Past winners

Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
Community Awards

The Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology aims to inspire, encourage and support our community by identifying and celebrating its students, student clubs, professional and academic staff who have made a significant impact to our community at the annual Community Awards.

2023 winners

Congratulations to the FEIT Community Award 2023 Winners!

  • Bachelor Student of the Year
    • Harrison Langdon
  • Masters Student of the Year
    • Anna Harrison
  • Graduate Research Student of the Year
    • Tony Zahtila
  • Student Club of the Year
    • Computing & Information Systems Students Association (CISSA)
  • Lecturer of the Year
    • Lionel Lam
  • Tutor of the Year
    • Nathan van der Heiden
  • Professional Staff of the Year
    • Deenu Rajaratnam
  • Professional Staff Team of the Year
    • Infrastructure Engineering Department Admin Team
  • People’s Choice Award
    • Infrastructure Engineering Department Admin Team

Every year we celebrate our Community Awards at the Spotlight Celebration event, where we also recognise the Dean's Honours List and the FEIT Awards and Scholarships. Find photos from the 2023 event here:

Spotlight Celebration 2023 image gallery

2022 event gallery

Spotlight Celebration 2022 image gallery

Past FEIT Community Award winners

  • 2022 winners

    Congratulations to the FEIT Community Award 2022 Winners!

    • Bachelor Student of the Year
      • Jian Pan
    • Masters Student of the Year
      • Tianchen Lou
    • Graduate Research Student of the Year
      • Lucy Amelia Sparrow
    • Student Club of the Year
      • Melbourne University Environmental Engineers' Society (MUEES)
    • Lecturer of the Year
      • Melissa Rogerson
    • Tutor of the Year
      • Mika Ohkawa
    • Professional Staff of the Year
      • Michelle Mackay
    • Professional Staff Team of the Year
      • Business Services
    • People’s Choice Award
      • Arshia Arora
  • 2021 winners

    Congratulations to the FEIT Community Award 2021 Winners!

    • Bachelor Student of the Year
      • Ayesha Ahmed
    • Masters Student of the Year
      • Dale Wines
    • Graduate Research Student of the Year
      • Senuri Samalka Wijenayake
    • Student Club of the Year
      • Computing and Information Systems Student Association
    • Lecturer of the Year
      • Angus Webb
    • Tutor of the Year
      • Carmen Wardle
    • Professional Staff of the Year
      • Amanda Kirsten
    • Professional Staff Team of the Year
      • Infrastructure Team
    • People’s Choice
      • Kaif Ahsan
  • 2020 winners

    Congratulations to the FEIT Community Award 2020 Winners!

    • Lecturer of the Year:
      • Prof Ray Dagastine
    • Tutor of the Year: 
      • Dr Catherine Sutton
    • Professional Staff of the Year: 
      • Rhonda Smithies
    • Student of the Year: 
      • Katherine Xinyue Wang
    • Graduate Research Student of the Year: 
      • Elena Vella
    • Student club of the Year: 
      • Mechanical Engineering Student Society (MESS)
    • People’s Choice Award: 
      • Katherine Xinyue Wang
  • 2019 winners

    Congratulations to the FEIT Community Award 2019 Winners!

    • Lecturer of the Year: 
      • Airlie Chapman
    • Tutor of the Year: 
      • Lionel Lam
    • Professional Staff of the Year: 
      • Rachael Brennan
    • Student of the Year: 
      • Selena Wang
    • Graduate Research Student of the Year: 
      • Raneem Haddara
    • Student Club of the Year: 
      • Melbourne University Chemical Engineering Students’ Society (MUCESS)
    • People’s Choice Award:
      • Melbourne University Civil & Structural Society (MUCSS)
  • 2018 winners

    Congratulations to the FEIT Community Award 2018 Winners!

    • MSE Student Community Excellence Award: 
      • Rika Eringa
    • MSE Student Club Community Excellence Award: 
      • Engineers Without Borders
    • MSE Lecturer Community Excellence Award: 
      • Christopher Honig
    • MSE Professional Staff Community Excellence Award: 
      • Beth Hunter
    • MSE Tutor Community Excellence Award: 
      • Shawn McCleary Fallon
    • MSE People’s Choice Community Excellence Award: 
      • Melissa Um
  • 2017 winners

    Congratulations to the FEIT Community Award 2017 Winners!

    • Most Helpful Student: 
      • Sheng Li Teoh
    • Most Socially Responsible Student: 
      • Jack Hill
    • Best Engineering & IT Student Club: 
      • Melbourne University Civil & Structural Society (MUCSS)
    • Most Helpful Lecturer:
      • Leigh Johnston
    • Most Helpful Professional Staff: 
      • Prudence Brew
    • Most Helpful Tutor: 
      • Farah Zaib Khan
    • Most Innovative Academic: 
      • David Grayden