Awards and Honors

To celebrate the individuals whose dedication to teaching and learning has been impactful

Waterloo Engineering faculty and staff are recognized for excellence in teaching through numerous awards that highlight innovation, mentorship, and commitment to student success. These honours strengthen the faculty’s reputation as a leader in engineering education and celebrate the impact of its teaching community.

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University-level teaching award categories
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Faculty-level teaching award categories
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Total teaching awards - 2020 to 2025
10

Average faculty & staff recognized for teaching excellence per year

Categories of teaching awards

  • Award of Excellence in Graduate Supervision

  • Boyce Family Teaching Award

  • Pearl Sullivan Outstanding Staff Teaching Award

Engineering awards and honours archive: Celebrating excellence over time

  1. 2025
    1. University of Waterloo Distinguished Teacher Award

      Marc Hurwitz

    2. Faculty of Engineering Award of Excellence in Graduate Supervision

      Raafat Mansour

    3. Faculty of Engineering Boyce Family Award for Teaching Excellence

      Pendar Mahmoudi

    4. Faculty of Engineering Igor Ivkovic Teaching Excellence: Engineering Society

      Peter Angelo (S2025)
      Milad Kamkar (F2025)
      David Mather (W2025)

    5. Faculty of Engineering Faculty Teaching Excellence Award

      Pendar Mahmoudi
      Mahesh Tripunitara
      James Tung

    6. Faculty of Engineering Pearl Sullivan Outstanding Staff Teaching Award

      Michael Cooper-Stachowsky

  1. 2024
    1. University of Waterloo Distinguished Teacher Award

      Carol Hulls

    2. University of Waterloo Award of Excellence in Graduate Supervision

      Peter Huck

    3. Faculty of Engineering Award of Excellence in Graduate Supervision

      Thomas Willett

    4. Faculty of Engineering Boyce Family Award for Teaching Excellence

      Andrea Atkins

    5. Faculty of Engineering Faculty Teaching Excellence Award

      Janet Boekhorst
      Nadine Ibrahim
      Houra Mahmoudzadeh

    6. Faculty of Engineering Pearl Sullivan Outstanding Staff Teaching Award

      Ryan Consell
      Calvin Young

  1. 2023
    1. University of Waterloo Award of Excellence in Graduate Supervision

      John Long

    2. Faculty of Engineering Award of Excellence in Graduate Supervision

      Adrian Gerlich
      Peter Huck
      Paul Fieguth

    3. Faculty of Engineering Boyce Family Award for Teaching Excellence

      Jennifer Howcroft

    4. Faculty of Engineering Faculty Teaching Excellence Award

      Rania Al-Hammoud
      Simarjeet Saini
      George Lamont

    5. Faculty of Engineering Pearl Sullivan Outstanding Staff Teaching Award

      Carmen Caradima
      John Zhang

  1. 2022
    1. University of Waterloo Award of Excellence in Graduate Supervision

      Claudio Cañizares

    2. Faculty of Engineering Award of Excellence in Graduate Supervision

      Kyle Daun
      John Long

    3. Faculty of Engineering Faculty Teaching Excellence Award

      Jennifer Howcroft
      David Mather
      Andrew Morton

    4. Faculty of Engineering Pearl Sullivan Outstanding Staff Teaching Award

      Kate Mercer
      Charles (Kim) Pope

  1. 2021
    1. University of Waterloo Distinguished Teacher Award

      Paul Fieguth

    2. Faculty of Engineering Award of Excellence in Graduate Supervision

      Hector Budman
      Kankar Bhattacharya
      Andrew Levitt

    3. Faculty of Engineering Igor Ivkovic Teaching Excellence: Engineering Society

      Hassan Baaj
      Pendar Mahmoudi
      Mohammed Nassar 

    4. Faculty of Engineering Faculty Teaching Excellence Award

      Chris Bachmann
      Marc Hurwitz
      Andrew Levitt 

  1. 2020
    1. Provincial Award for Teaching Excellence: Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance

      Mohammed Nassar 

    2. University of Waterloo Faculty Teaching Award

      Allyson Giannikouris
      Jason Grove
      Jane Hutton Mah 

    3. University of Waterloo Distinguished Teacher Award

      Rajinder Pal

    4. Faculty of Engineering Teaching Excellence Award: Engineering Society

      Sanjeev Bedi
      Nachiket Kapre
      Anne Allen

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Congratulations to our faculty and staff for their well-earned recognition and commitment to teaching excellence.