Departmental Graduate Awards
Award Nomination and Evaluation Procedures
In September of each year, the Graduate Studies Committee will consider nominations for the awards listed above. Awards are presented at the Annual Department Dinner that follows the Department Research Day and Stevenson / Gowdey Lectures. If more than one candidate is deemed worthy for a given award, the number of awards given may be increased. In any year, a given award may not be given at the discretion of the Committee.
For the Fraser, Bottom, Moffat and Walker Awards, students who submitted completed theses to the School of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies during the previous year (September 1 to August 31) are eligible for consideration. Individual students can be nominated by their research supervisor, member of the student's advisory committee or any faculty member in our department, including members of the Graduate Studies Committee. A nominee's supervisor will be asked to provide the Committee with the nominee's curriculum vitae, copies of accepted papers and abstracts and the titlesof the thesis. Faculty members will be invited to provide information that could assist the Committee in selection of the award winner.
Evaluation of the candidates within each category will be based, as appropriate, on the quality of the theses, the thesis assessment forms, the quality of publications, and the students' overall contributions to our Department including teaching, participation in seminars and leadership. For the Esme Walker Award and Margaret Moffat Award, the Committee will also consider each candidate's potential as a professional physiologist or pharmacologist / toxicologist.
For the Mogenson and Sharma Awards, a conintuing graduate student that is excelling in research and shows exceptional promise can be nominated by his / her research supervisor or advisory committee members. Nomination packages should include letters of support describing the student's research contributions, the student's curriculum vitae and copies of publications and conference presentations.
For the Stavraky Teaching Award, all students who have had a Teaching Assistantship in Physiology or Pharmacology and who will be continuing as a T. A. in the next year are eligible.
Students will be nominated by course managers in September of each year. For each nominated student, letters of support will be requested from course managers, and other faculty members that are familiar with the student's performance as a demonstrator or tutor in a particular course during the previous year. It is expected that specific evidence (e.g. results of student evaluations, or direct observation of demonstrating on several occasions) will be provided to substantiate a positive recommendation for this Award.
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This award was established through Foundation Western by the family of the late G. Murray Fraser. Awarded annually to an outstanding individual that completed the requirements for the M.Sc. degree in Pharmacology & Toxicology within the previous 12 months.
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Contributions in memory of the late Bill Bottom, long-time employee of the former Department of Physiology, have provided an endowment to honour exceptional graduates earning an M.Sc. degree in Physiology. This award is made annually to an outstanding individual that completed the requirements for the M.Sc. degree in Physiology within the previous 12 months
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This award was established in the memory of Dr. Marnie Moffat, a faculty member in the former Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, to recognize and encourage excellence in research and academic performance of Ph.D. graduates in the Pharmacology & Toxicology program.
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Contributions in memory of the late Esme Walker, long-time associate of the former Department of Physiology, have provided an endowment to honour exceptional Ph. D. graduates of the Physiology program.
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This award was established by donations made in the names of Dr. Hari and Gudrun Sharma to recognize and encourage excellence in research and academic performance. The award is normally made annually and is open to M.Sc. or Ph.D. candidates in the Pharmacology & Toxicology program that have had at least 2 consecutive terms of full-time registration during the year of study. The award, which has a monetary component and a travel voucher for the recipient to present his / her research at a national or international conference, is administered through Foundation Western to the Mogenson Trust.
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This scholarship is awarded to a continuing Ph.D. student in the Physiology program who shows outstanding achievement in research. The award, established by donations made through Foundation Western to the Mogenson Trust, is normally given annually. has a monetary component and a travel voucher as reimbursement for the recipient to present his / her research at a national or international conference.
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Established by the Stavraky family and donations made through Foundation Western to the Mogenson Trust, this scholarship is normally awarded annually to a continuing graduate student in the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology who has shown outstanding ability in teaching physiology or pharmacology at the undergraduate level. The award includes a TA position [funded by the Trust] and a cash award to the recipient in recognition of his/her performance.
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Description of the Award: Donated by the PPGSC, this annual award will recognize one Graduate Student in the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology who has made an outstanding contribution to this Department, demonstrating leadership. This Award has been established by the PPGSC through funds obtained from attendance of Physiology and Pharmacology graduate student representatives to SOGS meetings at UWO.
Eligibility: All Graduate Students in the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology are eligible for nomination. Students who have graduated are eligible for up to one year following their graduation. Award recipients are not eligible for new nominations.
Award: This is a $200 award given to one individual each year. Awardee names will be engraved on a plaque for display within the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology.
Nomination Procedure: Any Member of the Department (Faculty, Staff or Student) may nominate a student for the award. Nominations should include a letter describing how the nomine has made an outstanding leadership contribution to the Department or to the graduate student body. Emphasis should be placed on contributions made within the last year. Nominations will be compiled by the Physiology and Pharmacology Graduate Student Council and the Department’s graduate student body will be asked to vote to determine the winner of the award.
Presentation of Award: The Award will be presented annually at the Stevenson/Gowdey Banquet
Deadline for Nominations: The nomination deadline for 2012 is October 15. Nominations can be submitted here.
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