Teaching awards

Teaching Awards 2022-23

Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education

3M National Teaching Fellowship

The award was created by the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education to recognize exceptional teachers in post-secondary education. Every year, the fellowship celebrates 10 university and college educators who show leadership in enhancing post-secondary education and a sustained dedication to undergraduate education.

Kai-Yu Wang, Marketing, International Business and Strategy: Wang has received international accolades for the unique partnership model he created that connects students to community partners and integrates service-learning projects into his classes. These collaborations allow students to solve real-world marketing problems by planning and delivering proposals and solutions.

Brock University Distinguished Teaching Award

This award is presented annually to a faculty member who, in the opinion of their peers, has made an outstanding contribution to the teaching and learning environment at Brock University.

Tim Fletcher, Kinesiology: Fletcher teaches aspiring elementary and secondary school educators and coaches the principles of physical education, including fundamental movement skills, games and reflective practice. A key component of Fletcher’s teaching philosophy is developing relationships with students by finding commonalities and nurturing connections.

Brock University Award for Excellence in Teaching for Early Career Faculty

This award recognizes the contributions to teaching undertaken by a new faculty member who is in the first five years of a tenure-track position.

• Priscilla Burnham Riosa, Applied Disability Studies (co-recipient)

• Alisa Grigorovich, Recreation and Leisure Studies (co-recipient)

Clarke Thomson Award for Excellence in Sessional Teaching

This award recognizes the contributions of a part-time/sessional teaching staff member who contributes significantly to student learning at Brock University.

• Natalie Spadafora, Child and Youth Studies

Don Ursino Award for Excellence in the Teaching of Large Classes

The Don Ursino Award for Excellence in the Teaching of Large Classes is awarded to an outstanding instructor who demonstrates commitment to the improvement of student learning in a large class.

• Kate Cassidy, Communications, Pop Culture, and Film (co-recipient)

• David Hutchison, Education and Digital Humanities (co-recipient)

Faculty Awards for Excellence in Teaching

Faculty-specific teaching awards celebrate excellence in teaching by recognizing the contributions of instructors to teaching and learning within a specific Faculty.

• Goodman School of Business: Dirk De Clercq, Management

• Faculty of Mathematics and Science: Barak Shoshany, Department of Physics

• Faculty of Applied Health Sciences: Maureen Connolly, Department of Kinesiology

• Faculty of Education: Dolana Mogadime, Department of Education

• Faculty of Humanities: Mike Griffin, Department of Dramatic Arts

• Faculty of Social Sciences: Erin Panda, Department of Child and Youth Studies

Teaching Assistant Awards 2022-23

The Teaching Assistant Award was established in 1998 to recognize the important contributions to the university by teaching assistants, seminar leaders and lab demonstrators. Since 1998, three additional awards have been created to recognize and celebrate excellence in teaching demonstrated by teaching assistants at Brock. Award recipients below (from left) Thien Bao Le, Oya Pakkal, Zihang Bu, Alison Smoke, Nwakerendu (Kay) Waboso and Rebecca Rios.

TA Award

• Oya Pakkal, Psychology

Graduate TA Award

• Nwakerendu (Kay) Waboso, Child and Youth Studies

Novice TA Award

• Alison Smoke, Health Sciences (co-recipient)

• Rebecca Rios, Health Sciences (co-recipient)

International TA Award

• Thien Bao Le, Biology (co-recipient)

• Zihang Bu, Child and Youth Studies (co-recipient)