College of Business, Government and Law Staff Awards
Vice-President and Executive Dean’s Awards for Teaching Excellence
The College-level awards are designed to recognise and reward teaching excellence and innovation and to encourage and prepare staff in their applications for the Vice-Chancellor’s Teaching Excellence awards.
The Guidelines for the Awards can be viewed here.
Past recipients
| 2022 | Dr Jak Kakhkharov Developing innovative Authentic Assessments, which incorporates industry and Collaborative Perspectives, Facilitate Active Learning, and Foster Academic Integrity |
2020 |
Dr Philip Palmer Increasing student engagement and motivation in Company Accounting by incorporating informal gamified engagement activities and prompt feedback to help students’ understanding of key accounting concepts |
2020 |
Dr Esther Erlings For motivating students to reach their fullest potential via application of innovative approaches and authoritative teaching, combining high expectations with support |
| 2023 | Criminology Group - A/Prof Marinella Marmo, Dr Melissa de Vel-Palumbo, Dr Andrew Groves, Dr Jeremy Ryder
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| 2021 | Dr Luis da Vinha |
| 2021 | Dr Samantha Kontra |
2019 |
Dr Michael McNamara Design and Delivery of a suite of online, postgraduate law topics |
2018 |
Associate Professor Bibi Sangha Flinders University Miscarriages of Justice Project and Miscarriages of Justice Topic |
| 2025 | Dr Maryanne Kelton The implementation of rich innovative experiential negotiation learning experiences with industry involved individual feedback inspiring student motivation and learning, positioning students for workplace success Dr Tahlia Hart Inspiring and empowering students to confidently address misinformation by developing critical research skills, fostering independence, and applying knowledge to real-world challenges for genuine social impact. |
| 2024 | Dr Rajesh Johnsam An engaging learning ecosystem: Interactive concept games, immersive simulation and mentor-assisted collaborative construction teaching approaches |
| 2021 | Dr Melissa de Vel Palumbo |
2019 |
Dr Angela Melville Using innovative teaching approaches to make learning quantitative methods and analysis in criminology engaging, relevant, and manageable for students |
2018 |
Miss Samantha Kontra New in Law Mentoring Program |
| 2022 | Associate Professor Bert Verhoeven Learning opens the door to the flexible hybrid future we’d like to live in |
| 2024 | Dr Rubi Cury Leading the delivery of an immersive, industry-driven sports management education, enhancing student employability through an interdisciplinary approach |
Vice-President and Executive Dean’s Teaching and Learning Innovation Awards
These grants are designed to support projects which are distinct projects, which go beyond normal teaching activities and which show innovation in any aspect of teaching, learning and/or assessment.
The Guidelines for the Awards can be viewed here.
Past recipients
Dr Ehsan Abedin
Making ‘analytics’ fearless: A pioneering approach in teaching ‘analytics using AI storytelling and tool-rich design to enhance student confidence, satisfaction and success.
Dr Hongyi Liang
Teaching international relations (IR) in authoritarian China: epistemology and students’ co-construction of knowledge
Dr Afshin Tanouri
For incorporating a fully gamified technology in marketing education at postgraduate level to enhance academic outcomes as well as student’s experience
Dr Robert Chalmers and Dr Simone Daniells
An innovative approach to student co-creation of learning and course design in Law’s Juris Doctor (JD) program, and implementation of a systematic approach to continuous improvement
Dr Luis da Vinha and Dr Jessica Gennauer
Use artificial intelligence (AI) to optimize the production of digital media to enhance student learning
Dr Michelle Yeong
Development of a contemporary and future-focused set of innovating teaching topics to be fully incorporated within the existing suite of Accounting degrees
Mr Mark Ferraretto and Associate Professor Tania Leiman
Facilitate collaboration with the College of Science and Engineering staff and students to:
- Allow current best practice approaches to be further incorporated into existing LLAW3301 Law in a Digital Age and Coding the Law short course teaching resources; and
- Develop a set of innovative teaching resources to be known as the ‘Digital Age Base Pack’.
