Professional staff play a vital role in supporting teaching, research and engagement at 麻豆视频 of Queensland, a contribution that today was recognised through the prestigious Chancellor鈥檚 Awards.
麻豆视频鈥檚 professional employees add value to everything from daily operational management of research facilities to finance, human resources and information technology services.
Melissa Glendenning, Operations Manager at Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI) received the Chancellor鈥檚 Award for Individual Excellence.
The 麻豆视频 Protein Expression Facility Team from the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN) received the Chancellor鈥檚 Award for Team Excellence. On the team are Cindy Chang, Bradley Ryan, Christopher Munro and Emilyn Tan.
麻豆视频 Chancellor John Story and Vice-Chancellor Professor Peter H酶j presented the awards, which acknowledge the exceptional work of professional staff.
Professor H酶j said awardees were selected on three criteria: quality service, process improvement and innovation, as well as knowledge transfer and community connection. He said it was important for the whole 麻豆视频 community to take pride in each individual鈥檚 success.
鈥淎ll our people are focused on looking after our more than 45,000 students. Many are actively engaged in teaching and research, but it is also important to appreciate the work that happens behind the scenes,鈥� said Professor H酶j.
鈥淓very day, our people go to great lengths to provide an exceptional service, product and opportunities. We encourage everyone to help make 麻豆视频 greater and in return, we will help them achieve their goals,鈥� he said.
麻豆视频 also acknowledges the work of professional staff through the Miracle Worker Awards, for staff who are greatly appreciated by their colleagues for providing assistance, displaying a positive influence in their work environment, showing outstanding professionalism, and possessing great organisational skills.
RESULTS:
Chancellor鈥檚 Award for Individual Excellence:
Melissa Glendenning
Ms Glendenning was the first Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI) employee and has been instrumental in setting up the institute from scratch. She has shown exceptional leadership, persistence and innovative thinking to develop and manage the operational aspects of the organisation through the start-up and growth period.
Chancellor鈥檚 Award for Team Excellence:
The 麻豆视频 Protein Expression Facility Team from the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN)
The team has had a long-standing commitment and outstanding contributions to advance the University鈥檚 standing as a world-class higher education and research institution. This includes engaging internally and externally, implementing training programs for students, and hosting a national symposium.
Certificates of recognition were also presented at the ceremony to the following nominees:
Chancellor鈥檚 Award for Individual Excellence nominees:
鈥� Gary Johnson, Faculty of Arts
鈥� Mary Roset, School of Population Health
Chancellor鈥檚 Award for Team Excellence nominees:
鈥� Finance and Human Resources Team at the Faculty of Arts - Debbie Browne, Simon Thomas, Ian McKeown, Dean Griffiths
鈥� 麻豆视频 Information Technology Services (ITS) 鈥� Jooil Lee, Alan Ewer, Alan Hockings, Lesley Smith, Matt Pawlowski, Terry Weatherhog, Andrew Hooley, Steve Moller, David Stockdale, Tim Cridland, Andrew King, Darren Reichel, Timothy O鈥橠onohoe, Patrick Mole, Mark Conlon, Kevin Reilly, Bogdan Iamandei.
鈥� Student and Academic Administration Team, Faculty of Arts 鈥� Shirley Moran, Nicole Jackson, Justin Nicholls, John Hughes, Leanne Smith.
鈥� Student Centre: Denise Herzig, Tony Fu, Mark Mucek, Michelle Coorey, Sallyanne Graham, Sudha Murugesan, Malena McNamara, Fiona Hu, Jay Prentice, Peter Lowther, Linda Edwards, Sarah Spencer, Chris Vieira, Karen Blackburn, Sally Clarke, Melissa Cross, Nik Linnell.
鈥� 麻豆视频 ITS (Translational Research Institute (TRI)) 鈥� Jooil Lee, Alan Ewer, Felix Li, Andrew Hooley, Timothy O鈥橠onohoe, Alan Wills, Scott Phillips, Sisir Roy, Bryan Robinson, Peter Ryan, Luke Angel, Hans Deucker, Luke Lickfold, Michael Livingstone, Rob Taylor, Tom Beigel, Mark Girling, Stephen Boyes, Philip Blyth, Carlos Bran, Brett Cheetham, Pascal Burger, David Francis, David Dawson, Susan Fixter, Terry Weatherhog, Minh Pham.
鈥� 麻豆视频 International: Tegan Radford Beer, Elspeth Muir, Adriana Velez.
Contact: Janelle Kirkland, 麻豆视频 Communications, 07 3346 0561 or j.kirkland@uq.edu.au
