Awards

Peter Brice Award

Awardees
1996, David Duffy, Australia
1997, Myrtle Yamada, Hawaii-USA
1998, Warren Brewer, Australia
1999, Frank Pottenger, Hawaii-USA
2000, Yasushi Mizoue, Japan
2001, Derek Wenmoth, New Zealand
2002, Yung Dug Lee, Korea
2003, Josie Johnson, USA
2004, Christine Loh, Hong Kong
2005, Neil Baumgart, Australia
2006, Lorenzo Gomez-Morin Fuentes, Mexico
2007, Arthur King, Hawaii-USA
2008, Aiono Fanaafi Le Tagaloa, Samoa
2009, Kuo Wei-fan, Taiwan
2010, Juli Di Chiro, USA
2011, Carol Mutch, New Zealand
2012, Byong-Sun Kwak, Korea
2013, Robert Witt, Hawaii-USA
2014, John Gore, Australia
2015, Konai Helu Thaman, Tonga
2016, Rita Sablan, CNMI
2017, Akira Ninomiya, Japan
2018, Delores Henderson and Myrza Karimov
2019, Agueda Iglesias Johnston
2021, Vinesh Chandra

Peter Brice, BA, Dip Ed, Dip Tchg, DPA.

The Peter Brice Award, established in 1966, is presented annually by the conference host country to an individual who best exemplifies the aims of the PCC. Peter Brice represented New Zealand in the early days of the PCC when it was under the auspices of the OECD. He was an officer in the New Zealand Department of Education at the time. Upon his passing, his wife graciously worked with the PCC to develop an award in his honor. Mr. Brice is best remembered for his wisdom, his humanity and his lifelong commitment to educational ideals.

Arthur R. King Jr. Curriculum Innovation Award

Awardees
2010, Frank Pottenger, Hawaii-USA
2011, Ako Aotearoa, New Zealand
2013, David Grossman, Hawaii-USA
2018, Rachel Endo, Washington-USA
2018, Marcia Rouen, Australia
2019, Carol Mutch, New Zealand
2022, Deborah Zuercher, Hawai‘i-USA

Arthur R. King, Jr., Ph.D.

The Arthur R. King, Jr Award, established in 2010, is presented upon merit to a member of the PCC for excellence and exception work in curriculum innovation in the Pacific. Art King, a founding member of the Pacific Circle Consortium, exemplified the ideals of a liberal education based on the disciplines of knowledge. He was deeply committed to the import of curriculum in improving teaching and learning, believing that improved student learning required curricula specifically crafted and proven to support innovative teaching. King was also committed to the vision of international collaboration in curriculum development, especially in the areas of multi-national, multi-cultural, and environmental understanding in the Asia-Pacific region.