UBC Killam Prof. Emeritus David Dolphin enjoying last year's Killam Celebration with members of the Killam family.
This past week the UBC community celebrated the 2015 UBC Killam Scholars. These various faculty, postdoctoral fellows and doctoral students have gained the distinction of receiving a Killam award in support of the teaching, research and scholary work they are conducting at UBC.
The 48th Annual Killam Celebratory Ceremony and Reception held at the new AMS Nest Theatre and lounge was hosted by Angela Redish, Provost and Vice-President Academic pro tem, Susan Porter, Dean and Vice-Provost of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, Members of the UBC Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Fellowships Committee and The Trustees of the Killam Trusts
Here is the complete list of those honoured at the event.
University Killam Professors
(Awarded by the Board of Governors)
The designation is conferred by the Board of Governors on the recommendation of the President to recognize exceptional members of faculty who have distinguished themselves as scholars in research and/or teaching and learning.
Current Professors
Ian K. Affleck, Physics and Astronomy
Sherrill E. Grace, English
Michael Hayden, Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics
Professors Emeriti
Patricia Baird, Medical Genetics
David Dolphin, Chemistry
Robert G. Evans, Centre for Health Services and Policy Research
Kalevi J. Holsti, Political Science
William H. New, English
Killam Awards for Excellence in Mentoring
(Awarded by the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies in November 2014)
The Killam Awards for Excellence in Mentoring are based on sustained mentorship of numerous graduate students over many years. Mentoring may be related to, but is perceived as differing from, classroom teaching and may be distinct and separable from the usual measure of research productivity. One award recognizes faculty members in the mid-career category – that is, for those who have held university appointments for less than 12 years – and the other recognizes faculty members in the senior category – that is, for those with 12 or more years of university service.
Mid-career category
Purang Abolmaesumi, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Senior category
Lam Wan, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Jo-ann Archibald, Educational Studies
Killam Faculty Research Fellowships
(Awarded by the Office of the Vice-President Research and International in March 2015)
Fellowships are open to all UBC faculty members, with tenure, who wish to devote full time to research and study in their field during a recognized study leave (sabbatical).
Junior Fellows
Purang Abolmaesumi, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Erin Baines, Liu Institute for Global Issues, Department of Political Science, and Institute for Gender, Race and Social Justice
Richard Carpiano, Sociology
Emma Cunliffe, Law
Steven Hallam, Microbiology and Immunology
Jennifer Jakobi, School of Health and Exercise Sciences, UBC Okanagan
Patrick Martone, Botany
Parisa Mehrkhodavandi, Chemistry
Vincent Wong, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Senior Fellows
Brett Gladman, Physics and Astronomy
Killam Faculty Research Prizes
(Awarded by the Office of the Vice-President Research and International in March 2015)
Up to ten prizes are awarded each year for excellence in research. Five prizes go to professors in the humanities and social sciences, and five to professors in the natural, applied and health sciences.
Arts, Junior Faculty
Christiane Hoppmann, Psychology
Christopher Lee, English
Arts, Senior Faculty
Kai Li, Commerce
Ralph Matthews, Sociology
Margaret Schabas, Philosophy
Science, Junior Faculty
Catharine Winstanley, Psychology
Science, Senior Faculty
Ian Mackenzie, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Fabio Rossi, Medical Genetics
Poul Sorenson, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Daniel Weary, Applied Animal Biology
Killam Teaching Prizes
(Awarded by the Office of the Provost and Vice-President Academic in May 2015)
Killam Teaching Prizes recognize faculty members with at least three years of teaching at UBC. Established University-wide, the prize is adjudicated within each of the twelve Faculties under procedures defined in the Faculty and approved by the Provost. Candidates may be nominated by colleagues, students, or alumni. The award recognizes distinguished teaching at any level or combination of levels: introductory, advanced, or graduate (including supervision).
Recipients (in alphabetical order by surname)
Kathryn Gretsinger, Journalism
Tiffany Potter, English
Catherine Rawn, Psychology
Anthony McCullagh, Dentistry
Michael Koehle, Kinesiology
Kim Zebehazy, Education and Counselling Psychology and Special Education
Renisa Mawani, Sociology
Riyad Abu-Laban, Emergency Medicine
Rose Hatala, General Internal Medicine
Karen Pinder, Cellular and Physiological Sciences
Peter Loewen, Pharmaceutical Sciences
Scott Sinclair, Accounting
Mona Berciu, Physics and Astronomy
Mark Jellinek, Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
Gregor Kiczales, Computer Science
Roland Stull, Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
Killam Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
(Awarded by the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies in March 2015)
The Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Postdoctoral Research Fellowships are awarded to distinguished scholars from Canada and around the world who have recently completed their doctorate degrees at a university other than UBC. The Killam Postdoctoral Research Fellowships provide support for two years with a stipend, travel allowance and medical benefits.
