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| "Teaching is a huge learning experience" Ñ Tom Duck, winner of the Dr. Forbes Langstroth Memorial Award. |
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ arts graduate Samantha Diamond said it best.
During her valedictory address at Convocation last week, Ms. Diamond described how Halifax's friendly, atmosphere made living and learning at AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ such a pleasure. From Thornhill, Ont., the English major was amazed that Halifax drivers stop for pedestrians, even if they're not waiting at a crosswalk. She drew a comparison to the classroom.
"Our professors, like drivers on the road, stop for us too," she said.
With this list of teaching award winners, here are some of those professors:
A Gordon Archibald Teaching Excellence Award, School of Business Administration (2006/07): Richard Nason, Finance
Commerce Professor of the Year Award: Joan Conrod, Management
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Alumni Association Award of Excellence for Teaching: Peter OÕBrien, Classics
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Law Students Society and Alumni Association Award for Teaching Excellence: Archibald (Archie) Kaiser, Law
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Medical Student Society Professor of the Year: Dr. Richard Langley, Dermatology; Dr. Dieter Pelzer, Physiology and Biophysics
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Sessional and Part-time Instructor Awards of Excellence for Teaching: Olga Velikanova, Russian Studies; Angela Birt, Psychology
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Student Union Teaching Awards
Faculty of Law: Elaine Craig
Faculty of Engineering: Kevin Stanley
Faculty of Architecture and Planning: Frank Palermo
Faculty of Health Professions: Robert Gilbert
Faculty of Graduate Studies: Chris McMaster
Faculty of Computer Science: Ernst Grundke
Faculty of Dentistry: H. Wayne Garland
Faculty of Management: Ray Carroll
Faculty of Medicine: Dr. Richard Langley
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences: Christopher Bell
Faculty of Science: Jean Burnell
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ PresidentÕs Graduate Teaching Assistant Awards:
Warren Heiti, Philosophy
Heather Phillips, Chemistry
Jason Pearson, Chemistry
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Undergraduate Chemistry Society Teaching Award: Jean Burnell
Dr. Forbes Langstroth Memorial Award, Physics and Atmospheric Science: Tom Duck, Physics and Atmospheric Science
Dr. Jessie MacKnight Award for Excellence in Pharmaceutical Teaching: Elizabeth Foy, Pharmacy
Dr. Lea C. Steeves Award for Excellence in Teaching, Continuing Medical Education: Simon Jackson, Cardiology
Earth Sciences Professor of the Year: Juergen Adam
Environmental Programs Student Society Award for Excellence in Teaching: Tarah Wright
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Teaching Award: Jerry Bannister, History
Faculty of Engineering Professor Appreciation Award: Serguei Iakovlev, Engineering Mathematics
Faculty of Health Professions Teaching Excellence Award:Â Cynthia Barkhouse-MacKeen, School of Nursing
Faculty of Science Award for Excellence in Teaching: Michael Bradfield, Economics
Hanna and Harold Barnet Award for Excellence in Teaching First-Year Law: Chidi Oguamanam
Outstanding Academic Advisor Award, Student Services: Melanie Dobson, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Robert Guy, Chemistry
Outstanding Peer Advisor: Chris Cameron, Community Health and Epidemiology
Nurse Educator Appreciation Award, School of Nursing: Colleen Kiberd
Professor of the Year Award, Chemical Engineering: Dr. Amyl Ghanem
Professors of the Year, MBA Program
Bob Blunden, Management
Rick Nason, Management
Silver Shovel Award: Dr. Ian Mobbs, Anatomy and Neurobiology
Srini Award for Teaching Excellence in Computer Science: Mike McAllister
W.W. Wood Award for Excellence in Dental Education: Richard Price, Biomedical Engineering
Undergraduate Neuroscience Teaching Award: Kevin Duffy
Undergraduate Psychology Teaching Award: John Barresi