Staff Awards for Excellence

Awards for Teaching

Innovative Curriculum Design

• Johanna Brugman - winner

Contribution to Student Experience, by a Casual staff member

• Danica Knezevic - co-winner
• Benjamin Chadbond - co-winner
• Brittany Denes - honourable mention
• Vanessa Brewster - honourable mention

Consistent Teaching Excellence (over at least five years)

• Mohammed Makki - co-winner
• Nicola Hardcastle - co-winner
• Maurice Cohen - co-winner

Awards for Research

Research Excellence ECR - External Funding

• Mohammed Makki - winner

Research Excellence ECR Publication

• Arezoo Shirazi - winner

Research Excellence ECR - NTRO

• Kate Scardifield - winner
• Samantha Donnelly - honourable mention

Peer Mentorship (Research)

• Pernille Christensen - winner
• Peter McNeil - honourable mention

Awards for Service

 Academic Leadership (Course Director)

• Gabriela Quintana Vigiola - winner
• Peter Smith - honourable mention

Academic Leadership (Other Academic Staff)

• Brooke Jackson - winner
• Sidney Newton - honourable mention

Awards for Engagement

 Highest Impact Research Project or Achievement

• Jesse Adams Stein - winner

Highest Impact Public Event (Research, Teaching, or Engagement-related)

• Anthony Burke – winner
• Chris Brown - honourable mention

Highest Impact Industry Partnership (Research, Teaching, or Philanthropy)

• Campbell Drake - co-winner
• Samantha Donnelly - co-winner
• Allan Teale - co-winners
• Cherine Fahd - honourable mention

Award for Industry

Unsung Industry Hero - Outstanding Partner in Research or Teaching

• Charter Hall Teaching Team - Sheridan Ware - winner

Awards for Professional

Effective Troubleshooter

• Pang Lim - winner
• Eva Garcia - honourable mention
• Stephanie Whyte - honourable mention

Highest Impact Service Innovation

• Dolly Guiott - co-winner
• Christine Sindel - co-winner
• Operations Team - Diane Yelavic, Deborah Magard, Debra Luke, and Yenny Gunawan - co-winner

Highest Impact Improvement of Student Experience

• Georgina Donovan - winner
• Jacob Hirsh - honourable mention

Outstanding Team Leadership

• Eva Garcia - winner
• Robyn Murphy - honourable mention

Awards for Teaching

Innovative response to online teaching challenges

• Gabriela Quintana Vigiola - co-winner
• Lin Wei - co-winner

Contribution to student experience, by a Casual staff member

• Amela Peric - winner
• Nahum McLean - runner-up

Innovative use of technology and learning technology

• Chris Brown - winner

Peer Mentorship (Teaching)

• Zoë Sadokierski - winner

Consistent Teaching Excellence (over at least five years)

• Rod Walden - co-winner
• Karena Viglianti - co-winner

Awards for Research

Research Excellence ECR - External Funding

• Rod Walden, Anton Nemme, Berto Pandolfo, Stefan Lie - winners
• Phillippa Carnemolla - runner-up

Research Excellence ECR Publication

• Lois Towart - co-winner
• Thomas Lee - co-winner

Peer Mentorship (Research)

• Thomas Lee - winner

Awards for Service

Academic Leadership (Course Director)

• Luke Tipene - co-winner
• Peter Smith - co-winner

Academic Leadership (Academic Staff)

• Toby Slade - winner
• Sara Wilkinson - runner-up

Awards for Engagement

Highest impact research project or achievement

• Martin Loosemore (academic) - winner

Highest impact public event (research, teaching, or engagement-related)

• Cherine Fahd (academic) - winner

Highest impact Industry partnership (research, teaching, or philanthropy)

• Sarah Jane Jones (academic) - co-winner
• Shankar Sankaran (academic) - co-winner

Awards for Professional

Effective Troubleshooter

• Diane Yelavic - winner
• Greg Martens - runner-up
• APO Team - honourable mention

