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The MGA Lecturer of the Year Award was created to recognise and celebrate excellence in graduate teaching. The award was initiated by the MGA more than a decade ago in response to numerous requests from graduate coursework students who wanted the chance to acknowledge the teachers who had been a major inspiration throughout their time at Monash.

The MGA award is truly a decision of the graduate community. Lecturers are nominated by their graduate students and entries are judged by an independent subcommittee of graduates drawn from the MGA Executive Committee. The award criteria was determined from student feedback about outstanding lecturers they encountered in a cross-section of courses and departments.

We announce the winner at an exclusive MGA award ceremony each year.

Nominations open for 2024

We are excited to announce the search is on for the 2024 MGA Lecturer of the Year.

Do you have a lecturer who captivates, inspires, and ignites your interest in learning? Someone who goes above and beyond to encourage student growth and success?

Join us in recognising their invaluable contribution to education by nominating them for this award.

It’s a great way to say thank you.

Nominations open: 9:00am on Wednesday, 6 March 2024

Nominations close: 5:00pm on Wednesday, 23 October 2024

MAKE YOUR NOMINATION HERE

MGA Lecturer of the Year Hall of Fame

2023
Associate Professor Annemarie Lee
School of Primary and Allied Health Care
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

2022
Dr Damien Lyons
School of Curriculum Teaching & Inclusive Education
Faculty of Education

2021
Dr Paul Kalfadellis
Department of Management
Faculty of Business & Economics

2020
Dr Jagjit Plahe
Faculty of Business & Economics

2019
Dr Erin Leif
Faculty of Education

2018
Dr Susie Ho
Faculty of Science

2017
Kimble Montagu
Faculty of Business & Economics

2016
Dr Michael Phillips
Faculty of Education

2015
Dr Susan Lee
Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

2014
Jonathan Teoh
Taxation Law, Faculty of Business & Economics

2013
Ms Dana Rowan,
Journalism and Australian Studies, Faculty of Arts

2012
Dr Wendy Stubbs
Geography and Environmental Science, Faculty of Arts

Professor Jonathon Clough (runner-up)
Faculty of Law

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