Nominations 2026
Nominations List
Congratulations to everyone who was nominated in the Excellence Awards 2026. The full list of nominations is available below.
- Alumni Awards
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Alum of the Year
- Alastair Carmicheal
- Lorna Dawson
- Sadia Azhar
- Wenqian (Tommy) He
Alumni Volunteer of the Year
- Elizabeth Guran
- Scott McCulloch
- Shirin Pang
- Supin Koo
Young Alum of the Year
- Adeola Adelakun
- Gabriela Faria
- Giulia Marzetti
- Katie Watson
- Shahid Khan
Philanthropy Alumni Engagement
- Daniel Berg
- Eunchai Kang
- Simon Parson
- The Emily Drouet Award
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The Emily Drouet Award
- Abdulrahman Muhammad
- Agne Vaicelyte
- Alfie Hudson
- Alisina Hassani
- Amanda MacNab
- Barbora Illithova
- Campbell Stevenson
- Elise Isaack
- Ellie Closs
- Farzaneh Razmju
- Francesca Ekwonu
- Fred Byrne
- Ihechikara Ibekwe
- Joseph Davidson
- Landon Christie
- Laura Goyhenex
- Levana Starkey
- Loujain Alzahrani
- Mark Chagoury
- Marta Brzeska
- Mhairi Carslaw
- Serah Ojo
- Thomas Alexander
- Vaila Wright
- Excellence in Education: Academic Awards
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Excellence in Assessment and Feedback Award
- Alyaa Mostafa
- Andrew Whitehouse
- Heather Branigan
- Ishrat Rehman-Feltell
- Quinn Gibson
Excellence in Digital Education Award
- Ritu Vij
- Virtu Solano-Collado
Excellence in Employability and Skills Development Award
- Caroline Franco
- James Hislop
- Miles Everett
- Toni Gibson
Excellence in Inclusive Education Award
- Alyaa Mostafa
- Aravinda Guntupalli
- Heather Branigan
- Ishrat Rehman-Feltell
- Samantha May
- Scott Styles
Excellence in Innovation Award
- Barbara Barreiro Leon
- Daniel Powell
- Emily Cleland
- Monika Gostic
- Stuart Durkin
Excellence in Student Support Award
- Aravinda Guntupalli
- Ashley Meldrum
- Cindy Lou Canete
- Ewan Bottomley
- Malcolm Harvey
- Mark Yun Chih Tsai
- Monika Gostic
- Samantha May
- Shane Alcobia Murphy
- Vicky Simpson Simpson
- Excellence in Professional and Support Services
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Excellence in Contribution to a Team or Role Award
- Alice Toulson
- Anna Johnston
- Annmarie Young
- Caron Foster
- Cindy Lou Canete
- Claire Henderson
- Darren Coutts
- David Stoll
- Debra Buchan
- Diane Hewitt
- Emily Stokes
- Emma Tough
- Emma Morrison
- Farida Ali
- Gillian Cooper
- Heather Clark
- Hedda Weitz
- Ian Young
- Jennie Dick
- Jill Davis
- Jodie Watt
- Johanna Pilskog
- Julia Garrow
- Julia Leng
- Karen Moir
- Mandy Ewen
- Paul Logie
- Robyn Beagrie
- Ruth Mellis
- Saskia Harper and Wendy Davidson
- Sharon Smith
- Stephane Dumont
- Tracy Collier
- Vicky Sleigh
- Victoria Faulkner
- Wendy Lowe
Excellence in Creativity & Innovation Award
- Freda Farquharson
- Jess Bird
- Thomas Connolly
Excellence in Customer Service Award
- Annmarie Young
- Christopher Surgenor
- Debbie Coutts
- Debra Buchan
- Fiona Macmillan
- Graeme Euington
- Graeme Mutch
- Grant Rae
- Heather Clark
- Heidi Wong
- Jennifer Salmond
- Joanna Lockens
- May Holbrook
- Nicola Pearce
- Phil Bale
- Rebecca Hills
- Ron Pulimoottil
- Ruth Banks
- Scott Reid
- Steven Kearney
- Susan White
Excellence in Equality, Diversity & Sustainability Award
- Hedda Weitz
- Maria Grazia Cascio
