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Ryerson Awards Night

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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

 

View the "What Makes Ryerson" video that opened the evening's celebrations

 

View the "What Makes Ryerson" video that opened the evening's celebrations

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

 

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