MBA Award Winners
Over the years, many MBA students have been recognised for their excellence. Below is a list of all the recipients for the past MBA Awards.
Winners 2023
- MBA Women’s Leadership Prize: Alicia Summers
- MBA Applied Mastery Award: Nathaniel Bougoure
- Legion Consulting Grit Award: Elizabeth Ciaramello
- Aeromech Operational Excellence Award: Joseph Carter
- MBA Alumni Ambassador Award: Grant Joy
- Excellence in Leadership Award: Amandeep Gill and Kate Francis-Mulder
- Excellence in MBA Education Award: Dr Michael Hollewand
- Collaboration Excellence Award: Adrian Furminger
- Community Impact Award: Douglas Sheridan and Sophia Arkinstall
- MBA Citizenship Award: Christopher Sharkey and Tamsin Gane
- Personal Transformation Award: Alexandra Fyfe, Andre Lim and Wesley Sulzberger
- Academic Excellence Award: Christopher Mattes, Claudia Giurgiuman, Julia Alexander, and Kelly Morgan
- Dr Margaret Mittelheuser AM and Morgans Prize in MBA Accounting and Finance: Amy Shapland
- Envisage Technology Data Analytics and Technology Excellence Prize: Amelia St Baker
- Overall Excellence Award: Nathaniel Bougoure
Winners 2022
- MBA Women’s Leadership Prize: Chantelle Flint
- MBA Applied Mastery Award: Olga Aleksandrova
- Legion Consulting Grit Award: Robert Stankiewicz
- Aeromech Operational Excellence Award: Martin van der Linde
- MBA Alumni Ambassador Award: Jessie Sadler
- Excellence in Leadership Award: Charles Michell, Christofer Catania and Cara Robinson
- Collaboration Excellence Award: Rachel McSkimming
- Community Impact Award: Rebecca Manley and Benjamin Davoren
- MBA Citizenship Award: Benjamin Roach and Kevin Balshaw
- Personal Transformation Award: Andrew Smith
- Academic Excellence Award: David Martin, Stephen Madden and Jacob Hundertmark
- Overall Excellence Award: Danielle Paunovic
- Dr Margaret Mittelheuser AM and Morgans Prize in MBA Accounting and Finance: David Martin
- Envisage Technology Data Analytics and Technology Excellence Prize: Geoffrey Davey
Winners 2021
- MBA Women’s Leadership Prize: Siobhan Coster
- MBA Applied Mastery Award: Alex McBroom
- Legion Consulting Grit Award: Georgina Inwood
- Aeromech Operational Excellence Award: Jessica Barjaktarovic
- MBA Alumni Ambassador Award: Jason Titman
- Excellence in Leadership Award: Kellie Davis and Athena Manley
- Collaboration Excellence Award: Ben Carson and Julia Chun
- Community Impact Award: Will Hetherington and Frances Scodellaro
- MBA Citizenship Award: Paul Rogers
- Personal Transformation Award: Sam Juretic
- Academic Excellence Award: Marc Bentley, Siobhan Coster and Ben Stanton
- Overall Excellence Award: Adam Brown
- Dr Margaret Mittelheuser AM and Morgans Prize in MBA Accounting and Finance: Ben Stanton
- Envisage Technology Data Analytics and Technology Excellence Prize: Josh Blake
Winners 2020
- MBA Women’s Leadership Prize: Robyn Shaw
- MBA Applied Mastery Award: Camilla Roberts
- Legion Consulting Grit Award: Jennifer Nielsen
- Aeromech Operational Excellence Award: Philip Beresford
- MBA Alumni Ambassador Award: Dr Alex Chaudhuri
- Excellence in Leadership Award: Tanya Kelly
- Collaboration Excellence Award: Vicki McCarthy
- Community Impact Award: Ainslie Walsh and Chris Jacko
- MBA Citizenship Award: Nathan Bick
- Personal Transformation Award: Suzanne Woods and Peter Noyes
- Academic Excellence Award: Sarah Hancock, Rowan Patterson, Paul Smith, Corne Grotius and Shane Harris
- Overall Excellence Award: Christopher Bridges and Jacqueline Wilton
- Dr Margaret Mittelheuser AM and Morgans Prize in MBA Accounting and Finance: Nathan Winch
Winners 2019
- Alumni Ambassador – Nick Bamford
- Collaboration Excellence – Lisa Barham and Amin Kashanchi
- Excellence in Leadership – Daniel Thomas
- Personal Transformation – Philip Teuwen
- MBA Women’s Leadership Prize – Margarita Camus Bianchi
- *NEW IN 2019* MBA Citizenship Award – Hussein Srour
- Community Impact – Timothy Kuusik
- Academic Excellence Award – Hayley Lyons and Michael McGuire and Mark Steger
- Overall Excellence Award – Elliott Crowe
- The Dr Margaret Mittelheuser AM and Morgans Prize in MBA Accounting and Finance – Elliott Crowe
- UQ Business School Deans Medal of Merit – no winner in 2019.
