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posted on March 25: Three new members inducted into McMaster Honour Society

Three new members were welcomed into the McMaster Honour Society this past Friday. The Honour M Awards are one of the highest distinctions a student can receive at the University and are presented to those who have demonstrated outstanding leadership, volunteer service, contribution and/or achievement in extra-curricular activities. This year's recipients are Nadia Conforti, Arif Manji and Lee Schofield. (Click on Honour M recipients celebrated for more details on the winners.) The Honour M Awards were first developed in 1931. At that time the Silhouette noted that while academic and athletic excellence were liberally rewarded, there was no corresponding recognition for contributions to student government and organizations. Past recipients include: Syl Apps '36, former Toronto Maple Leaf and McMaster's Athlete of the 1st Half of the Century Bob Nixon, '50, former deputy premier and treasurer of Ontario Ivan Reitman, '69, film director and producer More than 350 McMaster students have received Honour M Awards during the past 71 years.

posted on March 26: Medical & health physics student named top co-op student in country

She loves languages, science, art and physics. She describes herself as a people person. Jodi Powers' diverse interests made choosing a field of study difficult. They made choosing a career even tougher. So Powers opted for the co-operative education stream to give herself a chance to explore whether medical & health physics were the right areas for her to focus on. Now, only weeks from completing a four-year degree, Powers, 24, is confident she's headed in the right direction. She's been named the top co-op student for 2001 by the Canadian Association for Co-operative Education. And she credits her co-op education experience with guiding her into her soon-to-be fulltime occupation as a radiation safety officer at the Tom Baker Cancer Centre in Calgary. AWARD WINNER: (L-R)Kathy Verspagen, Canadian Association for Co-operative Education (CAFCE) national president; Stefan Kerry, CAFCE student awards committee director; Jodi Powers, Acting President Peter Sutherland. Photo by Shelly Easton

posted on March 22: Outstanding professors honoured with MSU teaching awards

Some of McMaster's most outstanding professors were recognized earlier this week for their contribution to undergraduate education. The McMaster Students' Union Teaching Awards committee (TAC) held their annual awards ceremony in which one professor from each faculty/program was presented with an MSU Faculty Award for Teaching. (Click on read more for a complete list of award winners.) Other awards that were presented at the ceremony were the MSU Merit Awards for new professors. This year's recipients were Pippa Lock from chemistry and Doug Boreham from medical physics & applied radiation. Philosophy professor Sam Ajzenstat was recognized for his remarkable contributions to McMaster during 38 years of teaching with the prestigious MSU Lifetime Achievement Award for Teaching.