Faculty Scholarships and Prizes - University of Wollongong

2011 to 2020 Recipients

Faculty of Business and Law Scholarships and Prizes

Alumni Bookshop Faculty Prize
Faculty Honours Scholarships
Faculty of Business and Law Student Leadership Prize
Faculty Undergraduate Scholarships
Higher Degree Research (HDR) Student Excellence Prize
Illawarra Credit Union Aboriginal Prize for Academic Excellence
Illawarra Credit Union Aboriginal Prize for Improved Performance
Laszlo Abel Memorial Prize
Rosemary Cooper Memorial Prize
University Postgraduate Scholarships
WIN Network Elite Athlete Academic Award

2020 Recipient - Anthea Faferko
2019 Recipients - Pham Ngan Hanh, Cathal McMahon, Steven Milliken and Yiyang Val Sun
2018 Recipients - Thomas Farrar and Ben Rada
2017 Recipients - Bao Linh Do and Jozo Frankovic
2016 Recipient - Kaitlyn Buckley and Trung Dong Phan
2015 Recipients - Kendall Dent and Melissa Ellsmore
2014 Recipient - Not Awarded
2013 Recipient - Not Awarded
2012 Recipient - Not Awarded
2011 Recipient - Iris Day

The prizes will be awarded to candidates enrolled in:

(a) a one year honours degree course, or
(b) undertaking the final year of a four year degree course, or
(c) the final year of an approved double degree program.

A prize will be awarded to a full-time or part-time candidate who performs best, as determined by the relevant Faculty, in one of the following:

(a) the three year pass degree upon which entry to the honours course was based; or
(b) the first three years of a four year course; or
(c) all completed relevant subjects preceding the final year of an approved double degree program.

A candidate may receive the prize once only. The award shall not be made if there is no candidate of sufficient merit. The awards shall be determined by the relevant Deans of the faculties.

Prize: $200 each

2021 Recipients - Winston Bell, Jackson Cocks, Baladev Dayaram, Anthea Faferko, Kaitlin Ilijoska and Kaaden Smith
2020 Recipients - Cathal McMahon, Gleb Nizelnik, Ngan Hanh Pham and Yiyang Val Sun
2019 Recipients - Aleksandar Jergic, Pasan De Silva, Ben Rada, Atiqur Rasel, Julia Robinson and Thi Thanh Ha Nguyen
2018 Recipients - Bao Linh Do, Ahmad Khochaiche, Jozo Frankovic, Jenny Luu, Thomas Hayes, Nengqi Pan and Joshua Chapple
2017 Recipients - Kaitlyn Alana Buckley, Anirudh Dhawan, Xinru Yu, Nicholas Jovanovski, Philip Qing An Khor, and Mark Daniel Reilly
2016 Recipients - Brandon Crapp, Walid El Hamad, Adrian James, Charlotte Roberts-Clarke and Stephen Smith
2015 Recipients - Melissa Ellsmore, Peter Davis, Kendall Dent, Anna Johnson-Hill, Vilimone Rabuatoka and Adam Vainauskas
2014 Recipients - Nabi Zaher, Alexander Cousley, Adam Reich, Emily Ryan, Huan Xu, Jared Weyandt, Nathan Turnbull and James Terrey
2013 Recipients - Daniel Thomason, Xinru Wang, Claire Wright, Ian Moran, Angie McCosker and Jessica Williams
2012 Recipients - Tessie Agim, Iris Day, Weijie Hu, Lauren Klaus and Tyson McCarthy
2011 Recipients - Iltaf Khan, Michale Longley, Adam Oliver, Alexander Paull, Jessica Pratten and Viktor Tomeski

Value: $3000 for full-time student & $1500 for part-time student towards the cost of their studies at UOW

The scholarship is sponsorship for students' honours year, and is determined by results for the Bachelor of Commerce and application.

2020 Recipients - Jinqi Dong and Beatrice Aurora Kay Roberts
2019 Recipients - Ruby Miguntenna and Taylor Sumelj
2018 Recipients - Isabella Panozzo and Yiyang Val Sun
2017 Recipients - Natasha Serrano and Mayank Varma
2016 Recipient - Daniel Granger
2015 Recipients - Daniel Granger and Stephen Smith
2014 Recipient - Todd Roberts
2013 Recipient - Not Awarded
2012 Recipient - Not Awarded
2012 Recipient - Lina (Stella) Xu, Jinghua (Vincent) Tang, Ying Deng, Hongyang (Mike) Chen, Huan Yang, Xinru (Sarah) Wang, Linyi Li, Gaole Dai and Xun (Jimmy) Gong
2011 Recipient - Alexandra O'Donnell

The prize is awarded to Faculty of Business and Law student(s) who:

a) demonstrate commitment to the welfare and support of students in the Faculty
b) sustain efforts to support students in the Faculty in a voluntary capacity
c) effective in establishing and/or sustaining communication between the faculty and students

