Awards, Prizes and Scholarships

The College has a number of awards and prizes to encourage students and reward members who make an outstanding contribution.

Gold Medal - The College Gold Medal is awarded annually for outstanding achievement. It is recognition by the College to one of its own. Past Gold Medal winners are a group of significant contributors to the College and health management in general. docx format Gold Medal Recipients

Our congratulations to John Rasa as the winner of the 2011 Gold Award - by clicking on the photo to the right, you will be taken to a separate page for his citation.

Life membership -  is an Award and honour that is bestowed by the Board after a Branch Council nomination. It requires a unanimous resolution of the Board. The principal criterion is “conspicuous service to ACHSM”.  doc format Life Members Recipients

Congratulations also to the Life Membership recipients for 2011 - Trevor Canning, Richard Baldwin, Anne Bergin and Bernard Deady. Citations for Trevor and Richard can be viewed by clicking on the photos on the right hand panel .

Fellowship -  is the highest level of membership within the College and demonstrates an ongoing commitment to excellence in health service management. Fellowship is gained by meeting the requirements set by the Board. Click here for more information.

Honorary Fellowship – is an Award bestowed by the Board to government and overseas dignatories.  doc format Honorary Fellow Recipients

Click here for nominations forms for Gold Medal, Life Members and Honorary Fellowship.

Student Prizes

The Grace Suleau Prize - for the best grade point average in an Undergraduate Course in Health Management conducted throughout Australia. This year's winner was Mayuri Parmer from the University of Western Sydney.

The Anthony Suleau Prize - for the best grade point average in a Post Graduate Course in Health Management conducted throughout Australia. This year's winner was Andrew Taylor from Flinders University.

The Ian Brand Prize - for the best grade point average in a Masters Course in Health Management conducted throughout Australia. This year's winner is Natalie Sequeira from the University of Western Sydney.

Congratulations to all our worthy winners!