FPA Celebrates Excellence

On Thursday, March 22, 2012, the Faculty of Public Affairs celebrated the best of our faculty at a reception in the scenic new River Building.

 

Awarded annualy, the Staff, Teaching and Research Excellence Awards demonstrate the faculty’s commitment to recognizing the outstanding work of all of our members and to awarding those who stand out above everyone else.

This Year’s Recipients:

Staff Excellence Award
Anne Farquharson – Department of Political Science.

Described by her nominators as “an outstanding team member in all respects,” Anne exemplifies everything that the faculty stands for – respect for everyone she comes in contact with, dedication to her job and team, commitment to the faculty, and a genuine happiness to be able to accomplish all that she does every day.

Teaching Excellence Award
Prof. Evelyn Maeder – Institute of Criminology and Criminal Justice
and
Prof. Klaus Pohle – School of Journalism and Communication

Evelyn Maeder has established herself as one of the most outstanding teachers in the Faculty and her teaching evaluation scores are consistently well above the Faculty and University means. Her dedication to her students and to pedagogy in general is evident in every aspect of her work, and this is now demonstrated in her research as well.

Klaus Pohle’s nominators state that “he has been at the core of the national reputation Carleton has maintained for journalism education over the past quarter century.” This is no exaggeration. In fact, he has taught every second year student and every graduate student in the program media law for the last 25 years and has been the undergraduate supervisor for the School for the past 20 years, and he oversees all the journalism students who go on exchange to other universities. The heart and soul of Centretown News, Klaus continues to show leadership and sensitivity to his work.

Research Excellence Award
Fiona Robinson – Department of Political Science

This research dynamo has cultivated a significant niche for herself internationally in the scholarship in the field of the ethics of care. She has contributed greatly to this field, and to the reputation of Carleton University, with the publication of a sole-authored book, a co-edited book, two book chapters, and two refereed journal articles. Fiona and her work are widely recognized and respected and the cross-disciplinary scope of the scholarship speaks to the depth and breadth of her work. With long and growing list of accomplishments, the faculty is honoured to be able to recognize Fiona for her amazing achievements.