Convocation and Awards
Ryerson Awards Night
Table Display
Table Display
VIR Entrance -Very Important Ryersonian
Else Grech, recipient of Deans' Teaching Awards from Ted Rogers School of Management
Dave Valliere, recipient of Faculty Scholarly, Research and Creative Activity Awards and Phillip Walsh, recipient of Faculty Service Award from Ted Rogers School of Management
Pascal Murphy, recipient of Deans' Teaching Award from Chang School
Ben Dyson, recipient of Deans' Teaching Award from Psychology
Eric Harley, recipient of Faculty Service Award from Computer Science
Nancy Walton, recipient of Faculty Service Award from Nursing
Suzanne Fredericks, recipient of Faculty Scholarly, Research and Creative Activity Awards from Nursing
Daolun Chen, recipient of Sarwan Sahota Award from Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Said Easa, recipient of Provost's Innovative Award from Civil Engineering
Martin Antony, recipient of Sarwan Sahota Award from Psychology
Ellen Hibbard and Rona Abramovitch, recipients of The Alan Shepard Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Award
Derrick Heyd, recipient of the Errol Aspevig Academic Leadership Award from Faculty of Science
Gil Lan, recipient of Deans' Teaching Award, from Ted Rogers School of Management
The Digital Education Team, recipient of the President's Blue and Gold Award
Ellen Hibbard, recipient of The Alan Shepard Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Award
Farrokh Janabi-Sharifi, recipient of Faculty Scholarly, Research and Creative Activity Awards from Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Ravi Ravindran, recipient of YSGS Outstanding Contribution to Graduate Educations Awards from Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
John Shields, recipient of YSGS Outstanding Contribution to Graduate Educations Awards from Public Policy and Administration
Josephine Wong and Suzanne Fredericks, recipients of Faculty Scholarly, Research and Creative Activity Awards from Nursing
Wendy Freeman, recipient of Deans' Teaching Awards from Professional Communication
Gerda Cammaer, recipient of Faculty Scholarly, Research and Creative Activity Awards and Blake Fitizpatrick, recipient of Faculty Service Awards from Image Arts
Seth Dworkin, recipient of Faculty Scholarly, Research and Creative Activity Awards from Mechanical Engineering
Carol Sutherland, Anti Racism Coalition, recipient of the Alan Shepard Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Award of Excellence
Jeff Edmunds, recipient of the OPSEU Staff Star Award
Diane Winiarz, recipient of the President's Blue and Gold Awards
Shadi Farshadfar, recipient of the Faculty Scholarly, Research and Creative Activity Awards from Ted Rogers School of Management
Mehrab Mehrvar, recipient of the Faculty Scholarly, Research and Creative Activity Awards from Chemical Engineering
Ahmed El-Rabbany, recipient of the Faculty Service Award from Civil Engineering
Dean Gervan Fearon and Pascal Murphy from the Chang School
Marsha Barber, recipient of Deans' Teaching Award from Journalism
The Anti-Racism Coalition Team , recipient of The Alan Shepard Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Award
Mark Lovewell, Director, Academic Initiatives and Interim Secretary of Senate, Master of ceremonies
Julia Hanigsberg, Heather Lane Vetere and Susan Vercruysse, recipient of The Linda Grayson MAC Achievement Award from Admission
Julia Hanigsberg, Nancy Walton and Anver Levin
Julia Hanigsberg, Ahmed El-Rabbany and Anver Levin
Julia Hanigsberg, Eric Harley and Anver Levin
Julia Hanigsberg, Vanessa Magness and Anver Levin
Julia Hanigsberg, Philip Walsh and Anver Levin
John Isbister, Interim Provost and Said Easa
John Isbister and Lorraine Janzen Kooistra, recipient of the Provost's Experiential Award
Jean Paul Boudreau, Dean of Arts, Ben Dyson and John Isbister
Brian Damude, Associate Dean of Faculty of Communication & Design, Marsha Barber and John Isbister
Brian Damude, Wendy Freeman and John Isbister
