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2022-2023 TEACHING EXCELLENCE AWARDS
As a teaching-focused university, we could not be prouder of the exceptional response from students to this year’s call for nomination for the 2023 Teaching Excellence Awards. In the 399 detailed nominations received, students recognized the work of 158 faculty who inspired them with a distinct learning experience that:
- Transformed their learning
- Fostered a sense of learning community in their classes
- Used interactive teaching methods that valued student perspectives and diverse ways of knowing and being
- Supported student health and well-being
We are incredibly fortunate to have so many inspiring and dedicated instructors at Capilano University!
2022-2023 TEACHING EXCELLENCE AWARDS RECIPIENTS

Kofi J.S. Gbolonyo
School of Performing Arts—Jazz
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Jerome Genz
School of Kinesiology
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Laura Harrison
School of Performing Arts—Jazz
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David Kirk
School of Access
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Emma Trottier
School of Social Science
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2021 – 2022 Teaching Excellence Awards Recipients

Kent Lewis
English
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Alaa Al-Musalli
School of Communication
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Christy Goerzen
Arts & Entertainment Management
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Kevin Kirkland
Music Therapy
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Roy Jantzen
Tourism and Outdoor Recreation Management
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2020 – 2021 Teaching Excellence Awards Recipients

Allen Stevens
Education Assistant Program
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Danielle Wills
Mathematics and Statistics
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Jane Ince
School of Communication
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Justin Wilson
Psychology
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To me teaching is about being humxn where one learns how to hold, rather than occupy space. Teaching is so much more than subject matter expertise, simultaneously representing a journey beyond fear and into authenticity where we learn to listen and listen to learn – To respect otherness and understand how interconnected and resourceful we all are. As these personal leadership qualities deepen, we are better able to hold spaces in which people feel invited to create their own communities of mutual support where people feel heard, understood, and valued.
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Sarah Yercich
Sociology and Criminology
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2019 – 2020 Teaching Excellence Awards Recipients

Leah J Bailly
English
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Michael J Begg
Legal Studies
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Dara K Greaves
English
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David M Matijasevich
Political Science
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Tia M Smith
Early Childhood Education
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2018 – 2019 Teaching Excellence Awards Recipients

Reg Johanson
English
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Kym Stewart
Communications
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Annabella Cant
Early Childhood Care & Education
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Seanna McPherson
Motion Picture Arts
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Bruce Wilson
Outdoor Recreation Management
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2017-2018 Teaching Excellence Awards Recipients

Stephen Atkins
Theatre
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Barb Mathieson
Early Childhood Care & Education
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Eugene Chu
Biology
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Karen Okun
Business Administration
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Greig Gjerdalen
Tourism Managment & Outdoor Recreation Management
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Capilano University is named after Chief Joe Capilano, an important leader of the Squamish (Sḵwx̱wú7mesh) Nation of the Coast Salish people. We respectfully acknowledge that our campuses are located on the unceded sovereign Indigenous Nations of Lil’wat, xʷməθkʷəy̓əm(Musqueam), Shíshálh (Sechelt), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh(Squamish) and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh).
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