We are pleased to announce that the winner of this year's Teaching Award goes to D

r. Marie Dagenais.Dr.Dagenais, graduated from Universite de Montreal in 1983.She became an Assistant Professor in the Faculty in 1988.In 2000 she was appointed as Associate Dean, a very important role in the Faculty.In 2001 she was appointed to Associate Professor and became Professor five years later.For many years she has held important roles in the Association of Teaching and Learning, including being President of this Association in 2005-2006.Similarly she has been heavily involved with the American Association of Distance Education and was that Association's President during 2008-2011.She has also held a number of leadership roles in the Commission on Lifelong Education of America, one of the most important organizations in adult education.

This is an incomplete list of some of the countless important roles Dagenais has had both within the University and beyond in the field of distance education in America.She is a very worthy winner of this year's Teaching Award.

26.Marie is the winner of this year's Teaching Award.

27.Marie graduated from Yale University in 1983.

28.Marie was appointed to Professor in 2006.

29.Marie was the President of American Association of Distance Education during 2009-2011.

30.Marie has made a great contribution to American distance education.