WW Wood Award
The Association of Canadian Faculties
of Dentistry (ACFD) has established the W.W. Wood Awards for “Excellence
in Dental Education” to commemorate Dr. Bill Wood whose
academic career exemplified dedication to research, teaching and
service.
The
Award
One ACFD “W.W.
Wood Award for Excellence in Dental Education” will be awarded
each year, in each Canadian Faculty of Dentistry, to a full or
part-time faculty member who has completed at least three years
of teaching in a Canadian Faculty of Dentistry. The award will
consist of a permanent plaque engraved with the winners’
name to be displayed in a prominent place in each of the Faculties
of Dentistry. In addition, each recipient will receive a certificate
from the ACFD.
Nomination
and Procedures
- Requests for nomination will be solicited in January of each
year by each ACFD Faculty Committee through appropriate local
means.
- Nominations can be made by students, alumni or other faculty
members. Nomination should include at least three independent
letters of support referring to the criteria outlined below.
In addition, where available, student course evaluations, peer
and expert evaluations and any related course or teaching documents
should be submitted with the application.
- By March 1st, the Chair of the ACFD Faculty Committee will
consolidate all nominations and refer the list of nominees,
together with all supporting documentation to the ACFD Faculty
Committee.
- The ACFD Faculty Committee will review the qualifications
of all nominees using the criteria and identify a short list
of candidates who deserve final consideration.
- The ACFD Faculty Committee may gather additional information
such as:
- auditing classes of each of the finalists;
- interviewing students of the nominees;
- interviewing Department Chairs or Deans about the nominees;
- having external experts audit classes of nominees;
- surveying alumni feedback on the nominees.
- The ACFD Faculty Committee will review the qualifications
of each finalist (including the additional evaluation and information
gathered) and select the award winner.
- The Chair of the ACFD Faculty Committee will forward the
name and resume of the award winner to the ACFD Council and
the Dean of the Faculty by March 31st of each year.
- An award will be presented at each Faculty annually, if a
candidate is selected by the ACFD Faculty Committee. A Faculty
member may win this award only once in any ten year period.
Criteria:
Candidates should demonstrate
excellence in teaching through course instructional evaluation
results, letters of reference and other documentation. Some or
all of the following criteria shall apply.
The faculty member should:
- demonstrate a comprehensive knowledge of his/her subject
area;
- be habitually well prepared for teaching sessions, be they
lectures, laboratories, seminars, tutorials or clinics;
- demonstrate enthusiasm for the subject and the capacity to
arouse interest in it among the students;
- encourage student participation in the teaching/learning process;
- set high standards of student involvement and performance
and successfully motivate students to attain such standards;
- communicate effectively with students at appropriate levels;
- utilize methods of evaluation of student performance which
assess the higher levels of knowledge acquisition;
- be accessible to students outside of class hours and provide
for reasonable access by all;
- be recognized as a superior teacher by students and colleagues;
and,
- Candidates should demonstrate Leadership in Dental Education.
Some or all of the following
criteria shall apply.
The faculty members
should have:
- completed teaching improvement courses or other activities
to enhance teaching skills;
- participated at the Department or Faculty level on education
or teaching/learning committees.
Announcement
of the Award Recipients
This shall be published
in the ACFD web site.
Presentation
of Awards
The presentation of
the award will be left to the discretion of the ACFD Faculty Committee.
PAST
RECIPIENTS
2010 |
Bastien, Rosaire
Ghannoum, Julien
Howell, Marianne |
Université Laval
McGill University
University of
Alberta
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2009 |
Avon, Sylvie
Louise
Chauvin, Peter
Tax, Cara
Wyatt, Chris
Yu, Donald |
Université
Laval
McGill University
Dalhousie University
University of
British Columbia
University of
Alberta |
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2008 |
Gitzel,
Barbara
Lessard,
Eric
Knetchel,
Mark
Pehowich,
Dan
Saad,
M. Najeeb
Whitney,
Eli |
University of
Alberta
McGill University
Dalhousie University
University of
Alberta
University of
Western Ontario
University of British Columbia |
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2007 |
Flores-Mir,
Carlos
Price, Richard
Sweet, David
Titley, Keith
Tran, Simon |
University
of Alberta
Dalhousie University
University of
British Columbia
University of
Toronto
McGill University |
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2006 |
Bryant, Ross
Cobban, Sandra
Lapointe, Henry
Retrouvey, Jean-Marc |
University of British Columbia
University of
Alberta
University of
Western Ontario
McGill University |
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2005 |
Benhamou, Véronique
Birek, Catalena
Boudrais, Pierre
Hass, Daniel
Kilistoff, Alan
Patterson, Steve
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McGill University
University of
Manitoba
Université
de Montréal
University of
Toronto
University of
British Columbia
University of
Alberta |
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2004
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Baker, Robert
Coil, Jeff
Dagenais, Marie
Gauthier, Gilles
Goodday, Reginald
H.B.
