with our faculty, and a growing
number of undergraduates are as well. It is our goal to increase
student engagement in research across all disciplines.
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RAVIN BALAKRISHNAN
DEBORAH ZAMBLE
DICK BOND
World-renowned cosmologist Dick Bond of Physics, Astronomy &
Astrophysics, and the Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics,
received both the 2006 Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal
for Science and Engineering from the Natural Sciences and
Engineering Research Council of Canada and a Killam Prize from
the Canada Council for the Arts for career achievement.
For nearly three decades, Dick’s research has provided valuable
insights about the origin, history and nature of the universe.
They work in completely different fields but Ravin Balakrishnan of
Computer Science and Deborah Zamble of Chemistry shared a
prestigious distinction when they were each awarded a Sloan
Research Fellowship. Ravin explores human-computer interaction
and interactive computer graphics, with a focus on innovative
interaction techniques, interfaces for next generation displays, and
interfaces for animation and 3-D modelling. Deborah’s field of
research is bioinorganic chemistry where the principles of inorganic,
organic and biological chemistry are used to examine the delicate
balance between transition and toxic effects of metals in biological
systems of humans and animals. The award from the Alfred P. Sloan
Foundation recognizes exceptional early-career scientists.
RECORDS OF EARLY ENGLISH DRAMA
Six new interdisciplinary
research and teaching
units were launched this
year:
• School for Public Policy
and Governance
• Cinema Studies Institute
• Centre for Aboriginal
Initiatives
Though several hundred years have passed since medieval and Renaissance theatrical
touring companies criss-crossed the British kingdom, the Records of Early English Drama
(REED) project continues to uncover major historical evidence shedding new light on
this little-known period of Anglo-Saxon culture. Executive editor and associate director
of REED, Sally-Beth MacLean recently celebrated the completion of the 24th collection
entitled Cheshire (including Chester), the final edition in the series of volumes covering
the west of England. Significant support from the Leverhulme Foundation, the Social
Sciences and Humanities Research Council, the Hal Jackman Foundation, the British
Academy and the National Endowment for the Humanities helps REED gain access
to mountains of historical documents that would otherwise remain largely unread in
private archives and family collections.
• Centre for Performance
Studies in Early Theatre
• Centre for Biological
Timing and Cognition
• Centre for the Study of
Korea.
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SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY
In response to a rapidly changing policy field, U of T launched the School
for Public Policy and Governance and welcomed the first class of master’s
students in September 2006. The School’s mandate is to educate students to
make a difference in the public, private and community sectors by shaping
dynamic and innovative public policy at the local, regional and international
levels. Located at the doorstep to Queen’s Park and drawing on U of T expertise
across a wide range of disciplines, the School is uniquely positioned to offer
students a competitive edge. The first class includes (l to r) Samantha Young,
David Lee, Candice Camilleri, Shannon Wells and Jacqueline Greenblatt.
PHOTO: ANTHONY MARCI
PREPARING GENERATION NEXT
GRADUATE EDUCATION
$65
million in financial support was
provided to graduate students
in Arts & Science
Graduate students are en route to become leaders in our innovation-based
economy. Their graduate education covers the full range of scholarly life,
reflecting both the teaching and research mission of the University of Toronto.
Graduate students do independent research and are valued members of
our research teams, often forming close mentorship relationships with faculty
members in the process. They also develop their own teaching skills by playing
a key role in delivering the undergraduate curriculum. With the Province
of Ontario providing funding to significantly increase the number of spots
available for graduate students in Ontario universities, the Faculty of Arts &
Science will increase its graduate enrolment by 40 per cent by 2010.
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PHOTO: PHIL BYER
Kate Parizeau, a doctoral student in Geography and Environment & Health,
was named a Trudeau Scholar by the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation for
her work in Argentina. Kate investigates the environmental health threats
facing informal recyclers and waste pickers, who separate recyclable and
reusable materials from curbside waste on the streets of Buenos Aires
before it is collected for disposal in landfill. The project builds on her earlier
work, undertaken with the Waste-Econ project, which dealt with similar
issues of waste management in low-income communities in Cambodia.
