With our virtual prize ceremony now concluded, we congratulate all those whose achievements have been recognised.
The Deakin Business School Academic Excellence Prizes recognise our top performing students, placing them amongst the best of the best.
Recognition is made across a range of prizes and honours:
- The Bowater Trust Medal is awarded to a student who has achieved true, all-round excellence in their studies. A medal was not awarded last year, so this year medals were awarded for 2020 and 2021.
- Academic Excellence prizes are awarded to the top performing students in their course, major or individual units.
- The Geoff Neilson Prize is awarded to the highest achieving Bachelor of Commerce student completing third year either at the Waterfront campus or online (Cloud Campus) as a Geelong-based student.
- The Dean's Merit List recognises those who are in the top 3% of students.
Congratulations to all who have been recognised and thank you to our sponsors.
The Bowater Trust Medal
2020
SIMON O’LOUGHLIN
Bachelor of Commerce
2021
JOSHUA BALL
Bachelor of International Studies/Bachelor of Commerce
Undergraduate Academic Excellence Prizes
Best Graduate in the Bachelor of Commerce
DANIEL EASSON
Best Graduate in the Bachelor of Commerce with the Financial Planning Major
BONNIE LARKE
Best Graduate in the Bachelor of Commerce with the Finance Major
SHRADDHA LALLCHAND
Best Graduate in the Bachelor of Commerce with the Human Resource Management Major
KASEY LANYON
Best Graduate in the Bachelor of Commerce with the International Trade and Economic Policy Major
HARRY WINES
Best Graduate in the Bachelor of Commerce with the Management Major
JESSICA NICHOLSON
Best Graduate in the Bachelor of Commerce with the Marketing Major
JEREMY BALLARD
Best Graduate in the Bachelor of Management
DARIAN RIBEYRE
Best Graduate in the Bachelor of Business
ANTONY EGAN
Best Graduate in the Bachelor of Business with the Event Management Major
HOLLY CHERRY
Best Graduate in the Bachelor of Business with the Project Management Major
DANIEL KING
Best Graduate in the Bachelor of Business with the Retail Management Major
NICOLA ROVATTI
Best Graduate in the Bachelor of Property and Real Estate
HARRY WINES
Best Graduate in the Bachelor of Commerce with the Accounting Major
SHRADDHA LALLCHAND
Sponsored by Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ)
Best Graduate in the Bachelor of Commerce with the Business Analytics Major
JOSHUA LANDAU
Sponsored by BizData
Best Graduate in the Bachelor of Commerce with the Management Information Systems Major
CHLOE THOMAS
Sponsored by BizData
Best Graduate in the Bachelor of Commerce with the Economics Major
DANIEL EASSON
Sponsored by the Australian Bureau of Statistics
Best Graduate in the Bachelor of Management with the Financial Planning Major
MORGAN BIBBY
Sponsored by the Association of Financial Advisors
Best Student in MAA319 Estate Planning and Insurance
DECLAN HANCOCK
Sponsored by TAL Insurance
Best Graduate in the Bachelor of Management with the Property and Real Estate Major
DARIAN RIBEYRE
Sponsored by Herron Todd White
Best Graduate in the Bachelor of Business with the People Management Major
ANTONY EGAN
Sponsored by Programmed
Best Graduate in the Bachelor of Information Systems
ILMINI HAKMANAARACHCHI
Sponsored by ACS
Postgraduate Academic Excellence Awards
Best Graduate in the Graduate Diploma of Property
SAM DEMEO
Best Graduate in the Master of Business Administration with the Accounting specialisation
GIUSEPPE TOSCAN
Best Graduate in the Master of Business Administration (Healthcare Management)
HEATHER CONNOR
Best Graduate in the Master of Business Administration (International)
THITIKWAN SUPHITHAKKUL
Best Graduate in the Master of Business (Arts and Cultural Management)
LUCY MATTHEWS
Best Graduate in the Master of Marketing
