{"id":131,"date":"2020-08-31T05:17:21","date_gmt":"2020-08-31T05:17:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/sea\/?page_id=131"},"modified":"2025-10-03T16:30:51","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T08:30:51","slug":"honours-and-awards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/sea\/honours-and-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Honours and Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>\n\t\tHonours and Awards\n\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/sea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2020\/09\/news.jpg\" alt=\"news\" height=\"441\" width=\"1911\" title=\"news\" \/>\n<h3>\n\t\t2025\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<ul>\n<li>Dr Faizah Zakaria was awarded the prestigious <strong data-start=\"225\" data-end=\"249\">Harry J. Benda Prize<\/strong>\u00a0for her groundbreaking book,\u00a0<em data-start=\"279\" data-end=\"373\">The Camphor Tree and the Elephant: Religion and Ecological Change in Maritime Southeast Asia<\/em>. Presented by the\u00a0<strong data-start=\"392\" data-end=\"418\">Southeast Asia Council<\/strong>\u00a0of the\u00a0<strong data-start=\"426\" data-end=\"465\">Association for Asian Studies (AAS)<\/strong>, the prize recognizes outstanding first books in\u00a0<strong data-start=\"515\" data-end=\"542\">Southeast Asian Studies<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\n\t\t2023\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<ul>\n<li>Assoc Prof Jan Mrazek was awarded the <strong>ODPRT Grant for Research Excellence 2022\/2023<\/strong>\u00a0by the Office of Deputy President (Research &amp; Technology).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\n\t\t2021\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<ul>\n<li>Assoc Prof Jan Mrazek and Prof Itty Abraham were awarded the <strong>ODPRT Grant for Research Excellence 2020\/2021<\/strong>\u00a0by the Office of Deputy President (Research &amp; Technology).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\n\t\t2020\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<ul>\n<li>Assoc Prof Douglas Kammen, Assoc Prof Jan Mrazek and Assoc Prof Gerard Sasges were awarded the <strong>ODPRT Grant for Research Excellence 2019\/2020<\/strong>\u00a0by the Office of Deputy President (Research &amp; Technology).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\n\t\t2019\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<ul>\n<li>Assoc Prof Gerard Sasges was awarded the <strong>ODPRT Grant for Research Excellence 2018\/2019<\/strong>\u00a0by the Office of Deputy President (Research &amp; Technology).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\n\t\t2018\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<ul>\n<li>Professor John Miksic won the inaugural Singapore History Prize for his book, &#8216;Singapore And The Silk Road Of the Sea, 1300 &#8211; 1800&#8217;.<\/li>\n<li>Professor John Miksic was awarded the\u00a0<strong>ODPRT Grant for Research Excellence 2017\/2018<\/strong>\u00a0by the Office of Deputy President (Research &amp; Technology).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\n\t\t2017\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<ul>\n<li>Dr Oona Paredes was awarded the\u00a0<strong>Faculty Teaching Excellence Award<\/strong>\u00a0for work done in AY2016\/2017.<\/li>\n<li>Assoc Prof Douglas Kammen and Dr Gerard Sasges were awarded the\u00a0<strong>ODPRT Grant for Research Excellence 2016\/2017<\/strong>\u00a0by the Office of Deputy President (Research &amp; Technology).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\n\t\t2016\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<ul>\n<li>Assoc Prof Irving Johnson was awarded the\u00a0<strong>Faculty Teaching Excellence Award<\/strong>\u00a0for work done in AY2015\/2016.<\/li>\n<li>Assoc Prof Itty Abraham, Assoc Prof Douglas Kammen and Dr Gerard Sasges were awarded the\u00a0<strong>ODPRT Grant for Research Excellence 2015\/2016<\/strong>\u00a0by the Office of Deputy President (Research &amp; Technology).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\n\t\t2015\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<ul>\n<li>Prof John Miksic, Assoc Prof Vatthana Pholsena and Assoc Prof Itty Abraham were awarded the\u00a0<strong>ODPRT Grant for Research Excellence AY2014\/2015<\/strong>\u00a0by the Office of Deputy President (Research &amp; Technology).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\n\t\t2014\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<ul>\n<li>Assoc Prof Irving Johnson and Dr Julius Bautista were awarded the\u00a0<strong>Faculty Teaching Excellence Award\u00a0<\/strong>for their work in AY2013\/2014.<\/li>\n<li>Four Faculty members from the Department were awarded the\u00a0<strong>ODPRT Grant for Research Excellence AY2013\/2014<\/strong>\u00a0by the Office of Deputy President (Research &amp; Technology). They are Assoc Prof Irving Johnson, Assoc Prof John Miksic, Dr Douglas Kammen and Dr Gerard Sasges.