Teaching Awards Recipients
UBC Okanagan’s Teaching Awards recognize outstanding and innovative faculty who demonstrate their dedication to an important common goal—teaching excellence. We are pleased to recognize several exceptional individuals who embody our academic mission of teaching excellence at the annual UBC Okanagan Teaching Awards Ceremony.
2023 Teaching Award Winners
Provost’s Award for Teaching Excellence and Innovation
Fiona P. McDonald | Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Dr. Fiona McDonald‘s scholarship and research in anthropology took her around the world before she joined UBC Okanagan in 2018. Since then, she has led innovative projects that have significantly impacted teaching and learning on our campus, including developing and teaching new courses focused on visual anthropology and collaborating closely with other departments and units to combine innovative uses of technology with a learner-based approach to teaching.
Provost’s Award for Teaching Excellence and Innovation
Claire Yu Yan | School of Engineering
Since joining UBC Okanagan in 2008, Dr. Claire Yan has strongly impacted the student experience in the School of Engineering and plays an instrumental role in making engineering accessible for current and future generations of scholars. Beyond her invaluable contributions to the school’s engineering curriculum, Dr. Yan’s impacts extend far beyond the classroom through her leadership in developing innovative outreach and bridge programs and creating open education resources.
Provost’s Award for Teaching Excellence and Innovation
Peyman Yousefi | School of Engineering
Dr. Peyman Yousefi has made significant impacts on the teaching and learning community since he first joined this campus in 2016 as a PhD student. Now a dedicated engineering educator and faculty member, Dr. Yousefi has earned a strong reputation for educational innovation and teaching excellence through incorporating new technologies in his classroom and ongoing commitment to the scholarship of teaching and learning.
Killam Teaching Prize
Peter Arthur | Okanagan School of Education
Dr. Peter Arthur has been a leader in the teaching community since the inception of UBC’s Okanagan campus. An internationally-recognized scholar of teaching and learning in higher education, Dr. Arthur has impacted the lives of countless students and educators through his educational leadership as the Founding Director of the Centre for Teaching and Learning, and his caring and compassionate approach in the classroom.
2021 – 2022
Dr. Ayman Elnaggar, School of Engineering
Dr. Bowen Hui, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science
Dr. Firas Moosvi, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science
Dr. Mehran Shirazi, School of Engineering
2020 – 2021
Dr. Jordan Stouck, Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies
Dr. Jannik Eikenaar, School of Engineering
2019 – 2020
Dr. Zoë Soon, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science
Dr. Karen Ragoonaden, Okanagan School of Education
2018 – 2019
Dr. Andis Klegeris, IKBSAS
Dr. Sally Willis-Stewart, School of Health and Exercise Sciences
2017 – 2018
Dr. Yang Cao, School of Engineering
Dr. Leyton Schnellert, Faculty of Education
2016 – 2017
Dr. Ramon Lawrence, IKBSAS
Dr. Christine Schreyer, IKBSAS
2015 – 2016
Dr. Mary Ann Murphy, IKBSAS
Dr. Zach Walsh, IKBSAS
2014 – 2015
Dr. Ray Taheri (Junior), School of Engineering
Dr. Stephen Porter (Senior), IKBSAS
2013 – 2014
Dr. Mina Hoorfar (Junior), School of Engineering
Dr. Susan Crichton (Senior), Faculty of Education
2012 – 2013
Dr. John Wagner (Senior), IKBSAS
Dr. Jonathan Holzman, School of Engineering
Dr. Ilya Parkins, IKBSAS
2011 – 2012
Dr. Erik Rosolowsky (Junior), IKBSAS
Dr. Paul Davies (Junior), IKBSAS
Dr. Naomi McPherson (Senior), IKBSAS
2010 – 2011
Dr. Carolyn Labun (Senior) , School of Engineering
Dr. Joyce Boon (Senior), IKBSAS
2009 – 2010
Dr. Michael Woodworth, IKBSAS
Dr. Patricia Lasserre, IKBSAS
2008 – 2009
Dr. Stephen McNeil, IKBSAS
Dr. Maurice Williams, IKBSAS
2007 – 2008
Dr. Jan Cioe, IKBSAS
2006 – 2007
Dr. Blair Spearman, IKBSAS
2020 – 2021
Dr. Karen Ragoonaden, Okanagan School of Education
2019 – 2020
Dr. Ramon Lawrence, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science
2018 – 2019
Dr. Jonathan Holzman, School of Engineering
2017 – 2018
Dr. Stephen McNeil, IKBSAS
PROVOST'S AWARD FOR TEACHING ASSISTANTS & TUTORS
This award seeks to recognize exceptional undergraduate and graduate teaching assistants and tutors for their contributions to academic life at UBC’s Okanagan campus. We are proud to recognize this year’s award recipients.
2022 / 2023 Award Recipients
- Aneleise Peppard, Student Learning Hub
- Amanda Darbyshire, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science
- Moustafa Mansour, School of Engineering
- Zachary Sawchuk, Student Learning Hub
- Dylan Goode, School of Engineering
- Mehrnaz Makuei, School of Engineering