Celebrating Success: Highlights from UOWD Staff Awards 2023
Thursday, 08 February, 2024
We recently celebrated our annual staff awards, a notable event where we honour our faculty and staff who have remarkably embodied UOW’s core values throughout 2023: courage, excellence, passion, innovation, collaboration, and integrity.
We acknowledged our colleagues who have been integral parts of the UOWD family for 5, 10, 15, and even 20 years and applauded the individuals who embody our core values in their daily interactions.
Staff Values Awards:
- Collaboration Award
Highly commended nominees: FRED & Registry Services
Award winner: Roaa Ataya
- Excellence Award
Award winner: Ivan D’Souza
- Innovation Award
Award winner: Jaeyoung Cho
- Passion Award
Highly commended nominees: Baharak Tajalli and the Student Recruitment Department
Award winner: Dr Stephen Wilkinson
- Integrity Award
Award winner: Dr Zeenath Khan
- Courage Award:
Award winner: Dr Mohammed Shafi
Academic Awards:
- Teaching/Research Nexus Award
Award winner: Dr Flevy Lasrado
- Innovation in Teaching Award
Award winners: Dr Prithvi Bhattacharya and Dr Mohd Fareq Abd Malek
- Research Excellence & Scholarly Impact Award
Award winner: Dr Yiyang Bian
- Industry Collaborations & Practice Impact Award
Highly commended nominee: Dr Hazem Gouda
Award winner: Dr Umar Asghar
- High Potential Researcher Award
Highly commended nominees: Dr Abeer Elkhouly
Award winner: Dr Rahim Mutlu
This year, the Staff Award for UOWD Employee of the Year was deservedly awarded to Kerolos Abdelmalk, our skilled Procurement team lead. Kerolos distinguished himself not only through his firm commitment to UOWD's core values but also through his ability to skilfully navigate difficult situations and through consistently reflecting the best of UOWD's spirit and values.
Congratulations to all winners and nominees who make UOWD a community of excellence in higher education!

























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