Outstanding Faculty Award 2011

On Wednesday, November 30, 2011, Universitas Pelita Harapan (UPH) held the second Outstanding Faculty Award (OFA) 2011 at Room D501 to honor the outstanding faculty members whose efforts and achievements have promoted the quality of UPH. This year, OFA recognized five faculty members in five categories; Outstanding Faculty Award, Lifetime Achievement Award, Research Excellence Award, Teaching Excellence Award, and Outstanding Young Faculty Award.

In each category, Lusiana Idawati, the head of committee, explained that OFA aims to motivate and appreciate the faculty members, recognize the faculty members for their contribution, and in the end achieve the university?s goals. Each nominee must pass several judging stages. ?First, the candidates were nominated by faculty members. In the first round, the OFA Selection Committee evaluated the candidates. After passing the first round, the candidates will be interviewed by OFA Panel of Judges,? explained Lusiana. Judging criteria include teaching, research, community service, contribution/achievement, and interview.

After a long process, five winners were chosen out of 68 nominations and 40 eligible nominees coming from 13 faculties and 21 departments. They were Velliana Tanaya, SH., MH. for Outstanding Young Faculty category, Jack Arthur Simanjuntak, S.T., M.Des.Sc.MT. for Teaching Excellence category, Dr. Ir. Henri Putra Uranus, MT. for Research Excellence category, Prof. Aleksius Jemadu, Ph.D. for Outstanding Faculty category, and Prof. Dr.-Ing. Harianto Hardjasaputra for Lifetime Achievement category. (dee)

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