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Each year, the Faculty of Design, Architecture & Building recognises outstanding performance through the presentation of staff awards. Recipients in each category are selected by a faculty committee from a pool nominated by faculty staff. Congratulations to all of our winners.

2023 winners

Awards for Teaching

Innovative Curriculum Design

  • Biyanka Ekanayake - winner

Innovative use of technology and learning technology

  • David Pigram - winner
  • Chris Brown – honourable mention
  • Mona Abd Al Salam – honourable mention

Consistent Teaching Excellence (over at least five years)

  • Shanaka Herath - winner
  • Brooke Jackson – honourable mention

Awards for Research

Research Excellence Early Career Researcher - External Funding

  • Bridget Malcolm - co-winner
  • Luke Tipene - co-winner

Research Excellence Early Career Researcher – Publication

  • Treena Clark - winner

Peer Mentorship (Research)

  • Phillippa Carnemolla - winner
  • Berto Pandolfo - honourable mention

Awards for Service

 Academic Leadership (Course Director)

  • Hera Antoniades - winner

Academic Leadership (Academic Staff)

  • Mona Abd Al Salam - winner

Outstanding Service Contribution to School or Faculty

  • Mohammed Makki - co-winner
  • Lin Wei - co-winner

Awards for Engagement

 Highest Impact Research Project or Achievement

  • Song Shi - winner

Highest Impact Industry Partnership (Research, Teaching, or Philanthropy)

  • Janet Ge - co-winner

Highest Impact Public Event (Research, Teaching, or Engagement-related)

  • Jesse Adams Stein – winner

Award for Industry

Unsung Industry Hero

  • Martin Hill - Hill PDA – winner

Outstanding Partner in Research or Teaching

  • Jordan Mathers - winner

Awards for Professional

Effective Troubleshooter

  • Raymond Huang - co-winner
  • Christine Sindel - co-winner

Highest Impact Service Innovation

  • AFRL MoA Superwoods Project – Gwyn Jones – winner

Peer mentor of the year

  • Brian Lee - winner

Highest Impact Improvement of Student Experience

  • Nicole Ely - winner

Outstanding Team Leadership

  • Dolly Guiott - co-winner
  • Christine Sindel - co-winner

Unflappable Virtuoso Award

  • Sam Rego – DAB People Partner – winner

Steadfast Navigator Award

  • Jua Cilliers - winner

Previous winners

2022

Awards for Teaching

Innovative Curriculum Design

  • Johanna Brugman - winner

Contribution to Student Experience, by a Casual staff member

  • Danica Knezevic - co-winner
  • Benjamin Chadbond - co-winner
  • Brittany Denes - honourable mention
  • Vanessa Brewster - honourable mention

Consistent Teaching Excellence (over at least five years)

  • Mohammed Makki - co-winner
  • Nicola Hardcastle - co-winner
  • Maurice Cohen - co-winner

Awards for Research

Research Excellence ECR - External Funding

  • Mohammed Makki - winner

Research Excellence ECR Publication

  • Arezoo Shirazi - winner

Research Excellence ECR - NTRO

  • Kate Scardifield - winner
  • Samantha Donnelly - honourable mention

Peer Mentorship (Research)

  • Pernille Christensen - winner
  • Peter McNeil - honourable mention

Awards for Service

 Academic Leadership (Course Director)

  • Gabriela Quintana Vigiola - winner
  • Peter Smith - honourable mention

Academic Leadership (Other Academic Staff)

  • Brooke Jackson - winner
  • Sidney Newton - honourable mention

Awards for Engagement

 Highest Impact Research Project or Achievement

  • Jesse Adams Stein - winner

Highest Impact Public Event (Research, Teaching, or Engagement-related)

  • Anthony Burke – winner
  • Chris Brown - honourable mention

Highest Impact Industry Partnership (Research, Teaching, or Philanthropy)

  • Campbell Drake - co-winner
  • Samantha Donnelly - co-winner
  • Allan Teale - co-winners
  • Cherine Fahd - honourable mention

Award for Industry

Unsung Industry Hero - Outstanding Partner in Research or Teaching

  • Charter Hall Teaching Team - Sheridan Ware - winner

Awards for Professional

Effective Troubleshooter

  • Pang Lim - winner
  • Eva Garcia - honourable mention
  • Stephanie Whyte - honourable mention

Highest Impact Service Innovation

  • Dolly Guiott - co-winner
  • Christine Sindel - co-winner
  • Operations Team - Diane Yelavic, Deborah Magard, Debra Luke, and Yenny Gunawan - co-winner

Highest Impact Improvement of Student Experience

  • Georgina Donovan - winner
  • Jacob Hirsh - honourable mention

Outstanding Team Leadership

  • Eva Garcia - winner
  • Robyn Murphy - honourable mention

2021

Awards for Teaching

Innovative response to online teaching challenges

  • Gabriela Quintana Vigiola - co-winner
  • Lin Wei - co-winner

Contribution to student experience, by a Casual staff member

  • Amela Peric - winner
  • Nahum McLean - runner-up

Innovative use of technology and learning technology

  • Chris Brown - winner

Peer Mentorship (Teaching)

  • Zoë Sadokierski - winner

Consistent Teaching Excellence (over at least five years)

