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Fifth annual competition looks to crown next best lecturer
Ryerson continues its strong showing in TVO's Best Lecturer Competition with 25 professors nominated by students and alumni for the 2010 title.
"Congratulations to all of the nominees and thanks to all of our students and alumni who provided the nominations. Teaching and learning excellence is one of Ryerson's historic strengths and top priorities, and I am pleased and proud that members of our community nominated no fewer than 25 of our faculty for the TVO Best Lecturer Competition," said Provost and Vice-President, Academic Alan Shepard.
Ryerson has the third-highest number of lecturers in the competition. A total of 332 professors from 37 post-secondary schools have been nominated. Ryerson has a record of success in the contest: history professor Arne Kislenko won in 2005 and professors Oren Amitay, psychology; James Cunningham, philosophy; and Dana Lee, radio and television arts have all been semifinalists in the past.
On Dec. 7, 20 semifinalists will be announced and in February 2010 the top 10 finalists will be named. The top 10 lectures will then air on TVO's Big Ideas program beginning March 6, 2010. Viewers can vote online for their favourite, with the winner to be announced April 17. First prize is a $10,000 TD Insurance Meloche Monnex scholarship for the professor's school. The competition is in its fifth year.
For more information on the best lecturer series go to tvo.org/bigideas.
Congratulations to the following Ryerson 2010 TVO Best Lecturer award nominees:
o Tetyana Antimirova - Department of Physics
o Anthony Bonato - Department of Mathematics
o Paul Chafe - Department of English
o David Ciavatta - Department of Philosophy
o David Copeland - Department of English
o Olivier Courteaux - Department of History
o Patrice Dutil - Department of Politics and Public Administration
o Alexander Ferworn - Department of Computer Science
o Steven Gedeon - Ted Rogers School of Management
o Noel George - Department of Chemistry and Biology
o Natalia Gilewicz - School of Graphic Communications Management
o Jean Golden - Department of Sociology
o Karim Ismaili - Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology
o Eric Kam - Department of Economics
o Peter Kiatipis - Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology
o Jennifer Lapum - Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing
o Dana Lee - School of Radio and Television Arts
o Marilyn Lee - School of Occupational and Public Health
o Dan Mahoney - School of Nutrition
o John Marshall - Department of Chemistry and Biology
o Sohail Rashid - Department of Psychology
o David Schlanger - Ted Rogers School of Management
o Edward Slopek - School of Image Arts
o Boza Tasic - Department of Mathematics
o Jana Vinsky - School of Social Work
