The Senate Committee on Teaching and Learning (SCOTL) is pleased to announce the recipients of this year's University-Wide Teaching Awards for teaching excellence. These awards honour those who have significantly enhanced learning at York.

The Committee received 24 strong files representing teachers across the campus who have clearly made an impact on their students and colleagues. The Committee recognizes the work involved in putting the nomination files together, and thanks the students, faculty and staff who took the time to put forward the nominees.

This year's winners are:

Senior Full-time: Tom Cohen, Arts/History

Full-time: Sarah Parsons, Fine Arts/Visual Arts

Part-Time/Contract: Saeed Rahnema, Atkinson/Social Science

Teaching Assistant: Tanya Taylor, Arts/Humanities & English

Recipients will each be honoured with a cash award from the Parents Association, a plate on the University Teaching Award plaque in Vari Hall, a desk plaque and a citation presented at convocation.

SCOTL is planning to honour the nominees as well as the award recipients as part of a general effort to promote teaching excellence and to share more broadly the practices of these outstanding teachers.