Teaching Awards
Dr. and Mrs. H. H. Saunderson Award for Excellence in Teaching

Lance W. Roberts

Lance W. Roberts
BA, MA, PhD (Alberta)

Dr. Lance Roberts does not offer an easy sociology course; he challenges his students with difficult tests and manageable burdens of weekly reading requirements, and they (mostly)
love him for it. Indeed, last year, he received the University 1 Excellence in Teaching Award. In 2011, he received the Faculty of Arts Teaching Excellence Award and he has received the Faculty of Arts Outstanding Achievement Award four times. In 2002, he was named Professor the Year in the Faculty of Arts and the following year he earned the U of M's outreach award. He began teaching here in 1976 and today is a Professor, a Senior Fellow at St. John's College, and a Collaborating Scholar at the National Center for the Twenty-First Century Schoolhouse at San Diego State University. In the lecture hall, he uses humour to engage students. As one student enthused, he is the "funniest prof I've ever met, I didn't know I could ever pay attention so well in class…his tests were challenging but that was awesome."

Tuesday, May 28 at 9:30 am


Olive Beatrice Stanton Award for Excellence in Teaching
Lisa M. Ford

Lisa M. Ford
BSc (Victoria), MA (Saskatchewan)

Exuberant. That is how students describe Lisa Ford as a teacher. Other adjectives commonly used are funny, amazing and best. She arrived to the University of Manitoba in August of 2008 with the goal of enhancing the education experience of geography students, particularly first-year students. Judging by one student's comments, she succeeded:"She definitely knows how young minds think and makes activities that will ensure you remember the concepts she goes over in class. Her teaching style will want you to never miss a class…." She teaches physical and human geography and in her short time as an instructor she has been nominated twice for the University 1 Excellence in Teaching Award, and in 2011 she received the Award of Excellence for Undergraduate Teaching. Her passion seems to have rubbed off: "[She's] probably the best instructor I have ever had," one of her students wrote.

Tuesday, May 28 at 3:00 pm


Distinguished Professor Award
David G. Barber

David G. Barber
BSc (Manitoba), MSc (Manitoba),
PhD (Waterloo)

After completing his PhD at the University of Waterloo, Dr. David Barber returned to the University of Manitoba in 1993. He started the Centre for Earth Observation Science (CEOS) in 1994 with himself, one half-time technician, and two graduate students. In 2002, he received a Canada Research Chair in Arctic System Science. He continues as Director of CEOS and Associate Dean (Research) in the Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources. Dr. Barber has extensive experience in the examination of the Arctic marine environment
as a "system," and the effect climate change has on this system. He shares his experience with his students. To date, he has supervised to completion six honours theses, 18 MSc theses, 17 PhD dissertations and nine post-doctoral fellowships. He currently supervises 11 graduate students, two post-doctoral fellows, and 14 research associates. He is a member and leader of many national and international research councils, and he currently leads a polar marine science group of over 100 people. He has published over 170 articles in the peer-reviewed literature and during the latest International Polar Year (IPY) in 2007, he led the world's largest IPY project — the Circumpolar Flaw Lead system study. Throughout his years as a dedicated administrator, gifted teacher, and bold exploratory researcher, Dr. Barber has distinguished himself through his unwavering commitment to excellence. Teaching Awards

Tuesday, May 28 at 3:00 pm