Board of Governors
Congratulations to Jamie Baillie, Wadih Fares, Nancy MacCready-Williams, and Jim Spatz (members, ±«Óătv Board of Governors) who were again named in Atlantic Business Magazineâs Top 50 CEOs for 2010.
±«Óătv Libraries
Congratulations to William Maes (Libraries) upon being elected as Vice Chair/Chair Elect of OCLCâs (Online Computer Library Center) Americas Regional Council.ÌęThis was the first election of officers for the Americas Regional Council since OCLC governance changed from a single members council to a global council and three regional councils--Americas, Asia Pacific and Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Americas Regional Council is comprised of members from libraries and cultural heritage organizations in Canada, Latin America, the Caribbean and the United States.ÌęOCLC is a non-profit, membership, computer library service and research organization dedicated to the public purposes of furthering access to the world's information and reducing library costs.Ìę
Faculty of Architecture and Planning
Congratulations to Richard Kroeker and Brian Lilley (Architecture) for their design âPictou Landing Health Centreâ being given the International Architecture Award for 2010 from the Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design & The European Center for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies and Metropolitan Arts Press, Ltd.Ìę Others involved in this project: Peter Henry (Lecturer â Architecture) local Architect of Record; Trevor Butler (Adjunct Professor Architecture), Building Services Consultant; Kevin Loewen (Dal Alumnus), Project Manager for Pictou Landing First Nation; Kim Thompson (Architecture) who worked with ±«Óătv Architecture students and local youth to build earth wall finishes in the building.Ìę The International Architecture Awards are âthe Worldâs Most Prestigious Global Awards for New Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Interiors, and Urban Planning.âÌę
Faculty of Engineering
Congratulations to Paul Bishop (Process Engineering & Applied Science) and Christopher Boland (recent M.A.Sc. graduate) et al are recipients of the 2010 MPIF Howard I. Sanderow Outstanding Technical Paper Award from the Metal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF) for their paper, âOn the Development of an Aluminum PM Alloy for âPress-Sinter-Sizeâ Technology,â which was selected as the grand prize winner among 170 papers presented at the 2010 International Conference on Powder Metallurgy and Particulate Materials held in Hollywood Florida, USA, June 27-30.
Faculty of Health Professions
Congratulations to Joseph Byrne (Health Administration) who was recently recognized by the IWK Health Centre for his outstanding clinical care of the children and families of the Maritimes by naming the âDr. Joseph M. Byrne Award for Excellence in Child Clinical Psychologyâ in his honour.ÌęThe award will be given annually to a Clinical Psychologist in the Maritimes who exhibits excellence in clinical practice.
Congratulations to Katherine Harman (Physiotherapy) who received the Female Athlete of the Year Award at the RICOH Provincial Sport Awards Ceremony on June 5, 2010. Dr. Harman has been rowing for 10 years. It was noted at the presentation that this performance was especially remarkable as it was the fastest time of the day, in any age category.
Congratulations to Susan Mansour (Pharmacy), one of three recipients of the AFPC/Woods-Hughes Special Service Award which were presented at the Awards Dinner at the Canadian Pharmacy Education and Research Conference in Vancouver in June. This award recognizes the many contributions Dr. Mansour has made to AFPC (Association of Faculties of Pharmacy of Canada).
Congratulations to Emily Murray (MA HPRO student, Health and Human Performance) who recently won the Bultz Award for Best Student Poster Presentation for her poster, âExploring the psychosocial experience of sexuality in young adult cancer survivors and implications for sexual health,â at the 2010 Canadian Association of Psychosocial Oncology and International Psycho-Oncology Societyâs congress held recently in Quebec City.Ìę Emily was supervised by Dr. Lynne Robinson (School of Health and Human Performance).
Congratulations to Ingrid Sketris (Pharmacy) upon being awarded the AFPC (Association of Faculties of Pharmacy of Canada)-Pfizer Research Career Award.Ìę This award recognizes research excellence of members of the academic staff of Faculties, Colleges, or Schools of Pharmacy in Canada.
