Howard Stavely Teaching Award - Queen's School of Computing: 2015-2016
Nominated by undergraduates in the School of Computing , the Howard Staveley Teaching Award in Recognition of Teaching Excellence is awarded annually. The recipient's name is engraved on the "Howard Staveley Teaching Award" plaque which is displayed in a glass case located in the foyer on the 5th floor of Goodwin Hall.
Nominated for: Queen's AMS Frank Knox Award for Excellence in Teaching: 2016
Description by AMS:
"The purpose of the Frank Knox Award for Excellence in Teaching is to recognize and acknowledge Queen’s University professors that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to the education of their students through their remarkable teaching.The award is named in honour of Frank Knox, a professor of economics who taught at Queen’s from the 1920’s to the 1960’s. Professor Knox demonstrated tremendous dedication in his teaching of undergraduates. As a result, the Award serves as a reminder to all, teachers and students alike, of the necessity of a strong commitment to the high quality of teaching at Queen’s. This is a student initiative wherein students at large are responsible for determining the recipients of the award each year."
"The purpose of the Frank Knox Award for Excellence in Teaching is to recognize and acknowledge Queen’s University professors that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to the education of their students through their remarkable teaching.The award is named in honour of Frank Knox, a professor of economics who taught at Queen’s from the 1920’s to the 1960’s. Professor Knox demonstrated tremendous dedication in his teaching of undergraduates. As a result, the Award serves as a reminder to all, teachers and students alike, of the necessity of a strong commitment to the high quality of teaching at Queen’s. This is a student initiative wherein students at large are responsible for determining the recipients of the award each year."
Nominated for: Queen’s Alumni award for Excellence in Teaching: 2015
The Alumni Award for Excellence in Teaching, initiated in 1975, is Queen's first campus-wide teaching honour. Established at the urging of students, the $5,000 award recognized Queen's teachers who "show outstanding knowledge, teaching ability, and accessibility to students"
Best Presentation Award: 2013
In the 4th Queen's Graduate Computing Society Conference, 2013.
Graduate Student Distinguished Service Award: 2009
"The purpose of the Award is to recognize graduate students who contributed to the School of Computing with recognized service while maintaining excellent academic performance and research contributions.”
Ian A. Macleod award — 2008/2009
“Established by friends, colleagues and students in memory of Professor Ian A. Macleod, who was a member of the Department of Computing and Information Science (currently School of Computing), from its inception in 1969 until 1995. To commemorate his belief in the importance of a strong departmental spirit, the award is granted in the fall to the graduate student who made the greatest contribution to the intellectual and social spirit of the School of Computing during the preceding academic year. The recipient is chosen on the basis of a recommendation made to a committee formed by the Head of the Department. A plaque bearing the names of the recipients is on display in the department.”
Others
MSc Graduate Assistantship, Kuwait University 2005, 2006, 2007
Dean of Science honour list (BSc), Kuwait University 2005
Dean of Science honour list (BSc), Kuwait University 2005