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Faculty Excellence Awards
Recognizing outstanding contributions to teaching, research, scholarship and service.
The Faculty Excellence Celebration is an annual awards event that recognizes the recipients of the Faculty Excellence Awards. This year's Faculty Excellence Celebration was held on April 29, 2026.
2026 Faculty Excellence Award Recipients
Distinguished Faculty Awards
| Excellence in Scholarly Teaching, Service and Scholarship Award |
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Randy Connolly |
| Excellence in Scholarly Teaching Award |
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Research Recognition Awards
| Research and Scholarship Excellence Award |
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Dr. Felix Nwaishi |
| Emerging Scholar Award |
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Dr. Katherine Bright
Assistant Professor School of Nursing and Midwifery Faculty of Health, Community and Education Dr. Adam Humeniuk
Assistant Professor Department of Mathematics and Computing Faculty of Science and Technology |
| Undergraduate Research Supervision Award |
| Dr. Eric Chalmers Assistant Professor Department of Mathematics and Computing Faculty of Science and Technology |
Teaching and Learning Awards
| Innovative Pedagogies Award |
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Dr. Christopher Grignard |
| Leadership in Teaching and Learning Award |
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Dr. Leda Stawnychko |
| Teaching Excellence in Lifelong Learning Award |
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Roti Akinsanmi
Instructor Project Management Extension Certificate Faculty of Continuing Education Laurie Matiation Instructor and Artistic Director Academy and Advanced Performance Program
Faculty of Continuing Education |
Faculty Excellence Award Categories
Distinguished Faculty AwardsDistinguished Faculty Awards celebrate outstanding performance by faculty in all aspects of their role and the ongoing enhancement of their teaching and/or scholarship. Recipients of this prestigious award demonstrate excellence in areas such as scholarly teaching, leadership in service, and/or significant accomplishments in scholarship. |
Teaching and Learning AwardsTeaching and Learning Awards recognize the exemplary efforts and commitment of our faculty to the art of teaching and learning: |
Research Recognition AwardsResearch Recognition Awards celebrate full-time faculty members who are making extraordinary contributions to their respective academic/professional fields, students and communities through their scholarship. Three awards recognize the outstanding achievements of Mount Royal scholars: |
The Faculty Excellence Awards are administered through Academic Affairs, as part of Mount Royal’s Celebrate U framework for employee rewards and recognition.