The University Medal

University Medals are awarded annually at the discretion of the Academic Board (on the nomination of a School Board) to candidates who have completed the requirements of a Bachelor degree with first class honours and who at all times have demonstrated a very high standard of academic achievement. University Medals are normally only awarded to students with a course Grade Point Average of Distinction (6.00) in their undergraduate degree (excluding honours year units), and where a minimum of 66% of the award has been completed at Southern Cross University.

Prizes

The ABC North Coast Cultural Diversity Prize – $200

Awarded to the most outstanding graduating student in the Bachelor of Media.
Donated by ABC North Coast

The Australasian Society of Victimology Prize – $100

Awarded to the student achieving the best result in the unit LAW00120 Victimology
Donated by Australasian Society of Victimology

The Australian Cultural Studies Prize – $440

Awarded to the graduating student with the best Grade Point Average in the Bachelor of Arts and who has completed the study of a Cultural Studies major.
Donated by the Estate of Scott M Offord

The Australian Psychological Society Limited (APS) Prize – 12 months associate membership

Awarded to the best Honours student within the final year of the Bachelor of Psychology with Honours.
The Australian Psychological Society Ltd

The Australian Taxation Office Award for Taxation Law – $1,000

Awarded to the Bachelor of Business student achieving the highest grade in the Taxation or Advanced Taxation unit within the Accounting or Advanced Accounting Major, with the highest overall Course Grade Point Average.
Australian Taxation Office

The Barry Poole Memorial Prize – $500

Awarded to the graduating student with the best academic performance in the Bachelor of Business in Tourism course.
Donated by the School of Tourism and Hospitality Management.

The Gnibi Indigenous Community Engagement Prize – $500

Awarded to the graduating student from a course coordinated by Gnibi. The student must have demonstrated significant contributions to Indigenous Communities.
Donated by the Gnibi College of Indigenous Australian Peoples

The Centre for Coastal Management Prize – $250

Awarded to the graduating student with the best academic performance in the Bachelor of Applied Science, Bachelor of Environmental Science and Bachelor of Marine Science and Management courses.
Donated by the School of Environment, Science and Engineering

The Coffs Harbour City Council Prize – $300

Awarded to the highest performing graduating student (as determined by the highest grade point average) in the Bachelor of Business in Hotel and Catering Management at the Coffs Harbour Campus.
Donated by Coffs Harbour City Council

The Coffs Harbour Rotary Club Prize – $200 to student (Perpetual Trophy to be presented each year)

Awarded to the student who has achieved the highest result in Year 2 of the Bachelor of Hotel and Catering Management at the Coffs Harbour Campus.
Donated by the Rotary Club of Coffs Harbour Incorporated

The Gnibi Indigenous Support Prize – $500

Awarded to an Indigenous graduate with the highest Grade Point Average in his/her course.
Donated by the Gnibi College of Indigenous Australian Peoples

The CPA Australia Prize for Best First Year Accounting Student – $300

Awarded to the Bachelor of Business student with the best overall result in all first year core units including meritorious performance in the first year accounting unit/s.
Donated by CPA Australia

The CPA Australia Prize for Best Second Year Accounting Student – $300

Awarded to the Bachelor of Business student with the best overall result in the second year units of an accounting major.
Donated by CPA Australia

The CPA Australia Prize for Best Graduating Student – $300

Awarded for the best overall result in third year accounting units in an accounting major.
Donated by CPA Australia

The Darrel Chapman Memorial Prize – $150

Awarded to the graduating student in the Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Science with the highest Grade Point Average calculated over the whole course.
Donated by the Department of Exercise Science and Sport Management

The Institute of Chartered Accountants Award for Outstanding First Year Accounting Student – $500

Awarded to the Bachelor of Business student achieving the highest grade in the Introduction to Accounting unit within the Accounting Major, with the highest overall Course Grade Point Average.

The Institute of Chartered Accountants Award for Outstanding Second Year Accounting Student – $500

Awarded to the Bachelor of Business student achieving the highest grade in the Management Accounting unit within the Accounting Major, with the highest overall Course Grade Point Average.

The Institute of Chartered Accountants Award for Outstanding Third Year Accounting Student – $750

Awarded to the Bachelor of Business student achieving the highest grade in the Contemporary Issues in Accounting unit within the Accounting Major, with the highest overall Course Grade Point Average.

The Natural and Complementary Medicine Academic Achievement Award – $300

Awarded to the graduating student with the highest Grade Point Average in the Bachelor of Naturopathy.
Donated by the Department of Natural and Complementary Medicine

The Natural and Complementary Medicine Clinical Achievement Award – $300

Awarded to the graduating student with the most outstanding clinical achievement in the Bachelor of Naturopathy.
Donated by the Department of Natural and Complementary Medicine

The Environmental Defender's Office Northern Rivers Environmental Law Prize – $250

Awarded to the student who receives the highest mark in the unit LAW00118 Environmental Law.
Donated by Environmental Defenders Office (Northern Rivers) Ltd

The Far North Coast Law Society Prize – $100

Awarded to the student achieving the best result in the unit LAW10157 Australian Legal System.
Donated by the Far North Coast Law Society

The Gairbraid Scholarships – Determined annually

Awarded to the most meritorious male or female school leaver in their first year of a course at Southern Cross University (Coffs Harbour Campus), taking into account their financial circumstances, who in their previous year gained their HSC from a public high school in the Coffs Harbour region.
Donated by the Estate of Mrs Edith Maclean

The Harry Shand Memorial Prize – $300

Awarded to the Bachelor of Nursing graduate with an interest in Community Health Nursing as well as high academic performance over the duration of the course.
Donated by the Far North Division, Australian Dental Association, NSW Branch

The Gnibi School Prize – $500

Awarded to any student on graduation with the highest Grade Point Average in any Gnibi course.
Donated by the Gnibi College of Indigenous Australian Peoples

The Jim Bloomfield Memorial Prize – $500

Awarded to the full-time student with the best overall performance in the first year of a Humanities or Social Science undergraduate course at the Coffs Harbour Campus as determined by highest Grade Point Average. Donated by Rotary Club of Coffs Harbour City Inc

The John and Sheilagh Kaske Memorial Fellowship – $5,000

Awarded to the graduating student with the most outstanding performance in Visual Arts.
Donated by John and Sheilagh Kaske

The Judith McGilvray Memorial Prize – $500

Awarded to the graduating student with the best academic performance in the Bachelor of Environmental Tourism Management.
Donated by the School of Tourism and Hospitality Management together with the School of Environment, Science and Engineering.

The Kaske Awards – 6 x $500

Awarded to the first and second year students with the best performance in visual arts studio studies. Categories: Printmaking, 3D Studies and Painting.
Donated by John and Sheilagh Kaske

The Law Society of New South Wales Prize for Professional Conduct – $1000

Awarded to the undergraduate Bachelor of Laws student who receives the highest mark in the unit LAW00519 Professional Conduct.
Donated by The Law Society of New South Wales

The LexisNexis On-Line Legal Research Prize – Seven (7) × 6-month subscriptions to a selected number of on-line databases, each package valued at around $5,000

Awarded to the best student in each of the following units: Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, Law of Torts, Legal Research and Writing, Foundation of Torts, Family Law Practice, Criminal Law and Procedure.
Donated by LexisNexis

The Lismore City Council Mayoral Prize for Waste Related Studies (Waste Technology) – $250

Awarded to the student who achieves the highest grade point average in the unit ENS00218 Waste Technology.
Donated by Lismore City Council

The Lismore City Council Mayoral Prize for Waste Related Studies (Integrated Project) – $250

Awarded to the student who achieves the highest grade point average in the third year unit SCI00211 Integrated Project on waste related topic.
Donated by Lismore City Council

The Meredith Prize – $2,000 comprising of a plaque and cash payment

Awarded to the Doctor of Business Administration graduate with the most outstanding thesis.
Donated by Emeritus Professor Meredith/Faculty of Business and Law

The Metagenics Excellence in Nutrition Award – Complimentary attendance to either a Hemaview or VLA Training Program (Excluding equipment) – Valid for 18 Months

Awarded to the most outstanding graduating student in the Bachelor of Naturopathy in the area of nutrition.
Donated by Health World Limited

The New South Wales Bar Association Prize for Ethics – $250

Awarded to the Bachelor of Laws student with the highest mark in the unit LAW00519 Professional Conduct.
Donated by The New South Wales Bar Association

The New South Wales Bar Association Prize for Evidence and Civil Procedure – $250

Awarded to the Bachelor of Laws student with the highest mark in the unit LAW00114 Evidence and Civil Procedure.
Donated by The New South Wales Bar Association

The New South Wales Bar Association Prize for The Philosophy of Law – $250

Awarded to the Bachelor of Laws student with the highest mark in the unit LAW00520 The Philosophy of Law.
Donated by The New South Wales Bar Association

