Dr. Wayne Melville is being recommended for Merit. The writer has known Dr. Melville since 2010 when he took his class at Lakehead University. Dr. Melville is determined to excel in teaching and places his students' success as the top priority. He helped the writer achieve success by guiding him through a teaching presentation and responding immediately when he struggled with his first class, turning a negative experience into a positive one. Dr. Melville has been the most influential person in the writer's career as an educator and without him, the writer would not be where he is today professionally.