The Teaching Excellence Award is given to Australia’s most outstanding university teachers or teaching teams who have demonstrated excellence, leadership and sustained commitment to teaching and learning in higher education.
These reward the enrichment of student experiences and the improvement of learning outcomes through innovation and the delivery of quality teaching over a sustained period.
- 2021 winner: Dr. Amin Sakzad
- 2019 winner: Dr Lim Wern Han
- 2018 winner: Dr Mark Creado
- 2015 winner: Dr Julian Garcia Gallego
- 2014 winner: Dr Marc Cheong
- 2013 winner: Dr John Betts
- 2012 winners:
- Associate Professor David Taniar
- Elliot Wilson (Special Commendation for Teaching Excellence)
- 2011 winner: Mary (Poh) Lim
- 2010 winner: Grace Rumantir
- 2009 winners:
- Dr Komla Pillay (Undergraduate)
- Dr John Betts (Undergraduate, Honourable Mention)
- Associate Professor David Taniar (Postgraduate)
- Dr Kerry Tanner (Postgraduate, Honourable Mention)
- Associate Professor Kai Ming, Elsa Phung and Neil Manson (Team-based, Honorable Mentions)
- 2008 winners:
- Samar Zutshi (Early career)
- Dr Komla Pillay and Dr Eu-Gene Siew (Early career, Honourable Mention)
- Peter O’Donnell (Undergraduate)
- Dr Matthew Butler, Chris Gonzalvez and Neil Manson (Undergraduate, Honourable Mentions)
- Associate Professor David Taniar (Postgraduate)
- Dr Steve Wright and Dr Mahbubur Rahin (Postgraduate, Honourable Mentions)
- Professor Angela Carbone, Dr Matthew Butler, Associate Professor Alan Dorin, Dr Sheelagh Walton, Shane Moore and Mylini Munusamy