It\u2019s difficult to imagine Brock\u2019s Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute (CCOVI) without Barb Tatarnic.<\/p>\n
Now CCOVI’s Manager of Professional Studies and Outreach, she joined the University in 1983 and was part of the original team to bring Brock\u2019s flagship research institute to fruition in 1996.<\/p>\n
Since then, Tatarnic has worked tirelessly to grow the institute and has been instrumental in CCOVI\u2019s efforts to advance the Canadian grape and wine industry through knowledge and technology transfer.<\/p>\n
In honour of her dedication and commitment to both CCOVI and Brock\u2019s professional and continuing studies programming, Tatarnic was recently honoured with an Outstanding Service Award from the Canadian Association for University Continuing Education (CAUCE).<\/p>\n
The award recognizes individuals for their outstanding leadership, commitment and service to university continuing education in Canada.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m actually still trying to process being given the award, especially in its inaugural year,\u201d says Tatarnic. \u201cI love what I do, complete with all of its challenges, so it\u2019s just so amazing to be recognized for your body of work.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tatarnic’s role has evolved as CCOVI has grown. For many of the institute\u2019s formative years, she was the sole staff member responsible for continuing education and outreach, two aspects of CCOVI\u2019s mission.<\/p>\n
CCOVI Director Debbie Inglis said Tatarnic\u2019s passion to continually raise the profile of CCOVI within Brock and the broader community is unmatched.<\/p>\n
\u201cBarb has been a driving force in developing our wine outreach, community engagement initiatives and continuing education programs at CCOVI,\u201d she says. \u201cHer work in outreach and continuing education touches over 4,000 individuals each year and she has been vital in establishing the institute as a leader from a knowledge mobilization perspective.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tatarnic\u2019s award nominators pointed to the fact that she has been instrumental in advancing \u00a0professional and continuing studies programming and infrastructure not only for CCOVI, but also for all of Brock. She was the first to initiate online continuing education courses at Brock and also managed the introduction of the University\u2019s first micro-credential offerings.<\/p>\n
Since CCOVI\u2019s inception, Tatarnic worked to ensure non-credit wine tasting courses were included in the Oenology and Viticulture (OEVI) undergraduate program and she also guided the Institute to become an accredited program provider of the Wine and Spirit Education Trust\u00ae and the Cider Institute of North America’s cider and perry programs.<\/p>\n
Beyond the institute\u2019s professional and continuing studies offerings, Tatarnic has shaped the success of CCOVI\u2019s knowledge dissemination within the local and Canadian grape and wine industries. Part of this includes her work to host significant outreach and community engagement related events, including the Experts Tasting, Triggs International Premium Vinifera Lecture Series, Cuv\u00e9e, Fizz Club and several international academic conferences, such as the prestigious International Cool Climate Wine Symposium in July 2022.<\/p>\n
\u201cBarb is a champion of continuing education here at Brock University, and this award recognizes her experience and ability to provide the wine and cider industry with leading-edge programming,\u201d says April-Dawn Blackwell, Brock’s Associate Vice-President, Professional and Continuing Studies. \u201cOn behalf of the team, congratulations to Barb on this achievement.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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