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
Songnian Li
Career Achievement Award 2023
Civil Engineering
Khaled Sennah
Career Achievement Award 2023
Civil Engineering
Kris Alexander
TMU Person of the Year 2023
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
Maureen Reed
2020
Arts
Dana Lee
2018
FCAD
Akua Benjamin
2014
FCS
Nancy Walton
2013
FCS
Jean Golden
2009
Arts
David Checkland
2008
Arts
Jean-Paul Boudreau
2006
Arts
Michael Guerriere
2005
Chair, Board of Governors
Stephanie Blake
2004
OPSEU
John Cook
2003
Arts
Kenise Murphy Kilbride
2002
Community Services
Sandra Radchenko
2001
Eng. & Applied Science
Ron Goldsmith
2000
Arts
Bradley Fortner
1999
Rogers Comm Centre
Gerda Kaegi
1998
Arts
Jean Kennedy
1997
Ryerson Athletic Centre
Wendy Cukier
1996
Business
John Thorpe
1995
Student Development
Terence W. Grier
1995
President
June Pollard
1994
Community Services
Darryl Williams
1993
Applied Arts
Arnice Cadieux
1992
Community Relations
Marie Dowler
1991
Arts
Sydney Perlmutter
1990
Applied Arts
Donald Barr
1989
Student Services
Brian Segal
1988
President
Rheta Rosen
1987
Community Services
Margaret Norquay
1986
Open College
Caroline Wheeler
1985
Arts
Greta Riddell-Dixon
1985
Continuing Education
Roy Horney
1984
Engineering
Colin Graham
1983
Ryerson Board of Gov
Robin Cruickshank
1981
Information Services
Walter Pitman
1980
President
Laurence Gray
1979
Arts
Ben Celliers
1979
Business
Robert Greenberg
1978
Engineering
Jennifer Brunzell
1977
Registrar
Peter Kerr
1977
Engineering
Dorothy Brown
1976
Human Resources
Raymond Kao
1975
Business
Murray Paulin
1975
Arts
Distinguished Service Award Past Recipients
Anne-Marie Singh
2022
Arts
Wayne Petrozzi
2019
Arts
Sophie Quigley
2017
FOS
Anver Saloojee
2015
Arts
David Checkland
2013
Arts
Dave Mason
2012
FEAS
Ian Baitz
2011
FCAD
Eric Harley
2010
FEAS
Ian Sakinofsky
2009
TRSM
Michelle Dionne
2008
Arts
Neil Thomlinson
2007
Arts
Diane Granfield
2005
Library
John Morgan
2004
Library
Willliam Whelan
2003
FEAS
Michael Doucet
2003
Arts
Kit Jones
2002
FCS
Vivienne Scott-Smietana
2001
RFA
David Cape
2001
Arts
Terry Gillin
2000
Arts
Anita Krumins
1999
Applied Arts
William Glassman
1999
Arts
John Sakeris
1998
Sociology
Joseph Springer
1997
Community Services
Jean Golden
1996
Arts
Elizabeth Bishop
1995
Library
Gerda Kaegi
1994
Arts
Teri Pristupa
1993
Business
Tamara Penrod
1992
Community Services
Arie Reedyk
1990
Engineering
Terry Byram
1990
Arts
Ron Shirtliff
1988
Arts
Fred N. Hainsworth
1987
Engineering
Alison Acker
1986
Arts
Sawan Sahota
1985
Engineering
Linda Cooper
1984
Community Services
Murray Paulin
1983
Business
Career Achievement Award Previous Recipients
John Shields
2022
Politics & Public Administration
Alan Sears
2021
Sociology
Farrokh Janabi-Sharifi
2021
Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
Diana Brecher
2020
Counselling
Perry Schneiderman
2020
Performance
Lucian Fraser
2019
Library & Archive
Myer Siemiatycki
2019
Politics & Public Administration
Doreen Fumia
2018
Sociology
Brain Damude
2017
Image Arts
Mustafa Koc
2016
Sociology
Rosemarie Volpe
2016
Counselling
Sahri Woods-Baum
2016
Counselling
Linda Cooper
2015
Nursing
Judy Rogers
2014
FCS
Don Syner
2012
Image Arts
Cathy Matthews
2007
Library
Jennifer Welsh
2006
Community Services