2019 Recipients - Holly Gregory, Adam Karayiannis and Andrea Pejic Mercel
2018 Recipients - Holly Swatridge, Amber Auchterlonie and Hudson Alexander
2017 Recipients - Anthea Faferko, Taylah Maree Jensen, and Hannah Shipp
2016 Recipients - Kalyani Godbole, Ben Kuzman and Grace Welsby
2015 Recipients - Gabriella Cofini, Lachlan Hubble and Tegan McFadden
2014 Recipients - Kaytlan Critchley, Madeleine Harmer and Clayton Weatherall
2013 Recipients - Ashlee Capomolla and Catherine Brown
2012 Recipients - Todd Roberts and Matthew Schweickle
2011 Recipients - Casidhe Rutter and Paul Sartor
2010 Recipients - Leah Philips, Adam Reich and Jessica Williams

Value: $4000 towards the cost of their studies at UOW

The scholarship is based on high school work, leadership and community involvement, UAI score and an interview.

2020 Recipient - Saradhi Motamarri
2019 Recipient - Ruwan Bandara
2018 Recipient - James Borthwick
2017 Recipient - Nadeera Ranabahu
2016 Recipient - Melinda Ann Plumb
2015 Recipient - Bolanda Thilakaweera
2014 Recipient - Linda Xu
2013 Recipient - Not Awarded
2012 Recipient - Qigui Liu
2011 Recipient - Qigui Liu

Prize: $100

This award recognises publication of good quality referee journal articles by HDR students while they are enrolled as HDR students in the Faculty of Business and Law at UOW. HDR students may apply directly by emailing their publication details to Jodi Barrie (jodi_barrie@uow.edu.au) who will verify and forward nominations to the Dean for determination of successful candidates.

2020 Recipient - Jackson Young
2019 Recipient - Adam Phelan
2018 Recipient - Adam Phelan
2017 Recipient - Adam Phelan

Prize: $250

The student with the highest WAM will be awarded the prize. In the event of a tie the prize will be shared. A WAM of 65 min performance requirements.

2020 Recipient - Jaid Boundy
2019 Recipient - Rachel Fishlock
2018 Recipient - Dylan Hutchinson
2017 Recipient - Jaimee Whitton

Prize: $250

Students have undertaken and successfully completed a minimum of 24 credit points in a calendar year. In the event of a tie the prize will be shared. The weighted average mark (WAM) of the student results from Spring session will be compared to the WAM of the students’ results from the previous Autumn session. The student whose WAM has improved by the biggest margin will be awarded the prize.

2020 Recipients - Christina Chiaverini and Robert Townsend
2019 Recipient - Harrison Brierley
2018 Recipient - Brittany Ritchie
2017 Recipient - Kristin Berg
2016 Recipient - Michelle Lloyd-Jones
2015 Recipients - Raghed Alnowahi and Courtney Berthaly
2014 Recipient - Rachael Abberton
2013 Recipient - Jade Burley
2012 Recipient - Jonathan Gawthorne
2011 Recipient - Ashleigh Popovski

Prize: $300

The award shall be open to any student who receives the highest mark in COMM101 Principles of Responsible Business in a given academic year. In the event of a tie the prize will be shared.

2020 Recipient - Anh Quan Ta
2019 Recipient - Hung Ngo Ha
2018 Recipient - Quynh Nga Do
2017 Recipient - Quynh Nga Do
2016 Recipient - Bao Linh Do
2015 Recipient - Trung Dong Phan
2014 Recipient - Jonathan Gawthorne
2013 Recipient - Melissa Ellsmore
2012 Recipient - Chelsea Murray
2011 Recipient - Kylie White

Prize: $250

The prize will be awarded to the student who tops Dean's Merit List in the previous year.

2018 Recipients - Umme Hani, Nilupulee Sharmamalee Liyanagamage and Sevim Kardaslar
2017 Recipients - Mohammed Bhuyan
2016 Recipients - Tasnim M Taufique Hossain, Sebastian Isbanner and Saradhi Motamarri
2015 Recipients - Heenkenda Mudiyanselage Ruwan Jayawickrama Bandara, Qing Li, Alberto Ordigoni, Nadeera Ranabahu Mudiyanselage, Arpit Raswant and Siwen Song
2014 Recipients - Erin Twyford, Christopher Savage, Leqi Zhao and Sayyed Mohammad Mehdee Araee
2013 Recipients - Hajar Roudaki, Yanwen Shao, Yang Hong, Liangbo Ma and Bolanda Hewa
2012 Recipients - Jessica Baxter, Leanne Brereton, Irma Fourie, Xun Gong, Tairan Huang, Yiqun Ma, Adam Oliver, Fariba Ramezani Khansari, Juergen Seufert and Jinghua Tang
2011 Recipients - Irit Alony, Bonnie Cord, Cha Li Jiang, Clifford Lewis, Qigui Liu, Ying Liu, Stephanie Perkiss and Duncan Rintoul
2010 Recipients - Sumayya Banna and Kaye Nakaric

The scholarship is awarded to a full time higher degree research student who has obtained First Class Honours or equivalent results.

