In the lead up to the 2017 Vice-Chancellor’s Excellence Awards for Professional Staff, This Week is highlighting individuals and teams shortlisted, with the winners in each category to be announced at a ceremony on Monday 4 December.
“Professional staff are an integral part of the University’s ongoing success. It is important that exceptional performance is appropriately recognised and rewarded,” says Professor S Bruce Dowton.
Below are the award categories and shortlisted individuals and teams:
Collaboration and connection
A commitment to building connections and actively collaborating with others within and/or outside the University.
Individual staff
- Erin Banales, Clinic Coordinator, Department of Cognitive Sciences
- Adam Joyce, Senior Scientific Officer, Department of Physics and Astronomy
- Erin Semon, Senior Project Manager (Research), Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) Office
- Myff Sharp, Project Manager, Faculty of Arts
- Kim Tan, Project Manager, Dean – Higher Degree Research
Macquarie University Hospital team
- Maizie Barakat, Executive Assistant, Macquarie University Hospital
- Natasha Burt, HR Business Partner, Macquarie University Hospital
- Jason Ferguson, Group Manager – Payroll Operations, Human Resources
- Katherine Filippi, Director, Marketing, Macquarie University Hospital
- Matt Goldman, Infrastructure Manager, Information Technology
- Tracey Grimes, Manager – HR Systems and Application Support, Human Resources
- Aisling Hawkes, HR Business Partner, Macquarie University Hospital
- Peter Hind, Senior Systems Analyst, Macquarie University Hospital
- Eliza Kenny, Director, Macquarie University Hospital
- Peter Pawar, Problem Manager, Department of IT Infrastructure and Applications
- Steve Perrin, Senior Systems Administrator, Macquarie University Hospital
- Ravi Sharma, Finance Manager, Macquarie University Hospital
- Ray Tse, Payroll Officer, Human Resources
- Sabrina Wang, Payroll Officer, Macquarie University Hospital
Campus Life team
- Amber Loomis, Student Equity and Diversity Officer, Campus Life
- Tatiana Lozano, Manager, Student Equity and Diversity, Campus Life
Innovation and process improvement
A commitment to innovation and/or process improvement.
- Ayad Anwer, Laboratory Manager, Department of Physics and Astronomy
- Iain Brew, Clinic AV and IT Coordinator, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Phil Goody, Senior Learning Designer, Faculty of Business and Economics
- Mynga Nguyen, Technical Officer, Faculty of Science and Engineering
- Erin Semon, Senior Project Manager (Research), Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) Office
Leadership excellence
A commitment to creating a culture of service and engagement.
- Neta Mahbubani, Manager, Student Administration, Faculty of Business and Economics
- Hayley Harris, Program Manager – Education and Faculty Initiatives, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Outstanding service
A commitment to delivering outstanding service to clients and/or stakeholders.
Individual staff
- Taleen Biberian, Counselling Intake Officer, Campus Wellbeing and Support Services
- Danny Cochran, Senior Scientific Officer, Department of Physics and Astronomy
- Irene Fernandes, Senior Departmental Administrative Officer, Accounting and Corporate Governance
- Megan Pope, Community Fundraising Manager, Office of Advancement
- Megan Wright, Public Relations Specialist, Group Marketing
Medicine and Health Sciences team
- Welly Firmanto, Faculty General Manager, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Hayley Harris, Program Manager – Education and Faculty Initiatives, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Tania Kinane, Student Services Manager, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Chemistry, Biomolecular and Biological Sciences team
- Anthony Gurlica, Laboratory Manager, Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences
- Marita Holley, Research Technical Manager, Department of Biological Sciences
Congratulations and good luck to all staff shortlisted for an award.