John Isbister, Yvonne Yuan and Usha George, Dean of Community Services
Mohamad Lachemi, Dean of Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science, Lamya Amleh and John Isbister
Mohamad Lachemi, Ramani Ramakrishnan and John Isbister
Imogen Coe, Dean of Faculty of Science, Catherine Beauchemin and John Isbister
Gervan Fearon, Pascal Murphy and John Isbister
Asher Alkoby, Associate Dean of Ted Rogers School of Management, Else Grech and John Isbister
Asher Alkoby,Gil Lan and John Isbister
Alan Shepard, President of Concordia University, Denise O'Neil Green, assistant Vice-President/Vice-Provost equity, diversity and inclusion and the recipients
Janet Lum, Wendy Cukier, Vice President of Research and Innovation and John Shields
Wendy Cukier and Jean Mason, recipient of the YSGS Outstanding Contribution to Graduate Educations Awards
Wendy Cukier and Rena Mendelson, recipient of the YSGS Outstanding Contribution to Graduate Educations Awards
Wendy Cukier and Ravi Ravindran, recipient of the YSGS Outstanding Contribution to Graduate Educations Awards
Wendy Cukier and Anthony Bonato, recipient of the YSGS Outstanding Contribution to Graduate Educations Awards
Wendy Cukier and Dale Carl, recipient of the YSGS Outstanding Contribution to Graduate Educations Awards
Jean Paul Boudreau, Claus Rinner, recipient of the Faculty Scholarly, Research and Creative Activity Awards and Wendy Cukier
Jean Paul Boudreau, Emily van der Meulen, recipient of the Faculty Scholarly, Research and Creative Activity Awards and Wendy Cukier
Charles Davis ,Marusya Bociurkiw, recipient of the Faculty Scholarly, Research and Creative Activity Awards and Wendy Cukier
Charles Davis, Gerda Cammaer, recipient of the Faculty Scholarly, Research and Creative Activity Awards and Wendy Cukier
Charles Davis,Osmud Rahman, recipient of the Faculty Scholarly, Research and Creative Activity Awards and Wendy Cukier
Usha George, Suzanne Fredericks and Wendy Cukier
Usha George, Josephine Wong and Wendy Cukier
Mohamad Lachemi, Seth Dworkin and Wendy Cukier
Mohamad Lachemi, Farrokh Janabi-Sharifi and Wendy Cukier
Mohamad Lachemi, Mehrab Mehrvar and Wendy Cukier
Imogen Coe,Pawel Pralat, recipient of the Faculty Scholarly, Research and Creative Activity Awards and John Isbister
Alan Shepard, President of Concordia University
Denise O'Neil Green, assistant Vice-President/Vice-Provost equity, diversity and inclusion
Rona Abramovitch, recipient of the The Alan Shepard Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Award
Alan Shepard, Rona Abramovitch and Denise O' Neil Green
Ellen Hibbard, recipient of The Alan Shepard Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Award
Ellen Hibbard, recipient of The Alan Shepard Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Award
Alan Shepard, Ellen Hibbard and Denise O' Neil Green
Amin-Khan Tariq, representing the Anti-Racism Coalition, team recipient of The Alan Shepard Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Award
Alan Shepard, Anti- Racism Coalition Team and Denise O' Neil Green
Errol Aspevig, former Provost and Vice President Academic and Carla Cassidy, recipient of Errol Aspevig Academic Leadership Award
Errol Aspevig, and Darrick Heyd, recipient of Errol Aspevig Academic Leadership Award
Eric Kam, recipient of the President’s Award for Teaching Excellence
Sheldon Levy, Eric Kam, and John Isbister
Jean Golden, recipient of the Chancellor's Award of Distinction
Chancellor Lawrence Bloomberg and Jean Golden
Sheldon Levy, Lawrence Bloomberg and Jean Golden
Martin Antony, recipient of the Sarwan Sahota Awards
Sarwan Sahota and Martin Antony
Daoloun Chen, recipient of the Sarwan Sahota Awards
Sarwan Sahota and Daoloun Chen
Michael Kolios, recipient of the Sarwan Sahota Awards
Sarwan Sahota and Michael Kolios
The Digital Education Team, recipient of the President's Blue and Gold Award
Diane Winiarz, recipient of the President's Blue and Gold Awards
Sheldon Levy and Diane Winiarz
VIR Entrance -Very Important Ryersonian
Professor Marta Braun getting a Ryerson Pin
