APUS-SAC Undergraduate Teaching Awards Page

TEACHING AWARDS

Does your instructor make a difference?
APUS is committed to improving teaching quality. Accordingly, APUS and SAC (the Students' Administrative Council, which represents full-time undergraduates at U of T) co-sponsor the Annual Undergraduate Teaching Awards. Each year, these awards recognize up to 5 outstanding instructors at the University of Toronto at the undergraduate level from all faculties and all campuses.

Three awards are given in the area of Arts & Science. They are divided into the following categories:

Physical & Life Sciences (e.g. Chemistry, Microbiology, etc.)
Humanities (e.g. Philosophy, History, English, etc.)
Social Sciences (e.g. Anthropology, Economics, Sociology, etc.)

Two awards are given in the area of Professional Faculties. They are divided into the following categories:

Sciences (e.g. Engineering, Architecture, Dentistry, Nursing etc.)
Humanities (e.g. Education, Law, Music)

The winners are selected by a committee (made up of both full- and part-time student representatives) from nominations submitted by students.

NOTE:

Full- and part-time instructors are eligible to win.
An instructor is defined as anyone who has primary responsibility for the teaching of an undergraduate course or courses. Encompassed in this is the responsibility for grading students' work.
Teaching Assistants (TA's) are ineligible.
No instructor shall receive a Teaching Award in two consecutive years.
Nominations will be accepted only from undergraduate students.

Nomination Forms are available:

Download 2007 & 2008 Nomination Form (word version or pdf version)
APUS offices
- room 1089 of Sidney Smith Hall)
SAC office (12 Hart House Circle)

Past APUS-SAC Teaching Award Winners

Year & Recipient Name		Department / Faculty / College
1981-1982
Barker, J.		Political Science
Colman, R.		History
Wallace, J.S.		Engineering
Booth, D.W.		Education
Pitre, D.M.		Physics
1982-1983
Shorter, E.L.		History
Gorman, D.H.		Geology
Foot, D.K.		Economics
McLean, D.		Music
Doane, F.W.		Medicine
1983-1984
Cornu, R.		French
Kontos, A.		Political Science
Roussakis, C.		Mathematics
Scane, R.S.		Law
Carter, M.		Engineering
1984-1985
Horban-Carynnyk, M.		French
Stein, J.		Political Science
Cho, H.R.		Physics
Rogerson, C.		Law
Ham, J.M.		Engineering
1985-1986
Wetzel, H.		German
Plourde, A.		Policy Analysis
Lorimer, J.W.		Mathematics
Cullen, J.B.		Medicine
Trebilcock, M.J.		Law
1986-1987
Lettieri, M.		Italian
Rosenthal, P.		Mathematics
Salter, E.		Anthropology
Kelsey, C.		Rehab. Medicine
Kong, S.L.		Education
1987-1988
Langan, J.		St. Michael's College
Wall, A.M.		Psychology
Yatchew, A.		Economics
Watson, H.M.		Dentistry
1988-1989
Agur, A.		Medicine
Barrett, M.		Sociology
Green, B.		Sociology
Mayo, J.		Music
1989-1990
Blake, C.		English
Covell, C.		Psychology
Solomon, S.		Political Science
Waddams, S.		Law
1990-1991
Desjardins, M.		Religious Studies
Heath, M.		Botany
Richards, J.		Nursing
Smith, J.E.		Political Science
1991-1992
Quinn, P.		English
Arrowood, J.		Psychology
Foot, D.K.		Economics
Selby, K.A.		Engineering
1992-1993
Comay, R.		Philosophy
Gross, M.R.		Zoology
Roweis, S.T.		Geography
Evans, M.		Education
James, S.		Nursing
1993-1994
Allen, G.		Professional Writing Programme
Haillet, P.		French
Strautmanis, J.		Chemistry
Knop, K.		Law
McKee, P.		Occupational Therapy
1994-1995
Trussler, M.		English
Mallouk, B.		Management
Tamminen, W.		Immunology
Walter, C.		Music
Pressnail, K.D.		Engineering
1995-1996
Allen, P.		English
Mazerolle, M.		Woodsworth College
Verner, A.		Chemistry
Kosnik, C.		Education
Berry, B.		Pharmacy
1996-1997
Bogert, R.		Slavic Languages & Literature
Chu, R.		East Asian Studies
Desser, S.		Zoology
Esberey, J. E.		Political Science
Mazzulli, T.		Microbiology
1997-1998
Burton, F.		Anthropology
Dixon, M.F.N.		English
McKee, P.		Occupational Therapy
Walters, G.C.		Psychology
1998-1999
Andy Anderson		Physical Education & Health
Guy Gllen		Writing
Martin Wall		Psychology
Tara Goldstein		Education
Sam Solecki		English
Gary Baumgartner		Mathamatics
1999-2000
Kenneth Bartlett		History and Renaissance Studies
Alkis Kontos		Political Science
Peter Greiner		Mathematics
David Khun		Chemical Engineering
David Nimmo		Director of the Pre-University Program
2000-2001
June Larkin		Equity Studies Program
Mark Lippincott		Political Science
Borje Vahamaki		U.C. Finnish Studies
John Vervaeke		JUP 250 / PSY 370
2002-2003
Professor Raviraj Adve		Electrical & Computer Engineering
Professor Parth Bhatt		French
Professor Arti Dhand		Religious Studies
Professor Arnold Itwaru		Caribbean Studies
Professor Stephen Morris		Physics
2003-2004
Professor Jill Levenson		English Department ENG 338H, Modern Drama
Professor Hudson Janisch		Faculty of Law-Law 202H, Administrative Law
Professor Andy Dicks		Department of Chemistry CHM 138H Introductory Organic Chemistry I
Professor Ian Crandall		Faculty of Pharmacy-LMP 232Y, Microbiology of Infectious Diseases
Professor Maureen Fitzgerald		Sexual Diversity Program at University College-INX199Y, The Coming Out Novel And, Transitional Year Programme-TYP009S, Literature & Culture: Contemporary Toronto Writers
2004-2005
Professor George Elliott Clark		English Department
Professor Paul Piunno		Chemistry Department at UTM
Professor Michael Vertin		Department of Religion
Professor Jack Uetrecht		Faculty of Pharmacy
Professor Paul Gries		Computer Science Department
The keynote speaker was Frank Cunningham.

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