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2023 Premier’s Awards for Excellence in Education Presented to 14 Outstanding SFU Education Alumni

October 31, 2023

"Warmest congratulations to the exceptional education professionals who have been recognized with the Premier’s Awards for Excellence in Education. Through these awards we get to see members of the Faculty of Education community making a real difference in the lives of B.C.’s students."
Dan Laitsch, Dean

District Leadership

Indigenous Education

  • Award Recipient:   Roberta Edzerza, District Principal Indigenous Education, SD 52 (Prince Rupert) 
  • Award Recipient:   Lesley Gunning, Teacher, R.E. Mountain Secondary, SD 35 (Langley)

Outstanding New Teacher

  • Award Recipient:   Rob Bennett, Teacher, Kelowna Secondary, SD 23 (Central Okanagan) 
  • Award Recipient:   Lauren Klassen, Teacher, Constable Bruce Neil Middle, SD 23 (Central Okanagan)

Outstanding Team Collaboration

  • Award Recipient:   Trevor Stokes, Teacher, Streetfront Alternative-Britannia Secondary, SD 39 (Vancouver) 
  • Award Recipient:   Mark Biggar, Teacher, Thomas Haney Secondary, SD 42 (Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows) 
  • Award Recipient:   Todd Goodman, Teacher, Thomas Haney Secondary, SD 42 (Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows) 
  • Award Recipient:   Melanie Millar, Resource Teacher, New Hazelton Elementary, SD 82 (Coast Mountains)

School Leadership

  • Award Recipient:   Angela McLeish, Vice-Principal, St. Patrick’s Elementary, Victoria 
  • Award Recipient:   Davy Dosanjh, Teacher, Caledonia Secondary, SD 82 (Coast Mountains) 

Social Equity & Diversity

  • Award Recipient:   Perry Rath, Teacher, Smithers Secondary, SD54 (Bulkley Valley) 
  • Award Recipient:   Kristina Carley, Teacher, University Highlands Elementary, SD 41 (Burnaby) 
  • Award Recipient:   Michael Taylor, Teacher, Hugh Boyd Secondary, SD 38 (Richmond) 

For more information about the Premier’s Awards for Excellence in Education and to see the full list of Award Recipients, visit: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/education-training/k-12/teach/excellence-in-education

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