Awarded in 2024
David Gardiner Teacher of the Year
Associate Professor Judith Howard
Judith has demonstrated sustained excellence in in trauma-aware education through innovative work that addresses the needs of trauma-impacted young Australians. Her efforts in pre-service and postgraduate education, as well as national and international initiatives, have earned her prestigious awards such as a Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning, and the Educational Leadership award from the Australian Council for Educational Leaders.
Leadership excellence
Dr Colette Roos
Colette has been the course coordinator for our Bachelor of Behavioural Science program since 2018. Managing both the single degree and seven double degrees, Colette has consistently received outstanding feedback.
Dr Rebecca English
Rebecca’s research and advocacy were pivotal in the successful 2024 campaign by home schoolers to overturn an amendment to the Education Act.
Yandiwanba Team
This team has developed Australia’s largest covered lunar testing facility, which is now housed at the QUT Kelvin Grove campus. The lunar testbed, Yandiwanba, is designed to host Lunar and Space research, such as planetary rover missions in realistic conditions.
Pathways to Teaching Excellence Team
This small but mighty team lead a year-long program to support early career academics to engage in professional development which promotes high quality teaching.
Teaching excellence
Professor Anup Basu
Anup has bridged the gap between academic finance and its real-world application. Since 2019, he has led the development of the Student Managed Investment Fund, an authentic learning program that focuses on the educational experience for finance students at QUT.
Ms Anna Tate
Anna has effectively coordinated several units in the undergraduate program within the School of Psychology and Counselling, including one of the largest first year units with more than 800 students. In 2022, Anna initiated the 'Convo Club' for students in response to their expressed need for a safe and open space for discussions.
Professor John McMurtrie and Associate Professor Kathleen Mullen
This team have a teaching philosophy that prioritises student engagement and practical application of theoretical concepts, a method that has made complex subjects accessible and intriguing.
School of Nursing NS42 Teaching and Learning Team
This team have effectively addressed student dissatisfaction within this course. While the course initially faced significant challenges, it has been transformed due to the team’s proactive and strategic actions.
Early career teaching excellence
Mr Evgeniy Miroshnichenko
Ev coordinates CSB111, a large first year unit delivered across five disciplines in the Faculty of Health. He shows strong leadership, having gained support from each discipline to make this unit truly interdisciplinary and has received excellent feedback from his students.
Dr Catherine Challen
Catherine has demonstrated excellence in teaching for more than two years by integrating cutting-edge, evidence-informed math pedagogical practices from Australia and the US into her work at QUT.
Dr Brydon Wang
Brydon coordinates large core and elective units, integrating his cutting-edge research on generative AI into curriculum to design assessments and engage students with real-world issues. He has significantly enhanced student learning through a number of initiatives.
Sessional staff excellence
Dr Carla Da Silva Pessoa Vieira
Carla Vieira focusses on improving student engagement and learning outcomes through innovative teaching methods - using real world experiences, personalised student support, and active learning approaches.
Ms Maria Ochoa Diaz
Maria has demonstrated innovative teaching practices in the classroom for CYB113. She uses collaboration programs that allow students to share their opinion, engage in meaningful discussion and complete activities.
EVB203 Geospatial Information Science Sessional Tutoring Team
Catherine, James and Xiang are committed to supporting the needs of students. The tutoring team modified the unit to include multiple tools to do geospatial analyses with real world relevance.
Professional staff service excellence
Canvas Project implementation
The team's work has realised significant benefits for us, such as improved site accessibility, increased engagement with learning tools, reduced support tickets, and improved ease of use for learners.
Ms Aleksandra Olechnowicz
Aleksandra transformed the QUT eGrad School program into a global leader in researcher training through proactive and strategic promotion. Since 2019, more than 2,000 researchers have enhanced their skills through these modules.
Ms Camille Imperial
Recognising the gap between academic learning and real-world application, Camille created a program that offers STEM students paid, hands-on work experience before graduation.
Miss Hayley Yates
Hayley consistently exceeds expectations in enhancing student placements. Leading a team of four, she oversees the placement of more than 3,000 pre-service teachers in K-12 schools annually.
Working collaboratively to develop an immersive storytelling app that brings Aboriginal culture and history to life at Gardens Point
The professional staff members being awarded in this category fulfilled the vision and brought the Walking on Country concept to life. They worked collaboratively and built the app in-house, consistently demonstrating service excellence.
