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 Studies
Ms Julia Roeder – German
Best Undergraduate Lecturer Award
Professor Shane Alcobia-Murphy – English
Mrs Anna Bokedal – Swedish
Mrs Constanza Celis Del Valle – Spanish and Latin American Studies
Ms Sara Heim – German
Dr Helena Ifill – English
Professor Nadia Kiwan – French
Dr Rodrigo Lopez Martinez – Spanish and Latin American Studies
Dr Aaron McGregor – Music
Dr Roger Ravet – French
Dr Alejandra Rodriguez-Remedi – Film and Visual Culture
Ms Julia Roeder – German
Dr Susan Ross – Gaelic
Dr Maria Sanchez-Ortiz – Spanish and Latin American Studies & Translation and Interpreting
Professor Moray Watson – Gaelic
Professor Edward Welch – French
Funniest Lecturer Award
Ms Maria Fernandez – Spanish and Latin American Studies
Dr Rodrigo Lopez Martinez – Spanish and Latin American Studies
Dr Maria Sanchez-Ortiz – Spanish and Latin American Studies & Translating and Interpreting
Professor Moray Watson – Gaelic
Mental Health Champion Award
Dr Rodrigo Lopez Martinez – Spanish and Latin American Studies
Professor Patience Schell – Spanish and Latin American Studies
Most Accessible Lecturer Award
Mrs Constanza Celis Del Valle – Spanish and Latin American Studies
Dr Rodrigo Lopez Martinez – Spanish and Latin American Studies
Most Creative Assessment
Dr Barbara Barreiro – Film and Visual Culture
Professor Patience Schell – Spanish and Latin American Studies
Most Inspiring Award
Professor Shane Alcobia-Murphy – English
Dr Rodrigo Lopez Martinez – Spanish and Latin American Studies
Professor 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 Administration
Ms Lyndsey Scott – LLMVC Administration
Ms Alison Sharman – LLMVC Administration
Mrs Elena Sinclair – LLMVC Administration
Ms Irmina Zobrowska – LLMVC Administration
Excellence in Creativity & Innovation Award
Mr Xavier Lo – Music Technician
Excellence in Leadership Award
Dr Jonathan Cameron – LLMVC Administration
Dr Julia Kotzur – LLMVC Administration
Rising Star Award
Mx Kit Dunster – LLMVC Administration
Mr 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 Studies
Dr Wayne Price – English
Professor 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!