Past award winners
Discover our wonderful alumni award winners from previous years and be inspired by their stories.
2024 Deakin University Alumni Awards
This year's recipients, selected by the Vice-Chancellor, demonstrate excellence in their chosen field and make valuable contributions to the University and their communities, both locally and globally. Deakin President and Vice-Chancellor, Professor Iain Martin, announced the recipients of the 2024 Deakin Alumni Awards on 6 March 2024. You can watch the announcement, see the recipients’ inspiring videos and leave a message of congratulations on the Alumni Awards website.
Alumni Excellence Award winners
Antoinette Braybrook AM
Bachelor of Laws, 2000
Faculty of Business and Law
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Fiona Campbell
Bachelor of Commerce, 1991
Faculty of Business and Law
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Lesley Harvey
Master of Child Play Therapy, 2020
Faculty of Health
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Sheree Marris
Bachelor of Science (Aquatic Science), 1997
Faculty of Health
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Dr James Mullins
PhD, 2009; Bachelor of Engineering, 2003
Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment
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Young Alumni Excellence Award winners
Rhydian Cowley
Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Commerce, 2015
Faculty of Business and Law, Faculty of Arts
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Rabbi Gabi Kaltmann
Master of Social Work, 2019
Faculty of Health
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James Murphy
Bachelor of Commerce, 2017
Faculty of Business and Law
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Sandeep Namburu
Master of Business Administration (International), 2018
Faculty of Business and Law
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Alexandra Viney
Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science, 2019
Faculty of Health
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2025 Alumni Awards key dates
Do our Alumni Award recipients sound like you or someone you know? Nominations are now open for Deakin’s 2025 Alumni Awards. The winners will be announced in March 2025.
Alumni awards videos
Our Alumni Award Winners YouTube playlist includes video interviews with our alumni, previous years dinners, speeches and more.
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