Celebrating the achievements of our 2024 award-winning educators
Source: https://www.education.unsw.edu.au/news-events/news/celebrating-achievements-award-winning-educators-2024 Parent: https://www.education.unsw.edu.au/news-events/unsw-education-festival
Published 9 December 2024
As we approach the end of another productive year of learning and teaching at UNSW, colleagues gathered to acknowledge the outstanding efforts of their award-winning peers in the 2024 Awards for Teaching.
At the ceremony, hosted at the Education Festival Finale on Wednesday 27 November 2024, more than 40 UNSW staff across categories were greeted on stage and presented with their awards by our Vice-Chancellor and President, Professor Attila Brungs.
A/Prof. Ailar Hajimohammadi receiving Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Promoting Industry Engagement in Higher Degree Research
The award winners were announced by senior leaders – Deputy Vice Chancellor Education & Student Experience, Professor Sarah Maddison, Deputy Vice Chancellor Academic Quality, Professor Merlin Crossley and Pro Vice Chancellor Education, Professor Tini Mathies.
The awards celebrate the achievements of our educators and third-space professionals, and acknowledge winners for excellence in education, outstanding contributions to student learning and student wellbeing and excellence in the supervision and leadership of higher degree research. They are a testament to the dedication, creativity and passion that our colleagues offer to their students on their learning journeys, and the schemes help to celebrate how these colleagues strengthen UNSW’s reputation for academic and educational excellence.
Special congratulations were also shared for the Students' Choice Teaching Award, a unique recognition nominated and judged by the students themselves, for both academic and professional staff who have had a profound impact on their students’ learning experience. Finally, there was also a newly introduced accolade, the PASS Leader Participants’ Choice Award, which highlights the special contributions of senior students who are exceptional learning mentors to their peers.
The event was a wonderful opportunity to celebrate our colleagues, and we congratulate them all on receiving recognition this year! See the full lists of winners below.
Award Recipients
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Australian Awards for University Teaching](#items-6248)
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The Australian Awards for University Teaching are a highly competitive and prestigious national accolade for university educators.
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Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning
- Professor Carol Oliver, UNSW Science, School of Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences\
Learn more about the 2023 UNSW winner Prof. Carol Oliver and her work here.
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The 2024 winners of UNSW Teaching Awards, across various categories are:
View recipient profiles and award titles here.
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UNSW Award for Teaching Excellence
- Associate Professor William Clapton, School of Social Sciences
UNSW Award for Sustained Excellence in Teaching
- Associate Professor Tracy Patricia Wilcox, School of Management and Governance
UNSW Award for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning
- Associate Professor Pan Wang, School of Humanities and Languages
UNSW Award for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning
- Dr Irene Renaud-Assemat, School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
UNSW Award for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning
- Dr Christina Byun, School of Biomedical Sciences
UNSW Award for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning
- Associate Professor Murad Tayebjee, School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering
UNSW Award for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning (Sessional staff)
- Dr Chelsea van Deventer, School of Social Sciences
UNSW Award for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning (Early Career)
- Xiao Xu, School of Risk & Actuarial Studies
UNSW Award for Programs that Enhance Learning
UNSW Practical Legal Training Team
- Associate Professor Vedna Jivan
- Moira Murray
- Pamela Taylor-Barnett
- Anneka Ferguson
- Felix Figueroa
UNSW Award for Programs that Enhance Learning
The Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice team
- Associate Professor Phillip Wadds
- Dr George (Kev) Dertadian
- Dr Andy Kaladelfos
- Associate Professor Maria Giannacopoulos
- Associate Professor Alyce McGovern
- Dr Ingrid Mathews
- Dr Leah Williams
- Simone Rowe
- Michael Baker
- Carly Stanley
- Lukas Carey
- Dr Tina McPhee
- Dr Emma Buxton-Namisnyk
UNSW Award for Outstanding Contributions to Student Wellbeing
- Associate Professor Terry Ord, School of Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences
UNSW Award for Learning and Teaching Support
Education Design and Delivery team
- Tam Nguyen
- Margaret Connor
- Davina Delesclefs
- Flemming Rhode
- Alicia Jacenko
- Erika Tan
- Sebastian Lee
UNSW Award for Innovation in Teaching
- Associate Professor Murad Tayebjee, School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering
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Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Excellence in Higher Degree Research](#items-6250)
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The Vice-Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence in Higher Degree Research recognise sustained excellence in the supervision, mentoring and training of HDR candidates. They also highlight outstanding leadership in research training and recognise those who have built collaborations with industry for the benefit of Higher Degree Research candidates.
View recipient profiles and award titles here.
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Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Higher Degree Research Supervision
- Dr Astrid Lorange, School of Art and Design
Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Promoting Industry Engagement in Higher Degree Research
- Associate Professor Ailar Hajimohammadi, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
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Students' Choice Teaching Awards](#items-6251)
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The UNSW Students' Choice Teaching Award recognises UNSW staff for their contributions to their students' learning. As nominated and judged by the students themselves, the annual award highlights teachers who have made a real difference to their learning experience by inspiring, elevating, challenging, and most of all, by caring. Students are invited to nominate staff who go above and beyond; who inspire and challenge them and support their development as people and professionals.
Learn more about the award and stories from the winners here.
