All universities exist, more than anything else, for their students. The hard work of a university is the consistent effort, day-in, day-out to secure student success through exceptional teaching and student support. Sheffield Hallam has understood this for some time, and the teaching, student support and research supervision awards have now run successfully for eight years, becoming a highlight of the University calendar and a part of the fabric of the institution. The pictures in the main University entrance remind students, staff and visitors alike of our commitment to, and our success in, teaching and student support. It is an enormous pleasure to be able to publish the names of this year’s award winners.
The central element of the scheme is student involvement in nomination and assessment. Students were asked through a university survey to nominate academic or student support staff who had inspired them or had a transformative impact on their student experience, inside or outside the curriculum. A total of 2597 nominations were received and 1097 individual staff and teams, academics and student support staff were named.
This was the first stage of the selection process. The second stage took place in Faculties and Directorates. Each nomination was put before a selection panel, which included a student representative to maintain the student voice within the selection process. The panel used a standard set of criteria to assess the nominations.
Fifty-five members of academic and support staff were awarded Faculty and Directorate Awards. All of these went forward to the University stage from which nineteen University Inspirational Teaching Awards and four awards for Outstanding Student Support were made.
A similar process took place for research supervisors, where students were asked through a university survey to nominate a research supervisor who had inspired them and provided exceptional support. A total of 122 staff nominations were considered by a University panel and five Inspirational Research Supervisor Awards were made.
Inspirational Teaching Awards are also made to recognise the valuable contribution of teaching staff at some of our overseas partner institutions, and University staff who teach on overseas partner courses. A total of 413 nominations were received nominating 94 individual staff across six overseas partners (Botswana Accountancy College, INTI and TAR UC in Malaysia, SCOPE and SHAPE in Hong Kong and Sino-British College in China). These were considered by a University panel and seven Inspirational Teaching Awards were made.
The following staff have received University awards:
Inspirational Teaching Award Winners 2018
| Luke BEARDON | D&S, Department of Education Childhood & Inclusion |
| Colette BEECHER | HWB, Department of Allied Health Professions |
| Amy BIRKHEAD | D&S, Department of Teacher Education |
| Myles BUTLER | HWB, Department of Allied Health Professions |
| Jodie CLARK | D&S, Department of Humanities |
| Naomi COOPER | D&S, Department of Teacher Education |
| Adele DORAN | SBS, Department of Service Sector Management |
| Ian HALLIDAY | ACES, Materials & Engineering Research Institute |
| Sarah HAYWOOD-SMALL | HWB, Department of Biosciences and Chemistry |
| James HEYDON | D&S, Department of Law and Criminology |
| Suzanne HODGSON | HWB, Department of Nursing & Midwifery |
| Hannah KETCHER | HWB, Department of Nursing & Midwifery |
| David MORRISH | ACES, Department of Art and Design |
| Simon NICHOLLS | SBS, Department of Management |
| Jennifer RAINBOW | D&S, Department of Law and Criminology |
| Nicola SNOWDON | HWB, Department of Allied Health Professions |
| Vicky THIRLAWAY | D&S, Department of Law and Criminology |
| Alexander TZIAMALIS | SBS, Department of Management |
| Tanya URQUHART-KELLY | HWB, Department of Nursing & Midwifery |
Outstanding Student Support Award Winners 2018
| Emma BAXTER | D&S, Professional Services |
| Tessa BORG | HWB, Professional Services |
| Polly NEWMAN | HWB, Professional Services |
| Karen QUINE | SBS, Department of Management |
Inspirational Research Supervisor Award Winners 2018
| Keith DAVIDS | HWB, Centre for Sports Engineering Research |
| Sharon KIVLAND | ACES, Cultural Communication and Computing Research Institute |
| Bronwen MAXWELL | D&S, Sheffield Institute of Education |
| Cecile MORRIS | SBS, Department of Service Sector Management |
| Sameh SAAD | ACES, Materials & Engineering Research Institute |
Inspirational Teaching Award (Overseas Partner) Winners 2018
| Munyaradzi NYANDORO | (Botswana Accountancy College) SBS |
| Wilbert MUTOKO | (Botswana Accountancy College) SBS |
| Ryan CHEAH | (INTI – Petaling Jaya College of Art & Design, Malaysia) ACES |
| Ho KEUNG SING | (SCOPE, City University of Hong Kong) D&S |
| Jeff DURBER* | (SHAPE, Vocational Training Council, Hong Kong) ACES |
| Lin WU | (Sino-British College, China) SBS |
| Nadiah ABDUL AZIZ | Tunku Abdul Rahman University College TAR UC), Malaysia) ACES |
* Sheffield Hallam University staff teaching on an overseas partner course
Vice-Chancellor’s Award Winners 2018
The following staff have received awards on three different occasions and are recipients of a Vice-Chancellor’s Award:
| Luke BEARDON | D&S, Department of Education Childhood & Inclusion |
| Colette BEECHER | HWB, Department of Allied Health Professions |
| Polly NEWMAN | HWB, Professional Services |
| Jennifer RAINBOW | D&S, Department of Law and Criminology |
| Vicky THIRLAWAY | D&S, Department of Law and Criminology |
I’d like to congratulate all the nominees, all the award winners and all the staff who were successfully nominated for a University award. I think this is a fantastic scheme and I’m full of admiration for all the nominees. It’s a tribute to the University that we have so many students who identify so many staff as being inspiring, transformational and supportive.
Professor Chris Husbands
Vice-Chancellor