MAHAM FAHAR QAISER
Best Graduate in the Master of Professional Accounting and Finance
MAI ANH NGUYEN
Best Graduate in the Master of Business Administration
ALEXANDER RAMSEY
Sponsored by the Institute of Managers and Leaders
Best Graduate in the Master of Business Administration with the Finance specialisation
ALEXANDER RAMSEY
Sponsored by the Institute of Certified Management Accountants Australia (CMA)
Best Graduate in the Master of Business Administration with the Marketing specialisation
PETER OATES
Sponsored by Qatar Airways
Best Graduate in the Master of Business Analytics
POOJA KANDA
Sponsored by Board Australia
Best Graduate in the Master of Commerce
SARAH GOULD
Sponsored by DeakinCo
Best Graduate in the Master of Financial Planning
KRISTY MCKERROW
Sponsored by Unisuper
Best Student in MAA700 Estate Planning and Risk Management Strategies
SIMON HOPKINS
Sponsored by TAL Insurance
Best Graduate in the Master of Information Systems
MEHAK MAHAJAN
Sponsored by GS1 Australia
Best Graduate in the Master of International Accounting
JIALI ZHANG
Sponsored by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
Best Graduate in the Master of International Finance
KOMEL SULTAN
Sponsored by Beyond Strata
Best Graduate in the Master of Professional Accounting
JULIE CAIRNS
Sponsored by the Institute of Public Accountants (IPA)
Geoff Neilson Prize
(For the highest achieving Bachelor of Commerce student completing third year either at the Waterfront campus or online (Cloud Campus) as a Geelong-based student)
ISABELLA CASSETTA
Dean’s Merit List – Undergraduate
JOSHUA BALL – Bachelor of International Studies/Bachelor of Commerce
JEREMY BALLARD – Bachelor of Commerce
SAKINA BANKODA – Bachelor of Commerce
ANDREW BELLAMY – Bachelor of Information Systems/Bachelor of Information Technology
ZOE BENNETT – Bachelor of Commerce
LISA BLAIR – Bachelor of Commerce
JAMES BOSELEY – Bachelor of Property and Real Estate/Bachelor of Commerce
NICOLE BRYER – Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science/Bachelor of Business (Sport Management)
SOTHEARY CHAN – Bachelor of Commerce
BENJAMIN COLLINS – Bachelor of Commerce /Bachelor of Information Systems
JESSICA CRAIG – Bachelor of Commerce
JESSIE CRISTIANO – Bachelor of Commerce
BROOKE DAVIS – Bachelor of Commerce
SEVNI NIMAYA DE SILVA – Bachelor of Commerce
JAMES DODD – Bachelor of Commerce
PATRICK DUNN – Bachelor of Commerce
DANIEL EASSON – Bachelor of Commerce
ANTONY EGAN – Bachelor of Business
NICHOLAS FARRINGTON – Bachelor of Commerce
HANNAH GARRY – Bachelor of Commerce
SAMBRIDDI GHIMIRE – Bachelor of Commerce
NATHAN HAMBLETON – Bachelor of Commerce
LAURETTA HANSON – Bachelor of Business (Sport Management)
MY LINH HOANG – Bachelor of Information Systems
AKRITI JAIN – Bachelor of Commerce
NATALIE JAUSOVEC – Bachelor of Management
JAKE KENNEY – Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Science
THOMAS KING – Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Science
DANIEL KING – Bachelor of Business
SOTHEAVATEY KUNNA – Bachelor of Commerce
SHRADDHA LALLCHAND – Bachelor of Commerce
MITCHELL LANGDON – Bachelor of Commerce
KASEY LANYON – Bachelor of Commerce
BONNIE LARKE – Bachelor of Commerce
SHERYL JIA XUAN LIM – Bachelor of Commerce
MANISHA MAGAR – Bachelor of Commerce
RANDIKA MARASINGHEGE – Bachelor of Commerce
NICHOLAS MCCONVILLE – Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Laws
JAYDEN MULLER – Bachelor of Commerce
NISHTHA NAND – Bachelor of Commerce
JESSICA NICHOLSON – Bachelor of Commerce
RILEY O'FARRELL – Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Commerce
SAMANTHA PETERS – Bachelor of Business (Sport Management)
THI THUY DUONG PHAM – Bachelor of Commerce
TIA RAPPEL – Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Laws
DARIAN RIBEYRE – Bachelor of Management