Research and innovation excellence
Professor Hongxia Wang
Since Hongxia established the solar cells research team in 2010, they have gone from strength to strength, with a number of outstanding achievements including more than 200 high impact journal publications and a patented process for solar cells fabrication.
Professor Dale Nyholt
Dale has a sustained record of excellent and impactful research. His innovative research has shifted the paradigm in our understanding of the genetics of migraines. A leading figure in his field, he is Chair of the International Headache Genetics Consortium.
Professor Yang Liu
Yang is recognised for her success as an ARC Future Fellow and lead CI for the ARC Industrial Transformation Research Hub: Internet of Things for Water. Her work includes the pilot and full-scale implementation of cutting-edge, sustainable treatment technologies that emphasise energy-positive treatment, nutrient recovery, and water reuse.
Australian Cancer Atlas Team
A collaboration of colleagues from the Centre for Data Science and VISER, the Australian Cancer Atlas is an interactive platform showing how cancer outcomes vary by geographical areas across Australia. Findings from the Atlas have motivated further research, informed clinical practice guidelines and been used as evidence to advocate to clinicians.
High Tech for Low Temperatures Team
This team have pioneered the use of drones and AI to study Antarctica’s ecosystems. Operating in extreme environments, the team conduct groundbreaking biodiversity and conservation surveys. Their innovative approach, published in high impact journals, offers critical insights into climate change impacts on Antarctic ecosystems.
Inclusion and diversity excellence
Ms Ynna Hernandez-Europa
Ynna was instrumental in the development of the QueerFoS committee, having started this group through conversations with the Faculty of Science leadership team. She has advocated for LGBTQIA+ inclusion and been an outstanding representative for QUT in various mainstream media.
Ms Alexandra Thompson
Alexandra created a suite of workshops called 'Create & Connect', designed to give students an opportunity to 'make something and meet friends'. Feedback from these sessions has shown that Alexandra is succeeding in creating an environment that allows students to intentionally slow down, increase connection with others, decrease stress and improve mood.
QUT Clothes for Careers student wardrobe project
This collaborative group involved volunteers from across the university working outside the regular scope of their roles to deliver a truly inclusive opportunity for our students. The project organized pop-up shops with more than 2,500 donated items of professional clothes, empowering 500 students to present themselves confidently in job interviews and placements.
Walking on Country app
A collaboration celebrating the world's oldest living culture with cutting edge immersive technology
The team collaborated to create an app uses augmented reality to inform the user of the history of the Turrbal and Yugara people and gain a deeper understanding of the connection to country the traditional owners have to our campus.
Professional staff mentorship excellence
Mr Steve Window
Steve led the team responsible for broadcasting the first ever Australian Virtual Cycling Championships. Through collaboration with industry leaders and students, Steve not only advanced the careers of his mentees but also set a high standard for industry collaboration.
Mrs Karen Cavu
Karen developed the 'HDR Careers Week' at QUT, an annual program dedicated to higher degree research career planning. Over three years, the program has hosted 19 events, attracting 570 students. Her initiative has increased engagement and created a lasting impact.
Academic staff mentorship and sponsorship excellence
Professor Benjamin White
Ben has shown a longstanding commitment to advancing his colleagues and higher degree research (HDR) students. He has not only provided his time in mentoring but also in providing genuine sponsorship to facilitate access to interdisciplinary research opportunities with real world impact.
External partnership and engagement excellence
Dr Rehan Syed
Rehan successfully led the proposal and delivery phases of significant commercial training with the Anti Red-Tape Authority of the Philippines Government. The success of this program is creating a wider demand for continuing professional education training delivered by QUT to Philippines Government agencies.
Voluntary Assisted Dying - Reform, Regulation and Training team
The QUT End-of-Life team has been instrumental in the safe implementation of voluntary assisted dying laws across Australia over the past six years. Their ongoing engagement with policymakers and dedication to fostering informed public discourse has demonstrated excellence in building partnerships and driving meaningful change.
Transforming Aviation Safety: Leading Impactful Collaborations with Industry
This team have translated data-informed research into creative new digital technologies that underpin a safe, responsible, and sustainable aviation future. The team have championed a world-leading mid-air collision risk assessment tool that has been refined and commercialised through successive projects with Boeing.