<\/li>\n<li>Assoc Prof Irving Johnson was awarded the\u00a0<strong>Annual Teaching Excellence Award<\/strong>\u00a0for AY2012\/2013.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\n\t\t2013\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<ul>\n<li>Mdm Rohani Sungib was awarded &#8216;Service Achiever&#8217; under the\u00a0<strong>NUS Quality Service Award (QSA) 2013<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Assoc Prof John Miksic was awarded the\u00a0<strong>ODPRT Grant for Research Excellence AY2012\/2013<\/strong>\u00a0by the Office of Deputy President (Research &amp; Technology). This grant is awarded to the top 20% of researchers in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Social Sciences based on research performance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\n\t\t2012\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<ul>\n<li>Ms Sharifah Alawiyah, Mdm Rohani Sungib and Mdm Moli were awarded the\u00a0<strong>NUS Quality Service Award (QSA) 2012<\/strong>. The award is an initiative by the Office of Quality Management to recognise and reward staff who shine in customer service. Mdm Rohani Sungib and Mdm Moli were awarded the &#8216;Service Advocate&#8217; award while Ms Sharifah Alawiyah was awarded the &#8216;Service Achiever&#8217; award.<\/li>\n<li>Dr Irving Johnson was awarded the<strong>\u00a0Faculty Teaching Excellence Award (FTEA)<\/strong>\u00a0for the third year running!<\/li>\n<li>Ms Sharifah Alawiyah, Mdm Rohani Sungib and Mdm Moli were awarded the\u00a0<strong>FASS Service Award 2012<\/strong>. This award provides recognition to administrative staff who demonstrates outstanding and exemplary performance in delivering consistent and high quality service to students, colleagues, and members of the public.<\/li>\n<li>Dr Irving Johnson was awarded the\u00a0<strong>Annual Teaching Excellence Award for AY2010\/2011<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\n\t\t2011\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<ul>\n<li>Assoc Prof Teofilo Daquila was placed on the\u00a0<strong>Annual Teaching Excellence Award Honour Roll 2011<\/strong>\u00a0for having won the ATEA three times.<\/li>\n<li>The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences has awarded Dr Irving Johnson with a Special Teaching Award for AY2010\/2011. Dr Johnson received the\u00a0<strong>Versatility in Teaching Award<\/strong>\u00a0for versatility in modules taught.<\/li>\n<li>Dr Irving Johnson was awarded the<strong>\u00a0Faculty Teaching Excellence Award<\/strong>\u00a0for AY2010\/2011.<\/li>\n<li>Assoc Prof Teofilo Daquila was awarded the\u00a0<strong>Annual Teaching Excellence Award\u00a0<\/strong>for AY2009\/2010.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\n\t\t2010\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<ul>\n<li>Assoc Prof Teofilo Daquila was awarded the\u00a0<strong>Annual Teaching Excellence Award\u00a0<\/strong>for AY2008\/2009.<\/li>\n<li>Assoc Prof Teofilo Daquila and Dr Irving Johnson are winners of the\u00a0<strong>Faculty Teaching Excellence Award<\/strong>\u00a0for AY2009\/2010.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\n\t\t2005\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<ul>\n<li>Assoc Prof Teofilo Daquila was awarded the\u00a0<strong>Annual Teaching Excellence Award\u00a0<\/strong>for AY2003\/2004.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Honours and Awards 2025 Dr Faizah Zakaria was awarded the prestigious Harry J. Benda Prize\u00a0for her groundbreaking book,\u00a0The Camphor Tree and the Elephant: Religion and Ecological Change in Maritime Southeast Asia. Presented by the\u00a0Southeast Asia Council\u00a0of the\u00a0Association for Asian Studies (AAS), the prize recognizes outstanding first books in\u00a0Southeast Asian Studies. 2023 Assoc Prof Jan Mrazek [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":247,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-131","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/sea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/131","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/sea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/sea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/sea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/247"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/sea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=131"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/sea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/131\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12746,"href":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/sea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/131\/revisions\/12746"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/sea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=131"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}