Excellence in Education Awards

The purpose of the Lincoln University Excellence in Education Awards is to recognise significant accomplishments and achievements of Lincoln University staff in pursuit of the University’s strategic direction and objectives.

Excellence in education is viewed as a process where staff ingenuity, innovation and commitment to the student learning experience ensures that students are motivated to engage and learn in ways that make a sustained, substantial and positive influence on how students think, act and feel about themselves and their place in the world. Furthermore, it supports and celebrates all cultures and diversity and elevates students to a level where they learn deeply due to the efforts of Lincoln University’s educators.

Up to four awards, to the value of $2000 each, will be awarded annually to an individual or group in one of the following categories:

• General
• Kaupapa Māori 
• Le Moana Mua

The process takes place in two stages:

1. Nomination – due Friday 13 September 2024 by 5.00 pm. Nominations of individuals or groups must be submitted using the nomination form below. Nominations can be made by staff or by students.
2. Portfolio submission - due Monday 4 November 2024 by 5.00 pm. Submitted by the nominee as a single pdf file containing the forms below.

Relevant documents and forms include:

• LU Excellence in Education Awards Procedures (pdf)
• LU Excellence in Education Awards Guidelines and Criteria (pdf) 
  • Nomination form (pdf)
  • Portfolio template - General (docx)
  • Portfolio template - Kaupapa Māori (docx)
  • Portfolio template - Le Moana Mua (docx)
  • History of Tertiary Education form (pdf)

The relevant dates for the 2024 awards are: 

If you would like to talk about nominating someone, being nominated or require individual assistance with the preparation of the portfolio, please contact:

Tracy-Anne De Silva
Manager, Centre for Learning & Teaching
Room: L004
Email: Tracy-Anne.DeSilva@lincoln.ac.nz
Phone: 03 423 0244

Teaching portfolios are a requirement for the Excellence in Education Awards as well as Promotion. 

The Teaching Quality team in the Centre for Learning and Teaching (CeLT) is available to help you prepare your Teaching Portfolio. Workshops are held during the year or you can contact us for individual assistance. 

2023:

• Dyanna Jolly
• Hafsa Ahmed

2022:

• Tim Baird
• Samantha White

2021:

• Jacky Bowring – Principal Award
• Andreas Wesener

2019:

• Charles and Margaret Brennan – Postgraduate Research Supervision
• Maneesha Mohan – Early Career
• Sylvia Nissen – Early Career
• Suzanne Vallance – Innovation in Teaching
• Mohini Vidwans – Innovation in Teaching

2018:

• Roslyn Kerr – Principal Award Winner and Sustained Excellence Category (3:33)
• Tim Curran – Sustained Excellence
• Christopher Gan – Postgraduate Research Supervision award (2:27)
• Judith van Dijk – Tutor
• Sally Price – Tutor
• Luca Serventi – Early Career (4:06)

2017:

• Lloyd Carpenter – Principal Award Winner and Kaupapa Māori Category (3:45)
• Azadeh (Azi) Nilipour – Early Career
• Pam Benbow – Tutor
• Ani Kartikasari – Educational Support
• Koji Kobayashi – Innovation in Teaching
• Joanna Fountain – Sustained Excellence
• James Ross – Postgraduate Research Supervision
• Stephen Wratten – Postgraduate Research Supervision

2016:

• Roger McLenaghen – Principal Award Winner and Excellence in Tutoring
• Sue Clemes – Educational Support
• Tracy-Anne De Silva – Innovation in Teaching
• Hazel Gatehouse – Educational Support
• Sharon Lucock – Early Career

2015:

• Sharon Forbes – Principal Award Winner and Sustained Excellence
• Ann Brower – Innovation in Teaching
• Stephen Espiner – Postgraduate Research Supervision
• Ken Hughey – Postgraduate Research Supervision
• Eirian Jones – Postgraduate Research Supervision
• Maurice Ward – Educational Support

2014:

• Tim Curran – Principal Award
• John Boereboom
• Jacky Bowring
• Christopher Gan
• Hayley Ridgway
• Gary Steel
• Emma Stewart

2013:

• Mike Barthelmeh – Principal Award
• Roslyn Kerr
• Nic Lees
• Kevin Moore

2011:

• Rainer Hofmann – Principal Award

2010:

• Tracy-Anne De Silva – Principal Award

2009:

• Maria Ignatieva
• Ton Bührs

2008:

• Ravi Gooneratne – Principal Award
• Gillis Maclean and Paul McKeown

2007:

• Grant Edwards – Principal Award
• Crile Doscher
• Christopher Gan
• Sidney Weil

2006:

• Clare Churcher
• Paul Dalziel

2005:

• Graeme Buchan – Sustained Excellence
• Neil Challenger – Excellence in Innovation

2004:

• Stephen Wratten – Sustained Excellence
• David Dean – Excellence in Innovation

2003:

• Derrick Moot – Sustained Excellence – 2004 National Award Winner
• Ravi Gooneratne – Excellence in Innovation

2002:

• Christopher Gan – Sustained Excellence – 2003 National Award Winner
• Pip Lynch – Excellence in Innovation – 2003 National Award Winner