KATE PARIZEAU
PHOTO: KARYN GORRA
90% increase in graduate applicants
in the past five years
3 new master’s programs introduced
in the past year – a Master of Arts in
Women and Gender Studies, a Master
of Public Policy, and a Master of Arts
in Cinema Studies.
35+ collaborative graduate programs
are run jointly with U of T’s faculties
of Applied Science and Engineering,
Law, Management, Medicine, Music and Nursing
91 %
of graduate students at U of T
rate their academic experience
good to excellent.*
*Source: 2007 Canadian Graduate and Professional Student Survey
As teaching assistants,
graduate students play
a key role in educating
undergraduate students
and they are among our
best teachers. Winners
of a Teaching Excellence
Award are Sarah Copland
(English), Silvia Martinez
Gorricho (Economics)
and Lindy Ledohowski
(English)
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WENDY ROLPH
Wendy Rolph, senior decanal advisor on international
programs and partnerships, and Miranda Cheng, U of T’s
director of international student exchanges, are devoted
to providing students with an international learning
experience. U of T has exchange or study abroad
agreements with 115 universities and institutions in
32 countries around the globe. In recognition of their
leadership, Wendy and Miranda are both recipients
of the Internationalization Service Award from the
Canadian Bureau for International Education.
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GLOBAL CONTEXT
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undergraduate students took part in
the Internationalized Course Modules
pilot program, travelling to international
destinations for hands-on study relating
to their courses.
Exposing students to other cultures through educational opportunities that take
them around the world – or bring the world to them – helps to broaden and
enrich their academic experience, promote cross-cultural understanding and
assist in their development as global citizens. We give our students the world
when they come to study at U of T. We offer a curriculum that literally covers
the globe and an international community of students, faculty and staff.
Increasing the number of international exchange opportunities and exploring
other models for offering our students an international experience is a priority
for us.
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MIRANDA CHENG
DAVID CAMERON
Political scientist David Cameron is an expert on constitutional
issues who takes lessons from Canada’s experience with federalism
to the world. Having already travelled to political hotspots such
as Sri Lanka, Estonia, Russia and India, David went to Iraq to work
with academics from public universities on the development of
a university course on federalism. A series of two-week training
courses was offered to 70 law and political science faculty who
have since returned to their schools throughout Iraq, and are
now teaching federalism in Arabic and Kurdish.
PHOTO: DAVID STREET
A&S teamed with the Government of France to create the Centre for
the Study of France and the Francophone World, an interdisciplinary
collaboration between the departments of History and French. The
Centre d’études de la France et du monde francophone marks the
first time France has designated a centre d’excellence in Canada.
Located at St. Michael’s College, the centre hosts visiting professors
and offers a summer program in book studies.
Inode TORONTO me ESAN GRAMMAR na bhohie PROJECT
(ghenia
) ologbo ribhekowa
O gha kpolo; o bhe(gh)a
riofenmu.
The above poem, written in Esan, translates into English as follows:
Me kiwere, mena ghejo
Yesterday, I dreamt there was a cat in my room.
titayibhekibhohie no me
It was big and scary.
When I woke up, I looked at where it was sitting in my dream,
(and) do you know what I found
we len bime mien
A dead mouse.
When linguistics professor Keren Rice won a President’s Teaching
Ofen Award, she used no the proceeds yu. to help a group of students establish
the Toronto Esan Grammar Project. Esan is a Nigerian language with
fewer than 200,000 speakers worldwide and for which there is little
written documentation. The students are creating a grammatical
sketch of Esan – possibly the first one ever – which will be a
valuable reference tool for anyone with an interest in the language.
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PROJECT: UNIVERSAL MINDS
Project: Universal Minds, an outreach program run by the Arts & Science Students’
Union, connects undergraduate students with Toronto high school students who
are in need of tutoring in mathematics, science or English. For two years, Central
Technical School’s Lisa Rocca Rodriguez (left) met weekly with third-year New
College neuroscience student Idara Edem (right) for help with her science
courses. The program’s success comes from providing high school students with
the academic help they need and giving university student mentors a valuable
sense of accomplishment.
