Associate Professor Deborah Levy being presented with her
Achievement award by PRRES President Greg Costello. |
The 2011 PRRES Achievement Award was presented
to Associate Professor Deborah Levy from the University of Auckland
for her outstanding contribution to scholarly research, property
education and interaction with the property industry.
Dr Levy’s research into the behavioural aspects of property is world
leading, being widely published and having won numerous best paper
awards.
Dr Levy has been involved in property education for almost 25 years
with a demonstrated commitment to excellence in teaching and
learning, focusing on encouraging students to think creatively and
become effective problem solvers and decision makers. In recognition
of her contribution to property education,
Dr Levy received the University of Auckland distinguished teaching
award in 2000 and both the Deans Award and the Property Institute of
New Zealand Academic Award in 2006. As a practitioner, Dr Levy has
developed a close working relationship between the University of
Auckland and the New Zealand property profession, including both the
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and the Property Institute
of New Zealand of which she is a Fellow and past National
Councillor.
Dr Levy has been an active member of PRRES for over a decade, being
President in 2008, Conference Program Chair in 2006 and initiated
the inclusion of the highly successful Case Competition in the
Conference program.
|
