Faculty of Education Awards for Excellence and Recognition

The Faculty of Education Awards for Excellence and Recognition include the Dean’s Honours List for students, SAGE Award for Service, Professional Staff Awards, Research Awards and Teaching & Learning Awards to celebrate the diverse individual and collective achievements that contribute to the realisation of the Faculty of Education’s Mission, Vision and Objectives (MVO). Award recipients are listed here in recognition for their outstanding contribution to the Faculty of Education.

The awards were presented during our annual awards night, 26th November 2021, to honour each outstanding staff and student. Congratulations to previous award and recognition recipients and good luck to all Faculty of Education members as you work towards your goals.

View the recording of the 2021 Faculty of Education Awards Night here

This year's awards ceremony will be held on Friday, 25 November 2022.

2021 Faculty of Education Award Winners

Professional Staff Award for Service

Simon Brown

Faculty Manager

The Professional Staff Award for Service recognises professional staff who go above and beyond to provide exceptional service, or to ensure continuity in extraordinary circumstances, to colleagues and/or students.

Professional Staff Award for Innovation and Improvement

Penny Bredenkamp

Executive Assistant

The Professional Staff Award for Innovation and Improvement recognises professional staff for implementing change/s to our practices that have had a positive impact.

Educator of the Year

Patrick Bruck

Associate Lecturer

Winner determined by teaching feedback metrics - the highest mean student feedback across all sessions/terms for the last 12-month period.

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Researcher of the Year

Associate Professor Wendy Boyd

Associate Dean (Education)

Determined by the most number of registered HERDC publications, successful external grants and HDR completions.

View Wendy's profile

HDR Supervisor of the Year

Professor Lexi Lasczik

Associate Dean (Research)

Determined by student nominations reviewed by a panel including the Dean of Education, other senior academic Faculty of Education staff and an external senior academic member.

View Lexi's profile

Outstanding Research Publication

Associate Professor Wendy Boyd

Associate Dean (Education)

Best ERA eligible publication by a staff member as determined by the Faculty's Research Committee.

“Attracting, retaining and sustaining early childhood teachers: an ecological conceptualisation of workforce issues and future research directions” published in Australian Educational Researcher by Fenech, M., Wong, S., Boyd, W., Gibson, M., Watt, H., Richardson, P.

View Wendy's profile

Early Career Researcher of the Year

Dr Maia Osborn

Research Assistant

Determined by the most number of registered HERDC publications, successful external grants and HDR completions.

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HDR Excellence Award

Megan Kelly

Associate Lecturer

Best ERA eligible publication by a Higher Degree Research (HDR) candidate as determined by the Faculty's Research Committee.

“Student Retention in Higher Education: Why Students Choose to Remain at University” published in Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory and Practice by Nieuwoudt, J.E. & Pedler, M.L.

View Megan's profile

Commendation for Teaching Excellence

This award is determined by teaching feedback metrics, being the second and third highest mean student feedback across all sessions/terms for the last 12-month period.

Jenna Warne (Casual Academic - Teaching)
Richard Waters (Casual Academic - Teaching)

SAGE Award for Service

This award acknowledges the service of the Student Advisory Group for Education (SAGE) leadership team in their efforts to form a diverse and passionate community of students.

Angela Ashcroft (President)
Christina Bijkerk (Vice President)
Kurt Breed (Secretary)

Dean's Honours List

Undergraduate and postgraduate students with a GPA average of 6.5 or above are added to the Dean's Honours List. Undergraduate and postgraduate students must have completed at least four units or two double-weighted coursework units (48 credit points) over a one-year period to be eligible for this highly competitive and prestigious award (from July 2020 to June 2021). For further details on the upcoming 2022 Dean's Honours List criteria, visit Deans Honours List Awards Criteria 2022.

Tahlia McGahey
Francis Mason
Deborah Johnson
Phillips Chambers

Teagan Kujat
Lauren Frankham
Patrick Donnelly
Michelle Wilson
Sarah Mau
Martine Gill
Emily McCredden
Kylie McCaffrey

Kristle Kwok

Peita Bates

Ebony-Rae Devine
Taylor Slattery
Jarrod Taylor
Sharna Lloyd
Colleen Gardener
Emily Opazo
Maddison Devine
Sophie Tory
Taylah Gilbert

Ebony Aston
Karen Hill
Georgia Whitford
Angela Ashcroft
Matthew Scott
Alexandra Anderson
Bianca Low
Tahni Sulendra
Annette McCormick
Natasha MacArthur
Vashti Seymour
Nicole Paton
Jasmin McGregor
Hannah Young
Sally Morrigan
Jenna Dobeson
Jane Venter
Kelly Brown
Samantha Darnley-Stuart
Brianna Henry
Lucy Collier
Ainsleigh Dale

Christopher Eastman
Hayden Goldstraw
Grace Forrester
Ebanie-Jayne Green
Kimberley Kinred
Eliza Cowell
Jessica Lawson

Angela Ashcroft
Brett Anderson
Hayden Goldstraw
Vickie Stokes
Kiran Heckrotte
Ashleigh Larrescy
Michelle McLeod
Jenny Morey
Sarah-Jane Read
Amber Clarke
Katie Wainwright
Elise Hill
Ellen King
Meisha Grant

Sophie Bakhuys

Cassandra Martin
Karen Corden
Maria Ting
Alice Walton
Emily McLoughlin
Fiona Witheridge
Heidi Atkins
Eva-Maria Bobbert
Hooi Ming Wong
Kelly Simpson
Abigail Jagoe
Sunshine Morton

Chantelle Duke
Trisha Makepeace

Josie Hockey
Brie Hancock
Rachel Townson
Alana Novy
Samantha Rauch
Skye Kelly

Image: SAGE Award for Service winners Christina Bijerk (left), Angela Ashcroft (right) and Kurt Breed (absent).

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