Faculty Awards

The following faculty members have won the Core Curriculum Teaching Excellence Award:


ACADEMIC YEAR 2022/2023

Teaching Excellence Awards - Capabilities Pillar

Cheleen CHUA, Senior Teaching Fellow, CEC
Yuanto KUSNADI, Associate Professor of Accounting (Education), SOA

Teaching Excellence Awards - Communities Pillar

Aidan WONG, Assistant Professor of Urban Studies (Education), CIS
Francesca BENVENUTI, Adjunct Faculty, CIS

Teaching Excellence Awards - Civilizations Pillar

Emily SOON, Lecturer of English Literature, CIS-SOSS
Daniel SEAH, Assistant Professor of Law (Education), CIS-YPHSL


ACADEMIC YEAR 2021/2022

Teaching Excellence Awards - Capabilities Pillar

Rosie CHING, Principal Lecturer of Statistics, SOE
Yuanto KUSNADI, Associate Professor of Accounting (Education), SOA

Teaching Excellence Awards - Communities Pillar

Aidan WONG, Assistant Professor of Urban Studies (Education), CIS
Francesca BENVENUTI, Adjunct Faculty, CIS

Teaching Excellence Awards - Civilizations Pillar

Emily SOON, Lecturer of English Literature, CIS-SOSS
George WONG, Adjunct Faculty, CIS


ACADEMIC YEAR 2020/2021

Teaching Excellence Awards - Capabilities Pillar

Sumathi R KRISHNA, Adjunct Faculty, LKCSB
Matthew HAMMERTON, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, SOSS
Yuanto KUSNADI, Associate Professor of Accounting (Education), SOA

Teaching Excellence Awards - Communities Pillar

Bao Tan HUYNH, Senior Lecturer of Economics, SOE

Teaching Excellence Awards - Civilizations Pillar

Aidan WONG, Assistant Professor of Urban Studies (Education), CIS
Emily SOON, Lecturer of English Literature, CIS-SOSS

The following CIS faculty members have won/been nominated for the various SMU Teaching Excellence Awards:


YEAR 2023

SMU-X Excellent Teacher Award - Winner 
Aidan WONG, Assistant Professor of Urban Studies (Education), CIS


YEAR 2022

Innovative Teacher Award - Nominee
Nona PEPITO, Assistant Professor of Economics (Education), CIS

Most Promising Teacher Award - Nominee
Emily Soon, Lecturer of English Literature, CIS-SOSS


YEAR 2021

Excellent Teacher Award - Winner
Maartje DE VISSER, Associate Professor of Law, CIS-YPHSL

Innovative Teacher Award - Nominee
Kosmas MARINAKIS, Senior Lecturer of Economics, CIS

SMU-X Excellent Teacher Award - Nominee
Aidan WONG, Assistant Professor of Urban Studies (Education), CIS


YEAR 2020

Innovative Teacher Award - Nominee
Giovanni KO, Assistant Professor of Economics (Education), CIS


YEAR 2019

Innovative Teacher Award - Nominee
Aidan WONG, Assistant Professor of Urban Studies (Education), CIS

The following CIS faculty members have won the various SMU Named Awards & Fellowships:

YEAR 2023

Lee Kong Chian Fellowship
Fiona Clare WILLIAMSON, Associate Professor of Environmental History, CIS
Orlando WOODS, Associate Professor of Geography, CIS
Winston CHOW, Associate Professor of Urban Climate, CIS
NGOEI Wen-Qing, Associate Professor of History, CIS
Terry VAN GEVELT, Assistant Professor of Urban Sustainability, CIS


YEAR 2022

Lee Kong Chian Fellowship
Fiona Clare WILLIAMSON, Associate Professor of Environmental History, CIS
Orlando WOODS, Associate Professor of Geography, CIS
Winston CHOW, Associate Professor of Urban Climate, CIS
Sun Sun LIM, Professor of Communication and Technology, CIS
Maartje DE VISSER, Associate Professor of Law, CIS-YPHSL


YEAR 2021

Lee Kong Chian Fellowship
Fiona Clare WILLIAMSON, Associate Professor of Environmental History, CIS
Orlando WOODS, Associate Professor of Geography, CIS

Educational Research Fellowship
Darlene Machell ESPENA, Assistant Professor of Southeast Asian Studies (Education), CIS


YEAR 2020

Lee Kong Chian Fellowship
Fiona Clare WILLIAMSON, Associate Professor of Environmental History, CIS
Orlando WOODS, Associate Professor of Geography, CIS

Educational Research Fellowship
Aidan WONG, Assistant Professor of Urban Studies (Education), CIS