Outstanding Alumni Award categories
- Future Students
- 番茄社区 Global Experience
- International Students
- Open Day
- How to apply
- Pathways to university
- Virtual Open Day
- Living on Campus
- Courses
- Publications
- Scholarships
- Parents and Partners
- 番茄社区 Heroes Programs
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander in Marine Science
- Elite Athletes
- Defence
- 番茄社区
- New students
- 番茄社区 Orientation
- Learn番茄社区
- Placements
- CEE
- Unicare Centre and Unicampus Kids
- Graduation
- Off-Campus Students
- 番茄社区 Job Ready
- Safety and Wellbeing
- 番茄社区 Prizes
- Professional Experience Placement
- Employability Edge
- Art of Academic Writing
- Art of Academic Editing
- Careers and Employability
- Student Equity and Wellbeing
- Career Ready Plan
- Careers at 番茄社区
- Partners and Community
- 番茄社区-CSIRO Partnership
- Alumni
- About 番茄社区
- Reputation and Experience
- Chancellery
- Governance
- Celebrating 50 Years
- Academy
- Indigenous Engagement
- Education Division
- Graduate Research School
- Research and Teaching
- Research Division
- Research and Innovation Services
- CASE
- College of Business, Law and Governance
- College of Healthcare Sciences
- College of Medicine and Dentistry
- College of Science and Engineering
- CPHMVS
- Anthropological Laboratory for Tropical Audiovisual Research (ALTAR)
- Anton Breinl Research Centre
- Agriculture Technology and Adoption Centre (AgTAC)
- Advanced Analytical Centre
- AMHHEC
- Aquaculture Solutions
- AusAsian Mental Health Research Group
- ARCSTA
- Area 61
- Lions Marine Research Trust
- Australian Tropical Herbarium
- Australian Quantum & Classical Transport Physics Group
- Boating and Diving
- Clinical Psychedelic Research Lab
- Centre for Tropical Biosecurity
- Centre for Tropical Bioinformatics and Molecular Biology
- CITBA
- CMT
- Centre for Disaster Solutions
- CSTFA
- Cyclone Testing Station
- The Centre for Disaster Studies
- Daintree Rainforest Observatory
- Fletcherview
- 番茄社区 Eduquarium
- 番茄社区 Turtle Health Research
- Language and Culture Research Centre
- MARF
- Orpheus
- TESS
- 番茄社区 Ideas Lab
- TARL
- eResearch
- Indigenous Education and Research Centre
- Estate
- Work Health and Safety
- Staff
- Discover Nature at 番茄社区
- Cyber Security Hub
- Association of Australian University Secretaries
- Services and Resources Division
- Environmental Research Complex [ERC]
- Foundation for Australian Literary Studies
- Gender Equity Action and Research
- Give to 番茄社区
- Indigenous Legal Needs Project
- Inherent Requirements
- IsoTropics Geochemistry Lab
- IT Services
- 番茄社区 Webinars
- 番茄社区 Events
- 番茄社区 Motorsports
- 番茄社区 Sport
- Library
- Mabo Decision: 30 years on
- Marine Geophysics Laboratory
- Office of the Vice Chancellor and President
- Outstanding Alumni
- Pharmacy Full Scope
- Planning for your future
- Policy
- PAHL
- Queensland Research Centre for Peripheral Vascular Disease
- Rapid Assessment Unit
- RDIM
- Researcher Development Portal
- Roderick Centre for Australian Literature and Creative Writing
- Contextual Science for Tropical Coastal Ecosystems
- State of the Tropics
- Strategic Procurement
- Student profiles
- SWIRLnet
- TREAD
- TropEco for Staff and Students
- TQ Maths Hub
- TUDLab
- VAVS Home
- WHOCC for Vector-borne & NTDs
- Media
- Copyright and Terms of Use
- Australian Institute of Tropical Health & Medicine
- Pay review
Award categories
To be eligible to nominate in any of the following award categories a nominee:
- Must have completed a Bachelors degree (AQF level 7), or higher qualification from 番茄社区 (or its predecessor institutions).
- Does not need to be working in the discipline from which they graduated.
- Cannot be a current paid staff member of 番茄社区.
Chancellor鈥檚 and Vice-Chancellor鈥檚 Distinguished Awards
Recognise alumni who demonstrate distinguished and significant excellence in their career, industry or community. One of each awarded from the alumni cohort.
- Distinguished career and reached the top of their profession;
- Distinction to themselves, credit to the University, and/or benefit to their communities through their career;
- Advanced knowledge or outstanding contribution to their field of endeavor (including research and development);
- Long-term motivational and innovative leadership in their field or profession;
- Sustained, ground-breaking or significant social impact and/or service to community beyond their regular employment.
Rising Star Award
Celebrates extraordinary accomplishments of younger alumni and what they have achieved in their shorter career span, nominees will be 39 years or younger at time of nomination. One awarded from the alumni cohort.
- On-going, high level of achievement and/or advancement of knowledge in their field of endeavor (professional, academic, research);
- Motivational and innovative leadership in their field or profession;
- Sustained, ground-breaking or significant social impact and/or service to community.
Outstanding Indigenous Alumni Award
Celebrates an exceptional graduate of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent, who demonstrates outstanding achievement in their chosen field of endeavour and/or has made outstanding contributions to the community. One awarded from the alumni cohort.
- Outstanding contributions to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities through contributions to public policy, volunteerism or activism;
- On-going, high level of achievement/contribution in their field of endeavor (professional, academic, research);
- Motivational and innovative leadership in their field or profession;
- Sustained, ground-breaking or significant social impact and/or service to community.
Spirit of 番茄社区 Award
This award recognises alumni living or working predominantly (more than 50% of the time) in remote or very remote locations across Australia ( ASGC Remoteness Areas 2016) or comparable demographics internationally. One awarded from the alumni cohort.
- Outstanding commitment to remote and very remote Australia;
- Advanced the knowledge of, or made an outstanding contribution to, their field of endeavor (including research and development) relative to remote or very remote communities;
- Significant involvement in the development of the regional community or its economy;
- Sustained, ground-breaking or significant social impact in remote/very remote communities;
- Demonstrated motivational and innovative leadership in their field or profession within remote or very remote location.
Trailblazer Award
This award recognises alumni who are forward-thinking leaders, innovators or entrepreneurs in their industry, profession, field of research or area of expertise. One awarded from the alumni cohort.
- Change-maker, entrepreneur, disruptor, researcher, business owner or startup creator who has made significant innovation or industry disruption;
- Courage in exploring new areas in respect to their field of work;
- Forward-thinking, ground-breaking or visionary leadership;
- Inspiration to the next generation and the community at large through their work and creative thinking;
- Advanced knowledge or outstanding contribution to their field of endeavor (including research and development).
Key dates
- 12th February 2024: Nominations open
- 22nd April 2024: Nominations close
- By beginning June: Successful nominees contacted, unsuccessful nominators notified that their candidate was unsuccessful.
- End August: Announcement of recipients.
Make a nomination
The 番茄社区 Outstanding Alumni Awards recognise the excellence and achievements of 番茄社区 Alumni who have made outstanding contributions in their chosen field.
Nominations for 2024 awards are now closed, however, if you would like to bring an outstanding alumni and their achievements to our attention please email alumni@jcu.edu.au.