Honorary degrees, teaching awards and citations

As an artist, teacher and mentor, Jennine generously shares her knowledge of Métis beadwork, quillwork, clothing, history, and culture with students, emerging artists, Indigenous communities, and the wider public. Through workshops, demonstrations, and mentorship, she has helped a new generation reclaim and celebrate their cultural heritage.

Her artistry and expertise have led to collaborations with museums, galleries, universities, and cultural institutions across Canada and internationally. Her work is held in major public collections and has been featured in significant exhibitions, including “Radical Stitch” and “Kwaata-nihtaawakihk: A Hard Birth.” She has also designed two commemorative coins for the Royal Canadian Mint.

As an advocate for Indigenous cultural knowledge, Jennine has contributed to discussions concerning the preservation, repatriation and respectful care of Indigenous artifacts. Through her research, teaching and advocacy, she connects the past with the present and strengthens Métis identity and community.

Her exceptional contributions have been recognized with the Manitoba Arts Award of Distinction, the Indspire Award for Culture, Heritage and Spirituality, the Métis National Council’s Order of the Sash, as well as the King Charles III’s Coronation medal and the Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee medal.

The University of Manitoba is honoured to confer upon Jennine Krauchi the degree of Doctor of Letters, honoris causa.

As an outstanding educator and mentor, Lisa creates student-centred learning environments that develop critical thinking, practical skills, and confidence for clinical practice. Through experiential learning, simulations, case studies, and hands-on activities, she connects classroom learning with the realities of patient care. Her excellence is reflected in her multiple Graduating Class Teaching Excellence Awards, which are nominated by Occupational Therapy students as well as awards from the Manitoba Medical Students Association nominations for mentorship, innovation, and inspiration and the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences Continuing Professional Development Educator of the Year Award.

Lisa has also provided significant leadership in curriculum renewal and interprofessional education across the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences. She has contributed to innovative approaches to practical skills, primary care, pain management and culturally safer care, while mentoring colleagues in teaching and curriculum development.

Committed to inclusive education, Lisa integrates Indigenous ways of knowing, trauma-informed practice and restorative approaches into her teaching and curriculum work.

The University of Manitoba is honoured to present Lisa Diamond-Burchuk with the Olive Beatrice Stanton Award for Excellence in Teaching.

An outstanding educator and mentor, Dr. Honeyford has taught across undergraduate and graduate programs and advised 41 graduate students to completion. Her teaching creates inclusive learning environments grounded in inquiry, creativity, care and student agency, preparing educators to bring critical and meaningful approaches to their own practice.

Through her scholarship and educational leadership, Dr. Honeyford has advanced innovative theoretical and pedagogical approaches to literacies, writing, curriculum and assessment. She is co-founder of the Manitoba Writing Project—the first officially affiliated Canadian site of the National Writing Project—and has contributed to curriculum development and professional learning across Manitoba and beyond.

Committed to community engagement, Dr. Honeyford has sustained a long-standing partnership with CanU, supporting inquiry-based literacies learning for youth while providing meaningful experiential opportunities for teacher candidates.

For her contributions to teaching, research, and service, she has received the University of Manitoba’s Outstanding Teacher recognition, a UM Merit Award, and the Edward B. Fry Book Award.

The University of Manitoba is honoured to present Dr. Michelle Honeyford with the Dr. and Mrs. H. H. Saunderson Award for Excellence in Teaching.
 

An inspiring educator and mentor, she has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in social psychology. Her supervision and mentorship of a steady stream of undergraduate honours, master’s and PhD students has helped prepare them for successful careers in academia, research and other fields.

Through her innovative and influential research, Dr. Vorauer has developed theoretical frameworks and discovered empirical findings that have transformed understanding of how individuals perceive one another and navigate interpersonal and intergroup interaction. Her scholarship has appeared in leading journals and has been supported by sustained SSHRC funding.

A respected leader in her field, she has served in editorial positions at multiple journals and served as reviewer on SSHRC grant selection committees.

For her outstanding contributions to psychological science, Dr. Vorauer has been elected a Fellow or received other commendations from six professional psychological associations and has received multiple University of Manitoba research awards, including the Rh Award for Outstanding Contributions to Scholarship and Research in the Social Sciences.

The University of Manitoba is proud to award the title of Distinguished Professor to Dr. Jacquie D. Vorauer for demonstrating outstanding distinction in research, scholarship, creative endeavours, professional service and teaching.