October 24, 2018
Annual awards celebrate students’ contribution to campus life
UniLife and Sports Awards recognise non-academic activities in sport, clubs
UOW Pulse celebrated the extracurricular activities of students at the annual University of Wollongong UniLife and Sports Awards last Friday (19 October).
The UniLife awards recognise the contributions of clubs and volunteers in creating a positive and dynamic university campus experience.
“The awards provide the opportunity to celebrate the achievements of students representing the university outside of the classroom be it on the sports field or in a student club,” said Monica Millar, Head of Marketing and Communications at UOW Pulse.
“We also thank and acknowledge the efforts of students who volunteer their time to support events and programs. Their contribution to creating an enriching university experience for their peers is invaluable.”
The annual Sports Awards acknowledge and celebrate the achievements of UOW Sports Clubs, sports teams and student athletes.
This year, the prestigious Sports Person of the Year honour was awarded to former Illawarra Hawk and UOW student Nicholas Kay.
UOW Hockey Club received the Club of the Year award and Sally Johnston was named Club Person of the Year, among a number of sports accolades presented during the event.
The awards recognised the tremendous contributions that volunteers make to university life.
The 2018 Volunteer of the Year, Kate Nyhan, has volunteered more than 85 hours this year to UOW UniLife events and programs as well as community programs, including the Cancer Council Illawarra and AIME Mentoring. Kate has also helped at events such as O Week, Stress Less Week and Live Art Week as well as numerous gigs at UniBar.
Volunteer of the Year, Kate Nyhan, with Henry Heritage
UOW Red Cross Club was named the winner of the Campus Engagement Award. The club was recognised for the wide variety of events it has organised on campus this year, from BBQs for blood donors, food donation drives, and welcome cards for refugees. It has given students the opportunity to drive social change on campus.
The 2018 University of Wollongong UniLife and Sports Awards recipients:
UniClubs Awards 2018
Club of the Year: CABLE (Chinese Academic Business & Learning Education)
Club Person of the Year: Sean Thorpe (Video Game Association)
Event of the Year: Expand Gong 3 – UOW Video Game Association
New Club of the Year: UOW Aerospace
Student Development Award: UOW Mathematics Society
Campus Engagement Award: UOW Red Cross Club
Club Person of the Year, Sean Thorpe, with UOW Clubs Coordinator, Nicola Hubbard.
UniLife Volunteering Awards 2018
Volunteer of the Year: Kate Nyhan
Community Volunteering Group: Cancer Council Illawarra
Active Tribe Volunteer: Mohamad Zoubai
Enviro Warrior Volunteer: Suchi Kalluri
Events Crew Volunteer: Stephanie Paraide
Community Volunteer: Soutara Potter
Campus Buddies: Zoe Correa
New Club of the Year, Aerospace
UOW Sport Awards 2018
University Blue Recipients: Takunda Chimwaza (Rugby), Callum Mackay (Hockey), Daine Richards (Hockey), William Orth (Hockey), Joshua Ward (Taekwondo)
University Colours Recipients: Sean Thorpe (Volleyball), Brandon Dyson (Hockey)
Sports Person of the Year: Nicholas Kay
Club Person of the Year: Sally Johnston
Club of the Year: UOW Hockey Club
Representative Sports Team of the Year: UOW Hockey Club, Division 1 Men
Sports Club of the Year, UOW Hockey Club.
Photos: Mark Newsham