Group of recipients with the UM President and Provost

Recipients at the 2025 Faculty Recognition Reception, with President Michael Benarroch and Provost Diane Hiebert-Murphy

Honouring faculty excellence at UM

Faculty Recognition Reception 2025

May 14, 2025 —

On May 6, the University of Manitoba celebrated the achievements of outstanding faculty members at the annual Faculty Recognition Reception, held at Marshall McLuhan Hall in UMSU University Centre.

Hosted by the Office of the Provost and Vice-President (Academic), the event honoured recipients of teaching awards, community engagement awards, Merit Awards, and those granted Tenure.

Dr. Michael Benarroch, President and Vice-Chancellor, and Dr. Diane Hiebert-Murphy, Provost and Vice-President (Academic), presented each award and expressed their gratitude to faculty members for their dedication, innovation, and meaningful contributions to the university.

Together, these faculty members are leading the change envisioned in our strategic plan – advancing knowledge, empowering learners, and strengthening connections with communities within and beyond the UM community.

Congratulations to all the honourees:

Olive Beatrice Stanton Award for Excellence in Teaching (2024)

Sarah Cooper (Faculty of Architecture)

University of Manitoba Graduate Students’ Association (UMGSA) Teaching Award (2024)

Nandika Bandara (Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences)

Dr. and Mrs. Ralph Campbell Outreach Award (2024)

Deborah McPhail (Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences)

Community Engagement Fund Award (2024)

Jacquie Dawson (Desautels Faculty of Music)
Katrina Dunn (Faculty of Arts)
Blair Fornwald (School of Art)
David Herbert (Faculty of Science)
Richard Milgrom (Faculty of Architecture)
Victoria Sparks (Desautels Faculty of Music)
Qiuyan Yuan (Price Faculty of Engineering)

Merit Award (2023)

Each year, Merit Awards are awarded to faculty members for their outstanding achievements in teaching, research, scholarly work and creative activities, and service in three different categories. View the 2023 recipient list here.

Tenure (2025)

Karen Alley (Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources)
Mandy Archibald (College of Nursing, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences)
Ahmed Ashraf (Price Faculty of Engineering)
Shawn Bailey (Faculty of Architecture)
Matthew Bakker (Faculty of Science)
Katherine Boyer (School of Art)
Kirstin Brink (Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources)
Jacob Burgess (Faculty of Science)
Sean Carleton (Faculty of Arts)
Jeremy Chopek (Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences)
Sarah Cooper (Faculty of Architecture)
Bruno De Oliveira Jayme (Faculty of Education)
Lucy Delgado (Faculty of Education)
Elsie Duff (College of Nursing, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences)
Katrina Dunn (Faculty of Arts)
Paul Durkin (Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
Sherif Eltonsy (College of Pharmacy, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences)
Amy Farrell (Faculty of Education)
Moni Fricke (College of Rehabilitation Science, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences)
Lauren Goegan (Faculty of Education)
Gayle Halas (Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences)
Sreemali Herath (Faculty of Education)
Junyon Im (I. H. Asper School of Business)
Meaghan Jones (Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences)
Muhammad Kabir (I. H. Asper School of Business)
Aaron Kim (Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Karl Kohut (Desautels Faculty of Music)
Kaarina Kowalec (College of Pharmacy, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences)
Susan Logue (Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences)
Shannon Moore (Faculty of Education)
Vimi Mutalik (Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences)
Shaylene Nancekivell (Faculty of Arts)
Chris Pascoe (Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences)
Kiran Pedada (I. H. Asper School of Business)
Beryl Peters (Faculty of Education)
Julie Pfeffer (Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences)
Dake Qi (College of Pharmacy, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences)
Fabio Ragnelli (Faculty of Music)
Diana Sanchez-Ramirez (College of Rehabilitation Science, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences)
Jill Stobart (College of Pharmacy, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences)
Patricia Thille (College of Rehabilitation Science, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences)
Brandon Trask (Faculty of Law)
Dana Turcotte (College of Pharmacy, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences)
Miguel Uyaguari (Faculty of Science)
Shaowei Wang (Faculty of Science)
Jennifer Watt (Faculty of Education)
Ratchel Zeng (I. H. Asper School of Business)