First published 12 December 2023
The Faculty of Health recently announced the 2023 recipients of its Faculty Recognition Program.
The Faculty Recognition Program. recognises the outstanding contributions made by QUT Health staff over the past 12 months, that have enabled the Faculty to deliver on its vision and strategic goals.
Distinguished Professor Patsy Yates, Executive Dean, Faculty of Health said, “the Faculty Recognition Program is an important annual activity that acknowledges and celebrates the efforts and achievements of our academic and professional staff members”.
This year, a total of 115 nominations were received across 12 categories, signifying the extent of excellence and impact across the Faculty’s Schools, Centres and Professional Service Teams, as well as the challenging task faced by the selection panels in determining this year’s recipients.
2023 award categories and recipients include:
Educator of the Year - Awarded to an academic staff member who has demonstrated outstanding achievements in learning and teaching to provide high quality and impactful outcomes for the student learning experience. Anna Tate
Early/Mid-Career Educator of the Year - Awarded to an early or mid-career academic staff member who has demonstrated outstanding achievements in learning and teaching to provide high quality and impactful outcomes for the student learning experience. Ev Miroschnichenko
Sessional Educator of the Year - Awarded to a sessional staff member who has demonstrated high quality learning and teaching experiences that support student learning and improve educational outcomes. Dr Scotty Russell
Researcher of the Year - Awarded to an academic staff member who has contributed to excellence in research impact and outcomes. Associate Professor Simon McIllroy
Early/Mid-Career Researcher of the Year - Awarded to an early or mid-career academic staff member who has contributed to excellence in research impact and outcomes. Dr Nataly Stylianou
Professional Staff Member of the Year - Awarded to professional staff members who have: demonstrated excellence, innovation and impact in collaborating and developing relationships with other staff to resolve problems and/or demonstrated improvement in the design and delivery of processes, systems and services that have a positive impact on our students and/or staff and reinforce continuous process improvement. Alina Tollenaere, Shania Anand, and Lisa Morgan
Health, Safety and Wellbeing Champion of the Year - Awarded to a staff member who has demonstrated outstanding commitment to the health, safety and wellbeing of members of the Faculty. Narelle Shoben
Outstanding Contributions to Indigenous Australian Engagement, Success and Empowerment - Awarded to a staff member who has demonstrated meaningful and collaborative contributions to normalising First Australian knowledges and pedagogies and/or demonstrated commitment to inclusion and recognition of Indigenous Australians in the QUT community and/or demonstrated outstanding innovation and creative commitment to positively impact Indigenous Australian health and wellbeing. Mary-Claire Balnaves
Outstanding Contributions to External Partnerships and Health/Social Impact - Awarded to a staff member who has demonstrated outstanding contributions to improve external partnerships or connections that have had a positive health/social impact on a community. Associate Professor Adrian Kelly
Equity Award - Awarded to a staff member who has demonstrated outstanding commitment to promoting and embracing diversity, inclusion and social justice to achieve meaningful outcomes for the Faculty. Associate Professor Helen Vidgen
Team of the Year - Awarded to a team who have collaborated and worked together on a major project or task in outstanding, innovative and/or unexpected ways to advance goals of their work area and/or of the Faculty. Safe Prescribing and Quality Use of Medicines Team (Sue Carson, Rachael Raleigh, Dr Pam Siddins, Caitlin Hardman, Dr Marea Patounas)
Colleague of the Year - Awarded to a staff member who has displayed collegiality and fostered effective working relationships with their peers to contribute to a positive workplace environment. Dr Elise Pelzer
Carla Patterson Publication Award for Research Impact – Recognises high-ranking journal articles first-authored by Faculty of Health staff that have the potential to improve human health and make a significant impact on health and medical research. The Carla Patterson Publication Award for Research Impact has been established in memory of Dr Carla Patterson, who dedicated her life to public health research at QUT. Associate Professor Simon McIllroy and Dr Andy Leu for Anaerobic methanotroph 'Candidatus Methanoperedens nitroreducens' has a pleomorphic life cycle
Congratulations to all 2023 award winners!
Image: Back row (L to R): A/Prof Adrian Kelly, Lisa Morgan, Anna Tate, Ev Miroschnichenko, A/Prof Simon McIllroy, Shania Anand, Dr Scotty Russell. Front row (L to R): D/Prof Patsy Yates, A/Prof Helen Vidgen, Dr Elise Pelzer, Mary-Claire Balnaves, Alina Tollenaere, Sue Carson.
