Vice-Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence past recipients
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Explore the full list of VC's Award recipients through the years, who have been recognised for their achievements in education, research and service to the community.
Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Indigenous Education Strategies
Indigenous Outreach in Engineering, Faculty of Engineering
Christina Bacchiella
Keiran Passmore
Dr Petr Matous
Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Contribution to the University Community
Tim Payne, Office of the Vice-Chancellor
Dr Michelle Dickson, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Sydney School of Public Health
Associate Professor Anthony Masters, Faculty of Science
Poche Centre for Indigenous Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health
Boe Rambaldini
Vita Christie
Dr Kylie Gwynne
Jemma Chao
Professor Tom Calma AO
Rachael Moir
Abigail Clarkson
Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Contribution to Research Excellence
Caroline Wu, Westmead Applied Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health
Dr Neftali Flores Rodriguez, Research Portfolio, Australian Centre for Microscopy and Microanalysis
Sarah Taylor, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Contribution to Educational Excellence
Dr Jennifer Dowling, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Psychology Undergraduate Education Support Team, Faculty of Science
Cat Webb
James Brown
Zoe Britton-Harper
School of Electrical and Information Engineering Teaching Laboratories Technical Team, Faculty of Engineering
Rui Chu
Thomas Huang
Peter Jones
Finance Graduate Program committee, Financial Services, Human Resources
Stephen Blunt
Christina Fava
Russell Taylor
Jenni Zhao
Dave Goodwill
Zajaja Awan
Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Contribution to Diversity and Inclusion
Staff Networks (All)
Lisa Sarago, on behalf of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Staff Network
Dr Helen Paterson, on behalf of the Women at Sydney Network
Charles Humblet, on behalf of the Disability at Work Network
Daniele Gianotti, on behalf of the Pride Network
Dr Kumudika de Silva, on behalf of the Mosaic Network
Dr Matthew Pye, Faculty of Science
University Centre for Rural Health Aboriginal Staff 'Caucus (not-caucus)' Team, Faculty of Medicine and Health
Emma Walke
Dr Veronica Matthews
David Edwards
Tracey Piccoli
Susan Parker-Pavlovic
Aimmee Waddell
Professor Jennie Brand-Miller, Faculty of Science
Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Mentoring and Leadership
Professor Louise Sharpe, Faculty of Science
Professor Anna DeFazio, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Westmead Institute of Medical Research, Centre for Cancer Research
Associate Professor Kristie Miller, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Coaching and Mentoring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Academics, Human Resources
David Meharg
Dr Michael Doyle
Dr Michelle Dickson
Nicole Watson
Emma Walke
Susan Parker-Pavlovic
Carmen Parter
Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Research Higher Degree Supervision
Associate Professor Mark Byron, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Associate Professor Rebecca Johinke, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Dr Elizabeth Dylke, Faculty of Medicine and Health
Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Research Engagement and Innovation
Research Centre for Children and Families, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Associate Professor Amy Conley Wright
Professor Judy Cashmore AO
Dr Lynette Riley
Dr Susan Collings
Dr Betty Luu
Sarah Ciftci
Suzanne Pope
Professor Fariba Dehghani, Faculty of Engineering
Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Educational Engagement and Innovation
Dr Frances Di Lauro, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Dr Susan Coulson, Faculty of Medicine and Health
Team Aristotle, Faculty of Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Charles Perkins Centre
Associate Professor Kim Bell-Anderson
Professor Jean Yang
Associate Professor John Ormerod
Professor David James
Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Early Career Research
Dr Arnold (Lining) Ju, Faculty of Engineering
Dr Liam Grealy, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Early Career Teaching
Dr Arunima Malik, Faculty of Science
Dr Victoria Rawlings, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Research
Professor Geraint Lewis, Faculty of Science
Professor Dacheng Tao, Faculty of Engineering
Professor Vanessa Hayes, Faculty of Medicine and Health
Professor Sharon Naismith, Faculty of Science, Brain and Mind Centre
Professor Philip Gale, Faculty of Science
Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Teaching
Associate Professor Mark Melatos, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Professor Peter Rutledge, Faculty of Science
Dr Kevin Walton, Sydney Law School
Dr Fiona Stanaway, Faculty of Medicine and Health
'BUSS2000: Leading and Influencing in Business' unit of study team, University of Sydney Business School
Associate Professor Helena Nguyen
Associate Professor Anya Johnson
Dr Maria Ishkova
Mesepa Paul
Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Teaching and Research
Professor Martijn de Sterke, Faculty of Science
Professor Stefan Williams, Faculty of Engineering
Professor Margaret Allman-Farinelli, Faculty of Science, Charles Perkins Centre
Dr Leanne Hassett, Institute for Musculoskeletal Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health
Special Award for Excellence (2020)
University Academic Response Team, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Information Communication Technology, Marketing and Communications, Sydney Future Students
Leah Hill
Trevor Woods
Johanna Lowe
Shane Griffin
Leah Hill, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Dr Emily Miller, Research Portfolio
Property and Development Team, University Infrastructure
Chris Watts
Kathy Tilbury
Hannah Leach
David Johnstone
Gloria Rodgers
Covid-19 Tracing Phone Calls and Containment Team, Sydney Future Students, University Infrastructure
Wencong Chai
Sophie Burrows
Brenda Wu
Roseanne Du
Chris Watts
Associate Professor Danny Liu, Education Portfolio
Zoomers, Education Portfolio
Eszter Kalman
Nicole Pappalardo
Sarah Craske
Communications Team, External Relations Portfolio
Johanna Lowe
Sarah Liebetrau
Jennifer Peterson-Ward
Bethany England
Chris Beaumont
Becky Matthews
Jenny Crosbie
Semester 2 2020 Student Recruitment Campaign Team, Marketing and Communications, Sydney Future Students, Education Portfolio
Kerry Capsanis
Julia Newton
Tim Field
Bonnie Cousins
Wen Chai
Nerida Olson
Lydia Dutcher
Physics Undergraduate Lab Team, Faculty of Science
Dr Alexander Samarian
Adam Israel
Professor Manjula Sharma
Brian Ford
Professor Scott Croom
Peter Verwayen
Associate Professor Sergio Leon-Saval
Admissions Team, Sydney Future Students, External Relations Portfolio
Brenda Wu
Mariana Heuser
Iva Buconjic
Amanda Barbosa
Madeleine Gray
Scott Ward
Sunil Chand
Professor Pauline Ross, Faculty of Science
Sydney Global Mobility Inbound Team, Sydney Future Students
Jessica Davis
Priya Sivaraj
Honey Abbott
Kristin Johnson
Jane Andrews
Reegan Myers
Sarah Nelson
Student Affairs and Engagement Team, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences