UTS Award Recipients 2000-2012
2012
Team Teaching
Dr Jonathan Tyler, UTS Business School
James Wakefield, UTS Business School
Dr Laurel Dyson, Faculty of Engineering and IT
Jessica Frawley, Faculty of Engineering and IT
A sustained cross-faculty team-teaching approach to increasing student engagement, feedback and creativity in introductory accounting.
Individual Teaching
Rod O’Donnell, UTS Business School
For promoting significant change in economics education through knowledge and skill expansion, curriculum development, conference coordination, journal editorship and scholarly contributions.
Early Career Teaching
Gerhard Hambusch, UTS Business School
Ethics in Finance - Demonstrating Relevance and Inspiring Learning for the Global Workplace.
Strengthening the UTS Model of Learning
Dr Paul Kennedy, Faculty of Engineering and IT
A decade long contribution to data analytics teaching, learning and academic leadership.
Teaching by a Casual or Sessional Staff Member
Joanne Kinniburgh, Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
Excellence in pedagogical delivery of architectural design studio, and an outstanding contribution to learning outcomes through strategic implementation of student support mechanisms.
Special Commendations:
Early Career Teaching
Dr Behzad Fatahi, Faculty of Engineering and IT
Sustained commitment to advanced training of civil engineers as globally focused lifelong learners through multifaceted modes of teaching and formative assessment.
Teaching by a Casual or Sessional Staff Member
Peter Alexander, Faculty of Law
Reflective practice for Law: a collaborative approach that inspires an motivates students to acquire critical legal theoretical and practice skills by utilising interpersonal techniques and feedback.
The following staff received Learning and Teaching Citations
Chivonne Algeo, Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
Developing Professional Project Managers: the use of practice-oriented learning.
Associate Professor Guang Hong, Faculty of Engineering and IT
Inspiring undergraduate students and enhancing their learning by integrating teaching and research for energy and environmental sustainability.
Peter Jones, Faculty of Science
Inspiring undergraduate students and enhancing their learning by integrating teaching and research for energy and environmental sustainability.
Dr Catherine Killen, Faculty of Engineering and IT
Practicing what she preaches: sustained teaching and learning excellence through innovative curriculum development at the crossroads of technology, engineering and innovation management.
Dr Blair Nield, Faculty of Science
Use of new technologies, research integrated learning materials, and development of clear marking criteria, in order to enrich the student experience and improve student engagement.
Marilyn Scott, Faculty of Law
Developing the second generation of Australian Dispute Resolution education to inspire law students through designing and teaching involving interdisciplinary process models.
Dr David Van Reyk, Faculty of Science
The enthusiast facing the (sometimes) reluctant OR Teaching bioscience to students of the health profession.
Dr David Waller, UTS Business School
For developing and sustained commitment to the recontextualisation and delivery of Advertising curriculum to intercultural students in local and international programs.
