U of T employees recognized with True Blue Awards

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Faculty, librarians and staff from across the University of Toronto were recognized by their colleagues almost 600 times for their contributions to service, leadership, innovation, citizenship, collaboration, and commitment to equity with True Blue citations in the second quarter of the fiscal year.

A total of 60 people received a True Blue Award from August through October.

“Fostering excellence at the university starts with recognizing and celebrating the contributions of colleagues, big and small,” says Lesa Holmes, communications and engagement manager with the division of People Strategy, Equity & Culture. “Valuing the broad range of work happening across our tri-campus community contributes to advancing a culture of appreciation and inclusion at U of T.

“Congratulations to all True Blue award winners! I would encourage everyone to take a moment to celebrate those everyday contributions that make the University’s work possible by sending a True Blue recognition to a colleague.”

Recent winners include:

Shahzeb Ahmad, a web communications coordinator with Advancement Communications and Marketing, nominated by Donor Relations Officer Daniel Obradovich, for providing excellent service and being an outstanding collaborator

Ammena Ajaz, a business analyst with the University of Toronto Mississauga’s Information & Instructional Technology Services, nominated by ServiceNow Architect Nia McCash for going ‘above-and-beyond’ and demonstrating excellent problem-solving skills in migrating a legacy java application

Kaitlyn Corlett, a senior project assistant with Innovation Hub, nominated by Manager Julia Allworth for her dedication to equity and inclusion, ensuring the hubs communications are inclusive and accessible to the broader community

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Faculty, staff, librarians recognized with True Blue Awards

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Faculty, staff, librarians recognized with True Blue Awards

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(L-R): Aneta Kwak, Tee Duke and Warren Bathie

Nearly 800 faculty members, staff and librarians from across the University of Toronto recognized their colleagues with True Blue citations in the first quarter of the fiscal year – for their outstanding contributions to service, leadership, innovation, citizenship, collaboration and commitment to equity.

In all, 59 people received a True Blue award from May through July. Winners included:

New College librarian Aneta Kwak, nominated by Kevin Edmonds on behalf of the Caribbean studies program for her support of the 2021 Diaspora Voices conference
Tee Duke, assistant director of Indigenous initiatives at U of T Mississauga, nominated by Allison Burgess of the Sexual & Gender Diversity Office for supporting the U of T Pride concert
Warren Bathie, fitness, strength and conditioning associate, nominated by Hart House Warden John Monahan for his inspiring leadership

“U of T is one of the world’s best universities – and it is the work of our faculty, librarians and staff that make this possible,” said Chief Human Resources Officer Erin Jackson. “It’s important we recognize these contributions as part of our day-to-day practice. Expressing gratitude for our colleagues’ work is an integral part of fostering a culture of appreciation and it makes U of T an excellent place to work.

“I want to congratulate all of our True Blue Award winners and invite all of our faculty, librarians and staff to use True Blue to recognize their colleagues.”

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