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Stefan Van Aanholt was nominated for a teaching award by his former student Anna Blanch. Photo: Stuart Hay, ANU Photography
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ANU honoured four outstanding secondary teachers with new awards at the recent Conferring of Degree ceremonies.
For the first time, graduating students were asked to nominate influential and effective high school teachers for the ANU Prize for Excellence in Secondary School Teaching.
“We’re very proud of all our students. Their record of hard work and achievement is a big part of why ANU is Australia’s premier university,” Vice-Chancellor Professor Ian Chubb said.
“But we also recognise the contribution of those people who have helped to prepare our students for university study. These awards for excellence in secondary school teaching honour those who’ve laid the foundations on which our students can build their success stories.”
Two of the teachers awarded are graduates of the University. Stefan Van Aanholt, a former English and history teacher at McCarthy Catholic College in Tamworth, was nominated for inspiring his students to think critically and with confidence. Mary Condon from Holy Spirit College in Bellambi was described as a passionate teacher of ancient history.
David Dorian was credited for conveying his excitement about mathematics to his students at the Armidale School, while science teacher Lorraine Huxley from Somerville House in South Brisbane was described as a powerful role model for young women.
These four teachers were chosen by the Registrar Tim Beckett and the Dean of Students Penny Oakes from a field of sixteen nominations put forward by students.
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