REACHING OUT TO THE
COMMUNITY
PHOTO: MICHELLE GIBSON
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faculty members worked with
130 gifted senior high school students
on research projects, giving them
an early exposure to the
research process.
Learning occurs outside, as well as inside, the classroom. Our students, faculty
and staff are involved with the community through volunteer work, public
education, and by providing their expertise and advice on some of the world’s
most pressing issues. Our students benefit from civic engagement which
provides them with a broader understanding of perspectives and “real-life”
challenges. Further, the Faculty of Arts & Science helps support our public
education mandate by providing many opportunities for the wider community
to attend public lectures, performances and special events.
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KELLY ROBERTSON
SARAH YUN
Combining a Hallowe’en tradition with the
battle against hunger, students from the U of T
chapter of Meal Exchange, a national studentfounded
charity, in partnership with the Hart
House Social Justice Committee, collected items
for the university’s food bank from homes in
surrounding neighbourhoods during the annual
Trick or Eat campaign. English and Political
Science student and chapter coordinator Sarah
Yun of Trinity College (left), and Human Biology
and Political Science student and chapter
communications coordinator Kelly Robertson
of New College, led a group of more than 200
costumed students at the annual event that has
collected over $1 million worth of food in only
four years. The university’s food bank, which
received the bounty collected, is open to any
U of T student in need.
PHOTO: PASCAL PAQUETTE
Arts & Science hosts a number of events open to the public each year to engage the
community in the intellectual life of the university. These include the Chancellor
Jackman Program for the Arts and the University Professor Lecture Series, which
feature a variety of topics and speakers that appeal to a wide audience.
The Chancellor Jackman Program for the Arts
Shakespeare and the Queen’s Men: The Queen’s Men in London – a series of open
rehearsals and trial performances by a modern-day theatre troupe modelled after
the Queen’s Men, command performers for Elizabeth I of England.
A Forgotten Past: Muslims, Christians and Jews in the Medieval Mediterranean – a
conference exploring the vibrant history of cultural exchange among the Muslim,
Christian and Jewish communities across the Mediterranean during the Middle Ages.
Street Life – a conference and collection of film screenings, photo exhibits and
street-level explorations to examine, reflect upon, and understand global city life.
Visualization in Scientific Practice – a symposium and lecture exploring the role played
by visualization in the creation of scientific knowledge.
The Future of Beauty – a symposium and lecture exploring recent attempts to
reconsider the nature of beauty and to reaffirm its value in the arts and human
life more broadly.
idea&s MAGAZINE
idea&s: the arts & science review won several
major awards, including silver for best university
magazine from both the Canadian Council for
the Advancement and Support of Education
(CCAE) and the Council for the Advancement
and Support of Education (CASE) District II, as
well as gold for best special interest magazine
from CASE. idea&s, published twice a year, is
a forum for sharing Arts & Science scholarship
with the wider university community.
Visit www.ideasmag.artsci.utoronto.ca
for a free subscription.
The University Professor Lecture Series
Donna E. Stewart, Departments of Psychiatry, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Medicine,
Anaesthesia, Family & Community Medicine and Surgery
Gender Inequities in the Global Village
Fergus Craik, Department of Psychology
Aging and Memory: Downhill All the Way
Geoffrey E. Hinton, Department of Computer Science
A Neural Network That Learns to See
J. Edward Chamberlin, Department of English and Centre for Comparative Literature
Common Ground Around the Tower of Babel
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COMMERCE MENTORSHIP PROGRAM
One way that the Commerce program remains connected to
its alumni is through a mentorship program in which a senior
student is matched up with a recent graduate to gain insight
into the workings of the business world. Deloitte Inc’s Justin
Pang, State Street Trust Canada’s Nazneen Khan and RBC Dexia’s
Simon Wong (l to r) are a trio of former students who became
linked when Nazneen, who had been mentored by Justin,
became a mentor to Simon the following year.
