The Golden Apple Awards is a scheme run by the Students’ Union to enable students to reward academic and support staff, both individually and in programme / department teams, who exhibit exceptional teaching / support standards or are particularly inspiring within their field. Students from across the University are welcome to nominate any member of staff, programme of study, or department who/which has had a particularly influential role in the student’s development. These awards are given annually to outstanding members of academic and support staff, nominated by the students. There are also Golden Apples awarded to the teaching departments that have the highest response rates for the National Student Survey and the University Student Survey.
Nominations have now closed, this year we received 419 nominations for 191
staff, programmes and departments
View the full list of nominated staff, programmes and departments.
The winners of the Golden Apple Awards will be decided by a student committee in partnership with the University LTEU. The Awards ceremony will be held on Wed 29th May 2013 at 2pm in The Lounge, St George’s Canterbury.
The Students’ Union received 411 nominations for 178 members of staff for the Golden Apple Awards 2012
The Winners for 2012 were:
Arts & Humanities – Ken Fox
Education - Kristy Howells
Health & Social Care - Martin Bailey
Social & Applied Sciences – Britta Osthaus
Support Staff – John Hills (2nd year running)
Department with highest NSS response rate – History & American Studies
Department with highest USS response rate – Applied Psychology
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WHAT STAFF Said…
“I must say that I feel the students that I work with are a superb group of people and I enjoy working with them very much indeed – I get much back in terms of intellectual stimulation so if were possible, I would award all of them with a golden apple!”
“Recognitions of the contribution of members of staff to the community of learners at the university are very very important to us. Small and big affirmations of each other are a vital part of the building of a resilient and caring community.”
“however much you enjoy teaching, it is first necessary to have interested, dedicated and hard-working students”
Quotes from students’ comments:
“It’s the small things that set her apart from other lecturers at CCCU”
“She takes a great interest in the activities of her students, as well as participating in activities outside her field”
“He pushes his students in a supportive way, and is always approachable for feedback or advice on work matters or other issues”
“She goes beyond what is needed to get the best out of students”
“He goes beyond the call of duty to help any student, even if he is busy”
“I can honestly say that she has made the difference between me fulfilling my dream or giving up. She is honest, consistent, inspirational and an unending supply of positivity”
“She is constantly enthusiastic, no matter how tired she says she is, and she always has the time to speak to anybody about any concerns they have or anything they want to share”
“He is a true gentleman and an inspiration to all”
“He makes us think for ourselves and encourages us to really push ourselves academically”
“His humour combined with his knowledge makes the difficult lectures seem more bearable!”
The Students’ Union received 113 nominations for 45 members of staff for the Golden Apple Awards 2010.
The Students’ Union received 304 nominations for 121 members of staff for the Golden Apple Awards 2011.
The Winners for 2011 were:
Arts & Humanities – Paul Dennis
Business & Management – Jake Monk
Education – Julie Evans
Health & Social Care – Vanessa Abrahamson
Social & Applied Sciences – Liz Steadman
Support Staff – John Hills
Department with highest NSS response rate – Health, Wellbeing & Family
The Winners for 2010 were:
Arts & Humanities – Andrew King
Business & Management – Nicky Leatherbarrow
Education – Michael Green
Health & Social Care – Debbie King
Social & Applied Sciences – Shauna McCuster
