ACEL ACT Branch Awards History

ACEL ACT honours those educational leaders who in the view of their peers have made a significant contribution to the understanding and practice of educational leadership.


ACEL ACT Growing in Leadership Award

This award provides teachers who are in the early stages of their career, generally in their first five years, with recognition for their excellent contribution to education in ACT.

2024
Kaitlyn Delaney
Oscar Jolly
2023
Erin White
Sophie Krieger
2022
Chris Cutting
2020
Stacey Griffiths
Sophie Peacock
2019
Phyllis Lynch
Sarah Muller
Alice Ziolo
2018
Lucy Cronan
2017
Fiona Hickey
Karyn Nimac
Emma Ramke
Rebecca Ridd
2016
Meghan Adamson
Margaret Wigley

ACEL ACT Excellence in Educational Leadership Award

Award(s) are presented each year to an educator or educators who has demonstrated excellent leadership in implementing an educational initiative or conducting research which leads to improved educational outcomes for students. This certificate of recognition is designed to enable you to nominate staff for their exemplary work within their area of responsibility. It is aimed at a variety of leadership contexts, be it classroom, faculty, school, tertiary, system, or consultancy.

2024
Sam Chrzczonowicz
Piper Hain
Peter Milligan
2023
Bec Smith
Lisa Hivers
Peter McDonald
Susan Chant
Tracey-Lee Elliss
2022
Luke Donnelly
Barbara Morris
Cameron Taylor
2021
Kirrally Talbot
Jan Herold
2020
Patrick Ellis
John Folan
Mark Huxley
Claire Sandrey
2019
Bernadette Bradley
Chris De Britt
Peter Hughes
Noel Hurley
Kate Smith
Lina Vigliotta
2018
Tim Elliott
Deb Lee
Kath Morwitch
Sharyn Quirk
Hiria Reppion
Alisha Tooma
Christine Ward
2017
Careers and Transitions Team - Canberra College
Kelly Booker
Kylie Louis
Lachlan McNicol
Jake Naylor
Anthony Vandermolen
2016
Anne Armstrong
Colleen Caddy-Murphy
Manette Johnson
Peter Kent
Crystal Mahon
Rachel Matthews
Clare Fletcher
Maria O’Donnell
Therese O’Sullivan
Jillian Shaw
Emmanuel Texier
2015
Alex Galland
Bec Smith
Belinda Reitstatter
Catherine Dillon
Graeme Wiggins
Judith Hamilton
Jason Walmsley
Julie Rasmus
Karlena Clarke
Lee Dwyer
Penny Mims

ACEL ACT Fellowship Awards

ACEL presents Fellowships to those who have made outstanding educational leadership contributions to ACEL and/or whose work has influenced educational practice at a state and/or national level.

2024
Patrick Ellis
2023
Tim McNevin
2022
Sandra Darley
2021
Joanne Garrisson
2019
Ross Fox
Andrew Wrigley
Kirk Zwangobani
2018
Chris Jones
Michele McLoughlin
2017
Murray Bruce
Loretta Wholley

ACEL ACT Trish Wilks Award for Collaborative Practice

Trish Wilks has been a longstanding member of ACEA and ACEL. Trish is a Past-President of ACT ACEL and was also a national Board member. Trish has demonstrated collaboration at the highest level. Her motivation has always been to work to improve outcomes for students in the ACT, and a highlight of her work for ACEL has been her commitment to the annual Awards. Trish was part of the Awards committee for many years and was often responsible for writing the award citations.

2022
Renee Muller
Tom O'Rourke
Shelley Salzke
2021
The ACT Board of Senior Secondary Studies
2020
Dominic Braybon
Mary-Jane-Carroll-Fajarda
Noel Hurley
Tim Smith
2019
Jo Padgham
Judy Hamilton
Sue Norton

ACEL ACT Early Career Teacher Leadership

2015
Alex Thompson
Lindsay Janet Reid
Meg Evans
Rachel Blencowe

ACEL ACT Awardee List 2014

2014
Eleanor McMillan
Ian Blackwell
Eileen Currie
Joan Harmer
Sue Donoghue
Sarah Dunn
Megan Taylor
Helen Uren-Randall
Ian Garrity
Brad Cooney
Jennifer Howard
Martin Hine
Brendan Briggs