Richard B. (Dick) Day ‘77

Dick Day’s dedicated involvement with teaching has been his hallmark for 25 years. From 1988 until 1999, he taught the largest number of undergraduates of any instructor at McMaster (typically 3000 each year), including the large Year 1 Introductory Psychology course as well as several second year courses. Dr. Day’s student ratings were consistently at or near the top in the Department, and he was nominated for the McMaster Students’ Union Teaching Award each year from 1987 (when he won for the Faculty of Social Science) until 1999. He is known as one of the University’s most enthusiastic teachers.

In addition to his own teaching, Dr. Day has been actively involved in promoting teaching- related activities across the campus. He served three consecutive terms as a member of the University Committee on Teaching and Learning, and as its Chair from 1991 to 1996. He has also given seminars and workshops on teaching to faculty members at McMaster and at sister institutions in Ontario. Dick was the recipient of the 3M National Teaching Fellowship in 1991.

In 1999, Dr. Day was named the first Academic Director of McMaster’s Centre for Leadership in Learning where he is involved in encouraging and supporting innovation in undergraduate education.