2020 Recipient - Bayley Kubara
2019 Recipient - Tahlia Wilson

Awarded for the first time in 2019

Prize: $250

Open to all Business and Law students on the National Sporting Organisation Athlete list or on a scholarship within the network of Sporting Institutes and Academies of Sport in Australia OR a member of the following:

Australian Institute of Sport
State Institutes or Academies of Sport
AFL Players’ Association
Australian Cricketers’ Association
Rugby Union Players’ Association
Rugby League Professionals’ Association
Australian Professional Footballers’ Association
Australian Basketballers Association
National squad members from Sport Australia funded sports

Must be a member of one of the above and approved within the UOW Elite Athlete Program

Awarded to the student who achieves the highest weighted average mark (WAM) in their degree during the calendar year. A minimum of 18 credit points must be completed. Minimum of WAM 75 is required. In the event of a tie, the prize will be shared equally.

Determined by the Executive Dean of the Faculty on the recommendation of the Elite Athlete Program Manager.

Accounting Prizes

Allan Coote Memorial Prize
Association of Taxation and Management Accountants Prize for Taxation for Financial Planners
BHP- Billiton Mark Smuk Memorial Prize
Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand Prize for Information Systems in Accounting
CPA Australia #1 Annual Prize for Accounting in Organisations
CPA Australia #2 Annual Prize for Financial Accounting IIB
CPA Australia #3 Annual Prize for Financial Accounting III
Kothes Chartered Accountants Prize for 1st Year Accounting
Kothes Chartered Accountants Prize for Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting
KPMG Annual Prize for Professional Practice – Auditing and Risk Assurance
Orestis Trikas Memorial Prize
PricewaterhouseCoopers Annual Prize for Auditing and Assurance Services
Wiley Book Prize for Accounting Fundamentals in Society

2020 Recipient - Matthew Kynaston
2019 Recipient - Tahlia Rodrigues
2018 Recipient - Linh Phuong Nguyen
2017 Recipient - Yurina Tochigi
2016 Recipient - James Moore
2015 Recipients - Raghed Alnowahi and Sohani Hansini De Fonseka
2014 Recipient - Matthew Ettenhofer
2013 Recipient - Alexander Van Dartel
2012 Recipient - Benjamin Rabjohns
2011 Recipient - Alina Maydybura

Prize: $350

The prize will be awarded to the candidate who achieves the highest mark in ACCY200 Financial Accounting IIA. In the event of a tie, the prize money will be shared. The prize will be awarded if the candidate has achieved a minimum mark of 75 in the subject.

2020 Recipient - Sarah Officer
2019 Recipient - Nga Ting Emily Cheung
2018 Recipient - Madison Robaard
2017 Recipient - Mia Ludlow
2016 Recipient - Mark Simpson
2015 Recipient - Buddhini Gunarathne
2014 Recipient - Sarah Cross
2013 Recipient - Bree Weatherburn
2012 Recipient - Jonathan Gawthorne
2011 Recipient - Melissa Bernasconi

Prize: $300

The prize will be awarded to the candidate who achieves the highest mark in ACCY228 Taxation for Financial Planners. In the event of a tie, the prize money will be shared. The prize will be awarded if the candidate has achieved a minimum mark of 75 in the subject.

2020 Recipient - Lachlan Mathie
2019 Recipient - Eleanor Pilt
2018 Recipients - Sher Ali, Phuong Thao Do and Yurina Tochigi
2017 Recipient - Thanh Ha Vu
2016 Recipients - Lachlan Auld and Domenico Delizia
2015 Recipient - Trang Dao
2014 Recipients - Patrick Davies and Jozo Frankovic
2013 Recipients - Viet Duc Pham, Benjamin Rabjohns and Michael Seaborn
2012 Recipient - Jackson Lowrie
2011 Recipient - Amelia Dixon

Prize: $1000

The prize will be awarded to the candidate who achieves the highest mark in ACCY312 Management Accounting III. In the event of a tie, the prize money will be shared. The prize will be awarded if the candidate has achieved a minimum mark of 75 in the subject.

2020 Recipients - Latham Morris and Angelica Familar
2019 Recipient - Christine Younie
2018 Recipient - Sarah Legge-Wilkinson
2017 Recipients - James Chee and Caitlyn Hyde
2016 Recipients - MD Tokey Islam and Verena Mauch
2015 Recipient - Jozo Frankovic
2014 Recipient - Courtney Carlsen - Gadd
2013 Recipient - Kendall Brighten
2012 Recipient - Jackson Lowrie
2011 Recipient - Isaac Cano

Prize: $500

The prize will be awarded to the candidate who achieves the highest mark in ACCY231 Information Systems in Accounting. In the event of a tie, the prize money will be shared. The prize will be awarded if the candidate has achieved a Distinction or higher mark in the subject.

2020 Recipients - Long Pham and Muhammad Umer Adil Khan
2019 Recipient - Phuong Quyen Tran
2018 Recipient - Jackson Young
2017 Recipient - Quynh Nga Do
2016 Recipients - Phuong Thao Do and Thi Nhu Ngoc Nguyen
2015 Recipient - Jarrod Prout
2014 Recipients - Nguyen Bich Huyen Lam, Su Fen Goh and Manuel Dias
2013 Recipients - Lachlan Auld, Audi Li and Chelsea Murray
2012 Recipient - Cheryl Alford
2011 Recipient - Sancheung Chan

Prize: $650

The prize will be awarded to the candidate who achieves the highest mark in ACCY112 Accounting In Organisations. In the event of a tie, the prize money will be shared. The prize will be awarded if the candidate has achieved a minimum mark of 75 in the subject.

2020 Recipient - Lachlan Mathie
2019 Recipient - Linh Phuong Nguyen
2018 Recipients - Samuel Jones, Abbey Mcfadden and Eleanor Pilt
2017 Recipients - James Moore and Yurina Tochigi
2016 Recipient - Grace Brennan
2015 Recipient - Lachlan Auld
2014 Recipients - Jozo Frankovic and Vivek Mahadevan
2013 Recipient - Patrick Davies
2012 Recipients - Gabrielle Cardillo and Jackson Lowrie
2011 Recipient - Keira Daniels

Prize: $650

The prize will be awarded to the candidate who achieves the highest mark in ACCY201 Financial Accounting IIB. In the event of a tie, the prize money will be shared. The prize will be awarded if the candidate has achieved a minimum mark of 75 in the subject.

2020 Recipient - Latham Morris
2019 Recipient - Cody Newton
2018 Recipient - James Moore
2017 Recipient - Hayley McCarthy
2016 Recipient - Lachlan Auld
2015 Recipient - Daniel Granger
2014 Recipient - Stephanie Mustac
2013 Recipient - Gabrielle Cardillo
2012 Recipient - Adam Reich
2011 Recipient - Amelia Dixon

Prize: $650

The prize will be awarded to the candidate who achieves the highest mark in ACCY305 Financial Accounting III. In the event of a tie, the prize money will be shared. The prize will be awarded if the candidate has achieved a minimum mark of 75 in the subject.

2020 Recipient - Shaun Fitzpatrick
2019 Recipient - Not Awarded
2018 Recipient - Rowan Burr
2017 Recipient - Jade Ferrer
2016 Recipient - Wendy Hodges
2015 Recipient - Ben Marshman
2014 Recipient - Sarah Pui Lin LAM
2013 Recipient - Chloe Burke
2012 Recipient - Allison Cunningham
2011 Recipient - Not Awarded

Prize: $500

Prize will be open to all students enrolled in Bachelor of Commerce (Accountancy) at UOW Bega Valley Education Centre. The prize will be awarded to the candidate who achieves the highest mark in ACCY112 Accounting in Organisations. In the event of a tie the prize money will be shared. The prize will be awarded if the candidate has achieved a minimum mark of 75 in the subject.

2020 Recipient - Ben Deighan
2019 Recipient - Rowan Burr
2018 Recipient - Ben Deighan
2017 Recipient - Wendy Hodges
2016 Recipient - Alison Vandenbergh
2015 Recipient - Chloe Burke
2014 Recipient - Not Awarded
2013 Recipient - Allison Vandenbergh
2012 Recipient - Not Awarded
2011 Recipient - Not Awarded

Prize: $500

Prize will be open to all students enrolled in Bachelor of Commerce (Accountancy) at UOW Bega Valley Education Centre. The prize will be awarded to the candidate who achieves the highest mark in a 200 level or 300 level Accounting subject. In the event of a tie the prize money will be shared. The prize will be awarded if the candidate has achieved a minimum mark of 75 in the subject.

2020 Recipient - Yali Liu
2019 Recipient - Dzenisa Beglerovic
2018 Recipient - Paige Pearson
2017 Recipient - Michael Rump
2016 Recipient - Nathan Purnell
2015 Recipient - Ariba Abasi
2014 Recipients - Wimpie Yustino Setiawan, Esther Akinnigbagbe and Jamal Nasir
2013 Recipient - Xinwei Chen
2012 Recipient - Hongyang Chen
2011 Recipient - Jiawen Chen

Prize: $500

The prize will be awarded to the candidate who achieves the highest mark in ACCY962 Professional Practice – Auditing and Risk Assurance. In the event of a tie, the prize money will be shared. The prize will be awarded if the candidate has achieved a minimum mark of 75 in the subject.

2020 Recipient - Mai Tran
2019 Recipient - Linh Phuong Nguyen
2018 Recipient - Nguyen Binh Nhi Hoang
2017 Recipients - James Moore and Thi Nhu Ngoc Nguyen
2016 Recipient - Lachlan Auld
2015 Recipient - Sohani Hansini De Fonseka
2014 Recipients - Matthew Ettenhofer and Daniel Granger
2013 Recipient - Michael Seaborn
2012 Recipient - Thi Lan Thao Huynh
2011 Recipient - Yee Lum Cheung

Prize Value: amount varies being 80% of interest earned in the year before, approx. $350

The prize will be awarded to the candidate who achieves the highest mark in ACCY211 Management Accounting II. In the event of a tie, the prize money will be shared. The prize will be awarded if the candidate has achieved a minimum mark of 75 in the subject.

