(Photo: Provost and Deputy President (Academic Affairs) Rajendra K Srivastava (standing) mingles with the diners and congratulates Assistant Professor Goh Beng Wee of the School of Accountancy (seated, centre) on receiving a Sing Lun Fellowship.)
SMU President Arnoud De Meyer and Provost and Deputy President (Academic Affairs) Rajendra K Srivastava hosted a convivial dinner recently to congratulate the winners of this year’s Teaching Excellence Awards, Lee Kuan Yew Fellowship for Research Excellence and Sing Lun Fellowships.
Innovative pedagogy and cutting-edge research are fundamental parts of SMU’s strategic goals and the significance of these awards to the University was evident as several Deans and senior faculty across the six schools, as well as the Directors of institutes, centres, labs and initiatives were all there to recognise the outstanding achievements of the award recipients.
“You truly deserve our admiration and respect,” said Professor De Meyer in his address, “But beyond this, we also celebrate the collective enthusiasm, commitment and effort of everyone that is bringing SMU to ever higher levels of teaching and research excellence”.
Lee Kuan Yew Fellowship for Research Excellence
• Professor Mark J. Findlay, School of Law
• Professor Robert J Kauffman, School of Information Systems
Sing Lun Fellowship
• Assistant Professor Michael Ramsay Bashshur, Lee Kong Chian School of Business
• Assistant Professor Goh Beng Wee of the School of Accountancy.
• Assistant Professor Roger K. Loh, Lee Kong Chian School of Business
Excellent Teacher Award
• Tom Estad, Lee Kong Chian School of Business
• Tracey Zhang, School of Accountancy
Innovative Teacher
• Nicholas Harrigan (School of Social Sciences)
Most Promising Teacher
• Hoon Chang Yau (School of Social Sciences)
Outstanding Adjunct
• Chow Wai Fong (Lee Kong Chian School of Business)
(Photo: President Arnoud De Meyer addressing the winners of the teaching and research awards, as co-host of the celebratory dinner.)