Recognising Excellence: Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Excellence in Education

The Australian National University, as a place of learning, is committed to encouraging and rewarding excellence in teaching. This commitment is demontrated through the ANU Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Excellence in Education and the support of teachers and programs towards national recognition at the Australian Awards for University Teaching.

This program of work is supported by the ANU Centre for Learning and Teaching, Education Advancement team who unearth new talent, recognise quiet achievers, reward proven performers and promote outstanding programs.

 

2023 Recognising Excellence

Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Teaching Excellence

  • Associate Professor Creina Day,
College of Asia and Pacific, Crawford School of Public Policy
  • Dr. Nicolo Malagutti,
College of Engineering, Computing and Cybernetics, School of Engineering
  • Dr. Bernardo Pereira Nunes,
College of Engineering, Computing and Cybernetics, School of Computing
  • Associate Professor Caroline Schuster, College of Arts and Social Sciences, School of Archaeology and Anthropology
Highly commended:
  • Professor Sara Bice,
College of Asia and Pacific, Crawford School of Public Policy

Vice- Chancellor’s Award for Indigenous Education

  • Dr. Junwen Chen and Dr. Olivia Evans ,
School of Medicine and Psychology, College of Health and Medicine
  • Dr. Amanda Stuart, Mr. Aidan Hartshorn, Mr. Shane Herrington and Ms. Alison Simpson,
College of Arts and Sciences, School of Art and Design 

Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Programs that Enhance Learning

  • Systems Engineering Core,
College of Engineering, Computing & Cybernetics, School of Engineering 
  • French Program,
College of Arts and Social Sciences, School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics
Highly Commended: 
  • Technology-Enhanced Learning and Teaching – School of Medicine and Psychology, College of Health and Medicine, School of Medicine and Psychology

Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Supervision

  • Associate Professor Riccardo Natoli,
College of Health and Medicine, The School of Medicine and Psychology (SMP) and The John Curtin School of Medical Research

Vice-Chancellor’s Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning


  • Associate Professor Nick Cox,
College of Science, Research School of Chemistry
  • Professor Bruce Scates and Ms. Alexandra McCosker,
Research School of Social Sciences, School of History
Highly commended:
  • Dr. Katrina Grant and Dr. Terhi Nurmikko-Fuller, College of Arts and Social Sciences, Research School of Humanities and Arts, Centre for Digital Humanities Research
  • Professor Jolyon Ford,
ANU College of Law

Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Tutoring and Demonstrating


  • Mr. James Edgar Lim,
Research School of Social Sciences, School of Philosophy
Highly commended:
  • Dr. Dixin Wu,
Research School of Accounting, College of Business and Economics 
  • Mr. Leo Huang, Research School of Finance, Actuarial Studies and Statistics, College of Business and Economics 
  • Ms. Penny Grewal-Sidhu, Research School of Management, College of Business and Economics 
 

2022 Recognising Excellence

Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Teaching Excellence

  • Professor Adrienne Nicotra and Dr Megan Head, Research School of Biology, College of Science 
  • Associate Professor Dale Roberts, Research School of Finance, Actuarial Studies and Statistics, College of Business and Economics 
  • Ms Karlee Johnston, ANU Medical School, College of Health and Medicine 
  • Dr Stacey Ward (Early Career), School of Archaeology and Anthropology, College of Arts and Social Sciences  

Vice-Chancellor’s Award Excellence in Supervision

  • Professor Hrvoje Tkalčič, Research School of Earth Sciences, College of Science 

Vice-Chancellor’s Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning

  • Associate Professor Geoff Warren and Dr Anna von Reibnitz, Research School of Finance, Actuarial Studies and Statistics, College of Business and Economics 
  • Dr Fiona Beck, Professor Kylie Catchpole and Ms Jenny Simmons, School of Engineering, College of Engineering, Computing and Cybernetics
  • Dr Xuan Liang (Early Career), Research School of Finance, Actuarial Studies and Statistics, College of Business and Economics 

Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Tutoring or Demonstrating

  • Ms Marina Hirose, School of Culture, History and Language, College of Asia and the Pacific 
  • Mr Zhi Yang Tho, Research School of Finance, Actuarial Studies and Statistics, College of Business and Economics 

Highly Commended:

  • Mr Dixin Wu, Research School of Accounting, College of Business and Economics 
  • Ms Shalom Chalson, School of Philosophy, College of Arts and Social Sciences 

 

 

2021 Recognising Excellence

Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Teaching Excellence

  • Dr Leslie Barnes, School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics, ANU College of Arts & Social Sciences
  • Dr David Cheng, Research School of Management, ANU College of Business & Economics
  • Dr Christina Clarke (Early Career category), School of Art and Design, ANU College of Arts & Social Sciences
  • Professor Alex Maier, Research School of Bioligy,ANU College of Sciences

Vice-Chancellor’s Award Excellence in Supervision

  • Dr Zhangdao Ye, School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics, ANU College of Arts & Social Sciences
  • Associate Professor Benjamin Penny, School of Culture, History and Language, Australian Centre for China in the World, ANU College of Asia & the Pacific

Vice-Chancellor’s Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning

  • Ms Alison Cumming Thom, Crawford School of Public Policy, ANU College of Asia & the Pacific
  • Dr Janelle Hamilton, Medical School, ANU College of Health & Medicine
  • Dr Dianne Whiteman, Medical School, ANU College of Health & Medicine

Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Tutoring or Demonstrating

  • Ms Anna Buckley, Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs, ANU College of Asia & the Pacific

Highly Commended:

  • Dr Baptiste Brossard, School of Sociology, ANU College of Arts & Social Sciences
  • Ms Intifar Chowdhury, School of Politics and International Relations, ANU College of Arts & Social Sciences
  • Ms Karen Cooke, School of Archaeology and Anthropology, ANU College of Arts & Social Sciences
  • Mr Zhi Yang Tho, Research School of Finance, Actuarial Studies and Statistics, ANU College of Business & Economics

Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Programs that Enhance Learning

  • CEIST – College Education Innovation and Support Team: Marina Lobastov, Richard Lander-Clarke, Sharon Elliott, Rebekka Leary, Grant Melvin, Melinda Drummond, Dale Newbery, Sophia Xian and Timothy East

 

2020 Recognising Excellence

Vice-Chancellor's Award for Teaching Excellence

  • Dr Timo Henckel, Research School of Economics, ANU College of Business and Economics
  • Associate Professor Dipti Talaulikar, ANU Medical School, ANU College of Health and Medicine
  • Associate Professor Krisztina Valter, Associate Professor Alexandra Webb, and Ms Elisa Crossing. ANU Medical School, ANU College of Health and Medicine, and the School of Art and Design, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences

Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Supervision

  • Professor Edward Aspinall, Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific

Vice-Chancellor's Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning

  • Associate Professor Ben Corry, Research School of Biology, ANU College of Science
  • Professor Shuk Ying (Susanna) Ho, Research School of Accounting, ANU College of Business and Economics
  • Dr Darren Lim, School of Politics and international Relations, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
  • Associate Professor Heather Roberts, ANU College of Law
  • Dr Tao Zou (Early Career category), Research School of Finance, Actuarial Studies and Statistics, ANU College of Business and Economics

Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Tutoring or Demonstrating

  • Ms Louise Blessington, Fenner School of Environment and Society, ANU College of Science
  • Ms Tereza Kobelkova and Dr Ruji Auethavornpipat, Department of International Relations, Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific
  • Mr Ruvi Lecamwasam, Research School of Physics, CQC2T, Department of Quantum Science, ANU College of Science
  • Ms Yuan (Helen) Ping, Research School of Accounting, ANU College of Business and Economics
  • Mr Feodor Snagovsky, School of Politics and International Relations, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences

