Recognizing the 2024/25 Outstanding Instructors

Dear colleagues,

At UBC Okanagan, we are committed to recognizing and celebrating the outstanding contributions of our educators who inspire, engage and support our students throughout their educational journeys. It is with great pleasure that we announce the recipients of the 2024/25 Outstanding Instructor awards.

Nominated by their Faculties, recipients of the Outstanding Instructor award have demonstrated an ongoing commitment to supporting student success in their classrooms, creating meaningful and impactful learning experiences that benefit students across our campus.

2024/25 Outstanding Instructors


Peter Arthur, Okanagan School of Education	Malcolm Metcalfe, School of Engineering
Shelly Ben-David, Faculty of Health and Social Development	Paul Milton, Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies
Lukas Bichler, School of Engineering	Min Hu, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Kwame Boateng, Faculty of Management	Hadi Mohammadi, School of Engineering
Hannah Connon, Faculty of Health and Social Development	Lisa Moralejo, Faculty of Health and Social Development
Brendan Dyck, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science	Mostafa Mohamed, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science
Manfred Elfstrom, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences	Spencer Murch, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Scott Fazackerley, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science	Laura Patterson, School of Engineering
George Grinnell, Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies	Katherine Pickering, Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies
Ethan Guagliardo, Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies	Tracy Ross, Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies
Laura Hockman, Faculty of Health and Social Development	Mehran Shirazi, School of Engineering
Katey Kyle, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences	Deana Simonetto, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Michael Landry, Okanagan School of Education	Zoë Soon, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science
Eric Li, Faculty of Management	Mayu Takasaki, Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies
Maya Libben, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences	Ryan Wilson, Faculty of Health and Social Development
Patrick Lundeen, Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies	Shawn Wilson, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Chris McNeil, Faculty of Health and Social Development	Robin Young, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science

Please join us in congratulating these exemplary educators in our teaching and learning community.

Sincerely,

Jackie Denison
Associate Provost, Teaching and Learning

Jannik Eikenaar
Academic Director, UBC Okanagan Centre for Teaching and Learning