Excellence in Professional Service

Winner - Individual

Sharon Crapp, Senior Support Analyst, Information Technology and Digital Services

Sharon embodies the values of Western Sydney University through her collegiality, outstanding work ethic and commitment to  excellence in providing quality services to the staff and students at the Hawkesbury Campus. Sharon is well known and valued at the Hawkesbury Campus for her technical expertise, exceptional customer service and can-do attitude. She is generally accepted as the primary "go to" person within ITDS as someone who can assist with a difficult issue, take care of a complex customer problem, or help out with an IT project task. Nothing is too much trouble and nothing dampens her enthusiasm and collaborative approaches. Sharon was awarded the SIP Annual Award 2018, by the Western Sydney Not-for-Profit Association Schools Industry Partnership, for her decade long contributions to providing numerous students with Western work placements, kick starting their careers and their ongoing relationship with the University as students and staff members.

Winner - Team

Liverpool City Campus and School of Nursing and Midwifery Clinical Practice Unit Project

  • Kylie Docker, School Manager, School of Nursing and Midwifery
  • Tracy Parrish, Lecturer, School of Nursing and Midwifery

This project spanned the scoping, planning, designing and implementing of the School’s most technology enabled Clinical Practice Unit to date at the new Liverpool vertical campus and the schools transition to this site. A successful collaboration between Academic and Professional staff providing optimal outcomes within a condensed timeframe in a predetermined space. This team achieved all goals and timelines, including meeting external accreditation timelines for a site inspection to approve the offering of the Bachelor of Nursing for Autumn 2018, well before the building work was due for completion, ensuring the first cohort of BN students started on day one of Autumn session.

Highly Commended - Individual

Ruwaida Toma, Commercial Development Project Officer, Division of Finance and Resources

Highly Commended - Team

Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) Team

  • Gary Long, Research Systems Manager, Research Engagement, Development and Innovation (REDI)
  • Sunil Chand, Research Data Officer, Research Engagement, Development and Innovation (REDI)
  • Alison Dayes, Business Analyst, Information Technology and Digital Services

ITDS Liverpool CBD Design and Commission

  • Geoff Lambert, Project Manager, Information Technology and Digital Services
  • Aaron Vella, Project Support Officer, Information Technology and Digital Services
  • Peter Thomas, Specialist Systems Engineer, Information Technology and Digital Services
  • Scott Torres, Support Analyst, Information Technology and Digital Services
  • Tasleem Saheb, Senior Support Analyst, Information Technology and Digital Services
  • Lucas Panarello, Senior Project Manager, Information Technology and Digital Services

Nominated - Individuals

  • Lauren Holstein, HR Advisor, Office of Human Resources
  • Dr Karen Hutchings, Research Development Officer, MARCS Institute
  • Anita King, IT Assurance Specialist, Information Technology and Digital Services
  • Dr Shantala Mohan, Director, Research Impact and Integrity, Research Engagement, Development and Innovation (REDI)
  • Tracey Painter, Accounts Payable Officer, Finance Office
  • Colin Symons, Senior Technical Officer (MARCS), Technical Support Services

