Awards and prizes

Gold Medal

This award recognises exceptional leadership and recent achievements and promotes the pursuance of excellence in the delivery of health services in Australia. A nominee will be a member of the College and an outstanding leader who has made recent and exceptional contributions to the healthcare system. This leader will have a passion for excellence and demonstrate a tireless commitment to improving the system for the benefit of patients and those who work within it. He/she values innovation and is committed to developing partnerships and collaborative relationships. These leaders are notable as role models for our next generation of leaders and embody the core health system values.

Congratulations to Dr Tim Smyth FCHSM CHE, VIC/TAS winner of the 2022 Gold Medal Award 

Dr Mark Avery FCHSM CHE, QLD winner of the 2021 Gold Medal Award

 

Life Membership

Life membership to the College is an Award and honour that is bestowed by the Board after a Branch Council nomination. Any Branch may nominate one member each year to be considered for the award of Life Member. The final decision is made by the Board of Directors and presentation is made to that member at the ACHSM Annual General Meeting. Retiree members are eligible for this award. 

Congratulations to the Life Membership recipients for 2022

Wendy Davis LMFCHSM CHE - VIC/TAS 

Paul Preobrajensky LMFCHSM CHE – NSW

Congratulations to the Life Membership recipients for 2021 who received their awards at the 2022 Annual General Meeting 

Emeritus Professor Anneke Fitzgerald FCHSM CHE, QLD

Emeritus Professor Sandra Leggat, VIC/TAS 

Honorary Fellowship

Nominees' qualities include demonstration of the following:

Currently holding a key role in the health system and making a notable contribution to health services. This award provides recognition of this contribution. A nominee will have an outstanding reputation in the health system and will be supportive of the College and its objectives.

This year the following Honorary Fellowships have been bestowed upon:

Alison Choy Flannigan - Partner & Leader, Health & Community, Hall & Wilcox

2022 Honorary Fellow

Professor Euan Wallace - Secretary Victorian Department of Health

Kathrine Morgan-Wicks - Secretary (CEO) – Department of Health (Tasmania) Commissioner of Ambulance Services

2020 Honorary Fellow

Stewart Dowrick – Chief Executive, Mid North Coast Local Health District

 

Fellowship

This is the highest level of membership within the College. It demonstrates an ongoing commitment to excellence in health service management. Fellowship is gained by meeting the requirements set by the Board. The College would like to welcome the following members as new fellows of the College for 2022.

Australia

Prefix

First Name

Last Name

State

Dr

Hamza

Al Katranji

VIC

Dr

Melvyn

Anthony Dass

Qld

Ms

Christine

Barber

SA Health

Ms

Elisabeth

Barnett

ACT

Mr

Tom

Beatty

SA Health

Assoc/Prof

Matthew

Burstow

Qld

Ms

Deborah

Butler

NT Health

Ms

Theresa

Clasquin

NT Health

Mr

Neil

Cowan

WA

Ms

Suzanne

Delaney

SA

Ms

Brenna

Eckert

SA Health

Mrs

Michelle

Evans

SA Health

Dr

George

Eskander

WA

Mr

Hayden

Fletcher

VIC

Mr

Jeffrey

Gaden

NT Health

Mrs

Joanne

Glover

SA

Dr

Barbara

King

WA

Mr

Andriy

Kurtsev

VIC

Mrs

Leonie

Lloyd

VIC

Mrs

Deidre

Logie

NT Health

Mr

William

Monaghan

NT Health

Ms

Renae

Moore

NT Health

Ms

Amanda

O'Keefe

NT Health

Dr

Mark

Page

NSW

Ms

Delna

Plathottam

VIC

Dr

Samuel

Rigg

NT Health

Ms

Melita

Ryan

VIC

Ms

Olivia

Toune

NT Health

Ms

Mirella

Vagnarelli

SA Health

Mrs

Rachel

Whiteley

WA

Ms

Kerry

Wilcox

WA

Mr

Simon

Windsor

SA Health

Mr

Matthew

Wood

SA Health

 