2019 Recognising Excellence

Vice-Chancellor's Award for Teaching Excellence

  • Associate Professor Samantha Bennett, School of Music, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences.
  • Dr Kate Flaherty, School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences.
  • Dr Marina Iskhakova, Research School of Economics, ANU College of Business and Economics.
  • Dr Yuko Kinoshita, School of Culture, History and Language, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific.
  • Dr Jananie William, (Early Career), Research School of Finance, Actuarial Studies and Statistics, ANU College of Business and Economics

Vice-Chancellor's Award for Programs that Enhance Learning

  • ANU Clinical Psychology Program, Research School of Psychology, ANU College of Health and Medicine. Team: Associate Professor Bruce Christensen, Associate Professor Elizabeth Rieger, Dr Dave Pasalich, Professor Richard O’Kearney, Associate Professor Rhonda Brown, Dr Amy Dawel, Dr Tegan Cruwys, Dr Linda Nicholson, Ms Lisa Oxman, Ms Julia Reynolds, Dr Lainie Hart, Ms Robin Dearlove, Ms Vicki Kilby, Ms Alyssa Best, Ms Erin Parker, Ms Paula Ozola

Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Supervision

  • Professor Barry Pogson, Research School of Biology, ANU College of Science.

Vice-Chancellor's Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning

  • Dr Solène Inceoglu, School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences.
  • Mr William Maish, ANU Medical School, ANU College of Health and Medicine.
  • Ms Katerina Kormusheva, (Early Career), Research School of Management, ANU College of Business and Economics.
  • Dr Garth Pratten, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific.

Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Tutoring or Demonstrating

  • Mr Eamonn McNamara, School of History, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences.
  • Mr Max Fedoseev, School of Philosophy, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences.
  • Mr Augustus Panton, Research School of Economics, ANU College of Business and Economics.
  • Ms Katherine Cox, School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences.

2018 Recognising Excellence

Vice-Chancellor's Award for Teaching Excellence

  • Dr Bronwyn Finnigan, School of Philosophy, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
  • Dr Fei Huang (Early Career), Research School of Finance, Actuarial Studies and Statistics, ANU College of Business and Economics
  • Dr Gemma King (Early Career), School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
  • Dr Shari Read, Research School of Management, ANU College of Business and Economics

Vice-Chancellor's Award for Programs that Enhance Learning

  • Archaeology in the field, the field in the classroom. School of Archaeoogy ad Anthropology, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences. Team: Associate Professor Philip Piper, Dr Catherine Frieman, Dr Ash Lenton, Associate Professor Dougald O'Reilly, Dr Duncan Wright, Dr Guillaume Molle, Professor Matthew Spriggs, Associate Professor Tim Denham, Dr Sofia Samper Carro, Dr Stuart Bedford, Dr Jack Fenner, Ms Julia Dunn, Ms Rachel Wang, Mr David McGregor

Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Supervision

  • Associate Professor Salman Durrani, Research School of Engineering, ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science

Vice-Chancellor's Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning

  • Ms Pauline Bomball, ANU Law School, ANU College of Law
  • Dr Ding Ding, Research School of Finance, Actuarial Studies and Statistics, ANU College of Business and Economics
  • Dr Anthony Hopkins, ANU Law School, ANU College of Law
  • Dr Ben Swift, Research School of Computer Science, ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science

Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Tutoring or Demonstrating

  • Dr Rebecca Gidley, Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific
  • Mr Isaac Pan, Research School of Finance, Actuarial Studies and Statistics, ANU College of Business and Economics
  • Mr Dek Sum, Research School of Economics, ANU College of Business and Economics

2017 Recognising Excellence

Vice-Chancellor's Award for Teaching Excellence

  • Dr Huda Al-Tamimi, Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
  • Dr Andrew Bradly, Research School of Management, ANU College of Business and Economics
  • Dr Jason Payne (Early Career), School of Sociology, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
  • Professor Michael Platow, Research School of Psychology, ANU College of Mediciine, Biology and Environment

