Director's Teaching Prize 2010-11
Dr Lindiwe Dovey
1 August 2011
Dr Lindiwe Dovey has won this year's SOAS Director's Teaching Prize.
A senior lecturer in the Department of African Languages and Cultures, Dr Dovey impressed the judging panel with both her support of students and her creative teaching style.
Runners-up for this year's prize were Dr Angus Lockyer, a lecturer in the Department of History, and Dr Kirsty Rowan, a senior teaching fellow in the Department of Linguistics.
The candidates short listed for this year’s prize are as follows:
- Joel Marie Cabrita (Study of Religions)
- Lindiwe Dovey (African Studies)
- Angus Lockyer (History)
- Kirsty Rowan (Linguistics)
The departmental nominees put forward for consideration by the panel were:
| Person/Team | Department |
|---|---|
| BA Japanese Language, teaching team | 1st year Japan and Korea |
| Joel Marie Cabrita | Study of Religions |
| Lindiwe Dovey | African Studies |
| Angus Lockyer | History |
| Peter Mollinga | Development Studies |
| Yousef Omar | Language Centre |
| Sham Qayyum | School of Law |
| Parvathi Raman | Sociology & Anthropology |
| Madurika Rasaratnam | Politics |
| Kirsty Rowan | Linguistics |
Listed below are all the individual members of the teaching staff who were initially nominated:
| Anthropology and Sociology | Art and Archaeology | History |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Paru (Parvathi) Raman | Dr Fiona Bucky | Dr Teresa Bernheimer |
| Dr George Lane | ||
| Dr Angus Lockyer | ||
| Dr Lars Laaman | ||
| Professor Tom McCaskie | ||
| Jack Lord | ||
| Holly Aszkenasy | ||
| Study of Religions | Japan and Korea | African Studies |
| Theodore Proferes | Griseldis Kirsch | Yussuf Hamad |
| Tullio Lobetti | Carli Coetzee | |
| Joel Cabrita | Dr Kai Easton | |
| Dr Kwadwo Osei-Nyame | ||
| Dr Akin Oyètádé | ||
| Language Centre | Linguistics | Near and Middle East |
| Yousef Omar | Dr Peter Sells | Rabia Bajwa |
| Stuart McGill | Keya Anjaria | |
| Candide Simard | Dr Christopher Lucas | |
| Kirsty Rowan | ||
| South Asia | Development Studies | Economics |
| Dr Whintney Cox | Charmaine Ramos | Bahram Pourgobadi |
| Hannah Thompson | Jonathan Di John | Daniela Tavesci |
| Zoe Marriage | Mustaq Khan | |
| Financial & Management | Law | Politics |
| Edward Buckingham | Prof Ian Scobbie | Madura Rasaratnum |
| Sham Qayyam | Henry Newman | |
| Dr Makeen F Makeen | Charles Tripp | |
| Prof Werner F Menski | Tom Young | |
| Andrew Huxley | ||
| Alberto Neidhardt |
For further information, contact:
Mehmet Izbudak - mi29@soas.ac.uk