  • Rod Walden - co-winner
  • Karena Viglianti - co-winner

Awards for Research

Research Excellence ECR - External Funding

  • Rod Walden, Anton Nemme, Berto Pandolfo, Stefan Lie - winners
  • Phillippa Carnemolla - runner-up

Research Excellence ECR Publication

  • Lois Towart - co-winner
  • Thomas Lee - co-winner

Peer Mentorship (Research)

  • Thomas Lee - winner

Awards for Service

Academic Leadership (Course Director)

  • Luke Tipene - co-winner
  • Peter Smith - co-winner

Academic Leadership (Academic Staff)

  • Toby Slade - winner
  • Sara Wilkinson - runner-up

Awards for Engagement

Highest impact research project or achievement

  • Martin Loosemore (academic) - winner

Highest impact public event (research, teaching, or engagement-related)

  • Cherine Fahd (academic) - winner

Highest impact Industry partnership (research, teaching, or philanthropy)

  • Sarah Jane Jones (academic) - co-winner
  • Shankar Sankaran (academic) - co-winner

Awards for Professional

Effective Troubleshooter

  • Diane Yelavic - winner
  • Greg Martens - runner-up
  • APO Team - honourable mention

Highest impact service innovation

  • DAB Workshops Technical Staff - DAB Technical Resources Sharepoint site. Greg Martens, Gwyn Jones, Tran Dang, Tony Jones, Andrew Purnell, Richard Musgrove, Brooke Zhang, Phil Inwood, Nancy Wu, Milena Ratkovic - co-winner (teams)
  • Production Support Team – DAB Technical Resources Sharepoint Site. Robyn Murphy, Jason Benedek, Sarah Marsh, Simon Harris, Finn Marchant – co-winner (teams)
  • Kuldip Dhillon - winner (individual)

Peer mentor of the year

  • Dolly Guiott - winner

Award for Industry

Unsung Industry Hero

  • Dave Higgon - winner

2020

Awards for Teaching

Innovative Response to Online Teaching

  • Simone Rosenbauer – winner

Contribution to student experience, by a casual staff member

  • Biljana Jancic – winner
  • Mukesh Ray – honourable mention

Innovative use of technology and learning technology

  • Chris Brown – winner

Peer Mentorship (Teaching)

  • Pernille Christensen – winner

Consistent Teaching Excellence (over at least 5-years)

  • Nicola Hardcastle – winner
  • Hera Antoniades – honourable mention

Awards for Research

Research Excellence (ECR) – External Funding

  • Phillippa Carnemolla – co-winner
  • Jesse Adams Stein – co-winner

Research Excellence (ECR) – Publication

  • Yongjian Ke – winner

Research Excellence (ECR) – NTRO

  • Kate Scardifield – winner

Peer Mentorship (Research)

  • Sidney Newton – winner 

Awards for Service

Academic Leadership (Course Director)

  • Janet Ge – winner

Academic Leadership (Other Academic)

  • Peter Smith – winner
  • Mohammed Makki – honourable mention

Special Committee Award: “Excellence and Outstanding Service”

  • Cathy Killen – winner

Awards for Engagement

Highest impact research project or achievement

  • Sara Wilkinson – winner
  • Leena Thomas – honourable mention

Highest impact Industry Partnership (Research, Teaching or Philanthropy)

  • Integrated Product Design Research (IDP-R) Group – Berto Pendolfo, Roderick Walden, Anton Nemme, Stefan Lie – winner

Highest impact public event (research, teaching or engagement related)

  • Shankar Sankaran – winner
  • Fashion and Textile Program – Timo Rissanen, Armando Chant, Alyssa Choat, Alana Clifton-Cunningham, Cecilia Heffer, Todd Robinson, Donna Sgro, Toby Slade – honourable mention

Awards for Professional

Effective Troubleshooter

  • Academics Programs Office (APO) Team – Dolly Guiott, Michelle Nayve, Renee Jones, Debbie Luke, Jade Wendt, Stephanie Whyte – winner

Highest impact service innovation

  • Winner: Dolly Guiott – winner
  • Betty Romero & Sumathy Venkatesh – honourable mention

Peer Mentor of the Year (Professional)

  • Christine Sindel – co-winner
  • Chloe Yeung – co-winner

CAP Award Winners Individual Awards DAB

Exceptional performance in a particular aspect of their work

  • Mary-Anne Della Bosca, Executive Assistant HOS Architecture 
  • Andrew Purnell, Technical Officer

Personal dedication and commitment to outcomes-oriented customer focus

  • Dolly Guiott, Senior Academic Programs Officer
  • Michelle Nayve, Senior Academic Programs Officer
  • Chloe Yeung, Executive Assistant Deans Unit

Exceptional leadership that has resulted in enhanced group, section or departmental performance

  • Melissa Bradbrook, Executive Assistant Team Leader Deans Unit
  • Mikhaela Rodwell, Research Manager 

Innovation in significantly improving operating systems, technical procedures or administrative practices

  • Tran Dang, Technical Support – Casual – AFL
  • Jason Benedek, Production Support Lead
  • Sumathy Venkatesh, Administration Officer School of Design
  • Brooke Zhang, Technical Officer – DAB Digital MakerSpace

CAP Award Winner Team Awards

  • Sarah Henning – for the work she did across the university in establishing the Hardship Fund for Casual Staff

 

Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation and the Boorooberongal People of the Dharug Nation upon whose ancestral lands our campuses now stand. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands. 

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