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Vice-Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence

Recognising and celebrating our colleagues
The University recognises exceptional staff performance through our peer-nominated recognition program, the Vice-Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence.

The Vice-Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence were established in 2016 to celebrate exceptional staff performance at the University. As a whole-of-University, peer-nominated program, the awards recognise impact, leadership, entrepreneurship, mentorship, and industry and community engagement, as well as outstanding performance in the support of research and education, and professional service.

This year 95 University staff members have been recognised with Vice-Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence, across 11 categories.

I’m thrilled to congratulate this year’s award recipients and everyone who was nominated. One of the best parts of being Vice-Chancellor is seeing wonderful work brought to life in so many different ways, and it’s definitely humbling to understand how that work is having a great, sustained impact in the community and the world at large.
Vice-Chancellor and President Mark Scott

2023 Vice-Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence recipients

  • Professor Adam Bridgeman, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Educational Innovation) 
  • Dr Amanda Harris, Sydney Conservatorium of Music 
  • The Modular Professional Learning Framework (MPLF) Program Team, Education Portfolio        
    • Samantha Clarke
    • Danny Liu
    • Jessica Frawley
    • Eszter Kalman
    • Kimberly Baskin
    • Alix Thoeming
    • Sarah Humpreys
    • Michelle Harrison    

  • Dr Ryan Naylor, Sydney School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health

  • Dr Louise Boon-Kuo, Sydney Law School

  • Andrew Jeon, ICT, Operations Portfolio
  • Rebecca Dinnie, Education Portfolio 
  • Student Wellbeing Care Reports Team, Education Portfolio 
    • Julian Aroney-Smith
    • Sinnead Cullen
    • Carmen Germain
    • Jamie Gray
    • Lana Newombe
    • Taleen Biberian
    • Natalie Ang
    • Jakeb Gregory Wilkinson
    • Siobhan Ruane
    • Emily Dennis 
  • Digital Behaviour Risk Analysis Working Group, External Engagement, Operations, Research, and Office of General Counsel Portfolios
    • Rachel Fergus
    • Verity Leatherdale
    • Mark Houston
    • Rachel Pevy 
    • Patricia Tzannes
    • Catherine O'Mallon
    • Sarah Holmes
    • Kerrie Henderson
    • Anji Head
  • Rupal Ismin, Sydney Knowledge Hub
  • Rothwell Chair Program Team, Sydney School of Architecture, Design & Planning and the Advancement Portfolio
    • Flora Grant
    • Harriet Ticehurst
    • Catherine Lassen
    • Hannes Frykholm
    • Rachelle Carritt
    • Steven Burns
    • Adrian Thai
    • Linda Wang
  • Team Narrabri: Celebrating the Opening of the International Centre of Crop and Digital Agriculture, Faculty of Science, Advancement & External Engagement Portfolios
    • Kristin Anderson
    • Associate Professor Guy Roth
    • Kristy Faris
    • Marcus Strom
    • Claudia Rowe
    • Isha Dahl
    • Nena Serafimovska
    • Isobelle Rufo
    • Martine Illing Kelly
    • Cassandra Chester 
  • Dr Garth Tarr, Faculty of Science 
  • Dr Mohammad Polash, Faculty of Engineering
  • SCANA Team, Education Portfolio
    • Katherine Olston
    • Alexandra Garcia Marrugo
    • Josh Aarts
    • Dashiell Moore

  • Educational Innovation Online Exams Team, Education Porfolio 
    • Leon Huang
    • Oliver Mann
    • Leanne Giobran
    • Sharon Kitching
    • Tom Cramond
    • Sam Poulos
    • Gosia Dossegger
    • Nikki Briones
    • Kirsty Holmes
    • Marianna Koulias
  • A Holistic Approach to the Student Experience in History, Department of History, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences 
    • Niro Kandasamy
    • James Findlay
    • Sophie Loy-Wilson
    • Helene Sirantoine
    • Cindy McCreery
    • Andres Rodriguez
    • Frances Clarke
    • John Gagne
    • Marco Duranti
    • David Brophy
    • Roberto Chauca

  • Professor Lina Markauskaite, Sydney School of Education and Social Work, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
  • Professor Emmanuel (Manos) Stamatakis, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health & Charles Perkins Centre 
  • The OPAL Team, Faculty of Medicine and Health & External Engagement Portfolio
    • Christine Lin
    • Chris Maher
    • Andrew McLachlan
    • Caitlin Jones
    • Jane Latimer
    • Hanan McLachlan
    • Melissa Webb
    • Melanie Hamilton
    • Michelle Blowes
    • Laurie Guthrie 
  • Dr Alison Wong, Sydney Business School 
  • Dr Shane Wilkinson, Faculty of Science 
  • Dr Zengxia Pei, Faculty of Engineering
  • Professor Robyn Gallagher, Sydney Nursing School, Faculty of Medicine and Health 

Special Commendation for Outstanding Contribution to the University

Consisting of colleagues from Education, Research and External Engagement Portfolios, the Business School and Campus Operations Services: 

  • Kirsten Andrews
  • Mandy Nelson
  • Amanda Sayan
  • Kathy Belov
  • Kirk Doyle
  • Kathleen Berezay
  • Johanna Lowe
  • Chris Maunder
  • Elise Webster
  • Steph Busby
  • Kathleen Dalziel
  • Lucy Evans
  • Ling Yuen
  • Cristina Dietmann
  • Jocie Evison
  • Andrew Brettell
  • Trixie Baretto
  • Nick Nedeljkovic
  • Grace Hall
  • Heidi Atkins
  • Nathan Gilbert
  • Laurie Guthrie
  • Alex Siegers
  • Nicole Pan
  • Kathryn McNulty
  • Blair Farnsworth
  • Sam Baker
  • Stephen Jago
  • Bev McQueen
  • Sandra Black
  • Rachel Gale
  • Cheryl Wharton
  • Nathan Edwards
  • Victoria Deng
  • Isha Dahal