2021 Undergraduate Teaching Excellence Awards

2021 Recipients

Excellent Teachers

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

Maartje DE VISSER
Associate Professor of Law
YPHSL

Innovative Teacher

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

SMU-X Excellent Teachers

Yuanto KUSNADI
Associate Professor of
Accounting (Education)
SOA

Rosie CHING
Senior Lecturer of Statistics
SOE

Most Promising Teachers

SAY Gui Deng
Assistant Professor of
Strategic Management
LKCSB

Andree HARTANTO
Assistant Professor of
Psychology (Education)
SOSS

Outstanding Adjunct

LOW Chin Heng
Adjunct for Management of
People at Work
LKCSB

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.

Karen GAN
Senior Lecturer of Finance
LKCSB

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

An-Ping LIN
Assistant Professor of Accounting
SOA

TAN Swee Liang
Associate Professor of Economics (Practice)
SOE

David LO
Professor of Computer Science
SCIS

Maartje DE VISSER
Associate Professor of Law
YPHSL

Hiro SAITO
Assistant Professor of Sociology
SOSS

Justyn OLBY
Senior Teaching Fellow
CEC

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.

Marcus ANG
Associate Professor of Operations Management (Education)
LKCSB

Tamas MAKANY
Associate Professor of Communication Management (Practice)
LKCSB

Kosmas MARINAKIS
Senior Lecturer of Economics
SOE

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

Dorcas QUEK ANDERSON
Assistant Professor of Law
YPHSL

Charlotte SETIJADI
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.

Patricia LUI
Lecturer of Marketing
LKCSB

YONG Hsin Ning
Adjunct for The Design of Business
LKCSB

Yuanto KUSNADI
Associate Professor of Accounting (Education)
SOA

Rosie CHING
Senior Lecturer of Statistics
SOE

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

Locknie HSU
Professor of Law
YPHSL

HOE Su Fern
Assistant Professor of Arts and Culture Management
SOSS

Aidan WONG
Assistant Professor of Humanities (Education)
OCC

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.

Christilene DU PLESSIS
Assistant Professor of Marketing
LKCSB

SAY Gui Deng
Assistant Professor of Strategic Management
LKCSB

Yin WANG
Assistant Professor of Accounting
SOA

Matthew SHAPIRO
Assistant Professor of Economics
SOE

LAU Kwan Ho
Assistant Professor of Law
YPHSL

Andree HARTANTO
Assistant Professor of Psychology (Education)
SOSS

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.