Excellence in External Engagement
- Elizabeth Campbell
- Gayle Thomson
- Martyn Ramsey
Excellence in Leadership Award
- Bob Philp
- Clare Fletcher
- Clare Mchattie
- Clare Livingston
- Fiona Macmillan
- Fiona Urquhart
- Iain Grant
- Kate Smith
- Laura Kruitbos
- Leoni Illingworth
- Ruth Banks
- Stacey Dawson
- Tracey Innes
Outstanding Team Award
- Accounts Payable
- Admissions Direct Applicant and Agent Portal Team
- Circulation Services
- Cleaning team
- Clinical Skills Technicians
- Communications Team
- Cyber Resilience Framework Project Team
- Design Team
- Development and Alumni Relations Team
- Directorate of Global Engagement, Marketing and Recruitment
- Engineering Administrative Team
- Enquiry Team
- Evening & Weekend Team
- General Practice and Community Medical Education (GPCME) Team
- GoAbroad
- IMS/Rowett LEAF Technical Team
- KE team at the Rowett Institute
- Microsoft Technologies Development
- "Misinformation in Scotland" Project Team
- Multifaith Chaplaincy
- Online Education
- PGT Admin office SMMSN
- R&I and Associated Colleagues
- School of LLMVC Administration Team
- School of Education Administration Teams
- School of Psychology Admin Team
- School of Social Science Admin Office
- Science Teaching Hub Technical Team
- Teaching Admin Team
- Technical Network Team (TNT)
- TESTA
- The Knowledge Exchange Team
- The Rowett Institute Knowledge Exchange Team
- University Collections Exhibitions Curators
- University Collections Public Engagement Team
- WayWORD Festival
- Web Team, but specifically Mike Patterson and Darren Coutts
- Website Design Team
- Work Based Placement Team, Institute of Applied Health Sciences
- Zoology Museum Team
Rising Star Award
- Hannah Ekekwe
- Rachel Crouch
- Robyn Bell
- Sam Paterson
- Theodore Williamso
- Principal's Prizes for Research and Engagement
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Outstanding Research Awards
- Alexandra Bucky
- Abbe Brown and Marcel Jaspars
- Corey de Freitas
- Daniel Assir
- Daniel Kang
- Maria Papadam
- William Barlow
Research Impact Award
- Amy Irwin
- Aravinda Guntupalli
- Baukje de Roos
- Ilona Cairns
- Imran Omar
- Josie Geris
- Marcel Jaspars
- Michelle Macleod
- Rachel Shanks
Public Engagement with Research Awards - Early Career Researcher Prize
- Barbara Barreiro Leon
- Renata Garbellini Duft
- Shane Strachan
- Sofia Johansson
Public Engagement with Research Award - Main Prize
- Davina Derous
- Eva Rubinova
- Mauro Manassi and Matthew Johnson
Public, Patient and Community Involvement and Engagement Award
- Alexandra Johnstone
- Rosemary Hollcik
Outstanding PGR Supervisors Award
- Alexandra Johnstone
- Alfonso Martinexz Felipe
- Amy Irwin
- Anita Laidlaw
- Aravinda Guntupalli
- Barbara Barreiro
- Brian Mathias
- Brian Brock
- Daniel Pedersen
- David Clough
- Davina Derous
- Debbie Meharg
- Eddy Wifa
- Emma Percy
- Helena Cundhill
- Joachim Schaper
- John Behr
- Katherine Hockey
- Katie Cross
- Ken Jeffrey
- Kirsty Kiezebrink
- Léon Van Ommen
- Marina Menshykova
- Mehmet Kartal
- Mintu Nath
- Nathaniel Greene
- Oleksandr Menshykov
- Patric Bach
- Paul Nimmo
- Philip Ziegler and Daniel Pedersen
- Santosh Gaihre
- Srinivas Sriramula
- Tom Hiscock
- Xavier Lambin
Success in Engagement with Industry Award
- Israel Osofero
- Matthew Brettle
- Nurhasnita Hamzah
