Canada Research Chairs (CRC)
Established in 2000 by the Government of Canada, the Canada Research Chair Program helps chairholders achieve research excellence while improving Canada’s depth of knowledge and strengthening the country’s international competitiveness.
The following UBC Sauder faculty are current Canada Research Chairs:
Tim Huh
Canada Research Chair in Operations Excellence and Business Analytics
Professor in Operations and Supply Chain Management
"The Canada Research Chair has helped me to connect with companies and government agencies so that I can learn more about their problems and access their data. It has also helped me recruit outstanding graduate students."
Kai Li
Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (Elected in 2022)
Canada Research Chair in Corporate Governance
W.M. Young Chair in Finance
"The Canada Research Chair has helped me to collaborate with like-minded scholars around the world and to address pressing corporate governance issues across national boundaries. The chair also helped to fund doctoral students."
Yanwen Wang
Canada Research Chair in Marketing Analytics
“My research greatly benefits from the wonderful collaborations I have enjoyed with faculty and students at UBC, as well as across the world. The Canada Research Chair has allowed me to get more collaboration opportunities outside my focal research area, get access to data sets from companies and government agencies, as well as conducting more inter-disiplinary studies. It has helped shape my research agenda in very positive ways.”
Royal Society of Canada
The Royal Society of Canada (RSC) is the senior national council of distinguished Canadians from all branches of learning who have made remarkable contribution in the arts, the humanities and the sciences, as well as in Canadian public life. Today, there are 2558 active fellows in the Society and close to 600 exceptional fellows belong to the Academy of Social Sciences from many disciplines across Canada.
Izak Benbasat
Fellow, Royal Society of Canada (Elected in 2005)
Sauder Distinguished Professor of Information Systems
"As Fellow of the RSC I have felt a greater sense of commitment and responsibility to represent Canadian scholars in Information Systems by advancing and disseminating knowledge in the use of Information Technologies for the benefit of individuals and society, and to be a role model and mentor to my junior colleagues and doctoral students."
Kai Li
Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (Elected in 2022)
Canada Research Chair in Corporate Governance
W.M. Young Chair in Finance
"Being a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada is a huge honor and gives me a sense of responsibility to share my knowledge and expertise in corporate governance research with fellow researchers and graduate students in Canada and beyond, and to represent Canada well in all professional settings. My advice to junior scholars is to be persistent in the pursuit of knowledge and to never give up."
Katherine White
Professorship in Consumer Insights, Prosocial Consumption, and Sustainability
Member of RSC College of New Scholars, Artists, and Scientists
"Being a member of the Royal Society of Canada is an honour and has given me the opportunity to share ideas with other scholars from across Canada. My advice to young scholars is to study what you love. When you love what you study, the process of research is much more enjoyable."
The Order of Canada
Created in 1967, the Order of Canada recognizes outstanding achievement, dedication to the community and service to the nation. More than 7,000 people from all sectors of society have been invested into the Order. Those who bear the Order’s iconic snowflake insignia have changed our nation’s measure of success and, through the sum of their accomplishments, have helped us build a better Canada.
2020 Recipients
2019 Recipient
Recipients of the UBC Sauder Awards
2024/2025
University-wide Prizes and Awards
UBC Killam Faculty Research Prize
| Year | Winners |
| 2021/2022 | Karl Aquino |
| 2019/20 | Daniel Skarlicki |
| 2015/16 | Darren Dahl |
| 2014/15 | Kai Li |
| 2010/11 | Ralph Winter |
| 2009/10 | Tan Wang |
| 2008/09 | Sandra Robinson and Yair Wand |
| 2007/08 | Keith Head |
| 2005/06 | Thomas Ross |
| 2004/05 | Dale Griffin |
| 2003/04 | Maurice Levi |
| 1999/00 | In Memoriam: Gerald Feltham |
| 1997/98 | Izak Benbasat |
| 1995/96 | Ilan Vertinsky |
| 1990/91 | Barbara Spencer |
| 1989/90 | In Memoriam: William Stanbury |
| 1986/87 | James Brander and Charles Weinberg |
UBC Jacob Biely Faculty Research Prize
| Year | Winners |
| 2020 | Sandra Robinson |
| 1997 | James Brander |
UBC Killam Awards for Excellence in Mentoring
| Year | Winners |
| 2011 | Adlai Fisher |
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+1 604.822.8399
jessie.lam@sauder.ubc.ca