2019 Undergraduate Teaching Excellence Awards

2019 Recipients

Excellent Teacher

WONG Suay Peng
Senior Lecturer of
Accounting
SOA

Innovative Teacher

TAN Kar Way
Assistant Professor of
Information Systems (Practice)
SIS

SMU-X Excellent Teacher

Mark CHONG
Honour Roll
Associate Professor of
Communication Management (Practice)
LKCSB

Most Promising Teacher

Prasart JONGJAROENKAMOL
Assistant Professor of
Accounting (Education)
SOA

Outstanding Adjuncts

HO Jack Yong
Adjunct for
Management Communication
LKCSB

Yoko MORIKAWA
Honour Roll
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.

Hannah H. CHANG
Associate Professor of Marketing
LKCSB

Abhijeet K. VADERA
Associate Professor of Organisational Behaviour & Human Resources
LKCSB

WONG Suay Peng
Senior Lecturer of Accounting
SOA

Madhav Shrihari ANEY
Associate Professor of Economics (Education)
SOE

David LO
Associate Professor
of Information Systems
SIS

YIP Man
Associate Professor of Law
SOL

Hiro SAITO
Assistant Professor of Sociology
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.

FANG Xin
Assistant Professor of Operations Management
LKCSB

TAN Kar Way
Assistant Professor of Information Systems (Practice)
SIS

Locknie HSU
Professor of Law
SOL

Aidan WONG
Assistant Professor of Humanities (Education)
SOSS

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.

Mark CHONG
Associate Professor of Communication Management (Practice)
LKCSB

Sean KOH Zhixiu
Adjunct for Design Thinking and Innovation
LKCSB

Yuanto KUSNADI
Assistant Professor of Accounting (Education)
SOA

KIM Seonghoon
Assistant Professor of Economics
SOE

TAN Hwee Xian
Assistant Professor of Information Systems (Practice)
SIS

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.

Jung Kyun KIM
Assistant Professor of Marketing
LKCSB

Michael SCHAERER
Assistant Professor of Organisational Behaviour & Human Resources
LKCSB

Prasart JONGJAROENKAMOL
Assistant Professor of Accounting (Education)
SOA

HUYNH Bao Tan
Senior Lecturer of Economics
SOE

Dorcas QUEK ANDERSON
Assistant Professor of Law
SOL

Inwook KIM
Assistant Professor of Political Science
SOSS

Outstanding Teaching Consultant / Adjunct Nominees

The Outstanding Teaching Consultant / 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.

HO Jack Yong
Adjunct for Management Communication
LKCSB