Awards of Excellence 2023 Recipients

We are delighted to announce the 2023 winners. Click on each linked name to read more about each of these remarkable U of T students, faculty and staff members. More links to recipient announcements and citations will be added in the coming days. Check back for updates!

FACULTY WINNERS:

Vivek Goel Faculty Citizenship Award
Professor Dickson Eyoh, New College, Faculty of Arts & Science
Professor Joseph R. Desloges, Department of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Arts & Science

Ludwik and Estelle Jus Memorial Human Rights Prize – Influential Leader
Professor Sophia Moreau, Faculty of Law
Professor Cheryl Suzack, Department of English, Faculty of Arts & Science

Carolyn Tuohy Impact on Public Policy Award
Professor Ito Peng, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Arts & Science

Northrop Frye Award (Faculty)
Professor Ariel Chan, Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering

Northrop Frye Award (Team)
Curriculum Steering Committee, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Arts & Science
Professor Jonathan Craft
Professor Dickson Eyoh
Professor Lilach Gilady
Professor Antoinette Handley
Professor Ruth Marshall
Professor Kanta Murali
Professor Robert C. Vipond
Professor Melissa Williams

STAFF WINNERS:

Northrop Frye Award (Staff)
Timothy Neufeldt, Faculty of Music

Jill Matus Excellence in Student Services Award
Nalayini Balasubramaniam, Faculty of Music
Cristina Peter, Academic Success, Division of Student Life, St. George Campus

Chancellor’s Leadership Award – Emerging Leader
Heather Hines, Office of the Vice-President & Principal, University of Toronto Mississauga
Lachmi Singh, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy

Chancellor’s Leadership Award – Distinguished Leader
Peter Hurley, Department of Physics, Faculty of Arts & Science

Chancellor’s Leadership Award – Influential Leader
Ron Saporta, Property Services & Sustainability, Office of the Vice-President Operations and Real Estate Partnerships

President’s Excellence Award – Emerging Excellence
Gloria Cuneo, University Family Housing, University Development and Campus Services, Office of the Vice-President Operations and Real Estate Partnerships
Nader Boutros, Human Resources, University of Toronto Mississauga

President’s Excellence Award – Distinguished Excellence
Anuar Rodrigues, Office of the Vice-President & Principal, University of Toronto Mississauga
Caroline Rabbat, High Risk, Faculty Support & Mental Health, Faculty of Arts & Science

President’s Excellence Award – Influential Excellence
Alex Brat, Labour Relations, Division of People Strategy, Equity & Culture

STUDENT WINNERS:

Joan E. Foley Quality of Student Experience Award
Yao Yan Huang, Physical and Environmental Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough

Adel S. Sedra Distinguished Graduate Award
Sara Ahmed, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering and Temerty Faculty of Medicine

UTAA Graduate Scholars
Jad Sinno, Social and Behavioural Health Sciences, Dalla Lana School of Public Health
Andrea Bowra, Public Health Sciences, Dalla Lana School of Public Health
Lia Huo, Institute of Medical Sciences, Temerty Faculty of Medicine

John H. Moss Scholarship
Fabiola Astrid Cruz Li, Victoria College, Faculty of Arts & Science

UTAA Scholars
Andrea Caceres, Woodsworth College, Faculty of Arts & Science
Iakoiehwahtha Patton, Victoria College, Faculty of Arts and Science
Chan-Min Roh, Victoria College, Faculty of Arts & Science
Li Wan, Victoria College, Faculty of Arts & Science