Faculty Awards

The following School of Accountancy faculty members have won various SMU Named Awards in recognition of their research excellence.

2023

Della Suantio Fellowship
Assistant Professor Shaphan Ng

2022

Lee Kong Chian Fellowship
Associate Professor Cho Young Jun

Lee Kong Chian Fellowship
Associate Professor Lou Yun

Lee Kong Chian Fellowship
Associate Professor Yue Heng

Lee Kong Chian Fellowship
Assistant Professor Lin An-Ping

Della Suantio Fellowship
Assistant Professor Fang Bingxu

2021

Lee Kong Chian Chair Professor
Professor Cheng Qiang

Lee Kong Chian Professorship
Professor Chen Xia

Lee Kong Chian Fellowship
Associate Professor Wang Rencheng

Della Suantio Fellowship
Assistant Professor Kim Jung-Bae

2020

Lee Kong Chian Fellowship
Associate Professor Sterling Huang
Associate Professor Holly Yang
Associate Professor Yue Heng
Associate Professor Lou Yun

Della Suantio Fellowship
Assistant Professor Samuel Tan

2019

Lee Kong Chian Professorship
Professor Zhang Liandong, Associate Dean (Research)

Lee Kong Chian Fellowship
Associate Professor Wang Rencheng

DS Lee Foundation Fellowship
Associate Professor Lou Yun

2018

Lee Kong Chian Fellowship
Associate Professor Cho Young Jun
Associate Professor Goh Beng Wee
Associate Professor Sterling Huang

2017

Lee Kong Chian Fellowship
Professor Zhang Liandong, Associate Dean (Research)

DS Lee Foundation Fellowship
Associate Professor Sterling Huang

2016

Lee Kong Chian Chair Professor
Professor Cheng Qiang, Dean

Lee Kong Chian Professorship
Professor Chen Xia

Lee Kuan Yew Fellowship for Research Excellence
Associate Professor Lim Chee Yeow

Lee Kong Chian Fellowship
Associate Professor Goh Beng Wee
Associate Professor Cho Young Jun
Associate Professor Jimmy Lee
Associate Professor Holly Yang

2015

Lee Kuan Yew Fellowship for Research Excellence
Professor Chen Xia

Lee Kong Chian Fellowship
Professor Cheng Qiang, Dean
Professor Chen Xia
Associate Professor Gary Pan, Associate Dean (Student Matters)
Associate Professor Goh Beng Wee
Associate Professor Jeffrey Ng
Associate Professor Holly Yang

The School of Accountancy (SoA) Teaching Excellence Recognition ceremony recognises faculty for their contributions to teaching excellence at SoA. Faculty are recognised in the following categories:

• Most Outstanding Teacher

This award recognises outstanding faculty’s efforts to develop and deliver SMU pedagogy under the BAcc programme. Candidates are those with more than four years of full-time teaching experience.

• Most Promising Teacher

This award recognises outstanding teaching potential among junior faculty members to develop and deliver SMU pedagogy under the BAcc programme. Candidates are those with four or fewer years of full-time teaching experience.

• Most Innovative Teacher

This award recognises faculty members who make significant contributions to promoting new ways of teaching that have an impact on enhancing learning under the BAcc programme.

• Most Outstanding Adjunct

This award recognises adjunct faculty’s efforts to develop and deliver SMU pedagogy under the undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in SoA. Candidates are those teaching at SoA as an adjunct for at least two terms.

• Most Outstanding PG Teacher

This award recognises outstanding faculty’s efforts to develop and deliver SMU pedagogy under the SoA postgraduate programmes.

2023

Most Promising Teacher Award 
Assistant Professor Shaphan Ng

Most Outstanding Teacher Award 
Assistant Professor (Education) Prasart Jongjaroenkamol

Most Outstanding PG Teacher Award
Professor (Education) Gary Pan
Associate Professor Lou Yun

Most Outstanding Adjunct Award
Adjunct Lecturer Chan Wenjie

2022

Most Promising Teacher Award 
Assistant Professor Wang Yin

Most Innovative Teacher Award 
Associate Professor (Education) Seow Poh Sun

Most Outstanding Teacher Award 
Associate Professor Holly Yang

Most Outstanding PG Teacher Award
Assistant Professor (Education) Tracey Zhang

Most Outstanding Adjunct Award
Adjunct Lecturer Tan Lay Khim

2021

Most Promising Teacher Award 
Assistant Professor Wang Yin

Most Outstanding Teacher Award 
Assistant Professor Lin An-Ping

Most Outstanding PG Teacher Award
Associate Professor (Education) Pearl Tan

Most Outstanding Adjunct Award
Adjunct Lecturer Tan Lay Khim

2020

Most Promising Teacher Award 
Assistant Professor Samuel Tan

Most Outstanding Teacher Award 
Professor (Education) Gary Pan
Assistant Professor (Education) Prasart Jongjaroenkamol

