Teaching Awards
Michael G. Gale Medal for Distinguished Teaching
The Michael G. Gale Medal for Distinguished Teaching at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology is awarded each year at the University’s Congregation to a member of the academic staff who best exemplifies continued pursuit of excellence, devotion to teaching, and the ability to inspire and motivate others. The recipient is representative of the high quality of teaching and learning that the University offers and promotes.
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Award Recipients from the School of Humanities and Social Science since 1994
2019 Julian GROVES (谷志良)
Division of Social Science
2010 Michelle YIK (易靄儀)
Division of Social Science
2002 Robert G. FERGUSON
Division of Social Science
Kam-Ming YIP (葉錦明)
Division of Humanities
1997 Kimberly CHANG
Division of Social Science
The Common Core Course Excellence Award
Recipients of the Common Core Course Excellence Award
2022 Award Recipients
James WONG (王家禮)
Understanding Comparative Politics (SOSC 3520)
Assistant Professor of Social Science Education
Division of Social Science
2018 Honorable Mention
Agnes KU (谷淑美)
Hong Kong Culture (SOSC 3130)
Associate Professor
Division of Social Science
2014 Award Recipients
Instructional Team:
Identity Goes Global: From Border Crossing to Border Remaking (HUMA 2280)
May-yi SHAW (邵梅儀)
Assistant Professor of Humanities Education
Division of Humanities
Bo XU
Teaching Assistant
Division of Humanities
2014 Honorable Mention
Julian GROVES (谷志良)
Contemporary Hong Kong: Society (SOSC 1662)
Associate Professor of Social Science Education
Division of Social Science
Instructional Team:
English for University Studies (LANG 1002/1003)
Jan POPLE
Senior Instructor
Center for Language Education
Irene NG (伍偉怡)
Instructor
Center for Language Education
Ivy SEK (石敏枝)
Senior Lecturer
Center for Language Education
Mark HOPKINS
Lecturer
Center for Language Education
2012 Award Recipient
Oliver See-yin LO (盧思彥)
Music, Drama and Theatre (HUMA 2105)
Senior Lecturer
Division of Humanities
School Teaching Award
Recipients of the School of Humanities and Social Science Award for Teaching Excellence
2023-24 Award Recipient
Julian Groves (谷志良)
Associate Professor of Social Science Education
Division of Social Science
2022-23 Award Recipient
Cathy Ping Pan (潘萍)
Senior Lecturer
Division of Humanities
2021-22 Award Recipient
Sai-Lok NAM(藍世樂)
Assistant Professor of Humanities Education
Division of Humanities
2021-22 Honorable Mention
Nick WONG (王駿)
Lecturer
Center for Language Education
2020-21 Award Recipient
James WONG (王家禮)
Assistant Professor of Social Science Education
Division of Social Science
2020-21 Honorable Mention
Xin LIANG (梁歆)
Senior Lecturer
Center for Language Education
2019-20 Award Recipient
Stuart GIETEL-BASTEN (貝斯圖)
Professor
Division of Social Science
2019-20 Honorable Mention
Sai-Lok NAM(藍世樂)
Assistant Professor of Humanities Education
Division of Humanities
2018-19 Award Recipients
Agnes KU (谷淑美)
Associate Professor
Division of Social Science
Jean HONG (洪知延)
Assistant Professor
Division of Social Science
2017-18 Award Recipient
Tao REN
Lecturer
Center of Language Education
2016-17 Award Recipients
Kam-Ming YIP (葉錦明)
Associate Professor
Division of Humanities
Eva CHEN (陳伊慈)
Assistant Professor
Division of Social Science
Irene NG (伍偉怡)
Instructor
Center for Language Education
2015-16 Award Recipients
Naubahar SHARIF (白立邦)
Associate Professor
Division of Social Science
Rebecca FARMER
Lecturer
Centre for Language Education
2014-15 Award Recipients
May-yi SHAW (邵梅儀)
Assistant Professor of Humanities Education
Division of Humanities
Julian GROVES (谷志良)
Associate Professor of Social Science Education
Division of Social Science
Sean MCMINN
Associate Professor of Language Education
Centre for Language Education
2013-14 Award Recipients
Yongshun CAI (蔡永順)
Chair Professor
Division of Social Science
Jianmei LIU (劉劍梅)
Professor
Division of Humanities
Jingtao SUN (孫景濤)
Associate Professor
Division of Humanities
Claudia WONG
Senior Instructor
Centre for Language Education
2012-13 Award Recipient
Wenkai HE (和文凱)
Associate Professor
Division of Social Science
2011-12 Award Recipients
Kevin Kim-pong TAM (談儉邦)
Associate Professor
Division of Social Science
Simon Man-ho WONG (黃敏浩)
Associate Professor
Division of Humanities
2010-11 Award Recipient
James KUNG (龔啟聖)
Professor Emeritus
Division of Social Science