- Scott Doyle
- Students' Union and University of Aberdeen Excellence Awards
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Best Student Ambassador Award
- Anar Alruwaie
- Ahmad Alkhalaf
- Ahmed Abusulttan
- Alfred Byrne
- Anna Dvorakova
- Daisy MacCallum
- Francisca Ekwonu
- John Akhionbare
- Kevin Ren
- Marwa Ali
- Max Charles Vallarino
- Melissa La Rose
- Nour Elshenawy
- Omar Alnajjar
- Othman Barhoum
Best Overall Course/Most Creative Assessment
- Alex Douglas
- Barbara Barreiro Leon
- DR505A (2025-26): Contemporary Issues and Developments in Disability Theology
- Kirsty Kiezebrink
- Lorna Stewart
- Nathaniel Greene
- PU5923 Work-Based Placement in Applied Health Sciences
- Stuart Durkin
- Tarek Abdelghany
Best Postgraduate Taught Lecturer Award
- Alan Macpherson
- Alex Douglas
- Alyson Young
- Amir Siddiq
- Anne Valyo
- Aravinda Guntupalli
- Dominic Van der A
- Eddy Wifa
- Emily Cleland
- Euan Bain
- Helena Cundill
- Ian Stansfield
- Ishrat Rehman-Feltell
- Joanne Anderson
- Lorna Stewart
- Mirjam Brady-Van den Bos
- Patrick Achor
- Santosh Gaihre
- Sone Erikainen
- Steve Tucker
- Tarek Abdelghany
Best Student Class Rep Award
- Abdulwahab Alomar
- Anar Alruwaie
- Anuprabha Yapa
- Charlotte Berry
- Chidumebi Ifemena
- Ibrahim Khasiyev
- Katie Burrell
- Marta Brzeska
- Niamh Seacole
- Rania Husain
- Rizwan Shah
- Sara Reid
- Sarah Creswell
- Yayun Pan
Best Support Staff (Individual Award)
- Aravinda Guntupalli
- Claire Fyfe
- Gayle Slorach
- Johanna Pilskog
- John Lamb
- Kelsey Pierce
- Lyn Magee
- Martin Barker
- Melanie Viney
- Robyn Beagrie
- Sha'yo Lai
- Stevie Kearney
- Theodore Williamson
Best Support Team or Service Award
- Melanie Viney and Chris Knight
- Ashley Lim
Best Undergraduate Lecturer/Best Supervisor: Undergraduate
- Alessandra Cecolin
- Alexander Brasier
- Brett Cochrane
- Catherine Dennis
- Catriona Cunningham
- Cecilia Brioni
- Daniel Pedersen
- Domonic Van der A
- Emma Percy
- Helen Pierce
- Henna Cundill
- Ingrid Stanyer
- Jenny Gregory
- John Barrow
- Jonathan Hicks
- Juliano Morimoto
- Keith Bender
- Lorna Stewart
- Louise Phillips
- Lourdes Parra Lazcano
- Maria Sanchez-Ortiz
- Michelle Macleod
- Mirjam Brady-Van des Bos
- Nadia DeGama
- Nathaniel Greene
- Neil Macrae
- Peter Dunning
- Sarah Sharp
- Shane Alcobia-Murphy
- Stuart Durkin
- Sumeet Aphale
- Tarek Abdelghany
- Victoria Sleight
Funniest Lecturer Award
- Alan MacPherson
- Alexander Brasier
- Amir Siddiq
- Catherine Francis
- Desidre Coopasamy
- Malcolm Harvey
- Martin Barker
- Stephen Fettes
- Peter Dunning
- Shane Alcobia-Murphy
- Tarek Abdelghany
- Thangavel Thevar
Mental Health Champion Award
- Clémence O'Connor
- Karim Hurtig
- Katie Cross
- Lena Regazzoni
Most Accessible Lecturer Award
- Alyson Young
- Amir Siddiq
- Aravinda Guntupalli
- Monika Gostic
- Vasilis Louca
Most Inspiring Award
- Alyson Young
- Amir Sidiq
- Andrew Simpson
- Aravinda Guntupalli
- Catriona McAra
- Cody Crawshaw
- Dan Cutts
- Dean Robson
- Jefferson Gomes
- Nadia DeGama
- Paul Hallet
- Paula Duncan
- Sam May
- Tarek Abdelghany
Personal Tutor of the Year Award
- Alessandra Cecolin
- Alyson Young
- Alyson Young and Cathy Francis
- Amir Siddiq
- Andrew Porter
- Eleanor Connon
- Katrina Foy
- Lorna Stewart
- Malcolm Harvey
- Martin Barker
- Qiang Cai
- Shane Alcobia-Murphy