Debbie Chant, Kathryn Underwood and guest
Jean-Paul Boudreau, Dean of Arts, Irene Gammel from Department of English and John Isbister
Ann Mackay, Ron Ferguson and Julia Hanigsberg
Jasna Schwind and guest
Jasna Schwind and guest
Liz Upham and Barbara Cecchetto from Admission
Sarwan Sahota
Angela Ross' family
Sandra Tullio-Pow
Andrew McWilliams, Lynda McCarthy, guest and Stephen Wylie from Department of Chemistry and Biology
Ravi Ravindran, Debbie Chant and guest
Naza Djafarova and Julia Hanigsberg
Ilone Harrison and Gervan Fearon, Dean of Continuing Education
From the Centre for Student Development and Counselling
Professor Khandaker M. Anwar Hossain from the Department of Civil Engineering
Khandaker M. Anwar Hossain and guest
Pamela Robinson from the School of Urban and Regional Planning
Linda Kincaid, Vi Bull and Melanie Dias from University Advancement
Brian Lesser, Jennifer Parkin and Casey Carvalho from the Email and Collaborative Tools Team
Angela Ross' parents
Rose Marie Volpe, recipient of the Counsellor Award
April Lindgren, from the School of Journalism
Carl Benn, from the Department of History
The Admission Management Team (From left to right): Charmaine Hack, Marisa Modeski, Will Waugh, Michelle Beaton, Susan Vercruysse, Liz Upham, Nancy Haggerty, Barbara Cecchetto, Kevin Goodchild, Manuela Riqueza and Ron Ferguson
Liz Upham and Barbara Cecchetto from Admission
Art Seto from School of Graphic Communications Management and guest
Irene Gammel from the Department of English and Jean Paul Boudreau, Dean of Arts
Heather Driscoll and Ilone Harrison from the Email and Collaborative Tools Team
Jennifer Parkin, Heather Driscoll and Ilone Harrison
Heather Driscoll, Julia Shin Doi and Ilone Harrison
Daniel Rubenson from the Department of Politics and Public Administration and Irene Gammel from the Department of English
The Digital Education Strategies Team
Ravi Ravindran and David Naylor and guests
Leslie Atkinson from the Department of Psychology and guest
Greg Turko and guest
Angela Ross' family
Andre McWilliams and Lynda McCarthy from the Department of Chemistry and Biology
Dana Thomas and Ophelia Cheung from the Library
Dana Thomas and guest
Pamela Robinson from the School of Urban and Regional Planning and Daniel Rubenson from the Department of Politics and Public Administration
Chief Librarian Madeleine Lefebvre and Ophelia Cheung and guest
Lurana Kruchten and guest
Richard Grunberg and guest
Xavier Fernando and guest
Martin Antony and guest
Kathryn Underwood and guest
Tony Conte and Branka Halilovic
David Schlanger and guest
Jasna Schwind and guest
Jasna Schwind and guest
Sri Krishnan
Katrthikeyan Umpathy
Stephan Tang and guests
Lei Jin from the Library
Naomi Eichenlaub from the Library
Frank Russo from Department of Psychology
Delta Chelsea Hotel
Awards Display
President Sheldon Levy
Mark Lovewell, Interim Secretary of Senate
Julia Hanigsberg, Vice President of Administration and Finance
Rosemarie Volpe, recipient of the Counsellor Award
Ophelia Cheung, recipient of the Librarian Award
Naomi Eichenlaub, recipient of the Librarian Award
Lei Jin, recipient of the Librarian Award
Dana Thomas, recipient of the Librarian Award
Vi Bull, recipient of the OPSEU Staff Star Award
Martin Antony, recipient of the Faculty Service Awards
Naomi Koerner, recipient of the Faculty Service Awards
Robert Burley, recipient of the Faculty Service Awards
Linda Cooper, recipient of the Faculty Service Awards
Xavier Fernando, recipient of the Faculty Service Awards
Andre McWilliams, recipient of the Faculty Service Awards
David Naylor, recipient of the Faculty Service Awards
Youcef Derbal, recipient of the Faculty Service Awards
Janice Waddell, recipient of the Provost's Innovative Teaching Award
Jasna K. Schwind, recipient of the Provost's Experiential Teaching Award
Carl Benn, recipient of the Dean's Teaching Awards
Naomi Koerner, recipient of the Dean's Teaching Awards
Art Seto, recipient of the Dean's Teaching Awards
