2025 Excellence Awards
December 16, 2025
Dean Lois Harder hosted the Faculty of Social Sciences' annual Excellence Awards on December 2, 2025.
"I'm deeply grateful you've made space to be here tonight. I know the end of term brings its own intensity, and the shorter days ask something different of us—a turning inward even as the demands of the end of term and the holiday season press us forward. Your presence here—choosing to connect with one another, and to celebrate your colleagues' achievements—honours both the work we do and the relationships that make it meaningful."
Celebrating excellence
Excellence in Teaching
- Recipient: Andrew Wender, political science
Excellence in Graduate Student Supervision and Mentorship
- Recipient: Peyman Vahabzadeh, sociology
Excellence in Experiential Learning Award
- Recipient: Ryan Hilperts, environmental studies
Excellence in Early Career Research
- Recipient: Gerald Singh, environmental studies
Research Excellence Award
- Recipient: Allyson Hadwin, psychology
- Recipient: Felix Pretis, economics
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Award
- Recipient: Kelci Harris, psychology
Lifetime Achievement Award
- Recipient: Claire Cutler, political science