Vice-Chancellor’s Awards

Vice-Chancellor’s Office

Several outstanding Deakin staff members have been recognised at the Vice-Chancellor’s Awards for Excellent Contributions.

The awards ceremony was held on Thursday 7 August at the Geelong Waterfront Campus. The awards covered several categories including recognition of long service, teaching excellence, and outstanding contributions to other areas of the University.

Recipients of the Awards are as follows:

2007 Jim and Alison Leslie Award: (for Excellence in Teaching)

Ms Claire Macken, Faculty of Business and Law.

Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Achievement in Teaching and Learning:

Ms Kristin Demetrious, School of Communication and Creative Arts, Mr David O’Brien, Knowledge Media Division and Mr Stephen Segrave from the Institute of Teaching and Learning
Dr Greg Tooley, Ms Susie Macfarlane and Dr Alex Mussap from the School of Psychology.

Deakin University Awards for Teaching Excellence:

Mr Paul Bethell, Faculty of Arts and Education
Dr Leicha Bragg, Faculty of Arts and Education
Mr Adrian Bruch, Faculty of Arts and Education
Dr Neil Burdess, Faculty of Arts and Education
Mrs Julie Clarke, Faculty of Business and Law
Dr Timothy Crowe, Faculty of Health, Medicine, Nursing and Behavioural Sciences
Ms Kristin Demetrious, Faculty of Arts and Education
Dr Katya Johanson, Faculty of Arts and Education
Dr Jane Maidment, Faculty of Health, Medicine, Nursing and Behavioural Sciences
Dr Gaylene Perry, Faculty of Arts and Education
Ms Jo Raphael, Faculty of Arts and Education
Dr Ian Warren, Faculty of Arts and Education.

Vice-Chancellor’s Awards for Distinguished Teaching:

Mrs Julie Clarke, Faculty of Business and Law
Ms Kristin Demetrious, Faculty of Arts and Education
Dr Ian Warren, Faculty of Arts and Education.

WJC Banks Award: (Deakin University Teacher of the Year)

Ms Kristin Demetrious, Faculty of Arts and Education.

Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Contribution to Research: Early Career Researcher:

Dr Matthew Clarke, Faculty of Arts and Education.

Vice-Chancellor’s Awards for Outstanding Contributions to the University through Innovation:

Mr Craig Gibbs, Mr Rowan Brown, Ms Lucina Pickett and Ms Dawn Holroyd from the Logistics Division.

Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Contributions to Internationalisation:

Dr Rodney Arambewela, Faculty of Business and Law.

Vice-Chancellor’s Awards for Outstanding Contributions to Resourcing the University and Developing its Infrastructure:

Mr Glenn Angus, Mr Paul Farley, Ms Anne Foster, Mr Bruce Hogan, Ms Lynda Wilem from the Facilities Management Services Division
Mr David Cogan, Ms Kathleen Felling, Mr Scott Owens from the Faculty of Health, Medicine, Nursing and Behavioural Sciences
Mr Dean Gray and Mr Matthew Prins from the Information Technology Services Division
Ms Anne Horn and Ms Jan Weaver from the University Library
Mr Barry Stewart from the Faculty of Science and Technology
Ms Tess Toop from Research Services Division.

Deakin University 40 Year Service Award:

Mrs Donna Moorfoot, University Library.

Deakin University 35 Year Service Awards:

Ms Gail Atkinson, Division of Student Life
Ms Sue Frances, Faculty of Science and Technology
Mr Gary Franklin, Faculty of Science and Technology
Mr Howard Greenhill, Faculty of Science and Technology.

Deakin University 30 Year Service Awards:

Associate Professor Stephen Alomes, Faculty of Arts and Education
Mr Craige Hicks, University Library
Dr Rod Maclean, Faculty of Arts and Education
Mrs Roslyn Mcmillan, University Library
Mr David Nash, Institute of Koorie Education
Ms Susanne Persic, Division of Student Administration
Ms Anthea Williams, Division of Student Administration
Associate Professor Purushottama Bilimoria, Faculty of Arts and Education
Mr Ian Fox, Knowledge Media Division
Mr Tom Mc Donald, Faculty of Business and Law
Mrs Alison Robins, University Library.

Deakin University 25 Year Service Awards:

Dr Barry Butcher, Faculty of Arts and Education
Mr Geoffrey Cue, Facilities Management Services Division
Ms Amanda Stokes, Logistics Division
Ms Linda Thies, Division of Student Life
Mr Darren Baker, Knowledge Media Division
Mr Bob Collins, Faculty of Science and Technology
Mr Simon Fisher, Faculty of Arts and Education
Mrs Jill Gillham, Finance and Business Services Division
Mr Kenneth Hole, Facilities Management Services Division
Associate Professor Judith Mousley, Faculty of Arts and Education.

The University congratulates these staff members on their outstanding achievement. For further information on teaching awards, please visit the Institute of Teaching and Learning awards website.