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Lyn Daff
Lecturer, Faculty of Business and Information Technology

Two Avondale College lecturers have received Teacher Recognition Awards from the Hunter region of the Australian College of Educators (ACE) after being nominated by their students.

Dr Keith Howson, dean of the Faculty of Business and Information Technology, and Tony Martin, a lecturer in and the course coordinator for the Faculty of Arts, joined 59 other educators from the region's primary, secondary and tertiary institutions as award recipients at Newcastle Town Hall on November 3.

Citations reflect comments by nominating students describing why educators serve "above and beyond the call of duty." Keith's is for being "a visionary and champion to his students" while Tony's is for being "compassionate and considerate of every student's individual needs as well as encouraging us to do our very best, and to 'dig a little deeper.'"

"This emphasis on student voice makes these awards significantly different from others that require self-nomination or colleague recommendation," says the chair of the Awards Committee, Susan Grimes.

ACE Hunter received more than 100 nominations for tertiary educators within hours of nominations opening, for the first time, online.

Caption: Tony Martin and Dr Keith Howson received Teacher Recognition Awards from the Australian College of Educators after being nominated by their students.
Credit: Lyn Daff