All recipients

Recognising achievements for more than 40 years
The annual Alumni Awards presentation celebrates the achievements of our alumni and honours their contribution to the University and wider community.

Alumni Award for Cultural Contribution: Suhanya Raffel (BA '85, Grad Dip Museum Stud '86)

Alumni Award for Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Adam Jacobs (BA '07, BCom '07)

Alumni Award for International Achievement: Niny Borges (LLB '00)

Alumni Award for Professional Achievement: Dr David Skellern AO (BSc '72, BE (Elec) '74)

Alumni Award for Service to Humanity: Jane Sloane (MA '02)

Outstanding Achievements of Young Alumni Award: Dr Nicole Seebacher (BSc '09, BSc (Hons) '11, PhD '15, MD '20)

The Convocation Medal for Undergraduate Leadership: Olivia Morris (BEc' 19, LLB '21)

The Medal for Postgraduate Leadership: Katie Moore (MBA '21)

The John C Harsanyi Medal for Innovation: Vimallan Manokara (PhD '21)

The Nigel C Barker Medal for Sporting Achievement: William Ryan (BCom '13, MMgt '21)

The Rita and John Cornforth Medal for Research Excellence: Dr Nikki-Anne Wilson (PhD '21)

The Sister Alison Bush Medal for Contribution to Indigenous Community: Michael Mossman (PhD '21)

Alumni Award for Cultural Contribution: Dr Lindy Lee (BVArts '82 BVA(Hons) '82 DipVArts '84)

Alumni Award for Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Joanne Howarth (BEc '81)

Alumni Award for International Achievement: Patrick Grove (BCom '97)

Alumni Award for Professional Achievement: Professor Wendy Erber (MBBS '81 MD '00)

Alumni Award for Service to Humanity: Assistant Professor Garry Huang (BE(CivilPEng) '04)

Outstanding Achievements of Young Alumni Award: Dr Anastasia Volkova (PhD(Research) '19)

The Convocation Medal for undergraduate leadership: Yinfeng Shen (BCom '21)

The Edmund Barton Medal for postgraduate leadership: Baoying Tong (BE(Hons) '15 MMgt '20)

The John C Harsanyi Medal for innovation: Joseph Bennett (BCom(LibStud) '19 GCDS '19 MDS '21)

The Nigel C Barker Medal for sporting achievement: Madii Himbury (BAppSc(Ex&SportSc) '19 MPH '21)

The Rita and John Cornforth Medal for research excellence: Dr Marilena DeMayo (PhD(Research)'20)

The Sister Alison Bush Medal for contribution to Indigenous community: Dr Gary Fry (PhD(Research) '20)

President's Award (awarded posthumously): Professor Robert Jansen (BSc '68 MBBS '71 MD '87)

Alumni Award for Cultural Contribution: Dr Akram Omeri (PhD (Nursing) '96)

Alumni Award for Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Dr Alexander Abrahams (BDS '82)

Alumni Award for International Achievement: Professor Richard Scolyer (MD '06)

Alumni Award for Professional Achievement: Premesh Chandran (MInternatStud '96)

Alumni Award for Service to Humanity: Dr Andrew Browning (MBBS  '95)

Outstanding Achievements of Young Alumni Award: Dr Hussain Nadim (PhD (Research) '19)

The Convocation Medal for Undergraduate Leadership: Annabelle Traves' (BMus(Perf) '19)

The Edmund Barton Medal for Postgraduate Leadership: Dr Jessica Talbot (BSc(Vet) '12 BVSc '13 PhD (Research) '19)

The John C Harsanyi Medal for Innovation: Dr Mo'ayyad E. Suleiman (PhD(Research) '19)

The Nigel C Barker Medal for Sporting Achievement: Nicholas Phipps (MIntBus '19)

The Rita and John Cornforth Medal for Research Excellence: Dr Michelle Barakat-Johnson (GradCertPainMgt '06 PhD(Research) '19)

The Sister Alison Bush Medal for Contribution to Indigenous community: Dr Bronwyn Bancroft (MSA '03 MVArts '07 PhD(Research) '19)

Alumni Award for Cultural Contribution: Nicole Larkin (BDesArch ’11 MArch ’14)

Alumni Award for Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Edwina Sharrock (BN '03)

Alumni Award for International Achievement: Rosemary Morrow (BScAgr '69)

Alumni Award for Professional Achievement: Susan Lloyd-Hurwitz (BA(Hons) '89)

Alumni Award for Service to Humanity: Rhett Butler AM (BE(Mech) '79 ME '83)