Associate Professor Rodrigo Praino
To receive technical/administrative assistance that will allow design of a cutting-edge, state-of-the-art topic that will be innovative in terms of curriculum design, use of technology and learning resources, and teaching activities in the new 1st year undergraduate topic “Fundamentals of Public Policy”.
College of Business, Government and Law Awards in Research Excellence
The College Awards recognise and reward excellence and innovation in research, engagement & impact and supervision by individuals and groups.
The Nomination Forms for the Awards can be viewed at the links below.
Guidelines for the Awards
Past recipients
| 2024 | Associate Professor Caitlin Hughes Dr Simone Deegan Jenna Mizzi |
| 2023 | Associate Professor Janice Jones |
| 2022 | Dr Ashokkumar Manoharan |
| 2021 | Associate Professor Cassandra Star Dr Rong Zhu |
2020 |
Associate Professor Janice Jones |
2019 |
Associate Professor Derek Dalton |
| 2024 | Dr Laura Lesar |
| 2023 | CSI Linkage Project team - Professor Svetlana Bogomolova, Professor Ian Goodwin-Smith, Dr Tahna Pettman, Sahar Faghidno, Diana Eyers-White and Professor John Coveney (CNHS) |
| 2022 | Associate Professor Vivienne Brand & Dr Rowan Nicholson |
| 2021 | Associate Professor Hossein Esmaeili |
2020 |
Associate Professor Marinella Marmo |
2019 |
Dr Rob Manwaring |
| 2024 | Dr Melissa de Vel-Palumbo |
| 2023 | Dr Simone Deegan Dr Naser Pourazad |
| 2022 | Dr Lucy Simmonds |
| 2021 | Dr Laura Lesar |
2020 |
Dr Ashokkumar Manoharan |
2019 |
Dr R.V. Gundur |
| 2024 | Dr Rong Zhu |
| 2023 | Professor Mark Halsey and Dr Melissa de Vel-Palumbo |
| 2022 | Dr R.V. Gundur |
Awarded in previous years
2019 |
Associate Professor Vivienne Brand |
2019 |
Associate Professor Janice Jones |
2019 |
Dr Zac Rogers |
2020 |
Centre for Crime Policy and Research |
2020 |
Associate Professor Cassandra Star |
2019 |
Mr Brendan Grigg |
CBGL Awards in Professional Support Excellence
The purpose of the College’s Professional Staff Excellence Awards is to:
- Recognise staff leadership in key priority areas of the college
- Recognise and reward excellence in customer service and innovation
- Reward behaviours that align with university values and college priorities
Guidelines for the Awards can be viewed here.
The Nomination form can be accessed here.
Past recipients
TheCBGL Service Excellence Award - Individual will be awarded to an individual whose customer service is deemed to be outstanding within the College and the University more broadly.
Note – this award cannot be self-nominated
| 2024 | Two awards: Sarah Randall-Smith Riley Mannix |
| 2023 | Two awards: Cheree Metcalfe Fan Wu |
| 2022 | Melinda Pike |
The Customer Service Excellence Award for teams will be awarded to teams whose customer service is deemed to be outstanding within the College and the University more broadly.
Note – this award may be self-nominated
| 2023 | No award (2 Individual awards made) |
| 2022 | Luigi Pacillo and Tanya Corstens, Finance Team |
| 2021 | Michael Cox and Marcia Schubert, elearning & media support Nominees |
2020 |
Stacey Richardson and Marja van Breda, Research Support team |
2019 |
Di Thompson and Tanya Corstens, Finance team
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Awarded in previous years
The Excellence in Innovation Award for teams or individuals was awarded in 2019 nad 2020 to teams or individuals who demonstrated a commitment to innovation and continuous improvement which was deemed to be outstanding within the College and the University more broadly.
2020 |
Susannah Tidemann |
2019 |
Julie Strunk, Carolyn Cousins and Jo Proctor |
The CBGL Excellence Award for teams or individuals will be awarded to teams or individuals who demonstrate excellent achievement in one or more of the following areas:
- Application of innovative thought to improve processes
- Demonstration of excellence in endeavours
- Commitment to quality and continuous improvement
- Delivery of exceptional levels of student-centred service
- Active development and nurturing of our future leaders
| 2021 | Julie Dover, Operations Support Nominees |
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