The Michael G. Gale Medal for Distinguished Teaching is the highest accolade in teaching at HKUST. It is presented to only one faculty member each year. This year, Jeevan JAISINGH, Associate Professor of Business Education in the Department of Information Systems, Business Statistics, and Operations Management (ISOM), receives the prestigious award. The honor exemplifies the uncompromising commitment of our faculty in pursuit of excellence.
Clarity, Adaptability, Responsiveness, and Empathy (CARE) are the teaching philosophies that have guided Professor Jaisingh to empathize with his students’ needs and design engaging courses and teaching materials that combine theory and practice. In addition to the Michael G. Gale Medal, he has also won multiple teaching awards, including the Business School’s Franklin Prize for Teaching Excellence twice, and the Common Core Excellence Course Award.
“My guiding light has always been the belief that I can make a difference every day for students in the classroom and beyond,” said Professor Jaisingh. Although teaching comes with many highs and lows, he believed that teachers can cherish the highs, while using the lows as a stepping stone to be a better professor of tomorrow. “Winning the award provides immense satisfaction knowing that my contributions in shaping student development are recognized by the University”.
Professor Jaisingh joined HKUST in 2003. As a member of the Steering Committee on Review of the Common Core and the Working Group on Review of the Common Core, he has been instrumental in revamping the Common Core program and introduced “Critical Thinking and Data Literacy” as a new foundation course. He also served in various teaching and learning committees at the School.
Professor Jaisingh is the sixth faculty from our School to receive the Michael G. Gale Medal. He is particularly indebted to all ISOM department heads for supporting his teaching journey.
The Michael G. Gale Medal for Distinguished Teaching was established in 1994 to commemorate the late Founding Council Member, Mr Michael G. Gale, for his distinguished service and outstanding contributions to the development of HKUST.