Outstanding Achievements of Young Alumni Award: Elizabeth New (BSc (Adv)(Hons) ’06 MSc ’07)

The Convocation Medal for undergraduate leadership: Emelia Jayne Milliner (BCom BE(Hons) '19)

The Edmund Barton Medal for postgraduate leadership: Hannah Maree Rayner (MD '18)

The John C Harsanyi Medal for innovation: Sally Kim (BPharm '10 MPh(Research) '15 PhD '18)

The Nigel C Barker Medal for sporting achievement: Tom Robertson (BMedSc '16 MPHlth '19)

The Rita and John Cornforth Medal for research excellence: Moritz Merklein (PhD '18)

The Sister Alison Bush Medal for contribution to Indigenous community: Nathan Schrieber (MIndigLangEd '18)

Alumni Award for Cultural Contribution: Michelle Leonard OAM (BMusEd ’93)

Alumni Award for Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Nicholas Molnar (BCom ’12)

Alumni Award for International Achievement: Dr Vandana Joshi MBBS, MPH, DCH (MPHlth ’99)

Alumni Award for Professional Achievement: Professor David Black AO (BSc ’59 MSc ’60)

Alumni Award for Service to Humanity: Professor Rose McGready (MBBS ’90)

Outstanding Achievements of Young Alumni Award: Dr Mohit Tolani (BMedSci (Hons) ’11)

Convocation Medal for Undergraduate Achievement: Sam Coggins (BSc(Agr) '18)

Edmund Barton Medal for Master’s by Coursework Achievement: Georgina Kreutzer (MArch '17)

John C Harsanyi Medal for International Student Achievement: Drew Trahms (MPolEc '17)

Nigel C Barker Medal for Academic and Sporting Achievement: Nicholas Hough (BIT(Hons) '17)

Rita and John Cornforth Medal for PhD Achievement: Dr Kylie Gwynne (PhD '17)

Sister Alison Bush Medal for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Achievement: Dean Cross (BVA '17)
 

The President's Award: Dr Colin Mathers (BSc ’75 PhD ’79)

Alumni Award for Cultural Contribution: Penelope Seidler AM (BArch '64)

Alumni Award for Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Emeritus Professor Vaughan Pratt (BSc '67 MSc '70)

Alumni Award for International Achievement: Antony Walker (BMus ’91)

Alumni Award for Professional Achievement: Dr Patricia Selkirk AAM (BSc ’64 PhD ’69)

Alumni Award for Service to Humanity: Annabelle Chauncy OAM (BA ’07 LLB ’10)

Outstanding Achievements of Young Alumni Award: Eddie Woo (BEd(Second)(Math)(Hons) ’08)

Convocation Medal for Undergraduate Achievement: Philippa Specker (BPsych(Hons) ’17)

Edmund Barton Medal for Master’s by Coursework Achievement: Rhys Michie (MHR ’17)

John C Harsanyi Medal for International Student Achievement: Nate Phumitharanon (BA(Hons) ’17)

Nigel C Barker Medal for Academic and Sporting Achievement: Kane Townsend (BSc(Hons) ’17)

Rita and John Cornforth Medal for PhD Achievement: Dr Lukasz Swiatek (BA(Media&Comms) (Hons) ’11 PhD ’16)

Sister Alison Bush Medal for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Achievement: Geoffrey Winters (BA(Hons) ’11 LLB ’16)

Alumni Award for Cultural Contribution: Ben Quilty (BVA ’96)

Alumni Award for Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Craig Barratt (BSc ’83 BE(Electrical) ’85)

Alumni Award for International Achievement: Tom Beer (BSc ’67)

Alumni Award for Professional Achievement: Roberta Shepherd (DipPhty ’56 DHlthSc(honoris causa) ’16)

Alumni Award for Service to Humanity: Haydn Perndt AM (MBBS ’77)

Young Alumni Achievement Award: Toby Thatcher (BMus(Perf) ’12)

Convocation Medal: Nina Ubaldi (BA(Hons) ’13 LLB ’15)

Edmund Barton Medal: Adam Bruce Fovent (BSc(Adv) ’11 JD ’16)

John C Harsanyi Medal: Ramanan S Arampamoorthy (MCom ’15)

Nigel C Barker Medal: Lavinia Chrystal (BEc(SocSc) ’13 MMgmt (CEMS) ’15)

Rita and John Cornforth Medal: Dr Tomonori Hu (BSc(Adv) ’10 MPhoOpSc ’11 PhD ’15)

