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President’s Award for Excellence in ÁñÁ«¹ÙÍø Supervision

The recipients of this President’s Award are a testament to the high calibre of mentorship and supervision across all fields of study at McMaster University.

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