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Spring convocation is here! Meet some of the honourees and award recipients crossing the stage this week

Dean Alexie Tcheuyap and the Arts Honours and Awards committee are pleased to share the results of the 2025 Arts Awards for Excellence in Service, Teaching, and Research.

Congratulations to Chad Wriglesworth, Katy Fulfer and Serena McDiarmid on being recognized with distinguished teaching awards this year.

The Department of Philosophy shares the news of the recent passing of Distinguished Professor Emeritus Rolf George, who joined the brand-new Department of Philosophy at the University of Waterloo in 1966.

Congratulations to doctoral student Amar Mahmoud, recipient of this year's Warren Ober Award for Outstanding Teaching by Graduate Students! 

Dr. Evan Risko from the Department of Psychology has been awarded Waterloo's prestigious Award of Excellence in Graduate Supervision, recognizing his exceptional commitment to the success of his graduate students.

The Faculty of Arts is fortunate to host Dr. Robin McCrary, Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Anti-racism and BIPOC Communities. Visiting Waterloo from Syracuse University, McCrary’s research is based in health humanities with the goal to improve patient trust in healthcare.

The medal honours outstanding individuals across Canada who have made significant contributions to their communities  

Dean Alexie Tcheuyap announces the appointments of two new associate deans on July 1, 2025: Bradley Pomeroy, Assoc. Professor in the School of Accounting and Finance, will become Associate Dean, Graduate Studies, replacing Anna Esselment who will complete her five-year term. Anindya Sen, Professor in the Department of Economics, will become Associate Dean, Co-operative Education and Planning, replacing Robert Park who has been an associate dean over multiple terms since 2004.

Congratulations to Dr. Tao Chen on his appointment as a Sponsored Research Chair (SRC) — the first internationally sponsored chair in the Faculty of Arts which supports both industry and academic innovation. Chen will conduct modelling that has many applications in areas such as health-tech, financial trading automation, and smart cities.