University of Otago senior law lecturer Selene Mize (left),
who won the Prime Minister's 2009 Supreme Award for
Tertiary Teaching Excellence, and Otago Polytechnic
foundation learning senior lecturer Judy Magee, who
received one of nine Sustained Excellence awards, at a
ceremony at Parliament last night.
A Dunedin law lecturer has taken top honours in this
year's awards recognising teachers in the tertiary sector.
Selene Mize, a senior lecturer in the faculty of law at the
University of Otago, won the Prime Minister's Supreme Award
and a prize of $30,000 at the 2009 Tertiary Teaching
Excellence awards ceremony held at Parliament last night.
A second Dunedin woman, Otago Polytechnic School of
Foundation Learning senior lecturer Judy Magee, was one of
nine educators who received sustained excellence awards, each
worth $20,000.
An awards committee and Minister of Education Anne Tolley
selected finalists and the supreme winner from nominations
submitted by universities, polytechnics and private training
establishments.
Ms Mize's "exceptional portfolio" highlighted her passion for
law over a 20-year career, her contribution to the
international reputation of New Zealand Law education and an
absolute and unstinting dedication to her students and their
success, awards organisers said in a statement.
It is the second award this year for Ms Mize, who last month
received one of three teaching excellence awards - and
$10,000 - from the University of Otago.
Ms Magee's success is a trifecta for Otago Polytechnic.
Academic leader for fashion Margo Barton won the same award
in 2007 and senior cookery lecturer Adrian Woodhouse was a
recipient last year.
Others to receive excellence awards this year were Jean Crane
(Insight Learning Academy, Hamilton), Paul Denny, Dr Rachel
Fewster (University of Auckland), Sam Honey (Tauranga), Dr
Heather Kavan (Massey University), Assoc Prof Christopher
Marshall (Victoria University of Wellington), Norman Meehan
(Massey University, Wellington), Prof Eric Pawson (University
of Canterbury).
Congratulating the winners, Mrs Tolley said they "had gone
over and above just doing a job and had made it their mission
to give their students the tools to achieve in education and
other areas of their lives".
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