Awards and honours

See also: Book prizes and past distinguished awards and honours

Dr. Geoffrey T. Fong awarded King Charles III Coronation Medal

Congratulations to Dr. Geoffrey Fong, FRSC, who has been award a King Charles III Coronation Medal.ÌýThe medal honours outstanding individuals across Canada who have made significant contributions to their communities.Ìý

Fong is a world-leading public health researcher who in 2002 founded the International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation (ITC) Project which has conducted studies in 31 countries to evaluate policies of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, the global tobacco control treaty. He has received more than 20 awards and honours, including the Governor General’s Innovation Award, and appointment as an Officer of the Order of Canada. Fong will be inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame in June.

Recent distinguished awards and honours

  • Geoffrey Fong, Psychology – King Charles III Coronation Medal (2025)
  • Geoffrey Fong, Psychology – inductee, Canadian Medical Association Hall of Fame (2025)
  • Efrim Boritz, Accounting and Finance — ISACA Educational Excellence Award (2025)
  • Joanne Wood, Psychology – Distinguished Lifetime Career Award, International Society for Self and Identity (2024)
  • Alan Webb, School of Accounting and Finance – Lifetime Contribution to Management Accounting Award, Management Accounting Section of the American Accounting Association (2024)
  • Ken Hirschkop, English Language & LiteratureÌý –Ìý Sebeok-Love Award for Best Article in Language Sciences 2023 (awarded in 2024)
  • Logan MacDonald, Fine ArtsÌý –Ìý Ontario Early Researcher Award (2024)
  • Ramona Bobocel, PsychologyÌý –Ìý Fellow, Canadian Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (CSIOP) (2024)
  • John English, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, History – Order of Ontario (2024)
  • Guy Poirier, French StudiesÌý –Ìý Canadian Society for Renaissance Studies Lifetime Achievement Award, Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences (2023)
  • Igor Grossmann, Psychology –Ìý College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists, Royal Society of Canada (2023)
  • Naila Keleta-Mae, Communication Arts –Ìý Dorothy Killam Fellowship, National Science Foundation (2023)
  • Naila Keleta-Mae, Communication Arts – College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists, Royal Society of Canada (2023)
  • Nicole Nolette, French Studies – College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists, Royal Society of Canada (2023)
  • Hilary Bergsieker, Psychology –Ìý Faculty Association of the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ (FAUW) Equity and Inclusivity Award (2023)
  • Allison Kelly, Psychology –Ìý Class of Fellows of the Academy for Eating Disorders (2023)
  • Kristina Llewellyn, Renison University College– Renison Faculty Research Award (2023)
  • Colin MacLeod, Psychology – Clifford. T. Morgan Distinguished Leadership Award, Psychonomic Society (2023)
  • Evan Risko, Psychology –Ìý Women in Cognitive Science – Canada 2023 Mentorship Award (2023)
  • Igor Grossmann, Psychology –ÌýFellow, Social for Personality and Social Psychology (2022)
  • Kristina Llewellyn, Social Development Studies (Renison) – College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists, Royal Society of Canada (2022)
  • Kristina Llewellyn, Social Development Studies (Renison) – Postsecondary Teaching Award, Oral History Association (2022)
  • Jasmin Habib, Political Science – Weaver-Tremblay Award, Canadian Anthropology Society (2022)
  • Margaret Insley, Economics – Fellow of the Canadian Resource and Environmental Economics Association (CREEA) (2022)
  • Ian Milligan, History – Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (2022)
  • Lai-Tze Fan, Sociology and LegalÌýStudiesÌý–ÌýN. Katherine Hayles Award for Criticism of Electronic Literature, Electronic Literature Organization (2022)
  • Igor Grossmann, Psychology –ÌýSite of the day for WorldafterCovid.info (2021)
  • Igor Grossmann, Psychology –ÌýNominee for The best of the web 2021 — Developer Site of the Year (awwwards.com)Ìýfor WorldafterCovid.info (2021)
  • David Moscovitch, Psychology –ÌýElected Fellow, Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) (2021)
  • Derek Besner, Psychology – Donald O. Hebb Distinguished Contribution Award (2021)
  • Anna Esselment, Political Science – Mallory Grant, Canadian Study of Parliament Group (2021)
  • Geoffrey Fong, Psychology – Officer of the Order of Canada (2021)
  • Geoffrey Fong, Psychology – O. Harold Warwick Prize, Canada Cancer Society (2021)
  • Geoffrey Fong, Psychology – Governor General’s Innovation Award (ITC Project) (2021)
  • Kenneth Klassen, School of Accounting and Finance – Haim Falk Award for Distinguished Contribution to Accounting Thought, Canadian Academic Accounting Association (CAAA) (2021)
  • Bessma Momani, Top 50 Influencing Canadian Foreign Policy, Hillman Times (2021)
  • Guy Poirier,ÌýFrench Studies – Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (2021)
  • Abigail Scholer, Psychology – Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science (APS) (2021)
  • Abigail Scholer, Psychology – Early Career Award, Society for the Science of Motivation (2021)

Book prizes (2010-recent, selected)

  • 2025ÌýAssociation of Asian American Book Award forÌýOutstanding Achievement in the area of Literary Studies,ÌýLived Refuge: Gratitude, Resentment, Resilience (University of California Press, 2023) by Vinh Nguyen, English.

