McMaster awards three faculty the President’s Award for Excellence in Graduate Supervision (13 Nov 2026)
On 13 November 2026 McMaster University presented its President’s Award for Excellence in Graduate Supervision to three faculty members for outstanding mentorship: Kai Huang (Operations Management, DeGroote), Lawrence Grierson (Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences) and Drew Higgins (Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering).
The annual President’s Award recognizes faculty who provide exceptional supervision and professional development to graduate researchers. McMaster highlighted the 2026 recipients for fostering independence, resilience and inclusive lab environments. Their practices include facilitating access to seminars, conferences, external experts and peer-mentoring programs, all intended to prepare graduate students for careers inside and beyond academia. The announcement emphasizes sustained support through and after graduation.
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