Toronto Met Awards Gala
Order of Ceremony
TRADITIONAL OPENING
Amy Desjarlais, Lead - Rebirthed Teachings, Office of Indigenous Initiatives
EMCEE INTRODUCTIONS
Ebony Gittens, Executive Director, Office of the Vice-Provost, Students
Johanna Vandermaas, Senior Director, Communications
REMARKS
Mohamed Lachemi, President & Vice-Chancellor
FACULTY OF ARTS: DEAN’S AWARDS
Congratulator: Amy Peng, Interim Dean, Faculty of Arts
FACULTY OF COMMUNITY SERVICES: DEAN’S AWARDS
Congratulator: Kiaras Gharabaghi, Dean, Faculty of Community Services
THE CREATIVE SCHOOL: DEAN’S AWARDS
Congratulator: Natalie Alvarez, Associate Dean, The Creative School
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING & ARCHITECTURAL SCIENCE: DEAN’S AWARDS
Congratulators: Medhat Shehata, Associate Dean, Outreach and
Emma Grant, Executive Director, Advancement
LINCOLN ALEXANDER SCHOOL OF LAW: DEAN’S AWARDS
Congratulator: Graham Hudson, Interim Dean, Lincoln Alexander School of Law
FACULTY OF SCIENCE: DEAN’S AWARDS
Congratulator: David Cramb, Dean, Faculty of Science
TED ROGERS SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT: DEAN’S AWARDS
Congratulator: Cynthia Holmes, Dean, Ted Rogers School of Management
G. RAYMOND CHANG SCHOOL OF CONTINUING EDUCATION: DEAN’S AWARDS
Congratulator: Linda Koechli, Interim Dean, The Chang School
COUNSELLOR AWARD
Congratulator: Jen McMillen, Vice-Provost, Students
LIBRARIAN AWARD
Congratulator: Mark Robertson, Chief Librarian
REMARKS
Roberta Iannacito-Provenzano, Provost & Vice-President, Academic
JOE ZBORALSKI TEACHING AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AWARD
Congratulators: Alex Zboralski, son of Joe Zboralski and Roberta Iannacito-Provenzano
PROVOST’S AWARD FOR TEACHING EXCELLENCE
Congratulator: Roberta Iannacito-Provenzano
PRESIDENT’S AWARD FOR TEACHING EXCELLENCE
Congratulators: Mohammed Lachemi and Roberta Iannacito-Provenzano
REMARKS
Carl Kumaradas, Interim Vice-Provost & Dean,
Yeates School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
YSGPS OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO GRADUATE EDUCATION AWARDS
Congratulator: Carl Kumaradas
REMARKS
Steven Liss, Vice-President, Research & Innovation
SOCIAL INNOVATION & ACTION RESEARCH AWARD
Congratulator: Steven Liss
KNOWLEDGE MOBILIZATION & ENGAGEMENT AWARD
Congratulator: Steven Liss
EARLY SRC CAREER EXCELLENCE AWARD
Congratulator: Steven Liss
COLLABORATIVE SRC AWARD
Congratulator: Steven Liss
SARWAN SAHOTA DISTINGUISHED SCHOLAR AWARD
Congratulators: Sarwan Sahota, Professor Emeritus and Steven Liss
MUSICAL INTERLUDE
Matt Sorley Trio
REMARKS
Saeed Zolfaghari, Vice-President, Administration & Operations
LONG SERVICE MILESTONES PRESENTATION, 25 - 40 YEARS
Name Reader: EJ Fernandez, Student, RTA Media Production
Congratulators: Saeed Zolfaghari and Jenny O’Donnell, Chief Human Resources Officer
JULIA HANIGSBERG MAKE YOUR MARK AWARDS
Congratulator: Saeed Zolfaghari
LINDA GRAYSON ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERSHIP AWARD
Congratulator: Saeed Zolfaghari
LARISSA ALLEN EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE AWARD
Congratulator: Saeed Zolfaghari
AVP INTERNATIONAL’S GLOBAL LEARNING AWARD
Congratulator: Cory Searcy, Assistant Vice-President, International
ERROL ASPEVIG AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP
Congratulators: Errol Aspevig, Provost Emeritus and Roberta Iannacito-Provenzano
REMARKS
Tanya (Toni) De Mello, Vice-President, Equity & Community Inclusion
ALAN SHEPARD EQUITY, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION AWARD
Congratulator: Tanya (Toni) De Mello
LONG SERVICE MILESTONES PRESENTATION, 45+ YEARS
Congratulator: Mohamed Lachemi
PRESIDENT’S BLUE AND GOLD AWARD
Congratulator: Mohamed Lachemi
CLOSING VIDEO
END OF CEREMONY