Alumni Awards

Alumni Award Medal

La Trobe University takes great pride in the achievements of its alumni and presents a select number of awards each year to those who have demonstrated significant personal, community and/or professional achievements.


2012 Alumni Award Recipients

Distinguished Alumni Awards

  • Mr Bill Kelty AC - BEc 1969
    Director, Bank of Queensland Ltd, Linfox Pty Ltd, Armaguard Pty Ltd.
    Commissioner, Australian Football League. Former Secretary, ACTU

  • Mr Terry Moran AC - BA (Hons) Politics 1972
    Chairman, Barangaroo Authority
    Former Secretary, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

  • Ms Elizabeth M Proust AO - BA (Hons) Sociology 1974
    Director, Perpetual Ltd. Chairman, Bank of Melbourne Board
    Former Secretary, Victorian Department of the Premier and Cabinet and Chief Executive of the City of Melbourne

  • Mr James Thomas - BSc Botany Zoology 1995
    Director, Tenkile Conservation Alliance

  • Dr Don Watson - BA (Hons) History 1970
    Author and Historian
    Former Speech Writer to PM Paul Keating

  • Mr Garry Weaven - BEc (Hons) 1970, DipEd Teacher Education: Primary, 1971
    Founder and Chair, Industry Funds Management
    Former Assistant Secretary, ACTU

Young Achiever Award

  • Dr Hala Raghib - BSc Medical Science 2002, Grad Dip Business Administration 2008, MBA 2010
    Regulatory Affairs & New Projects Manager, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories (Australia)
    Ambassador - Eureka Prize, Australian Museum
    Consultant Lecturer - Australian Catholic University



Award categories include:

1) DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD (DAA)

A La Trobe alumnus who has, over an extensive and sustained period of time, demonstrated:

  • Outstanding Professional achievements
  • Exceptional Community service achievements
  • Inspirational leadership in the field
  • Outstanding human qualities

2) YOUNG ACHIEVER AWARD (YAA)

A La Trobe alumnus, 40 years or younger, who is an early career achiever in what would normally be considered a relatively short period of time.

3) DISTINGUISHED FELLOW (ALUMNI) (DFA)

As for DAA, but for a person who has a long association with the University and/or may have commenced study at La Trobe but not completed.



Alumni Award recipients

For more details of all of the previous alumni award recipients, please follow the link below:

Alumni Award recipients