The top Deakin Business Students for 2021 have been awarded at our in-person ceremony. Congratulations to all students who 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-around excellence in their studies.
- 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.
- Academic Excellence prizes are awarded to the top performing students in their course, major or individual units.
- 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
2021
BENJAMIN KENWORTHY
Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of International Studies
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)
SARAH GOFTON
Undergraduate Academic Excellence Prizes
Best Graduate in the Bachelor of Business
KRISTIE ANN GOLLEDGE
Sponsored by Bendigo Bank
Best Graduate in the Bachelor of Commerce
HOK CHUN LUI
Sponsored by Bendigo Bank
Best Graduate in the Bachelor of Commerce with an Accounting Major
SURESH KUMAR SINNASAMY
Sponsored by Chartered Accountants Australia New Zealand
Best Graduate in the Bachelor of Commerce with the Economics Major
SAMUEL ANDREW EVANS
Sponsored by the Economic Society of Australia
Best Graduate in the Bachelor of Commerce with the Human Resources Management Major
JONATHAN LEE
Sponsored by the Australian Red Cross
Best Graduate in the Bachelor of Commerce with the Marketing Major
YU HENG WAN
Best Graduate in the Bachelor of Property and Real Estate
NATASHA SOPHIA PEPES
Sponsored by Knight Frank
Best Graduate in the Bachelor of Business Analytics
KWONG WAI YIK
Sponsored by the Australian Computer Society
Best Graduate in the Bachelor of Commerce with the Management Major
JASMINE SKYE PARKER
Sponsored by Fisher Leadership
Best Graduate in the Bachelor of Commerce with the Finance Major
SURESH KUMAR SUNNASAMY
Best Graduate in the Bachelor of Commerce with the Management Information Systems Major
JAMES LANGHAM
Postgraduate Academic Excellence Prizes
Best Graduate in the Master of Business Analytics
KEVIN ANTHONY DSILVA
Sponsored by the Australian Computer Society
Best Graduate in the Master of Commerce
SAM MURPHY
Sponsored by the Institute of Public Accountants
Best Graduate in the Master of International Accounting
EMMA MARIA DAMEN
Sponsored by Chartered Accountants Australia New Zealand
Best Graduate in the Master of Professional Accounting
ALEXANDRA SKOLARIKIS
Sponsored by Chartered Accountants Australia New Zealand
Best Graduate in the Master of Marketing
SHANNON MARY MUSCOLINO
Best Graduate in the Graduate Diploma of Property
MATTHEW KELSALL
Sponsored by Ernest & Young
Best Graduate in the Master of Business (Arts and Cultural Management)
PHILIPPA LOUISE MINNEY
Sponsored by Bendigo Bank
Best Graduate in the Master of Business Administration (Healthcare Management)
AMELIA CRABTREE
Sponsored by Bendigo Bank
Best Graduate in the Master of Information Systems
ATULYA INDU
Sponsored by the Australian Computer Society
Best Graduate in the Master of International Finance
SREEJITH VENUGOPAL
Sponsored by CFA Melbourne
Best Graduate in the Master of Business Administration (International)
GUNASEELAN DANIEL SOUNDARARAJAN
Sponsored by Bendigo Bank
Best Graduate in the Master of Human Resource Management
JAKE THOMAS WILSON
Sponsored by ServiceStream
Thank you to our sponsors
Dean's Merit List Undergraduate
ASHLEIGH BAILEY
Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Commerce
AMIE BIGGS
Bachelor of Commerce
LEIGH BILLINGTON
Bachelor of Commerce
ASHLEIGH BROOKER
Bachelor of Commerce
KYLE BURNS
Bachelor of Commerce
JILLIAN CALLAGHAN
Bachelor of Property and Real Estate
JORDAN CARROL-SHEEHY
Bachelor of Commerce
ISABELLA CASSETTA
Bachelor of Commerce
YU LIAN CHUA
Bachelor of Property and Real Estate/Bachelor of Commerce
ALEX COLLINS
Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Commerce
THI THAO VAN DAO
Bachelor of Commerce
THOMAS DIXON
Bachelor of International Studies/Bachelor of Commerce
ZACHARY DOHNT
Bachelor of International Studies/Bachelor of Commerce
HANNAH DOWNES
Bachelor of Commerce
