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Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Academic prize winners named

Lachlan Campbell, Scott Gosling and Annie Ruthven are Avondale’s best students after being named as recipients of the college of higher education’s most prestigious prize.

Miranda Leijser receives the Edna Ferris Heise Prize in Communication from Edna’s daughter Vhonda Copertino. Credit: Colin Chuang.

Miranda Leijser receives the Edna Ferris Heise Prize in Communication from Edna’s daughter Vhonda Copertino.
Credit: Colin Chuang.

The Avondale Prize for Excellence comes with $1500 and is further recognition of the trio’s qualities. Lachlan also received the Elwin Currow Prize for New Testament Apocalyptic Studies and Annie the Adventist Education Bachelor of Education (Primary) Prize. Scott is spiritual leader for the Avondale Nursing Students’ Association and co-president of the graduation class.

Other double recipients included: editor of student publication The Voice Josh Dye (Adventist Media Network Journalism Prize and the new Adventist Development and Relief Agency Social Justice Prize); and ministry and theology (honours) student Alexander Green (the new Arthur Ferch Prize for Greek Studies and its eponymous equivalent in Hebrew studies).

For the first time, more than one student received the Bill Marr Institute of Public Evangelism Prize. Viliami Moala, Jared Smith and Anders Svensson each received $1000 for exhibiting ministerial potential.

Lagani Gairo (Adventist Media Network Digital Media Prize) and Amy Verhoeven (Williams Premium Bachelor of Business (Accounting) Prize) received the same prizes this year as they did this past year.

Avondale presented 35 prizes this year, including three new prizes sponsored by the Avondale Conservatorium.

Academic Prizes

Faculty of Arts and Theology
School of Humanities and Creative Arts

Adventist Media Network Digital Media Prize
Adventist Media Network
Lagani Gairo ($1000)

Adventist Media Network Journalism Prize
Adventist Media Network
Josh Dye ($1000)

Allen and Andrea Steele Huguenot History Prize
Dr Allen and Andrea Steele
Gavin Bowyer ($1000)

Avondale Conservatorium Alan and Yvonne Thrift Perpetual Shield for Musical Excellence
Avondale Conservatorium
Emily Thomas ($1000)

Avondale Conservatorium David Clark Harmony and Composition Prize
Avondale Conservatorium
Timothy Low ($500)

Avondale Conservatorium George Greer Memorial Academic Excellence Prize
Avondale Conservatorium
Luke Turner-Mann ($500)

Avondale Conservatorium Noel Clapham Memorial Prize
Avondale Conservatorium
John Duncan ($500)

W A Townend Christian Journalism Prize
Townend family
Sara Thompson ($1000)

Willobee Floor Service Bachelor of Arts Prize
Willobee Floor Service
Jacinda Setiawan ($1000)

 

School of Ministry and Theology

Arthur Ferch Prize for Greek Studies
Ferch-Johnson family
Alexander Green ($1000)

Arthur Ferch Prize for Hebrew Studies
Ferch-Johnson family
Alexander Green ($1000)

Bill Marr Institute of Public Evangelism Prize
Institute of Public Evangelism, Seventh-day Adventist Church in the South Pacific
Viliami Moala, Jared Smith and Anders Svensson ($1000 each)

Clifford Anderson Ministry Prize
Clifford Anderson bequest
Charissa Fong, Simon Gigliotti and Nigel King ($1000 each)

Edna Ferris Heise Prize in Communication
Heise family
Miranda Leijser ($1000)

Elwin Currow Prize for New Testament Apocalyptic Studies
Dr Elwin Currow
Lachlan Campbell ($200)

Graham Miller Memorial Prize for Youth Ministry
Graham Miller Memorial Fund
David Gillespie ($1000)

Faculty of Education, Business and Science
Avondale Business School

Gail Valentine Memorial Prize for Human Resource Management
Gail Valentine Memorial Association
Narkisska Bianca Spruce ($500 Avondale Bookshop gift voucher)

Professional Advantage Bachelor of Business Prize
Professional Advantage
Karli Borresen ($1000)

Williams Premium Bachelor of Business (Accounting) Prize
Williams Premium Wholesale
Amy Verhoeven ($500)

 

School of Education

Adventist Education Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood) Prize
Adventist Education Department, Seventh-day Adventist Church in the South Pacific
Maureen McDonnell ($1000)

Adventist Education Bachelor of Education (Primary) Prize
Seventh-day Adventist Church in New Zealand and the Pacific islands
Annie Ruthven ($1000)

Adventist Education Bachelor of Education (Secondary) Prize
Seventh-day Adventist Church in Australia
Tarsha Menzies ($1000)

Adventure 195 Outdoor Recreation Prize
Adventure 195
Sheldon Warner ($500 Adventure 195 gift voucher)

ACHPER Tertiary Student Health and Physical Education Prize
Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation
Luke Howie (Certificate plus 12-month membership to Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation)

Primary Teacher’s Literacy Prize
Primary English Teachers’ Association
Louise Cowley (Certificate plus 12-month membership to e:lit)

School of Science and Mathematics

Magnusson, Draper and Thompson Bachelor of Science Prize
School of Science and Mathematics, Avondale College of Higher Education
Sarah Ryan ($1000)

 

Faculty of Nursing and Health

Sydney Adventist Hospital Academic Excellence Prize
Sydney Adventist Hospital
Marguerite Burke ($500 plus gold medallion)

Sydney Adventist Hospital Clinical Excellence Prize
Sydney Adventist Hospital
Jodie Barons ($500 plus gold medallion)

Sydney Adventist Hospital Medical Nursing Excellence Prize
Sydney Adventist Hospital
Margaret Snedden ($250)

Sydney Adventist Hospital Surgical Nursing Excellence Prize
Sydney Adventist Hospital
Kathryn Fletcher ($250)

Sydney Adventist Hospital Mental Health Nursing Excellence Prize
Sydney Adventist Hospital
Sommer Harrison ($250)

Faculty of Nursing and Health Prize for Consistent Effort and Accomplishment
Faculty of Nursing and Health
Madeleine Doyle ($250)

 

Other

Adventist Development and Relief Agency Social Justice Prize
Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) Australia
Josh Dye and Vanessa Reynolds ($500 each)

Avondale Alumni Association Community Service Prize
Avondale Alumni Association
Callum Anderson and Odailson Fialho ($500 each)

 

Prize for Excellence

Avondale Prize for Excellence, Lake Macquarie campus
Sanitarium Health and Wellbeing
Lachlan Campbell ($1500)

Avondale Prize for Excellence, Lake Macquarie campus
Sanitarium Health and Wellbeing
Annie Ruthven ($1500)

Avondale Prize for Excellence, Sydney campus
Sanitarium Health and Wellbeing
Scott Gosling ($1500)