2020 Recipient - Latham Morris
2019 Recipient - Abbey McFadden
2018 Recipient - James Moore
2017 Recipient - Kate Brunton
2016 Recipient - Daniel Granger
2015 Recipients - Jozo Frankovic and Vivek Mahadevan
2014 Recipient - Michael Nikolovski
2013 Recipient - Jessica Andrews
2012 Recipient - Adam Reich
2011 Recipient - Amelia Dixon

Prize: $400

The prize will be awarded to the candidate who achieves the highest mark in ACCY342 Auditing and Assurance Services. In the event of a tie, the prize money will be shared. The prize will be awarded if the candidate has achieved a minimum mark of 75 in the subject.

2020 Recipients - Oishee Siddique, Mahmoud Joumaa and Ethan Ilievski
2019 Recipient - Khoi Nguyen Dao
2018 Recipients - Holly Blackmore and Jayden Cauduro
2017 Recipients - Matthew Cain, Eleanor Pilt and Michael Todd
2016 Recipients - Emma Isaacson and Diep Trang Tran
2015 Recipients - John Tarika Naviti and Jarrod Prout
2014 Recipients - Tarusha Ray Silva, Cameron Robinson and Hanweddige Peiris
2013 Recipient - Amy Thompson
2012 Recipients - Rochelle Martin and Chelsea Murray
2011 Recipient - Lujia Ji

Prize: $250 Book Prize

The prize will be awarded to the candidate who achieves the highest mark in ACCY111 Accounting Fundamentals In Society. In the event of a tie, the prize money will be shared. The prize will be awarded if the candidate has achieved a minimum mark of 75 in the subject.

Economics Prizes

Kenneth A Blakey Prize in Microeconomic Theory and Policy
Prize in ECON100 Economic Essentials for Business

2020 Recipients - Benjamin Goodhew and Romini Critchley
2019 Recipient - Hung Ha
2018 Recipient - Emma Isaacson
2017 Recipient - Ben Rada
2016 Recipients - Tarusha Ray Silva and Xi Bai
2015 Recipient - Simon Lang
2014 Recipient - Philip Qing An Khor
2013 Recipient - Chelsea Murray
2012 Recipient - Lena Hock
2011 Recipient - Daniel Thomason

Prize: $500

The student who achieved the highest aggregate mark in ECON215 Microeconomic Theory & Policy in the previous academic year shall be awarded the prize. In the event of a tie, the prize will be shared.

2020 Recipients - Sarah Hilton and Annaleise Betts
2019 Recipient - Elena Plank
2018 Recipients - Alexander Marzano, Quynh-Nhu Nguyen and Liam Whiteman
2017 Recipients - Ngoc Thanh Tam Nguyen, Joel Thompson, Duc Toan Van and Bao Anh Vu
2016 Recipient - Alexander McInnes
2015 Recipients - Phu Dang and Minh Ngoc Nguyen
2014 Recipient - Nguyen Bich Huyen Lam
2013 Recipient - Audi Li
2012 Recipients - Kimberley Chikitch, Nicholas Riggert and Sanjay Shrestha
2011 Recipient - Gabrielle Cardillo

Prize: $500

The student who has achieved the highest aggregate mark in ECON100 Economic Essentials for Business in the previous academic year. In the event of a tie, the prize will be shared.

Finance Prizes

Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand Prize for Financial Markets & Institutions
Dr Hemant Deo Memorial Prize
Finance Control Prize for Retirement and Estate Planning
Finance Control Prize for Risk and Insurance
Financial Planning Association Prize for Advanced Financial Planning
Illawarra Credit Union Prize for Corporate Finance
Illawarra Credit Union Prize for Investment Analysis
Illawarra Credit Union Prize for Portfolio Analysis

2020 Recipient - Hoang Yen Le
2019 Recipient - Mai Tran
2018 Recipients - Matthew Cain and Anthea Faferko
2017 Recipients - Quynh Nga Do and Khang Thanh Vu
2016 Recipient - Rahubadde Kankanamge Pasan Malinda De Silva
2015 Recipient - Tarusha Ray Silva
2014 Recipients - Jonathan Gawthorne and Alexandra Haverkamp
2013 Recipient - James Martin
2012 Recipient - Samantha Shaw
2011 Recipient - Garrath Vella

Prize: $500

The prize will be awarded to the candidate who achieves the highest mark in FIN226 Financial Markets & Institutions. In the event of a tie, the prize money will be shared. The prize will be awarded if the candidate has achieved a Distinction or higher mark in the subject.

