The Martin W. Johns Award

The purpose of this award is to recognize members of the McMaster University community who have made outstanding contributions to the field of part-time studies. Some examples of the kinds of activities or circumstances which would qualify the nominees for this award are as follows:

The nominee has promoted the academic interests of part-time students by demonstrated awareness of the special needs of part-time students. For example, the accessibility of faculty or staff to part-time students or significant university committee, teaching or administrative involvement.
The nominee has promoted a cultural and social environment of benefit to part-time students through university or student association involvement.
The nominee has promoted the interests of part-time studies with the community at large by significant voluntary community involvement or encouraging liaison between the university and the community.

Persons eligible to be nominated are faculty, instructors, staff, administrators, part-time degree students and students of the Centre for Continuing Education.

For further information and nomination forms for this award, please visit the MAPS office MUSC 234. The deadline for applications is October 15th. You may also download the Nomination Form PDF here.

1984 - Dr. Martin W. Johns
1985 - Professor William McCallion
1986 - Helen Barton
1987 - Donna McMillan
1988 - Geraldine Voros & Kathleen Garay
1989 - Sandra Edrupt
1990 - Dr. Peter George
1991 - Gord Raymond
1992 - Eleanor Frank
1993 - Dr. David Kinsley
1994 - Sheila Smith
1995 - Gwen L.J. Crossen
1996 - Pauline Pocknell
1997 - Sharon Bell
1998 - Dr. James A. Johnson
1999 - Dr. Richard B. Day
2000 - Judy Worsley
2001 - Antoinette Somo
2002 - Tina Horton
2003 - Kelly Singer
2004 - Elizabeth Moore
2005 - Ruth Nicholson
2006 - Dale Schenk
2007 - Jackie Osterman
2008 - Dr. Fred Hall, John McGowan & Sam Minniti
2009 - Candace Waterkamp
2010 - Norman Kearney
2011 - Violet Wakeman-Ajandi