QUT LGBTQIA+ Mural Project
For the development and execution of a mural that honours the LGBTQIA+ community. The project was seamlessly integrated into the academic curriculum, providing students with a real-world application of their learning, fostering teamwork, creativity, and project management skills
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander excellence
Mr Francis Nona
Francis has been running a weekly reading and writing group for Indigenous Academics, postgraduate and Vacation Research Experience Scheme students. The work that he does supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff to feel empowered to share their writing and pushes the development of Black knowledge.
Mr Nathias Warkill
Nathias actively supports First Nations students by facilitating access to academic resources and advocating for their needs within the university. Through his leadership and commitment, Nathias has created lasting positive impacts on the educational and personal growth of Indigenous students at QUT.
Carumba Institute team
As a team, the Carumba Institute have provided strategic leadership, guidance and advice across the university in order to increase and strengthen Indigenous research capabilities, engagement and outputs. Their collaboration has broad reaching positive impacts that have been felt within the wider university and Indigenous communities.
Past winners
2023
David Gardiner Teacher of the Year
- Associate Professor Joanne Voisey
Leadership Excellence
- Associate Professor Jonathan Bunker
- Dr Senka Henderson
- The Course Team: QUT Law
- Professor Anna Huggins, Mr Andrew Kemp, Dr Peta Stephenson and Dr Alexandra Philp
Teaching Excellence
- Dr Stuart Bell
- Dr Lauren Woodlands
- Radiation Therapy Team
- Mrs Julie Burbery, Mr Crispen Chamunyonga, Dr Cathy Hargrave, Mr Neil O'Brien, Ms Trudy Otter, and Dr Natalie Pollard
Early Career Teaching Excellence
- Mr Samuel Roach
- Dr Mark Limb
Student Learning Excellence
- Dr Brooke Andrew
- Dr Sarah Dart
- The Nursing COMPASS Team
- Dr Helen Donovan, Associate Professor Joanne Ramsbotham, Associate Professor Karen Theobald and Mr Rob Johnson
Sessional Staff Excellence
- Mrs Kirsty Paynter
- Mr Seyed Meghdad Ghaseminia
- Unit MGB233 - Entrepreneurship Team
- Ms Sadia Ehtisham, Mrs Ale Rojo de Wiecek and Mr Marvin Fox
Service Excellence
- Ms Christina Hickman
- Ms Kylie Robison
- Venues and Events Team
- Ms Alexandra Grosvenor, Ms Alexia Zaza, Mr Alex Leahy, Mr Anthony Whittaker, Ms Ciarn Armour, Ms Elizabeth Kidd, Mr James Millis, Ms Jessica Barron, Ms Mandy Hodgkinson and Ms Shae Storkey
- QUT Cyber Response
Research Excellence
- Professor Gene Tyson
- Professor Zhigang Chen
Inclusion and Diversity Excellence
- Dr Leah South
- Dr Judy Beausang
- KickSTART Team
- Miss April Shao, Mrs Karlee Davies, Miss Rachele Tran, Ms Sanne Van Os and Mr Stephen Chinnery
Innovation and Creative Practice Excellence
- Associate Professor Zhanying Zhang
- Mr Aaron Bowden
- Mrs Ingrid Larkin
- Innovation Central Brisbane Student Prototypes Program
- Mr Andy Clarke, Ms Crystal Cooke, Mrs Eleni Gill, Mrs Gemma Alker, Mrs Laura Hurtado Lopez, Mr Peter Townson, Mrs Stephanie Martin and Mr Vibhor Pandey
- Z10-Z13 Redevelopment Team
- Mr Asa Broomhall, Dr Daniel McKewen, Mr Ian Copson, Dr Levi Swann, Mr Nic Hjertquist, Associate Professor Rafael Gomez, Mr Ross Buchanan, Dr Shayne Beaver Mr Scott Klupfel, Ms Samantha Wigman, Mr Nigel Oram, Mr Ian Ashworth, Dr David Pyle and Mr Steve Nowers