SUPPORT FROM OUR
ALUMNI AND FRIENDS
1,331
students received scholarships thanks
in part to the generous donations
from alumni and friends
Our relationship with our students begins with their first inquiry about attending
U of T and continues long after graduation, when they become members of an
international alumni community. We are proud of, and grateful to, the many Arts
& Science alumni who stay involved with their alma mater. They provide advice to
academic leaders, mentor students and advocate on behalf of our priorities. And
they are among our most avid supporters, offering the financial support necessary
to deliver the quality academic experience our students deserve.
In today’s competitive climate, a robust student aid endowment is essential if we
are to continue to attract the brightest young talent to U of T, and to encourage
our students to realize their educational goals. And, with the support of our alumni,
friends and community partners, and matching programs by the Government of
Ontario, we have made real progress, securing more than $2 million for scholarships
and international travel and research opportunities.
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MICHAEL HERMAN
Michael Herman (MBA 9T3, MA 0T6), the
president and CEO of Citipark Inc. and
Citicom Inc., was so impressed with the
quality of the faculty and rigour of the
discipline when he returned to U of T to
do a part-time MA in Philosophy that he
established a major graduate fellowship.
Now he is actively raising awareness of
the philosophy department within the
local business and legal communities,
and sharing his professional expertise
with – and opening doors for – students.
2,044
donors supported
Arts & Science
6,711
undergraduate students
graduated to become
new alumni
CHANCELLOR HAL JACKMAN
GIFT TO HUMANITIES
A new $15-million gift by the Hon. Hal Jackman has doubled
a commitment the U of T Chancellor Emeritus and alumnus
made five years ago, triggering another two-fold match
by the University for an unprecedented cumulative $90.5-
million investment in humanities scholarship. Jackman
Graduate Fellow in English Sarah Copland (left) and
Jackman Research Fellow and inaugural director of the
newly launched Jackman Humanities Institute Robert
Gibbs (right) of the Department of Philosophy were among
the many who gathered with Jackman himself (centre) to
celebrate the announcement of this landmark gift.
PHOTO: LISA SAKULENSKY
The Marie Curie Sklodowska Association gave $100,000 to establish
two undergraduate scholarships and one graduate fellowship for
female students in the Department of Physics. A&S was also the
beneficiary of several bequests, including the Estate of Elizabeth
Barclay Hope in support of graduate students in the humanities.
2006-2007 Arts and Science Donor Breakdown
Corporations
3%
Professor Emeritus Jacques Kornberg established the Kornberg-
Jezierski Family Memorial Essay Prize in Holocaust Studies with
restitution money from the Belgian government for property
plundered during the German occupation, 1940-1945. The gift
was made in memory of the family members who perished in
the genocide of the European Jews.
More than $500,000 was secured to support Hungarian studies,
thanks to the generosity of Tibor Fekete and The Széchenyi Society,
a Calgary-based association which promotes Hungarian culture in
Canada.