2011
2011 Team Teaching
Dr David Bond, Associate Professor Peter Wells, and Dr Robert Czerkowski, UTS Business School
2011 Strengthening the UTS Model of Learning
Dr Michael Olsson, Professor Theo Van Leeuwen, and Ms Eurydice Aroney, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
2011 Individual Teaching
Dr Anthony Brown, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
2011 Widening Participation
Dr Laurel Dyson, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
2011 Early Career Teaching
Dr Andrea Leigh, Faculty of Science
2011 Postgraduate Supervision
Associate Professor Robyn Gallagher, Faculty of Nursing Midwifery and Health
2011 UTS Learning and Teaching Citations
Peter Alexander Faculty of Law
Walid Bakry Faculty of Business
Dr Mary Coupland Faculty of Science
Dr Melissa Edwards, Assoicate Professor Chris Bajada, Mr Paul Brown, Dr Romy Lawson, Associate Professor Paul Jonson, Dr Valeria Noguti, Mr John Neil, Professor Graeme Sheather, Dr Prabhu Sivabalan, Mr Rowan Trayler, Mr Jonny Wells, Faculty of Business; Ms Katrina Waite, IML, Dr Liz Craven ELSSA
Dr Behzad Fatahi Faculty of Engineering and IT
Maureen Henninger Faculty of ARts and Social Sciences
Shannon Kennedy-Clark ELSSA
Assoc Professor Kirsten Orr Faculty of Design Architecture and Building
Dr Jennie Small, Faculty of Business, and Kerry Hunter ELSSA
2010
2010 Individual Teaching
The following nominees were Highly Commended by the 2010 Teaching Awards Committee
Dr Rob Bower, Faculty of Business
Dr Paul Burke, Faculty of Business
Dr Aaron Coutts, Faculty of Business
Ms Tiffany Hutcheson, Faculty of Business
2010 Teaching by a Casual or Sessional Staff Member
Dr Fraser Torpy, Faculty of Science
2010 Strengthening the UTS Model of Learning
Dr Layna Groen, Faculty of Science
2010 Academic Support
Ms Georgina Barratt-See and Mr Mathew Appleyard, Student Services Unit
2010 UTS Learning and Teaching Citations
Dr Mary Coupland, Dr Narelle Smith, Dr Van Ha Do, Ms Julia Memar, Ms Jane Ewing, Ms Judyth Hayne, Dr Usha Sridhar, Mr Brian Stephenson, Dr Ray Melham, Mr Michael Qi Zhou, Faculty of Science (Maths Study Centre)
Dr Angela Dwyer, Faculty of Law
Dr Carmel Foley, Faculty of Business
Ms Rebecca Haack, Faculty of Science
Dr Hadi Khabbaz, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
Ms Jenna Price, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
2000-2009
2009 Team Teaching Category
Dr Keith Willey and Anne Gardner, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
2009 Individual Teaching Category
Dr Toni Robertson, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
Dr John Buchanan, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
2009 International of Teaching and Learning Category
Dr Brian Farrell, Faculty of Business
2009 Teaching by a Casual or Sessional Staff Member
Mrs Sue O'Neill, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
The following nominees were Highly Commended by the 2009 Teaching Awards Committee
Ms Joanne Gray, Dr Caroline Homer, Ms Rachel Smith, Ms Jane Raymond, Faculty of Nursing Midwifery and Health
Dr Sophie Riley and Dr Grace Li, Faculty of Law
2009 Citations for Learning and Teaching
Dr Theresa Anderson, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Dr Sarah Atfield, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Georgina Barratt-See, Mr Nicolas Larue, Ms Sabrina Fuechsle, Ms Rachel White, Student Services
Mr David Bond, Faculty of Business
Dr Christine Burton, Associate Professor Bruce Hayllar, Dr Antoine Hermens, Professor Tracy Taylor, Faculty of Business
Ms Michelle Kelly, Faculty of Nursing Midwifery and Health
Ms Fiona Orr, Mr Kevin Kellehear, Faculty of Nursing Midwifery and Health
Dr Ali Saleh, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
Dr Barbara Stuart, Faculty of Science
Dr Kate Sweetapple, Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
Dr Bruce Moulton, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
2008 Team Teaching Category
Dr Peter Docherty, Faculty of Business, Dr Ross Forman, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Ms Kerry Hunter, ELSSA, and Mr Harry Tse, Faculty of Business
2008 Individual Teaching Category
Dr Gordon Menzies, Faculty of Business
2008 Post Graduate Supervision Category
Associate Professor Cynthia Mitchell, Institute for Sustainable Futures
2008 Enabling Category
Ms Beth Marnane, Ms Madeleine Mann, Mr Rolf Wood, Ms Marie Flood, Ms Liz Penny, and Ms Tracie Conroy, UTS Library, Student Services, Equity and Diversity
The following nominees were commended by the 2008 Teaching awards Committee