  • 2024 Eisner Award for Best Academic/Scholarly Work for The Claremont Run: Subverting Gender in the X-Men (University of Texas Press, 2023) by Andrew Deman, English.

  • 2024ÌýOutstanding Book Award, Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender, for Mean Girl Feminism: How White Feminists Gaslight, Gatekeep, and Girlboss (University of Illinois Press), byÌýKim HongÌýNguyen, Communication Arts.
  • 2023 International Political Economy Best Book Award, International Studies Association, for The Contested World Economy: The Deep and Global Roots of International Political Economy (Cambridge University Press, 2023), by Eric Helleiner, Political Science.
  • 2023 Outstanding Book Award, International Writing Centers Association forÌý CounterStories from the Writing Center, co-edited by Frankie Condon, English Language and Literature and Wonderful Faison.
  • 2023 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Titles 2023: Psychology forÌýOn expertise: cultivating character, goodwill, and practical wisdom by Ashley Rose Mehlenbacher, English Language and Literature.
  • 2022 Rik Davidson/Studies in the Political Economy Book Prize for Capitalist Political Economy: Thinkers and Theories, byÌýHeather Whiteside, Political Science.
  • 2022 Honorable Mention from the German Studies Association/DAAD book prize committee forÌýMediaeval Badges: Their Wearers and Their WorldsÌýbyÌýAnn Marie Rasmussen, Germanic and Slavic Studies.
  • 2021 Outstanding Book Award, Society of Professors of Education for Oral History, Education, and Justice: Limitations andÌýPossibilities for Redress and Reconciliation, edited byÌýKristina R. Llewellyn, Renison University College (and Nicholas Ng-A-Fook, University of Ottawa).
  • 2021 Publication Award for Edited Book, Canadian Association of Foundations of Education (CAFE) for Oral History, Education, and Justice: Possibilities and Limitations for Redress and Reconciliation, edited byÌýKristina R.ÌýLlewellyn, Renison University College (and Nicholas Ng-A-Fook, University of Ottawa)
  • 2021 Donald Smiley Prize, Canadian Political Science Association for Fossilized: Environmental Policy in Canada’s Petro-Provinces, byÌýAngela Carter, Political Science
  • 2020 À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Centre for German Studies Book Prize for Mobilizing Black Germany: Afro-German Women and the Making of a Transnational Movement, by Tiffany N. Florvil
  • 2019 CAS/Taylor & Francis Book Prize (Canadian Association of Slavists) forÌýThe Portrayal of Jews in Modern Belarusian Literature, byÌýZinaida Gimpelevich, Germanic & Slavic Studies
  • 2019ÌýCanadian Shortlist, Griffin Poetry Prize (The Griffin Trust) forÌýThe ArtÌýof Dying, byÌýSarah Tolmie, English Language & Literature
  • 2017 C. P. Stacey Prize (Canadian Committee for the History of the Second World War) forÌýCrerar’sÌýLieutenants. Inventing the Canadian Junior Army Officer, 1939-1945,ÌýbyÌýGeoffrey Hayes, History
  • 2016 Gabrielle Roy Prize (Association of Canadian and Quebec Literatures) forÌýCanadian Graphic: Picturing Life Narratives, co-edited byÌýLinda Warley, English Language & Literature (with Candida Rifkind, University of Winnipeg)
  • 2016 Francesco Guicciardini Prize for Best Book in Historical International Relations (International Studies Association)ÌýforÌýThe Forgotten Foundations of Bretton Woods: International Development and the Making of the Postwar Order, byÌýEric Helleiner, Political Science
  • 2015 Gabrielle Roy Prize (Association of Canadian and Quebec Literatures) forÌýThe Black Atlantic Reconsidered: Black Canadian Writing, Cultural History, and the Presence of the Past, byÌýWinfried Siemerling, English Language & Literature
  • 2015 Prose Award (Association of American Publishers) forÌýDisability RhetoricÌý(Syracuse University Press, 2013), byÌýJay Dolmage, English Language & Literature
  • 2011 John Porter Tradition of Excellence Award forÌýMeasuring the Mosaic: An Intellectual Biography of John PorterÌý(University of Toronto Press, 2010), byÌýRick Helmes-Hayes, Sociology & Legal Studies
  • 2010 John Porter Tradition of Excellence Award forÌýThe Prestige Squeeze: Occupational Prestige in Canada Since 1965Ìý(McGill-Queen’s UP, 2009), byÌýJohn Goyder, Sociology & Legal Studies
  • 2010 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing forÌýJust Watch Me: The Life of Pierre Elliott Trudeau, 1968-2000Ìý(Knopf Canada, 2009), byÌýJohn English, History (Just Watch MeÌýwas also a finalist for both the 2010 Charles Taylor Award and the 2010 Governor General’s Literary Award – Non-fiction)

