Student prizes awarded

The School of Nursing and Midwifery has celebrated the academic achievements of its most outstanding students.

La Trobe’s School of Nursing and Midwifery has celebrated the academic achievements of its most outstanding students at its annual awards and prizes ceremony.

Professor Lisa McKenna, former Dean of the School of Nursing and Midwifery, presented awards to 19 students at a ceremony in March.

“It is wonderful to be able to acknowledge our highest achieving students in this way,” she said.

“We are also extremely grateful for the ongoing support our sponsors provide to enable these students' achievements to be recognised.”

Prize winners

  • Bank First Nursing and Midwifery Bursary, Isha Mohamed and Samiksha Mutreja
  • Caroline Pippett Memorial Prize, Jay Zhang
  • Royal Women's Hospital Midwifery Prize, Courtney Mifsud
  • CleftPALS Victoria Midwifery Prize, Holly Hughes
  • Laerdal Nursing/Midwifery Prize, Michelle Rogerson
  • Sharon Gan Chiew Lian Nursing, Bursary Kali Vlachos
  • Ausmed Excellence in Nursing Practice Prize, Greta Costello

Dean’s Scholars

  • Madison (Maddy) Jamieson, Master of Nursing
  • Rachel Wilson, Master of Nursing (Nurse Practitioner)
  • Lucy Beer, Master of Midwifery
  • Charlotte Stephenson, Graduate Diploma of Child, Family and Community Nursing
  • Hermon Bereket, Bachelor of Nursing
  • Isaiah Paul Abad, Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Psychological Science
  • Lauren Hickford, Graduate Diploma in Midwifery
  • Philippa Williams, Bachelor of Nursing (Enrolled Nurse)
  • Constanze (Coco) Brand, Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Midwifery
  • Catherine Shelley, Bachelor of Nursing (Frankston)
  • Rajikala Rajamohan, Bachelor of Nursing (Berwick)
  • Lovely Anne Racca, Bachelor of Nursing (Graduate Entry)