Each year, the Principal’s Teaching and Learning Awards are conferred to educators and staff who excel in promoting innovative and inclusive learning environments.

This year saw more nominations than in previous years and 2024 is the inaugural year for the Alumni Award for Engaging Students as Partners, in partnership with the Queen’s University Alumni Association.

“I am very proud of the many dedicated educators and staff at Queen’s,” says Principal and Vice-Chancellor Patrick Deane. “These awards highlight the extraordinary work being done to support student learning and to help students reach their full potential. Congratulations to the recipients and nominees.”

A private reception for all university-wide teaching and learning awards will be held in the fall.

For more information on the Principal’s Teaching and Learning Awards, visit the Office of the Principal and Vice-Chancellor’s website.

The recipients of the 2024 Principal's Teaching and Learning Awards are:

Indigenous Education Award (in partnership with the Office of Indigenous Initiatives)

• Dr. Jamaica Cass, Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Queen’s Health Sciences
• Brittany Pratt, Educational Developer of Indigenous Curriculum and Ways of Knowing, Queen’s Health Sciences

Alumni Award for Engaging Students as Partners (in partnership with the Queen’s University Alumni Association)

• Dr. burcu habibe baba, Assistant Professor, Gender Studies and Cultural Studies, Faculty of Arts and Science

Educational Leadership Award (in partnership with the Centre for Teaching and Learning)

• Mala Joneja, Professor and the Division Chair, Division of Rheumatology, EDI Lead, Department of Medicine, Queen’s Health Sciences

Educational Technology Award (in partnership with Information Technology Services)

Student Academic Success Services (SASS), Student Affairs

• Susan Korba, Director
• Ian Garner, Manager (Outreach)
• Leslie Paterson, Manager (1:1 Programs)
• Lindsay Heggie, Academic Skills and Writing Specialist
• Alyssa Foerstner, Academic Skills Support Coordinator (EAL)
• Lydia Skulstad, Intercultural Academic Support Coordinator
• Johanna Amos, (Academic Skills and Writing Specialist)
• Mikayla Sebesta, Outreach and Peer Programs Coordinator
• Gail Eaton-Smith, Academic Skills and Writing Specialist
• Greg Hicks, Academic Skills and Writing Specialist
• Ana Norris, Departmental Assistant

Globally Engaged Innovation Award (in partnership with the Office of the Vice-Provost, Global Engagement)

Dunin-Deshpande Queen’s Innovation Centre (DDQIC) Team for their Jim Leech Mastercard Foundation Fellowship on Entrepreneurship (JL MCF)

• Greg Bavington, Executive Director
• Jim McLellan, Academic Director
• Joanna Tinus, Program and Community Manager
• Chloe Beisheim, Program and Outreach Manager
• Megan Sieroka, International Programs Manager
• Virginia Sytsma, Program Coordinator
• Paige Kasaboski, Finance and Operations Coordinator
• Bruna Guarino Moraes, Program Coordinator

Promoting Student Inquiry Award (in partnership with Queen’s Library)

• Dr. Ian Fanning, Assistant Professor, Languages, Literatures and Cultures and Department of Global Development Studies, Faculty of Arts and Science