Distinguished honours and prizes (2007-2020, selected)
  • Igor Grossmann, Psychology –ÌýSocieties 2019 Young Investigator Award from the Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MIDI) (2020)
  • Eric Helleiner, Political Science –ÌýIPE Distinguished Scholar Award from the International Studies -AssociationÌý(2020)
  • Kristina R. Llewellyn, Social Development Studies (Renison) – Teaching Excellence Award, Renison University College (2020)
  • Dillon Browne, Psychology – Ontario Early Researcher Award (2020)
  • Jay Dolmage, English Language & Literature — College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists,ÌýRoyal Society of CanadaÌý(2020)
  • Geoffrey Fong, Psychology – Fellow, Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (2020)
  • Ian Milligan, History – Honorary Archivist Award, Association of Canadian Archivists (2020)
  • Imre Szeman, Communication Arts —ÌýFellow of the Royal Society of Canada (2020)
  • Imre Szeman, Communication Arts – Fellow, Canadian International Council (2020)
  • Andrew Cooper, Political Science – Distinguished Scholar Award from the Diplomating Studies Section, International Studies Association (2019)
  • Geoffrey Fong, Psychology – Health Research Foundation (HRF) of Innovation Medicines Canada Medal of Honour (2019)
  • Igor Grossmann, Psychology – Sage Young Scholars, Society for Personality and Social Psychology (2019)
  • Allison Kelly, Psychology – Ontario Early Researcher Award (2019)
  • Aimée Morrison, English Language & Literature – Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Fellowship (2019)
  • Winfried Siemerling, English Language & Literature – Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (2019)
  • Jessica Thompson, Fine Arts – Ontario Early Researcher Award (2019)
  • J. Efrim Boritz, School of Accounting & Finance – Haim Falk Award for Distinguished Contributions to Accounting Thought (2018)
  • Geoffrey Fong, Psychology – Alton Ochsner Award Relating Smoking and Disease (2018)
  • James Skidmore, Germanic & Slavic Studies – Innovate German Award, DAAD and Canadian Association of University Teachers of German (2018)
  • Eric Helleiner, Political Science – Canada Council for the Arts Killam Research Fellowship (2017)
  • John Turri,ÌýPhilosophy – Member of the Royal Society of Canada's College of New Scholars, Artists, and Scientists (2016)
  • Colin MacLeod, Psychology – Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (FRSC) (2016)
  • John English, History –ÌýOfficer of the Order of Canada (2016)Ìý
  • James Walker, History – Member of the Order of Canada (2016)
  • Eric Helleiner, Political Science – Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (FRSC) (2015)
  • Bessma Momani, Political Science – Trudeau Foundation Fellow (2015)
  • Chris Eliasmith, Philosophy –ÌýNSERC John C. PolanyiÌýAward (2015)
  • Chris Eliasmith, Philosophy –ÌýInaugural Member of the Royal Society of Canada's College of New Scholars,ÌýArtists, and Scientists (2014)
  • James Walker,ÌýHistory – Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (FRSC) (2013)
  • Paul Thagard,ÌýPhilosophy – Canada Council for the ArtsÌýKillam Prize (Humanities) (2013)
  • Geoffrey Fong, Psychology – Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) Knowledge Translation Award (2011)
  • Mark Zanna, Psychology – Canada Council for the Arts Killam Prize (Social Sciences) (2011)
  • François Paré, French Studies –ÌýFellow of the Royal Society of Canada (FRSC) (2010)
  • Geoffrey Fong, Psychology – Canadian Medical Association Journal’s Top Canadian Achievements in Health Research award (2010)
  • William Coleman, Political Science –ÌýFellow of the Royal Society of Canada (FRSC) (2009)
  • William Coleman, Political Science – Trudeau Foundation Fellowship (2007)
  • Eric Helleiner,ÌýPolitical Science – Trudeau Foundation Fellowship (2007)
  • Paul Thagard, Philosophy – Canada Council for the ArtsÌýMolson Prize (2007)

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