Most Outstanding PG Teacher Award
Associate Professor (Education) Seow Poh Sun

2019

Most Promising Teacher Award 
Assistant Professor (Education) Prasart Jongjaroenkamol

Most Outstanding Teacher Award 
Ms Wong Suay Peng, Senior Lecturer of Accounting

Most Outstanding MPA Teacher Award
Associate Professor (Education) Yuanto Kusnadi

2018

Most Promising Teacher Award 
Assistant Professor Lin An-Ping

Most Innovative Teacher Award 
Adjunct Lecturer Low Lay Chin (Ms Low was a full-time faculty in 2018)

Most Outstanding Teacher Award 
Associate Professor (Education) Gary Pan

Most Outstanding MPA Teacher Award
Associate Professor (Education) Seow Poh Sun

Most Outstanding Adjunct Award
Adjunct Lecturer Jennifer Koh
Adjunct Lecturer Chan Yew Kiang

2017

Most Promising Teacher Award 
Assistant Professor Lin An-Ping

Most Innovative Teacher Award 
Senior Lecturer Wong Suay Peng

Most Outstanding Teacher Award 
Professor (Practice) Sum Yee Loong
Associate Professor (Education) Seow Poh Sun

Most Outstanding MPA Teacher Award
Associate Professor (Practice) Themin Suwardy
Associate Professor (Education) Yuanto Kusnadi

2016

Most Promising Teacher Award 
Associate Professor Sterling Huang

Most Innovative Teacher Award 
Associate Professor (Education) Gary Pan

Most Outstanding Teacher Award 
Professor (Practice) Sum Yee Loong
Associate Professor (Education) Yuanto Kusnadi

Most Outstanding MPA Teacher Award
Associate Professor (Education) Seow Poh Sun

2015 

Most Outstanding Newcomer Award 
Assistant Professor Tharindra Ranasinghe

Most Outstanding Faculty Award
Associate Professor (Education) Seow Poh Sun

This page lists only the most recent winners.

The School of Accountancy (SOA) Research Awards recognise faculty contributions to research excellence in SoA.

The awards are divided into the following categories:

Most Outstanding Researcher -This award recognises outstanding faculty efforts towards research. Candidates are those teaching at SoA for more than 4 years.

Most Promising Researcher -This award recognises outstanding junior faculty efforts towards research. Candidates are those teaching at SoA for less than 4 full years.

2023

Most Outstanding Researcher Award:
Associate Professor Sterling Huang
Associate Professor Wang Rencheng

Most Promising Researcher Award:
Assistant Professor Shaphan Ng

2022

Most Outstanding Researcher Award:
Associate Professor Lou Yun

Most Promising Researcher Award:
Assistant Professor Kim Jung-bae

2021

Most Outstanding Researcher Award:
Associate Professor Wang Rencheng

Most Promising Researcher Award:
Assistant Professor Lin An-Ping

2020

Most Outstanding Researcher Award:
Professor Chen Xia
Associate Professor Yue Heng

Most Promising Researcher Award:
Associate Professor Sterling Huang
Associate Professor Lou Yun

2019

Most Outstanding Researcher Award:
Professor Zhang Liandong

Most Promising Researcher Award:
Associate Professor Sterling Huang

2018

Most Outstanding Researcher Award:
Professor Zhang Liandong

Most Promising Researcher Award:
Associate Professor Lou Yun

2017

Most Promising Researcher Award
Associate Professor Sterling Huang
Assistant Professor Li Cong Cong

2016

Most Outstanding Researcher Award 
Associate Professor Lim Chee Yeow
Associate Professor Jimmy Lee

Most Promising Researcher Award
Assistant Professor Chang Hye Sun
Assistant Professor Lin An-Ping

2015

Most Outstanding Researcher Award 
Professor Cheng Qiang

Most Promising Researcher Award
Assistant Professor Tharindra Ranasinghe

This page lists only the most recent winners.

The School of Accountancy (SoA) Service Award recognise SoA faculty and staff whose contributions have been instrumental in development of the School. 

2013

School of Accountancy Service Award
Associate Professor (Practice) Themin Suwardy

2010

School of Accountancy Service Award
Associate Professor Emeritus of Accounting Gan Tin Hua

2009

School of Accountancy Service Award
Ms Linda Kee

School of Accountancy Service Award
Ms Wong Suay Peng

The Wall of Honour was established in recognition of outstanding School of Accountancy faculty whose contributions are pivotal to the advancement of the School.

Located on Level 5, outside the Office of the Dean, the Wall of Honour highlights faculty who have been awarded tenure; achieved excellence in teaching and/or research or whose contributions have been instrumental in the development of the School.

The following lists our faculty who have been recognised on the Wall of Honour: