Celebrating outstanding contributions in the Faculty

The Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science recognized individuals for their outstanding work ethic and contributions in 2022.

The Dean’s Awards, which recognize excellence among technical and administrative faculty and staff, highlight and celebrate individual excellence while helping to raise the profile of the faculty nationally and internationally.

Individuals are nominated by their peers and the recipients are chosen by an internal awards committee, ultimately approved by the Dean.

The following individuals received Dean’s Awards for 2022:

Caroline Koenig, a laboratory instructor for first-year engineering in the faculty received the Dean’s Award for Teaching Excellence. The award recognizes outstanding contributions to teaching in one or more of the following areas: teaching effectiveness, teaching innovation and/or teaching scholarship and leadership.

Dr. Stephen Butt, professor, Department of Process Engineering, received the Dean’s Award for Research Excellence. The award recognizes faculty members for their outstanding research accomplishments and significant contributions to advancing the faculty’s national and international reputation for research excellence.

Dr. Sam Nakhla, associate professor, Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, received the Dean’s Award for Excellence in Graduate Student Supervision. The award recognizes and encourages excellence in graduate student supervision.

Dr. Jonathan Anderson, associate professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering received the Dean’s Award for Outstanding Academic Service. The award recognizes exceptional contributions of academic staff members (ASMs and ASM-CEs).

The Dean’s Award for Exemplary Service went to Nicole Parisi, a program administrator in the faculty’s graduate studies office and Dr. Adedoyin Odukoya, a grants facilitation officer in the faculty’s research office. The award recognizes exceptional contributions of non-academic staff members who always make an extra effort, contribute significantly to the success of the faculty and consistently provide outstanding support and assistance.

Dr. John Molgaard, honorary research professor, Memorial University, and Andrew Kendrick, president of SNAME, received the Dean’s Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Faculty. ■■■