It was announced this week that 33 members of staff from the School of Language, Literature, Music and Visual Culture have been nominated for the 2024 Principal's Excellence Awards across 16 categories for a total of 47 nominations.
This week, the nominations for the University of Aberdeen's annual Excellence Awards were released with 33 members of staff in the School of Language, Literature, Music, and Visual Culture having been nominated across 16 categories, and for a total of 47 nominations.
The Excellence Awards are an opportunity for Students and Staff across the university to celebrate and reward the hard work, innovation, and impact of one another, and for the University of Aberdeen to highlight the ongoing excellence demonstrated by those who work, study, and have graduated from it.
The nominations for LLMVC staff are noted below:
Best Overall Course Award
Ms Maria Fernandez – Spanish and Latin American StudiesMs Julia Roeder – German
Best Undergraduate Lecturer Award
Professor Shane Alcobia-Murphy – EnglishMrs Anna Bokedal – SwedishMrs Constanza Celis Del Valle – Spanish and Latin American StudiesMs Sara Heim – GermanDr Helena Ifill – EnglishProfessor Nadia Kiwan – FrenchDr Rodrigo Lopez Martinez – Spanish and Latin American StudiesDr Aaron McGregor – MusicDr Roger Ravet – FrenchDr Alejandra Rodriguez-Remedi – Film and Visual CultureMs Julia Roeder – GermanDr Susan Ross – GaelicDr Maria Sanchez-Ortiz – Spanish and Latin American Studies & Translation and InterpretingProfessor Moray Watson – GaelicProfessor Edward Welch – French
Funniest Lecturer Award
Ms Maria Fernandez – Spanish and Latin American StudiesDr Rodrigo Lopez Martinez – Spanish and Latin American StudiesDr Maria Sanchez-Ortiz – Spanish and Latin American Studies & Translating and InterpretingProfessor Moray Watson – Gaelic
Mental Health Champion Award
Dr Rodrigo Lopez Martinez – Spanish and Latin American StudiesProfessor Patience Schell – Spanish and Latin American Studies
Most Accessible Lecturer Award
Mrs Constanza Celis Del Valle – Spanish and Latin American StudiesDr Rodrigo Lopez Martinez – Spanish and Latin American Studies
Most Creative Assessment
Dr Barbara Barreiro – Film and Visual CultureProfessor Patience Schell – Spanish and Latin American Studies
Most Inspiring Award
Professor Shane Alcobia-Murphy – EnglishDr Rodrigo Lopez Martinez – Spanish and Latin American StudiesProfessor Michelle MacLeod – Gaelic
Personal Tutor of the Year Award
Dr Kirstie MacLeod – Gaelic
Excellence in Contribution to a Team or Role Award
Mr Thomas Connolly – LLMVC AdministrationMs Lyndsey Scott – LLMVC AdministrationMs Alison Sharman – LLMVC AdministrationMrs Elena Sinclair – LLMVC AdministrationMs Irmina Zobrowska – LLMVC Administration
Excellence in Creativity & Innovation Award
Mr Xavier Lo – Music Technician
Excellence in Leadership Award
Dr Jonathan Cameron – LLMVC AdministrationDr Julia Kotzur – LLMVC Administration
Rising Star Award
Mx Kit Dunster – LLMVC AdministrationMr Roy MacQueen – LLMVC Administration
Outstanding Team
LLMVC Administration Team
Outstanding Research Awards
Dr Barbara Barreiro – Film and Visual Culture
Positive Research Culture Award
Dr Sarah Sharp – English
Outstanding PGR Supervisor
Dr Jesse Barker – Spanish and Latin American StudiesDr Wayne Price – EnglishProfessor Patience Schell – Spanish and Latin American Studies
Congratulations and best of luck to all that have been nominated, and our sincerest thanks to those who nominated us!