Award recipients 2021

The Vice-Chancellor's OCTAL Award

• Dr Helen Rienits, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health

Faculty OCTAL Award

• Dr Sharna Wiblen, Faculty of Business and Law
• Ed Tech Team: 
  • Dr David Porter, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health
  • Helen Jamieson, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health
  • Adrian Moody, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health
• Dr Gai Lindsay, Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities
• Associate Professor Alison Thirlwall, UOW Dubai
• Dr Yim-Mei Kiano Luk (Highly Commended), UOW Hong Kong
• KIU Kin-yan, Judy (Highly Commended), UOW Hong Kong

Sessional Staff OCTAL Award

• Dr Armin Alimardani, Faculty of Business and Law
• Jiahong Zhao, Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences
• Dr Nikki Curthoys, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health
• Dr Trudy Costa, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health
• Dr Ellie Crookes, Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities
• Mrs Corinne Green, Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities

OCTAL Early Career Faculty Teaching Award

• Dr Searat Ali, Faculty of Business and Law
• Dr Conor West, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) Portfolio

Program OCTAL Award

• Master of Educational Leadership Team:
  • Dr Kylie Lipscombe, Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities
  • Dr Paul Kidson, Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities
  • Associate Professor Sharon Tindall-Ford, Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities

OCTAL for Professional Services Staff Award 

• Dr Faisel Tubbal, Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences

Vice-Chancellor's Research Excellence Award for Researcher of the Year

• Professor Jun Chen, AIIM Research Facility
• Professor Justin Yerbury (Highly Commended), Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health
• Senior Professor Chris Gibson (Highly Commended), Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities

Vice-Chancellor's Research Excellence Award for Emerging Researcher

• Dr Yunxiao Wang, AIIM Research Facility
• Dr Aimee Silla (Highly Commended), Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health

Vice-Chancellor's Interdisciplinary Research Excellence Award

• Project Openability：
  • Associate Professor Karen Walton, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health
  • Dr Alison Bell, Faculty of the Arts Social Sciences and Humanities
  • Dr Alaster Yoxall

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

• Project SMART Recovery:
  • Associate Professor Peter Kelly, Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities
  • Dr Alison Beck, Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities
  • Elizabeth Dale, Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities
  • Dr Briony Larance, Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities
  • Professor Kathleen Clapham, Faculty of Business and Law
  • Dr Rowena Ivers, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health
  • Dayle Raftery, Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities
  • Senior Professor Frank Deane
    Industry Partners: SMART Recovery Australia and SMART Recovery International
• Project GenieUS (Highly Commended):
  • Associate Professor Lezanne Ooi, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health

Vice-Chancellor's Award for Research Supervision 

• Professor Kristine French, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health 

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

• Dr Thomas Birtchnell, Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities
• Dr Nicole Cook (Highly Commended), Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities

Vice-Chancellor's Award for Global Strategy

• Amanda Hiron, Transnational Education and Alliances
• Kristine Sheridan (Highly Commended), Governance and Legal Division

Vice-Chancellor's Award for Outstanding Professional Services Staff

• Emma Leslie, Strategic Marketing and Communications Division
• Lisa Simmons, Research Services Office
• Darren Smith, Human Resources Division
• Early Admissions Team:
• Doug Sweeney, Student Recruitment Division
• Emily Laycock, Student Recruitment Division
• Stewart Mailer, Student Recruitment Division
• Deborah Neich, Student Recruitment Division
• Jeremy King, Student Recruitment Division
• Patrick O’Connor, Student Recruitment Division
• Brooke Dixon, Student Recruitment Division
• Kevin Rhodes, Student Recruitment Division
• Xanthe Knox, Future Education
• Chris Hadley, Shoalhaven Campus
• Financial Hardship Grant Scheme Team:
• Deborah Porter, Student and Accommodation Services Division
• Rowena Sullivan, Student and Accommodation Services Division
• Brett Mackey, Future Education
• Meagan Torrens, Financial Services Division
• Georgie Mason, Student and Accommodation Services Division
• Amanda Jennings, Student Recruitment Division
• Alexander Duda, Student and Accommodation Services Division
• Nhan Nguyen, Student and Accommodation Services Division
• Library Business Continuity Team (on behalf of the UOW Library Team):
• Georgina Konstanta, Library
• Keith Brophy, Library
• Leanne Webster, Library
• Brian Cox, Library
• Donna Dee, Library
• Jo-anne Lombardi, Library

Rosemary Cooper Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Award

• Williamson Jones Team:
  Penny Williamson and Associate Professor Brian Jones
  SEALS, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health

Marie Lewis Award

• Bethany Pye-Respondek, Future Education
• Meaghan Koch (Highly Commended), Advancement Division

Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Community Engagement

• Food+ With Care Initiative
• Lorelle Pollard, Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences
• Sarah Lisle, Pro-Vice Chancellor (Students)
• Erin Snape, Faculty of Business and Law
• Ian Butler, Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities
• Thomas Quinn, UOW Pulse
• Jonas Ostersen, Faculty of Business and Law
• Katrina Gamble, Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities
• Craig Youd, Facilities Management Division 

• Science Space Team (Highly Commended)
• Dr Johanna Howes, Science Space
• Amanda Kruger, Science Space
• David Lukins, Science Space
• Kim Noble, Science Space
• Meg Gibson, Science Space
• Wayne Elton, Science Space

Vice-Chancellor's Reconciliation Award

• Jaymee Beveridge, Woolyungah Indigenous Centre
  
  
• Indigenous Trauma Recovery Team (Highly Commended):
• Karen Fildes, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health
• Josie Atkinson, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health
• Professor Kathleen Clapham, Faculty of Business and Law
• Elizabeth Dale, Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities
• Helen Jamieson, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health
• Joel Keen, Woolyungah Indigenous Centre
• Marlene Longbottom, Faculty of Business and Law
• Georgia Stewart, Faculty of Business and Law
• Associate Professor Karen Walton, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health 

• Alex Beleski, Information Management and Technology Services
• Jodie Douglas, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health
• Associate Professor Rob Gordon, Faculty of Business and Law
• Professor Peter Innis, AIIM Research Facility
• Wayne Ireland, Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences
• Professor Michael Lerch, Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences
• Irene Mar, Information Management and Technology Services
• Senior Professor Sharon Robinson, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health
• Dhammika Ruberu, Learning, Teaching and Curriculum
• George Yuan Chang Guo, Information Management and Technology Services
• Distinguished Professor Xu-Feng Huang, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health
• Dean Trifunovich, Information Management and Technology Services