I am proud to announce that I was distinguished with a CIMA Teaching Excellence Award by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) at the first-ever CIMA Excellence Awards virtual ceremony on 11 December 2020. This award recognizes a CIMA subject lecturer who has demonstrated excellent engagement with CIMA students and effectively helped them to enhance their understanding of the subject taught.

My message to the audience of the inaugural virtual celebration (December 2020)

My award category is “Country winner” for Europe. Country winners for UK and Ireland are Fiona Dearing (Manchester Metropolitan University, UK), Nadeeka Withanage (London South Bank University, UK), Alison Lane (University of South Wales, UK), and Margaret Saunders (Birmingham City University, UK). The Global Champion is Nadia Gulko (Lincoln International Business School, University of Lincoln, UK). It’s a great honour to be in such a distinguished company. Visit the CIMA website for a complete list of the 2020 CIMA Excellence Awards winners.

Andrew Harding, FCMA, CGMA, Chief Executive – Management Accounting at CIMA, commented: “The CIMA Excellence Awards honour institutions and individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the accounting profession and worked tirelessly to enrich their students, providing them with the best possible education and prepare the next generation of accounting professionals. The CIMA Teaching Excellence Award received by UNWE is a true testament of its commitment and dedication to building the future of our profession.”

Sponsored by the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants, the global accounting organisation formed by CIMA and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the CIMA Excellence Awards will be presented annually to those who have made a difference to the global accounting community, and proactively supported the professional development of their students.