Commercialisation Excellence
- Banana Biotechnology Team
- Miss Alexandra Tabrett, Mrs Amba Phillips, Dr Anthony James, Dr Benjamin Dugdale, Miss Haylie Andrews, Dr Jacinta Watkins, Dr Jean-Yves Paul, Mrs Jen Kleidon, Ms Joanne Simpkins, Ms Li Cao, Miss Lily Drummond, Ms Maiko Kato, Mr Mark Smith, Dr Pradeep Deo, Professor Rob Harding and Dr Taj Arndell
Partnership and Engagement Excellence
- Associate Professor Paul Wu
- Associate Professor Paige Little
- 'From the Ground Up: A QUT partnership to grow leadership in the early childhood workforce
- Mrs Cathy Nielson, Dr Julia Mascadri, Dr Marie White and Associate Professor Megan Gibson
Mentorship and Sponsorship
- Professor Louisa Coglan
- Adjunct Professor Paul Trotter
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Excellence
- Mr Rickie Dodd
- Mr Brent McKnoulty
- QALT AFHEA Indigenous Perspectives Lead Reviewers
- Ms Celise Gibson and Mr Tain Lloyd
2022
David Gardiner Teacher of the Year
- Mr Paul Van Opdenbosch
Leadership Excellence
- Dr Yasmin Antwertinger
- Mr Andrew Drylie
- QUT Centre for Robotics Executive Team
- Distinguished Professor Peter Corke, Professor Michael Milford, Ms Ilana Bolingford, Professor Jason Ford, Ms Vicki Johnson and Professor Niko Sünderhauf
Research Excellence
- Professor Alice Payne
- Professor Moe Thandar Wynn
- QUT Fire and Wind Lab
- Professor Mahen Mahendran and Dr Anthony Ariyanayagam
Teaching Excellence
- Dr Sam Cunningham
- Dr Wayne Kelly
Early Career Teaching Excellence
- Dr Michael Cowley
- Dr Kirsty Volz
Service Excellence
- Ms Michelle Kani
- Ms Megan Pozzi
- The 2022 Flood Crisis Timetable Rescheduling Team
- Dianne Nilsson; Giselle Canlas, Juliet Chen, Jane Gumbrell, Cherie Gonchee, Anna Hendriks, Stephanie Holden, Samantha Kenny, Fiona Lauder, Munju Lee, Simon Mollison, Tanya Nicholls, Kira Stawinski, Carolina Weaver and Daniel Yun
- Library 24x7 Access Project
- Ms Jennifer Thomas and Mr Andrew Drylie
Sessional Staff Excellence
- Mrs Kylie Birkinshaw
- Mr Jason Hay
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Excellence
- Mrs Leisa Henderson
- Mr Joe Sambono
Innovation and Creative Practice Excellence
- Associate Professor Devakar Epari
- Mrs Emily Rosemond
- Classroom to Boardroom
- Associate Professor Paula Dootson and Mrs Gemma Alker
- Sensational Summer Program
- Lio Lay, Youngnam Baek, Stephanie Elliot, Stacey Lowe, Thomas McCall, Andy Ng, Megan Pozzi, Pauline Soh and Caroline Wong
Inclusion and Diversity Excellence
- Dr Sabrina Fawzia
- Ms Samantha Westhoff
- National Indigenous Business Summer School Collaboration
- Associate Professor Leesa Watego, Ella Anderson, Christine Conn, Wendy Cusack, Bianca Hill-Jarro, Tracey Jefferies and Jesse O'Brien
- TEDxQUT
- Amy Burkett, Joshua Rosentreter, Claudia Steiner and Montana White
Student Learning Excellence
- Dr Sophie McIntyre
- Mrs Loretta Smith
- Anytime, Anywhere Learning Support - QUT Studiosity Project Team
- Megan Pozzi, Dr Anja Ali-Haapala, Toya Bratovich, Craig Comerford, Peter Dubowski, Stacey Lowe and Elizabeth Naish
- AssignmentWatch Academic Integrity Team
- Dr Edmund Pickering, Dr Sam Cunningham, Dr Sarah Dart, Rick Somers and Sheona Thomson
Partnership and Engagement Excellence
- Mr Ray Johnson
- Professor Tony Kenna
- Palliative Care Curriculum for Undergraduates Team
- Kylie Ash, Sharon Wetzig and Karen Wynne
- Wakka Wakka in Song: QUT and Murgon State High School Music Project
- Associate Professor Michael Whelan [posthumously awarded] Associate Professor Deb Duthie, Dana Gehrman and Daniel Widdicombe
