Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA) Teaching Award

More Information : https://ocufa.on.ca/ocufa-awards/teaching-and-academic-librarianship-awards/

Description

Teaching, in the context of the OCUFA awards, embraces virtually all levels of instruction – graduate and undergraduate teaching, continuing education and faculty development. Similarly, proficiency in teaching may extend well beyond the classroom, the laboratory or the faculty member’s office. Activities such as course design, curriculum development, organization of teaching programs and other significant forms of leadership are often important contributions to the instructional process. Those who excel in any of these are eligible for the OCUFA Teaching Awards.

Approval for Nominations: Head of Department or Division (NB: faculty member must be a member of UTFA and UTFA must be notified of nomination).

Timeline for Preparing Nominations for OCUFA Awards:

• June to July: Academic units / divisions internally discuss and identify candidates and seek approval from the relevant head of the academic unit / division; notify the University of Toronto Faculty Association
• July to October: Begin the process of preparing the nomination dossier including soliciting letters of support, compiling supporting documentation and writing award file narrative by the nominator, candidate and / or academic unit / division
  • NB: The Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation recommends beginning the dossier preparation sooner than this if possible. For example, it’s best if letters can be solicited before the summer starts; certainly, other materials for the nomination dossier can be compiled and the nominee’s personal statements can be written over the summer before classes start in the fall
• November-December: Review of complete draft by academic unit / division and the candidate
• January: Final review and revisions of completed nomination file by academic unit / division and the candidate
• March: Nomination packages must be submitted online by the nominator to the OCUFA Selection Committee. Deadline is in March of every year.

OCUFA has extended their deadline for the Teaching Award for 2023 to April 29, 2023. If you missed the deadline to nominate an exceptional faculty member, this is your chance to finish the application or get the package together.

If you’re interested in submitting a nomination for OCUFA, please reach out to the Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation for a consultation and support in preparing a nomination dossier.

Previous Recipients

2021
Mairi Cowan, Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, Historical Studies, University of Toronto Mississauga
Dragana Obradović, Associate Professor, Department of Slavic Languages, Faculty of Arts & Science
Micah Stickel, Professor, Teaching Stream, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering

2020
Will Cluett, Professor, Chemical Engineering and Applied Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering

2019
Andrew Petersen, Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, Mathematical and Computational Sciences, University of Toronto Mississauga

2018
Michelle Craig, Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, Computer Science, Faculty of Arts & Science
Fiona Rawle, Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, Biology, University of Toronto Mississauga

2016
Diane Horton, Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Arts & Science

2015
Greg Evans, Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering

2014    
Karen Reid, Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Arts & Science

2012    
Steve Joordens, Department of Psychology, University of Toronto Scarborough
Andy Dicks, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Arts & Science

2011    
Paul Gries, Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Arts & Science
Carol Percy, Department of English, Faculty of Arts & Science
Martin Schreiber, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine

2010    
Susan McCahan, Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering
Shafique Virani, Department of Historical Studies, University of Toronto Mississauga
Mike Wiley, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine

2009    
Clare Hasenkampf, Biological Sciences, UTSC
Sossin, Lorne, Faculty of Law

2006     
Gretchen Kerr, Physical Education and Health, Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education
Ernest Weinrib, Faculty of Law

2001     
Joan Eakin, Department of Public Health Sciences
June Larkin, Women and Gender Studies Institute, Faculty of Arts & Science
Solveiga Miezitis, Department of Adult Education, Community Development & Counseling Psychology, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education

1999   
Marilyn Laiken, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
Patricia McKeever, Faculty of Nursing
Judith Poe, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Arts & Science

1998     
Carolyn R. Hutchinson, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine

1997     
Scott Mabury, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Arts & Science
Bernard Katz, Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Arts & Science
Lorna MacDonald, Faculty of Music

1995  
Murray Bryant, Rotman School of Management
Michael Connelly, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education

1994     
John Pitre, Department of Physics, Faculty of Arts & Science

1993   
Michael Lettieri, Department of Italian Studies, University of Toronto Mississauga

1992     
Derek Allen, Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Arts & Science

1990     
Jacqueline Brunning, Department of Philosophy, University of Toronto Mississauga

1988   
Jack Stevenson, Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Arts & Science

1984     
Phillip Pointing, Department of Zoology

1982   
Michael Thompson, Department of Chemistry

1981   
Harvey Olnick, Faculty of Music
Desmond Morton, Department of History

1980 
Kathryn Morgan, Department of Philosophy & Women’s Studies

1979   
JoAnna Dutka, Department of English

1978   
Donald Gorman, Department of Geology

1977     
Gunter Gad, Department of Geography

1976     
Shoukry Roweis, Department of Urban & Regional Planning

1976     
David Harrison, Department of Physics

1975     
Harry Whittaker, Department of Histology (Biology)

1974     
J. J. B. Smith, Department of Zoology & Botany (Group Award)
P.M. Stokes, Department of Botany (Group Award)
Jamshed Mavalwala, Department of Anthropology
J.L. Lennards, Department of Sociology
V.G. Higgins, Department of Botany (Group Award)
W.G. Friend, Department of Zoology (Group Award)
N.G. Dengler, Department of Zoology & Botany (Group Award)
I. Tallan, Department of Zoology (Group Award)

1973   
Greta Kraus, Faculty of Music