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| 18.12.2023

Awards and distinctions at Rector's mulled wine event 2023

Planeringschef Helena Strandell och rektor Ingmar Björkman
During Rector’s mulled wine event in Helsinki on 15 December 2023, and in Vaasa on 18 December 2023, Rector Ingmar Björkman presented awards and distinctions. Björkman also presented the medals awarded by President Sauli Niinistö on Independence Day.

The following persons were rewarded for successful development of teaching:

Larissa Becker for being able to in a short time develop a new course where theory and practice successfully meet.
Henry Jarva for successfully using a hybrid teaching approach where lectures were physically delivered in Helsinki and students from Vaasa followed the via Teams, and vice versa.
Katja Peltola and Charlotta Sundström for important work in developing the course package that supports Finnish-speaking second language students at the beginning of their Swedish-language studies.
Annika Ravald (Vaasa) has made extraordinary efforts to include business contacts in her teaching and has a long-lasting, positive attitude towards and continuous development of teaching.

The Hanken Support Foundation awarded the following persons:

  • Hanken Research Award: Joakim Wincent
  • Hanken Service Award: Tove Ahlskog-Pursiainen
  • Hanken Teaching Award: Susanna Taimitarha

A distinction for 25 years of service were given to Åke Finne, Pia Polsa, Denise Salin and Kristina Wallin (Vaasa).

In addition to this, the distinctions given by The President of Finland 6.12.2023 were presented. Read more in the article Three distinctions by the President of the Republic of Finland

Knight of the Order of the Lion of Finland
Helena Strandell, Planning and Development Manager

Knight, First Class, of the Order of the White Rose of Finland
Kenneth Högholm, Professor of Finance (In Vaasa)

During the Christmas coffee Rector also gave a special thanks to persons that retired from Hanken this year: Helena Nyman, Anne Rindell and Susanna Taimitarha