VCTA Awards
From time to time VCTA honors members through the distribution of a range of awards.
VCTA Medal
VCTA has an award to recognise outstanding achievement in business education. This award – the VCTA Medal – is made on the recommendation of the VCTA Awards Committee.
The Awards Committee makes its selection from nominations received from VCTA members.
VCTA Medal recipients
Michael Rowland
Jim Sonnemann
Nick Thornton
John Glasson.
VCTA Life Membership
The sole criterion for VCTA Life membership is distinguished service to VCTA. The Awards Committee makes its selection from nominations received from VCTA members.
To view the list of VCTA Life Members click here.
Nominations for this year close Thursday 28 March 2013.
Further infomation and to access the nomination form click here.
VCTA Certificate of Appreciation
VCTA also acknowledges the many people who, often quietly and behind the scenes, make an outstanding contribution to business/commerce education. Nominations are made by VCTA staff and the VCTA Board of Directors with the Certificates of Appreciation being presented at the end of the year.
VCTA Certificate of Appreciation recipients
- Jules Aldous (2004)
- Helen Andersen (2005)
- Steve Barrile (2004)
- Vicki Baron (2009)
- Nicholas Bates (2009)
- Professor John Breen (2009)
- Neville Box (2008)
- Kerry Canty (2008)
- Roger Canty (2008)
- Paula Christophersen (2004)
- Alastair Davison (2004)
- Michael Drennan (2008)
- Anita Forsyth (2004)
- Trish Hollonds (2005)
- Keith King (2004)
- Nevia Pimpini (2005)
- Geoff Shaw (2009)
- Jan Sherry (2009)
- Chris Steinfort (2004)
- Leonie Swarbrick (2005)
- Charmaine Taylor (2004)
- Lyn Thane (2008)
- Alan Wharton (2008)
CPTAV Outstanding Professional Service Award Recipients
The Council of Professional Teaching Associations of Victoria is the peak organisation representing professional teaching associations in Victoria. Its thirty one member associations are composed of both subject specific, discipline based and cross-curricular organisations which represent teachers across all sectors. The Outstanding Professional Service Award recognises individual members’ outstanding professional contribution to education in Victoria, made in a voluntary capacity to their professional teachers’ association.
2010 Recipient: Jules Aldous, Legal Studies teacher, author, VCTA LIfe member and former member of the VCTA Board of Directors.
2011 Recipient: Kerry Canty, Lecturer in Education (Accounting) at Monash University, member of VCTA Board of Directors and Treasurer.
2012 Recipient: Tony Kuc, recent VCTA President.
