Awards

Catherine Thorn (L) and Scott Hendershot (photo by Zoe Kelsey) UofT News: U of T recognized by City of Toronto for sustainability practices Published: November 26, 2024 The University of Toronto has received a congratulatory scroll from the City of Toronto in recognition of its leadership in sustainability. U of T was awarded the scroll for its contributions as a founding member of the Green Will Initiative, which brings together large organizations that are working to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and contribute to the City of Toronto’s net-zero strategy. Read more on UofT News.

Honorees at the ninth annual OREP BBQ received statues that celebrate U of T’s past and future.  You can read more about the beautiful, sustainable awards in F&S News. A new look for a new set of winners (Photo by Rose Kinoshita)

We are delighted to announce and congratulate the recipients of a 2024 Simcoe Hall Vice-Presidential (SVP) Staff Award. This award acknowledges and celebrates the outstanding contributions of staff who work in service of either the President’s Office, the Division of the Vice-President & Provost, a Vice-Presidential Division (where the Vice-President is a member of Simcoe Hall Vice-Presidents), or the Office of the Governing Council. Recipients of an SVP Staff Award demonstrate outstanding leadership advancing the University’s mission and / or exceptional service to enhance the University experience for students, alumni, faculty members, librarians, and / or staff. This year’s OREP [...]

all photos courtesy of Neil Ta. Read more about our award winners below: The Service Excellence Awards: Presented to our unsung heroes—those whom the department simply could not do without. Facilities & Services Andrzej Kosiorek, Caretaker, Caretaking F&S would like to recognize Andrzej Kosiorek with a Service Excellence award for over 25 years of hard work with the University. After joining U of T as a Caretaking service worker, Andrzej was promoted to caretaker, where he supports morning and day shift operations. An energetic, dedicated team player, Andrzej’s proactivity and commitment to customer care make him an [...]

all photos courtesy of Neil Ta. Photos show (l-r): the University College Quad before our 750+ guests arrived; the new OREP Awards; our lovely Food Services hosts; OREp team members picking up their lunch; Food Services chefs; our stellar Faculty of Music band On August 20th, over 700 Operations & Real Estate Partnerships team members gathered for the 9th OREP Thank BBQ & Awards event. This is our opportunity to celebrate our entire team, and to honour our often unsung heroes for the great work they do in creatively, efficiently and dedicatedly furthering our mission through our [...]

These awards acknowledge and celebrate the outstanding contributions of staff who work in service of our community, including students, faculty, and librarians, and we are delighted that two of our Spaces & Experiences colleagues have each been recognized for the difference they make with a Caring Community Award: Margaret Francis Cook, Food Services, Spaces & Experiences Rajaratnam Krishnagopal Cook, Food Services, Spaces & Experiences   Congratulations, Margaret and Raj!

The Vice-President Operations & Real Estate Partnerships (OREP) established the annual Staff Recognition Awards Program in 2015 to recognize staff who have made exceptional contributions to the success of their unit, the OREP portfolio and/or the University. The program is an opportunity to honour and thank staff for the valuable work performed throughout the year. The awards will be presented at the VPOREP Thank You BBQ on August 20 (save the date – details to come!) Two Award categories are open for nominations between Monday April 1 and Friday May 10, 2024: The OREP Impact Awards (Individual or Team) [...]

  Established in 2005, the Excellence Through Innovation Award (ETIA) program recognizes exemplary administrative staff and librarians across our tri-campus community. The ETIA program is an opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate ‘above-and-beyond’ contributions towards the University’s mission as one of the world’s foremost research-intensive universities. Individual and team nominations were submitted by colleagues and evaluated based on specific contributions and achievements in transferability, quality impact, productivity, cost savings, transformative value, and equity, diversity & inclusion. This award serves as an inspiration for our community to implement similar initiatives in their own units or, more broadly, to make the University of Toronto a better place [...]

Nominations are now open for the tri-campus 2024 Sustainable Action Awards. The Sustainability Office is accepting nominations to recognize those who helped make U of T the most sustainable university in the world. Nominations are due February 23.   Read more