Awards were presented to 45 students for excellent academic performance at both undergraduate and postgraduate studies across a range of disciplines.
Professor Russ Hoye, Dean of the School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, highlighted the importance of recognising and rewarding student excellence.
“Acknowledging the academic achievements of our students is an important aspect of providing them with a great experience at La Trobe, and this event enables them to share that with their family and friends.”
“I would also like to thank the many donors who support prizes across all the disciplines,” he said.
The evening concluded with a reception where attendees had the opportunity to mingle, share stories, and congratulate the award winners.
AWARDS & PRIZES
- Phonak Award for Research in Audiology – Hanan Katrib
- Dietetic Student Prize (Most Outstanding) – Laura Lam
- Bachelor of Food and Nutrition Prize – Emma Westlake
- Joseph Ringland Anderson Prize – Stephanie Tran
- Student Citizenship and Engagement Prize – Yong Jie Kevin Loo
- Janet Sloane Award – Jesutimilehin Aibinu
- APA Paediatric Physiotherapy Group Prize – Melanie Lim
- Aquatic Physiotherapy Group Prize – Brett Warren
- Cardiorespiratory Physiotherapy Australia Prize – Alicia Scalzo
- Constance Read Memorial Prize – Courtney Gunn
- Eliza McAuley Memorial Prize – Adam Eliopoulas
- Gerontology Special Group Prize – Ella Thompson
- Josephine Jennings and Edith Pratt Memorial Prize – Joshua Sleeman
- National Neurology Group Prize – Charlie Visser
- Kay Spencer Memorial Award – Jasper Spicer
- LifeCare Health Physiotherapy Award – Caley Naismith
- Margaret Nayler Physiotherapy Clinical Prize – Carolina Coelho Pais
- Margaret Nayler Physiotherapy Honours Research Prize – Joint Winners – Catherine Hovens & Alexandra Lasscock
- The Wendy Braybon, Latrobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre Prize (Sports Physiotherapy) – Adriano Tocchet
- Briggate Medical Company Prize – Harry Kennedy
- Orthotech Orthotic Laboratory Award in Podiatric Biomechanics – Milla Hopkins
- Australian Podiatry Association Award (Year One) – Lauren Van Oss
- Australian Podiatry Association Award (Year Two) – Emily Broomfield
- Australian Podiatry Association Award (Year Three) – Christopher Couesnon
- Formthotics Excellence Prize – Jhing Min Chong
- Bared Footwear Student Award – Joint winners – Daniel Raiter & Olivia Richards
- AOPA Robert Gardner Memorial Prize – Shawni McAlister
- International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics Second Year Prize – Sarah Klein
- International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics Final Year Prize – Elise Paton
- Ottobock Clinical Excellence Award – Joint Prize – Kingsley Considine, Lachlan MacDonald, Karly Lourie, Shawni McAlister
- Australian Orthopaedic Association Prize – Theodora Klages
- Speech Pathology Australia Prize (Undergraduate) – Bronte Wood
- Speech Pathology Australia Prize (Graduate Entry Masters) – Emma Maxfield
- Logemas Sport & Exercise Science Student Prize – Kaelan Boundy
- Movella - Student Prize – Ineka Hart
- David Jolley Leadership Award - Basnayake Mudiyanselage Thiyuni Niyulika Basnayake
DEAN’S AWARDS
- Bachelor of Food and Nutrition – Emma Westlake
- Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Science – Stephanie Kelly
- Graduate Certificate in Child Protection – Jessica Sargeant
- Graduate Certificate in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy – Anthea Manioudakis
- Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (Honours) – Jacinta Bullard
- Bachelor of Orthoptics (Honours) – Maria Angelica Tranquilino
- Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours) – Joshua Sleeman
- Bachelor of Podiatry (Honours) – Daniel Alizzi
- Bachelor of Prosthetics and Orthotics (Honours) – Elise Paton
- Bachelor of Speech Pathology (Honours) – Bronte Wood
- Master of Strength and Conditioning – Sarah Perkins
- Master of Social Work – Kylie Ligertwood
- Master of Clinical Audiology – Annika Baluyot
- Master of Occupational Therapy Practice – Lindsey Heffernan
- Master of Sport Analytics – Matthew Johnson
- Master of Speech Pathology – Emma Maxfield
- Master of Sports and Exercise Physiotherapy – Rick Whitehead
- Master of Sports and Exercise Physiotherapy – Casey Williams
