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Nominations GUIDE
Nominations close Friday 26 June
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UTS: Alumni Awards 2015
Purpose of Awards
Each year the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) formally
recognises and celebrates the outstanding achievements of
UTS alumni as well as graduates from our six antecedent
institutions. The UTS Alumni Awards showcase the breadth and
depth of UTS’s alumni community and the extraordinary ways
in which UTS graduates are contributing to their profession and
society as a whole.
We are seeking nominations for alumni who have achieved
success in professional, academic or research areas, have
demonstrated exceptional leadership, innovation and/or
creativity, and who have contributed to the community through
their work.
We seek nominations for
alumni who have achieved
success in professional,
academic or research areas,
demonstrated leadership,
innovation and creativity,
and who have contributed
to the community through
their work.
The Awards recognise the contributions of alumni who have
graduated from each of UTS’s seven faculties with facultyspecific awards.
The Awards program also includes three additional categories;
the UTS Community Alumni Award, the UTS International
Alumni Award and the UTS Young Alumni Award. All winners
are then considered for the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence.
The Awards will be presented at a special gala dinner attended
by the UTS community, on Thursday 22 October 2015.
Contents
Award Categories
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Eligibility Criteria
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Nomination Process
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Previous Alumni Award
Recipients5
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UTS: Alumni Awards 2015
Award Categories
Faculty Awards
Faculty Awards are presented to graduates who demonstrate high
level achievement in their chosen field which has brought significant
success or contributes to the success of an organisation or project.
Alumni do not have to be working in the discipline from which
they graduated.
The UTS Alumni Awards recognise alumni from each of UTS’s
seven faculties:
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Arts and Social Sciences
Business
Design, Architecture and Building
Engineering and IT
Law
Nursing, Midwifery and Health
Science
Special Awards
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence
The Chancellor’s Award for Excellence is
selected from the category award recipients
by UTS Chancellor Professor Vicki Sara.
The recipient of the Chancellor’s Award for
Excellence also becomes a UTS Luminary.
UTS Luminaries are graduates who have
a reputation which is widespread and
acknowledged – their achievements have
earned them national or international
prominence. Members of this group
include actor Hugh Jackman, author
Anna Funder, human rights activist
Senator Sekai Holland, as well as the 2014
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence winner,
Dr Simon Walsh.
See more alumni.uts.edu.au/luminaries
Young Alumni Award
Recognises outstanding achievement by a graduate aged
35 years and younger, from any faculty, within their chosen field.
Alumni Community Award
Recognises an outstanding contribution to the community at a local,
national and/or international level, by a graduate from any faculty.
Candidates should demonstrate high level contribution
to the community through professional, charitable, cultural or
sporting involvement.
International Alumni Award Sponsored by UTS:INSEARCH
Recognises outstanding achievement by an alumnus from any
faculty, who was enrolled as at international student while attending
the University of Technology, Sydney. Candidates can be currently
residing either in Australia, or overseas.
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2015
UTS: Alumni Awards 2014
Eligibility Criteria
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ward recipients must be graduates of UTS or one of our six
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antecedent institutions:
• Acupuncture Colleges Australia
• Balmain Teachers’ College
• Kuring-gai College of Advanced Education
• New South Wales Institute of Technology
• Sydney College of Advanced Education
• The School of Design, Sydney College of the Arts
Recipients must have demonstrated excellence in their field
of endeavour.
While Faculty Award nominees need to have graduated with
a degree from the nominated faculty, they do not need to be
working in the discipline from which they graduated.
Self-nominations are not accepted.
UTS Luminaries and past UTS Alumni Award recipients are
not eligible.
Previously nominated alumni who were unsuccessful may be
renominated.
Nominees for the Young Alumni award must be aged 35 years
or under.
Nominees for the International Alumni Award must have
been enrolled to study as at international student at UTS.
They may currently reside either in Australia or overseas.
Selection Panel
The Selection Panel will particularly
look for individuals who have achieved
professional excellence, demonstrated
exceptional leadership, innovation and/
or creativity in their field of endeavour,
made outstanding contributions to
the community, or show evidence of
civic, cultural, charitable or sporting
involvement.
The Selection Panel is made up of
the following UTS representatives:
• Deputy Vice-Chancellor
(International & Development)
• Deputy Director, Alumni
& Communications
• Director, Marketing
& Communications
• Activate UTS representative
• Previous Alumni Award winner
• UTS Luminary
Selection Process and Determination
of Awards
Faculty Awards
All nominees for Faculty Awards are considered by the
Dean of that Faculty and a shortlist of three candidates is
presented to the Selection Panel for final consideration.
Community Alumni Award
Nominees for this award are considered by the Director of
Equity and Diversity and a shortlist of three candidates is
presented to the Selection Panel for final consideration.
International Alumni Award
Nominees for this award are considered by a UTS
Young Alumni Award
Nominees for this award are considered
by the Deputy Vice Chancellor and
Vice President of Corporate Services
and a shortlist of three candidates is
presented to the Selection Panel for
final consideration.
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence
The winner of this award is selected by
UTS Chancellor Professor Vicki Sara.
representative and a shortlist of three candidates is
presented to the Selection Panel for final consideration.
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UTS: Alumni Awards 2015
Nomination Process
We seek nominations for alumni who have achieved success in
professional, academic or research areas and who have contributed
to the community through their work.
All nominations must be:
Tips for nominations:
•Completed and submitted online via the official nomination
website, located at: alumni.uts.edu.au/alumni-awards
•Include a current CV (no longer than 5 pages).
•Submitted by 5pm on Friday 26 June 2015.
•Nominations should be prepared with
attention to detail, ensuring that all
relevant information is included.
•Nominators should include information
and examples as to why the nominee
is exceptional.
•When outlining the involvement of
a nominee in a particular project,
nominators should describe the impact
the nominee had. Make sure to include
relevant details which demonstrate
excellence on the part of the nominee.
•Nominations are now open – make sure
you get your nomination in before
Friday 26 June!
Please Note:
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Permission must be obtained from an alumnus before
proceeding with a nomination.
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An alumnus can be nominated for more than one award.
•Promotion: UTS reserves the right to use award recipients’
names and images in the media and
in our publications in the context of the UTS Alumni Awards.
•The decision of the Selection Panel will be final and
conclusive, and no correspondence regarding the decisions
will be entered into.
•The Selection Panel reserves the right to reallocate
nominations between categories.
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UTS: Alumni Awards 2015
Previous Alumni Award
Recipients
Jemma Birrell
Rangan Srikhanta
Artistic Director,
Sydney Writers’ Festival
2014 Alumni Award –
Arts & Social Science
Founder & CEO,
One Education
2011 Alumni Community
Award
Maile Carnegie
Dr Simon Walsh
Managing Director,
Google Australia
2013 Alumni Award –
UTS Business School
National Disaster Victim
Identification (DVI)
Commander, Australian
Federal Police (AFP)
2014 Chancellor’s Award
for Excellence
Nasima Rahmani
Chris Zaharia
Director of the Women’s
Empowerment Centre at
the Gawharshad Institute
of Higher Education,
Kabul, Afghanistan
2012 Chancellor’s Award
for Excellence
Co-Founder and Chief
Technology Officer, Zookal
2014 Young Alumni Award
For further information about the UTS Alumni Awards, please visit the Awards website
alumni.uts.edu.au/alumni-awards or contact
Rebecca Whalen
Estelle Davis
Communications Manager
UTS Advancement
02 9514 9926
rebecca.whalen@uts.edu.au
Events & Projects Manager
UTS Advancement
02 9514 9863
estelle.davis@uts.edu.au
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