Sister Alison Bush Medal: Mykaela Saunders (BEd(AboriginalStud) ’10 MEd(Research) ’15)

Alumni Award for Community Achievement: Joan Hume OAM (DipEd ’69 BA ’69 MA ’84)

Alumni Award International Achievement: Professor Martin Silink AO (MMBS ’65 MD ’74)

Alumni Award Professional Achievement: Professor Mohamed Khadra (MEd ’94 PhD(Medicine) ’99)

Young Alumni Achievement Award: Jordan O’Reilly (BAppSc(OccThpy) ’13)

Convocation Medal: Alistair Kitchen (BA(Hons) ’15)

Edmund Barton Medal: Kerry Chen (BA(Adv)(Hons) ’12 MHPol ’15)

John C Harsanyi Medal: Linsong (Steven) Bai (BDesComp(Hons) ’14)

Nigel C Barker Medal: Hannah Matheson Buckling (BSc ’15)

Rita and John Cornforth Medal: Dr Michael Bowen (BA ’08 BA(Hons) ’10 PhD(Research) ’14)

Sister Alison Bush Medal: Chloe Jade Wighton (BA ’15)

Alumni Award for Community Achievement: Mark Fraser LVO OAM (EMBA ’13)

Alumni Award for Community Achievement: Dr Peter Farrell AM (BE(Chem) ’64)

Alumni Award for International Achievement: Adjunct Professor Barry McCleary (BScAgr ’72 PhD ’76 DAgr ’89)

Alumni Award for Professional Achievement: Dr Amelia Afuha’amango Tu’ipulotu (PhD(Nursing) ’12)

Young Alumni Achievement Award: Dr Lachlan Blackhall (BE(Aerospace) ’07 BSc(AdvMaths) ’07)

Convocation Medal: HY William Chan (BDesArch(DigitalArch) ’11 BDesArch(Hons) ’13)

Edmund Barton Medal: Dr Benjamin Veness (MPH ’14 MBBS '14)

Nigel C Barker Medal: Angela Ballard (BSc ’11 BSc(Hons) ’14)

Rita and John Cornforth Medal: Dr Peter Hobbins (MMedHum ’09 PhD ’14)

Sister Alison Bush Medal: Dr John Gilroy (PhD ’13)

Alumni Award for Community Achievement: Dr Russell Dickens OAM (BVSc ’54 MVSc ’75)

Alumni Award for Professional Achievement: Emeritus Professor Jeremy Davis AM (BEc ’64)

Young Alumni Achievement Award: Julie McKay (EMBA ’11)

Young Alumni Achievement Award: Majok Tulba (MSW ’09)

Convocation Medal: Daniel Ward (BA(Adv) ’09 BA(Hons) '10 LLB ’13)

Edmund Barton Medal: Eloise Howse (BA(Hons) ’12 MPHlth ’13)

John C Harsanyi Medal: Yun Liu (BIGS(Hons) ’13)

Nigel C Barker Medal: Dr Kiernan Dorney (BA ’08 MBBS ’13)

Rita and John Cornforth Medal: Dr Gregory Fox (MIntPHlth ’07 PhD(Medicine) ’13)

Sister Alison Bush Medal: Aaron Ellis (MIL ’13)

Alumni Award for Community Achievement: David Handley (BA ’87 LLB ’89)

Alumni Award for Community Achievement: Mary Kostakidis (BA '77)

Alumni Award for International Achievement: Dr David Hunter (MBBS ’82)

Alumni Award for Professional Achievement: Belinda Hutchinson AC (BEc ’76)

Young Alumni Achievement Award: Dr Eric Knight (BA ’06 LLB ’07 )

Convocation Medal: Andrew Thomas (BEc(Hons) ’11 LLB '13)

Convocation Medal: Patrick Bateman (BEcSocSc(Hons) ’10 LLB ’12)

Edmund Barton Medal: Joanna Whitney (BScVet ’02 BVSc ’04 MVSc(Honoris Causa) ’11)

John C Harsanyi Medal: Christian Sautter (MIntBusLaw ’11)

Nigel C Barker Medal: Alexandra Croak (BAppSc(OT) ’10) MHlthSc(SexHlth) ’12)

Rita and John Cornforth Medal: Dr Jodie Ingles (PhD(Medicine) ’11 MPHlth ‘15)

Sister Alison Bush Medal: Scott Wilson (GradDipIndigH(SubUse) ’10 MIndigH(SubUse) ’12)

Alumni Award for Community Achievement: Anne Crawford AM (BA ’85 BSW ’87)

