{"id":3543,"date":"2014-05-23T11:41:41","date_gmt":"2014-05-23T15:41:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/?p=3543"},"modified":"2026-02-23T15:51:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T20:51:50","slug":"carleton-educators-honoured-2014-capital-educators-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/2014\/carleton-educators-honoured-2014-capital-educators-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Carleton educators honoured with 2014 Capital Educators\u2019 Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Carleton educators honoured with 2014 Capital Educators\u2019 Awards\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<p>Carleton University is proud to announce that three of its outstanding educators have been honoured with 2014 Capital Educators\u2019 Awards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Claudia Buttera (Biology), Dan Patterson (Geography and Environmental Studies) and Kevin Cheung (Mathematics and Statistics) were among 18 winners who were celebrated at the 2014 EduGala ceremony on Thursday, May 22 at Algonquin College.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The awards recognize outstanding educators\u2019 achievements and celebrate public education in the community across the entire spectrum, from elementary to post-secondary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The winners were selected from a pool of 65 finalists, six of which were from Carleton, including Alexis Luko (Studies in Art and Culture), Richard Taylor (English Language and Literature) and Shelagh McCartney (Architecture and Urbanism).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A common theme across the Carleton nominations was each educator\u2019s passion for teaching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/edc\/wp-content\/uploads\/Claudia-Buttera-Col-160x174.jpeg\" alt=\"Claudia Buttera head shot\" class=\"wp-image-14960\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One student who nominated Buttera noted her ability to motivate students to keep learning even after they leave the classroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTo Claudia, education is not about subject matter; rather it is about the empowerment of students. She creates a passion and excitement in students and can light a spark in an individual that can be harnessed for years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the full article please follow the link <a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/edc\/2014\/carleton-educators-honoured-2014-capital-educators-awards\/\">http:\/\/carleton.ca\/edc\/2014\/carleton-educators-honoured-2014-capital-educators-awards\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carleton University is proud to announce that three of its outstanding educators have been honoured with 2014 Capital Educators\u2019 Awards. Claudia Buttera (Biology), Dan Patterson (Geography and Environmental Studies) and Kevin Cheung (Mathematics and Statistics) were among 18 winners who were celebrated at the 2014 EduGala ceremony on Thursday, May 22 at Algonquin College. 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