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2018 College Research Excellence Award and College Teaching Excellence Award

Dear Colleagues,

I am delighted to announce the recipients of the captioned College awards for 2018 as follows:

College Research Excellence Award (CREA):

  • Dr. ZHU Xindong (AC)

The CREA Selection Panel was favorably impressed by the high quality of work presented and commended the awardee for his overall research excellence: “The research excellence awardee of this year has very strong research achievements. He truly deserves this honor because of his significant contribution to world class research with publications in UTD and field top journals.  We believe that his research will have strong impact on his field and he will consistently generate high impact research in his career.”

College Teaching Excellence Award (CTEA):

  • Mr Sunny Wong (AC)

The CTEA Selection Committee commended this winning entry: “Mr Sunny Wong is a very experienced teacher and dedicated programme leader, contributing to students’ transformation to accounting professionals at all stages.  His effective teaching approaches (including interactive and case-based teaching, assessment and feedback system) help students to lay a solid knowledge base. His coordination of experiential learning activities, such as professional attachment and internship, complements academic learning, promotes self-discovery and fosters practical skills. Then, he provides advising and mentoring to guide students through to their professional journey. It is a well-deserved award for Sunny.”

Taking this opportunity, I would like to thank the CREA and CTEA Selection Panels for their work:

CREA Selection Panel: Professor William Wan (Chair), Professor Kai Lim and Professor Yue Ma

CTEA Selection Committee: Professor Wang Weiquan (Chair), Dr Vikas Kakkar and Dr Alvin Leung

Last but not least, a special note of thanks goes to our benefactor Jenny Chan for her generous donation which has made the establishment of these two college excellence awards possible.

 

Professor Houmin Yan
Dean
College of Business