Vice-Chancellor's Special Award for Outstanding Commercialisation
- Associate Professor Anthony Shield
2021
David Gardiner Teacher of the Year
- Associate Professor David Holmes
Leadership Excellence
- Associate Professor Sara Couperthwaite
Research Excellence
- Professor Lindy Willmott and Professor Ben White
- QUT Planetary Surface Exploration Group
- Dr David Flannery, Professor Balz Kamber, Dr Michael Jones, Dr Luke Nothdurft, Mr Peter Nemere, Mr Brendan Orenstein, Associate Professor Thierry Peynot, Professor Felipe Gonzalez, Dr Selen Turkay and Mr Julian Andres Galvez Serna
Teaching Excellence
- Information Systems Learning and Teaching Team
- Dr Jason Watson, Dr Erwin Fielt, Mrs Sharon Altena, Dr Araz Mohammad Jabbari, Dr Rehan Syed, Mr Sri Nair, Dr Sander Leemans, Dr Rebekah Eden and Dr Kenan Degirmenci
- Dr Brendan Moy
- Mr Darren Pearce
Service Excellence
- Work Integrated Learning COVID-19 Response Team
- Dr Ricky Tunny, Mrs Amy Hartmann, Ms Kiri Patterson, Mrs Mandy Madden, Mr Jonathan Mison, Miss Hannah Ling, Ms Sandra Gardner, Miss Caroline Clark, Mrs Hiromi Sowah, Mr Mark Wiltshire, Ms Imogen White, Mrs Stephanie Holden, Mrs Holly Sketchley, Dr Sandra Johnston, Associate Professor Christina Parker, Associate Professor Mary Hannan-Jones, Mrs Julie Burbery, Dr Natalie Pollard, Dr Scott Devenish, Dr Kerri-Ann Woodbury and Mrs Vicki Braithwaite
- Academic Promotions
- Ms Nico Williams and Mr Stephan Clemens
- Mrs Leigh Burgess
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Excellence
- Dr Craig Cowled
- Ms Renita Anderson
Innovation and Creative Practice Excellence
- Indigenous Australian Author Series
- Associate Professor Debbie Duthie and Mr Kevin Yow Yeh
- Dr Aaron McFadyen
Inclusion and Diversity Excellence
- Mrs Bridget Hughes
- Faculty of Health Cultural Safety and Indigenous Issues School Champions
- Ms Marian Boman, Professor Mark Brough, Dr Leonie Cox, Mr Ali Drummond, Associate Professor Debbie Duthie, Mr Alex Dwyer, Ms Catherine Haden, Professor Melissa Haswell, Dr Shelley Hopkins, Associate Professor Philippe Lacherez, Associate Professor Trish Obst, Adjunct Professor Fiona Naumann, Associate Professor Tony Parker, Dr Jo Stephens and Associate Professor Helen Vidgen
- Mr Lukas Starling
Student Learning Excellence
- Place, People, Planet and Purpose: Design for transformative learning through transdisciplinary collaborations
- Mrs Melanie Finger, Mr Dean Brough, Ms Sheona Thomson, Dr Deanna Meth, Mr James Macaulay, Dr Liz Brogden, Mr Andrew Scott, Dr Greg Mews, Dr Claire Brophy, Mr Scott Parlett, Mrs Melissa Guyatt, Ms Kathleen Horton, Ms Madeline Taylor and Ms Amanda Bellaby
- Dr Tatheer Zahra
Partnership and Engagement Excellence
- The Healthcare Excellence Accelerator (HEAL) Initiative
- Professor Evonne Miller, Professor Susan Carson, Associate Professor Marianella Chamorro-Koc, Associate Professor Janice Rieger, Associate Professor Jen Seevinck, Associate Professor Rafael Gomez, Associate Professor Sean Maher, Associate Professor Lindy Osborne Burton, Dr Manuela Taboada, Dr Anastasia Tyurina, Dr Natalie Wright, Dr Judy Matthews, Dr Abbe Winter, Ms Gillian Ridsdale, Miss Erina Wannenburg, Mr James Dwyer, Mr Sam Regi and Mr Guy Lobwein
- eMental Health in Practice (eMHPRAC) Team
- Heidi Sturk, Emeritus Professor David Kavanagh, Dr Jennifer Connolly, Dr Ruth Crowther, Dr Tania McMahon, Dr Shelley Appleton and Miss Lauren Murase
