About this award
The President’s Award for Excellence in ÁñÁ«¹ÙÍø Supervision is an annual award dedicated to acknowledging the incredible work done by faculty members who supervise graduate researchers at McMaster.
Who can be nominated?
A McMaster faculty member who directly supervises graduate students. The nominee for this award should demonstrate excellent supervisory and mentoring skills, making a positive impact on the success of their students.
Awards will be presented at Fall Convocation in November. All winners and nominees will be acknowledged at the ÁñÁ«¹ÙÍø Students Awards Ceremony in 2026. Up to three winners will be selected, one from each of the following Faculty groupings:
- Business, Humanities and Social Sciences
- Engineering and Science
- Health Sciences
Supervisors who have received this President’s Award within the past four years are not eligible for nomination. Please review past winners below.
Who can nominate a supervisor for this award?
The nomination may be made by a current graduate student at McMaster University or by an alumni of the graduate program. The nominator must be, or have been, directly supervised by the nominated supervisor.
Deadline to submit a completed nomination package: July 2, 2025, at 8 a.m.
The nomination form includes further details about supporting documents and naming conventions for those documents.
No late submissions will be accepted; please review all deadlines and adjust your timelines accordingly.
Past Recipients
2023/24
- Deborah Sloboda
- Manish Verma
- Allison Williams
2022/23
- Katherine Bujold
- Kathryn Grandfield
- Elkafi Hassini
- Victor Kuperman
- Alina Sajed
- Meredith Vanstone
2021/22
- Jason Busse
- Amber Dean
- Jamal Deen
- Martin Gibala
- Michel Grignon
2020/21
- Khaled Hassanein
- Alison Holloway
- Marie Elliot
2019/20
- Maureen Dobbins
- Carolyn Eyles
- L. Arthur Sweetman
2018/19
- Zainab (Zena) Samaan
- Mo Elbestawi
- Narayanaswamy Balakrishnan
- Aaron C.H. Schat
- Aubrey Cannon
- Mary Silcox
2017/18
- Bruce Gaulin
- Dr. John N. Lavis
- Tony Porter
- Wilfrid Waluchow
2016/17
- Samir Ziada
- Sharon Kaasalainen
- Lehana Thabane
- Ivona Kucerova
2015/16
- Thomas Adams
- Mirna Carranza
- Rick Hackett
- Karin Humphreys
- Peter Rosenbaum
- Lorraine York
2014/15
- Tina Fetner
- Joey Kish
- Alba Guarne
2013/14
- James Benn
- Kari Dalnoki-Veress
- Donald Goellnicht
- Geoffrey R. Norman
- Michael D. Noseworthy
- Mahmut Parlar