Celebrating women’s success

USQ’s commitment to equality was again showcased when the Status of Women in Employment and Education Committee (SWEE) celebrated the recent successes of USQ women during a lunch held last week (30 March 2011).

The lunch not only celebrated and marked the continuing success of women at the University, but also reaffirmed its obligation to staff development and achievement.

Professor Ronel Erwee, Chair of SWEE, said USQ women have contributed to enhance the lives of students and have been deserving recipients of Equity Incentive funds, scholarships and promotions.

'We are capitalising on your success,' Professor Erwee said.

'There are such a lot of high achieving women and this was a chance to get all the high achievers together and celebrate.'

Chair of the University’s Promotion Panel Professor Graham Baker attended the lunch and said USQ was committed to enhancing career planning and development opportunities for women employees.

Professor Baker also said USQ has highly successful female staff across all ranks, and he encouraged women at USQ to continue to apply for grants and promotion.

Dr Heather Banham, Dean of the Okanagan School of Business in Canada, also attended the event.

Women who secured promotion during recent academic promotion rounds:
Pauline Collins, Lara Lamb, Kelly Mc William and Rebecca Scollen were promoted from level B to C.

Women promoted to Associate Professors:
Lyn Brodie, Robyn Henderson, Jill Lawrence, Jacquie MacDonald, Karen Noble, Nola Passmore

Doctoral Scholarships Grant Recipients:
Petrea Redmond, Janice Jones, Kim Southy, Sharon Louth, Shelly Grist, Cheryl Ros- Walker, Bernadette Pryde, Karen Brynes, Lisa Beccaria, Catherine Arden

SWEE/SJC Doctoral Completing Scholarships:
Victoria Close, Kaylene Bromley, Michelle Parry, Coralie Graham, Susan Morgan

Awarded Equity Incentive Project Funds:
Associate Professor Lorelle Burton, Cheryl Perrin and Janet McDonald as well as to Dr Sara Hammer, Nancey Hoare, Melissa Johnson Morgan, and Ms S Louth, Ruth Terwin and Christine Young

USQ award for the Teaching Excellence:
Pauline Collins

Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning:
Associate Professor Aileen Cater-Steel and Ms Lynne Stuart and her team