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Dalhousie Legacy Awards

Legacy Awards categories

People Awards

DMPG Award - Recognizes an employee of the Dalhousie Professional and Managerial Group (DPMG) for their exemplary contributions to the university. Learn more. 

Environmental Health and Safety Award 
Recognizes an individual or group who has undertaken any activity that makes Dalhousie University a safer place to live, play, work and study. Learn more. 

Healthy Workplace Award - Recognizes a department that fosters healthy workplace practices and initiatives. Learn more (login required)

Staff Award for Excellence in Service -Recognizes staff members who have made exceptional contribution to supporting the Faculty of Agriculture. Learn more. 

Stoker Award for Appreciation (not awarded in 2022) - Recognizes a Facilities Management team with significant accomplishment that exemplifies the Facilities Management values. Learn more. 

Stoker Award for Innovation (not awarded in 2022) - Recognizes a Facilities Management team with significant accomplishment that exemplifies innovation in the way the work is done. Learn more. 

Stoker Award for Safety (not awarded in 2022) - Recognizes a Facilities Management team or individual that has made significant contribution to workplace safety, either by action or commitment to process improvement. Learn more. 

Wayne Paquet Award for Indispensable Service - Recognizes employees of the Registrar’s Office who have positively influenced life at Dalhousie from behind the scenes with a positive attitude, a willingness to help in whatever capacity necessary, and a demonstrated commitment to service excellence in alignment with the priorities of the institution as outlined in the strategic plan.

Research Awards


President's Research Excellence Awards
Two awards that recognize the research achievements of Dalhousie faculty members at different stages of their careers. 

Arthur B. McDonald Chair of Research Excellence

University Research Professorship

Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Research Chairs

Service Awards

Anne Marie Ryan Community Growth Award - Recognizes an individual, or group, who has worked to build and lead a community related to education, learning, or outreach guided by principles of ethical and social responsibility and hope for a better world. Learn more.

Dr. Allan Cohen Memorial Award for Community Service - Recognizes a staff or faculty member who works to fulfill the mission of the Medical School by displaying outstanding community service with health-related organizations and causes. Learn more. 

Gladys Littler Award - Recognizes a staff member who exemplifies a high level of commitment, high standards of performance, and outstanding service to the Faculty of Dentistry. 

President's Award for the Advancement of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility - Recognizes the outstanding efforts of a faculty or staff member in advancing equity, diversity and inclusiveness at Dahousie. Learn more. 

Rosemary Gill Award (not awarded in 2022) - Recognizes a staff or faculty member who has provided outstanding service to students, other than teaching. Learn more. 

Teaching and Learning Awards

There are ten University-wide Teaching Awards honouring faculty, instructors and graduate students annually for their contribution to maintaining and supporting Dalhousie's reputation as being a leader in higher education. Learn more. 

The 2022 Legacy Awards event was held on November 7 at the Dalhousie Arts Centre. Thank you to all those who attended in-person and virtually. You can view the livestream event.

Congratulations to all of this year's award recipients!

  • President's Research Excellence Awards
  • Emerging Investigator
    • Dr. Erin Bertrand, Faculty, Science
    • Dr. Olga Theou, Faculty, Health
    • Dr. Eric Oliver, Faculty, Science
    • Dr. Tom Ue, Faculty, Arts & Social Sciences
    • Dr. Francesca Di Cara, Faculty, Medicine
    • Dr. Brendan Leung, Faculty, Dentistry
  • Research Impact
    • Dr. Daniel Boyd, Faculty, Dentistry
    • Dr. Jeanna Parsons Leigh, Faculty, Health
    • Dr. Dana Kabat-Farr, Faculty, Management
  • Distinguished Research Professors (formerly University Research Professors)
    • Dr. Paul Amyotte, Faculty, Engineering
    • Dr. Sara Kirk, Faculty, Health
    • Dr. Heike Lotze, Faculty, Science
  • DPMG Award
  • COVID-19 Pandemic Award 
    • Said Msabaha 
    • Jean Lynds 
    • Emma Whitley 
  • Early Career Award 
    • Stephanie Bernier 
    • Brooke Edwards
  • Career Award 
    • Ian Taylor 
    • Julie Hallett 
    • Lesley Brechin 
  • IDDEA Award (Inclusion, Diversity, Decolonization, Equity, Accessibility) 
    • Michele Graveline 
    • Karyn Hemsworth
  • Environmental Health and Safety Award
    • Jason Penney
  • Gladys Littler Award, Faculty, Dentistry
    • Angela Pitman
  • Healthy Workplace Award (login required)
    • Faculty, Management
    • Registrar's Office
  • Staff Award for Excellence in Service, Faculty, Agriculture 
    • Natalie Cole, International Office
  • Dr. Allan Cohen Memorial Award for Community Service, Faculty, Medicine
    • Dr. Selene Etches, Department of Psychiatry 
  • President's Awards for the Advancement of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessiblity (EDIA)
    • Dr. Judy MacDonald, Individual Faculty/Staff category
    • School of Social Work Diversity & Equity Committee, Group Faculty/Staff category
  • University-Wide Teaching Awards 
  • Academic Innovation Award
    • Biodiversity Working Group
  • Award for Excellence in Education for Diversity
    • Dr. Lisa Binkley, Faculty, Arts and Social Sciences
  • Award for Excellence in Graduate Supervision
    • Dr. Jason Brown, Faculty of Science 
  • Contract and Limited-term Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching
    • Dr. Heather Cray, Faculty of Science 
  • Early Career Faculty Award of Excellence for Teaching
    • Dr. Angela Crane, Faculty, Science
  • President's Graduate Student Teaching Award
    • Luana Almeida, Faculty, Engineering
    • Reem Karaballi, Faculty of Science
    • Nick Roberts, Faculty of Science
    • Tareq Yousef, Faculty of Medicine
  • Sessional and Part-time Instructor Award for Excellence in Teaching
    • Dr. Rebecca Babcock, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

New awards for 2023

Three new awards will be recognized as part of the Legacy Awards program in 2023. 

  • The Anne Marie Ryan Community Growth Award  recognizes an individual, or group, who has worked to build and lead a community related to education, learning, or outreach guided by principles of ethical and social responsibility and hope for a better world.
  • The Wayne Paquet Award for Indispensable Service recognizes employees of the Registrar’s Office who have positively influenced life at Dalhousie from behind the scenes with a positive attitude, a willingness to help in whatever capacity necessary, and a demonstrated commitment to service excellence in alignment with the priorities of the institution as outlined in the strategic plan.
  • The Award for Excellence in Online/Blended Course Development, Design, and Delivery, part of the University-Wide Teaching Awards, will be presented annually to an individual or team who has designed, developed and delivered an exceptional online/blended course that has had a notable impact on students.

Background

The Dalhousie Legacy Awards recognize a number of university-wide awards, that are aligned with the university's strategic plan. The awards assist in helping Dalhousie create a culture of respect and recognition for employees at all levels. The first annual Dalhousie Legacy Awards was held in June 2018, as part of the university's 200th anniversary celebrations. Read more.