Geography and Planning

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Award for Excellence in Teaching Assistance

Awarded annually by the Geography and Planning Departmental Student Council. The award is to recognize a Teaching Assistant in the Department who has made an outstanding contribution to course delivery, student advising and mentoring.

This year's recipient is:

2022 - 2023 Thomas Stanton

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Past Winners

2022 - 2023 Thomas Stanton
2021 - 2022 Theresa Gossmann
2020 - 2021 Tyler Hamilton
2019 - 2020 Kirsten Noltie
2018 - 2019 Jacqueline Hung
2017 - 2018 Alexandra Pedersen
2016 - 2017 Amanda Schevers
2015 - 2016 Sean Arruda
2014 - 2015 Max Boreux
2013 - 2014 Nanfeng Liu
2012 - 2013 Max Boreux
2011 - 2012 Sean Field
2010 - 2011 Kasey Kathan
2009 - 2010 Melanie Bedore
2008 - 2009 Melanie Bedore
2008 - 2009 Hilary Dugan
2007 - 2008 Alana Ramsay
2006 - 2007 Drew Bednasek
2006 - 2007 Alana Ramsay
2005 - 2006 Jacob Hammond
2004 - 2005 David Atkinson
2003 - 2004 Jackie Cockburn

Julian Szeicz Award for Excellence in Teaching

Awarded annually by the Geography and Planning Departmental Student Council for teaching excellence and innovation on the part of a professor within the Department. The award is named in honour of Julian Szeicz, internationally respected biogeographer and award winning teacher, who was tragically killed doing fieldwork in 1998.

This year's recipient is:

2022 - 2023 Bryan Collins

Nature of Award

Awarded annually by the Geography and Planning Departmental Student Council for teaching excellence and innovation on the part of a professor within the Department. The award is named in honour of Julian Szeicz, internationally respected biogeographer and award winning teacher, who was tragically killed doing fieldwork in 1998.

Past Winners

2022 - 2023 Bryan Collins
2021 - 2022 Carolyn Prouse
2020 - 2021 Laura Jean Cameron
2019 - 2020 Laura Thomson
2018 - 2019 Carolyn Prouse
2017 - 2018 Paul Treitz
2017 - 2018 Leela Viswanathan
2016 - 2017 Marcus Letourneau
2015 - 2016 Betsy Donald
2014 - 2015 Scott Lamoureux
2013 - 2014 Ryan Danby
2012 - 2013 Melissa Lafreniere
2011 - 2012 Warren Mabee
2010 - 2011 Scott Lamoureux
2009 - 2010 Laura Cameron
2009 - 2010 Neal Scott
2008 - 2009 Leela Viswanathan
2007 - 2008 W. George Lovell
2006 - 2007 Beverley Mullings
2005 - 2006 Gerry Barber
2004 - 2005 Paul Treitz
2003 - 2004 Peter Goheen