CAUT Dedicated Service Award Terms of Reference

The Award

CAUT Council has created the CAUT Dedicated Service Award to recognize individuals for exceptional service to their faculty associations. Recipients are nominated by their association and the award is presented at a membership meeting.

Recipients of the award will:

  1. Receive a certificate of recognition from CAUT, which will be provided to the association for presentation to the recipient; and
  2. Have their name listed in the CAUT Bulletin, put on the CAUT website and announced at the next CAUT Council meeting.

Frequency

Normally, one or more members will be nominated by the Association for the award each year.

Criteria

  • Candidates' achievement(s) may include but are not limited to the following: organizational leadership, collective bargaining, policy implementation, publication, or dedicated service to or on behalf of the University of Manitoba Faculty Association;
  • The exceptional service of the candidate may derive from the result of a single project or activity, or the accumulation of efforts through consistent involvement over a long period of time in supporting the work of the Faculty Association in the University and the university community.

Nominations

Members will be invited to submit nominations for the award.

Nominations must include a letter giving a detailed statement describing the specific contributions and achievements of the candidate in service to the Association.

Nominations can be submitted to the UMFA Office by mail or email (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.). The nomination deadline is April 2, 2024 at 4:00 p.m.

 

Authority for Granting the Award

The Executive will review the nominations, and recommend one or more names to the Board of Representatives for approval.

CAUT Dedicated Service Award Past Recipients

The Canadian Association of University Teachers Dedicated Service Award was presented to these UMFA Members in recognition of their outstanding contribution to the University of Manitoba Faculty Association.

2005
Earle Ferguson
Paul Fortier
Jay Goldstein
David Howorth
Caterina Reitano
Allan Woodbury

2006
Dennis Felbel
Mark Gabbert
John Loxley
Sharon Taylor-Henley
Barbara Yapps

2007
John Whiteley

2008
Tom Booth
Tommy Kucera
Pat Nicholls
Mark Rabnett

2009
Jared Paisley

2011
Brenda Austin-Smith
Brad McKenzie

2012
Peter Blunden

2014
Nancy Hansen
Linda Guse

2015
Sharon Alward

2016
Cameron Morrill

2017
Robert Chernomas

2018
Jim Hare
Mark Hudson

2019
David Camfield

2020
Julie Guard

2022
Janet Morrill
Michael Shaw
Ruby Warren

2023

Dr. Genevieve Thompson
Sufia Turner
Dr. Lynda Balneaves
Dr. Annette Schultz
Joanne Parsons
Eveline Miliken