Nominations are now being accepted. The Deadline for nominations has been pushed until Wednesday, January 31, 2024. All supporting documents are due Monday, March 4th, 2024.
About the Award
Nominees should possess clear evidence of significant achievements in the scholarly endeavors outlined in Article E2.2.1c in the Collective Agreement for Bargaining Unit #1. There are three awards, one in each of the following categories:
- 1) Arts, Business, Education and Academic Librarians
- 2) Science and Engineering
- 3) Nursing and AVC
Eligibility
- Only faculty at UPEI who are currently teaching full-time are eligible for the awards.
- If a candidate for this award is in a research chair position, they need to build a case that their scholarly achievement is exemplary taking into consideration that the candidate has a significantly reduced teaching load.
- Emphasis will be placed on the last 5 years of the candidate’s research, and to be eligible for the award, the applicant needs to be at UPEI for at least 3 years.
- A stellar researcher can make a case for exceptional research achievement to be considered in less than 5 years.
Award Guidelines
Nomination Guidelines [PDF]
Subcommittee Members
| Role | Name | Department & Contact | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chair | Bill Whelan | Physics [email protected] 902-566-0419 | May 2023-May 2024 |
| Member | Margaret Burns | Nursing [email protected] 902-566-0975 | May 2023-May 2024 |
| Member | James Polson | Physics [email protected] 902-566-0335 | May 2023-May 2024 |
| Member | Edward Chung | Religious Studies [email protected] 902-566-0324 | May 2023-May 2024 |
| Member | Melissa James | Business [email protected] 902-566-0737 | May 2023-May 2024 |
| Member | Aitazaz Farooque | Engineering [email protected] 902-566-6084 | May 2023-May 2024 |
| Member | Emily John | Health Management [email protected] 902-566-0848/902-566-0925 | May 2023-May 2024 |
Past Recipients
| Academic Year | Name of Recipient | Academic Unit |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | Edward Chung | Religious Studies |
| 2021-2022 | Anne Furlong Kim Mears Krishna Thakur Xiuquan (Xander) Wang | English Robertson Library Health Management, AVC School of Climate Change and Adaptation |
| 2020-2021 | Marya Ahmed | Chemistry and Engineering |
| 2019-2020 | Tung Dung Ngo John VanLeeuwen Aitazaz Farooque | Engineering Health Management, AVC Engineering |
| 2018-2019 | Bishnu Acharya Collins Kamunde | Engineering Biomedical Sciences |
| 2017-2018 | Udo Krautwurst Shafiqul Islam | Sociology/Anthropology Mathematical & Computational Sciences |
| 2016-2017 | Edward Chung Frederick Kibenge Yingwei Wang | Religious Studies Pathology & Microbiology Mathematical & Computational Sciences |
| 2015-2016 | Catherine Innes-Parker Jason Pearson Juan Carlos Rodriguez | English Chemistry Pathology & Microbiology |
| 2014-2015 | J Trenton McClure James Polson | Health Management Physics |
| 2013-2014 | Spencer Greenwood | Biomedical Sciences, AVC |
| 2012-2013 | Robert Hurta Carlo Lavoie Henrik Stryhn | Biology Modern Languages Health Management |