Previous Staff Excellence Award Recipients

Cultivating Community Award

The Cultivating Community Award was established in 2021 to celebrate the extraordinary achievements of OISE’s staff and faculty in the wake of the pandemic. The final award was given in 2024.

Calendar YearCategoryRecipient(s)Department 
2024IndividualGary CroninLeadership, Higher & Adult Education
2024IndividualIman FouadSocial Justice Education
2024IndividualPaige LancasterDr. Eric Jackman Institute of Child Study
2024IndividualAndrew MaksymiwSpace Planning & Management
2023GroupMembers of the Student Success CentreVarious
2023IndividualTess BarclayOffice of the Chief Administrative Officer
2022GroupTodd Vernon, Gurpreet Sandhar, Raman Saini, & Vince ToEducation Commons
2022IndividualPerry KingOffice of Advancement & External Relations
2021GroupLindsay DuPré, Julie Blair & Alexis DaybutchIndigenous Education Network 
2021GroupGreg Boudreau, Marguerite Campbell, Anne Marie Chudleigh, Lynette Lobo, Susan London-McNab, Ken McNeilly, Phillippa Pothemont, & Sherri SenGuptaMaster of Teaching, Curriculum & Pedagogy
2021GroupSim Kapoor, Perry King, Marianne Lau, Courtney McNeillie, & Natalie Neumann ButlerOISE Advancement & External Relations 
2021IndividualCherie A. DanielSocial Justice Education
2021IndividualEmma SabzalievaLeadership, Higher & Adult Education

Dr. Claire Alleyne Staff Excellence Award

Calendar YearRecipient(s)Department 
2024Vanessa DaneApplied Psychology & Human Development
2024Denise MakovacOffice of the Dean
2023Biljana CuckovicOffice of the Dean
2023Madelaine PanouliasHuman Resources
2022Madeleine TaylorOffice of the Associate Dean, Research, International & Innovation
2021Jennifer ChoApplied Psychology & Human Development
2021Michelle TurianoOffice of the Registrar & Student Services
2020Neil TinkerEducation Commons
2019Susana La RosaCurriculum, Teaching & Learning
2019Ai-Ri BrownOffice of the Chief Administrative Officer
2018Lise WatsonOffice of the Registrar & Student Services
2017Sezen Atacan Social Justice Education 
2015Sim KapoorOffice of Advancement & External Relations
2015Michelle Pon Curriculum, Teaching & Learning 
2013Ian MacLeod Office of the Registrar & Student Services
2012Danny CavanaghCurriculum, Teaching & Learning 
2011Amy LoboOISE Student Services 
2010Margaret BrennanSocial Justice Education 
2009Susan HallAdult Education & Counselling Psychology
2008Kristine PearsonSociology & Equity Studies in Education 

Innovation Award

Calendar YearRecipient(s)Department 
2024Máiri McKenna EdwardsCurriculum, Teaching & Learning
2023The Drupal Migration & Early Adopters TeamVarious
2023Azeem KhanEducation Commons
2022OISE CPL Portfolio Solutions Officers TeamContinuing & Professional Learning
2022The Slate Working GroupVarious
2021Laize Bacay & Anil PurandaréVarious
2021Alex AndreiCurriculum, Teaching & Learning
2020Michelle Pon & Anna MozharovaOffice of the Dean
2020Andrew ChiangContinuing & Professional Learning
2019Marianne Lau Office of Advancement & External Relations
2018Continuing & Professional Learning TeamContinuing & Professional Learning
2018Education Commons TeamEducation Commons
2018Laize BacayEducation Commons
2017Michael MoncadaEducation Commons
2015Teresa LauOffice of the Registrar & Student Services
2013Morgan SelvanathanCurriculum, Teaching & Learning
2012Eileen ThomasOffice of Advancement & External Relations

Leadership Award

Calendar YearRecipient(s)Department 
2024Viel TolentinoRegistrar's Office & Student Experience
2023Valene CardosoRegistrar's Office & Student Experience
2022Jeananne RobertsonRegistrar’s Office & Student Experience
2021Vesna BajicLeadership, Higher & Adult Education
2020Natalie Neumann ButlerOffice of Advancement & External Relations
2019Mary LovatsisCurriculum, Teaching & Learning
2018Rushain AbbasiOffice of the Chief Administrative Officer
2017Lara CartmaleOffice of the Dean 
2017Kim HolmanOffice of the Registrar & Student Services 
2015Biljana CuckovicOffice of the Dean
2013Bill RankovicOffice of the Registrar & Student Services 
2012Bessie GiannikosCurriculum, Teaching & Learning