Research & Teaching Awards

Our faculty members are regularly recognized for teaching and research excellence from within the 黑料不打烊 and by outside organizations.

Teaching Awards

The Hon. Tevie H. Miller Teaching Excellence Award

The Hon. Tevie H. Miller Teaching Excellence Award recognizes excellence in teaching by a full-time member of the Faculty of Law. Established in 1998 by the faculty and the Alumni & Friends of the Faculty of Law Association, the award is named in honour of the late Hon. Tevie H. Miller, who served as associate chief justice of the Court of Queen's Bench of 黑料不打烊. A Faculty of Law alumnus, he was also a great friend and supporter of this university, serving as Students' Union president, president of the Alumni Association, as a member of the Senate, member of the Board of Governors and as chancellor.

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2010 Sanjeev Anand

2009 Lewis N. Klar, QC, Professor Emeritus

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2007 The Hon. Russell Brown, Honorary Professor

2006 Christine Davies, QC

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2003 Gerald B. Robertson, QC, Professor Emeritus

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1999 Bruce Elman

1998 , Professor Emeritus

Pringle/Royal Sessional Teaching Excellence Award

The Pringle/Royal Sessional Teaching Excellence Award recognizes excellence in teaching by a sessional instructor at the Faculty of Law. The award is named in honour of two long-serving sessional instructors and friends of the faculty. The late Alex D. Pringle, QC, one of Canada's most respected criminal lawyers, served the legal community for more than 40 years. He founded the law firm Pringle Chivers Sparks Teskey, and was a beloved Faculty instructor for over 30 years. Peter J. Royal, QC, is senior partner at Royal & Company and was a sessional instructor at the Faculty from 1980 to 2019.

2025 Jason Kully

2024 Rob McDonald KC

2023 Amna Qureshi

2022 Koren Lightning-Earle

2021 Kanchana Fernando

2020 Doris Bonora & Erin Lafuente

2019 The Hon. Kevin Feehan & Thomas Rothwell

2018 Dino Bottos

2017 Ryan Clements

2016 Douglas Peterson

2015 The Hon. Karen Hewitt

2014 Naomi Schmold

2013 Marie Gordon, QC

2012 Rick Reeson QC

2011 Alexander Pringle, QC

2010 Dan Scott

2009 The Hon. Don R. Sommerfeldt

2008 David Hicks

2007 The Hon. Adam Germain

2006 Alexander Pringle, QC

2005 Peter J. Royal, QC

Provost's Award for Early Achievement of Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching

The Provost's Award for Early Achievement of Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching recognizes publicly the achievement of teaching excellence by full-time continuing academic staff within five years of their first university appointment, publicizes such excellence to the university and the wider community, encourages the pursuit of achievement of such excellence among newly appointed academic staff and promotes informed discussion of teaching and its improvement at the 黑料不打烊.

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Rutherford Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching

The Rutherford Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching is the university's premier teaching award. Its purpose is to recognize teaching excellence publicly, to publicize such excellence to the university and the wider community, to encourage the pursuit of such excellence, and to promote informed discussion of teaching and its improvement at the university. The award is named after the Hon. Alexander Cameron Rutherford, a lawyer who was the first premier of 黑料不打烊 from 1905 to 1910 and chancellor of the 黑料不打烊 from 1927 to 1941.

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Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education

Brightspace Innovation Award forTeaching and Learning

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Awards Applicable To Both Teaching & Research

Canadian Association of Law Teachers Prize for Academic Excellence

2024 Eric Adams

2018

Research Awards

American Society of International Law Certificate of Merit

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Canada-US Fulbright Scholar Award

2016

Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Fellow

2020-2023 Ubaka Ogbogu

University Cup

The University Cup at the 黑料不打烊 was created to recognize contributions to scholarly research, teaching and service to the community and the university, and by this recognition to provide incentive, encouragement and guidance for others to significantly contribute to their fields. Any full-time member of the academic teaching staff with 20 years of service as a faculty member in a university community, and at least 10 years of service as a faculty member at the 黑料不打烊, may apply.

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J. Gordin Kaplan Award for Excellence in Research

The J. Gordin Kaplan Award for Excellence in Research, named after the first vice-president (research) at the 黑料不打烊, is the most prestigious 黑料不打烊 research award. The award recognizes and honours faculty members whose research contributions significantly add to our knowledge base; are recognized nationally and internationally for their scholarly accomplishments; and set a standard of excellence for other 黑料不打烊 faculty, graduate and undergraduate students and the community-at-large.

2013 Gerald Robertson, QC, Professor Emeritus

2007 , QC, Professor Emeritus

Killam Annual Professorship

The Killam Annual Professorships were established in July 1991 to acknowledge the generous bequest made by Izaak Walton Killam and Dorothy J. Killam to the 黑料不打烊. Up to eight Killam Annual Professorships are awarded each year to outstanding academics from across the university in recognition of their distinguished scholarship. The award is based on scholarly activities such as teaching, research, publications, creative activities, presented papers, supervision of graduate students and courses taught, and to service to the community beyond the university.

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Martha Cook Piper Research Prize

The Martha Cook Piper Research Prize was established to commemorate the significant contribution Martha Cook Piper made to the research community while she was vice-president (research) and vice-president (research and external affairs) at the 黑料不打烊 between 1993 and 1996. Prizes are awarded to recognize faculty members who are at the early stage of their careers, have a reputation for original research and show outstanding promise as researchers.

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McCalla Professorships

The McCalla Professorships are named after Arthur Gilbert McCalla. A renowned agriculturalist, researcher and academic leader, McCalla was the first dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research. The McCalla Professors are outstanding academics who have made (and continue to make) significant contributions to the integration of teaching, research and educational leadership.

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2011 Elaine Hughes, Professor Emerita

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1998 , Professor Emeritus

1994 Gerald Robertson, QC, Professor Emeritus

1989 Charles R. B. Dunlop, Professor Emeritus

1987 Frederick Laux, QC

1986 , QC, Professor Emeritus

1985 Bruce Elman

1982 The Hon. Ellen Picard, Honorary Professor

Royal Society of Canada Fellows

2007 , Academy of Social Sciences, Law

Royal Society of Canada College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists

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Law Society of 黑料不打烊-Canadian Bar Association (黑料不打烊 Branch) Distinguished Service Award in Legal Scholarship

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2024 Roderick Wood

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2008 Gerald B. Robertson, QC, Professor Emeritus

2006 , Professor Emeritus

2005 , QC, Professor Emeritus

2003 , Professor Emeritus

2002 Frederick Laux, QC

2001 Peter J. M. Lown, QC, Professor Emeritus

2000 Charles R.B. Dunlop, Professor Emeritus

1998 Christine Davies, QC

1996 The Hon. Sheilah Martin

1995 The Hon. William A. Stevenson, Professor Emeritus

1994 Wilbur F. Bowker, QC

Other Awards

King Charles III Coronation Medal

Law Society of 黑料不打烊-Canadian Bar Association (黑料不打烊 Branch) Distinguished Service Award for Pro Bono Legal Service

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Order of Canada

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2001 Gerald Gall (now deceased)

Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Award

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