McGill awards President’s Prize for Excellence in Teaching to five faculty (Oct. 19, 2026)
McGill honoured five faculty with the President’s Prize for Excellence in Teaching on Oct. 19, 2026. Winners were recognized for teaching excellence, mentorship and curricular innovation across mathematics, physics, public health/policy, art history and law.
At its fall convocation on Oct. 19, 2026, McGill presented the President’s Prize for Excellence in Teaching to five educators: Jérôme Fortier (Senior Faculty Lecturer, Mathematics & Statistics), Katelin Schutz (Assistant Professor, Physics), Nicholas King (Associate Professor, School of Population and Global Health/Max Bell School), Evgeniya Makarova (Course Lecturer, Art History and Communication Studies) and Johanne Poirier (Full Professor, Law). Established in 2000, the award recognizes outstanding teaching, curriculum innovation and sustained mentorship. Citations highlight contributions from large-class pedagogy and curriculum redesign to interdisciplinary course development and graduate mentorship.