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Awards Spotlight

Dr. W. Stephen McNeil earns national recognition with 3M Teaching Fellowship

UBC Okanagan’s Dr. W. Stephen McNeil is now officially one of Canada’s top educators, earning a 2025 3M National Teaching Fellowship on Monday.

Presented to only 10 educators each year, the fellowship is considered one of the country’s highest honours for post-secondary instructors, recognizing their exceptional contributions to educational leadership, teaching excellence and educational innovation.

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teaching award announcements

Christine Schreyer receives 2024 Killam Teaching Prize
Bill Cohen, Julien Picault and Gina Whitaker receive 2024 UBC Okanagan Provost’s Award for Teaching Excellence and Innovation
Recipients across campus receive inaugural Outstanding Instructor Awards
Bowen Hui receives inaugural Open Education Resources Excellence and Impact Awards (individual); Tamara Freeman, Stephen McNeil and Riley Petillion receive group award
Anita Chaudhuri and Rishma Chooniedass receive BCcampus Award for Excellence in Open Education
Claire Yan receives BCcampus Award for Excellence in Open Education 

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