McComb, Dorothy
Peters, Ed
Stockton, Lawrence |
University of Manitoba
University of
British Columbia
McGill University
Université
de Montéal
Dalhousie University
University of
Toronto
University of
Alberta
University of
Manitoba
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2003
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Lam, Ernest
Lowe, Alan
MacDonald, Robert
M.
McNicol, Archie
St. Georges, Annie
Tyler, Martin |
University of Alberta
University of
British Columbia
Dalhousie University
University of
Manitoba
Université
de Montréal
McGill University
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2002
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Borsuk, Herb
Cringan, Daphne
Daley, Thomas
Gibb, Kent
Gray, William
Lalonde, Benoit
MacNeil, Lex
Milos, Nadine
Morin, Sylvie
Swanzey, Allan N. |
McGill University
University of
Manitoba
University of
Western Ontario
University of
Alberta
University of
Western Ontario
Université
de Montréal
University of
British Columbia
University of
Alberta
Université
Laval
Dalhousie University
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2001
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Bergeron, Cathia
Eastwood, Anita
Lekic, Charles
Locker, David
Loney, Robert
W.
Matthew, Ian
Pompura, Julia |
Université Laval
University of
Alberta
University of
Manitoba
University of
Toronto
Dalhousie University
University of
British Columbia
McGill University
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2000
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Birek, Peter
Chaytor, Douglas
Girardin, Diane
Head, Timothy
Wilson
Rucker, Lance
Wysocki, George P. |
University of Toronto
Dalhousie University
University of
Manitoba
McGill University
University of
British Columbia
University of
Western Ontario
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1999
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Clark, Christopher
Greenwood, Frances
Hornyak, Michael
J.
McGaw, Tim
Mitchell, Terry
Perry, John B. |
University of British Columbia
University of
Toronto
University of
Western Ontario
University of
Alberta
Dalhousie University
University of
Manitoba
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1998
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Anderson, James. D
Blackmore, Thomas
H.
David, Robert
J.
Gahil, Khadry
A.
MacDonald, Laura
Lee
Walton, Joanne
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University of Toronto
Dalhousie University
McGill University
University of
Western Ontario
University of
Manitoba
University of British Columbia
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1997 |
Foong, Choong
Kopykov, Oleg
S.
Levine, Norman
Love, Brock
MacNeil, Lex
Otero, Francisco
Wainright, Robert
J.
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Dalhousie University
McGill University
University of
Toronto
University of
Manitoba
University of
British Columbia
University of
Saskatchewan
University of
Western Ontario |
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1996 |
Boran, Thomas
L.
Daley, Thomas
Donnelly, Ronald
Hardwick, Felicity
Lanigan, Dennis
Thomas
Liebgott, Bernard
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Dalhousie University
University of
Western Ontario
University of
Manitoba
University of
Manitoba
University of
Saskatchewan
University of
Toronto |
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1995 |
Andrews, Noel
H.
Borsuk, Herb
Deane, Gordan
Lavelle, Christopher
Scott, Helen
Shah, Ravi
Teplitsky, Paul
Walker, Glenn
Woodside, Donald
G.
|
Dalhousie University
McGill University
University of
Manitoba
University of
Manitoba
University of
British Columbia
University of
British Columbia
University of
Saskatchewan
University of
Western Ontario
University of Toronto |
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1994 |
Andrews, Noel
H.
Cleghorne, Blaine
Gratton, Donald
R.
Konchak, Peter
A.
Petrikowski, Grace
Sutow, Elliott
J.
|
Dalhousie University
University of
Manitoba
University of
Western Ontario
University of
Saskatchewan
University of
Alberta
Dalhousie University |
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1993 |
Ambrose, Ernest
R.
Brunette, Donald
Bowden, George
H.W.
Burgess, Ralph
C.
Howell, Robin
Margolis, W. (Bob)
McConnell, Robert
J.
Schwartz, Stephane |
University of
Saskatchewan
University of
British Columbia
University of
Manitoba
University of
Toronto
Dalhousie University
University of
Alberta
University of
Western Ontario
McGill University
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1992 |
Collinson, Don
M.
Hugill, Russell
A.
Lobb, William
K.
Loney, Robert
Lyttle, Helen
Rucker, Lance
Sanders, William
Turgeon, Jean |
University of
Alberta
University of
Western Ontario
Dalhousie University
University of
Saskatchewan
University of
Manitoba
University of
British Columbia
McGill University
Université
de Montéal |
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