Nine instructors from various schools at SAIT received Instructor Excellence Awards for the 2015-2016 year as voted by students. The SAIT Students' Association celebrates teaching excellence through this award and recognizing instructors who go above and beyond to help students through personal interaction, caring, and making themselves available. Over 450 nominations were received for 156 instructors, and while only one from each school could win, SAITSA acknowledges the collective impact of many good instructors on students' educational experience.

1. Congratulations to the Instructors who received Instructor Excellence Awards for 2015-2016. Those who were
honoured with this recognition are:
 Keri deMille – Academic Services
 Liam Riley – School of Business
 Milan Niksic – School of Construction
 Aron Weber – School of Hospitality and Tourism
 Micheline Courtney – School of Health and Public Safety
 Richard Stroobant – School of Information and Communications Technologies
 Jim Esposito – MacPhail School of Energy
 George Gavelis – School of Manufacturing and Automation
 Rob Wall – School of Transportation
The SAIT Students’ Association (SAITSA) celebrates teaching excellence by providing students with an
opportunity to recognize the best instructors in their respected schools. Instructor excellence is more than just
teaching, it is about going above and beyond to help students. A common theme in the nominations brings light to
instructors who are caring and helpful by way of face-to-face, personal interaction. This helps students feel valued
and as a result, students better understand the investment and challenges in learning. It cultivates a positive
educational environment and speaks to the community that surrounds the student body at SAIT.
A full page advertisement in the March 24th
, 2016 edition of the Metro newspaper shows these awards are more
than an internal affair. Celebrating teaching excellence with our city highlights what our SAIT community is all
about.
Award recipients were narrowed down from a list of over 450 nominations of 156 individuals. Although only one
instructor can be selected from each school/department, SAITSA recognizes the collective impact of many good
instructors on the student experience. Thank you for your continued dedication and commitment to student
success. The following word cloud is a visual representation of qualities students identified as characteristics of
teaching excellence this academic year:
If you have any questions at all about SAITSA’s Instructor Excellence Awards, please contact the VP Academic at
SAITSA.VPAcademic@edu.sait.ca or 403.284.8038.