Three Johnians given major award for teaching excellence

The prestigious Pilkington Prize has been awarded to three inspirational academics and members of St John’s College for the exceptional quality of their teaching.

The Johnian winners were:

• Dr Noel Rutter, who did a PhD at St John’s in 2001, and is now Director of Undergraduate Teaching at the Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy.
• Dr Emma Mawdsley, who completed a PhD at the College in 1997 and is now a Reader in Human Geography and Fellow of Newnham College.
•  Dr Sophia Connell, who held a Research Fellowship in Philosophy from 1997-2002 and is now an Affiliated Lecturer at the University of Cambridge, Special Supervisor and Director of Studies in Philosophy at Newnham College and Director of Studies in Philosophy at Selwyn and Emmanuel Colleges.

The Pilkington Prize is awarded annually to 12 inspirational academics who are nominated for the award by Schools within the University. The winners will attend an awards ceremony in June, where they will be presented with the Prize by the Vice-Chancellor.

The Pilkington Prize awards were inaugurated in 1994 and endowed by Sir Alastair Pilkington to acknowledge excellence in teaching. Sir Alastair, an alumnus of Trinity College, believed passionately that the quality of the teaching was a crucial part of the University's ability to continue to attract undergraduates of the highest calibre and he took it upon himself to see that this was recognised.

For a full list of the winners of this year’s Pilkington Prize visit: http://www.cam.ac.uk/for-staff/news/teaching-staff-to-be-recognised-at-annual-awards