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2024 President’s Retreat

2024 President Award Winners: Back row from left to right: Kim Dej, Cheryl Main, Mel Rutherford, Michelle MacDonald, David Farrar. Front row from left to right: Bruce Wainman, Nikol Piskuric, and Sean Park
2024 President Award Winners: Back row from left to right: Kim Dej, Cheryl Main, Mel Rutherford, Michelle MacDonald, David Farrar. Front row from left to right: Bruce Wainman, Nikol Piskuric, and Sean Park

President David Farrar, Vice-Provost, Teaching and Learning Kim Dej, and Director of the MacPherson Institute Lori Goff hosted the 2024 President’s Retreat on Monday, June 17. The event celebrated the winners of the President’s Award for Outstanding Contributions to Teaching and Learning at McMaster.

Award Winners

  • Sean Park, Assistant Professor, Medicine
  • Nikol Piskuric, Associate Professor, Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour
  • Bruce Wainman, Professor, Pathology & Molecular Medicine

Award Nominators

  • Michelle MacDonald, Associate Professor, Biochemistry & Biomedical Sciences
  • Mel Rutherford, Professor, Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour
  • Cheryl Main, Professor, Pathology & Molecular Medicine

A selection of photos from the event are shared below.

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