Year |
Name |
Organisation |
Contributions |
2006 |
Scott Rickard |
For her efforts in organising postgraduate events in Victoria. |
|
2007 |
Steven Maras |
University of Sydney |
For his efforts in maintaining AANZCA heritage. |
Kerry McCallum |
University of Canberra |
For his efforts in maintaining AANZCA heritage. |
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2008 |
Lucy Morieson |
AANZCA Postgraduate Representative, 2007–2008. |
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Diana Bossio |
AANZCA Postgraduate Representative, 2007–2008. |
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2009 |
Donald Matheson |
University of Canterbury |
For his overall contribution to AANZCA. |
2010 |
Jolyon Sykes |
For services as Secretary-treasurer. |
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Christina Spurgeon |
Queensland University of Technology |
For her contribution to the development of the AANZCA website. |
|
2011 |
Gerard Goggin |
University of Sydney |
For his behind-the-scenes support and guidance. |
2012 |
Steven Maras |
University of Sydney |
For his untiring commitment to AANZCA and his management of the AANZCA listserves. |
2013 |
Alison Henderson |
University of Waikato |
For leading the AANZCA Publications Committee over the past two years and for supporting postgraduates and fellow colleagues. |
2014 |
Terry Flew |
Queensland University of Technology |
For his work on the AANZCA Publications committee, leading to the founding of the AANZCA journal, Communication Research and Practice. |
2015 |
Sue Turnbull |
University of Wollongong |
In recognition of her long service and friendship to AANZCA. |
2016 |
Janet Fulton |
University of Newcastle |
For establishing and maintaining the AANZCA conference handbook. |
2017 |
Michele Willson |
Curtin University |
For her ongoing efforts as a regional representative in Western Australia. |
Elizabeth Gray |
Massey University |
For the way she has kept the AANZCA flag flying with the peak Science, Technology and Humanities body in Aoterroa/New Zealand, The Royal Society. |
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2018 |
Elizabeth Gray |
Massey University |
For her outstanding work in leading the 2018 conference. |
Roxanna Holdsworth |
The University of Waikato |
For her outstanding service in organising the PhD/ECR event and representing PhD students. |
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Jolyon Sykes |
For his outstanding commitment and work over many years as secretary, treasurer, and website editor-manager. |
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2019 |
Kerry McCallum |
University of Canberra |
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Steven Maras |
The University of Western Australia |
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2020 |
Not awarded |
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2021 |
Diana Bossio |
Swinburne University |
For her editorial efforts with AANZCA’s flagship journal, Media International Australia, from 2020-2021. |
2022 |
Colleen Mills |
University of Canterbury |
Colleen Mills won this award (posthumously) to honour her years of contributions to AANZCA (the 2023 prize was essentially a life-time achievement award for Colleen) |
2023 |
Ashleigh Haw |
Deakin University |
For her service as AANZCA’s first Communications Officer (from 2022-2023). |