Accounting Alumni Award for Excellence in Accounting
One gold medal is awarded annually, usually in October, to the student graduating from the Master of Accounting program who has the highest marks in all required and elective accounting courses. The gold medal is valued at approximately $900, and is made available through donations from Accounting alumni. Selection is made by the Admissions Policy and Reviewing Committee of the School of Accounting and Finance each Fall.
Value: Gold medal
Alumni Gold Medals for PhD and Master’s Graduates
One medal for outstanding academic performance on completion of a Master’s program and one medal for completion of a PhD program will be awarded at the Fall convocation. Students who graduated the previous Spring or will be graduating in the upcoming Fall convocation are eligible for nomination. GSO would like to receive one nomination from each Faculty. A minimum 80% average is required.
GSO Deadline: September
Award of Excellence in Graduate Supervision
The Graduate Studies Office in collaboration with the Graduate Student Association established this award to recognize exemplary faculty members who have demonstrated excellence in graduate student supervision. Preference will be given to faculty members who have been at Waterloo for a minimum of five years. Normally, three faculty members will be recognized each year at Spring Convocation.
Recipients will be honoured with $1,000 award.
Exceptional Teaching by a Student Award
Open to all registered students who have a formal teaching role at the university. The awards are based on nominations by their students and faculty supervisors. Among the criteria considered are intellectual vigour and communication skills in the interpretation and presentation of subject matters. Concern for and sensitivity to the academic need of the students is an important criterion. The selection committee will normally make four awards each year. For applications and further information contact the Centre for Teaching Excellence (CTE).
Value: Recipients will receive acknowledgement at convocation when they graduate, as well as a certificate and a cheque for $1000.
Deadline: 2nd Friday in February
Governor General’s Gold Medal
Medals are presented on behalf of the Governor General by participating educational institutions, along with personalized certificate signed by the Governor General to recognize outstanding scholastic achievements at the Spring convocation. Students who graduated the previous Fall or will be graduating in the upcoming Spring convocation are eligible for nomination. GSO would like to receive one nomination from each Faculty. A minimum 80% average is required.
GSO Deadline: April
Outstanding Achievement in Graduate Studies Designation (Master’s and Doctoral)
Each year nominees of the Alumni Gold Medal and Governor General’s Gold Medal are considered for a designation of “Outstanding Achievement in Graduate Studies - Master’s or Doctoral”. A maximum of one medal winner and five outstanding achievement designations (one for each Faculty) may be awarded in any one year at each of the Master’s and PhD levels. Students are nominated by their departments. The nominations are evaluated at the Faculty level and are forwarded to the Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and the Advisory Committee on Graduate Scholarships and Awards who make the final selection.
GSO Deadline: April and September
W.B. Pearson Medal
This medal was created to honour Professor W.B. Pearson in recognition of his contribution to the University of Waterloo and to Canada as a research scientist and teacher. One medal will normally be awarded annually to a doctoral student from each department in the Faculty of Science at the discretion of the department concerned in recognition of creative research as presented in the student's thesis.
Contact the Faculty of Science Graduate Studies Office, ESC 254A for further information.
Value: Medal