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Teaching is a form of infrastructure

A teaching award points to the people who make technical confidence possible.

Blake Madill receives 2026 Faculty of Mathematics Award for Distinction in Teaching
MathBlake Madill receives 2026 Faculty of Mathematics Award for Distinction in TeachingPhoto: University of Waterloo / original source page

1-2 awards are granted each year to teachers who “consistently demonstrated outstanding pedagogical skills and a deep commitment to our students’ education.”

The official Waterloo report places this work in math / teaching. It is a source-linked brief for alumni readers; the source page remains the authority for names, dates and outcomes.

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  1. Original reporting · uwaterloo.ca
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