Other Awards

University-Level Awards

University-level awards represent the highest level of recognition Western awards to its faculty or staff members.

FIMS Recipients

David Mills, Broadcast Manager (Retired)
President's Medal for Distinguished Service - 2017
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Warren Steele, Assistant Professor
Angela Armitt Award for Excellence in Teaching by Part-Time Faculty - 2014/15
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Susan Knabe, Associate Professor
Marilyn Robinson Award for Excellence in Teaching - 2012/13

USC Teaching Honour Roll

Faculty members are named to the USC Honour Roll based on scores calculated from teaching evaluations.

2015/2016

Paul Benedetti, Lecturer

Andrea Benoit, Lecturer

Tim Blackmore, Associate Professor

Dan Brown, Lecturer

Christopher Clark, Lecturer

Jeremy Copeland, Lecturer

Amanda Grzyb, Associate Professor

Selma Purac, Lecturer

Mark Rayner, Lecturer

John Reed, Lecturer

Andie Shabbar, Lecturer

Sharon Sliwinski, Associate Professor

2014/2015

Grant Campbell, Associate Professor

Christopher Clark, Lecturer

Edward Comor, Professor

Jennifer Martin, Lecturer

Jeffrey Preston, Assistant Professor

Selma Purac, Lecturer

John Reed, Lecturer

Sharon Sliwinski, Associate Professor

Romayne Smith Fullerton, Associate Professor

Warren Steele, Assistant Professor

2013/2014

Tim Blackmore, Professor

Dan Brown, Lecturer

Christopher Clark, Lecturer

Sally Colwell, Lecturer

Kane Faucher, Assistant Professor

Susan Getchell, Lecturer

Ahmad Kamal, Lecturer

Keir Keightley, Associate Professor

Selma Purac, Lecturer

John Reed, Lecturer

Sandra Smeltzer, Associate Professor

Romayne Smith Fullerton, Associate Professor

Keith Tomasek, Lecturer

Sasha Torres, Associate Professor

2012/2013

Andrea Benoit, Lecturer

Tim Blackmore, Professor

Jacquelyn Burkell, Associate Professor

Christopher Clark, Lecturer

Norma Coates, Associate Professor

Sally Colwell, Lecturer

Kane Faucher, Assistant Professor

Amanda Grzyb, Associate Professor

Selma Purac, Lecturer

John Reed, Lecturer

Sharon Sliwinski, Associate Professor

2011/2012

Michael Arntfield, Lecturer

Kyle Asquith, Lecturer

Tim Blackmore, Professor

Grant Campbell, Associate Professor

Christopher Clark, Lecturer

Sally Colwell, Lecturer

Michael Daubs, Assistant Professor

Cheryl Dudgeon, Lecturer

Kane Faucher, Assistant Professor

Amanda Grzyb, Associate Professor

Jennifer Martin, Lecturer

Selma Purac, Lecturer

Mark Rayner, Lecturer

John Reed, Lecturer

Christopher Richardson, Lecturer

Sharon Sliwinski, Associate Professor

Sandra Smeltzer, Associate Professor

Romayne Smith Fullerton, Associate Professor

David Spencer, Professor

Keith Tomasek, Lecturer

2010/2011

Kyle Asquith, Lecturer

Edward Comor, Professor

Michael Daubs, Lecturer

Amanda Grzyb, Associate Professor

Selma Purac, Lecturer

John Reed, Lecturer

Sharon Sliwiniski, Associate Professor

Sasha Torres, Associate Professor

Other Awards

Other Awards

Professor Romayne Smith Fullerton (with Maggie Patterson, Duquesne University)
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication: Research Prize for Professional Relevance - 2019

FIMS Graduate Library
Ontario Library Association Les Fowlie Intellectual Freedom Award - 2017

MA in Journalism Program (jointly with the CBC). Led by Lecturer Meredith Levine
Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA) 2011 Media Award

Paul Benedetti, Lecturer
K.A. (Sandy) Baird Award - 2010

Catherine Ross, Professor
Award for Professional Contribution to Library & Information Science Education - 2008