Dean's Awards

2011 Recipients



Dean’s Award for Outstanding Achievement

Dean’s Award for Community Engagement


The Dean’s Award for Outstanding Achievement was made to Professor Jeffrey Braithwaite for his outstanding contribution to research and establishment of the Australian Institute of Health Innovation

The Dean’s Award for Community Engagement was made to Professor Henry Brodaty for his Outstanding Achievement in his work with dementia and aging in the community

Peter Smith and Jeffrey Braithwaite


Professor Peter Smith and Professor Jeffrey Braithwaite
Henry Brodaty and Peter Smith


Professor Henry Brodaty and Professor Peter Smith


Dean’s Rising Star Awards – to acknowledge the achievements of Postdoctoral Staff and Early Career Researchers in their respective fields of activity


Dr Melissa BaysariAustralian Institute of Health Innovation
Dr Natacha CarragherNational Drug & Alcohol Research Centre
Dr Vibeke CattsNeuroscience Research Australia
Dr Georgina ChambersSchool of Women’s and Children’s Health
Dr Vashe ChandrakanthanPrince of Wales Clinical School
Dr Lucette CysiqueSt Vincent’s Clinical School
Dr Jamie FletcherChildren’s Cancer Institute Australia
Dr Jason GrebelyThe Kirby Institute
Dr Rebecca GuyThe Kirby Institute
Dr Muireann IrishNeuroscience Research Australia
Dr Tao LiuChildren’s Cancer Institute Australia
Dr Leonora LongNeuroscience Research Australia
Dr Lee-Fay LowPsychiatry (Dementia Collaborative Research Centre)
Dr Anthony NewallSchool of Public Health and Community Medicine
Dr Mei-Sing OngAustralian Institute of Health Innovation
Dr Simone ReppermundSchool of Psychiatry, Brain & Ageing Research Program
Dr Sally RookeNational Cannabis Information and Prevention Centre
Dr Matthew SunderlandSchool of Psychiatry
Dr Ans VercammenSchool of Psychiatry
Dr Alishia WilliamsSchool of Psychiatry


Dean’s List – these awards are to acknowledge the achievements of young researchers with the potential to become career scientists


Amit AchhraKirby Institute
Anthony ChauSt Vincent's Clinical School
Eric Pui Fung ChowKirby Institute
Timothy EchevarriaSchool of Medical Sciences
Stuart FillmanNeuroscience Research Australia
Sean GohSchool of Medical Sciences
Nicholas HindleyChildren’s Cancer Institute Australia
Guy KlamerSchool of Women's and Children’s Health
Nicole KochanSchool of Psychiatry
Diana LauSchool of Women's and Children’s Health & Children's Cancer Institute Australia
Robert MaSt Vincent’s Clinical School
Michelle MaritzChildren’s Cancer Institute Australia
David MuscatelloSchool of Public Health and Community Medicine
Hannah NewallSchool of Psychiatry
Sindhura NirmalarajanSchool of Medical Sciences
Lixin OuSimpson Centre for Health Services Research
Saissan RajendranSouth West Sydney Clinical School
Pratik RastogiSouth West Sydney Clinical School
Marian ShanahanNational Drug & Alcohol Research Centre
Edmund SilinsNational Drug & Alcohol Research Centre
Erin SpikeCentre for Primary Health Care and Equity
Alex WildeSchool of Psychiatry


Dean’s Awards for Professional and Technical Staff – to acknowledge the achievements of professional and technical staff who have made outstanding contributions in their respective areas


Dr Greg ArndtChildren’s Cancer Institute Australia
Rosi BenninghausSchool of Psychiatry
Emma BlackNational Drug & Alcohol Research Centre
Anil Singh-PrakashSchool of Public Health & Community Medicine
Amanda RoxburghNational Drug & Alcohol Research Centre
Karen WalkerPrince of Wales Clinical School


The following Faculty Awards were also presented

Conjoint Teaching Awards


Alex PileBest innovation by conjoint staff member in teaching program
David DaviesBest overall conjoint teacher
Carmelle PeisahBest service in teaching delivery by conjoint staff member


McConaghy Prize for Postgraduate Research in the School of Psychiatry


Jaemin KimSchool of Psychiatry
Duncan SinclairSchool of Psychiatry


2011 Student Prizes in MBBS Program


Samantha BobbaFirst Year Prize 2010 : End of Year 1 WAM
Gregory KalogeropoulosP1 Written Examination : Best result in written exam
Joanna LeeP1 Portfolio : Best result in Portfolio
Amy LiuP1 Clinical Skills Examination : Best result in clinical exam
Vineet GorolayBest result overall in Phase 1
David MilderPhase 2 ICE 2010 : Best result in ICE
Ngee-Soon LauPhase 2 ICE 2010 : Best result in ICE + 1
Alexander HawkesPhase 2 ICE 2010 : Best result in ICE + PLUS 3
Matt SchillerBest result overall in Phase 2
Jad Othman1. Best performance in Medicine + 2
2. Best result in ICE
3. Best result overall in P3
Pratik Rastogi Best performance in Surgery
Leigh CumminsBest result in Portfolio + 2









Past Recipients

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