2020 Recipients - Ping Xu, Chantsal Bat-Ochir and Subhadeep Paul
2019 Recipient - Laurence Parkes-Skelly
2018 Recipient - Archana Bhattarai
2017 Recipient - Ralph Szulerowski
2016 Recipient - Nicole Majer
2015 Recipient - Thuy Linh Dam
2014 Recipient - Qing Lu
2013 Recipients - Sharon Daniela Galvez-Bermudez and Yu Wang
2012 Recipient - Hussam Gaggo
2011 Recipient - Fang Liu

Prize: $250

The prize will be awarded to the candidate who achieves the highest mark in FIN925 Banking Theory and Practice. In the event of a tie, the prize money will be shared. The prize will be awarded if the candidate has achieved a minimum mark of 75 in the subject.

2020 Recipients - Timothy Trpezanovski and Ngoc Lan Chi Nguyen
2019 Recipient - Byron Turner
2018 Recipient - Supawadee Marquis
2017 Recipient - Aaron Caldwell
2016 Recipients - Rachel Lam and Kayla Holland
2015 Recipient - Wayne Brooks
2014 Recipient - Melissa Ellsmore
2013 Recipient - Jonathan Gawthorne
2012 Recipient - Melissa Richardson
2011 Recipients - Josh Amatto and Laura Mackenzie

Prize: $300

The prize will be awarded to the candidate who achieves the highest mark in FIN328 Retirement and Estate Planning. In the event of a tie, the prize money will be shared. The prize will be awarded if the candidate has achieved a minimum mark of 75 in the subject.

2020 Recipient - Liam Whiteman
2019 Recipients - Melissa Marin and Byron Turner
2018 Recipient - Ngo Hung Ha
2017 Recipient - Thanh Ha Vu
2016 Recipient - Alexandra Haverkamp
2015 Recipient - Alrik Ken Yeep Hor
2014 Recipient - Jackson Lowrie
2013 Recipient - Melissa Ellsmore
2012 Recipient - James Melouney
2011 Recipient - Tyson McCarthy

Prize: $300

The prize will be awarded to the candidate who achieves the highest mark in FIN320 Risk and Insurance. In the event of a tie, the prize money will be shared. The prize will be awarded if the candidate has achieved a minimum mark of 75 in the subject.

2020 Recipient - Callum Legge
2019 Recipients - Claire Gray and Kristen Kirov
2018 Recipient - Courtney Russell
2017 Recipient - Remona Issa
2016 Recipient - Not awarded
2015 Recipient - Not awarded
2014 Recipient - Melissa Ellsmore
2013 Recipient - Jonathan Gawthorne
2012 Recipient - David Ivanovski
2011 Recipient - Charles Curry

Prize: $1,000

The prize will be awarded to the student who achieves the highest mark (Distinction or higher) in this subject. A minimum mark of 75. In the event of a tie, the prize money will be shared.

2020 Recipients - Matthew Kynaston and Harrison Brierley
2019 Recipient - Kai Sheng Phee
2018 Recipients - Quynh Nga Do, Aaron Fenech, Sirawas Leksakul and Linh Phuong Nguyen
2017 Recipients - Jonas Bruhin and Thi Nhu Ngoc Nguyen

Prize: $250

This prize is awarded to the student who achieves the highest mark in FIN222 Corporate Finance during the calendar year. In the event of a tie, the prize will be shared. A minimum mark of 75.

2020 Recipients - Adam Karayiannis and Jackalyn Fera
2019 Recipient - Linh Phuong Nguyen
2018 Recipient - Anthea Faferko
2017 Recipient - Beatrix Hanna

Prize: $250

This prize is awarded to the student who achieves the highest mark in FIN223 Investment Analysis during the calendar year. In the event of a tie, the prize will be shared. A minimum mark of 75.

2020 Recipient - Alexia Mihalopoulos
2019 Recipient - Quynh Nga Do
2018 Recipient - Sally Hughes
2017 Recipient - Alexander Marzano

Prize: $250

This prize is awarded to the student who achieves the highest mark in FIN323 Portfolio Analysis during the calendar year. In the event of a tie, the prize will be shared. A minimum mark of 75.

Management Prizes

AHRI Prize for Excellence in Postgraduate HR Management
AHRI Prize for Excellence in Undergraduate HR Management
Illawarra Credit Union Prize for Integrative Business Capstone
Illawarra Credit Union Prize for Organisational Behaviour
Illawarra Credit Union Prize for Strategic Management
Illawarra Credit Union Prize for Responsible Leadership
Illawarra Credit Union Prize for Operations Management
Illawarra Credit Union Prize for Continuous Quality Improvement

2020 Recipient - Eva Matilda Hahn
2019 Recipient - Andrew Finlay
2018 Recipients - Sylvia Kamaras and Katherine Levy
2017 Recipient - Evette Cornwell
2016 Recipient - Paul Ikutegbe
2015 Recipient - Felicity Styles
2014 Recipient - Renee Turpin
2013 Recipient - Ronald Sarmiento
2012 Recipient - Jo-Anne Rowland
2011 Recipient - Hannah Kelly

Prize: One year membership

The prize will be awarded to an outstanding candidate who has completed a Human Resource Management specialisation in the Master of Business and has earned the highest weighted average mark (WAM) over the duration of the program.

