Undergraduate Teaching Excellence Awards

2025 Recipients

Excellent Teachers

GOH Jing Rong
Assistant Professor of Economics (Practice)
SOE

WANG Hai
Associate Professor of Information Systems
SCIS

SMU-X Excellent Teachers

Paul LIM
Senior Lecturer of Organisational Behaviour & Human Resources
LKCSB

Kyong Jin SHIM
Associate Professor of Information Systems (Practice)
SCIS

Most Promising Teachers

Kiruthika RAMANATHAN
Senior Lecturer of Information Systems
SCIS

Nathan PENG
Assistant Professor of Political Science (Education)
SOSS

Jonathan David CHASE
Assistant Professor of Computer Science (Practice)
CIS

Outstanding Adjuncts

Gary Daniel LOW
Adjunct for Management Accounting
SOA

VU Hoang Phuong Que
Adjunct for Overseas Project Experience (Macroeconomics in Asia; Economics of a Green Economy)
SOE

LEE Huey Woon
Adjunct for Psychology Research Methods II
SOSS

Excellent Teacher Nominees

The Excellent Teacher Award recognises outstanding faculty members who are committed to promoting excellence in teaching and learning, to enhance the quality of classroom experience. The candidate would be a faculty member who demonstrates up-to-date knowledge of the field, employs exemplary teaching skills that encourage student engagement, and fosters the holistic development of students.

Marcus ANG Teck Meng
Associate Professor of Operations Management (Education)
LKCSB

Michelle LEE
Associate Professor of Marketing (Education)
LKCSB

CHANG Hye Sun
Associate Professor of Accounting (Education)
SOA

GOH Jing Rong
Assistant Professor of Economics (Practice)
SOE

LO Siaw Ling
Associate Professor of Information Systems (Education)
SCIS

WANG Hai
Associate Professor of Information Systems
SCIS

Kenneth TAN
Assistant Professor of Psychology
SOSS

Kosmas MARINAKIS
Senior Lecturer of Economics
CIS

CHONG Yin Teng
Senior Teaching Fellow
CEC

SMU-X Excellent Teacher Nominees

The SMU-X Excellent Teacher Award recognises faculty members who are committed to the teaching of SMU-X courses. The candidate would work with partners from the private, public, or social sector to incorporate experiential activities where students solve real world issues that impact the community and organisations.

Paul LIM
Senior Lecturer of Organisational Behaviour & Human Resources
LKCSB

Clarence GOH
Associate Professor of Accounting (Practice)
SOA

Kyong Jin SHIM
Associate Professor of Information Systems (Practice)
SCIS

Pasha HSIEH
Professor of Law
YPHSL

CHENG Chi-Ying
Associate Professor of Psychology
SOSS

Most Promising Teacher Nominees

The Most Promising Teacher Award recognises outstanding teaching potential among junior faculty members, in particular in the area of providing an enriching classroom experience for students. The candidate would display most of the qualities described in the Excellent Teacher category.

MAH Suyun
Assistant Professor of Marketing
LKCSB

LIN Pengkai
Assistant Professor of Accounting
SOA

YANG Chenying
Assistant Professor of Economics
SOE

Kiruthika RAMANATHAN
Senior Lecturer of Information Systems
SCIS

Antoine LEDENT
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
SCIS

Stefanie SCHACHERER
Assistant Professor of Law
YPHSL

Nathan PENG
Assistant Professor of Political Science (Education)
SOSS

Jonathan David CHASE
Assistant Professor of Computer Science (Practice)
CIS

Outstanding Adjunct Nominees

The Outstanding Adjunct Award recognises adjuncts who have made a significant impact on our students in terms of their commitment in delivering the SMU pedagogy. The candidate would show extensive knowledge of his/her discipline, express deep interest in and concern for students' learning, and actively contribute to the transfer of expertise from industry or his/her specialised domain while maintaining a high standard of teaching.

Nilotpal (Neal) JHA
Adjunct for Ethics and Corporate Responsibility
LKCSB

Judy TAN
Adjunct for International Business
LKCSB

Gary Daniel LOW
Adjunct for Management Accounting
SOA

Raymond TEO
Adjunct for Introductory Statistics
SOE

VU Hoang Phuong Que*
Adjunct for Overseas Project Experience (Macroeconomics in Asia; Economics of a Green Economy: An Introduction)
SOE

Vincent OH Yan Ming
Adjunct for IT Solution Lifecycle Management; Computer Science Project Experience; Collaborative Software Development
SCIS

TAN Boon Heng
Adjunct for Law of Evidence; Medical Law and Health Policy
YPHSL