ARNES DURACAK
Bachelor of Commerce
SAMUAL EVANS
Bachelor of Commerce
CAMILLE EVANS
Bachelor of Commerce
CHRISTOPHER GENNUSA
Bachelor of Commerce
KRISTIE GOLLEDGE
Bachelor of Business
NAMITA GOSAI
Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Laws
TARA GRANT
Bachelor of Business (Sport Management)
SOUMYA GUPTA
Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Commerce
ANJULI HEERASING
Bachelor of Commerce
CAROLYN HO
Bachelor of Commerce
BRADLEY HOOKE
Bachelor of Commerce
LILY JAMES
Bachelor of Business Analytics
ALEXANDER JAMES
Bachelor of Commerce
MICHAEL JASPER
Bachelor of Commerce
JESSE JURY
Bachelor of Commerce
BENJAMIN KENWORTHY
Bachelor of International Studies/Bachelor of Commerce
NGOC LE
Bachelor of Commerce
JONATHAN LEE
Bachelor of Commerce
JAIRUS LESEK
Bachelor of Commerce
HOK CHUN LUI
Bachelor of Commerce
CARINA MAMMONE
Bachelor of Public Health and Health Promotion/Bachelor of Commerce
AIMEE MURPHY
Bachelor of Commerce
THI NGUYEN
Bachelor of Commerce
DUC NGUYEN
Bachelor of Commerce
EMILY NOUN
Bachelor of Commerce
JASMINE PARKER
Bachelor of Commerce
STEPHANIE PAUL
Bachelor of Commerce
DOBAGAHA PEIRIS
Bachelor of Commerce
NATASHA PEPES
Bachelor of Property and Real Estate/Bachelor of Commerce
EMMA PERRINE
Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Commerce
KIMBERLEY PETERS
Bachelor of Commerce
HELEN ROELOFSEN
Bachelor of Commerce
THAYAMIE S N WANNINAYAKA MUDIYANSELAGE
Bachelor of Commerce
STEVEN SAINT
Bachelor of Commerce
AYUSHA SENARATNE
Bachelor of Business Analytics
DAVID SIDWELL
Bachelor of Commerce
SURESH SINNASAMY
Bachelor of Commerce
TAYLOR SIWEK
Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science/Bachelor of Business (Sport Management)
JOSHUA SOLOMAN
Bachelor of Commerce
ANGELINA SUGIAWAN
Bachelor of Business Analytics
EMILY TEN-TYE PETERS
Bachelor of Commerce
THOMAS UWINS
Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Commerce
KWONG WAI YIK
Bachelor of Business Analytics
YU HENG WAN
Bachelor of Commerce
MATTHEW WELLS
Bachelor of Commerce
HANNAH WISELY
Bachelor of Commerce
DIANE WRIGHT
Bachelor of Infomation Systems
CHRISTINA YAKOVLEV
Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Science
TRISTAN YOUNG
Bachelor of Commerce
Dean's Merit List Postgraduate
GEMMA ANDERSON
Master of Business Administration
CARLEE BAXTER
Master of Leadership
SHARON CORDINER
Master of Leadership
SIMONE COTE
Master of Leadership
AMELIA CRABTREE
Master of Business Administration (Healthcare Management)
JOANNE CRAWFORD
Master of Leadership
LAURA DANIELE
Master of Business (Arts and Cultural Management)
SARAH DAWES
Master of Business (Sport Management)
KEVIN DSILVA
Master of Business Analytics
CAMERON EDGAR
Master of Leadership
BRENDAN EDWARDS
Master of Business Administration
ADAM ETHERINGTON
Master of Business Administration
RHIANNA FARRELL
Master of Business Administration
PENELOPE GARRETT
Master of Business Administration
SHRUTHIPRIYA GHANATHEY
Master of Business Analytics
PETER GRIMSHAW
Master of Business Administration
DARREN HARVEY
Master of Leadership
CATHERINE HON
Master of Leadership
ATULYA INDU
Master of Information Systems
DAVID LOCH
Master of Financial Planning
SHARON LOWE
Master of Leadership
AMIE MARTIN
Master of Business (Sport Management)
DAVID MCCOURT
Master of Leadership
DEAN MCGEARY
Master of Business Administration
DARRYL MIDDLETON
Master of Financial Planning
SUSAN MILLGATE
Master of Leadership
PHILIPPA MINNEY
Master of Business (Arts and Cultural Management)
JOHN NGUI
Master of Business Administration
STEVEN PALFREYMAN
Master of Business (Arts and Cultural Management)
ABHISHEK RAJPUT
Master of Business Analytics
BRAYDEN SINNAMON
Master of Business Administration
ALEXANDRA SKOLARIKIS
Master of Professional Accounting
GENNIE SMITH
Master of Leadership
LIAM TOLAND
Master of Leadership
JUSTIN TONGSON
Master of Business Analytics
MICHAEL VEITCH
Master of Leadership
EMMA WENLOCK-BOLT
Master of Business (Arts and Cultural Management)