Luke Greenacre, Faculty of Business, (Teaching by a Casual or Sessional Staff Member)
Dr Stan Palassis, Faculty of Law (Internationalisation of Teaching and Learning)
2007 Team Teaching Category
Master of Interactive Multimedia Teaching Team, Institute for Interactive Media and Learning
2007 Early Career Teaching Category
Leanne Houston, Faculty of Law
2007 Postgraduate Supervision Category
Professor Alison Lee, Faculty of Education
2007 Internationalisation of Teaching and Learning Category
Louise McWhinnie, Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
Dr Kylie Redfern and Associate Professor Anne Ross-Smith, Faculty of Business
2007 Academic Support Category
Alex Barthel, ELSSA Centre
The following nominees were commended by the 2007 Teaching Awards Committee:
Susan Oguro Institute for International Studies (Early Career Teaching)
Peer Network Program Team (Academic Support)
2006 Individual category
Dr Yusuf Pisan, Faculty of Information Technology
2006 Team category
Institute for International Studies
2006 Enabling category
Ms Sonya Pearce, School of Management, Faculty of Business
The following nominees were commended by the 2006 Teaching Awards Committee:
Dr Peter Docherty, School of Finance and Economics, Faculty of Business
Mr Ian Douglas, School of Management, Faculty of Business
Dr Kylie Redfern & Assoc Prof Stephen Teo, School of Management, Faculty of Business
2005 Individual category
Dr Chris Bajada, School of Finance & Economics, Faculty of Business
Awarded for outstanding teaching and exemplary innovation in teaching finance and economics. Dr Bajada is an inspirational teacher obtaining very impressive student feedback scores with very large classes. The E-PAL (Economics – Peer Assisted Learning) program provides drop-in classes in which high achieving students assist other students to the benefit of both.
2005 Team category
Faculty of Engineering (Mr Steve Murray, Dr Dikai Liu, Mr Vlad Lasky, Dr KK Fung)
Awarded for an exemplary innovation in laboratory work, the “Remote Access Laboratories for Promoting e-Learning” which has delivered educational, operational and cost benefits. This innovation has enabled engineering students to use state of the art technology remotely at convenient times while significantly reducing costs of provision and maintenance. The team has worked very effectively to implement this innovation, evaluate it and further develop it in the light of feedback.
School of Marketing, Faculty of Business (Dr Sara Denize, Mr Paul Burke, Mr Luke Greenacre & Mr Jonathan Pratt)
Awarded for exemplary innovation in a team teaching approach to the first year statistics subject 21633 Business Information Analysis. A range of strategies have been implemented to enhance subject alignment and delivery, build shared orientation among teaching staff, manage student self-efficacy and provide timely and effective feedback. The team has worked in a most collaborative fashion to achieve outstanding student satisfaction in very large enrolment subject with a history of poor feedback.
The following nominees in the individual category were commended by the 2005 Teaching Awards Committee:
Ms Michelle Sanson, Faculty of Law who has achieved impressive student feedback and excellent outcomes in mooting.
Dr Peter Docherty, School of Finance & Economics, Faculty of Business who has achieved impressive results with large classes.
2004 Individual category
Dr Ray Gordon, School of Management, Faculty of Business
Dr Stephen Teo, School of Management, Faculty of Business
2004 Team category
Ms. Heidi Norman, Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning and Ms Penny O’Donnell, Faculty of Humanities and Social Science
2003 Individual category
Associate Professor Patrick Keyser, Faculty of Law
Mr Geoff Monaghan, Faculty of Law
Ms Terri Morely-Wanrer, ELSSA Centre
Dr Kevin Suffern, Faculty of Information Technology
2002 Individual category
Dr. Narelle Smith, Faculty of Science
Associate Professor Kenneth Brown, Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science
2002 Team category
Professor David Barker, Professor Michael Adams, Ms Judith Lancaster and Dr David Meltz, BLethics Team, Faculty of Law
2001 Individual category
Associate Professor Laurie Brady, Faculty of Education
Ms Judith Lancaster, Faculty of Law
Dr Peter Petocz, Faculty of Information Technology
2000 Individual category
Dr Devleena Ghosh, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Ms Vijaya Nagarajan, Faculty of Law
Associate Professor Hung Nguyen, Faculty of Engineering
