The University of Toronto Alumni Association (UTAA) is accepting nominations and applications for the 2016 Awards of Excellence, an annual program recognizing and celebrating exemplary members of the university community. The program includes the following faculty awards: the Carolyn Tuohy Award in Public Policy, the Faculty Award, the Northrop Frye Award and the Vivek Goel Faculty Citizenship Award.

Faculty, staff and students are eligible for the Ludwik and Estelle Jus Memorial Human Rights Prize and the Joan E. Foley Quality of Student Experience Award, which is also open to alumni nominees.

The Chancellor’s Award and the Jill Matus Award for Excellence in Student Services, a new award this year, are both staff awards. The Adel Sedra Distinguished Graduate Award and the John H. Moss Scholarship are student awards.

You are encouraged to nominate and support worthy candidates for these awards. Additional information is available on the Awards of Excellence website.

Deadlines are as follows:

• Applications for the Adel Sedra Distinguished Graduate Award and the John H. Moss Scholarship will be accepted until Friday, December 4, 2015
• Nominations for the Carolyn Tuohy Award in Public Policy, the Faculty Award, the Northrop Frye Award, the Vivek Goel Faculty Citizenship Award, the Jill Matus Excellence in Student Services Award and the Joan E. Foley Quality of Student Experience Award will be accepted until Friday, December 4, 2015
• Nominations for the Chancellor’s Award and the Ludwik and Estelle Jus Memorial Human Rights Prize will be accepted until Friday, January 22, 2016

Please refer to the Awards of Excellence website for relevant award and submission information.

All recipients will be honoured at the Awards of Excellence recognition event in the spring of 2016. Additional information on the event will be posted on the Awards of Excellence website.

For further information on the awards, visit the website or contact:

Satpal McCaughey
Alumni Relations, University Advancement
satpal.mccaughey@utoronto.ca
416-946-8668