Awards & Honours

The C.D. Howe Institute has announced the appointment of Professor Michael Smart as an Institute Fellow-in-Residence focusing on fiscal and tax policy.  Smart is a Professor of Economics at the University of Toronto. The C.D. Howe Institute’s Fiscal and Tax Competitiveness Council comprises 35 of Canada’s leading fiscal and tax policy experts, drawn from business, academia, and the public sector.

Sociology professor John Myles was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Leuven, Belgium,  in recognition of his life’s work on old age security policy. The citation acknowledges Myles’ theoretical and empirical contributions to the comparative politics of old age security in western democracies.

Professor Ed Cole of the Department of Medicine and Division of Nephrology, Toronto General Hospital, is the recipient of the 2012 Canadian Society of Transplantation Lifetime Achievement Award. This is the highest award presented by the CST and was awarded to Dr. Cole for his significant contributions to transplantation in Canada and continued important work in the support of scientific research in Canada.

Professor Molley Shoichet of the Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering is the recipient of this year's Clemson Award for Contributions to the Literature presented by the U.S.-based Society for Biomaterials. This award recognizes significant contributions to the literature on the science or technology of biomaterials. Shoichet holds the Canada Research Chair in Tissue Engineering, and her research currently focuses regenerative medicine, drug delivery and tissue engineering strategies to overcome diseases in the brain and after breast cancer.

Dr. Charles Tator, Department of Surgery and Toronto Western Research Institute, has received a College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario Council Award for 2012 in recognition of his achievements in neurosurgery research, education, teaching and advocacy.