Congratulations to the following staff who were recognised in the recent 2024 Outstanding Contribution to Learning and Teaching Awards. These prestigious awards celebrate staff who have been nominated by their colleagues for their consistent, ongoing contributions to teaching excellence at Curtin.

  • Associate Professor Christina Lee– Individual Award – School of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry, Faculty of Humanities.
  • Amanda Smith– Individual Award – Curtin Library.
  • Dr Muammer Wali– Individual Award – School of Accounting, Economics and Finance, Faculty of Business and Law.
  • Caron Wynne– Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Knowledge and Culture Award – Centre for Aboriginal Studies.
  • Dr June Cao– Individual Early Career Researcher Award – School of Accounting, Economics and Finance, Faculty of Business and Law.
  • Dr Rebecca Russell – Individual ECR Award – School of Population Health – Faculty of Health Sciences.
  • Associate Professor Mandy Downing – Individual, Faculty Indigenous Engagement Award – Dean, Indigenous Futures, Faculty of Humanities.
  • Professor Fu Ee Tang– Individual, Global Campus Award – Dean Learning and Teaching, Malaysia campus.
  • Associate Professor Merrolee Penman, Michelle Lamers, Kate Fischer, Trish North, Sara Boniwell, Anelle Young, Elizabeth Oliver– OCCT5007 Principles and Practice of Occupational Therapy Teaching Team, Team Award – School of Allied Health, Faculty of Health Sciences.

Thank you to all staff who took the time to nominate a colleague this year in what was a very competitive field. The Awards will be back in 2025 so if you know someone who is worthy of a nomination, keep a look out for the nomination information in May 2025.