Jennifer Lapum, recipient of the Dean's Teaching Awards
Pamela Robinson, recipient of the Dean's Teaching Awards
Lynda McCarthy, recipient of the Dean's Teaching Awards
Anwar Hossain, recipient of the Dean's Teaching Awards
Greg Turko, recipient of the Dean's Teaching Awards
Howard Muchnick, recipient of the Dean's Teaching Awards
David Schlanger, recipient of the Dean's Teaching Awards
Table Display
Wendy Cukier, Vice President of Research and Innovation
Martin Antony, recipient of Faculty Scholarly, Research and Creative Activity Awards
Leslie Atkinson, recipient of Faculty Scholarly, Research and Creative Activity Awards
Irene Gammel, recipient of Faculty Scholarly, Research and Creative Activity Awards
Graham Hudson, recipient of Faculty Scholarly, Research and Creative Activity Awards
Magaret Moulson, recipient of Faculty Scholarly, Research and Creative Activity Awards
Daniel Rubenson, recipient of Faculty Scholarly, Research and Creative Activity Awards
Frank Russo, recipient of Faculty Scholarly, Research and Creative Activity Awards
Richard Grunberg, recipient of Faculty Scholarly, Research and Creative Activity Awards
April Lindgren, recipient of Faculty Scholarly, Research and Creative Activity Awards
Sandra Tullio-Pow, recipient of Faculty Scholarly, Research and Creative Activity Awards
Pamela Robinson, recipient of Faculty Scholarly, Research and Creative Activity Awards
Kathryn Underwood, recipient of Faculty Scholarly, Research and Creative Activity Awards
Yvonne Yuan, recipient of Faculty Scholarly, Research and Creative Activity Awards
Anthony Bonato, recipient of Faculty Scholarly, Research and Creative Activity Awards
Habiba Bouggherara, recipient of Faculty Scholarly, Research and Creative Activity Awards
Daolun Chen, recipient of Faculty Scholarly, Research and Creative Activity Awards
Marchello Papini, recipient of Faculty Scholarly, Research and Creative Activity Awards
Karthikeyan Umapathy, recipient of Faculty Scholarly, Research and Creative Activity Awards
Gupoing Liu, recipient of Faculty Scholarly, Research and Creative Activity Awards
Farid Shirazi, recipient of Faculty Scholarly, Research and Creative Activity Awards
Fei Song, recipient of Faculty Scholarly, Research and Creative Activity Awards
Applauding for all the recipients
Applauding for all the recipients
Larissa Allen, Assistant Vice President of Human Resources
Angela Ross' daughter Aisha Ross-Hyman accepting the Honorary Award Labour- Management Relations
Frankie Stewart, recipient of the President's Award for Teaching Excellence
Sri Krishnan, recipient of the Sarwan Sahota - Ryerson Distinguished Scholar Award
Sri Krishnan, recipient of the Sarwan Sahota - Ryerson Distinguished Scholar Award
Cheering for Ken Jones, Dean of Ted Rogers School of Management
Ken Jones, recipient of the Errol Aspevig Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement
Ravi Ravindran, recipient of the Chancellor's Award of Distinction
Ravi Ravindran, recipient of the Chancellor's Award of Distinction
The Email and Collaborative Team, Recipient of the President's Blue and Gold Awards of Excellence
The Email and Collaborative Team, Recipient of the President's Blue and Gold Awards of Excellence
Tony Conte, Recipient of the President's Blue and Gold Awards of Excellence
Tony Conte, Recipient of the President's Blue and Gold Awards of Excellence
Tony Conte, Recipient of the President's Blue and Gold Awards of Excellence
Tony Conte, Recipient of the President's Blue and Gold Awards of Excellence
Tony Conte, Recipient of the President's Blue and Gold Awards of Excellence
Phyllis Yaffe, Chair of Board of governors
Referred to as the university's "Academy Awards," Ryerson Awards Night recognizes excellence in teaching, research and administration. Community members gathered at the Delta Chelsea hotel on April 4, 2013 for a gala dinner to acknowledge the highest achievements of faculty and staff. The gala event also introduced a new prestigious award: the President's Blue & Gold Award of Excellence.
