Announcing the 2020/21 Killam Teaching Prize recipients

April 29, 2021

The Killam Teaching Prize is awarded annually to faculty nominated by students, colleagues and alumni in recognition of excellence in teaching. 

The Killam Teaching Prize is adjudicated within each Faculty at the Vancouver campus, and within the Office of the Provost and Vice-President, Academic at the Okanagan campus. Contact the UBC Vancouver Deans' Offices or the Office of the Provost and Vice-President, Academic, UBC Okanagan for nomination procedures and internal deadlines.

Here is a list of the 2020/21 recipients:

  • Dr. Joanna Cannon, Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education, Faculty of Education
  • Dr. James Charbonneau, Physics and Astronomy, Faculty of Science
  • Dr. Michael Cox, Urologic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine
  • Dr. Lori Daniels, Faculty of Forestry
  • Dr. Hugh Davies, Population and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine
  • Dr. Tamara Etmannski, Civil Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science
  • Dr. Jennifer Gagnon, Political Science, Faculty of Arts
  • Dr. Jordi Honey-Rosés, Community and Regional Planning, Faculty of Applied Science
  • Ihhwa Kim, Asian Studies, Faculty of Arts
  • Michael Lee, Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine
  • Dr. Stella Lee, Zoology, Faculty of Science
  • Dr. Katherine Lyon, Sociology, Faculty of Arts
  • Dr. Laurie McNeill, First Year & Interdisciplinary Programs, Faculty of Arts
  • Jason Min, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Lynn Norman, Zoology, Faculty of Science
  • Dr. Olusegun Oyedele, Cellular and Physiological Sciences (Southern Medical Program), Faculty of Medicine
  • Dr. Gabriel Potvin, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science
  • Dr. Karen Ragoonaden, Okanagan School of Education, Faculty of Education
  • Dr. Coll Thrush, History, Faculty of Arts
  • Dr. Mark Van Raamsdonk, Physics and Astronomy, Faculty of Science
  • Dr. HsingChi von Bergmann, Oral Health Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry
  • Sheryda Warrener, Creative Writing, Faculty of Arts
  • Dr. Stephanie Waterman, Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Faculty of Science
  • Dr. Chunhua Wu, Marketing and Behavioural Science, Sauder School of Business

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