President’s Awards for Outstanding Service in 2024
Congratulations to this year’s nominees and recipients.
This year, McMaster is honouring 96 nominees and recipients of the President’s Awards for Outstanding Service in 2024 for their exceptional contributions.
A list of the nominees and recipients, along with the nomination biographies, are available on the President’s Awards website.
Please Save the Date – President’s Awards for Outstanding Service Celebration
All members of the McMaster community are invited to attend the in-person celebration to honour this year’s nominees and recipients. Awards will be presented by President David Farrar.
May 8, 2025
10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
L.R. Wilson Concert Theatre, L.R. Wilson Hall
Register for the celebration or review further information about the Awards on our website.
Have questions? You can reach us at presidentsawards@mcmaster.ca.
Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient
Gary Moscardini
Gardener
Facility Services
Individual Award Recipients
Stephanie Harper
Associate Director, Co-Op and Career Services
Faculty of Engineering
Tracie Large
Custodian
Facility Services
Paul Leegsma
Manager, Strategic Initiatives and Special Projects
Office of International Affairs
Karen McQuigge
Director, Alumni Engagement
University Advancement
Tanja Petrovic
Academic Department Manager
Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Sarah Sullivan
Academic Department Manager
Civil Engineering
Clare Warner
Director, Equity, Inclusion, and Anti-Racism
Student Affairs
Stan Zolinski
Laboratory Technician
Biology
Early Achievement Award Recipient
Sydney Brennan
Registered Dietitian
Hospitality Services
Team Award Recipients
Made at Mac Entrepreneurship Team
Monique Beech
Fiona Bergin
Sarah Bouma
Lauren Brown
Matt Clarke
Elizabeth DiEmanuele
Lori Dillon
Clara Fama
Shaaf Farooq
Daniella Fiorentino
Beth Gallagher
Jacquie Hampshire
Maryia Leslie
Anthony Lucic
Sara Morgan
Sagar Prabhudev
Marissa Principato
Jessica Rudden
Dua Saqib
Richard Valentine
Sydney Valentino
Leigh Wilson
Gay Yuyitung
Provincial Attestation Letter (PAL) Working Group
Shaikh Mohd Faizaan
Carla Hodal
Akash Kukadia
Janet Lynch
Tshenolo Mosimaneotsile
Moby Onuoha
Allan Prior
Lucas Robinson
Sarah Robinson
Gemma Spadafora
Individual Nominees
Lindsay Akrong
Manager, Strategic Research Initiatives
Pediatrics
Lynn Armstrong
Administrator
McMaster Okanagan Office of Health & Well-being
Justin Bernar
Laboratory Technician
Chemical Engineering
Kathleen Blackwood
Director of Administration and Finance
Faculty of Science
Andrea Colbert-DeGeit
Manager, Faculty Relations
Faculty of Engineering
Laura Cousineau
Manager, Education Operations
Family Medicine
Heather Dwyer
Research Program Analyst
Office of the Vice-President, Research
Wendy Edge
Manager, Undergraduate Medical Education Admissions
Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine
Carol Gerritsen
Executive Officer
DeGroote School of Business
Karen Gourlay
Director
Animal Facilities
Kim Harris
Administrative Coordinator
Pediatrics
Thi Ho
Director of Administration
Oncology
Saadia Israr
Program Manager
Midwifery Education Program
Nidhi Jain
Laboratory Manager
Mechanical Engineering
Natasa Javni
HR Strategic Partner
Human Resources Services
Jeff Longley
Manager, Building Operations
Faculty of Engineering
Tina Macala
Instructional Coordinator
Faculty of Engineering
Trever Mah
Scheduling and Examination Officer
Office of the Registrar
Nicole Martin
Academic Department Manager
Indigenous Studies Department
John McAndrews
Managing Director, Digital Society Lab
Faculty of Social Sciences
Charlotte Miller
Assistant Registrar, Strategic Communications & Marketing
Office of the Registrar
Joanne Milne
Executive Assistant
Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Andrea Phair
Academic Program Advisor & Curriculum Coordinator
Honours Health Sciences Program
Alex Proulx
Laboratory Technician
Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour
Annette Rosati
Director of Administration
Medicine
Aasiya Satia
Curriculum Developer
Paul R. MacPherson Institute for Leadership, Innovation and Excellence in Teaching
Diane Sivakumaran-Parr
Administrative Assistant, Graduate Program
Mechanical Engineering
Stacey Smith
Custodian
Facility Services
Dave Thompson
Computer Technician & Workshop Supervisor
Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour
Michele Vaz
Academic Department Manager
W. Booth School of Engineering Practice and Technology
Team Nominees
Caregiving Essentials Monthly Webinar Program Team
Dave Beatty
Jenna Beckett
Monica Bilan
Lorraine Carter
Dave Dawson
Sheema Elkhalil
Christine Kennedy
Karen McQuigge
Manpreet Minhas
Jennifer Rutkowski
Liv Tassone
Donna Thomson
Jira Development Team – CSU & FHS Finance
James Dietrich
Anthony Notenboom
RO (Office of the Registrar) Intranet and Portal Development Team
Afnan Abdelbaki
Sylwia Alkhas
Rachel Huang
Manish Katakam
Yijun Ma
Caitlin MacLean Schmid
Vishw Mewada
Charlotte Miller
Moby Onuoha
Hollie Pocsai
Marvel Rodrigues
Dennis Tian