Rebecca Gagan receives 2014 Gilian Sherwin Alumni Award for Excellence in Teaching
Rebecca Gagan has been selected to receive the University of Victoria's 2014 Gilian Sherwin Alumni Award for Excellence in Teaching. The award to Ms. Gagan recognizes her teaching excellence and educational leadership.
Ms. Gagan is a Continuing Sessional Lecturer in the Department of English at the University of Victoria.
The Gilian Sherwin Alumni Award for Excellence in Teaching is for sessional lecturers, lab instructors and senior lab instructors. Gilian Sherwin was a senior lab instructor in the Geography department for 21 years. She was a supporter of better teaching at the university, an active member of the advisory committee of the Learning and Teaching Centre, and a regular participant in the training of teaching assistants.
The award includes a $2,000-cash prize; photo portraits of award winners are displayed in the main stairwell of the McPherson Library.
The award was formally presented at a Teaching Award Celebration on March 19, 2015, at the University Club.