Student Choice Awards

2023 Finalists and Winners

Faculty Lecturer Awards:

Faculty of Arts:

Winner:

• Donald Matheson

Finalists:

• Linda Jean Kenix
• Masayoshi Ogino
• Phillip Borell

UC Business School:

Winner:

• Ekant Veer

Finalists:

• Alistair Hodson
• David Stiles
• Russell Wordsworth

Faculty of Education

Winner:

• Andrea Delaune

Finalists:

• Briarne Oldham
• Huhana-Suzanne Carter
• Rachel Maitland

Faculty of Engineering

Winner:

• Adrian Clark

Finalists:

• Michael Langton
• Phillipa Gourdie
• Rachael Wood

Faculty of Health

Winner:

• Annabel Ahuriri-Driscoll

Finalist:

• Piet Van Hasselt

Faculty of Law

Winner:

• Cassandra Mudgway

Finalists:

• Helen Farley
• Jarrod Gilbert
• Stephen Todd

Faculty of Science

Winner:

• Heather Purdie

Finalists:

• Ashley Garrill
• Jacinta Cording
• Rua Murray

Special Awards

Superstar Award

Winner:

• Marina Filipovic

Finalists:

• Briarne Oldham
• Laura Meriluoto
• Rachael Wood

Great Character Award

Winner:

• Jack Copeland

Finalists:

• Douglas Campbell
• Nell Mooney
• Phillip Borell

The Wellbeing Champion

Winner:

• Rachael Wood

Finalists:

• Hilary Kingston
• Jonie Chang

Support Staff Awards

Postgraduate Supervisor of the Year

Winner:

• Stephan Lukosch

Finalists:

• Phillip Borell
• Rachael Wood

Technical Staff Member of the Year

Winner:

• Leigh Beattie

Finalists:

• Craig Galilee
• Randall Grenfell

Administrator of the Year

Winner:

• Louise Clark

Finalists:

• Karen Murphy

Support Services Staff Member of the Year

Winner:

• Laura Xavier

Finalists:

• Charis Shepard
• Janina Good

Overall Lecturer of the Year

Winner:

• Adrian Clark (Engineering)

Finalists:

• Andrea Delaune (Education)
• Annabel Ahuriri-Driscoll (Health)
• Cassandra Mudgway (Law)
• Donald Matheson (Arts)
• Ekant Veer (Business)
• Heather Purdie (Science)

We would like to express our gratitude to all students who participated in the nomination process. Your involvement has helped us shine a spotlight on those who truly stand out.

Once again, congratulations to all our finalists and winners! 🎉

Faculty Lecturer Awards

Faculty of Arts

Winner:

• Phillip Borell

Finalists: 

• Lyndon Fraser
• Sergio Esteban Redondo
• Philip Armstrong

 

Faculty of Business

Winner:

• Herb de Vries

Finalists:

• Matthew Scobie
• Kuntal Das
• Philip Gunby

 

Faculty of Law

Winner:

• Ruth Ballantyne

Finalists:

• Annick Masselot
• Jarrod Gilbert
• Christian Riffel

 

Faculty of Education

Winner:

• Nikki Tod

Finalists:

• Rachel Maitland
• Phillip Borell
• Tracey Millin

 

Faculty of Health

Winner:

• Nick Maitland

Finalists:

• Michelle Poulsen
• Piet van Hasselt
• Tracy Clelland

 

Faculty of Engineering

Winner:

• Nicholas Lam

Finalists:

• Paul Docherty
• David Evison
• Christopher Price

 

Faculty of Science

Winner:

• Matthew Stott
• Seth Harty
• Angus McIntosh
• Ashley Garrill

 

Lecturer of the Year

Winner:

• Phillip Borell

 

Finalists:

• Herb de Veries
• Ruth Ballantyne
• Nikki Todd
• Nick Maitland
• Nicholas Lam
• Matthew Stott

 

Support Staff Awards

Postgraduate Supervisor of the Year Award

Winner:

• Stephan Lukosch

 

Finalists:

• Martin Holland
• Erin Harrington
• Nicholas Wright

 

Administrator of the Year Award

Winner:

• Jasmine Clark

Finalists:

• Lindsay de Heer

 

Technical Staff Member of the Year Award

Winner:

• Edsel Villa

Finalists:

• Craig Galilee

 

Support Services Staff Member of the Year Award

Winner:

• Micky Lu

Finalists:

• George Haswell
• Jonie Chang
• Charis Shepherd

Special Awards

Superstar Award

Winner:

• Valerie Sotardi

Finalists:

• Donald Matheson
• Nicholas Lam
• Gina Tillard

 

Great Character Award

Winner:

• Gary Gin

Finalists:

• Piet van Hasselt
• Phillip Borell
• Elizabeth Toomey

 

The Wellbeing Champion Award

Winner:

• Ari Nicholson

Finalists:

• Annie Potts
• Tracey Millin
• Ruth Ballantyne

 

Exec Special Awards

Winners:

• George Haswell and Katie Mills (COVID-19 Response Team)
• Jeanine Tamati-Elliffe and Rīpeka Tamanui-Hurunui - (Te Waka Pākākano Team) – Te Akatoki Exec Award
• Viane Makalio (Event Specialist) – Te Akatoki & CUSSA Award

Lecturer of the Year – College of Arts: Phillip Borell 

Lecturer of the Year – College of Business and Law: Ruth Ballantyne 

Lecturer of the Year – College of Education, Health and Human Development: Rachel Maitland 

Lecturer of the Year – College of Engineering: Phillipa Gourdie 

Lecturer of the Year – College of Science: Greg O’Beirne 

Overall Lecturer of the Year –​ Phillip Borell 

Administrator of the Year – Alison Lowery 

Great Character – Eric Mouhica 

Postgraduate Supervisor of the Year – Anushia Inthiran 

Superstar Award – Heather Wolffram 

Support Services Staff Member of the Year – Jonie Chang 

Technical Staff Member of the Year –​ Siale Faitotonu 

The Wellbeing Champion Award –​ Ruth Ballantyne