- The QUT and Brisbane Indigenous Media Association Partnership Team
- Mr Ryan Menner, Miss Jennifer Barnaby, Ms Laura Christie, Ms Tracey Jefferies, Professor Robyn Mayes, Dr Juliana McLaughlin, Dr Tony Peloso and Dr Penny Williams
2020
David Gardiner Teacher of the Year
- Dr Kath O'Brien
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Excellence
- Chris Emzin
Leadership Excellence
- Professor Lidia Morawska
- Quality Teaching Performance Assessment team
- Dr Rebecca Spooner-Lane and Dr Nerida Spina
Student Learning and Research Excellence
- Dr Christine Devine
Teaching and Research Excellence
- Dr Ein O'Brien
- Associate Professor Marianella Chamorro-Koc
Service Excellence
- Peter Coughran
- Semester 1 Online Assessment Delivery Team
- Megan Duffy, Bergita Shannon, Phill Gillespie, Tim Morris, George Fullerton, Toya Bratovich, Joe Lyons, Marselan Wignall, Ralph Bebendorf, Craig Comerford, Gregory E. Steele, Bert Wei, Peter Dubowski and Ed Baak
- Learning designers team, education portfolio
- Mr Robert White, Ms Angela Carden, Mr Paul Fenn, Ms Katherine Harkin, Mrs Michelle Fox, Ms Rebecca McLeish, Ms Amanda Bellaby, Mr James Macaulay, Ms Vikki Ravaga, Mrs Peta Statham, Mr Timothy Baillie, Mr Andrew Kemp, Ms Tanya Wolfe, Ms Hyacinth Steele, Mr Roger Cook, Dr Pranit Anand, Dr Briony Wainman, Dr Henk Huijser, Mrs Sharon Altena, Mr Steven Kickbusch, Mrs Joanne Hobson
Innovation and Creative Practice Excellence
- Compass Project Team
- Dearne Tronc, Paul Loveridge, Jo Allder, Sidara Engelhardt and Chris Baldwin
Inclusion and Diversity Excellence
- Dr Rachel Murray
- Pathways to Politics team, QUT Business/QUTeX
- Glenda Markwell, Jamie Forster, Karen Foelz, Karina Gurowski, Kimberley Bowden, Patricia Munguia Llort, Professor Vicky Browning
Partnership and Engagement Excellence
- Adam Davies
- Dr Rafael Gomez
2019
David Gardiner Teacher of the Year
- Mr James Duffy
Leadership Excellence
- Professor Christopher Barner-Kowollik
- Ms Megan Campbell
- Dr Paula Dootson
- Mr Ali Drummond
- Professor Louise Hafner
Excellence in the Contribution to Student Learning and Research
- Dr Michael Mu
- Design for social impact in first-year experience
- Mr James Macaulay, Dr Deanna Meth, Mr Dean Brough and Mrs Melanie Finger
Teaching and Research Excellence
- Professor Margot Brereton
- Dr Judith Howard
- Professor Ben Mathews
Service Excellence
- Mr Tim Buckley
- Mrs Kathryn Cameron
- Miss Bree Smith
- QUT Sport
- Ms Paula Stuart, Miss Nicole Clayton, Mr Michael Jordan, Miss Adele Rose, Mr Jacob Argent, Mr Nicholas Lynch, Mr Dylan Poulus, Miss Casey Sims and Mr Tom Fisher
Innovation and Creative Practice Excellence
- Dr Aso Hajirasouli
- Research Management Systems Update / Business Process Management
- Mrs Janne Barnes, Mr Jeremy Gibson, Dr Kanika Goel and Dr Wasana Bandara
- Room 17 Goes Large
- Miss Sarah Stanke, Mr Moss McGregor, Dr Freya Wright-Brough, Miss Emma-Lee Steindl, Associate Professor Donna Hancox, Mr Yanto Browning and Associate Professor Michael Whelan
Excellence in Partnerships and Engagement
- Associate Professor Anup Basu
- Dr Cassandra Cross
- The Cherbourg and QUT Basic First Aid Paramedic Program
- Associate Professor Debbie Duthie, Professor Mark Brough and Dr Jo Stephens
- QUT Giving Day Team
- Ms Phoebe Escott-Kenny, Ms Claudia Steiner, Mrs Kimberley Hellberg and Mr Ben Nicholl
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Excellence
- Mrs Bianca Hill-Jarro
- Miss Melanie Saward
- Miss Fiona Smallwood
Student as Partner
- Mr Lewis Holmes