Congratulations to students Krishan Rodrigo and Ujwala Vidiyala and academics Susan Loomes and Dr Alison Owens who have been awarded in association with The Inaugural Dr Martand Joshi Memorial Lecture, delivered in Melbourne on April 14 by Professor Tony Adams.

These awards were introduced in recognition of Dr Martand Joshi's contribution, not only to the staff and students of CQUniversity and CMS, but to the national and international education sectors and the general community. 

Professor Tony Adams (left) and Professor Ken Hawkins (right) congratulate award recipients Ujwala Vidiyala, Susan Loomes and Krishan Rodrigo. Joint staff award recipient Dr Alison Owens is absent from the photo.

The 2010 Student Award ($1000 plus certificate) was presented by family members Zofia Joshi and Suman Joshi to recognise the highest achieving graduates of 2009. It was shared by Master of Information Systems student Krishan and Master of Information Technology student Ujwala.

The 2010 Staff Award ($1000 towards attendance at an approved conference) recognised CMS staff members Susan Loomes (State Director NSW) and Dr Alison Owens (Senior Research Associate), who have contributed to research into International Education via CQUniversity's International Education Research Centre (IERC).  The staff award was presented by Professor Ken Hawkins, Deputy Vice-Chancellor International and Chief Executive Officer of CMS.

LINK HERE for background on Dr Alison Owens and Susan Loomes