Goemkarponn Desk
PANAJI: The Directorate of Higher Education has declared the State Teacher Awards for Excellence in Higher Education for the academic years 2020-21 and 2021-22.
A committee under the chairmanship of Dr Mohan Sangodkar, former Registrar of Goa University, was constituted to recommend suitable candidates for State Teacher Award for Excellence in Higher Education.
The Committee consisted of Dr. Venkatesh V. Kamat, former Professor at Goa University, Dr. (Fr) Walter de Sa former Principal of St. Xaviers College Mapusa and Dr. Allan Abreu former Principal GVM’s Dada Vaidhya College of Education Ponda. Prasad Lolayekar, Director of Higher Education was the Member Secretary.
The award consists of a cash prize of Rs 1 Lakh, Memento and citation.
Following are the recipients of the State Teacher Awards for Excellence in Higher Education for the Academic Year 2020-21, Dr. M. K. Janarthanam, Dr. Pranab Mukhopadhyay, Dr. Pravin M. Bhende, Dr. Vrinda Borkar, Dr. Sushila Sawant Mendes
Meanwhile, the recipients of the State Teacher Awards for Excellence in Higher Education for the Academic year 2021-22 is as follows Dr. Kaustubh Priolkar Dr. Jyoti D. Pawar, Dr. F. M. Nadaf, Dr. Sanjay P. Sawant Dessai and Dr. Dilecta D’Costa.