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The 2024 Vice-Chancellor's Staff Excellence Awards were held at the North Sydney campus this week, celebrating the outstanding work of staff across the university.
From cutting-edge stroke research to an innovative industry PhD program, community engagement excellence and teacher education hubs, staff were recognised across seven categories.
The annual awards publicly acknowledge excellence in performance that directly supports the mission of ACU and its 10-year strategic plan, Vision 2033.
Top honours went to Professor Tim McKenry, who received the 2024 Vice-Chancellor's Medal for Excellence in recognition of his exemplary work as Chair of ACU's Academic Board.
Now in his second term, Professor McKenry has led ACU's TEQSA renewal of registration and driven improvements in teaching, research and service across the university.
He was recognised for his empathetic leadership, collaborative problem-solving and his commitment to the sustained success and growth of ACU.
Professor McKenry said he was honoured to be recognised.
"I am grateful to ACU for the many opportunities to make a difference across the university," Professor McKenry said.
"The work I've been doing as Chair of the Academic Board isn't just about compliance, policy and procedure - it's about how our students encounter us and how our staff engage.
"The most rewarding thing is connecting it all to our bigger vision, which is to enable flourishing lives."
Project: Carnegie Community Engagement Classification
Team: Dr Jen Azordegan, Vivien Cinque, Miranda Bush, Dr Matthew Pink and Jennifer Tredinnick
Project: ACU Thrive Service-Oriented Learning Design
Team: James Nicholson, Helena Williams, Michael Sobek, Michelle Craig, Annelisa Sipos, Mary Jarrot, Michala Stenzel, Bianca Muteve, Jacob Dyer, Matthew Harrison, Emma Lusk, Jessica Florent, Jo Excel Rinon and Rupert Russell
Project: Hub Partnerships Transforming Teacher Education
Team: Dr Chrissy Monteleone, Dr Therese Barrington, Dr Michelle Gorzanelli, Karen McDaid, Dr Rebecca Pagano, Dr Carmel Patterson, Jamie Sherson, Dr Joanne Quick and Dr Matthew White
Project: Quality in Acute Stroke Care Research Program
Team: Professor Sandy Middleton, Simeon Dale, Professor Elizabeth McInnes, Kelly Coughlan, Dr Oyebola Fasugba, Patty Zenonos and Tara Doyle
Project: ACU Ballarat Regional Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences HDR Program
Team: Associate Professor Benjamin Mountford
Project: Order of Malta and ACU Community Hub
Team: Anna Vandierendonck, Dr Matthew Pink and Jennifer Tredinnick
Project: MyProgress Professional Experience Placement Tool
Team: Mandy El Ali, Aaron Hawke, Patricia Yamasaki, Anwar BinUmer
The recipients of the Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning Awards were also announced at the ceremony.
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