Honorary Awards Committee
The Honorary Awards Committee advises Council on policy relating to honorary awards and recommends nominations for honorary awards.
Contact
Sarah Ellem
Executive Support Officer (External)
telephone 02 9514 2556
email Sarah.Ellem@uts.edu.au
Committee details
2025 meeting dates
Wednesday 15 October, commencing at 1pm
Composition and membership
Composition
The Honorary Awards Committee consists of the following positions:
- Chancellor (Chair)
- Deputy Chancellor
- Vice-Chancellor or nominee
- a Deputy Vice-Chancellor
- University Secretary
- Chair, Academic Board
- three members of Council
- one academic staff member of Council
Membership
| Position | Membership | Current Term |
|---|---|---|
| Chancellor (Chair) | Catherine Livingstone, AC | ex officio |
| Deputy Chancellor | Dr John Laker, AO | ex officio |
| Vice-Chancellor or nominee | Professor Andrew Parfitt | ex officio |
| A Deputy Vice-Chancellor | Professor Vicki Chen | ex officio |
| University Secretary | William Paterson | ex officio |
| Chair, Academic Board | Professor Anthony Dooley | ex officio |
| Three members of Council | Dr Jack Steele Richard Howes Kim McKay AO | 1 November 2024 to 31 October 2026 |
| One academic staff member of Council | Professor Robert Czernkowski Professor Thalia Anthony | 1 November 2024 to 31 October 2025 1 November 2025 to 31 October 2026 |
Positions on the committee are in accordance with its composition.
Charter
The UTS Honorary Awards Committee Charter (PDF) outlines the committee's roles, responsibilities, composition and the manner in which it discharges its responsibilities for UTS.
Responsibilities
The committee will:
- have oversight of the Honorary Titles and Awards Policy
- consider nominations for honorary awards
- recommend to Council nominations for honorary awards according to the policy; and procedures adopted by Council.
Performance
The committee will review its performance annually against the charter.
Quorum
The quorum at any meeting of a Council committee or board, shall, unless another number is fixed for a particular committee or board, be one-half of the members of the committee or board for the time being but, if one-half is not a whole number, shall be the next higher whole number.
