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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 122 University staff members have been recognised with Vice-Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence, across 15 categories.

My warmest congratulations to this year’s award recipients and everyone nominated. It’s an incredible source of pride and inspiration for me as Vice-Chancellor to see the many ways our vital work here at the university is brought to life, and having a real and powerful impact in the community and world at large.
Vice-Chancellor and President Mark Scott

2022 Vice-Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence recipients

  • Omid Kavehei, Faculty of Engineering
  • Christina Abdel Shaheed, Faculty of Medicine and Health
  • Justine Humphry, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
  • Cameron Kepert, Faculty of Science
  • Mahyar Shirvanimoghaddam, Faculty of Engineering

  • Haryana Dhillon, Faculty of Science
  • Trudy Rebbeck, Faculty of Medicine and Health

  • Jamie Glister, Sydney Law School
  • Taronga Wildlife Conservation Degree, Faculty of Science
    • Catherine Herbert
    • Dieter Hochuli
    • Pauline  Ross
    • Lauren Cole
    • Emma Thompson
  • Inventing the Future, The University of Sydney Business School, Faculty of Science, School of Architecture, Design and Planning, and Faculty of Engineering
    • Guy Ford
    • Martin Tomitsch
    • Andrew Harris
    • Maryanne Large
  • Life and Evolution Leadership Team, Faculty of Science
    • Cameron Negus
    • Matthew Pye
    • Francesca van den Berg

 

  • Peyvand Firouzeh, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
  • Stephen George-Williams, Faculty of Science
  • Brad Fuller, Sydney Conservatorium of Music
  • Natali Pearson, Sydney Southeast Asia Centre

  • Buddhi Gunaratne, Faculty of Medicine and Health
  • Design Modelling & Fabrication Lab, School of Architecture, Design and Planning
    • Dylan Wozniak-O'Connor
    • Lee Tang
    • Zoe Skinner
    • Gracie Guan
    • Sam Choy
    • Lynn Masuda
    • Chris Carroll
  • In-Class Response Team, Central Operations Services
    • Peter Meredith
    • Joshua Ford
    • Emma Brady
    • Michelle Kemp
    • Feng Foo
    • Matthew Etherden
  • Sydney School of Veterinary Science Technical Team, Faculty of Science
    • Lance Proctor
    • James Maxwell
    • Katrina Walker
    • Benjamin Rysnik-Steck
    • Jane Bursill
    • Laura Woolfenden
    • Katrina Gilchrist
  • Frances Barraclough, Faculty of Medicine and Health
  • Mark Ledbury, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
  • Susan Park, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
  • Antonio Tricoli, Faculty of Engineering
  • David Raubenheimer and Manfred Lenzen, Faculty of Science and Charles Perkins Centre
  • Peter Cistulli, Faculty of Medicine and Health
  • Olga Boichak, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
  • Chang Xu, Faculty of Engineering
  • Giselle Yeo, Faculty of Science
  • Shenlong Zhao, Faculty of Engineering
  • Eleanor Bruce, Faculty of Science
  • Stephanie Partridge, Faculty of Medicine and Health
  • Toby Passioura, Sydney Analytical Core Research Facility
  • Bonny Tsoi, Faculty of Engineering
  • Nicholas McKay, Faculty of Medicine and Health
  • MRFF Frontiers Grant Development Team, Faculty of Medicine and Health and Research Portfolio
    • Ed Hendriks
    • Kailing Wang
    • Idalia Dawidowska
    • David Boyd
    • Andrew Tindell
    • Mark Rees
    • Nicholas McKay
  • Ainslie Bulmer, Education Portfolio
  • Michele Ford, Sydney Southeast Asia Centre
  • Paul Sheehy, Faculty of Science
  • Elaine Huber, The University of Sydney Business School
  • Sydney Early-Mid Career Academic Network (SEMCAN), Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health,  Faculty of Science and Education Portfolio
    • Andrew Grant
    • Elisabeth Valiente-Riedl
    • Ollie Jay
    • Jingjing You
    • Melody Ding
    • Elizabeth New
  • The Sydney Educational Fellowship Program Team, Educational Innovation Team
    • Jessica Frawley
    • Kimberly Baskin
    • Danny Liu
    • Eszter Kalman
    • Samantha Clarke
    • Ruth Weeks
  • Zsuzsanna Dancso, Faculty of Science
  • John Yu Fellowship Team, The University of Sydney Business School and Culture Strategy
    • Clinton Free
    • Betina Szkudlarek
    • Dan Caprar
    • Dimitria Groutsis
    • Helena  Nguyen
    • Tim Soutphommasane
    • Stephanie Wood
  • Melissa Burney, Faculty of Medicine and Health
  • Celebrating the Women of Sydney Law School campaign, Sydney Law School, The Advancement Portfolio, External Engagement Portfolio
    • Penelope Crossley
    • Peter Finneran
    • Carla Viola
    • Felicity Stafford
    • Elissa Blake
    • Sarah Kim
    • Ciara Timlin
  • Expanded Welcome 2022, Education Portfolio, University of Sydney Union, Marketing and Communications, Student Experience Program, Central Operations Services, and Information and Communications Technology
    • Blair Farnsworth
    • Sarah Morris
    • Jennifer Peden
    • Drasko Mitrikeski
    • Becky Matthews
    • Noelle Phegan
    • Clare Van De Wall
  • Esty Marcu, Modern Slavery Unit
  • University Infrastructure Relocations Team, University Infrastructure
    • Heather Ahlfeld
    • Susana  Cortes
  • NSW International Student Arrivals Program Team, Marketing and Communications, External Engagement, Student Life, Student Administration Services
    • Lydia Dutcher
    • Gregory Londish
    • Julia Newton
    • Sladjana Rstic

 

  • Procurement Services, Operations Portfolio
    • Zajaja Awan
    • Brett Cooper
    • Zoe Fogg
    • Geetha Baskaran
    • Philip Chan
    • Heather Williams
    • Ferry Tjhin
  • PRME/SDG Impact Core Team, The University of Sydney Business School
    • Anna Young-Ferris
    • Betina Szkudlarek
    • Rachel Tuitama