Prizes and Awards
The School of Nursing and Midwifery offers a range of prizes and awards to recognise students' achievements in undergraduate and postgraduate study.
- Australian College of Children and Young People's Nurses (SA) Undergraduate Prize
- Australian College of Mental Health Nurses (SA Branch) Award for Clinical Excellence
- Australian College of Midwives Incorporated Award
- Elsevier Nursing Prize
- Leanne Norton Immunisation Excellence Award
- Margaret Grace McNair AM Award for Midwifery
- Margaret Grace McNair AM Foundation Prize
- Royal College of Nursing (Australia) - High Achiever Award (City East)
- The Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand Postgraduate Student Award of Excellence
Contact
Scholarships, Awards & Prizes Administrative Officer
Julie Sauniere
Ph: +61 8 8302 1802
Julie.Sauniere@unisa.edu.au
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Australian College of Children and Young People's Nurses (SA)
Undergraduate Prize
This prize is awarded annually to the student with the overall highest mark in the course NURS 2022 - Health of Infants, Children and Young People in the Bachelor of Nursing (IBNU).
- Donor - Australian College of Children and Young People's Nurses (SA)
- Value - $100 cash prize & 1 year Associate membership ($75)
| YEAR | WINNERS | |
| 2008 | Lynette Marshall |
Australian College of Mental Health Nurses (SA Branch) Award for
Clinical Excellence
This prize is awarded annually to the student who displayed the highest level of clinical excellence in the Graduate Diploma of Mental Health Nursing (IGML) upon completion of the program.
- Donor - Australian College of Mental Health Nurses (SA Branch)
- Value - $100 cheque & 1 year College membership
| YEAR | WINNERS | |
| 2008 | Ingrid Herbert | |
| 2007 | Stefan Josef Koch |
Australian College of Midwives Incorporated Award
This prize is awarded annually to the most outstanding graduating student in the clinical field practice component of the Bachelor of Midwifery (IBMW).
- Donor - Australian College of Midwives Inc.
- Value - College Badge & 1 year College membership
| YEAR | WINNERS | |
| 2008 | Megan Cooper | |
| 2007 | Neroli Moore | |
| 2006 | Kathryn Luisa Simile |
Elsevier Nursing Award
This prize is awarded annually to the student with the most outstanding essay submitted within the course NURS 1033 - Being a Health Professional.
- Donor - Elsevier Australia
- Value - $1,000 worth of book vouchers
| YEAR | WINNERS | |
| 2008 | John Anaipakos | |
| 2007 | Michele Entwistle |
Leanne Norton Immunisation Excellence Award
This prize is awarded annually to a student who has completed the Immunisation Professional Certificate or the course NURS 5018 - Immunisation, in recognition of excellence both academically and clinically during the course and contribution to the profession..
- Donor - South Australian Immunisation Coordination Unit - Department of Health
- Value - Amount to cover the course fees
| YEAR | WINNERS | |
| 2008 | Rachael Menedue | |
| 2007 | Leanne Alvarez | |
| 2006 | Christine Muriel Thorpe |
Margaret Grace McNair AM Award for Midwifery
This prize is awarded annually to a student who completes the post-registration Midwifery program in the minimum time and how demonstrates excellence in clinical practice.
- Donor - Nurses' Memorial Foundation of South Australia Inc.
- Value - $1,000
| YEAR | WINNERS | |
| 2007 | Anita Addyman | |
| 2006 | Amy Louise Coates |
Margaret Grace McNair AM Foundation Prize
This prize is awarded annually to the student with the best performing students who achieves a consistently high aggregate mark in the clinical and professional nursing courses across the three years of the Bachelor of Nursing program, and who demonstrates a high degree of skills and a caring professional approach to clinical practice.
- Donor - Nurses' Memorial Foundation of South Australia Inc.
- Value - $1,000 & Certificate
| YEAR | WINNERS | |
| 2008 | Bonnie Joyner and Susan Jennings | |
| 2007 | Kerry Ann Schroder | |
| 2006 | Rebecca Jean Sharp |
Royal College of Nursing (Australia) - High Achiever Award (City East)
This prize is awarded annually to a student who has demonstrated excellence in nursing studies and practice in the Bachelor of Nursing (IBNU).
- Donor - Royal College of Nursing (Australia)
- Value - Certificate & 1 year College membership
| YEAR | WINNERS | |
| 2008 | Carrie Cooper | |
| 2007 | Emma Louise Jeffs | |
| 2006 | Rebecca Jean Sharp |
The Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand Postgraduate Student
Award for Excellence
This prize is awarded annually to the highest achieving student in the Graduate Certificate in Nursing (ICNG) or the Graduate Diploma in Nursing (IGNG) in Cardiovascular Nursing.
- Donor - The Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand
- Value - Certificate & 1 year Affiliate membership
| YEAR | WINNERS | |
| 2008 | Michelle Knight |