Dr Claire Alleyne Staff Excellence Award 2011
Nominations close on February 25!
OISE is accepting nominations for the Dr Claire Alleyne Staff Excellence Award, an annual award recognizing exceptional leadership in advancing OISE's mission. The recipient will be honoured at the annual Awards & Commendations Ceremonies on Friday, May 27, 2011.
We appreciate and depend on the OISE community to bring forward worthy candidates for this prestigious award as a way of recognizing and honoring the achievements and exemplary contributions of staff to teaching and learning at OISE. Please consider nominating a staff member who has made a difference for you.
Download detailed information about the award process and criteria, a nomination form and contact information here. The submission deadline is Friday, February 25, 2011 at 5 p.m.
Claire made an initial donation to the Dr Claire Alleyne Staff Excellence Award to recognize the staff of the Registrar's Office who work tirelessly on behalf of OISE, the University and students. If you would like to make a donation in honour of Claire, please fill out this Gift Commitment Form and return it to Ina Hupponen in the Dean's Office, room 12-138. Please call Ina at 416-978-1126 or email ihupponen@oise.utoronto.ca if you have any questions.
Questions?
Email: Eileen Thomas
Call: 416-978-1123
Award News
In December 2009, OISE Faculty Council voted unanimously to rename the OISE Staff Excellence Award, the Dr. Claire Alleyne Staff Excellence Award. This was done in recognition of Claire Alleyne's retirement after more than 35 years of exemplary service, as well as her enormous dedication to and respect for administrative staff.
Claire Alleyne began her career at the University of Toronto more than 35 years ago. She was Registrar at FEUT from 1988 to 1996 and Registrar at OISE from 1996 until 2009. Throughout her career Claire modelled a strong commitment to excellence and innovation in serving the needs of students and faculty. This was recognized in 1994 when she was awarded the Chancellor's Award of Excellence at the University of Toronto.
Claire has always believed that administrative staff play a key role in the work of the university and should be recognized for their enormous contributions to our community. For this reason she was an early advocate for the establishment of the OISE Staff Excellence Award. Renaming the award in her honour is truly a fitting tribute.
2009 OISE Staff Excellence Award winner Susan Hall
Susan Hall, Graduate Program Coordinator in Adult Education and Counselling Psychology is the recipient of the 2009 OISE Staff Excellence Award for her deep commitment to excellence, outstanding service to the Institute, and creating a positive and lasting impact on the OISE community of faculty, students and staff. Susan received the award at the end-of-year Awards & Commendations Ceremony on May 29.
"OISE and the UofT is an amazing place to be employed. My inspiration at OISE has come from the fabulous people I have been so privileged to work with over my 30 years of employment here. To receive this prestigious award is a great honor and gives me a tremendous feeling of accomplishment." –Susan Hall
2008 Inaugural Staff Excellence Award recipient Kristine Pearson
Kristine Pearson, Liaison Officer in the Department of Sociology and Equity Studies in Education has been selected as the inaugural recipient of this new award for OISE staff in 2008 for outstanding contributions to her department and to the institute. Kristine received her honours and the thanks of the OISE community at the Annual Awards & Commendations Ceremony on May 30...More
"What you have here is true excellence - demonstrated daily in small but essential ways, ways that keep students afloat and the work of faculty and administators moving along, indispensible for the fulfillment of any institutional mission." –Sandra Acker