Awards of Excellence

Status: Congratulations to the 2025 award recipients. View this year's winners.

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U of T's most distinguished awards program

Throughout its rich history, the University of Toronto has striven to promote and recognize excellence among its community members. The University of Toronto Alumni Association (UTAA) has played an integral role in furthering this mission through its longstanding support of distinguished awards programs that acknowledge outstanding faculty, staff, librarians, and students.

The prestigious Awards of Excellence program dates back to 1921 with the creation of the John H. Moss Scholarship, awarded to outstanding student leaders. In 1990 the Faculty Award and the Chancellor’s Award were added to the program. Since 1990, seven more distinct awards or scholarships recognizing exceptional students, faculty, librarians and administrative staff members of the University have been launched; most recently, the President's Excellence Award.

Though the criteria differ for each award, recipients all share a commitment to enhancing the university experience of their peers and leave a significant impact on the University through their efforts.

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Congratulations to the 2025 Awards of Excellence recipients!

The University of Toronto congratulates this year’s outstanding winners of the Awards of Excellence—incredible and inspiring faculty, staff, librarians, and students who dedicate themselves to concern for others and collective success.

In this short video, University of Toronto President Meric Gertler offers his personal congratulations to the Awards of Excellence honourees. Celebrating their leadership, creativity and commitment, he thanks them for making us proud.

See the list of 2025 recipients      See past recipients

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Awards of Excellence winners in the news

Professor Ron Levi, a Ludwik and Estelle Jus Memorial Human Rights Prize honouree in 2014, received the University of Toronto Global Educator Award for 2022. The director of U of T’s Global Justice Lab, Levi was recognized for his commitment to diversity of perspectives and student engagement. Congratulations!

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Awards of Excellence for students

Awards of Excellence scholarship recipients and award recipients are the leaders of their classes. Academically, they take advantage of the quality and breadth of learning and research opportunities provided by the University. Through leadership in athletics, student government, clubs and student groups, in addition to many leadership roles outside the university, they enhance the experiences of their peers by contributing to the development of diverse and strong student communities.

Awards of Excellence for faculty, librarians, and staff

Each faculty, librarian and staff member honoured through the Awards of Excellence reflects the University’s vision of becoming a leader among the world’s best public teaching and research universities – in discovery, preservation and sharing of knowledge through its teaching and research, and in commitment to excellence and equity. Award recipients provide students with academically challenging and exciting, well-taught programs, ensure that the university community is sensitive to the diversity of its population and share their discovery and knowledge through public stewardship.

 

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