left to right: Shona Harrison, Myron Campbell, Denise Kenney, Michael Treschow
Each year the Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies puts a call out for nominations for teaching excellence and innovation, community engagement and service awards. The faculty in FCCS are some of the best on the UBC Okanagan campus, therefore it is no surprise that we were flooded with a number of nominations for faculty in each category.
This year’s award recipients are Shona Harrison (English), Denise Kenney (Performance), Michael Treschow (English) and Myron Campbell (Visual Arts).
These awards present FCCS with yet another opportunity to express gratitude for the contributions that advance our mission and the objectives of our faculty, and to shine the spotlight on those contributions.
The 2017 Teaching Excellence Award recipient is Shona Harrison. Shona received this award on the basis of student support and teaching evaluations. Her student’s note that with her teaching style, she has fueled their passion for English, and is a wonderful leader and educator.
The 2017 Teaching Innovation Award recipients is Myron Campbell for his work in the Intro to Digital Media course he teaches (VISA 106). Myron has created a suite of video tutorials that students find to be both useful and motivating. One student notes, “Myron successfully matched his innovative teaching method with a dedication to ensuring that those materials that he provided his students with were well understood.”
Michael Treschow is the recipient of the 2017 Service Award for his contributions to the Faculty and to the wider UBC community over the past six years as a twice-elected member of the Board of Governors. Michael’s contribution on the BOG is remarkable; after being Chair of the Board of Governors’ People, Community and International Committee (2014-2017), he is now wrapping up three years as the Chair of the Board of Governors’ Learning and Research committee.
The 2017 Community Engagement Award recipient is Denise Kenney. For the past several years, Denise has been tireless in her work in the community, making connections for her program, the Faculty, and her students, as well as doing original and challenging research with and for the community. Her service, teaching and research have always contributed to the region’s various NGOs and public institutions, as well as to her professional community.
To learn more about the FCCS Awards and the nomination process, please visit fccs.ok.ubc.ca/research/awards.html