Winners 2018
- Alumni Ambassador - Jamie Ford
- Collaboration Excellence - Humberto Jimenez Martinez
- Excellence in Leadership - Neil Shannon
- Personal Transformation - Bianca Goebel
- *NEW AWARD IN 2018* MBA Women’s Leadership Prize - Sophie Cowie
- Community Impact - Rhys Paxton
- Academic Excellence Award – Naomi Horton
- Overall Excellence Award – Christopher Hewitt
- The Dr Margaret Mittelheuser AM and Morgans Prize in MBA Accounting and Finance – Naomi Horton
- UQ Business School Deans Medal of Merit – no winner in 2018
Winners 2017
- Alumni Ambassador Award: Samantha Rush
- Collaboration Excellence: Joan Norton
- Community Impact: Michael Griffin
- Excellence in Leadership: Chris Hurn
- Personal Transformation Award: Andrew Talbot
- The Dr Margaret Mittelheuser AM and Morgans Prize in MBA Accounting and Finance: Sean Keniry
- Overall Excellence Award: Michael Giess and Melanie Stojanovic
- Academic Excellence Award: Melanie Allan
- UQ Business School Deans Medal of Merit: Jemina Dunn
2017 posthumous MBA graduate, Ms Jemina Dunn, exemplified outstanding virtue and service to her country. Over a career of more than two decades, Jemina was widely respected for her contributions to state and local governments in Queensland and New South Wales, and in particular as an advocate for Queensland industry as Policy and Public Affairs Manager, then State Director, of the Australian Industry Group. Jemina specialised in growth management, city planning and public transport infrastructure. She held several directorships, including a seat on the board of Queensland Rail. Before her passing in October of 2017, Jemina was appointed CEO of South Bank Corporation. During her three month tenure she made meaningful and valuable contributions to the operations of the corporation, and the broader South Bank precinct; Jemina was much loved and highly respected by her South Bank team. At UQ, we will remember Jemina as a vibrant and engaged person. She emanated truly compassionate leadership and was a great asset to our community. Not only did Jemina excel academically, her encouraging nature spurred her MBA peers to success. Jemina will be fondly remembered for her dedication, her delightful personality, big hearted smile and unfailing kindness. VALE Jemina.
