Unitec Excellence Awards 
Ngā Tohu Kairangi o Wairaka

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REMINDER! Nominations close NEXT WEEK!

It’s time to nominate Ngā Whetu / The Stars of Unitec! Whose amazing mahi has stood out in the past year? Make sure they're recognised - nominate now!

Nominations close at 5pm, Wednesday 27 October.

After another year of disrupted teaching, learning and working, let’s celebrate our achievements and highlight the wonderful mahi happening all around Te Whare Wānanga o Wairaka. Visit our Staff Awards Nest page for all the information you need, or click straight through to the nomination form.

To refresh your memory... last year's Awards!

Check out last year's winners below, and the rest of our photos. Note there are some changes to this year's categories.

Although not looking likely that we'll hold the awards on campus, we'll make this year's awards as special as always, in a fitting celebration of our fantastic finalists and winners.

2020 winners...

Excellence in Early Career Teaching

• Amanda Perry – Lecturer, School of Community Studies
• Duaa Alshadli – Lecturer, School of Engineering and Constructio

Excellence in Teaching

• Emma Smith – Senior Lecturer, School of Creative Industries
• Veterinary Nursing teaching team: Kristina Naden, Lauren Prior, Robyn Gear, Kate Harder, Laura Harvey, Kristie Cameron and Sofia Chambers

Excellence in Teaching – Kaupapa Māori

• Sofia Chambers and Joanne Jones – Certificate in Animal Care

Excellence in Teaching – Supporting Pacific Learners

• Sione Kavaliku – Lecturer, School of Trades and Services

Excellence in Research

• Ngā Wai a Te Tūī, Māori and Indigenous Research Centre

Innovation and Enterprise

• Paul Hays – Marketing Advisor, Experiential Events and Sponsorship

Contribution and Collaboration Award

• Learner Outreach Project Team: Helena Finau-Hakalo, Tahreem Zia, Jessica Rudman, Melinda Jenkins, Annette Pitovao, Aline Meerburg, Dan Zhao, Debbie Roberts, Gia Ngatai-Smith, Grace Zhang, Melody Hao, Mrinal Mehra, Nadia Bulanova, Reza Bahmanzad, Sophie Martin-Welsh, Yoshie O’Neill, Vince Shepherd, Andrea Stills, Jo-Anne Hammond and Ashutosh Basnyat
• EER Team represented by the Steering committee: Simon Nash, Simon Tries, David Glover, Annette Pitovao, Cathy Tyler, Chris King, Trude Cameron and Glenn Mckay

Excellence in Support – supporting students

• Grace Zhang – International Student Advisor and LOP Advisor

Excellence in Support – supporting staff

• Abha Chitalia – Academic Advisor, Te Puna Ako

Excellence in Support – processes and systems

• Yvonne Sang – Resource Specialist, Library

Te Noho Kotahitanga Team Award

• Incident Management Team: Nick Sheppard Annette Pitovao, Helen Vea, Clint Hill, Andrew Happy, Fred Pau, Dan Brady, Kate Dobbin, Simon Nash, James Oldfield, Jacky McManus, Hamish Martin, Nick Hanvey, Erin Hughes, Mary Johnston and Tracy Chapman

Unitec Champion

• Annette Pitovao – Director, Student Success

People’s Choice

• Debbie Roberts – Student Advisor, School of Bridgepoint

Please have a chat to your team, reflect on the past year and nominate those shining stars who contribute so much to making Te Whare Wānanga o Wairaka the special place it is.

Questions?
If you have any questions about the awards, visit the Nest page, or contact us.

Ngā mihi

Communications team