Congratulations to the winners of the JSANZ Japanese Firsts Awards 2022. There are 14 awards in all and there were many excellent nominations this year so if the person you nominated did not get chosen this time, please try again next year as we are keen to showcase all the amazing people working hard to make the language learning journey a great experience for everyone.
Most Dedicated Japanese Language Lecturer: Yoshiko Lowry, Ara Institute of Canterbury
Most Dedicated Japanese Language Lecturer (Highly Commended): Junko Yamamoto, IPU New Zealand
Most Dedicated Japanese Language Lecturer (Highly Commended): Katie Marr, Ara Institute of Canterbury
Most Engaged Third Year Student: Meg Koppen, University of Canterbury
Most Engaged Second Year Student: Carla Elliot, Massey University
Most Engaged First Year Student: Simon Zhang, Victoria University of Wellington https://www.dropbox.com/sh/unhs5hpiso85bpr/AACDTiij6ls2YUDnDhIJ1Gt-a/Posters/JSAN-Digital-v1%206.pdf?dl=0
Most Engaged First Year Student(Highly Commended): Jaelyn Clint, Auckland University of Technology
Most Valued Support Staff: Ayana Kuwabara, Teaching Assistant and Volunteer, Victoria University of Wellington
Most Valued Support Staff(Highly Commended): Tamami Ashizumi, Volunteer, Auckland University of Technology.
Awesome Again: Eri Kojima-Mathieson, University of Canterbury
Awesome Again: Masa Ogino, University of Canterbury
Awesome Again: David Wells, University of Canterbury
Awesome Again: Yoshie Nishikawa, Victoria University of Wellington
Awesome Again: Toshiaki Yamauchi, Massey University