Vice-Chancellor's Award for Programs that Enhance Learning

  • Foundation Studies for Visual Art, ANU School of Art, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences

Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Supervision

  • Professor Emily Banks, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Research School of Population Health, ANU College of Medicine, Biology and Environment

Vice-Chancellor's Award for Indigenous Education (Program)

  • The National Science and Engineering Summer School for Indigenous Students, Tjabal Centre, Division of Student Administration, ANU College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science. Team: Dr Chris Browne, Mr David Akers, Associate Professor Anna Cowan, Ms Robyn Dass, Ms Marian Irvine, Ms Anne Martin, Ms Annabel McCabe, Professor Kristen Pammer, Ms Fiona Petersen

Vice-Chancellor's Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning

  • Dr Matthew Brookhouse, Fenner School of Environment and Society, ANU College of Medicine, Biology and Environment
  • Dr Shengyu Fan, School of Culture, History and Language, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific

Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Tutoring or Demonstrating

  • Ms Carys Chan, Research School of Management, ANU College of Business and Economics
  • Ms Francesca Maclean, Research School of Engineering, ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science
  • Ms Estee Tee, Research School of Biology, ANU College of Medicine, Biology and Environment
  • Ms Emi Yoshida, School of Culture, History and Language, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific

2016 Recognising Excellence

Vice-Chancellor's Award for Teaching Excellence

  • Dr Gemma Betros, School of History, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
  • Dr Joanne Wallis (Early Career), Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific

Vice-Chancellor's Award for Programs that Enhance Learning

  • Military and Defence Studies Program, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific. Team: Professor Daniel Marston, Dr Aurore Chow, Dr Jack Bowers, Ms Tamara Leahy, Mr Andrew Frain, Miss Bel Corujo, Mrs Kathryn Brett

Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Supervision

  • Professor Peter Kanowski (Joint recipient), Fenner School of Environment and Society, ANU College of Medicine, Biology and Environment
  • Associate Professor Rosanne Kennedy (Joint recipient), School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences

Vice-Chancellor's Award for Indigenous Education (Teaching)

  • Dr Bruce Doran and Mr Dean Mathews, Fenner School of Environment and Society, ANU College of Medicine, Biology and Environment

Vice-Chancellor's Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning

  • Dr Tamara Browne, Research School of Biology, ANU College of Medicine, Biology and Environment
  • Dr Björn Dressel and Ms Sarah Cameron, Crawford School of Public Policy, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific
  • Dr Alexandra Webb, ANU Medical School, ANU College of Medicine, Biology and Environment

Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Tutoring or Demonstrating

  • Mr Timothy Hatfield, Research School of Psychology, ANU College of Medicine, Biology and Environment
  • Ms Jeong Yoon Ku, School of Culture, History and Language, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific
  • Mr Chad Lee-Stronach, School of Philosophy, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences

2015 Recognising Excellence

Vice-Chancellor's Award for Teaching Excellence

  • Associate Professor Katrina Anderson, ANU Medical School, Academic Unit of General Practice, ANU College of Medicine, Biology and Environment
  • Dr Joe Hope, Research School of Physics and Engineering, ANU College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
  • Dr Vinh Lu, Research School of Management, ANU College of Business and Economics
  • Dr Catherine Frieman, School of Archaeology and Anthropology, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences

Vice-Chancellor's Award for Programs that Enhance Learning

  • The Indigenous Health Stream, ANU Medical School, ANU College of Medicine, Biology and Environment. Team: Professor Amanda Barnard, Ms Gaye Doolan, Ms Samia Goudie, Dr Phyll Dance, Associate Professor Jenny Thomson, Associate Professor Christine Phillips, Professor Kirsty Douglas, Dr Jill Bestic.
  • ANU Surveys & Evaluations, Planning and Performance Measurement. Team: Mrs Leone Nurbasi, Ms Sara Rowley, Ms Bo Liu, Ms Karen Bell
  • Engaging with Community - Partnerships for Humanitarian Engineering at ANU, Mr Jeremy Smith, Research Schoool of Engineering, ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science

Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Supervision

  • Professor Diana Davis, ANU Centre for European Studies, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences

Vice-Chancellor's Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning

  • Dr Ying-Yi Chih, Research School of Management, ANU College of Business and Economics
  • The Double Degree Project Management team, Office of the Vice-Chancellor, Division of Student Adminstration, Division of Student Recruitment and Admissions, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, ANU College of Business and Economics, ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science, ANU College of Law, ANU Joint Colleges of Science. Team: Ms Felicity Gouldthorp, Mr Andrew Alcorn, Ms Joan Angel, Ms Louise Barclay, Ms Jenny borscz, Ms Therese Douglass, Mr Mark Erickson, Dr Sharryn Errington, Mr ewan Evans, Ms Sarah Hawkins, Ms Marian Irvine, Mr Paul Melloy, Ms Claire Shrewsbury.

Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Tutoring or Demonstrating

  • Dr Rolando Ochoa, School of Sociology, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
  • Dr Jill Sheppard, School of Politics and International Relations, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences

2014 Recognising Excellence

Vice-Chancellor's Award for Teaching Excellence

  • Mr Chris Browne (Early Career), Research School of Engineering, ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science
  • Associate Professor Christine Phillips, ANU Medical School, ANU College of Health and Medicine

Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Supervision

  • Associate Professor Peter Christen, Research School of Computer Science, ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science

Vice-Chancellor's Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning

  • Dr Alison Behie, School of Archaeology and Anthropology, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
  • Dr Sue Cossetto, Biology Teaching and Learning Centre, ANU College of Science
  • Dr John Debs and Dr Nick Robins, Physics Education Centre, ANU College of Science
  • Associate Professor Tony Foley, ANU College of Law
  • Dr Stephen Loy, School of Music, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences

Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Tutoring or Demonstrating

  • Ms Jun Imaki, School of Culture, History and Language, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific
  • Mr Joshua Soo, Research School of Economics, ANU College of Business and Economics

2013 Recognising Excellence

Vice-Chancellor's Award for Teaching Excellence

  • Dr Carol Hayes, School of Culture, History and Language, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific
  • Dr Lindy Orthia, Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science, ANU College of Science

Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Supervision

  • Professor Alan Hájek, School of Philosophy, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences

Vice-Chancellor's Award for Programs that Enhance Learning

  • Science & Computer Science Peer Assisted Learning Program, Ms Ruth Mills (lead), Science Teaching and Learning Centre, ANU College of Science

Vice-Chancellor's Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning

  • Dr Vinh Lu, Research School of Management, ANU College of Business and Economics
  • Dr Sango Mahanty and Dr Colin Filer, Crawford School of Public Policy,  ANU College of Asia and the Pacific

Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Tutoring or Demonstrating

  • Ms Hannah McCann, School of Sociology, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
  • Mr Walter Reinhardt, Fenner School of Environment and Society, ANU College of Science

2012 Recognising Excellence

Vice-Chancellor's Award for Teaching Excellence

  • Dr Salman Durrani, Research School of Engineering, ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science
  • Dr Yuki Itani-Adams, School of Culture, History and Language, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific

Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Supervision

  • Professor Paul Pickering, Research School of Humanities and the Arts, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences

Vice-Chancellor's Award for Programs that Enhance Learning

  • The future of small-enrolment languages: The flexible delivery of Sanscrit. McComas Taylor, (lead). School of Culture, History and Language, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific

Vice-Chancellor's Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning

  • Dr Isabelle Ferru, Research School of Biology, ANU College of Science
     

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