Congratulations to George Turnbull (Health Professions) who was honoured at a gala on May 20, 2010 by the Parkinson Society Maritime Region which paid tribute to Dr. Turnbullâs career as a âParkinsonâs Pioneerâ through his innovative work at the Maritime Parkinsonâs Clinic â a free clinic at ±«Óătv that helps patients with Parkinsonâs retain mobility through exercise.Ìę âHe operates outside the boxâ says clinic patient Carole A. Hartzman, âHe thinks creatively.â
Congratulations to Anne Marie Whelan (Pharmacy) who, along with her colleagues, won âBest Poster Presentationâ at the Canadian Pharmacists Association Conference held in Calgary this past May. Their poster was entitled, âNova Scotia Womenâs Knowledge, Attitudes, Beliefs and Perceptions of Barriers Regarding Emergency Contraception Pills,â and was funded by the NSHRF (Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation).
Faculty of Law
Congratulations to Jocelyn Downie (Law) who has been elected both to the Fellowship in the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences and to the Royal Society of Canada (RSC), Academy of Social Sciences.Ìę Dr. Downie is described by the RSC as âa Canadian leader and international expert in the intersecting areas of health law, policy, and ethics.Ìę Her work on end-of-life law and policy, the governance of research involving humans, and neuroethics has helped to shape policy and practice here and abroad.âÌę
Faculty of Management
Congratulations to Danielle Cossarini (Masterâs student, Library and Information Studies) who won the 2010 New England Chapter of the American Society for Information Science & Technology Student Travel Award for her paper, âCommunicating Scientific Information for Environmental Solutions:Ìę A Knowledge Management Perspective.âÌę The jury chair stated that Ms. Cossarini âwrote a truly excellent paper that deserves this recognition.âÌę The award will support Ms. Cossariniâs travel to the annual conference of the American Society for Information Science and Technology in Pittsburgh in October.Ìę
Congratulations to Peter Duinker (Resource and Environmental Studies) upon being selected as one of two recipients of the Canadian Institute of Forestryâs 2010 Canadian Forestry Scientific Achievement Award.Ìę As indicated in his notification, âyour many achievements during your professional life and career and your dedication to interdisciplinary forest science and research make you truly deserving of this honour.âÌę
Faculty of Science
Congratulations to Sina Adl ( Biology) upon being elected President of the International Society of Protistologists (ISOP), the international umbrella society of all other protistology societies, including the various national societies.ÌęThe ISOP is an international association of scientists devoted to research on single-celled eukaryotes, or protests, promotes the presentation and discussion of new or important facts and problems in protistology, and works to provide resources for the promotion and advancement of this science.
Congratulations to Eric Mills (Oceanography) who received the Canadian Nautical Research Society / SociĂ©tĂ© canadienne pour la recherche nautique Keith Matthews Award for Best Book for, The Fluid Envelope of Our Planet:Ìę How the Study of Ocean Currents Became a Science, University of Toronto Press. The annual Keith Matthews Award is for the best book published in the previous calendar year on a Canadian nautical subject or by a Canadian on any nautical subject.Ìę
Research Services
Congratulations to Patricia Lindley (Research Services) who recently received the CAREB-ACCER Presidentâs Award from the Canadian Association of Research Ethics Boards, along with Diann Nicholson of the IWK, in recognition of the role they played in founding this national organization.ÌęThe organization has grown from the 10 original members to approximately 300 representing universities, colleges, teaching hospitals and research institutes across Canada.
Correction: In the July issue of Kudos we congratulated Robert Bortolussi upon receiving the Member Recognition Award from the Canadian Paediatric Society.ÌęDr. Bortolussiâs primary appointment is in Pediatrics, not Microbiology & Immunology as was noted in Kudos. Our apologies for the error.
Kudos from the Acting Vice-President Academic and Provost celebrates external recognition for outstanding achievements of ±«Óătv faculty, staff, and students. The Office of the Vice-President Academic and Provost relies on you to provide information regarding awards and recognitions received. If you have recently received special recognition, or know of a colleague who has, please submit this news to kim.thomson@dal.ca for inclusion in an upcoming publication of Kudos.