The 2026 Excellence in Teaching Awards were held on Tuesday 13 October, celebrating Curtin staff who go above and beyond to support, inspire and engage students.
Nominated by students and selected by a student panel, the awards recognise excellence in teaching, research supervision and professional staff contributions.
Congratulations to this year's winners!
Excellence in Teaching Awards
• Dr Sally Lamping: Faculty of Humanities
• Fahd Saifuddin: Faculty of Humanities
• Shanelle Tennekoon: Faculty of Science and Engineering
• Anthony Kickett: Centre for Aboriginal Studies
Champion of Excellence
• Harry Cassidy: Faculty of Science and Engineering
Commendations
• Max Massi: Faculty of Science and Engineering
• Dr Kerreen Ely-Harper: Faculty of Humanities
• Christina Lee: Faculty of Humanities
• Gemma Crawford: Faculty of Health Sciences
• Adrian Paxman: Faculty of Health Sciences
Research Supervisor Awards
• Katie Ellis: Faculty of Humanities
• Dr Alica Kizekova: Faculty of Humanities
• Mingming Cheng: Faculty of Business and Law
• Andrew Whyte: Faculty of Science and Engineering
Professional Staff Award
• Nualanong (Ning) Leelaswatanakul: Faculty of Business and Law
A big congratulations to all our winners and recipients. Thank you for the difference you make to the Curtin student experience!