Ken Meadows, Western Teaching and Learning Services, has been named the winner of the 2015 Christopher Knapper Outstanding Volunteer Award, the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) announced Tuesday. The award recognizes society members who have gone beyond the call of duty for an extended period of time by providing volunteer service to the organziation.
Meadows has served as the managing editor of the Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning since its inception. He has been instrumental in helping STLHE create this unique vehicle for the promotion and development of the scholarship of postsecondary teaching, both in Canada and internationally. He was described by his nominators as the “linchpin” of the journal and the “glue” that holds the enterprise together.