2018 Awardees
Faumuina Associate Professor Fa'afetai Sopoanga won the Prime Minister's Supreme Award and the first Endorsement for Excellence in Supporting Pacific Learners Award.
Faumuina Associate Professor Fa’afetai Sopoaga
Prime Minister’s Supreme Award Winner 2018
Transformational describes Fa’afetai’s teaching and commitment to all her students at Otago, throughout Aotearoa and the Pacific region.
Dr Rebecca Bird
Award for Sustained Excellence in Tertiary Teaching
Rebecca is one of those rare teachers who inspires and arouses a love of deep learning in her students, triggering the same passion she felt when exploring human biology.
Dr Donella Cobb
Award for Sustained Excellence in Tertiary Teaching
As a teacher educator, Donella is extremely passionate about sharing her knowledge and encouraging others to be great teachers.
Dr Kathryn Hay
Award for Sustained Excellence in Tertiary Teachin
Her innovative practice breaks down the boundaries between theory and practice to help students navigate the challenges inherent in field placements.
Associate Professor Mānuka Hēnare
Award for Sustained Excellence in Tertiary Teaching – Kaupapa Māori category
Mānuka has shown outstanding leadership and innovation in developing indigenous business, knowledge and health education programmes.
Professor Andy Martin
Award for Sustained Excellence in Tertiary Teaching
Andy is an inspirational teacher who maintains a critical balance between the demands of his subject and the dynamic challenges of exceptional teaching practice.
Associate Professor Sheila Skeaff
Award for Sustained Excellence in Tertiary Teaching
Sheila’s teaching has evolved from delivering content to facilitating learning. It is distinguished by innovative, engaging, hands-on interactive learning exercises and precise student feedback.
Professor Michelle Thompson-Fawcett
Award for Sustained Excellence in Tertiary Teaching – Kaupapa Māori category
Michelle is passionate and engaging, a leader and innovator - kaupapa driven, and student-focused.
Associate Professor Ekant Veer
Award for Sustained Excellence in Tertiary Teaching
Ekant’s goal is simple: for his students to leave his classroom better than when they entered—not just in terms of better knowledge of skills, tools, and theories, but a better understanding of themselves, the world, and their role in society.
Associate Professor Christine Woods
Award for Sustained Excellence in Tertiary Teaching
Christine is a scholar and teacher of entrepreneurship “willing to push herself outside her comfort zone”.