From medieval literature to modern medicine, Western’s Distinguished University Professorship Award winners join a first-class group of faculty members recognized for outstanding scholarly careers.
Honoured this year with the university’s top academic award are Davy Cheng, Jerry Kidder and Russell Poole.
The Distinguished University Professorship Award acknowledges sustained excellence in scholarship over a substantial career at Western. The award includes a citation, the right to use the title, an opportunity for a public lecture and a $10,000 prize to be used for scholarly activity at any time.
Davy Cheng
As professor and chair of the Department of Anesthesia & Perioperative Medicine, Davy Cheng’s vision, leadership, teaching and research have advanced academic anesthesia not only at Western, but also nationally and internationally.
Recognized as a world expert in cardiac anesthesia and postoperative care, perioperative blood management and evidence-based clinical practice, Cheng’s research activities have focused on resource utilization in fast track cardiac surgery, off-pump beating heart surgery and robotic cardiac surgery.
Public Lecture – Cardiac Anesthesia & Surgery – Past, Present and Future, April 8, 4 p.m., Medical Sciences Building (Room 146).
Gerald Kidder
Internationally known in the fields of Developmental Biology and Gap Junction Biology, Gerald Kidder has made substantial and enduring contributions to the understanding of developmental processes related to ion channels and pumps in embryogenesis.
A faculty member since 1972, and current professor in the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Kidder has served as the Associate Vice-President (Research) at Western for the last three years. He is also chair of the Developmental Biology Program at the Children’s Health Research Institute and a scientist at the Lawson Health Research Institute.
Public Lecture – Explorations in Developmental Biology: From Aquarium to Cage to Clinic, April 8, 4 p.m., Medical Sciences Building (Room 146).
Russell Poole
English professor and former department chair Douglas Kneale knew when Russell Poole joined Western as a professor in Medieval Literature the university had acquired a superb colleague, an internationally recognized authority in his field, an astute and caring teacher in the classroom and an effective mentor in graduate supervision.
Poole’s contributions to scholarship have their primary focus in medieval studies, including Old and Middle English, Old Icelandic, medieval Latin, and Old Irish Language and Literature; Anglo-Saxon and Scandinavian history; and the evolution of medieval scholarship.
Public Lecture – To be held in the fall.
FACULTY SCHOLARS
Faculty Scholars have an international presence in their discipline and are considered all-round scholars. Winners hold the title of Faculty Scholar for two years, and receive a stipend of $7,000 each year for scholarly activities.
Engineering
Paul Charpentier
Xueliang (Andy) Sun
Richard Ivey School of Business
June Cotte
Gerard Seijts
Information & Media Studies
Nick Dyer-Witheford
Social Science
Victoria Esses
Stephen Lomber
Todd Stinebrickner
Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
Stephen Ferguson
Amit Garg
Joaquin Madrenas
Science
Robert Hudson
Heinz-Bernard Kraatz
David Riley
Eugene Wong
Health Sciences
Debbie Laliberte Rudman