The Certificate in University Teaching (CUT) Award is given annually to a graduate student who shows a strong commitment to their development as a university teacher and demonstrates the highest achievement on completion of the CUT program. Jointly administered by the Centre for Teaching Excellence (CTE) and the Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs (GSPA), this award serves to acknowledge the importance of teaching development efforts by Waterloo’s graduate students. The CUT Award is open to all graduate students who have completed the Certificate in University Teaching Program. As the winner is determined internally, no application is required and self-nominations are not accepted. Selection is made jointly by CTE and GSPA and the winner is announced in April. The Award consists of a cash award. Funding for the CUT award is provided by GSPA.
Past CUT Award Recipients
Year | Name | Department | Faculty |
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2024 | Jennifer Ellingham | Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering | Engineering |
2023 | Shayla Redlin Hume | Combinatorics and Optimization | Mathematics |
2022 | Tim Alamenciak | School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability | Environment |
2021 | Justin Toth | Combinatorics and Optimization | Mathematics |
2020 | Amanda Raffoul | School of Public Health Sciences | Health |
2019 | Sarah McCrackin | Psychology | Arts |
2018 | Caitlin Scott |
Environment, Resources and Sustainability |
Environment |
2017 | Amanda Garcia | Systems Design Engineering | Engineering |
2016 | Alexander Howse | Applied Mathematics | Mathematics |
2015 | Marzieh Riahinezhad | Chemical Engineering | Engineering |
2014 | Electrical & Computer Engineering | Engineering | |
2013 | Rachel Murdy Campbell | Chemical Engineering | Engineering |
2012 | Reza Ramezan | Statistics & Actuarial Science | Mathematics |
2011 | Dinushan Nesan | Biology | Science |
2010 | Ramila Peiris | Chemical Engineering | Engineering |
2009 | Germanic & Slavic Studies | Arts | |
2008 | Diana Chisholm | Statistics & Actuarial Science | Mathematics |
2007 | Trent Tucker | Management Sciences | Engineering |
2006 | Veronica Austen | English | Arts |