This week La Trobe Rural Health School celebrated high-achieving students at the annual student prize ceremony at La Trobe’s Bendigo campus.
More than 40 students from a range of disciplines received awards for their outstanding academic achievements.
Professor Jane Mills, Dean of La Trobe Rural Health School congratulated the students and thanked the award sponsors for their generous contributions.
"The annual Bendigo Student Awards is a wonderful celebration of our high achieving students. Striving for academic excellence takes focus, grit and determination.”
“Success at this level is worthy of recognition and reward and this event is an opportunity for our industry partners to provide a tangible reward for students’ hard work and dedication," she said.
Prize winners:
- Berdy Occupational Therapy Award for Innovation & Inclusive Leadership, Jennieva Burn
- Lynne Cooper Bendigo Regional Occupational Therapy Award, Grace Hunter
- Lynne Cooper Bendigo Regional Occupational Therapy Award, Grace Byrne
- Academic Achievement Award in First Year (1st year) Paramedic Practice, Chelsea McIntosh
- Academic Achievement Award in Second Year (2nd year ) Paramedic Practice, Cooper Arkinstall
- Academic Achievement Award in Third Year (3rd year ) Paramedic Practice, Renee Rowett
- Academic Achievement Award in Fourth Year (4th year ) Paramedic Practice, Nikita Lindsay
- Speech Pathology Australia Student Award , Tessa Jones
- Talk It Up Speech Pathology Excellence Prize Bendigo, Philippa McWilliam
- MSD Animal Health Scholarship, Amy Carland
- Australian Dental and Oral Health Therapists' Association (ADOHTA) Prize, Amber Nguyen
- Australian Dental Association, Victorian Branch, La Trobe University Dental School Second Year Prize, Quang Minh Phan
- Australian Dental Association, Victorian Branch, La Trobe University Dental School Third Year Prize, Zachary Harvey
- Australian Dental Association, Victorian Branch, La Trobe University Dental School Fourth Year Prize, Zhi Wei Chew
- Australian Dental Association, Victorian Branch, La Trobe University Dental School Fifth Year Prize, Mariam Malak
- Australian Society of Endodontology (Victorian Branch) Inc. Prize in Endodontology, Joshua Sommer
- Colgate-Palmolive Academic Award in Dentistry , Lamia Khan
- Colgate-Palmolive Academic Award in Oral Health, Emily Sporle
- Delta Sigma Delta Achievement Award in Dentistry, Cristiana Deocampo
- Dental Hygienists Association of Australia Award, Emily Sporle
- Matrix Dental Prize, Joshua Hui
- Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons Prize, Ling Fei Shi
- Dr Sandeepa Devmini Suriyage Memorial Prize, Dendy Standish
- AdPha Therapeutics Award, Eva Burtonclay McMahon
- PDL First Year Pharmacy Award, Nguyen Bao Ngoc Tran
- PDL Second Year Pharmacy Award, Bach Nguyen
- PDL Second Year Pharmacy Award, Trieu Truong
- Pharmaceutical Society Gold Medal, Dana Karyl Lluz
- Pharmacy Guild of Australia Prize, Imogen Itter
- Astrid Renehan Second Year Pharmacy Award, Trieu Truong
- Therapeutic Guidelines award for fourth year Pharmacy Honours, Navdeep Aulakeh
- Therapeutic Guidelines Second Year Pharmacy Improvement Award, Ally Fowler
- Bendigo Health Award, Holly Fitzpatrick
- La Trobe Rural Health School Nursing Award, Rhiannon Edwards
- St John of God Health Care Undergraduate Nursing Award, Jasmine Collins
- St John of God Midwifery Award, Jessica Browne
- Swan Hill District Health Award for First Year Students, Jared Stone
- Swan Hill District Health Award for Second Year Students, Jennifer Salvador
- Therapeutic Guidelines 2nd Year Nursing & Midwifery Prize (Bendigo), Jennifer Salvador
- Therapeutic Guidelines 3rd Year Nursing & Midwifery Prize (Bendigo), Zachary Millar
- Zonta Bendigo Heather Winderlich Award, Nykiah Jobe-Farrell
