Teaching and Outstanding Contribution Awards

Teaching Awards

Each year, one instructor in the Professional LLM Program is recognized with an Osgoode Teaching Award. Nominations are accepted from students in all specializations.

The recipient of the 2011 Award for Teaching Excellence in the Professional LLM was Leslie H. Macleod, Leslie H. Macleod & Associates.

The recipient of the 2010 Award for Teaching Excellence in the Professional LLM was Professor Janet Walker, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University.

2009- Honourable Justice Todd L. Archibald, Ontario Superior Court of Justice and Kenneth E. Jull, Baker & McKenzie LLP

2008- L. Michelle LeBaron.

2007- Ian Greene, Dept. of Political Science, York University

2006- Honourable Justice Edward Belobaba, Ontario Superior Court of Justice

Awards for Outstanding Contribution to CLE 

Every year, hundreds of lawyers, judges, academics and other professionals give their valuable time and expertise to OPD’s CLE programs.  A number of those individuals give an extraordinary amount of time over a number of years, and this award is to recognize those individuals.

The recipient of the 2011 Award was Alan D. Gold, Alan D. Gold Professional Corporation.

The recipient of the 2010 Award was The Honourable Justice Paul M. Perell, Ontario Superior Court of Justice.

The recipient of the 2009 Osgoode Professional Development CLE Leadership Award, in recognition of 30 years' contribution to the Bar and to Osgoode through creation and leadership of innovative continuing legal education was Professor Garry D. Watson, Q.C., Osgoode Hall Law School, York University.

2008- Mary Jane Dykeman, Dykeman Dewhirst O'Brien LLP

2007- Jeff Galway, Blake, Cassels & Graydon

2006- Roslyn J. Levine Q.C., Department of Justice Canada          

and Scott Hutchison, Stockwoods LLP