 

International Fellows

Prefix

First Name

Last Name

Country

Dr

Mahmoud

Rawan

SAUDI ARABIA

 

ACHM Aotearoa - NZ 

Prefix

First Name

Last Name

Country

Mrs

Michelle

Arrowsmith

NZ

Ms

Christine

King

NZ

Mrs

Shelley

McIntosh

NZ

Mrs

Catherine

Parkes

NZ

 

The ACHSM Fellowship Excellence Award for 2022 was awarded to

Theresa Clasquin – NT

Highly Commended Award for 2022 was awarded to

Audriy Kurtsev VIC/TAS 

Alternative pathway

Prefix

First Name

Last Name

Branch

Prof

Eleanor

Milligan

Qld

Mrs

Therese

Jeffs

NZ

 

Helen

Parker

NZ

Adj Prof

Annette

Solman

NSW

Prof

David

Clarke

VIC

Mr

Peter

Turner

VIC

Ms

Andrea

McLeod

VIC

Mr

Kingsley

Burton

WA

Mr

Scott

Chapman

VIC

Prof

Sharon

Brownie

NZ

Mr

David

Waters

NZ


RACMA Fellows

Prefix

First Name

Last Name

Branch

Dr

Kean

Kuan

VIC

Dr

Kent

McDonald

Qld

Dr

Felicity

Jensen

Qld

Dr

Lachlan

Gordon

Qld

Dr

Isaac

Seidl AM

ACT

Dr

Ajai

Verma

VIC

 

Hong Kong College of Health Service Executive - Dual Fellowship

Dr AU Brian Kin Chung

Ms CHAU Ka Yi

Ms CHEUNG Siu Tong

Ms CHONG Jwo Ruey, Maggie

Ms CHU Kit

Ms LAM Man Shan, Patti

Ms LI Lam

Ms MAK So Shan

Dr SIU Wei Man, Bonnie

Mr SZE Mei Pong

Mr TAM Hoi Yat

Ms TONG Choi Man

Dr TSE Sut Yee

Dr WONG Kin Ho

 

The Hong Kong College of Health Service Executives and the Australasian College of Health Services Management award the  Dr Geoffrey Lieu and Dr David Briggs Award  for  Excellence in the 2022 Hong Kong College of Health Service Executives  Fellowship Examinations to:

Dr SIU Wei Man, Bonnie

Commendation Award

Mr TAM Hoi Yat & Dr WONG Kin Ho

CERTIFICATION

The following members have completed the certification program in 2022 having completed all requirements

First Name

Last Name

State

Richard

Dabboussy

NSW

Diana

Ellison

WA

George

Eskander

WA

Jodie

Green

WA

Jonathan

Hagger

NZ

Subhash

Kumar Battu

Qld

Melanie

Murray

WA

Catherine

Parkes

NZ

Virender

Sorout

INT

Michele

Thomas

NZ

Peter

Turner

NSW

 

Student Prizes

The Ian Brand Prize - for the best grade point average in a Masters Course in Health Management conducted throughout Australia. This year's we have two winners and they are:

Dr Jacqueline Taylor – La Trobe

Dr Amelia Crabtree – Deakin University

 

The Anthony Suleau Prize - for the best grade point average in a Postgraduate diploma course in Health Management conducted throughout Australia. This year's winner is:

Ms Stephanie Popvic – La Trobe

 

The Grace Suleau Prize - for the best grade point average in an Undergraduate diploma course in health management conducted throughout Australia. This year's winner is:

Amanda Navmovska – University of Western Sydney

 

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OUR WORTHY WINNERS! 

Need more?

For more information on awards and prizes, please email Alison McCann, National Programs Support Manager, or call (02) 8753 5111.

Gold Medal Awards

Life Members

Honorary Fellows

NSW Health Manager Leadership Awards

Need more?

For more information on awards and prizes, please email Alison McCann, National Programs Support Manager, or call (02) 8753 5111.