The New South Wales Bar Association Prize for Legal Process – $250

Awarded to the Bachelor of Laws student with the highest mark in the unit LAW00111 Legal Process.
Donated by The New South Wales Bar Association

The Northern Star Prize – $200

Awarded to the most outstanding graduating student in the journalism major of the Bachelor of Media.
Donated by The Northern Star

The Prospectors Earth Sciences Pty Ltd Prize – Estwing pick to the value of $108

Awarded to the student in the Bachelor of Applied Science, Bachelor of Environmental Science or Bachelor of Marine Science and Management with the best academic performance in the unit Earth Systems 1: The Lithosphere.
Donated by Prospectors Earth Sciences Pty Ltd

The Quota International of Coffs Harbour Prize – $1000

Awarded to a full-time student enrolled at the Coffs Harbour Campus of Southern Cross University, who, if of sufficient merit, achieves the most distinguished results in their course of study. Merit will be determined by Grade Point Average and evidence of an ongoing commitment to community service.
Donated by Quota International of Coffs Harbour Inc.

The Real Estate Institute Prize – Determined annually

Awarded to the student enrolling in the second year of full-time studies in the Bachelor of Business degree at the Coffs Harbour Campus, who achieved the best overall result in the economics units, and a pass or better in all other units undertaken in the first year of the Bachelor of Business.
Donated by the Coffs Harbour Branch of the Real Estate Institute of NSW

The Royal College of Nursing Australia – The High Achiever Award – One year membership of the Royal College of Nursing, Australia – $368

Awarded for outstanding performance and commitment to the profession during the course of his/her studies in nursing.
Donated by the Royal College of Nursing Australia

The Southern Cross Mathematical Association Mathematics I Prize – $100

Awarded on the recommendation of the School of Education to the Bachelor of Education student with the most outstanding performance in the unit Curriculum Studies: Mathematics I.
Donated by the School of Education

The Southern Cross Mathematical Association Mathematics II Prize – $100

Awarded on the recommendation of the School of Education to the Bachelor of Education student with the most outstanding performance in the unit Curriculum Studies: Mathematics II.
Donated by the School of Education

The S+P Lawyers Prize – $300

Awarded to the graduating student with the best academic performance in the Bachelor of Laws with Honours or Bachelor of Laws (Double Degrees) with Honours courses, as determined by the highest Grade Point Average.
Donated by S+P Lawyers

The Sustainable Futures Australia Prize – $75

Awarded to the student with the most outstanding achievement in the field of sustainability.
Donated by Sustainable Futures Australia

The Thomas Noble and Russell Prize for Accounting – $250

Awarded to the best student in the Bachelor of Business (Accounting) as determined on academic grounds by the School Board.
Donated by Thomas Noble and Russell, Chartered Accountants

The Tony Pagotto Prize for Law Placement – $100

Awarded to the student achieving the best result in the unit LAW00123 Law Placement.
Donated by The Far North Coast Law Society

The Ray Balzer Prize for Criminal Law – $100

Awarded to the student achieving the best result in the unit LAW00050 Criminal Law.
Donated by The Far North Coast Law Society

The Jack Riley Prize for Commercial Law – $100

Awarded to the student achieving the best result in the unit LAW00523 Commercial Law.
Donated by The Far North Coast Law Society

The Ross Reid Prize for Conveyancing – $100

Awarded to the student achieving the best result in the unit LAW00057 Conveyancing Law.
Donated by The Far North Coast Law Society

The Fred Herron Prize for Mediation – $100

Awarded to the student achieving the best result in the unit LAW00214 Mediation and Dispute Resolution.
Donated by The Far North Coast Law Society

The Wappett and Partners Prize for Financial Accounting – $250

Awarded to the student, if of sufficient merit, with the best result in the unit ACC00145 Financial Reporting.
Donated by Wappett and Partners, Chartered Accountants

The Warren Brauer Memorial Prize – Homoeopath Dispensary to the value of $500

Awarded to the Naturopathy award graduate who has exhibited a high level of proficiency in the understanding and application of homeopathy.
Donated by Brauer Natural Medicine Pty Ltd

The Yeates Prize – Determined Annually

Awarded to the full-time student enrolled at the Coffs Harbour Campus of Southern Cross University, who, if of sufficient merit, achieves the most distinguished results in the first year of his or her course of study. Merit will be determined by Grade Point Average.
Donated by the Estate of Mrs Marnie Yeates

Updated: 27 February 2012