ANTHONY ROUT – Bachelor of Commerce
GEORGE SEWARD – Bachelor of Business (Sport Management)
COURTNEY SKENE – Bachelor of Public Health and Health Promotion/Bachelor of Commerce
SOOK YIN KIMBERLY SYA – Bachelor of Commerce
THOMAS SZABO – Bachelor of Commerce
KIMBERLY TANOS – Bachelor of Commerce
CHLOE THOMAS – Bachelor of Commerce
MIRKESH THURAISINGAM – Bachelor of Commerce
ALEXANDER VAN ZEYL – Bachelor of Commerce
JAYDEN VERMEULEN – Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Laws
NATALIE VIENET – Bachelor of Commerce
MANRAJ VIRDI – Bachelor of Commerce
GEORGIA WHITELEY – Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science/Bachelor of Business (Sport Management)
HARRY WINES – Bachelor of Property and Real Estate/Bachelor of Commerce
TRENT WORTHY – Bachelor of Property and Real Estate
ZIHAN XU – Bachelor of Commerce
YUQIN XUE – Bachelor of Commerce
XIAOQING YU – Bachelor of Commerce
Dean’s Merit List – Postgraduate
LUKE ANDREWS – Master of Business Analytics
ALAN BABY – Master of Professional Accounting and Finance
NEIL BARMECHA – Graduate Diploma of Business Analytics
ARI BERGMAN – Master of Business Administration
EMILY BOGUE – Master of Business Administration
KAYE BOWERS – Master of Business Administration (Healthcare Management)
JULIE CAIRNS – Master of Professional Accounting
CHRISTINE CARLOS – Master of Business Analytics
GEMMA CARR – Graduate Diploma of Professional Accounting
MIRANDA CASS – Master of Business (Arts and Cultural Management)
NED CLARKE – Master of Leadership
KATHERINE CLARKE – Master of Business Administration
HEATHER CONNOR – Master of Business Administration (Healthcare Management)
SAM DEMEO – Graduate Diploma of Property
AYUSHI DESHMUKH – Master of Business Analytics
RACHEL ELLIOTT – Master of Business Administration
STEFFANNI GARDENER – Master of Business (Arts and Cultural Management)
JENNIFER GREGORY – Master of Financial Planning
SHUBHNEET GULATI – Master of Business Analytics
VIKAS GUPTA – Master of Business Analytics
SOPHIE HARRIS – Graduate Diploma of Financial Planning
JACQUELINE HARROP – Master of Business Administration
SAMUEL HUTCHINS – Master of Business Administration
KATHY HYNES – Master of Business Administration
KYLIE JENSEN – Master of Leadership
BIKASH K C – Master of Business Analytics
POOJA KANDA – Master of Business Analytics
PRIYANKA KHANDELWAL – Master of Business Analytics
TYSON LAZARUK – Master of Business (Sport Management)
WAYNE LEAR – Master of Financial Planning
SIMONE LEE – Master of Leadership
RYAN LING – Master of Business Administration
ENYA SZE LIN LOW – Master of Business Analytics
LINDSAY MACDONALD – Master of Business Administration
GAVIN MATANIS – Master of Business Administration
LUCY MATTHEWS – Master of Business (Arts and Cultural Management)
PETER MCKAY – Master of Financial Planning
KRISTY MCKERROW – Master of Financial Planning
ARJUN MEENA – Master of Professional Accounting and Finance
STEVEN MOYLAN – Master of Business Administration
CHANDIMA NARANGODA – Master of Professional Accounting and Finance
MAI ANH NGUYEN – Master of Professional Accounting and Finance
AKSHAY PATIL – Master of Business Analytics
WARREN PRENTICE – Master of Leadership
NAVEELA RAHMAN – Graduate Diploma of Professional Accounting
RAMANAGUPTA RAJENTHIRAN – Master of Business Analytics
ALEXANDER RAMSEY – Master of Business Administration
DEAN ROBB – Master of Business Administration
JERRY SEBASTIAN – Master of Business Analytics
PENELOPE SHIELDS – Master of Business Administration
ANTHONY STOCKDALE – Graduate Diploma of Property
KOMEL SULTAN – Master of International Finance
THITIKWAN SUPHITHAKKUL – Master of Business Administration (International)
SANDRA TURNER – Master of Business Administration
FELICITY WALTON – Master of Business Administration
JOANNE WHITTAKER – Master of Business Administration