Winners 2016
- MBA Director's Award for Leadership: Jessie Sadler
- Team Enthusiast Award: Thomas Scherer
- Service to the Community Award: Phoebe Smith
- MBA Alumni Ambassador Award: Alice Evans
- The Margaret Mittelheuser AM and Morgans Prize in Accounting and Finance: Ryan Rumble
- MBA Award for Overall Excellence: Matthew Grant
- Awards for Academic Excellence: James Blake & Troy Gianduzzo
- UQ Business School Deans Medal of Merit: Ben Roberts-Smith, VC, MG
Ben Roberts-Smith served with distinction in the Australian Army and Special Air Service Regiment. His service spans over 19 years and included operational deployments to East Timor, Fiji, Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Middle East. In 2011 he was awarded the Victoria Cross for Australia (VC), the highest award in the Australian honours system. Since retiring from the armed forces in late 2013, Ben has been a leading strategic adviser to Government and industry on a broad range of defence, security and personnel issues. He is Founder and Director of his own consultancy—RS Group Australia, is Chair of the National Australia Day Council, and Channel Seven General Manager for rural networks and the metropolitan station, Seven Brisbane.
Winners 2015
- MBA Award for Overall Excellence: William Pitchforth
- MBA Director's Award for Leadership: Stephanie Elwin
- Service to Community Award: Laura Stokes
- The Margaret Mittelheuser AM and RBS Morgans Ltd Prize: William Pitchforth
- Awards for Academic Excellence:
- Nigel James
- Nadja Ulrich
- Henry Anning
- Nicholas Bamford, and
- Richard McDougall.
- MBA Alumni Ambassador Award: Melissa Orr (nee Hardy)
New award from 2015
- Team Enthusiast Award:
- Gregory Delannoy, and
- Grant Hewitt.
Winners 2014
- MBA Award for Overall Excellence: Trudy Lennox
- MBA Director's Award for Leadership: Richard O’Quinn
- Service to the Community Award: Maggie Leung
- The Margaret Mittelheuser AM and RBS Morgans Ltd Prize: Carol Hodgson
- Awards for Academic Excellence:
- Craig Banks
- Janelle Pyne
- Carol Hodgson, and
- Richard Brown.
- MBA Alumni Ambassador Award: Chris Henderson and Emily Trusler.
Winners 2009
- Top MBA Award: Anders Fransson, Kathryn Rodney
- MBA Director's Award for Leadership: Chris Thompson
- Service to the Community Award: David Lang
- The Margaret Mittelheuser AM and RBS Morgans Ltd Prize: Calliope Lalousis
- Awards for Academic Excellence: Dean Robertson, Jeremy de Lore, Paul Lynch, Jane Vidler, Mark Woodrow, Benson Englebert
Winners 2008
- Top MBA Award: Peter Moutsatsos
- MBA Director's Award for Leadership: Jeff Loy
- Service to Community Award: Colin Hardcastle
- The Margaret Mittelheuser AM and RBS Morgans Ltd Prize: Michael Tuppin
- Awards for Academic Excellence: Guy Chandler, Paul Hauenschild, Darren Krause, Michael Pickering, Nicole Tewierik, Brent Knight, Anthony Kepczyk
Winners 2007
- Top MBA Award: Michael Tuppin
- MBA Director's Award for Leadership: Damian Vassallo
- Highly Commended Award for Leadership: Chris Palmer
- Service to the Community Award: Ashwin Sreekumar
- The Margaret Mittelheuser AM and RBS Morgans Ltd Prize: Lex Sonnenberd
- Awards for Academic Excellence: Russell Schoenfish (Accounting and Accoutability), Andrew Corbett (Business Information Systems), Scott Stephens (Enterprize and International Business), Darren Cobb (Finance), Dean Chandler (Marketing), Tanya Ziebell (Organisation and Communication)
Winners 2006
- Top MBA Award: Sidney Chu
- MBA Director's Award for Leadership: Leanne Stevens
- Service to the Community Award: Zemedhun Engida
- The Margaret Mittelheuser AM and RBS Morgans Ltd Prize: Lex Sonnenberd
- Awards for Academic Excellence: Ring Ye (Accounting and Accountability), Leanne Stevens (Business Information Systems), Jane Felton (Enterprize and International Business), Lex Sonnenberg (Finance), Chiraq Jain (Marketing), James Wood (Organisation and Communication)