About the Award

The Janet Pottie Murray Award for Educational Leadership acknowledges those individuals who exemplify such excellence and those who contribute more generally to the improvement of the quality of university teaching at the University of Prince Edward Island.

The award is named for Janet Pottie Murray and was created by her daughter, Dr. Shannon Murray. In her daughter’s words this award is “in recognition of her model of leadership in learning despite the fact that she has never taught; but leaders support, encourage and direct others, and that’s what she has done. Those whom she has supported have been fortunate to be publicly recognized for their work; but the best leaders, and the best teachers, are not always those who are most visible.”

The Janet Pottie Murray Award for Educational Leadership is adjudicated by the UPEIFA Janet Pottie Murray Award for Educational Leadership Sub-Committee, whose members are appointed by the Faculty Association
Executive. The Sub-Committee comprises members from different academic areas of the university. One award may be granted each academic year, and the Sub-Committee may decide not to grant an award in any
particular year.

Eligibility

• Nominees may be any member of the UPEI Faculty Association (sessional, term, tenure-stream, permanent). The award could be split under certain circumstances – when, for example, the leadership is clearly collaborative.
• Nominees must not have received the Janet Pottie Murray Award for Educational Leadership within the past five years.

Guidelines and Forms

Click HERE for Nomination Guidelines

Click HERE for the Nomination Form

Subcommittee Members

FA Role	Name	Department and Contact	Term
Chair	Sam Kolahgar	Business [email protected] 902-620-5098
Member	David Varis	IKERAS [email protected] 902-620-5306
Member	Kenneth MacKinnon	Education [email protected] 902-620-5289
Member	Nazanin Behzadan	Economics [email protected] 902-566-0678
Member	Scott Cassidy	Business [email protected] 902-620-5192
Member	Suzanne Rath	Business [email protected] 902-894-2806