Australia’s tertiary professionals awarded for best practice

Australia's most valued educators have been recognised at the ATEM / Campus Review Best Practice Awards. Now in its sixth year, the awards were held at the Arts Centre Melbourne on Monday night and rewarded more than 60 professional managers of tertiary education for their achievements. Carl Rallings, president of the Association for Tertiary Education Management (ATEM), said he hoped the awards meant that more educators would be recognised for their hard work. "When these awards were established in 2012, we hoped they would be a catalyst for the increased recognition of the quality of leadership and management in the tertiary education sector," he said. "Now in our sixth year, we are confident we have succeeded in showcasing that quality and increasing the status of professional leaders and managers. "The winners of this year's awards have been selected from an incredibly competitive pool of applicants, in particular the categories of Community and Engagement, People and Culture, Marketing, Communications, Public Relations and Student Engagement. "I would like to congratulate all winners and nominees; it is a wonderful achievement to be nominated for these important awards." Full list of ATEM awards winners Presidents Award: Dr Ian Dobson, Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management Meritorious Service Award: Jacqueline Perdriau, ATEM Certificate of Achievement: Tanya Rubin, Western Sydney University; Jennifer O'Connor, ATEM; Alice Di Pasquale, Deakin University Peter Karmel International Travel Grant: Dr Heather Davis, University of Melbourne Maurie Blank Study Scholarship: Lauren Marsh, Western Sydney University ACCRAO Conference Representation: Scott Nichols, ATEM LH Martin Institute Award for Excellence in Leadership: Catherine Clark, Curtin University ESS Global Award for Excellence in Innovation: Student Futures Employability Team, including Tammy Fitzgerald, Tracey Killeen and Roman Meyer, Monash University Highly Commended: Melissa Hankinson and Grace Bryant, University of Canberra UniBank Award for Excellence in Marketing, Communications and Public Relations: Angelo Kourtis, Western Sydney University Highly Commended: Lara McKay, University of Melbourne AHEIA Award for Excellence in People and Culture: Service Essentials Program Team, including Dr Maria Thomson, Gabriel Collins and Thane Haarhoff, University of Auckland Highly Commended: Tofilau Nina Kirifi-Alai, University of Otago ResearchMaster Award for Excellence in Research Management: Pre-award Team, Research Grants Unit, including Judy Alexander, Kylie Hugo, Dr Adam Koppers, Dr Angela McPherson, University of Newcastle Highly Commended: The College of Asia and the Pacific Research Services Team, including Darlene Sebalj, Dr Marie-Helene Rousseau, Judy Burtenshaw, Sean Downes, Josie Hornung, Catherine Karcher and Suzanne Hainsworth, Australian National University DVE Business Solutions Award for Excellence in School and Faculty Management: Donna Burnett, La Trobe University UniSuper Award for Excellence in Governance and Policy: Melissa Hankinson and Grace Bryant, University of Canberra Highly Commended: Loredana Schwartz, Sarah Stow and Peter Czech, RMIT University The Engagement Australia Award for Excellence in Community Engagement: USQ Stars Project Team, including Peter Munster, Renee Stafleu, Rachel Hennessy, Amy Collingwood, Liz Cavalli, Rachel Watson, Katharine Bigby, Joseph Roberson, Sian Benson, Stephanie Piper and Michelle Patterson, University of Southern Queensland Highly Commended: Allison Simons, Macquarie University The Campus Living Villages Award for Excellence in Student Engagement: Student Support and Retention Team, including Fiona Brady, Janelle Hartwig, Petrina Bruski, Debbie Busiko, Nicholas Teoh and Carrie Esplin, University of Southern Queensland Highly Commended: Engineering Precinct Technical Team, including Scott Abbett, Lincoln Hudson, Melissa Johnston, Glen Barnes, Noel Hartnett Aaron Venn, Greg Paterson, Ben Brownlee, Nathaniel Raup, Michael Johnston and Fiona Kallus, Queensland University of Technology The Universities Australia Award for Outstanding Achiever: Elaine Abery, University of Newcastle