2015 Undergraduate Teaching Excellence Awards

2015 Recipients

Excellent Teachers

Mark CHONG
Associate Professor of Corporate Communication (Practice)
LKCSB

TAN Seow Hon
Associate Professor of Law
SOL

Innovative Teacher

SEOW Poh Sun
Associate Professor of Accounting (Education)
SOA

Most Promising Teacher

Alvin SEE Wei-Liang
Assistant Professor of Law
SOL

Outstanding Adjuncts

Elgin TAY
Adjunct for Law
SOL

Yoko MORIKAWA
Adjunct for Japanese Language
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.

Mark CHONG
Associate Professor of Corporate Communication (Practice)
LKCSB

Seshan RAMASWAMI
Associate Professor of Marketing (Education)
LKCSB

Gary PAN
Associate Professor of Accounting (Education)
SOA

CHOW Hwee Kwan
Professor of Economics and Statistics (Practice)
SOE

Kyriakos MOURATIDIS
Associate Professor of Information Systems
SIS

TAN Seow Hon
Associate Professor of Law
SOL

Christie Napa SCOLLON
Associate Professor of Psychology
SOSS

Innovative Teacher Nominees

The Innovative Teacher Award recognises faculty members who make significant contributions to promoting new ways of teaching that have an impact on enhancing learning. The candidate would be a faculty member who introduces, develops, and/or promotes creative approaches to teaching and learning.

Thomas MENKHOFF
Professor of Organisational Behaviour and Human Resources (Education)
LKCSB

SEOW Poh Sun
Associate Professor of Accounting (Education)
SOA

YIP Man
Assistant Professor of Law
SOL

William TOV
Assistant 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.

Kenneth TAI
Assistant Professor of Organisational Behaviour and Human Resources
LKCSB

Holly YANG
Assistant Professor of Accounting
SOA

LI Jing
Assistant Professor of Economics
SOE

Hady Wirawan LAUW
Assistant Professor of Information Systems
SIS

Alvin SEE Wei-Liang
Assistant Professor of Law
SOL

Jacob Isaac RICKS
Assistant Professor of Political Science
SOSS

Outstanding Adjunct Nominees

The Outstanding Adjunct Award recognises adjunct faculty members, including CEC teaching consultants, 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.