Praise indeed
Published 31 May 2011
Students heaped praise on tutors, staff and course representatives at an Excellence Awards night at the University of Brighton.
"Great role model", "exceptionally caring" and "the best teacher I've ever had" were just some of the comments expressed by students who nominated their favourites for a panel of judges.
The event was organised by the Students' Union and was held at the Moulsecoomb campus in Lewes Road.
Opening the event, Emily-Ann Nash, the union's Vice President Academic Affairs, spoke of the importance of students taking ownership of their learning and celebrating the transformative nature of higher education.
Pictured is Professor Stuart Laing, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, presenting an award to Jade Coysh, Accounting and Finance student and Business School representative, described as "really approachable and can't stand doing anything less than her best".
The awards, which celebrated "great course reps and outstanding teaching practice or academic support", were divided into categories.
Physical Education students who attended the ceremony
Winners were:
Course Rep Awards – Isabel Monteiro, Amelia Elstow, Jade Coysh, Alexandra Botting, Hannah Crouch, Kristian Domanski, Peter Lang, Adedamola Aderiye, Ryan Gascoine, Sophie Grant, Isaac Jordan, Maria Kennedy, Viet Linh Nguyen, Emma Bridge, Kyranjeet Sanghera, Elizabeth Mooney, Adrian Ventura.
Teaching Excellence Awards (highly commended and award winners), Achievement Award for the tutor who "has helped me to achieve more than I ever thought possible" – Professor Lou Taylor, Sarah Alexander, Stefano Santilli.
Support Staff Awards to support staff who "really helped my learning", Individual Award – Gael Mailhol, Clay Garner. Group Award – Mark Hawdon, Simon Sandys, John Williams.
Postgraduate Support Award to the most supportive postgraduate supervisor/tutor – Dr Prabal Chatterjee, Chris Warren-Adamson, Dr Lucy Redhead.
E-Learning Teaching Award to the tutor who makes the most innovative use of electronic media in their teaching – Professor Darrell Evans, Dr Deshinder Singh Gill.
Inspirational Teaching Award to the tutor who has "inspired me and set my imagination and interest on fire" – Dr Jonathan Chapman, Dr Thor Magnusson, Richard Jacobs, Tim Rose, Peps McCrea, Dr Jayne Raisborough, Vincent Kane.
The Vice President Academic's Award for Student-Focused Excellence – Stan Stanier.
Outstanding Contribution to the Student Experience Award – Nigel Cook.
Outstanding Contribution to Student Life Award – Joel Samuels.
University of Brighton Course Rep of the Year – Peter Lang, Emma Bridge.
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