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- Ada Choi, Career Accelerator & School of Marketing
- Dr Donald Sillence, School of the Arts and Media
- Dr Maree Suzanne Higgins, School of Social Sciences
- Melody (Pei) Li, School of Art & Design
- Kevin Song, School of Biomedical Sciences
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PASS Leader Participants’ Choice Award](#items-6260)
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The newly introduced PASS Leader Participants’ Choice Award highlights the special contributions of senior students who are exceptional learning mentors to their peers. The Peer Assisted Study Sessions (or PASS) program offers regularly scheduled study sessions in key courses, both online and in person, with groups of around 5-20 participants, led by trained PASS Leaders. \ \ To honour their invaluable contributions, the PASS Leader Participants’ Choice Award was introduced this year. Students who attended PASS were asked to nominate a leader who has made meaningful impact on their learning journey. The response was overwhelming, with nominations sharing stories of support, mentorship and academic inspiration. Students who attend PASS tend to achieve higher grades and report feeling more confident in their studies as well as connected to their peers.
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- Arthi Sundaram, PASS Leader in Science and Final Year Student majoring in Neuroscience and Pharmacology
PASS Leader Participants’ Choice Award
- Thea Hue, PASS Leader in Accounting and Final Year Student\
### Additional congratulations: AdvanceHE Fellowships
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Senior Fellows of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA)
- Nancy van Doorn
- Kate Jackson
- Jessica Bellamy
- Leesa Sidhu
- Jinki Trevillian
- Benjamin Phipps
- Cherie Lucas
- James Bedford
Fellows of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
- Terry Ord
- Dhammika Abeysinghe
- Felicity Jensen
- Xueting Zhang
- Stephen Goddard
- Olivia Ng
- Katie Moon
- Fiona Buick
- Rita Prestigiacomo
- Gabi Nudelman
Associate Fellows of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA)
- Ahmed Musleh
- Ala Barhoum
- Aleksandr Zinoviev
- Anand Srinivasan
- Angela Kintominas
- Angelica Ly
- Ann Cahill
- Anthony Sunjaya
- Armin Chitizadeh
- Artiene Tatian
- Avani Mittal
- Bara Alzgool
- Branko Radojkovic
- Brendan Wilkins
- Caitlin Buckle
- Carrie Davenport
- Chaoyang Jiang
- Charlotte Firth
- Claire Deakin
- Clay Chu
- Da Chen
- Diana Turnip
- Ed Harbor
- Emiliya Suprun
- Ernest Tse
- Felicita Jusof
- Felipe Balotin Pinto
- Gabi Nudelman
- Garren Hamilton
- George Burton
- Gurpreet Hansra
- Heidi Welberry
- Helen Parker
- Hua Chai
- Ibtihal Alhabashneh
- Jack Hu
- Jade O'Brien-Smith
- James Stevens
- Jamie Dracup
- Jenny Sohn
- Jeremy Grace
- Jerry Jin
- Jiapei Xia
- Jisheng Zhao
- John Nguyen
- Kariyawasam Kottawa Gamage Inoka Chamini Samarasekara
- Kasun Wijesooriya
- Katherine Wong
- Kelly McLeod
- Kirsten Abbott
- Krishna Talluru Murali
- Kristina Vojvoda
- Leah Williams
- Lindsay Wu
- Mariana De Oliveira Yonamine
- Md Jahidul Hasan
- Mehdi Hourmand
- Michelle Fitzmaurice
- Mitchell Gibbs
- Mohamed Radwan
- Morgan Harris
- Morphy Dumlao
- Murray Simons
- Nasrin Danish
- Omar Shindi
- Pankaj Sharma
- Patrick Laub
- Patrick Hawker
- Paul Viola
- Pawan Baral
- Rabbia Saleem
- Rafael Paulino
- Rajesh Lucknauth
- Raymond Louie
- Rehana Khan Tajuddin Mohamed Akthar Khan
- Rhys Gray
- Rick De Sousa
- Rona Macniven
- Ruby Paroissien
- Samea Khan
- Sara Ballouz
- Sarat Moka
- Sayed Amir Hoseini
- Serena Hong
- Seung Jung Yang
- Shamim Aryampa
- Shannon Pike
- Shanzana Khan
- Shyam Kumar Mishra Baishnab
- Simon Murphy
- Srikanth Dumpati
- Stephan Tseng
- Swapneel Thite
- Tasnia Alam Hannan
- Tatyana Chtanova
- Theresa Caruana
- Thulaisiharan Sivapalan
- Tristan Harley
- Udeshi Nugawela
- Uttama Barua
- Veronica Smith
- Vitor Vieira Rielli
- William Nicholls
- Yong Wang
- Zhaoli Dai-Keller
- Dylan Mayer
- Princess Neila Litkouhi
- Reece Pahn
Awards Photo Gallery
Award Winners 2024
UNSW Awards for Teaching 2024
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AAUT 2023 Winner
HDR Award Winner 2024
UNSW Awards for Programs that Enhance Learning
UNSW Award for Learning and Teaching Support
UNSW Awards for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning
UNSW Awards for Programs that Enhance Learning
UNSW Awards for Teaching Excellence
PASS Leader Participants’ Choice Award
PASS Leader Participants’ Choice Award
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