Paul Fieguth, chair of systems design engineering, is being recognized with a Distinguished Teacher Award for his strong support of students both inside and outside the classroom.
Fieguth is described by his students as being “passionate, open and enthusiastic,” with the goal of “truly helping
Additionally, students appreciate how he incorporates relevant applications of their field into real-world problems in his lessons.
Fieguth is noted by his students for “always trying to connect concepts to the outside world in order to cement the ideas in our minds and to show the importance of them.”
He is known for supporting students with their project work and continuing to offer them guidance when they are no longer his students.
Fieguth began a two-year term as vice-dean of Waterloo Engineering at the beginning of March. He served as the associate chair of undergraduate studies for the Faculty from 2005 to 2009 and has been involved in the development of its undergraduate curriculum. He has been recognized with other awards in graduate supervision and teaching excellence.
Fieguth, one of four recipients of this year’s Distinguished Teacher Award, will be officially recognized at Spring Convocation in June. The other honorees are Steve Balaban and Andrew Houston, both from the Faculty of Arts, and Robin Cohen from the Faculty of Mathematics.