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Awards & Prizes
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| Illawarra Regional Information Service - John Steinke Prize in Economics |
$500 + plaque
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The prize shall be awarded to the outstanding student who has earned the highest mark in 300 level Economics subjects (Commerce Schedule C3) during the same academic year (Autumn/Spring Sessions) and who is enrolled in at least 16 credit points of Economics 300 level subjects (C3). No student shall be eligible to win the prize more than once. The prize will be awarded only if there is a candidate of sufficient merit as indicated by achieving a WAM or 75 or above.
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2008 Recipient - Alexandra McDermott
2007 Recipient - Joseph Caruana
2006 Recipient - Alexander Kerr
2005 Recipient - Natalie Viselli
2004 Recipient - Bence Szabo
2003 Recipient - John Burgess
2002 Recipient - Michelle Thomas-Kerr
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| Pearson Australia Prize in Introductory Macroeconomics |
$250 book voucher
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The award shall be open to an outstanding student, from any faculty, who successfully completes ECON101 on the Wollongong campus in the Summer, Autumn or Spring Session of a given academic year. The student who has achieved the highest aggregate mark in ECON101 will be awarded the prize. The prize will be awarded only if there is a candidate of sufficient merit. In the event of a tie, the prize will be shared.
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2008 Recipient - Shane Riley
2007 Recipients - Adam Cosic, Iltaf Khan, Matthew Moffitt
2006 Recipient - Alexandra McDermott
2005 Recipient - Leah Reid
2004 Recipient - Ryan Thomas
2003 Recipient - Chau Thanh Nguyen
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| Pearson Australia Prize in Quantitative Methods I |
$250 book voucher
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The award shall be open to an outstanding student, from any faculty, who successfully completes COMM121 on the Wollongong campus in the Summer, Autumn or Spring Session of a given academic year. The student who has achieved the highest aggregate mark in COMM121 will be awarded the prize. The prize will be awarded only if there is a candidate of sufficient merit. In the event of a tie, the prize will be shared.
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2008 Recipient - Rocco Musumeci
2007 Recipient - Keren Green
2006 Recipient - Alexandra McDermott & Tanya Livermore
2005 Recipient - James Bishop
2004 Recipient - Evan McSweeney
2003 Recipient - Megan Coall
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| Prize in Introductory Microeconomics |
$500
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The award shall be open to an outstanding student, from any Faculty, who successfully completes ECON111 on the Wollongong campus in the Summer, Autumn or Spring Session of a given academic year. The student who has achieved the highest aggregate mark in ECON111 will be awarded the prize. The prize will be awarded only if there is a candidate of sufficient merit. In the event of a tie, the prize will be shared.
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2008 Recipients - Filipe Barros & Thomas Simnadis
2007 Recipient - Kylie White
2006 Recipient - Justin Ayre & Nicholas Southall
2005 Recipient - James Bishop
2004 Recipient - Anthony Flint
2003 Recipients - Cornelia Alchin & Troy Fraser
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| Illawarra Business Chamber Prize in Intermediate Macroeconomics |
$500
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The award shall be open to an outstanding student, from any Faculty, who successfully completes ECON205 on the Wollongong campus in the Summer, Autumn or Spring Session of a given academic year. The student who has achieved the highest aggregate mark in ECON205 will be awarded the prize. The prize will be awarded only if there is a candidate of sufficient merit. In the event of a tie, the prize will be shared.
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2008 Recipient - Tim Freestone
2007 Recipient - James Bishop, Lidia Bolla
2006 Recipient - Alexandra McDermott & Jessica Todhunter
2005 Recipient Yuyun Feng
2004 Recipient Daniel Meiers
2003 Recipients Kent Ormond & Bradley Chruszcz
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| Kenneth A. Blakey Prize in Intermediate Microeconomics |
$500
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The award shall be open to an outstanding student, from any Faculty, who successfully completes ECON215 on the Wollongong campus in the Summer, Autumn or Spring Session of a given academic year. The student who has achieved the highest aggregate mark in ECON215 will be awarded the prize. The prize will be awarded only if there is a candidate of sufficient merit. In the event of a tie, the prize will be shared.
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2008 Recipient - Jessica Pratten
2007 Recipient - Alexandra McDermott
2006 Recipient - Jessica Todhunter
2005 Recipient Douglas Robson
2004 Recipient - Megan Coall
2003 Recipient Evan McSweeney
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| GHD Meyrick Prize in Economics | $500 |
The award shall be made to the student who, in the final year of their degree at the first attempt, attained the best overall mark for ECON305 Economic Policy during the previous academic year.
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2008 Recipient - Alexandra McDermott
2007 Recipient - Daniel Argent
2006 Recipient - Timothy Atkin
2005 Recipient - Benjamim Fitzgerald
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| GHD Meyrick Prize in Economics Honours | $500 | The award shall be made to the student who receives the best overall mark in the Bachelor of Commerce (Economics) Honours. |
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