Nominate an outstanding instructor for the OUSA Teaching Excellence Award.
Ask your peers to submit their nomination.
Celebrate those who make learning an unforgettable journey.
Congratulations to this year’s Recipient, Dr. Josh D. Neufeld.
Nominations
Is there a teacher who has inspired you this term? Check out the criteria below and complete the nomination form to celebrate great teaching at the University of ½ûÂþÌìÌÃ.
The nomination deadline is the third Friday in February. The winners are announced at the March meeting of the Senate and awards will be presented at the Annual President’s Reception for Excellence in Teaching and Research in April.
Criteria
The following three categories are considered during the selection process for the OUSA Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award:
Past Recipients
Awards are given the year after the teaching year is recognized. For example, the award for teaching in the year 2014 was given in 2015.
2024
Prof. Josh D. Neufeld
2023
Dr. Faisal al Faisal
2022
Dr. Kathryn S. Plaisance
2021
Dr. Tara Bissett
2020
Dr. Tara Bissett
2019
Dr. Brenda Yasie Lee
2018
Dr. Chad Wriglesworth
Dr. Norm Klassen
2017
Dr. Frankie Condon
2016
Michelle Ashburner
2015
Prof. Rohan Jayasundera
2014
Dr. Josh D. Neufeld
“My vision is best expressed in the words of bell hooks, who writes that “the classroom remains the most radical space of possibility in the academy”. This award means a lot to me, especially knowing that the initiative for the nomination came directly from my students.â€
Tara Bissett, 2020 OUSA Teaching Award Winner
Adjunct Professor at the University of ½ûÂþÌìÌà School of Architecture