Killam Teaching Award for Science Instructors

UBC Science awards Killam Teaching Prizes each academic year to acknowledge outstanding contributions made by teaching faculty in Science. Nominations may be made by students, alumni or faculty in writing to:

Killam Teaching Awards Committee
Dean of Science Office, Biological Sciences Building
1505-6270 University Boulevard
Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4

2011-2012 Nomination Deadlines

Friday, January 27, 2012
for nominees teaching in second term.

Criteria

Among the criteria taken into consideration will be the ability to motivate students and stimulate critical thinking, sustained teaching excellence and development of innovative approaches to teaching methodology and curricula.

Eligibility

UBC Science faculty members, including lecturers, sessional lecturers and laboratory instructors, appointed on or before July 1, 2006 in any of the Faculty's departments are eligible to be nominated for the prizes.

Selection Process

The prizes will be awarded on recommendation of a committee of faculty and students appointed by the Dean of Science. Members of the committee will attend nominees' teaching sessions and interview nominees' students as well as review all supporting documentation.

Recent Winners

2011

Sunita Chowrira
Sara Harris
George Haughn
Malabika Pramanik
Santokh Singh

2010

Kathy Nomme
Angie O’Neill
Jackie Stewart
Douw Steyn
Kimberly Voll

2009

Philip Loewen, Mathematics
Jennifer Love, Chemistry
Andrew Rechnitzer, Mathematics
Lacey Samuels, Botany
Anthony Sinclair, Zoology

2008

Greg Bole, Zoology
Ed Knorr, Computer Science
Agnes Lacombe, Zoology
Mark MacLachlan, Chemistry
Stephanie van Willigenburg, Mathematics

2007

Mona Berciu, Physics and Astronomy
Joel Feldman, Mathematics
Michael Gold, Microbiology and Immunology
Greg Martin, Mathematics
Steven Wolfman, Computer Science

2006

Shona Ellis, Botany
Jaclyn Stewart, Chemistry
Stuart Sutherland, Earth and Ocean Sciences

2005

Paul Carter, Computer Science
Janis McKenna, Physics and Astronomy
Mark MacLean, Science One Program

2004

Geoffrey Herring, Chemistry
Jennifer Klenz, Zoology
Michael Ward, Mathematics

2003

James Berger, Zoology
Michael Feeley, Computer Science
Andre Marziali, Physics and Astronomy

2002

Mary Berbee, Botany
Hugh Brock, Zoology
Lee Groat, Earth and Ocean Sciences

2001

Thomas Carefoot, Zoology
Shona Ellis, Botany
Kurt Grimm, Earth and Ocean Sciences