Community Congrats: June and July 2024 | The Quad

Community Congrats: June and July 2024

Recapping the recent achievements of our talented community across our campuses.

July 18, 2024

Augustana

• Mi-Young Kim, associate professor - Alberta Innovates grant
• Selah Ryan, student - David J. Prior Award

Athletics

• Carla Duncan, Pandas Field Hockey alumni and former head coach - 2024 Sports Wall of Fame Inductee
• Isaac Heslinga, student athlete, Golden Bears Volleyball - 2024 Canada West Male Athlete of the Year
• Carolyn O'Dwyer, head coach, Pandas Volleyball - Head Coach, Volleyball Canada Women's NextGen Team
• Rob Swartz, Golden Bears Track & Field alumni - 2024 Sports Wall of Fame Inductee
• Len Vickery, former head coach, Golden Bears Soccer - 2024 Sports Wall of Fame Inductee
• Cheri Wright, Pandas Volleyball alumni - 2024 Sports Wall of Fame Inductee

College of Health Sciences

• Kostiantyn Dmytriiev, PhD student - 2024 Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Scholarship
• Michelle Graham, professor - May Cohen Award for Women Mentors, Canadian Medical Association
• Rshmi Khurana, professor - 2024 Canadian Women in Medicine Dr. Setareh Ziai Inspiring Woman Physician Award
• Karen Madsen, professor - ASG Distinguished Researcher Award
• Mahmod Mohamed, associate clinical professor - Voted Endoscopy Teacher of the Year by Gastroenterology Residents Program
• Olawunmi Olagundoye, PhD student - 2024 Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Scholarship
• Gurpal Sandha, professor - Voted Clinical Teacher of the Year by Gastroenterology Residents Program
• Sander van Zanten, professor emeritus - 2024 Sherbaniuk/Hershfield Award for Distinguished Service

College of Natural and Applied Sciences

• Karim El-Basyouny, associate dean, Research Infrastructure & Innovation - 2024 Killam Annual Professorship
• Ali Bayat, Otto Hedges and Wenming (William) Zhang, professors - Sustainability Award for the Best Contribution to Sustainability in Civil Engineering

College of Social Sciences and Humanities

• Erina Harris, assistant lecturer - 2024 Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Emerging Artist Award
• Katie O'Connor, student - Governor General Silver Medal, Dr. John McDonald Medal in Arts and Rutherford Medal in English
• Ayushi Khemka, PhD student - Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Scholarship
• Nakita Valerio, PhD student - 2024 Vanier Scholar

VP Research and Innovation

• Jacqueline Littlewood, director, Research Security - Expert Panel on Dual-Use Research of Concern at the Council of Canadian Academies (CCA)

Institutional

• University of Alberta - CCAE Gold Award - Best Use of Social Media: AI Fact or Cap Series
• University of Alberta - CCAE Silver Award - Best Indigenous/Reconciliation Initiative: TRC Dashboard
• WCHRI Communications team - Capital Awards: Award of Excellence, Social Media and Award of Excellence, Publications; international Gold Quill Award of Excellence for Publications

The above list of awards, accolades and accomplishments is not exclusive. This series relies on community submissions. If you know a U of A colleague who has recently won an award or received an honour, and you would like to see their achievement celebrated in the next edition of Community Congrats, please send their info to [email protected].