Alumni Award for International Achievement: Associate Professor Robyn Alders AO (BSc(Vet) ’83 BVetSc ’84 DipVetClinStud ’86)

Alumni Award for International Achievement: David Anstice (BEc '70 HonFellow '09)

Alumni Award for Professional Achievement: Dr Wirginia Maixner (MBBS ’86)

Young Alumni Achievement Award: Corey Payne (BCom ’07 MCom ‘14)

Convocation Medal: Naomi Hart (BA(Hons) ’09 LLB ’11)

Convocation Medal: Nathaniel Ware (BEc(Hons) ’11)

Edmund Barton Medal: Erin Law (MN ’11)

Rita and John Cornforth Medal: Dr Kirsten Harley (BSc ’92 PhD ’10)

*Five Graduate Medal categories were introduced in 2011

Alumni Award for Community Achievement: Clr Clover Moore (BA '69)

Alumni Award for International Achievement: Baroness Rachel Gardner of Parkes AM (BDS '54 Hon Fellow '07)

Alumni Award for Professional Achievement: Dr John Laker AO (BEc '72)

Young Alumni Achievement Award: Ross Langdon (BSc(Arch) '02 BArch '05)

Young Alumni Achievement Award: Jack Manning Bancroft (BA(Media & Comm) '07)

Convocation Medal: Stephanie Mawson (BA(Hons) ’10 MPh(Research) '15)

Alumni Award for Community Achievement: John Studdy AM FCA (BE ’52)

Alumni Award for International Achievement: Sir Michael Hintze AM (BS ’75 BE(Elec) ’77)

Alumni Award for Professional Achievement: Paul Dyer AO (DipMusEd ’81 BMus ’83)

Young Alumni Achievement Award: Anna Rose (BA ’05 LLB ’08)

Convocation Medal: Dr Jack Clegg (BLibStud(Hons) '04 PhD '08 LLB '09)

Convocation Medal: Anna Garsia (BSc(Adv)(Hons) '06 LLB '09)

Alumni Award for Community Achievement: Associate Professor Ross Steele AM (BA '60)

Alumni Award for International Achievement: Professor Charles MacKenzie AO (BSc(Vet) '69 BVetSc '71 PhD '76)

Alumni Award for Professional Achievement: Professor Creswell Eastman (MBBS '65 MD '80)

Young Alumni Achievement Award: Andrew Tanner (BCom ‘04 BE(Mech) '04 EMBA ‘14)

Convocation Medal: Andrew McLeod (BSc(Adv)(Hons) '08 LLB ‘10)

*Three Alumni Achievement Award categories were introduced in 2008

Alumni Award for Achievement in Community Service: Dr Neal Peres Da Costa (BMus '87)

Alumni Award for Achievement in Community Service: Adjunct Associate Professor John Gullotta AM (BPharm '86)

Alumni Award for Achievement in Community Service: Professor John Wong (BSc(Med) '66 PhD(Medicine) '72 MD(Honoris Causa) '95)

Convocation Medal: Nikolas Kirby (BA(Hons) '07 LLB ‘09)

Alumni Award for Achievement in Community Service: Col James AM (DipTCPlan '77)

Alumni Award for Achievement in Community Service: Professor Jocelyn Chey AM (BA '61 PhD '71)

Alumni Award for Achievement in Community Service: Professor Kim Oates AM (MBBS '67 MD '85 DSc '06)

Convocation Medal: Fiona Roughley (BA(Hons) '06 LLB ‘08)

Alumni Award for Achievement in Community Service: Associate Professor Joseph Canalese OAM (MBBS '73)

Alumni Award for Achievement in Community Service: Dr Veronica Lambert (BDS '82)

Convocation Medal: James Cowling (BCST(Hons) '05)

 

Alumni Award for Achievement in Community Service: Hugh Mackay AO (BA '62)

Alumni Award for Achievement in Community Service: Louise Cox AM (BArch '63 DipTCPlan ‘71)

Alumni Award for Achievement in Community Service: Dr Malcolm Deall OAM (BDS '76)

Convocation Medal: Jonathan Bonnitcha (BEc(SocSc) '04 LLB ‘06)

Alumni Award for Achievement in Community Service: Professor Margaret A Burgess AO (MBBS '61 MD '71)

Alumni Award for Achievement in Community Service: Associate Professor Mabel Lee (BA '62 PhD '66)

Alumni Award for Achievement in Community Service: Phillip J Tuckerman AM (BEc '76)

Convocation Medal: Sam Williams (BSc '03 BA(Hons) '03)

