Commendations - Former recipients

On Wednesday 14 December, 2022 University of Adelaide staff, students and family and friends of award recipients gathered together to formally recognise and congratulate staff who had made a significant contribution to learning and teaching excellence at the University.

View photos of the Ceremony here

Recipient List

  • 2022 recipients
    Name Area Award category

    Team Kindergym

    • Associate Professor Tamara Page (Lead)
    • Ms Elyce Kenny
    • Mr Iain Everett

    Adelaide Nursing School
    Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

    		 Developing Graduate Employability Through Work-Integrated-Learning (WIL)
    Maths Learning Centre
    • Dr David Butler (Lead)
    • Mr Nicholas Crouch
    		 ECSAS/SAS
    Division of Academic and Student Engagement    		 Inclusive Learning and Teaching Approaches
    Dr Michelle Phillipov School of Humanities
    Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics    		 Inclusive Learning and Teaching Approaches

    Team CCC Coordination

    • Dr Anna Leonard (Lead)
    • Dr Bonnie Williams
    • Dr Emma Muhlack
    		 School of Biomedicine
    Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences    		 Innovations in Assessment and Feedback

    Team Enhanced Blended Learning

    • Dr Mahmud Masum (Lead)
    • Associate Professor Janice Loftus
    • Paul Gregory John Moss
    • Nurmalisa Che Ali
    • Dr Ary Suryawathy

    Adelaide Business School
    Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics

    Learning Enhancement and Innovation (LEI)

    		 Innovations in Blended and/or Online Learning

  • 2021 award recipients
    Name Area Award category
    Carlos Bartesaghi Koc School of Architecture and Built Environment (SABE)
    Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Mathematical Science    		 Innovations in blended and/or online learning
    Viythia Katharesan School of Biomedicine / Discipline of Anatomy & Pathology
    Faculty of Health and Medical Science    		 Innovations in blended and/or online learning
    Benjamin McCann School of Humanities
    Faculty of Arts    		 Promoting student wellbeing
    Team: Beyond Climate Anxiety and Pandemic Blues: Using Transformative Learning to
    Foster Student Wellbeing during Times of Crisis -  Shoko Yoneyama and Danielle LeMieux    		 Dr Shoko Yoneyama - School of Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts and Danielle LeMieux - Learning Designer, Learning Enhancement and Innovation (LEI) Promoting student wellbeing

  • 2020 award recipients
    Special commendations - COVID 19 Emergency teaching response 

    In 2020 there were no DASE sponsored Commendations due to budgetary restrictions imposed to manage the COVID 19 pandemic emergency response. 

    Instead, Special Commendations were offered to recognise the exceptional work in teaching and learning that academic and professional staff supporting teaching have undertaken in response to the COVID19 pandemic.  

    In recognition of the increased workload imposed by the changes in teaching mode required by the emergency response we have simplified the application process. 

    Awards were made to staff who demonstrated agility, creativity and innovation in responding to the unique learning and teaching context created by the COVID19 pandemic.  

  • 2019 award recipients
    Name Area Award Category
    Francesco Barbera
    Business School
    Faculty of the Professions
    		Using effective and innovative assessment and feedback practices
    Walter Barbieri School of Education
    Faculty of Arts    		 Effective & Innovative use of Learning Technologies
    Lyndsey Collins-Praino Adelaide Medical School
    Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences    		 Effective & Innovative use of Learning Technologies
    Tak Kee School of Physical Sciences
    Faculty of Sciences    		 Implementing effective HDR Supervisory Practices
    Michelle McArthur School of Animal and Veterinary Science Faculty of Sciences Developing Career-Ready Graduates

  • 2018 award recipients
    Name Area Award category
    Mark Dodd School of Economics
    Faculty of the Professions    		 Effective and innovative use of learning technologies
    Anne Hewitt Adelaide Law School
    Faculty of the Professions    		 Supporting and encouraging colleagues in their teaching
    Chelsea Liu

    Adelaide Business School
    Faculty of the Professions

    		 Effective and innovative use of learning technologies
    Kerry Wilkinson

    School of Agriculture, Food and Wine
    Faculty of Sciences

    		 Effective and innovative use of learning technologies
    Rachel Ankeny School of Humanities
    Faculty of Arts    		 Implementing effective HDR Supervisory Practice
    Susan Hemer

    School of Social Sciences
    Faculty of Arts

    		 Implementing effective HDR Supervisory Practice

  • 2017 award recipients (Beacon Commendations for the Enhancement and Innovation of Student Learning)
    Name Area Award category
    Kellie Toole Adelaide Law School
    Faculty of Professions    		 Developing career ready graduates
    Peter Strelan School of Psychology
    Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences    		 Developing coursework students as researchers
    Tania Crotti Adelaide Medical School
    Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences    		 Developing coursework students as researchers
    Braden Phillips

    School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
    Faculty of ECMS

    		 Using effective and innovative assessment and feedback practices
    Nicolene Lottering

    Adelaide Medical School
    Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

    		 Effective and innovative use of learning technologies
    Melissa Nursey-Bray

    School of Social Sciences
    Faculty of Humanities

    		 Implementing effective HDR Supervisory Practice
    Paul Sendziuk School of Social Sciences
    Faculty of Humanities    		 Implementing effective HDR Supervisory Practice
    Beth Loveys

    School of Agriculture, Food & Wine
    Faculty of Sciences

    		 Supporting and encouraging colleagues in their teaching