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Awards & Honours | Faculty of Information and Media Studies
Celebrating excellence across the FIMS community
Awards & Honours | Faculty of Information and Media Studies
Celebrating excellence across the FIMS community
Awards & Honours | Faculty of Information and Media Studies
Celebrating excellence across the FIMS community
Recognizing the people who make FIMS exceptional
FIMS faculty, staff, students and alumni contribute to our community through outstanding teaching, research, service, leadership and collaboration. These awards recognize achievements within FIMS, across Western University and beyond.
Western Faculty Scholars
Recognizing outstanding scholarship
Western's Faculty Scholar Award recognizes significant achievements in teaching or research by faculty members who have established an international presence within their discipline. Recipients hold the title of Faculty Scholar for two years.
Audience: Faculty
Recognition: Research & Teaching
Audience: Faculty
Recognition: Research & Teaching
FIMS Award for Excellence in Teaching
Celebrating exceptional teaching at FIMS
This award recognizes the many ways FIMS faculty support the intellectual development and well-being of students through outstanding teaching. Awards are presented in both full-time and part-time faculty categories.
Audience: Faculty
Recognition: Teaching
Audience: Faculty
Recognition: Teaching
Spirit of Librarianship Award
Recognizing students who strengthen the MLIS community
Presented to an MLIS student who demonstrates the spirit of librarianship through collegiality, support for fellow students, involvement in the program and a willingness to contribute to their community.
Audience: MLIS Students
Recognition: Community & Leadership
Audience: MLIS Students
Recognition: Community & Leadership
Fantastic FIMS Award
Celebrating those who support the MLIS community
The Fantastic FIMS Award recognizes an MLIS faculty or staff member whose collaboration, service and support contributes to the student experience and professional development of MLIS students.
Audience: MLIS Faculty & Staff
Recognition: Service & Community
Audience: MLIS Faculty & Staff
Recognition: Service & Community
Western Awards for Excellence
Western's highest recognition for staff
The Western Award of Excellence recognizes individual staff members and teams whose outstanding contributions make a difference across the University community. FIMS has several past recipients of this university-wide honour.
Audience: Staff
Recognition: Service & Excellence
Audience: Staff
Recognition: Service & Excellence
FIMS Alumni Award of Excellence
Celebrating alumni making an impact
The FIMS Alumni Award of Excellence recognizes graduates who have made outstanding contributions to their profession, community and the Faculty. The award celebrates the achievements and impact of FIMS alumni beyond their time at Western.
Audience: Alumni
Recognition: Achievement & Impact
Audience: Alumni
Recognition: Achievement & Impact
Additional Awards & Honours
Celebrating achievement beyond FIMS
Faculty and staff members are also recognized through university-wide teaching, service and professional honours. Explore other awards received by members of the FIMS community.
Audience: Faculty & Staff
Recognition: Teaching, Service & Scholarship
Audience: Faculty & Staff
Recognition: Teaching, Service & Scholarship