Award recipients 2025

The Vice-Chancellor’s Awards aim to encourage and recognise exceptional performance from University staff members who demonstrate outstanding achievement in activities that are aligned to the University’s vision and strategic goals. Congratulations to the award recipients!

Recipients by awards

OCTAL Awards

Vice-Chancellor’s University OCTAL Award

  • Dr Sasha Nikolic, Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences

Faculty Academic OCTAL Award

  • Associate Professor Judy Pickard, Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities
  • Professor Helen McGregor, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health

Sessional Academic Faculty OCTAL Award

  • Dr Izabela da Costa Pereira Watts, Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities
  • Thi Du Han, Faculty of Business and Law
  • Kyle Hewitt, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health

Early Career Academic OCTAL Award

  • Dr Anna Sidis, Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities

Vice-Chancellor’s Awards in Research Excellence

Vice-Chancellor's Award for Emerging Researcher

  • Dr Jeff Kelleway, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health

Vice-Chancellor's Award for Emerging Researcher, Highly Commended

  • Dr Damien Esquerre, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health
  • Dr Jeremy Lum, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health

Vice-Chancellor's Award for Outstanding Achievement in Research Partnership and Impact

  • ResectAssist™ Industry Partnership
    • Associate Professor Kara Perrow, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health
    • With Industry Partner
      • FivepHusion

Vice-Chancellor's Award for Outstanding Achievement in Research Partnership and Impact, Highly Commended

  • Future-proofing our Frogs
    • Professor Phillip Byrne, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health
    • Dr Aimee Silla, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health
    • With Industry Partners
      • Wildlife Conservation and Science Zoos Victoria,
      • Taronga Conservation Society Australia,
      • NSW Department of Climate Chance, Energy, the Environment and Water

Vice-Chancellor's Award for Team Research Excellence

  • The Optical Dating Team – Illuminate the prehistory of our species and habitat
    • Professor Bo Li, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health
    • Associate Professor Tim Cohen, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health
    • Dr Nathan Jankowski, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health
    • Dr Ting Cheng, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health
    • Dr Lili Yu, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health
    • Dr Terry Lachlan, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health
    • Karnjamart Puengpaisal, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health
    • Dr Rosaria Saktura, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health

Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Research Supervision for Emerging Researchers

  • Dr Elizabeth Neale, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health

Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Research Supervision, Senior

  • Distinguished Professor Anthony Okely, Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities

Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Research Supervision, Senior, Highly Commended

  • Senior Professor Haiping Du, Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences
  • Associate Professor Anthony Darlawaan McKnight, Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities

Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Community Engagement

  • Palliative Aged Care Outcomes Program (PACOP) Team
    • Bronwyn Arthur, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health
    • Laura Bryce, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health
    • Max Grigg, Information Management and Technology Services
    • Professor Claire Johnson, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health
    • Natalie Joseph, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health
    • Zoe Knight, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health
    • Stephen Moules, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health
    • Kaitlyn Thorne, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health

Vice-Chancellor’s Award For Outstanding Service for Professional Services Staff

  • Rowan Keyes, People and Culture Division
  • Jodie Douglas, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health
  • Taryn McDonnell, The Faculty of Business and Law
  • Lea Trivellion Rowles, Advancement and Communications Division
  • Hannah Davies, Future Education Division
  • Non-UOW Website Project Team
    • Joel Armstrong, Information Management and Technology Services
    • Tyson Bell, Information Management and Technology Services
    • Tess Filippi, Advancement and Communications Division
    • Suzanne Kotevski, Advancement and Communications Division
    • Jasper Smith, Advancement and Communications Division

Rosemary Cooper Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Award

  • Claire Davis, Division of Student Life

Highly Commended

  • Associate Deans of Equity Diversity & Inclusion
    • Associate Professor Shamika Almeida, Faculty of Business and Law 
    • Professor Madeline du Toit, Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences
    • Associate Professor Summer Finlay, Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities
    • Professor Yasmine Probst, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health

Kristy Adams Award for Excellence in Health and Safety

  • Karen Hughes, Division of Student Life

Highly Commended

  • Dr Terry Lachlan, The Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health

Marie Lewis Award

  • Jessica Bezant, Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences

Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Global Strategy

  • Graduate Certificate in Fisheries Management and Development Team
    • Dr Kamal Azmi, Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources & Security
    • Ruth Davis, Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources & Security
    • Dr Aurelie Delisle, Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources & Security
    • Dr Bianca Haas, Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources & Security
    • Professor Quentin Hanich, Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources & Security
    • Dr Rachel Nichols, Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources & Security
    • Emma Purdy, Academic Quality and Standards
    • Lara Regterschot, Academic Quality and Standards

Highly Commended

  • Regina Daniel, Future Students and International Engagement Division

Vice-Chancellor’s Indigenous Advancement Award

The project team and contributors to the The Healing and Recognition Track (HART).

The following representatives will accept the award on behalf of the community who brought this project to life:

  • Associate Professor Anthony Darlawaan McKnight, Indigenous Advancement
  • Catherine Moyle, Indigenous Advancement

25 Years Service Award

  • Dr Jennifer Algie, Faculty of Business and Law
  • Susan Britten, Information Management and Technology Services
  • Associate Professor Adam Clarke, Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities
  • Professor Guy Davidson, Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities
  • Christian Fenn, Information Management and Technology Services
  • Ann-Marie Fletcher, Information Management and Technology Services
  • Professor Stuart Johnstone, Faculty of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities
  • Professor Konstantin Konstantinov, Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences
  • Professor Buyung Kosasih, Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences
  • Dr Jeffrey Moscrop, Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences
  • Professor Stephen Palmisano, Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities
  • Associate Professor Gregory Peoples, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health
  • Sandy-Lee Riley, Division of Student Life
  • Professor Cassandra Sharp, Faculty of Business and Law
  • Nicole Thompson, Infrastructure and Property Division

40 Years Service Award

  • Louie Athanasiadis, Information Management and Technology Services
  • Jo-Anne Dalzell, Library Services

50 Years Service Award

  • Kerrie Gamble, Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences