2021 Merit Awards announced
Merit Awards at the University of Manitoba recognize faculty members for their outstanding teaching, research, scholarly work and creative activities, and service in three categories: Social Sciences, Humanities and Fine Arts; Life Sciences, Natural Sciences and Engineering; and Promoting Indigenous Achievement. Annual applications and nominations are invited for the previous calendar year and awarded by two Joint Committees on Merit Awards.
The recipients of the 2021 Merit Awards are listed below and receive $3,000 each. Congratulations to all.
Social Sciences, Humanities and Fine Arts
Combination:
Katrina Dunn, Department of English, Theatre, Film & Media, Faculty of Arts
Hee-Jung Serenity Joo, Department of English, Theatre, Film & Media, Faculty of Arts
Research, Scholarly Work and Creative Activities:
Sean Buchanan, Department of Business Administration, Asper School of Business
Kristin Reynolds, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts
Ashley Stewart-Tufescu, Faculty of Social Work
Virginia Tze, Department of Educational Administration, Foundations, & Psychology, Faculty of Education
Service:
Jordan Bass, University of Manitoba Libraries
Robert Biscontri, Department of Accounting & Finance, Asper School of Business
Mylène Gamache, Department of Women’s and Gender Studies/Indigenous Studies, Faculty of Arts
Teaching:
Elena Baraban, Department of German & Slavic Studies, Faculty of Arts
Cameron Hauseman, Department of Educational Administration, Foundations & Psychology, Faculty of Education
Lars Richter, Department of German & Slavic Studies, Faculty of Arts
Wan Wang, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts
Life Sciences, Natural Sciences and Engineering
Combination:
Mark Garrett, Department of Physical Therapy, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Thomas Hack, College of Nursing, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Mark Hanson, Department of Environment & Geography, Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth and Resources
Jason Kindrachuk, Department of Medical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Research, Scholarly Work and Creative Activities:
Tracie Afifi, Department of Internal Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Meghan Azad, Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Young Jin Cha, Department of Civil Engineering, Price Faculty of Engineering
Kirk McManus, Department of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Service:
Adam Clay, Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science
Sachin Katyal, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Neeloffer Mookherjee, Department of Internal Medicine and Immunology, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Teaching:
Olesya Fedoryak, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science
Sabine Kuss, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science
Celine Latulipe, Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Science
Promoting Indigenous Achievement
Myrle Ballard, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science
Darja Barr, Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science