2025 research and teaching awards
December 4, 2025
HEC Montréal rewarded its faculty for their excellence at this year’s Research and Teaching Awards ceremony on December 3, 2025.
Awards for excellence
Fifteen prizes were awarded this year, including the Jean-Marie Toulouse Engagement Award to Jacques Robert, the Pierre Laurin Award for Research Excellence to Linda Rouleau and the Jean Guertin Award for Teaching Excellence to Sylvain Sénécal.
Find out more about the winner of the Prix Jean-Marie Toulouse
Find out more about the winner of the Prix Pierre Laurin
Find out more about the winner of the Prix Jean Guertin
2025 awards by category
Case Writing
Best Business Case Award
For the outstanding quality of a case published in the International Journal of Case Studies in Management.
The winners are:
- Monika E. von Bonsdorff,
- Suvi Heikkinen,
- Marjo Siltaoja,
- Marke Kivijärvi,
- Henna Launistola.*
For the case entitled Blurring the Boundaries Between Professions in COVID-19 Frontline Patient Care
* Authors are not from HEC Montréal.
Roger Charbonneau Award
For a book written in a language other than French or one not specifically intended for use in a course.
The winner is:
- Georges Dionne
Professor
Department of Finance
For: Handbook of Insurance
François-Albert Angers Award
Recognizing the quality of a textbook written in French, published during the past year and intended for use in a course.
The winners are:
- Claudia Rebolledo
Professor
Department of Logistics and Operations Management
- Claire Poitras (absent)
Senior Faculty Lecturer
Department of Logistics and Operations Management
For: La gestion des achats et de l’approvisionnement
Teaching Innovation Award – Chenelière Éducation
For the best teaching innovation implemented during the year by a faculty member.
The winner is:
- Yves Plourde
Associate Professor
Department of Management
For: Leadership climatique : Développer des acteurs de changement à travers une approche holistique de l’expérience éducative
Teaching
The award winners are recognized by their peers and students as excellent teachers, for constantly striving to improve their teaching performance, create an environment conducive to students’ intellectual development and instill in them the desire to excel and work hard.
The winners are:
Award for Teaching Excellence for a Lecturer
- Joseph Khoury
Lecturer
Award for Teaching Excellence for a Full-time Lecturer
Full-time Lecturer
Department of Decision Sciences
- Michel Mainville
Full-time Lecturer
Department of Information Technologies
Award for Teaching Excellence for an Assistant Professor
- Sara Pérez-Lauzon
Assistant Professor
Department of Human Resources Management
Award for Teaching Excellence for an Associate Professor
- Julie Paquette
Associate Professor
Department of Logistics and Operations Management
Research
Young Researcher Award
For excellence in scientific and professional publications by a career-track assistant professor or guest professor over the past three years.
The winner is:
- Caroline Le Pennec
Assistant Professor
Department of Applied Economics
Research Award for Associate Professors
For excellence in scientific and professional publications by an associate professor over the past three years.
The winner is:
- Jean-François Harvey
Associate Professor
Department of Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Research Impact Award
For outstanding results in a research project by a career-track professor over the past three years.
The winner is:
- David Ardia
Professor
Department of Decision Sciences
Contribution to the School’s renown
Esdras Minville Award
For the remarkable contribution made by a professor to HEC Montréal’s renown, through their activities and achievements in the academic, professional, and public spheres over the past five years.
The winner is:
- Eric Brunelle
Professor
Department of Management
