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August 31, 2006 on 6:52 pm | In General |

(Original posted on 24 August 2006  3:41pm)

Yes brillant - a prestigious Australian recognition for a local Don!

A Monash University academician at its Malaysia campus here has added another feather to his cap by winning the prestigious Carrick Awards for Australian University Teaching for being an outstanding teaching staff within the Australian higher education.

Dr Teoh Kok Soo, a senior engineering lecturer at Monash Malaysia won this year’s Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning, an award by Carrick Institute of Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, an initiative from the Australian Department of Education, Science and Training.

The award, which carries RM22,000 (A$10,000) cash reward, is awarded to teaching staff who have demonstrated quality teaching, and have made significant contributions towards students learning in a specific area of discipline and over a sustained period.

According to Monash University Malaysia’s Pro Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Merilyn Liddell, the nominees must first be widely recognised for their achievements within the nominating institution.

The operating words certainly being “achievements” - good if it was here first they look at whether you are from a dominant race, religion, dan ‘macam macam ada’ including ‘racist trades’ as I found out after being left out inexplicably in a certain national consumer award after being the senior most with a pretty good track record umatched by any!

What to do when decisions are made by ‘bodohs and racist people’ and others in the committee do not have the guts to stand up to what they perceive as morally and ethically wrong (?) … but they too will have to face the ALMIGHTY in due time and give account!

In the meantime - well done Dr Teoh!