Alan Steele, director of the Discovery Centre and faculty member in Carleton University’s Department of Electronics, has been named a 2017 3M National Teaching Fellow.
The 3M National Teaching Fellowship is the most prestigious recognition of excellence in post-secondary teaching in Canada. The community of 3M National Teaching Fellows embodies the highest ideals of teaching excellence and scholarship with a commitment to encourage and support the educational experience of every learner. Up to 10 fellowships are awarded annually.
Steele is the ninth Carleton faculty member to receive the award. Previous winners include: Alan Gillmor (1995), Brian Little (1995), Donald Westwood (1997), Aviva Freedman (1997), Tim Pychyl (1998), Janna Fox (2002), Bob Burk (2006) and Adrian Chan (2012).