Donors' Prizes 2011

School of Social Sciences and Psychology Donor Prizes 2012

The University Prizes program acknowledges our most-dedicated and high-achieving students. Through the donations the School has received, we are able to further encourage and inspire these students to continue to strive for excellence. We are grateful for the generous support of our prize donors, who share the School's commitment in recognising our students' excellence in learning.

Donor and 

Prize Name

Selection Criteria

Recipient and 

Prize

Australian Human Rights Commission - 'Australian Human Rights Commission Prize' This prize is awarded annually for the best submission to a public inquiry. Submissions will be judged based on evidence used, force of argument and the extent to which the submission is informed by human rights principles.  Christine Cole
Comfort Inn Hunts Liverpool - 'Comfort Inn Hunts Liverpool Award in Tourism Planning and Policy' The Comfort Inn Hunts Liverpool Prize is awarded annually to the most outstanding student in the Tourism Planning and Policy (101602) unit. The student must be enrolled in the Bachelor of Tourism Management Program. Kathryn Sprang
Comfort Inn Hunts Liverpool - 'Comfort Inn Hunts Liverpool Award in Tourism Management' This prize is awarded to the student with the highest grade point average in the Bachelor of Tourism Management Program. Danielle Hazell
Comfort Inn Hunts Liverpool - 'Comfort Inn Hunts Liverpool Award in Heritage and Tourism' This prize is awarded to the student with the highest grade point average in the Bachelor of Heritage and Tourism program. May Willard
Dani Gilroy Memorial Fund - 'Dani Gilroy Memorial Prize for Social Work' Awarded to a final year student enrolled in the Bachelor of Social Work program who has shown academic excellence (top 20% GPA), emerging wisdom and worldliness as demonstrated through field placement critical reflections. Recipients must be dedicated to social justice as demonstrated through field placement, academic work or broader community involvement and must have a positive attitude as demonstrated by a commitment to helping their peers and building community on campus.     Eva Rencewicz
Academy of Applied Hypnosis - 'Emeritus Professor Jim McKnight Memorial Award in Psychology' The recipient of the Emeritus Professor Jim McKnight Memorial Prize must have been enrolled in and completed the unit 100015 History and Philosophy of Psychology. The student must have been enrolled in a Psychology course or major.  The prize recipient will be selected based on the recommendation of Academic staff within the School of Social Scienes and Psychology. The student must display an enrolment history of stark contrast and ingenuity, having studied a variety of units from differing disciplines and interest areas.  Peta Tram
Michael Cusack Memorial - 'Michael Cusack Memorial Award for Human Rights, Human Services and the Law' The Michael Cusack Memorial Award is awarded annually to the most outstanding student enrolled in the Bachelor of Community Welfare Youth Work Major and undertaking the subject Human Rights, Human Services and the Law. Nathan Walsh
Planning Institute of Australia (NSW Division) - 'Planning Institute of Australia (NSW Division) Prize' The Planning Institute of Australia (NSW Division) Prize will be awarded to the student with the highest overall achievement (accumulative of all three years) at the end of the Bachelor of Social Science (Pathway to Master of Urban Management and Planning) degree.  Emma Jensen
Presentation Sisters, Wagga Wagga - 'Presentation Sisters, Wagga Wagga Award' This prize is awarded to the female indigenous student with the highest GPA at the end of first year, enrolled in one the following programs (in order of preference): Social Sciences, Education, Medicine, Nursing and Law. Dayle Sumner
Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts - 'SMSA Award in Social Science' Recognising academic excellence in a graduating student in a Social Science related degree. Andrew Agius

The Honourable Helen Sham-Ho - 'The Honourable Helen Sham-Ho Award for Social Work' 

 The Honourable Helen Sham-Ho Prize is awarded to the highest performing student in the Bachelor of Social Work (Honours) Program, based on GPA.  Marghertia Giarratario
Blue Mountains City Council - 'Blue Mountains Youth Council Award for Skill Shortage' The prize is awarded to the most outstanding year 2 student and Blue Mountains LGA resident completing studies in Engineering, Building, Surveying, Environmental Health, or Town Planning  Alicia Hall