York English Excellence

Posted on 10 May 2018

Twenty-three English department teaching staff have been nominated by students for the York University Student Union’s annual Excellence Awards.

Staff have been nominated for making a difference to students’ experience in and beyond the classroom. The comments accompanying the nominations describe students’ experience in moving terms, singling out English department staff as ‘wonderful and inspiring’, ‘incredibly enthusiastic’, ‘dedicated, committed, supportive, caring and encouraging’, and ‘fabulous teachers’.

Students tell us that staff ‘always make me feel supported and confident about my academic life’ and are ‘caring and sensitive to my needs as an international student’. They commend the feedback they have received, and the inspiring passion of our teaching staff.

Particular congratulations to Claire Chambers, Kenneth Clarke, Jon McGovern, and George Younge who have been shortlisted in the categories of PhD Research Supervision, Most Inspiring, Promoting Equality and Diversity, and Outstanding Feedback, respectively.

English department student nominations to the Excellence Awards in full:

Most Inspiring

Boriana Alexandrova
Nicoletta Asciuto
Jonathan Brockbank
Trev Broughton
Kenneth Clarke
Alexandra Kingston-Reese
Michael McCluskey
Emilie Morin
Helen Smith
Matthew Townend
JT Welsch

Outstanding Feedback

Emily Bell
Holly James-Maddocks
George Younge

Teacher of the Year

Trev Broughton
Kenneth Clarke
Alexandra Kingston-Reese
Michael McCluskey
Jane Raisch
Deborah Russell
Millie Schurch
Helen Smith
Matthew Townend
Lydia Zeldenrust

Supervisor of the Year

Boriana Alexandrova
Nicoletta Asciuto
John Bowen
Victoria Coulson
Kevin Killeen
Jane Raisch
Deborah Russell

PhD Research Supervisor of the Year

Claire Chambers
Mary Fairclough