2024 Undergraduate Teaching Excellence Awards

2024 Recipients

Excellent Teachers

SAY Gui Deng
Assistant Professor of Strategy & Entrepreneurship (Education)
LKCSB

HONG Bei Hailey
Senior Lecturer of Economics
SOE

ONG Ee Ing
Principal Lecturer of Law
YPHSL

SMU-X Excellent Teachers

OUH Eng Lieh
Associate Professor of Computer Science (Education)
SCIS

HO Jack Yong
Adjunct for Managing Diversity in Asia and Overseas Project Experience (Applied Social Sciences in Globalised Asia)
SOSS

Daniel SEAH
Assistant Professor of
Law (Education)
CIS

Most Promising Teachers

Swetha GOTTIPATI
Lecturer of Information Systems
SCIS

George WONG
Senior Lecturer of Sociology
SOSS

Emily SOON
Lecturer of English Literature
CIS

Outstanding Adjuncts

LOW Chin Heng
Adjunct for Management of People at Work
LKCSB

Alvin TAN Yong Joon
Adjunct for Employment Law for Business Professionals
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

SAY Gui Deng
Assistant Professor of Strategy & Entrepreneurship (Education)
LKCSB

Samuel TAN
Assistant Professor of Accounting
SOA

HONG Bei Hailey
Senior Lecturer of Economics
SOE

WANG Hai
Associate Professor of Information Systems
SCIS

ONG Ee Ing
Principal Lecturer of Law
YPHSL

Ishani MUKHERJEE
Associate Professor of Public Policy
SOSS

Ivy CHAN Tsu Ai
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.

Mark CHONG
Professor of Communication Management (Practice)
LKCSB

Paul LIM
Senior Lecturer of Organisational Behaviour & Human Resources
LKCSB

VU Hoang Phuong Que
Adjunct for Overseas Project Experience (Macroeconomics in Asia)
SOE

OUH Eng Lieh
Associate Professor of Computer Science (Education)
SCIS

Pius LEE
Lecturer of Computer Science
SCIS

LIM How Khang
Assistant Professor of Law and Computer Science (Practice)
YPHSL

HO Jack Yong
Adjunct for Managing Diversity in Asia; Overseas Project Experience (Applied Social Sciences in Globalised Asia)
SOSS

Daniel SEAH
Assistant Professor of Law (Education)
CIS

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

David SAMUEL
Assistant Professor of Accounting
SOA

YANG Chenying
Assistant Professor of Economics
SOE

Kiruthika RAMANATHAN
Senior Lecturer of Information Systems
SCIS

Swetha GOTTIPATI
Senior Lecturer of Information Systems
SCIS

Jerrold SOH
Assistant Professor of Law
YPHSL

George WONG
Senior Lecturer of Sociology
SOSS

Emily SOON
Lecturer of English Literature
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.