Chancellor's Award for Outstanding Service to the Campus Community

The Chancellor's Award for Outstanding Service to the Campus Community recognises outstanding contributions to the life of the campus community.

This award recognises voluntary and sustained contributions, over and above what might reasonably be expected in the course of duty, which enhance the general welfare and life of the campus and benefit the institution as a whole.

2023 nominations for this award are open from 1 September 2023 to 9 October 2023. 

Eligibility and Criteria

Staff and visiting fellows who have volunteered their time, expertise, skills and knowledge over several years, and who have demonstrated exceptional dedication and service to the campus community beyond the normal expectations of their position are eligible for this award.

Nominations will be assessed on the basis of written evidence that demonstrates outstanding achievement in one or more of the following areas:

• Demonstrated exceptional dedication and service to the campus community beyond the normal expectations of their position;
• Evidence of contribution having influenced and enhanced the reputation and brand of the ANU;
• Evidence of improvement to the University’s operation or core business practice, whether economic, social, cultural, political, or scientific.

Nomination Process

The Deputy Vice-Chancellors, Pro Vice-Chancellors, College Deans and Directors of Service Divisions are invited to submit names of potential recipients with supporting documentation for the initial consideration of the Vice-Chancellor.

Staff or Student Associations are encouraged to submit nominations through the relevant College Dean or Service Division. The Vice-Chancellor may, at her discretion, request that a formal proposal be developed for consideration by the Chancellor's Awards Committee.

Nominations should be submitted on the Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor's Annual Awards Nomination Form and will require the Primary Sponsor to provide the following:

• Supporting statement addressing the eligibility criteria (maximum 500 words total)
• Brief summary of achievements that can be used as part of the citation to be read on presentation of the Award by the Chancellor, if the nomination is successful (maximum 150 words, of the total 500 words)

Supporting statements should use clear, accessible and concise language, avoiding excessive use of technical words, academic or industry terminology and acronyms.

Nomination forms can be downloaded from the Chancellor’s Awards webpage. Nominations should be submitted as a single PDF document to awards@anu.edu.au, by no later than 5pm on the advertised closing date.

Awards process

Up to five awards may be made each year.

The awards will be presented at the celebratory Vice-Chancellor’s Annual Awards event in the same year and all nominees and sponsors will be invited. 

Further information

For further information please contact awards@anu.edu.au.

Citations for each of the past recipients are linked from the awards recipients below.

Recipients

*Due to the high calibre of nominations, there were two recipients for this award.