2012 Award Recipients
Alan Shepard Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Award
Rona Abramovitch, Advisor on Outreach and Access, Office of the Provost and
Vice-President Academic
Ellen Hibbard, PhD candidate, Communication and Culture, Yeates School of
Graduate Studies
Anti-Racism Coalition
Counsellor Award
Joanna Holt, Centre for Student Development and Counselling
Errol Aspevig Award for Outstanding Academic Leadership
Carla Cassidy, Faculty of Arts
Darrick Heyd, Faculty of Science
Faculty Scholarly, Research and Creative Activity Awards
Faculty of Arts
Claus Rinner, Department of Geography
Emily van der Meulen, Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology
Faculty of Communication & Design
Marusya Bociurkiw, RTA School of Media
Gerda Cammaer, School of Image Arts
Osmud Rahman, School of Fashion
Faculty of Community Services
Suzanne Fredericks, Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing
Josephine Wong, Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing
Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science
Seth Dworkin, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Farrokh Janabi-Sharifi, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Mehrab Mehrvar, Department of Chemical Engineering
Faculty of Science
Pawel Pralat Department of Mathematics
Ted Rogers School of Management
Shadi Farshadfar, Ted Rogers School of Business Management, Accounting
David Valliere, Ted Rogers School of Business Management, Entrepreneurship and Strategy
Faculty Service Awards
Faculty of Arts
Wayne Forsy, the Department of Geography
Faculty of Communication and Design
Blake Fitzpatrick School of Image Arts
Faculty of Community Services
Nancy Walton, Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing
Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science
Ahmed El-Rabbany, Department of Civil Engineering
Faculty of Science
Eric Harley, Department of Computer Science
Ted Rogers School of Management
Vanessa Magness, Ted Rogers School of Business Management, Accounting
Philip Walsh, Ted Rogers School of Business Management, Entrepreneurship and Strategy
Faculty Teaching Awards: Deans' Teaching Awards
Faculty of Arts
Claustre Bajona Department of Economics
Ben Dyson Department of Psychology
Faculty of Communication and Design
Marsha Barber, School of Journalism
Wendy Freeman, School of Professional Communication
Faculty of Community Services
Elizabeth Allemang Midwifery Education Program
Yvonne Yuan School of Nutrition
Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science
Lamya Amleh, Department of Civil Engineering
Ramani Ramakrishnan, Department of Architectural Science
Faculty of Science
Catherine Beauchemin, Department of Physics
Robert Gossage, Department of Chemistry and Biology
The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education
Pascal Murphy, Community Services
Ted Rogers School of Management
Else Grech, Ted Rogers School of Business Management, Accounting
Gil Lan, Ted Rogers School of Business Management, Law and Business
Provost's Experiential Teaching Award
Lorraine Janzen Kooistra Department of English, Faculty of Arts
Provost's Innovative Teaching Award
Said Easa Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science
President's Award for Teaching Excellence
Eric Kam Department of Economics, Faculty of Arts
Chancellor's Award of Distinction
Jean Golden Department of Sociology, Faculty of Arts
Linda Grayson MAC Achievement Award
Susan Vercruysse Associate Director, Recruitment, Communications and Client Services Undergraduate Admissions and Recruitment
OPSEU Staff Star Award
Jeff Edmunds Student Affairs Co-ordinator, School of Social Work
President’s Blue and Gold Awards of Excellence
Diane Winiarz, Financial Services
Digital Education Strategies Team: Mariam Ahmed, Naza Djafarova, Nadia Desai, Ilya Emilianov, Maureen Glynn, Jenni Hayman, Dan Jokinen, Igor Karasyov, Ya-Yin Ko, Yueh-Chin Ma, Brian Nammari, Daniil Novikov, Sushila Parikh, Emily Payne, Nada Savicevic, Leonora Zefi
Sarwan Sahota – Ryerson Distinguished Scholar Award
Martin Antony, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts
Daolun Chen, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science
Michael Kolios, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science
Yeates School of Graduate Studies Outstanding Contribution to Graduate Education Awards
Faculty of Arts
Janet Lum, Public Policy and Administration
John Shields, Public Policy and Administration
Faculty of Communication and Design
Jean Mason, Professional Communication
Faculty of Community Services
Rena Mendelson, Nutrition Communication
Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science
Ravi Ravindran, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Faculty of Science
Anthony Bonato, Applied Mathematics
Ted Rogers School of Management
Dale Carl, Master of Business Administration