Highest impact service innovation

• DAB Workshops Technical Staff - DAB Technical Resources Sharepoint site. Greg Martens, Gwyn Jones, Tran Dang, Tony Jones, Andrew Purnell, Richard Musgrove, Brooke Zhang, Phil Inwood, Nancy Wu, Milena Ratkovic - co-winner (teams)
• Production Support Team – DAB Technical Resources Sharepoint Site. Robyn Murphy, Jason Benedek, Sarah Marsh, Simon Harris, Finn Marchant – co-winner (teams)
• Kuldip Dhillon - winner (individual)

Peer mentor of the year

• Dolly Guiott - winner

Award for Industry

Unsung Industry Hero

• Dave Higgon - winner

Awards for Teaching

Innovative Response to Online Teaching

• Simone Rosenbauer – winner

Contribution to student experience, by a casual staff member

• Biljana Jancic – winner
• Mukesh Ray – honourable mention

Innovative use of technology and learning technology

• Chris Brown – winner

Peer Mentorship (Teaching)

• Pernille Christensen – winner

Consistent Teaching Excellence (over at least 5-years)

• Nicola Hardcastle – winner
• Hera Antoniades – honourable mention

Awards for Research

Research Excellence (ECR) – External Funding

• Phillippa Carnemolla – co-winner
• Jesse Adams Stein – co-winner

Research Excellence (ECR) – Publication

• Yongjian Ke – winner

Research Excellence (ECR) – NTRO

• Kate Scardifield – winner

Peer Mentorship (Research)

• Sidney Newton – winner 

Awards for Service

Academic Leadership (Course Director)

• Janet Ge – winner

Academic Leadership (Other Academic)

• Peter Smith – winner
• Mohammed Makki – honourable mention

Special Committee Award: “Excellence and Outstanding Service”

• Cathy Killen – winner

Awards for Engagement

Highest impact research project or achievement

• Sara Wilkinson – winner
• Leena Thomas – honourable mention

Highest impact Industry Partnership (Research, Teaching or Philanthropy)

• Integrated Product Design Research (IDP-R) Group – Berto Pendolfo, Roderick Walden, Anton Nemme, Stefan Lie – winner

Highest impact public event (research, teaching or engagement related)

• Shankar Sankaran – winner
• Fashion and Textile Program – Timo Rissanen, Armando Chant, Alyssa Choat, Alana Clifton-Cunningham, Cecilia Heffer, Todd Robinson, Donna Sgro, Toby Slade – honourable mention

Awards for Professional

Effective Troubleshooter

• Academics Programs Office (APO) Team – Dolly Guiott, Michelle Nayve, Renee Jones, Debbie Luke, Jade Wendt, Stephanie Whyte – winner

Highest impact service innovation

• Winner: Dolly Guiott – winner
• Betty Romero & Sumathy Venkatesh – honourable mention

Peer Mentor of the Year (Professional)

• Christine Sindel – co-winner
• Chloe Yeung – co-winner

CAP Award Winners Individual Awards DAB

Exceptional performance in a particular aspect of their work

• Mary-Anne Della Bosca, Executive Assistant HOS Architecture 
• Andrew Purnell, Technical Officer

Personal dedication and commitment to outcomes-oriented customer focus

• Dolly Guiott, Senior Academic Programs Officer
• Michelle Nayve, Senior Academic Programs Officer
• Chloe Yeung, Executive Assistant Deans Unit

Exceptional leadership that has resulted in enhanced group, section or departmental performance

• Melissa Bradbrook, Executive Assistant Team Leader Deans Unit
• Mikhaela Rodwell, Research Manager 

Innovation in significantly improving operating systems, technical procedures or administrative practices

• Tran Dang, Technical Support – Casual – AFL
• Jason Benedek, Production Support Lead
• Sumathy Venkatesh, Administration Officer School of Design
• Brooke Zhang, Technical Officer – DAB Digital MakerSpace

CAP Award Winner Team Awards

• Sarah Henning – for the work she did across the university in establishing the Hardship Fund for Casual Staff