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The ripple effect: 7th annual Legacy Awards celebrate faculty and staff impact

- December 19, 2024

The Legacy Awards are stylized water droplets signifying the ripple effect that one person can make.
The Legacy Awards are stylized water droplets signifying the ripple effect that one person can make.

Imagine a Convocation-like ceremony, but for celebrating achievements at work.

H's annual Legacy Awards event fits the bill nicely, bringing the university community together to recognize faculty and staff for excellence in research, teaching, workplace safety, and service throughout their careers.

The Legacy Award itself — handcrafted by local artists — is a stylized water droplet signifying the ripple effect one person can make. First awarded in 2018 as part of H’s 200th anniversary celebrations, the droplets have since been presented to more than 255 faculty and staff across campus.

“The answer that I keep coming back to [about what makes H so remarkable] is that, here, we change what’s possible for the world in great ways,"said H President Kim Brooks at this year's celebration on Tuesday (Dec. 17).

"We do that by supporting people in realizing potential and possibilities in themselves that they might not otherwise have seen, known about, or been brave enough to explore,” she said. “Every single person on this campus contributes to that positive difference and today we get to acknowledge and recognize more than 40 of you.”

Coming together

While Faculties, departments and units have their own award ceremonies throughout the year that contribute to their local cultures,Grace Jeffries-Aldridge, H’s vice president, people and culture, emphasized the unique role of the Legacy Awards.

“They bring us together to highlight one another and showcase our strength as a H community.”

In addition to the awards, the celebration featured a warm welcome from Elder Ann LaBillois and a student quartet from the Fountain School of Performing Arts.

Read more about the faculty and staff causing ripples and waves below, followed by more photos from the event.

Health and safety awards

Environmental Health and Safety Award

Dr. Jennifer MacDonald, 1st Year Chemistry Laboratory Teaching Team, Faculty, Science

Dr. Joshua Bates, 1st Year Chemistry Laboratory Teaching Team, Faculty, Science

Janice MacInnis Award for Healthy Workplaces

Environmental Health and Safety Office

Facilities Management Stoker Award for Innovation

10-Year Voltage Upgrade:Joe Beaver, Kevin Hazel, Tom Hunter, Dave Lantz, Glen MacDonald,Jack Roach, Drew Tavener

Facilities Management Stoker Award for Safety

Agricultural Campus COVID Clinic: Ed Bowers, Steve Stanton, Ritchie Davidson, Daniel (DJ) McCarthy, Marven Mackenzie, Irving Sharpe, Brett Nelson, Dwayne Warwick, Ken Dunn, Seymour Publicover, Gordon Farrell, Leanne Fisher, Starla Hutt, Annette Bent, Jason Penney

Facilities Management Stoker Employee Choice Award

Nancy McGrath

President's Research Excellence Awards

Emerging Investigator

Dr. Locke Davenport Huyer, Faculty, Dentistry

Dr. Travis Esau, Faculty, Agriculture

Dr. Theo Johnson-Freyd, Faculty, Science

Dr. Sarah Moore, Faculty, Health

Dr. Margaret Robinson, Faculty, Arts and Social Sciences

Dr. Haorui Wu, Faculty, Health

Research Impact

Dr. Floris Goerlandt, Faculty, Engineering

Sue Goyette, Faculty, Arts and Social Sciences

Dr. Noreen Kamal, Faculty, Engineering

Distinguished Research Professors

Dr. Elaine Craig, Faculty, Law

Dr. Hélène Deacon, Faculty, Science

Dr. Josef Zwanziger, Faculty of Science

Community service awards

Anne Marie Ryan Community Growth Award

Dr. Joseph Bielawski, Faculty, Science

Rosemary Gill Awards

Kimberly Lickers, Faculty, Science

Nicole Douglas, Registrar's Office

Aziz Bojang, Security Services

Kerrianne Ryan, Faculty, Science

Gladys Littler Award, Faculty, Dentistry

Jennifer Strong, Dental Stores

Dr. Allan Cohen Memorial Award for Community Service

Dr. Aruna Dhara, Family Medicine

Staff Award for Excellence in Service, Faculty, Agriculture

Jonathan Wang, Athletics, Faculty, Agriculture

Wayne Paquet Award for Indispensable Service,Registrar's Office

Heather McGuire, Registrar's Office

DPMG awards

Early Career

Veronica Bacher, Research Services

Outstanding Achievement

Tyler Hall, Faculty, Medicine

Andrew Harding, Faculty, Agriculture

Conor Falvey, Schulich School of Law

10+ Years of Service

Tiffany Coolen-Jewers, Schulich School of Law

Inclusion, Diversity, Decolonization, Equity, and Accessibility (IDDEA) Outstanding Achievement

Huwaida Medani, People and Culture

Rachelle McKay, Centre for Learning and Teaching

University-wide teaching awards

Academic Innovation Award

Dr. Ted Hubbard, Faculty, Engineering

Award for Excellence in Graduate Supervision

, Faculty, Medicine

Award for Excellence in Online/Blended Course Development, Design, and Delivery

Gabriella Mosquera, Faculty, Computer Science

Contract and Limited-Term Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching

Laurel Schut, College, Sustainability

H Alumni Association Faculty Award of Excellence for Teaching

Dr. Marion Brown, Faculty, Health

Early Career Faculty Award of Excellence for Teaching

Jennifer Frail-Gauthier, Faculty, Science

President's Graduate/Undergraduate Student Teaching Award

Lara Millman, Faculty, Arts and Social Sciences

Clarisse Paron, Faculty, Arts and Social Sciences

Leila Mohammadi, Faculty, Science

Sessional and Part-Time Instructor Award for Excellence in Teaching

Joseph Weatherby, Faculty, Science