New Fellows (in alphabetical order by surname)
Kristin Brink, Dentistry
Daniel Karp, Resource Management and Environmental Studies
Brianne Kent, Neurology
Matthew Pennell, Zoology
Jorge Rosés Labrada, First Nations Languages Program
Renewed Fellows (in alphabetical order by surname)
Terry Boyle, Medicine
Elizabeth Gow, Forestry
Duncan Hewitt, Mathematics
Jessica Metcalfe, Anthropology
Nathaniel Sharp, Zoology
Stefanie Vogt, Microbiology
David Wachsmuth, Geography
Killam Postdoctoral Fellow Research Prizes
(Awarded by the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies in March 2015)
The Killam Postdoctoral Fellow Research Prizes are awarded annually to full-time postdoctoral fellows in recognition of outstanding research and scholarly contributions while at UBC.
Recipients (in alphabetical order by surname)
Kanna Hayashi, Medicine
Nia Lewis, School of Health and Exercise Sciences, UBC Okanagan
Killam Doctoral Fellowships
(Awarded by the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies in September 2014)
The Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Doctoral Fellowships are the University of British Columbia’s most prestigious merit-based graduate fellowships and are awarded annually to the most outstanding doctoral degree candidates. The fellowships provide support for a maximum of two years with a stipend and travel allowance.
New Fellows (in alphabetical order by surname)
Alysha Baker, Psychology, UBC Okanagan
Raquel Baldwinson, English
Katharina Block, Psychology
Bradley Hackinen, Economics
Edward Haddon, Sociology
Catriona Hippman, Interdisciplinary Studies
Taylor Holland, Biology, UBC Okanagan
Asif Khowaja, Reproductive Sciences
Michael Lathuillière, Resource Management and Environmental Studies
Amir Hossein Masnadi Shirazi Nejad, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Nelia Miled, Educational Studies
Holli-Anne Passmore, Psychology, UBC Okanagan
Julien Richard Albert, Medical Genetics
Boaz Saffer, Psychology
Benjamin Scheifele, Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
Julia Ulehla, Music
Kun Wang, Sauder School of Business
Nicole Wilson, Resource Management and Environmental Studies
Alex C.Y. Yeung, Forestry
Renewed Fellows (in alphabetical order by surname)
Kaylee Byers, Interdisciplinary Studies
Ana Chara Serna, Forestry
Rowan Cockett, Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
Maude Côté-Landry, Classical Studies
Addison Desnoyer, Chemistry
Bita Imam, Rehabilitation Sciences
Anna Keefe, Language and Literacy Education
Miriam Matejova, Political Science
Ellen Stephenson, Psychology
Jeremy Stone, Urban Planning
Marc Tadaki, Geography
Francis Therrien, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Mary Turri, Educational Psychology
David Twa, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Xian Wang, History
Anson Wong, Physics and Astronomy
Kai Kin Gary Yan, Mechanical Engineering
Bo Zhuang, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Awards
(Awarded by the Office of the Provost and Vice-President Academic in May 2015)
Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Awards recognize the valuable role that teaching assistants play in our undergraduate programs. Established University-wide, the prize is adjudicated within each of the twelve Faculties under procedures defined in the Faculty and approved by the Provost. The award recognizes skills, abilities and contributions that result in a high level of respect from undergraduate students and academic or course supervisors.
Recipients (in alphabetical order by surname)
Chad Atkins, Chemistry
Cindy Blois, Mathematics
Camila Casquilho Resende, Statistics
Nathaniel Furey, Forestry
Graham Hendra, Mechanical Engineering
Abbas Jessani, Dentistry
Vivienne Lam, Botany
Katherine Lyon, Sociology
Stephen Mattucci, Mechanical Engineering
Firas Moosvi, Physics and Astronomy
Eve Preus, English
Juan Serpa, Operations and Logistics
Christoph Sielmann, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Barbara Smith, Educational and Counselling Psychology and Special Education
Magdalena Wojda, Law
Megan Wong, Anthropology
Melanie Wong, Language and Literacy Education
The Killam Endowments, comprising of the Killam General Endowment, the Killam Memorial Salary Fund, and the Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Fund for Advanced Studies, support programmes at the University of British Columbia for the most distinguished researchers at the doctoral, postdoctoral, and faculty levels. The various competitions held over the past year reflect the academic excellence of research and scholarship at UBC.
The Killam Endowments were established by Dorothy J. Killam in memory of her husband Izaak Walton Killam.