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2022 Outstanding Performance Award recipients named
The recipients of the 2022 Outstanding Performance Award have been named, according to a memo from Vice-President, Academic & Provost James W.E. Rush.
"I am very pleased to announce the award recipients for 2022 and would like to take this opportunity to congratulate them for their outstanding contributions to the University of Waterloo," Provost Rush writes.
Faculty of Arts
Lamees Al Ethari; Gregory Andres; Katherine Bruce-Lockhart; James Danckert; Stephanie Denison; Lai-Tze Fan; Daniel Gorman; David Ha; Randy Harris; Eric Helleiner; Heather Henderson; Andrew Hunt; Suzan Ilcan; Margaret Insley; Naila Keleta-Mae; Deborah Kraft; Grit Liebscher; Heather Love; Megan McCarthy; Christine McWebb; Ashley Rose Mehlenbacher; Kim Nguyen; David Porreca; Charles Presslee; Daniel Rogozynski; Jennifer Saul; James Skidmore; Jessica Thompson; Corey Van de Waal; David Andrew Welch; and Jennifer Whitson.
Faculty of Engineering
Andrea Atkins; Hany Aziz; Hassan Baaj; Dayan Ban; Teresa Boake; Clifford Butcher; Michael Collins; David Correa; James Craig; Jeffrey Gostick; Arie Gurfinkel; Fatma Gzara; Mark Hancock; Hamid Jahed; Shavin Malhotra; Christopher Nielsen; Patricia Nieva; Hiren Patel; Michael Pope; Katharine Scott; Mahesh Tripunitara; and Thomas Willett.
Faculty of Environment
Martine August; Janice Barry; Sarah Burch; Alastair Craik; Jennifer Dean; Christine Dow; Daniel Scott; and Maria Strack.
Faculty of Health
Karla Boluk; Paolo Dominelli; Andrew Laing; Brian Laird; Kimberly Lopez; Laura Middleton; and Kelly Skinner.
Faculty of Mathematics
N. Asokan; Jeffery Avery; Therese Biedl; Shoja’eddin Chenouri; Charles Clarke; Richard Cook; Hans De Sterck; Burcu Karabina; Spiro Karigiannis; Martin Karsten; Matthew Kennedy; Judith Koeller; Edith Law; Anita Layton; Christiane Lemieux; Meiyappan Nagappan; Sophie Spirkl; Marek Stastna; Douglas Stebila; Stefan Steiner; and Ruodu Wang.
Faculty of Science
Laura Deakin; Keith Brian Delaney; Brian Dixon; Michael Gingras; Kelly Grindrod; Emmanuel Ho; Scott Hopkins; Elizabeth Irving; Norbert Luetkenhaus; Brian McNamara; Kirsten Muller; Carol Ptacek; Mark Servos; Rodney Smith; and Benjamin Thompson.
Effective May 1, 2005, in accordance with the 2003 Faculty Salary Settlement, the University of Waterloo established an Outstanding Performance Fund to reward faculty members for outstanding contribution in teaching and scholarship.
Statement on wildfires and health risks
Due to ongoing forest fires in northeastern Ontario and Quebec, Waterloo Region’s air quality is currently being impacted. Environment Canada has issued a Special Air Quality Statement that is expected to remain in place for the rest of this week.
Generally, people with lung or heart disease, older adults, children, pregnant people, and people who work outdoors are at higher risk of experiencing health effects caused by wildfire smoke. If you experience symptoms such as shortness of breath, wheezing, asthma attacks, severe cough, dizziness or chest pains, you should move inside into an air-conditioned space.
If you have questions, please contact the Safety Office at safety@uwaterloo.ca.
Read the Q&A with Professor Rebecca Saari, who studies the consequences of climate change and climate policy on human health and environmental inequality and examines the immediate and long-term threats to our health from poor air quality currently being experienced.
W Store launches collection with The Get Real Movement
A message from Print + Retail Solutions.
Get Real is a Canadian non-profit focused on combatting 2SLGBTQ+ discrimination, racism, and bullying in schools, summer camps, and workplaces. They accomplish this by offering a variety of different educational workshop modules and by providing leadership development and marginalized youth support through University Chapters, High School After-School Programs, and 2SLGBTQ+ Virtual Counselling Programs. The programming aims to break down prejudice, promote unity, and foster compassion in our world.
The Love Wins tee shirt, crewneck and tote bag are a limited-edition collection from Get Real in collaboration with Toronto artist Scott Borkowski (@x.sleestak.x). To learn more about the Get Real Movement, visit wegetreal.ca.
Seedling swap a serious success
A message from the Sustainability Office.
On May 17, the Sustainability Office hosted its first ever Seedling Swap. In preparation for the spring growing season, Waterloo community members were invited to bring nonperishable food donations or their extra seedlings to swap for new ones.
The swap aimed to engage and educate the community on gardening and local food systems. Around 150 seedlings were swapped, and included a wide variety of vegetables, wildflowers, and houseplants. In addition, 80 food items were donated to WUSA Food Support to help address food insecurity on campus.
Due to the popularity of the event, the Sustainability Office now plans to host more swaps in the future! Stay in the loop for more seedling swaps, as well as other events to support nature and biodiversity, with the Sustainability Office's newsletter or Instagram. The Sustainability Office also hosted tree plantings at the end of the month on May 30 and 31.
Storytelling for Social Impact and other tales
"Stuck on how to pitch to your audience?" asks United College's GreenHouse. "Confused about where to start? Learn how to tell your social impact story and captivate any audience. Join us on June 15 and June 22 in room UTD 164. You can register on Airtable.
Speaking of social impact, from the latest issue of the Waterloo Engineering Alumni Letter e-newsletter (eWEAL) comes a story about a student leader-turned-mentor uses her voice and time to help others succeed.
"Waterloo Engineering alumnus Amy Charette (BASc ’94, mechanical engineering) was going to be an astrophysicist. Her ambition shifted gears on the day she met her first ever mechanical engineer through her high school’s astronomy co-op program.
“I can’t remember her name – yes, the first mechanical engineer I happened to meet was a woman,” says Charette. “But I hung onto her every word and just knew that mechanical engineering was what I wanted to do.”
"On December 6, 1989, during Charette’s first term, 14 women – most of whom were engineering students – were murdered at the École Polytechnique de Montréal in an antifeminist mass shooting. This horrific event prompted Waterloo to pay closer attention to its women engineering students to ensure their safety and comfort and led to the formation of the Women in Engineering (WiE) committee.
As a member of WiE, Charette recalls the committee needing students who could speak up openly and directly about how women experience traditionally men-dominated events and environments – as well as confidently discuss possible solutions with University leaders to make these spaces on campus more inclusive. It was a role she was only too happy to take on.
“I wasn’t just an engineering student,” says Charette. “I was a young woman with a voice and I used it to invite others to share theirs too and feel safe doing so.”