2020 Recipient - Ginelle Mary Pereira
2019 Recipient - Samantha Stojanovski
2018 Recipients - Rebecca Byers and Rebecca Dungan
2017 Recipient - Michael Ristevski
2016 Recipient - Gabrielle Wallace
2015 Recipient - Kristen Gulabovska
2014 Recipient - Rachel Lambert
2013 Recipient - Rebecca Nasta
2012 Recipient - Erin Martindal

Prize: One year membership

The prize will be awarded to an outstanding candidate who has completed a Bachelor of Commerce majoring in Human Resource Management and who has earned the highest weighted average mark (WAM) over the duration of the program.

2020 Recipients - Kiana Hunter and Liam Whiteman
2019 Recipient - Patrick McMahon
2018 Recipients - Kelly Gleeson, Melanie Jones and Zuhdi Khraim
2017 Recipient - Lachlan Auld

Prize: $250

This prize is awarded to the student who achieves the highest mark in COMM331 during the calendar year. In the event of a tie, the prize will be shared. A minimum mark of 75 must be received.

2020 Recipient - Brittany Ritchie
2019 Recipient - Meghan Greyling
2018 Recipient - Vanessa Ng
2017 Recipients - Shannon Claridge and Brandon McBey

Prize: $250

This prize is awarded to the student who achieves the highest mark in MGNT201 Organisational Behaviour during the calendar year. In the event of a tie, the prize will be shared. A minimum mark of 75 must be received.

2020 Recipients - Colleen Issa and Isabel Smart
2019 Recipient - Kaitlin Dalton
2018 Recipient - Alyce Snell
2017 Recipient - Rachel Wotherspoon

Prize: $250

This prize is awarded to the student who achieves the highest mark in MGNT314 Strategic Management during the calendar year. In the event of a tie, the prize will be shared. A minimum mark of 75 must be received.

2020 Recipient - Holly Dennis
2019 Recipient - Jade Tindal
2018 Recipients - Pamela O'Connor
2017 Recipient - Danielle Markey

Prize: $250

This prize is awarded to the student who achieves the highest mark in MGNT351 Responsible Leadership during the calendar year. In the event of a tie, the prize will be shared. A minimum mark of 75 must be received.

2020 Recipient - Hui Chuan He
2019 Recipient - Emma Downey
2018 Recipient - Justine Modica
2017 Recipient - Everilda Gomez Ferriols

Prize: $250

This prize is awarded to the student who achieves the highest mark in OPS216 Operations Management during the calendar year. In the event of a tie, the prize will be shared. A minimum mark of 75 must be received.

2020 Recipient - Olivia Porcheddu
2019 Recipient - Sirawas Leksakul
2018 Recipient - Felicia Ekman
2017 Recipient - Alexander Cetinski

Prize: $250

This prize is awarded to the student who achieves the highest mark in OPS350 Continuous Quality Improvement during the calendar year. In the event of a tie, the prize will be shared. A minimum mark of 75 must be received.

Marketing Prizes

Destination Wollongong Excellence Prize for Tourism Marketing
Illawarra Credit Union Prize for Consumer Behaviour
Illawarra Credit Union Prize for Services Marketing
Peoplecare Prize for Marketing Strategy
Tynan Motors Prize for Integrated Marketing Communications Strategy

2020 Recipients - Adelaide Ellis and Mikayla Fletcher
2019 Recipients - Ana Ponsford and Deborah Amindri Rajadurai
2018 Recipient - Hoai Linh Nguyen
2017 Recipient - Tegan Mcfadden
2016 Recipients - Sarah Gilmore and Gabrielle Wallace
2015 Recipient - Belinda Bozajkovska
2014 Recipient - Kristina Riley
2013 Recipient - Annick Bertini
2012 Recipients - Chloe Toro and Rachel Wastell
2011 Recipient - Lucy Rae

Prize: $250

The prize is awarded to the student who achieves the highest mark in MARK395 Tourism Marketing during the calendar year. In the event of a tie, the prize will be shared equally.

2020 Recipients - Holly Gregory and Georgia Tolhurst
2019 Recipient - Brittany Ritchie
2018 Recipients - Maxx Bethke and Adam Phelan
2017 Recipient - Anna Maguire

Prize: $250

This prize is awarded to the student who achieves the highest mark in MARK217 Consumer Behaviour during the calendar year. In the event of a tie, the prize will be shared. A minimum mark of 75 must be received.

