Past winners

The Faculty of Education and Social Work has a continuing tradition of fostering creative teaching among its academic staff and has produced numerous winners of national, state and University honours for excellence in higher-education teaching.

As well, the faculty recognises oustanding achievements in teaching each year by presenting Teaching Excellence Awards to staff.

A list of past winners appears below:

National or state teaching awards

Christine Preston – NSW Minister for Education and Training and the Australian College of Educators NSW Quality Teaching Award 2001
Robyn Ewing – NSW Minister for Education and Training and the Australian College of Educators NSW Quality Teaching Award 2002
Michael Anderson – NSW Minister for Education and Training and the Australian College of Educators NSW Quality Teaching Award 2003
Lesley Scanlon – Carrick Australian Awards for University Teaching, Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning 2006
Janette Bobis – Carrick Australian Awards for University Teaching, Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning 2007
Donna O'Connor – Carrick Australian Awards for University Teaching, Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning 2007

Vice-Chancellor's University awards

The Institute of Teaching and Learning within the University has established annual awards that recognise and reward outstanding teaching, excellence in research supervision and support of the student experience. Faculty members have been recipients for the past two years.

Donna O'Connor – University of Sydney Vice Chancellor's University Award for Outstanding Teaching 2006
Robyn Ewing – University of Sydney Vice Chancellor's University Award for Excellence in Higher Degree Research Supervision 2007

Faculty and College of Humanities and Social Sciences awards

Lesley Laing – Faculty of Education and Social Work Teaching Excellence Award 2003
Louise Sutherland – Faculty of Education and Social Work Teaching Excellence Award 2003
Donna O'Connor – Faculty of Education and Social Work Teaching Excellence Award 2003
Margaret Rawsthorne – Faculty of Education and Social Work Teaching Excellence Award 2003
Judy Anderson – Faculty of Education and Social Work Teaching Excellence Award 2004
Nigel Bagnall – Faculty of Education and Social Work Teaching Excellence Award 2004
Robyn Ewing – Faculty of Education and Social Work Teaching Excellence Award 2004
Alyson Simpson – Faculty of Education and Social Work Teaching Excellence Award 2004
Agi O'Hara – Faculty of Education and Social Work Teaching Excellence Award 2004
Paul Dufficy – Faculty of Education and Social Work Teaching Excellence Award 2005
Sandra Newell – Faculty of Education and Social Work Teaching Excellence Award 2005
Donna O'Connor – College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHASS) Outstanding Teaching Award 2005
Jenni O'Dea Faculty of Education and Social Work Teaching Excellence Award 2005
Brian Paltridge – CHASS Excellence in Research Higher Degree Supervision 2005
Ruth Phillips – Faculty of Education and Social Work Teaching Excellence Award 2005
Alyson Simpson – Faculty of Education and Social Work Teaching Excellence Award 2005
Lindy Woodrow – Faculty of Education and Social Work Teaching Excellence Award 2005
Michael Anderson – Faculty of Education and Social Work Teaching Excellence Award 2007
Susan Colmar – Faculty of Education and Social Work Teaching Excellence Award 2007
Elaine Fishwick – Faculty of Education and Social Work Teaching Excellence Award 2007
Robyn Gibson – Faculty of Education and Social Work Teaching Excellence Award 2007
John Hughes – Faculty of Education and Social Work Teaching Excellence Award 2007
Jude Irwin – Faculty of Education and Social Work Teaching Excellence Award 2007
Richard Light – Faculty of Education and Social Work Teaching Excellence Award 2007
Sandra Nicholson – Faculty of Education and Social Work Teaching Excellence Award 2007
Christine Preston – Faculty of Education and Social Work Teaching Excellence Award 2007
Jenni Way – Faculty of Education and Social Work Teaching Excellence Award 2007
Kelly Freebody – Faculty of Education and Social Work Teaching Excellence Award 2008
Lesley Harbon – Faculty of Education and Social Work Teaching Excellence Award 2008
Deb Hayes – Faculty of Education and Social Work Teaching Excellence Award 2008
Dora Lafkas – Faculty of Education and Social Work Teaching Excellence Award 2008
Armstrong Osborne – Faculty of Education and Social Work Teaching Excellence Award 2008
Kate Russell – Faculty of Education and Social Work Teaching Excellence Award 2008