2023 Faculty of Education Awards for Excellence and Recognition

Eighty-eight students made the Dean’s Honour List this year with a GPA of 6.5 or above. 

Dr Simone Blom was named the Early Career Researcher of the Year, while Professor Sue Walker, who has recently been appointed to the Australian Research College of Experts, was named the Faculty’s Researcher of the Year.

A collaborative research publication entitled "Propositional A/r/tography: An Analytical Protocol" published in the Journal of Qualitative Inquiry by Professor Lexi Lasczik, Associate Lecturer Katie Hotko, Professor Amy Cutter-Mackenzie-Knowles, and Tahlia McGahey was recognised as the 2022/23 Outstanding Research Publication, determined by journal rank and Field Weighted Citation Impact.

A Higher Degrees by Research publication shared the limelight with "Out of tune: Perceptions of, engagement with, and responses to mental health interventions by professional popular musicians—A scoping review" published in Psychology of Music by Amy Visser, Dr Megan Lee, Timothy Barringham, Dr Nasim Salehi taking top honours.

The Professional Staff Award for Service was awarded to Senior Curriculum and Accreditation Coordinator Kim Fischer, acknowledging her work that goes above and beyond to provide exceptional service and continuity in extraordinary circumstances.

Faculty of Education academics proved they walk the talk when it comes to education. Three academics were named Educators of the Year with the highest mean student feedback of the last 12 months:  Dr Aidan Coleman, Patrick Bruck and Dr Lisa Siegel. Commendations in the same category went to Stella O’Toole, Robyn Edwards and Amy Mills.

Special student recognition included the Byron Writers Festival Prize to Margaret Andrew and Casey Egan, while the SAGE Award for Service acknowledged the service of the Student Advisory Group for Education (SAGE) leadership team – Josie Hockey, Benjamin Hockey, Angela Ashcroft, Riley Barrett, Bridget Brosi, Luke Hammond, Gemma Betty and Fiona Brown.

Congratulations to all award winners on your well-deserved recognition.

Dean Honours List 2023:

Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Education

Emma Hughes, Claire King, Danielle Reid, Brooke McHutchison, Samantha Darnley-Stuart, Lloyd Gilchrist, Kyah Chillingsworth-Teys, Lucy Collier, Josie Hockey, Deanna Du Plooy, Jake Murphy, Harriet Hooper, Jenny Morey, Ellen King

Bachelor of Early Childhood Education

Bridget Brosi, Holly Adamson

Bachelor of Education

Abbey Tancred, Bethany Ferguson, Bridgette Kelleher, Chantelle Duke, Chelsea Geddes, Chloe Burke, Dean Power, Gypsy Forrest, Helen Edwards, Joanne Symes, Jun Touzel, Kym Bambrook, Meredith Palmer, Rachel Mott, Sarah Maddock, Sonya Holden, Kirsty Bell, Tanisha Faulks, Aimee Fielding, Timothy Browne, Thomas Gray, Trisha Makepeace, Amelia Booth-Barker, Ashleigh Larrescy, Anika Moran, Amalia Pearl, Amy Rutter, Amber Strickland, Brooke Bignell-Cowan, Erin Cardell, Ebony Stride, Georgia Loneragan, Georgia Mossop, Isabelle Wills, Joanne Mills, Jaspreet Virk, Kassia Nathan, Kristy Thorne, Lahni Biggins, Nathan Booth, Renee Burns, Rachel Denis, Robert Lucivero, Sophie Breach, Samuel Clifton, Skyla Rayner, Taylah Gilbert, Michelle McLeod

Bachelor of Technology/Bachelor of Education

Ebanie-Jayne Green, Alan Moss, Ester Karuso-Thurn

Graduate Certificate in Educational Wellbeing

Talia Saban

Graduate Diploma in Education (Early Childhood)

Ashley Gulka, Yuqi Zeng

Master of Education

Julie Acason, Mark Hoppe, Victoria Atkinson, Sebastian McGrath, Abbey Walters, Rachelle Griffin

Master of Teaching

Claire Rankin, Jaimi Mahony, Madeleine Doak, Tamara Albert, Tasmin Archak, Tanya Beaumont, Xueyan Wang, Cameron Spike-Porter, Georgia Instrell, Stefan Edelmann, Steven Wenzel