Nominated - Teams

  • Examination Team
    • Radhika Bhandari, Acting Examinations Coordinator, The Student Experience Office
    • Alison Anderson, Examinations Team Leader (Acting), The Student Experience Office
    • Samantha Dalkeith, Examinations Officer, The Student Experience Office
    • Lisa Field, Examinations Assistant, The Student Experience Office
    • Jenelle Wilson, Examinations Officer, The Student Experience Office
    • Melinda Smith, Examinations Officer, The Student Experience Office
    • Lizzy Pemble, Examinations Assistant, The Student Experience Office
    • Saada Georges, Examinations Officer, The Student Experience Office
    • Julie Gray, Examinations Assistant, The Student Experience Office
    • Akriti Murugavel, Acting Examinations Assistant, The Student Experience Office
  • Student Centred SMS – Practice Adoption Team
    • Mary-Kate Pickett, Practice Adoption Manager, Information Technology and Digital Services
    • Libby Hughan, Business Process Lead, SMS Project, Information Technology and Digital Services
    • Yasmine Tolentino, Practice Adoption Advisor, Information Technology and Digital Services
    • Aizza Biason, Senior Business Analyst, Information Technology and Digital Services
    • Jonathan McMonagle, Business Analyst, Information Technology and Digital Services
    • Associate Professor Ana Hol, Lead Director Computing, DAP Computing and Information Systems
  • Student Central
    • Jamaylah Bama, Manager, Student Central, The Student Experience Office
    • Abdallah Abdallah, Student Central Officer, The Student Experience Office
    • Almira Begic, Student Central Officer, The Student Experience Office
    • Amei Akhmeema, Student Central Officer, The Student Experience Office
    • Ashiya Boulton, Student Central Officer, The Student Experience Office
    • Carmen Planes, Student Central Officer, The Student Experience Office
    • Cathy Eslake, Student Central Officer, The Student Experience Office
    • Coco Wang, Student Central Officer, The Student Experience Office
    • Ekin Guner, Acting Team Leader, The Student Experience Office
    • Eve Langham, Acting Coordinator, The Student Experience Office
    • Fay Ballouk, Student Central Officer, The Student Experience Office
    • Gabrielle Borg, Student Central Officer, The Student Experience Office
    • Heather Grabowski, Student Central Officer, The Student Experience Office
    • Holly Liu, Student Central Officer, The Student Experience Office
    • Iman Sohail, Student Central Officer, The Student Experience Office
    • Joy Thomas, Team Leader, The Student Experience Office
    • Keith Lim, Student Central Officer, The Student Experience Office
    • Kerry Hadfield, Student Central Officer, The Student Experience Office
    • Khalil Hussaini, Student Central Officer, The Student Experience Office
    • Kristi Ross, Student Central Officer, The Student Experience Office
    • Kurshin Joseph, Student Central Officer, The Student Experience Office
    • Kylie Corcoran, Student Central Officer, The Student Experience Office
    • Maria McKeown, Student Central Officer, The Student Experience Office
    • Mark Holmes, Student Central Officer, The Student Experience Office
    • Ying Mei Butler, Student Central Officer, The Student Experience Office
    • Melissa Hatherly, Acting Team Leader, The Student Experience Office
    • Paola Patti, Student Central Officer, The Student Experience Officer
    • Rachael Escano, Student Central Officer, The Student Experience Office
    • Rachel McCarthy, Student Central Officer, The Student Experience Office
    • Raymond Chung, Student Central Officer, The Student Experience Office
    • Ritu Talwar, Student Central Officer, The Student Experience Office
    • Sunita Prasad, Student Central Officer, The Student Experience Office
    • Sylvia Utami, Operations Analyst, The Student Experience Office
    • Yumiko Ogawa, Student Central Officer, The Student Experience Office
    • Amita Chand, Student Central Officer (Student Casual), The Student Experience Office
    • Ashley Logiudice, Student Central Officer (Student Casual), The Student Experience Office
    • Barton James Williamson, Student Central Officer (Student Casual), The Student Experience Office
    • Carina Spiegel, Student Central Officer (Student Casual), The Student Experience Office
    • Chantelle Carey, Student Central Officer (Student Casual), The Student Experience Office
    • Daniel Buckley, Student Central Officer (Student Casual), The Student Experience Office
    • David Mahfouz, Student Central Officer (Student Casual), The Student Experience Office
    • Emma Cutmore, Student Central Officer (Student Casual), The Student Experience Office
    • Erin Porch, Student Central Officer (Student Casual), The Student Experience Office
    • George Dimopoulos, Student Central Officer (Student Casual), The Student Experience Office
    • Hannah Muir, Student Central Officer (Student Casual), The Student Experience Office
    • Hannah McLaren, Student Central Officer (Student Casual), The Student Experience Office
    • Hassan Raza, Student Central Officer (Student Casual), The Student Experience Office
    • Hayley Song, Student Central Officer (Student Casual), The Student Experience Office
    • Ivan Chohaili, Student Central Officer (Student Casual), The Student Experience Office
    • Ivana Cugalj, Student Central Officer (Student Casual), The Student Experience Office
    • Jelena Sivcevic, Student Central Officer (Student Casual), The Student Experience Office
    • Jemma Tilley, Student Central Officer (Student Casual), The Student Experience Office
    • Joanna Hong, Student Central Officer (Student Casual), The Student Experience Office
    • Juanita Halls, Student Central Officer (Student Casual), The Student Experience Office
    • Linda Elliott, Student Central Officer (Student Casual), The Student Experience Office
    • Ming Chen, Student Central Officer (Student Casual), The Student Experience Office
    • Mitchell Carder, Student Central Officer (Student Casual), The Student Experience Office
    • Monica Shenouda, Student Central Officer (Student Casual), The Student Experience Office
    • Nicholas Stone, Student Central Officer (Student Casual), The Student Experience Office
    • Odelle Luong, Student Central Officer (Student Casual), The Student Experience Office
    • Pedro Mercado Jr, Student Central Officer (Student Casual), The Student Experience Office
    • Philip Craig, Student Central Officer (Student Casual), The Student Experience Office
    • Rahul Mital, Student Central Officer (Student Casual), The Student Experience Office
    • Rhea Vasireddy, Student Central Officer (Student Casual), The Student Experience Office
    • Rhiannon Dark, Student Central Officer (Student Casual), The Student Experience Office
    • Roger Zhou, Student Central Officer (Student Casual), The Student Experience Office
    • Rowan Thorley, Student Central Officer (Student Casual), The Student Experience Office
    • Rumana Malik Munmun, Student Central Officer (Student Casual), The Student Experience Office
    • Samantha Ozanne, Student Central Officer (Student Casual), The Student Experience Office
    • Sami Beydoun, Student Central Officer (Student Casual), The Student Experience Office
    • Sarah Firth, Student Central Officer (Student Casual), The Student Experience Office
    • Sharon Khuu, Student Central Officer (Student Casual), The Student Experience Office
    • Shazia Nadan, Student Central Officer (Student Casual), The Student Experience Office
    • Sophie Cornett, Student Central Officer (Student Casual), The Student Experience Office
    • Syeda Sadia Naqvi, Student Central Officer (Student Casual), The Student Experience Office
    • Taurai Moyo, Student Central Officer (Student Casual), The Student Experience Office
    • Taylor Rybeck, Student Central Officer (Student Casual), The Student Experience Office
    • Teegan Lawson, Student Central Officer (Student Casual), The Student Experience Office
    • Zhen Lin, Student Central Officer (Student Casual), The Student Experience Office