Established to recognize excellence in teaching and its importance to the academic experience of students at McGill University.
This award is traditionally awarded at Fall Convocation at the Course Lecturer, Faculty Lecturer, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, and Full Professor ranks.
Call for Nominations
Nominations for the 2022 Prizes are now being accepted. Detailed guidelines and the nomination form are below:
2022 PPET nomination form - updated
Revised deadline to submit: Friday, July 15, 2022
Questions? Contact nancy.stpierre2 [at] mcgill.ca (subject: PPET) (Nancy St-Pierre).
2021 recipients of the Principal's Prize for Excellence in Teaching
Congratulations to the 2021 recipients of the Principal's Prize for Excellence in Teaching: Lawrence R. Chen, Juan C. Serpa, Signy Sheldon, Giulia Alberini, Maureen Rose, Donald L. Kennedy.
Past recipients of the Principal's Prize for Excellence in Teaching
2020: Adele Blackett, Daniel Douek, Thomas Fox, Antony Humphries, Christopher Moraes.
2019: Melanie Dirks, Kazue Takamura, Eran Shor, Manuel Balán
2018: Marwan Kanaan, Sidney Trudeau, Nicole Li-Jessen, David Ragsdale, Allison Christians
2017: Bruce Manson, Laura Pavelka, Daniel Heller, Laila Parsons, Jonathan Sterne
2016: Prakash Panangaden, Alanna Watt, Hoi Kong, Caroline Begg
2015: John Stix, Andrew Hendry, Anne-Marie Kietzig, Teresa Rudkin
2014: Nancy Mayo, Colin Chalk, Gary Brouhard, Eyad Hashem Atallah
2013: Kenneth Ragan, Raphaël Fischler, Michael Rabbat, Ariel Fenster
2012: Paul Clarke, Laura Nilson, Jeffrey Bergthorson, Kenneth MacKenzie
2011: James Hanley, Marilyn Scott, Krista R. Muis, Sujata Madan
2010: Michael Petrides, Rosalie Jukier, Robert Leckey, David M. Lank
2009: Bruce Shore, Peter Gibian, Kathleen Fallon, Carolyn Samuel
2008: Maggie Kilgour, Lisa Travis, André Roy, Grazyna Wilczek
2007: Richard Koestner, George McCourt, Howard Riggs, Paul Wiseman
2006: André Costopoulos, Axel Hundemer, Daniel Levitin, David Plant
2005: Donna Lee-Smith, Brian Lewis, Nilima Nigam, Donald Taylor
2004: Andrew Kirk, Reisa Lipszyc, John Silvius, Charles Boberg
2003: John Abela, Brian Alters, Rex Brynen, Fritz Buchinger
2002: Rhonda Amsel, Hanadi Sleiman, Anthony Williams-Jones, Heather Goad
2001: David Harpp, Andrew Kirk, Carolyn Pittenger, Gordon Roberts
2000: Hélène Poulin-Mignault, Anne Wechsler, Terry Wheeler
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