The AITD Award

The Australian Institute for Training and Development (AITD) is a national professional association of people interested in the field of human resource development. AITD seeks to promote excellence in this field through conferences, workshops and the dissemination of information. As part of its interest in professional development, AITD has donated two prizes to the Faculty of Education.

The first AITD award is given to the student who is judged to have presented the best thesis project of the Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Adult Education.

The second AITD award is open to all final-year students enrolled in the Bachelor of Education in Adult Education in the major of human resource development who apply to be considered for the award. The award is given to the student who is judged to have made the most significant contribution to the human resource development field of Adult Education as part of their studies.

The Gwen Muir Memorial Prize for Special Education

This prize was established in 1993 in memory of the late Gwen Muir, a teacher who had a lifelong commitment to the education of students with special needs. The prize was donated by Margaret Zell, a daughter of George Muir, a former Principal of the Kuringgai College of Advanced Education, to reward excellence in the field of special education. The cash prize of $250 is awarded annually to a student from either the Bachelor of Education in Special Education (C10207) or the Graduate Diploma in Special Education (C07099) who has the most distinguished academic record and who has demonstrated excellence in the practicum.

The Kevin Dawes Prize

This prize may be awarded annually to the most outstanding student in the Science elective strand and the two subjects in the Science Education sequence in the Bachelor of Education in Primary Education. If there is no Science elective strand offered, then the prize is awarded to the student with the highest combined mark in the two subjects in the Science Education sequence in the Bachelor of Education in Primary Education. The first award was made in 1995. The annual cash value of the prize is $250.

The Phillips Prize

The Phillips Prize is awarded to the graduand with the most outstanding academic and professional record in the vocational education field of practice in the Bachelor of Education in Adult Education. This prize commemorates the distinguished contribution made by Donald Phillips to the development of technical teacher education in New South Wales – as a teacher, technical college principal, Assistant Director of the Department of Technical and Further Education, and as a member of the First Council of Sydney Teachers' College. The first award was made in 1981 to a graduand of the Diploma of Teaching program. The annual cash value of the prize is $250.

The Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts Award

This award was established in 1990 from a donation of $15,000 from the Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts. It is available to graduates of the Bachelor of Education in Adult Education who demonstrate superior achievement in academic studies and adult education practice. The annual cash value of the award is $1,000. The award winner also receives a medallion.

Keith Foster Fellowship

The Keith Foster Fellowship was established in 1992 to provide a University work and research placement for practitioners who are active in adult or vocational education. During their time at UTS, Fellows are expected to undertake a project of benefit both to UTS and their employer. In general, the Fellowship is from one to six months in duration.

Keith Foster retired from UTS in 1991 as an Associate Professor. The Fellowship commemorates his academic work and extensive contribution to developing the field of adult education at UTS and its predecessors.

University Medal

The University Medal is awarded to the most outstanding undergraduate First Class Honours Thesis in an Honours program.

Inquiries

For further information on prizes and fellowships administered by the Faculty of Education contact the Faculty at:

telephone (02) 9514 3808
fax (02) 9514 3933
email Linda.Knight@uts.edu.au

www.education.uts.edu.au