Association Awards
The TFA offers three awards each year, The TMU Person of the Year, Distinguished Service Award and Career Achievement Award. The most recent recipients are given below. For more information about eligibility and criteria for each award scroll down.
Recent Award Recipients
Career Achievement Award 2023: Songnian Li (Civil Engineering) and Khaled Sennah (Civil Engineering)
TMU Person of the Year 2023: Kris Alexander (RTA School of Media)
TMU Person of the Year Information
The TMU Person of the Year Award recognizes an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the TMU Community in the previous academic year. The contribution(s) may include, but are not restricted to: something that will benefit the Ryerson Community overtime, volunteer commitment within TMU or the broader community that demonstrates an admirable balance of career and good citizenship, or exemplary handling of duties associated with any office held. For more details see the criteria form below.
Please complete the nomination package and email it to tfa@torontomu.ca by 4:00 p.m. on April 3, 2024.
Distinguished Service Award Information
The Distinguished Service Award recognizes outstanding service to the Toronto Metropolitan Faculty Association including, but not limited to: volunteer commitments, sustained contributions over time, exemplary handling of duties associated with an office held, or contributions over and above those expected of office held. For more details see the criteria and nomination form below.
Please complete the nomination package and email it to tfa@torontomu.ca by 4:00 p.m. on April 3, 2024.
Career Achievement Award Information
The Career Achievement Award recognizes the candidate’s service to their profession. This may include contributions to their discipline, students, or the community. For more details see the criteria and nomination form below.
Please complete the nomination package and email it to tfa@torontomu.ca by 4:00 p.m. on April 3, 2024.
Ryersonian of the Year Award Past Recipients
2020
Maureen Reed
Arts
2018
Dana Lee
FCAD
2014
Akua Benjamin
FCS
2013
Nancy Walton
FCS
2009
Jean Golden
Arts
2008
David Checkland
Arts
2006
Jean-Paul Boudreau
Arts
2005
Michael Guerriere
Chair, Board of Governors
2004
Stephanie Blake
OPSEU
2003
John Cook
Arts
2002
Kenise Murphy Kilbride
Community Services
2001
Sandra Radchenko
Eng. & Applied Science
2000
Ron Goldsmith
Arts
1999
Bradley Fortner
Rogers Comm Centre
1998
Gerda Kaegi
Arts
1997
Jean Kennedy
Ryerson Athletic Centre
1996
Wendy Cukier
Business
1995
John Thorpe
Student Development
1995
Terence W. Grier
President
1994
June Pollard
Community Services
1993
Darryl Williams
Applied Arts
1992
Arnice Cadieux
Community Relations
1991
Marie Dowler
Arts
1990
Sydney Perlmutter
Applied Arts
1989
Donald Barr
Student Services
1988
Brian Segal
President
1987
Rheta Rosen
Community Services
1986
Margaret Norquay
Open College
1985
Caroline Wheeler
Arts
1985
Greta Riddell-Dixon
Continuing Education
1984
Roy Horney
Engineering
1983
Colin Graham
Ryerson Board of Gov
1981
Robin Cruickshank
Information Services
1980
Walter Pitman
President
1979
Laurence Gray
Arts
1979
Ben Celliers
Business
1978
Robert Greenberg
Engineering
1977
Jennifer Brunzell
Registrar
1977
Peter Kerr
Engineering
1976
Dorothy Brown
Human Resources
1975
Raymond Kao
Business
1975
Murray Paulin
Arts
Distinguished Service Award Past Recipients
2022
Anne-Marie Singh
Arts
2019
Wayne Petrozzi
Arts
2017
Sophie Quigley
FOS
2015
Anver Saloojee
Arts
2013
David Checkland
Arts
2012
Dave Mason
FEAS
2011
Ian Baitz
FCAD
2010
Eric Harley
FEAS
2009
Ian Sakinofsky
TRSM
2008
Michelle Dionne
Arts
2007
Neil Thomlinson
Arts
2005
Diane Granfield
Library
2004
John Morgan
Library
2003
Willliam Whelan
FEAS
2003
Michael Doucet
Arts
2002
Kit Jones
FCS
2001
Vivienne Scott-Smietana
RFA
2001
David Cape
Arts
2000
Terry Gillin
Arts
1999
Anita Krumins
Applied Arts
1999
William Glassman
Arts
1998
John Sakeris
Sociology
1997
Joseph Springer
Community Services
1996
Jean Golden
Arts
1995
Elizabeth Bishop
Library
1994
Gerda Kaegi
Arts
1993
Teri Pristupa
Business
1992
Tamara Penrod
Community Services
1990
Arie Reedyk
Engineering
1990
Terry Byram
Arts
1988
Ron Shirtliff
Arts
1987
Fred N. Hainsworth
Engineering
1986
Alison Acker
Arts
1985
Sawan Sahota
Engineering
1984
Linda Cooper
Community Services
1983
Murray Paulin
Business
Career Achievement Award Previous Recipients
2022
John Shields
Politics & Public Administration
2021
Alan Sears
Sociology
2021
Farrokh Janabi-Sharifi
Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
2020
Diana Brecher
Counselling
2020
Perry Schneiderman
Performance
2019
Lucian Fraser
Library & Archive
2019
Myer Siemiatycki
Politics & Public Administration
2018
Doreen Fumia
Sociology
2017
Brain Damude
Image Arts
2016
Mustafa Koc
Sociology
2016
Rosemarie Volpe
Counselling
2016
Sahri Woods-Baum
Counselling
2015
Linda Cooper
Nursing
2014
Judy Rogers
FCS
2012
Don Syner
Image Arts
2007
Cathy Matthews
Library
2006
Jennifer Welsh
Community Services