From: Trevor Young, Vice-President and Provost
Date: May 24, 2024
Re: 2024 Recipients of the President’s Teaching Award (PDAD&C #43)

I am pleased to announce that the Academic Board has approved four recipients for the 2024 President’s Teaching Award. The President’s Teaching Award recognizes excellence and innovation in teaching, classroom integration, and research in pedagogy. Recipients of the President’s Teaching Award are also designated as members of the Teaching Academy for a period of five years.

The Teaching Academy meets regularly to discuss teaching at the University and to provide advice to the Vice-President & Provost, as well as the Director of the Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation (CTSI), on matters relating to excellence in teaching and pedagogy.

The President’s Teaching Award recipients for 2024 are as follows:

Stavroula Andreopoulos
Professor, Teaching Stream
Department of Biochemistry
Temerty Faculty of Medicine

Timothy Chan
Professor
Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering

David France Tang-Wai
Professor
Department of Medicine, Neurology and Geriatric Medicine
Temerty Faculty of Medicine

Franco Taverna
Associate Professor, Teaching Stream
Human Biology Program
Faculty of Arts & Science

The biographies of this year’s recipients are available online.

I would like to thank the nominators for their support and care in preparing the recipients’ dossiers, and the Office of the Vice-Provost, Innovations in Undergraduate Education for their help in administering the award. I would also like to thank the members of the Selection Committee for their time, dedication, and thoughtful support in this process.