Convocation Medal: Louise Pounder (BA '00 LLB '03)

Alumni Award for Achievement in Community Service: Margaret A Davidson (DSCM '53)

Alumni Award for Achievement in Community Service: Iain A Macdonald (Materia Medica '60)

Alumni Award for Achievement in Community Service: Dr Timothy McManus (BVSc '58)

Convocation Medal: Dr Sarah Kummerfeld (BSc(Adv)(Hons) '02)

Alumni Award for Achievement in Community Service: John A Bell AM OBE (BA '63 DLitt(Honoris Causa) '96)

Alumni Award for Achievement in Community Service: Dr Sandra Meihubers (BDS '77 Grad Dip H. Dent '82)

Alumni Award for Achievement in Community Service: Dr Rowan Nicks AO OBE (MD(Honoris Causa) '85)

Convocation Medal: Dr Annaleise Howard-Jones (BSc(Adv)(Hons) '01 MSc '02 MBBS ‘12)

Alumni Award for Achievement in Community Service: Maree Gwendoline Browne (BA '81)

Alumni Award for Achievement in Community Service: Andrew W Gullotta OAM (Materia Medica '62)

Alumni Award for Achievement in Community Service: Dr Donald James Weatherburn (BA '74 PhD '81)

Convocation Medal: Dr Stuart Prescott (BSc(Adv) '00 PhD '04)

Alumni Award for Achievement in Community Service: Rhondda E Figgis Close (Materia Medica '53)

Alumni Award for Achievement in Community Service: Dr Antonia M Scott (BDS '71)

Convocation Medal: Dr Chloe Amy Flutter (BA '99)

Alumni Award for Achievement in Community Service: Dr Maxwell R Banks AM (BSc(Hons) '47)

Alumni Award for Achievement in Community Service: Anne Edgeworth (BSc '42)

Alumni Award for Achievement in Community Service: Hugh H Ralston AM (BE(Aeronautical) '57)

Convocation Medal: Dr Malcolm Kennett (BSc '98 MSc '00)

Alumni Award for Achievement in Community Service: Paul A Pholeros AM (BSc '74 BArch(Hons) '77)

Alumni Award for Achievement in Community Service: Associate Professor Paul J Torzillo AM (MB BS '76)

Convocation Medal: Dr Anthony Henderson (BSc '97)

Convocation Medal: Dr Kathleen Riley (BA '97)

Alumni Award for Achievement in Community Service: Dindy Belinda Vaughan (BA(Hons) '67)

Alumni Award for Achievement in Community Service: Dr Miklos J Pohl OAM (MBBS '73)

Convocation Medal: Dr Josephine Trott (BScAgr '96)

Convocation Medal: Dr Christina Ho (BEc(SocSc) ‘96 PhD ‘04)

Alumni Award for Achievement in Community Service: Major William "Digger" James AC MBE MC OStJ (MBBS '64)

Alumni Award for Achievement in Community Service: Huon M Hassall OAM (BSc(Agr) '56)

Convocation Medal: Dr Benjamin Kremer (BSc '95 LLB '97)

Convocation Medal: Dr Michael Fullilove (BA '94)

Alumni Award for Achievement in Community Service: Dr Berel L Behrens (MBBS '64)

Alumni Award for Achievement in Community Service: James M Gosper AM OBE (BE(Civil) '32)

Alumni Award for Achievement in Community Service: Sydney Saville (BSc(Agr) '51 Dip Ed '52)

Convocation Medal: Dominique Hogan-Doran (BEc(SocSc) '91 LLB ’93 LLM ‘04 

Alumni Award for Achievement in Community Service: Emeritus Professor Ronald Bracewell AO (BSc '41 BE '43 ME '48)

Alumni Award for Achievement in Community Service: Dr Hugh Gordon (BVSc '31 DVSc '69)

Alumni Award for Achievement in Community Service: June Jeremy (MEd '88)

Convocation Medal: Dr Andrew Berry (BSc '91)

Convocation Medal: Dr Anna K Donald (BA '89)

Convocation Medal: Dr Andrew Bell SC (BA '88 LLB '90)

Convocation Medal: Dr Andrew Bell SC (BA '88 LLB '90)

Convocation Medal: Dr Christopher Mark Kelly (BA '86)

Convocation Medal: Jeremy Martin Kriewaldt (BA '83 LLB '85 LLM '94)

Convocation Medal: Chris J. Wilkinson (BSc '80 BE(Civil) '82 BA '91)

Convocation Medal: Alan John (BA '80)