[img_inline align=”right” src=”http://padnws01.mcmaster.ca/images/KevinMumford_JacquieOgilvie.jpg” caption=”TA Excellence award winner Kevin Mumford accepts his award from GSA faculty rep Jacquie Ogilvie.”]Graduate achievements and contributions were acknowledged last night at the tenth annual Graduate Students Recognition Day.

Hosted by the Graduate Students Association (GSA) and the School of Graduate Studies, the event recognized a range of activities, including innovation in research, teaching assistant excellence and off-campus endeavours.

Nearly 100 graduate students attended the event in Convocation Hall, as well as McMaster President Peter George, Laura Finsten, acting dean of graduate students and GSA president Bing Li.

Award recipients include:

The President's Award for Excellence in Graduate Supervision:

Sylvia Bowerbank (English)

Gary Bone (mechanical engineering)

Dean's Award for Excellence in Communicating Graduate Research:

George Grinnell (English)

Douglas Mahoney (medical science)

Jessica Phillips-Silver (psychology)

Stephen Shelestynsky (mechanical engineering)

GSA Teaching Assistant Excellence Award:

Winner: Kevin Mumford (chemical engineering)

Honourable Mentions: Stefan Rodde (philosophy) and Rashmika Pandya (philosophy)

GSA Award for Contribution by Non-Academic Staff:

Janis Weir (anthropology)

Therese Quigley Award for Graduate Student Leadership in Athletics:

Graeme Moffat (psychology)

GSA Honour Society:

Abena Otchere (biology)

Mary Keyes Award for Leadership and Service to McMaster:

Kate Higginson (English)

Poster Winners Outlining Research Initiatives:

Danielle Angeloni

Kevin Kelly

Susan Walker

Shawkat Hossain