Previous winners

For winners of an Award it is an opportunity to have their work publicly recognised. This recognition is valuable and can lead to further educational opportunities, improve career development and attract support and funding for future projects.

Past winners are important role models, inspiring other women and girls to be involved in areas in which women are traditionally under represented the areas of Science (including Mathematics), Engineering and Technology (SET).

2011 Best of the West Winners:

 
Go WEST Primary School Student Award: The Plobs Team (Mackay West State School)

Highly Commended Go WEST Secondary School Student: Anju Roy (Chinchilla; The Glennie School)

Highly Commended Go WEST Secondary School Student : Maisha Rahman (Centenary Heights State High School)

Go WEST Secondary School Student Award: Rachel Kluck (St Joseph’s College)

Go WEST Secondary School Student Award – Mathematics: Hanna Nugent (Fairholme College)

Go WEST Secondary School Student Award – Learning for digital futures: Ashlii Timms (Blackall State School)

Go WEST USQ Student Award – Sciences: Stephanie Piper (1st year, BSc, Maryborough)

Go WEST USQ Student Award – Engineering and Surveying: Kimberley Davis (3rd year BEng Civ, Toowoomba)

Go WEST USQ Student Award – Community Involvement: Bernie-Anne King (1st year, BEng Civ, Warwick)

Go WEST Professional Award – Engineering and Surveying: Aleacia Olm (Opus International Consultants, Toowoomba)

Go WEST Professional Award – Technology: Sascha Davies (Heritage Building Society, Toowoomba)

Go WEST Professional Award – Research: Angela Howard (USQ, Toowoomba)

Go WEST Award – Access and Equity: Sara Foster (3rd year, BEng Env)

Go WEST Indigenous Award: Dynamic Deadlies (Education Queensland, Darling Downs and South West Region)

Go WEST USQ Research Award: Joanna Turner (USQ, Toowoomba)

Go WEST Professional Award – Vice-chancellor’s Community Project: Darling Downs WISE Group

 

2010 Winners

Go WEST Secondary School Student Award – Highly Commended: Shannon Elton, Year 12, Toowoomba State High School

Go WEST Secondary School Student Award – Highly Commended: Lauren Whittle, Year 9, Concordia Lutheran College

Go WEST Secondary School Student Award : Sarah Coughlan, Year 11, Nanango State High School

Go WEST USQ Student Award – Engineering and Surveying & Go WEST USQ Student Award - Community Involvement : Aaditi Dang, 2nd Year, BEng/BBus

Go WEST USQ Student Award – Sciences: Kathryn Reardon-Smith, PhD student, USQ

Faculty of Sciences Secondary School Student Award – Mathematics : Janice Kit-Suen Choi, Year 12, St Ursula’s College

Go WEST Professional/Business Award – Engineering and Surveying : Roxane Blackley, Queensland Murray Darling Committee

Go WEST Professional/Business Award – Technology : Bronwyn Anderson, Heritage Building Society

Go WEST Professional/Business Award - Innovation in Emerging : Michelle Conkas, GraniteNet Web Administrator

Go WEST Professional/Business Award - Access & Equity : Karen Spence, Faculty of Education, USQ

Go WEST Professional/Business Award – Research : Yan Li, Faculty of Sciences, USQ

Go WEST Professional/Business Award - Vice-Chancellor’s Community Project : Alecia Sutton, Goondiwindi State High School

Comments from past winners

Bernadette McCabe - winner of 2009 Best of the WEST Award for Innovation in Science and Mathematics I like to promote the sciences by using a hands-on approach and real life examples. My aim is to introduce school students to biology by showing how it is connected to them personally, socially and in the community. I believe an interest in science needs to be fostered from a young age to ensure a positive attitude and involvement in the sciences with future generations. Since the early 1990s Australia has seen a decrease in the number of students studying science at University, which could lead to a serious shortfall of students undertaking science careers in years to come. It was wonderful to be recognised with an award last year for work that I am passionate about, and I encourage my colleagues to submit nominations for the 2010 awards.

Dr McCabe assisting with the interpretation of results in an undergraduate microbiology prac class

Lindy McKeown – winner of Go WEST Best of the WEST Award for Innovation in Technology It was an honour to receive the Best of the WEST award for my work in developing virtual worlds for distance learning students especially since I have spent so much of the last 16 years of my life telecommuting to work. I know how it feels to work remotely and to make the most of new technologies and this experience transfers into my design of online learning spaces. It seemed fitting for the Chancellor giving me the award online via video conference. The prize money gave me the opportunity to renew my professional subscription to the International Society for Technology in Education and to take on a volunteer role there as the International representative on the Membership Committee. I hope that some of the new virtual world tools we are currently developing will provide more opportunities for the remotely located students.

Lindy McKeown and Second Life avatar, 'Decka'