The highest achieving students from the School of Health and Biomedical Sciences received prizes at a ceremonial event on Friday 3 May 2019.
The school congratulated 55 undergraduate, postgraduate by coursework and HDR students on their excellent academic achievements in 2018, with industry-sponsored awards.
Michael Gorton AM, currently a senior partner at Russell Kennedy Lawyers, Chair of Alfred Health and Chair of the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), gave a keynote speech to industry professionals, academics, student prize winners and their guests.
Congratulations to all students on their exceptional accomplishments and thank you to industry organisations for their continued support and sponsorship.
Biomedical Science
Degree |
Year / Award |
Winner |
Bachelor of Biomedical Science Awarded to the student with the highest Grade Point Average score by year |
First year | Rosel Mak Al-Khazragi |
| Second year | Kimberley Maila Frusher | |
| Third year | Emily Carmen Ross-Munro | |
| Final year (Honours) | Chanelle Mastronardo | |
Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Sciences Awarded to the student with the highest Grade Point Average score by year |
First year | Natasha Eloise Hartley-Jackson |
| Second year | Elisa Lara Coceski | |
| Third year | Mehmet Bayram | |
| Final year (Honours) | Montanna Catelyn Leveque | |
Bachelor of Biomedical Science (Laboratory Medicine) Awarded to the student with the highest Grade Point Average score by year |
First year | Lauren Ann Tjoeka |
| Second year | Cassandra Louise Kennedy | |
| Third year | Tiara Fitri Annissa | |
| Final year (Honours) | Weiqi Liao |
Applied Health
Award |
Year |
Winner |
Bachelor of Applied Science (Medical Radiations) Awarded to the student with the highest Grade Point Average score by year |
First year | Tamika Julie Cassar |
| Second year | Genevieve Estelle Robinson | |
| Final year | Amy Lauren Cotter | |
Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) Awarded to the student with the highest Grade Point Average score by year |
First year | Hansi P J H Salpadon Arachchige |
| Second year | Sadeem Sami Noah | |
| Third year | Baljot Kaur Atwal | |
| Final year | Luke Karam | |
All / overall Pharmaceutical Society of Australia Award |
Luke Karam | |
Bachelor of Applied Science (Psychology) Awarded to the student with the highest Grade Point Average score by year |
First year | Emily Rose Hovenden |
| Second year | Karen Tannous | |
| Third year | Rebecca Anne Leahy | |
| Final year (Honours) | Kelly Brown | |
Bachelor of Nursing Awarded to the student with the highest Grade Point Average score by year |
First year | Nicholas Cameron Douglas Allan |
| Second year | Jasanpreet Kaur Kandra | |
| Final year | Faith Ehioghiren Ofolu |
Allied Health
Award |
Year |
Winner |
Bachelor of Health Science / Bachelor of Applied Science (Chinese Medicine) Awarded to the student with the highest Grade Point Average score by year |
First year | Leh Yieng Ling |
| Second year | Xin Zhang | |
| Third year | Belinda Anne Cussen | |
| Fourth year | Jing Sun | |
| Final year | Nicolette Rose Truscott | |
Chiropractic Australia Award Awarded to the student with the highest Grade Point Average score by year in the Bachelor of Health Science / Bachelor of Applied Science (Chiropractic) |
First year | Yi Chian Then |
| Second year | Bentley Wei Hao Woon | |
| Third year | Louis Graham Cameron | |
| Fourth year | Jennifer Anne Rogers | |
| Final year | Alison Elizabeth Nicholls | |
Bachelor of Applied Science (Exercise and Sport Science) Awarded to the student with the highest Grade Point Average score by year |
First year | Megan Jane Doherty |
| Second year | Jaka Putra Achmad | |
| Final year | Keith Craig Squire | |
Bachelor of Health Science / Bachelor of Applied Science (Osteopathy) Awarded to the student with the highest Grade Point Average score by year |
First year | Meg Elizabeth Bryant |
| Second year | Christopher Michael Callipari | |
| Third year | Eshika Avanthi Wickramasekera | |
| Fourth year | Isabel Joyce Lim Tan | |
| Final year | Catherine Bulters |
Biomedical Science
Award |
Year |
Winner |
Master of Laboratory Medicine Awarded to the student with the highest Grade Point Average score by year |
First year | Yanan Gao |
| Final year | Hashini Dilshani Kristhoru Baduge |
Applied Health
Award |
Winner |
Master of Clinical Psychology Awarded to the student with the highest Grade Point Average score in their final year |
Daniel Armstrong |
Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Nursing Awarded to the student with the highest Grade Point Average score in their final year |
Candice Jaya Pillay-Vinayagum |
Graduate Diploma in Child and Family Health Nursing Awarded to the student with the highest Grade Point Average score in their final year |
Kristy Lee Thompson |
Master of Mental Health Nursing Awarded to the student with the highest Grade Point Average score in their final year |
Emma Louise Cain |
Allied Health
Award |
Year |
Winner |
Master of Chinese Medicine Awarded to the student with the highest Grade Point Average score by year |
First year | Janice Cheuk Yan Yip |
| Second year | Winnie Au-Yeung | |
| Third year | Sonya Melissa Mattiazzi |
Awarded by the Pro Vice-Chancellor, Science, Engineering and Health
Award |
Winner |
| Undergraduate Award Awarded to the student with the highest score in the final 12 months of the School of Health and Biomedical Sciences undergraduate program |
Luke Karam |
| Postgraduate Award Awarded to the student with the highest score in the final 12 months of the School of Health and Biomedical Sciences postgraduate program |
Hashini Dilshani Kristhoru Baduge |
| Tullamareena Prize Awarded to a current or recently completed Aboriginal and / or Torres Strait Islander student for contribution and engagement with Indigenous community and ongoing positive contribution to the student experience |
Luke Bart Williams |
| Higher Degree by Research Award Awarded to a current or recently completed Higher Degree by Research student |
Xu Ming Gu |
