Cadmus Chair award details
The Cadmus Trades Teaching Chair fosters faculty excellence in skilled trades teaching and allows instructors to develop a project, idea or concept that enhances trades education. Chosen annually, the award recipient will receive:
- an award of up to $20,000 that may be used for professional development, research, technology and project work
- a load equivalent of up to four months to complete the project work
Applications open in December 2026.
2026/27 Cadmus Trades Teaching Chair recipient
Mathew Romeike, School of Manufacturing and Automation
Welding instructor Mathew Romeike, School of Manufacturing and Automation, has been awarded the 2026/27 Cadmus Trades Teaching Chair.
Romeike’s winning project aims to increase awareness of SAIT’s trades education pathways for Indigenous youth, while building relationships with Indigenous communities in Calgary and surrounding areas.
His project plan includes retrofitting a mobile SAIT Trade Roadshow Trailer for outreach activities and community-based demonstrations.
“The idea is to take the mobile unit out to an Indigenous community, to a high school, and set it up for a week at a time,” says Romeike. “Youth will get to try hands-on training, work on projects and see if they’re interested in getting into the trades.”
While initial plans for the trailer include installing three to four welding booths, Romeike wants to keep it versatile.
“I’m welding specific, but the trailer isn’t just going to be for welding. We’ll be able to transition the booths between trades.”
The Cadmus award allows Romeike to extend work already underway as part of an Indigenizing the Trades grant he received in December 2025.
“I’ve been looking for ways to combine my skills, experience and knowledge with my heritage as an urban member of the Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation in Saskatchewan.
“With support from Natoysopoyiis and SAIT’s Marketing team, I’ve already made some connections within Treaty 7 Nations. I’m really looking forward to working with youth from these communities. It’s great to see the Elders get excited when I talk about the project — they have welcomed me into their communities to work with the youth and it’s a great step in the right direction.”
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Simon Dunn
2022/23 Cadmus award recipient
The Cadmus award enabled me to develop a hand-crank generator trainer to teach electrical generation fundamentals to trades and technologist students—something that would have been out of reach without the dedicated time and funding. The process was highly rewarding and provided significant learning and professional growth for me, while also benefiting our faculty and the broader student body. The project has been a lasting success and continues to serve as a valuable educational asset years later. I would strongly encourage any instructor with a project idea to apply, as the program provides the tools, resources, funding and time needed to turn it into a lasting contribution to their program.
David Kaytor
2020/21 Cadmus award recipient
Complete list of Cadmus Trades Teaching Chairs
- 2026/27: Mathew Romeike, School of Manufacturing and Automation
- 2025/26: Erik Sartison, School of Transportation
- 2024/25: Fred Bretzke, School of Construction
- 2023/24: Tim Wong, School of Manufacturing and Automation
- 2022/23: Simon Dunn, School of Hospitality and Tourism
- 2020/21: David Kaytor, MacPhail School of Energy
- 2019/20: Rosalyn Ediger, School of Hospitality and Tourism
- 2018/19: Andrew Samek, School of Manufacturing and Automation
- 2018/19: Jordan Persson, School of Manufacturing and Automation
- 2017/18: Robin Greig, School of Manufacturing and Automation
- 2016/17: Darcy Wallace, School of Transportation
- 2015/16: Mick McGowan, School of Construction
- 2014/15: Adam Medrek, School of Manufacturing and Automation
- 2013/14: Todd Green, School of Transportation
- 2012/13: Dan Weinert, School of Construction
- 2011/12: Derrick MacAskill, School of Manufacturing and Automation
- 2010/11: Andrew Hewson, School of Hospitality and Tourism
- 2009/10: Randy Croft, School of Construction
- 2008/09: Darwin Schatz, School of Transportation
- 2007/08: Georg Windisch, School of Hospitality and Tourism
- 2006/07: Tom Bachelor, School of Transportation
- 2005/06: Jack Firth, School of Manufacturing and Automation
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SAIT is located on the traditional territories of the Niitsitapi (Blackfoot) and the people of Treaty 7 which includes the Siksika, the Piikani, the Kainai, the Tsuut’ina and the Îyârhe Nakoda of Bearspaw, Chiniki and Goodstoney.
We are situated in an area the Blackfoot tribes traditionally called Moh’kinsstis, where the Bow River meets the Elbow River. We now call it the city of Calgary, which is also home to the Métis Nation of Alberta.