Dr. Claire Alleyne Staff Excellence Awards
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