University of Otago physical education researcher Dr Jim Cotter has been honoured by Otago students as an "outstanding supervisor".
Dr Cotter, a senior lecturer who joined the university staff in 2001, was last week named the Otago University Students Association's overall supervisor of the year, in recognition of his work with postgraduate students.
The award was "very humbling", he said in an interview.
Postgraduate students were positive, enthusiastic and capable and he learned a great deal from working with them.
Dr Cotter advises on Sparc's High Performance Programme, and has served on the executive board of Sport and Exercise Science NZ since 2005.
Award organisers said in the latest annual OUSA supervisor awards 120 postgraduate students had nominated 74 supervisors, and a student committee had selected the top 10 after considering the nomination information and further comments by other students.
Zoologist Dr Shinichi Nakagawa was named the new supervisor of the year, with students praising him as a devoted and inspirational supervisor.
Research supervisor awards winners were: Dr Aladin Bekhit, food science; Dr Rachel Brown, human nutrition; Prof John Dawson, law; Associate Prof Jamin Halberstadt, psychology; Prof Rob Lawson, marketing; Prof Thomas Rades, pharmacy; Dr Chris Rudd, politics; Associate Prof Louise Signal, public health, Wellington.
