TRLabs researcher wins top teaching honours

November 10, 2000 -- Saskatoon, SK - TRLabs Scientist Dr. Carey Williamson was recently awarded the University of Saskatchewan Master Teacher Award. This is a very prestigious award given by the University to honour excellence in teaching.

Dr. Williamson is regarded as one of the foremost experts in computer networking and Internet performance. He has been published widely and is often invited to speak at universities and industrial labs throughout the world. He currently teaches a popular fourth-year course on Computer Networks, which focuses on the architecture and performance of the Internet. Says Dr. Williamson, "My success with this course stems from my ability to incorporate real-world, practical examples into the course. These have been obtained through my own experiences and those of others conducting industry-university collaborative research at TRLabs."

Says Cliff Klein, TRLabs Director of Saskatchewan Operations, "We are pleased that Dr. Williamson's excellence in teaching has been recognized by the University. His enthusiasm and commitment as an educator and a researcher has been providing TRLabs students and sponsors with a host of benefits since he became affiliated with TRLabs in 1992."

TRLabs is Canada's leading ICT research consortium. Through industry-university-government collaboration, TRLabs creates innovative technologies and trains students to enhance Canada's information and communications technology expertise and improve its global competitiveness. TRLabs operates research labs in five cities: Edmonton, Calgary, Saskatoon, Regina and Winnipeg. Its industrial sponsors include telecom carriers, multinational equipment manufacturers, telecommunications service providers and emerging western Canadian ICT businesses. University sponsors are the Universities of Alberta, Calgary, Saskatchewan, Regina and Manitoba, and government sponsors are the Governments of Canada, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

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