2020 Recipient - Anh Quan Ta and Dayna Girven
2019 Recipients - Mikayla Fletcher and Adam Phelan
2018 Recipients - Maxx Bethke and Rhiannon Cunningham
2017 Recipient - Kaitlin Dalton
2016 Recipient - Tegan Mcfadden
2015 Recipient - Amanda Zenkis
2014 Recipients - Su Fen Goh, Adrian James and Amy Thompson
2013 Recipients - Lauren Cooper and Nicole Vaartjes
2012 Recipients - Madeline Guy and Reece Kawalla
2011 Recipients - Jessica Coward and Paige Davidson

Prize: $250

The award shall be open to any student who successfully completes MARK270 Services Marketing in a given academic year. In the event of a tie, the prize money will be shared.

2020 Recipient - Lauren Pinfold
2019 Recipients - Rhiannon Cunningham and Megan Steele
2018 Recipient - Deborah Amindri Rajadurai
2017 Recipients - Ebony Blanch, Monique Varrica and Natasa Vukoman
2016 Recipients - Olivia Wallace and Jelena Vrcelj
2015 Recipient - Nicole Vaartjes
2014 Recipients - Lily Allsep and Anne Kalmanidis
2013 Recipient - Julia Eastoe
2012 Recipients - Broden Tadros

Prize: $250

The prize is awarded to the student who achieves the highest mark in MARK344 Marketing Strategy during the calendar year. In the event of a tie, the prize will be shared equally.

2020 Recipients - Anh Quan Ta and Thi Quynh Anh Nguyen
2019 Recipient - Rhiannon Young
2018 Recipients - Kaitlin Dalton and Melanie Jones
2017 Recipients - Lauren Mcinerney and Natalie Zagaglia
2016 Recipient - Amy Thompson
2015 Recipients - Madeline Dineen and Melanie Lambert
2014 Recipient - Kendall Dent
2013 Recipients - Annie Tsai and Louise Zaccagnini
2012 Recipient - Catherine Alexander

Prize: $250

This prize is awarded to the student who achieves the highest mark in MARK333 Integrated Marketing Communications Strategy during the calendar year. In the event of a tie, the prize will be shared.

Sydney Business School, University of Wollongong

The Sydney Business School, University of Wollongong Awards and Prizes were awarded for the first time in 2014.

Executive Dean’s Sydney Business School Award
Sydney Business School Prize for Outstanding Academic Achievement

2020 Recipient - Maheshika Dananjani Nanayakkara
2019 Recipient - Iram Shafiq
2018 Recipient - Rowan Parkinson
2017 Recipient - Ralph Szulerowski
2016 Recipient - Rabia Shahzad
2015 Recipient - Wing Kei Wong

Awarded for first time in 2015

Prize: $250

This prize will be awarded to the candidate who has overcome significant personal barriers to undertake their studies, be through disability, low social and economic factors or other significant barriers. Students must have completed a minimum of 48 credit points. Candidates can self-nominate or be nominated by staff. Should more than one student be nominated, the award will be based on the highest WAM.

2020 Recipients

Group A

Shih Kei Choy – Master of Business Analytics
Yali Liu – Master of Professional Accounting

Group B
Sarah Stevens – Master of Business Administration

2019 Recipients

Group A
Master of Professional Accounting - Dzenisa Beglerovic

Group B
Master of Business Administration - Dario Beccia and Hayden Daley

2018 Recipients

Group A
Master of Applied Finance - Ralph Szulerowski

Group B
Master of Science (Project Management) - Colee Quayle
Master of Science (Supply Chain Management) - Steven Parkes

2017 Recipients

Group A
Master of Professional Accounting - Nathan Purnell

Group B
Master of Business (Management) - Tereza Korousova
Master of Science (Logistics) - Poppy Laksita Rini
Master of Business Administration - Lydia Fentz

2016 Recipients

Group A
Master of Professional Accounting Advanced - Feifei Lei

Group B
Master of Business - Nicole Majer
Master of Science (Logistics) - Jan Philipp Sinn

2015 Recipients

Group A
Master of Applied Finance - Thuy Linh Dam

Group B
Master of Project Management - Beatrice Knight
Master of Business Administration (Executive) - Brett Owers

2014 Recipients

Group A
Not Awarded

Group B
Executive Master of Business - Charmaine Belfanti & Vanessa Bourne
Master of International Business - Nhu Thi Cam Ho
Master of Management – Andrea Kornhoff
Master of Science (Logistics) - Arush Darshana Kumarage
Master of Retail Management - My Van Tran
Master of Business Coaching - John Montgomery
Master of Project Management - Alberto Escribano Garcia & Italo Meta

Prize: $750

This prize will be awarded to students who have successfully completed each subject in their respective degree, at the first attempt and who have achieved the highest WAM, which must be at least 80%. One prize will be awarded to the student who achieves the highest WAM in Group A (MPA, MAF (including the advanced degrees), MBusAna and MFinMgmt), and one prize (two prizes initially) will be awarded to the students who achieve the highest WAMS in Group B (MBus, EMBA, MBA (including advanced), MIE, MHRM, MIB, MMgmt, MMark, MSc, MRM, MBC, MPM, MSCM). In the event of a tie, the prize money will be shared.