The annual President’s Awards for outstanding service was held on May 31 to recognize and thank 75 employee nominees who went above and beyond their regular roles and responsibilities this past year. This group provided exceptional service, contributed to the efficiency and effectiveness of University operations or had an impact on the reputation of McMaster.

This is the 20^th anniversary of the President’s Awards celebrations, and to mark the occasion, President and Vice-Chancellor Patrick Deane announced a new President’s Award that will be part of the celebrations starting next year. The Rising Star Award will be granted based on recommendations from the advisory committee for an employee new to their role.

“Each year I’m honoured to participate in this event and meet the individuals who are making a difference at McMaster,” said President and Vice-Chancellor, Patrick Deane. “We have so many talented individuals in our community, and it’s a privilege to recognize them.”

Individual Award Recipients

Andrew Colgoni, Librarian, Thode Library, University Libraries

Tammy Feher, Administrative Coordinator, Chemical Biology

Lynn Giordano, Assistant Dean (Studies), Faculty of Social Sciences

Dave Heidebrecht, Manager, Office of Community Engagement

Marzena Kielar, Manager, IT Reporting and Data Warehouse, University Technology Services

James Knibb-Lamouche, Associate Director, Indigenous Student Services

Sunita Nadella, Experiential Education coordinator, School of Interdisciplinary Science

Sumathy Rangarajan, Program Director, Global Health

Team Award Recipients

McMaster Experts Core Implementation Team

Dale Askey

Jay Brodeur

Meighan Colterjohn

John Fink

David Kemper

Debbie Lawlor

Jennifer McKinnell

Gabriela Mircea

Olga Perkovic

Roy Russell

2017 North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) Organizing Committee

Mark Alfano

Gordon Arbeau

Joe Baumgartner

Kevin Beatty

Glenn De Caire

Carlos Figueira

Glen Grunwald

Laurie Ham

Paul Hoag

Nour Issa

T.J. Kelly

James Knibb-Lamouche

Nancy Marcos

Larry Marsh

Erin Otterspoor

Chris Roberts

Catherine Young

Joseph Zubek

Award recipients are nominated by peers, leaders or partners within the campus community, and nominations are evaluated by an Advisory Committee appointed by the President. Recipients receive a trophy, a monetary award, letter of commendation from the President and attend the recognition ceremony.

Nominations typically open in December until mid-February. Stay tuned for the call for nominations for the 2018 awards!

For more information on the awards, visit http://www.workingatmcmaster.ca/presidentsawards/