Alumni
66%
Friends
29%
Organizations &
Foundations
2%
$20.3 million: total funds raised in 2006-2007
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AWARDS AND HONOURS
A sample of the prestigious awards and honours received by Arts & Science faculty
over the year
INTERNATIONAL
AWARD/HONOUR GRANTING ORGANIZATION RECIPIENT ACADEMIC UNIT
Sloan Research Fellowship Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Ravin Balakrishnan Computer Science
Deborah Zamble
Chemistry
Guggenheim Fellowship John Simon Guggenheim Jerry Mitrovica Physics
Foundation Michael Goldstein Mathematics
Fellow American Physical Society Norm Murray Canadian Institute for
Theoretical Astrophysics
M.K. Vainu Bappu Gold Medal Astronomical Society of India Ray Jayawardhana Astronomy and
Astrophysics
Book Award for Best Contribution American Association of Teachers Macedonian = Makedonski Slavic Languages
to Language Pedagogy of Slavic and Eastern European jazik: A Course for Beginning and Literatures
Languages
and Intermediate Students,
Christina Kramer
Konrad Adenauer Research Award Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Jennifer Whiting Philosophy
Chevalier dans l’ordre des Government of France Paulette Collet French
Palmes Académiques
Humboldt Research Award Alexander von Humboldt Dick Bond Canadian Institute for
Foundation
Theoretical Astrophysics
NATIONAL
AWARD/HONOUR GRANTING ORGANIZATION RECIPIENT ACADEMIC UNIT
Fellow Royal Society of Canada James Robert Brown Philosophy
Eugenia Kumacheva
Chemistry
Ian Lancashire
English
Peter G. Martin
Astronomy and Astrophysics
John Mylopoulos
Computer Science
Barry Wellman
Sociology
Theodore G. Shepherd
Physics
E.W.R. Steacie Fellowship Natural Sciences and Engineering Eckhard Meinrenken Mathematics
Research Council (NSERC) Gregory Scholes Chemistry
Aephraim Steinberg
Physics
Killam Prize Canada Council for the Arts Dick Bond Canadian Institute for
Theoretical Astrophysics
Killam Research Fellowship Canada Council for the Arts Lynne Magnusson English
Canada Research Chair Government of Canada Harald Bathelt Political Science
Asher Cutter
Zoology
Darrell Desveaux
Cell and Systems Biology
Ran Hirschl
Political Science
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AWARD/HONOUR GRANTING ORGANIZATION RECIPIENT ACADEMIC UNIT
Canada Research Chair Government of Canada Stephen Kudla Mathematics
Jennifer Murphy
Chemistry
Nancy Reid
Statistics
Barbara Sherwood Lollar
Geography
Nhung Tuyet Tran
History
Joseph Wong
Political Science
Officer of the Order of Canada Governor General of Canada Endel Tulving Psychology
Member of the Order of Canada Governor General of Canada Janice Gross Stein Political Science
Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Natural Sciences and Engineering Dick Bond Canadian Institute for
Medal for Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada Theoretical Astrophysics
Rutherford Memorial Medal Royal Society of Canada Aephraim Steinberg Physics
in Physics
Miroslaw Romanowski Medal Royal Society of Canada Dick Peltier Physics
Bancroft Award Royal Society of Canada David Dunlop Physics
John L. Synge Award Royal Society of Canada Stephen Cook Computer Science
Award for Scholarly Distinction Canadian Association of Meric Gertler Geography
in Geography
Geographers
CAP Herzberg Medal Canadian Association of Physicists Barth Netterfield Physics
Environmental Scientist of the Year Canadian Geographic Miriam Diamond Geography
Robert H. Haynes Young Scientist Award Genetics Society of Canada Aneil Agrawal Ecology and Evolutionary
Biology
William F. Grant and Peter B. Moens Genetics Society of Canada Marla Sokolowski Ecology and Evolutionary
Award of Excellence
Biology
Induction Canadian Medical Hall of Fame Endel Tulving Psychology
TEACHING AWARDS
Faculty of Arts & Science Outstanding Teaching Award
Alana Boland, Geography
Nick Mount, English
Francois Pitt, Computer Science
Tammy Sage, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Deborah Zamble, Chemistry
President’s Teaching Award
Corey Goldman, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
The Arts & Science Students’ Union’s Ranjini (Rini) Ghosh
Excellence in Teaching Award
Andrew Dicks, Chemistry
Students’ Administrative Council – Association of
Part-Time Undergraduate Students Teaching Award
Ken Bartlett, History and Renaissance Studies
Peter Harris, Vic One
J. Barbara Rose, Academic Bridging Program
Alissa Trotz, Women & Gender Studies Institute
David Welch, Political Science and Trudeau Centre for Peace
& Conflict Studies
Computer Science Students’ Union Teaching Awards
Computer scientists Marsha Chechik, Derek Corneil,
Sven Dickinson, Danny Heap and Karen Reid
Named to Top 10 in TVOntario’s Best Lecturer Competition
Ken Bartlett, History and Renaissance Studies
Nick Mount, English

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