TORONTO – Dora Cavallo-Medved, a permanent lecturer in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Windsor, has been named one of Ontario’s most outstanding university teachers by the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA). She will receive a 2016-2017 OCUFA Teaching Award at an October 21, 2017 ceremony in Toronto, hosted by CBC personality Paul Kennedy.
“Dora Cavallo-Medved’s creative teaching style is loved and recognized by students,” said Professor Judy Bornais, Chair of OCUFA’s Award Committee. “She sees students as partners in the learning experience, and many credit her for their continued success in academia.”
The other recipients of a 2016-2017 OCUFA Teaching Award are:
- Kimberley Dej, Associate Professor in the School of Interdisciplinary Science at McMaster University
- Milena Head, Professor of Information Systems at McMaster University
- Quazi Mehbubar Rahman, Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Western University
- Mira Sucharov, Associate Professor of Political Science at Carleton University
The recipients of a 2016-2017 OCUFA Academic Librarianship Award are:
- Karen Pillon, Head of Access Services at the Leddy Library at the University of Windsor
- Mindy Thuna, Head of the Engineering and Computer Science Library at the University of Toronto
“Professors and academic librarians are at the heart of our universities. They challenge and encourage their students to embrace new ideas and build a brighter future,” said OCUFA President Gyllian Phillips. “This year’s distinguished winners are all dedicated to and passionate about their work, and OCUFA is honoured to recognize them with teaching and librarianship awards.”
Founded in 1964, OCUFA represents 17,000 faculty and academic librarians in 28 faculty associations across Ontario.