2015 Annual Industry and Research Awards Night

The School of Property, Construction and Project Management hosted their annual Industry and Research Awards night again this year at the Medallion Club in Etihad Stadium on Thursday 22 October 2015. Our final year Honours students from the three undergraduate programs in the school presented their research findings in info-graphic poster form, and our highest achieving students were awarded for their excellence. Awards were sponsored by our industry partners, and staff, students, family and industry enjoyed the opportunity to network on the night.

Industry Awards

RICS Award

Awarded to the students with the highest Grade Point Average (GPA) over all three undergraduate programs taught in the School of Property, Construction and Project Management.

Presented by: Robert van Raay

Winners: Stephanie Keary, Shimon New, John Jie Yong Chin and Wei Chien Lee

Nucara Family Award

Awarded to a student enrolled in the Bachelor of Applied Science (Property and Valuation) (Honours) at RMIT who needs to relocate from their principle residence in a regional area to commence their studies.

Presented by: Fred Nucara

Winner: Dean Johnson

Buxton Award

Awarded to the student who achieved the highest cumulative GPA in third year Bachelor of Applied Science (Construction Management).

Award Presented by: Jeremy Barrow

Winner: Joseph Martakis

Tony Carpenter Award

Sponsored by the Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (AIQS) for excellence in courses relating to quantity surveying.

Presented by: Vincent Lau

Winner: Charles Zwar

L.A. Casey Award

Sponsored by AIQS award to joint second place winners in courses relating to quantity surveying.

Presented by: Vincent Lau

Winner: Nik Noor Zulaikha Mohd Zawawi

Corplex Award

Awarded to the Bachelor of Applied Science (Construction Management) student who excelled in Construction and Business Enterprise.

Presented by: Stephen Camerlengo

Winner: Ramathasan Jeyamaran

AIB FO Watts/W T Morris Award

Awarded to the DUX of the Bachelor of Applied Science (Construction Management) in 2014.

AIB Chapter Medal Award

Awarded to the Bachelor of Applied Science (Construction Management) student who achieved the highest cumulative GPA in 4th year.

Presented by David Burnell

Winner: Stephanie Keary

Muller Partnership Award

Awarded to the best student in Building Measurement and Estimating.

Presented by Richard Samuels

Winner: Bryce Hill-Buxton

Probuild Award

Awarded to the student with the best grade in the penultimate courses Managing Complex Projects and Advanced Project Management.

Presented by Adam Barker

Winner: Spencer Dunbabin

CIOB QEII Award

Awarded to the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) student member who achieved the GPA over the construction technology courses in Bachelor of Applied Science (Construction Management).

Presented by Adam Barker

Winner: Spencer Dunbabin

PSA Project Award

Awarded to the Masters of International Urban and Environmental Management student who displayed an exemplary understanding of the theory and practice of the Community Program to Project Management

Presented by: Dr. Paul Steinfort

Winner: Corbin Stevic

PSA Projects Award

Awarded to the Master of Project Management student who displayed an exemplary understanding of the theory and practice of Community Program to Project Management

Presented by: Dr. Paul Steinfort

Winner: Kribashini Kisten-Reddy

Scholarship Awards

Stockland Ervin Graf Scholarship

Each year, Stockland offers a scholarship to a high performing student studying the Bachelor of Applied Science (Property and Valuation) degree at RMIT. The Scholarship was created in honour of the late Ervin Graf, who founded Stockland in 1952.

Presented by: Sara Andreadis

2014 Winner: Priscilla Lodge

GPT Group Scholarship Award

The GPT Group Scholarship is awarded to RMIT property and valuation students who will be in their final year in 2016 and strive to enter the property sector.

Presented by: Gemma Adams

2015 Winner: Melissa Gardner

Albury Wodonga API Geoff Dixon Scholarship

The Albury Wodonga Group offer a scholarship annually to assist and encourage a student to complete an approved course and enter the property profession. The successful student demonstrates his or her ability to successfully complete the course being undertaken.

Presented by: Bob Allan

2015 Winner: Gladys Mungati

Student Achievement Awards

Construction Management

First Year Winner – L.U. Simon Award

Presented by: Jim D Moschoyiannis

Winner: Thyagi Rashantha Thotage Fernando

Second Year Winner – L.U. Simon Award

Presented by: Jim D Moschoyiannis

Winner: Matthew Tankey

Fourth Year Winner – Rider Levett Bucknall Award

Presented by: Ewen McDonald

Winner: Sophie Ly

Fourth Year Winner – Hickory Award

Presented by: George Abraham

Winner: Saso Acevski

Project Management

First Year Winner – Normark Landscapes Award

Presented by: Michael Robinson

Winner: Ahmad Kassab

Second Year Winner – Jacobs Award

Presented by: John Cataldo

Winner: Jessica Borg

Third Year Winner – Hickory Award

Presented by: George Abraham

Winner: Alexandra Nicolaou

Fourth Year Winner – Hickory Award

Presented by: George Abraham

Winner: Shimon New

Master of Project Management

Presented by: Praveen Deshpande

Winner: Simon Tassone

Property and Valuation

First Year Winner – API Award

Presented by: David Hill

Winner: Samir Pratap Sawe (absent)

Second Year Winner – Charter Keck Cramer Award

Presented by: Jyotee Patel

Winner: Alisa Tu

Third Year Winner – Municipal Group of Valuers Award

Presenter: Dr Judith Callanan

Winner: Tara Hall

Joint Fourth Year Winners – Villawood Properties Award

Presented by: Dr Judith Callanan

Winner: Angus Sutherland

Joint Fourth Year Winners – API Award

Presented by: Stephen Andrew

Winner: Michael Gekas

Graduate Diploma in Valuation – Herron Todd White Award

Presented by: Craig Velijkovic

Winner: Alex Kennedy

Master of Business (Property) – API Award

Presented by: David Hill

Winner: Carla Thomson

Poster Awards

In their final course, fourth year students from the following programs:

• Bachelor of Applied Science (Construction Management)
• Bachelor of Applied Science (Project Management)
• Bachelor of Applied Science (Property and Valuation)

Create info-graphic posters of the research work they completed with input from Industry. Earlier in the awards night our accrediting bodies The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), The Australian Property Institute (API) and Project Management Institute (PMI) assisted in marking these posters. The results were tallied and theses were the winners:

RICS Poster Award

Best Construction Management Poster

Presented by: Robert van Raay

Winner: Nik Amira Sofiya Nik Haniff

API Poster Award

Best Property and Valuation Poster

Presenter: Stephen Andrew

Winner: Giulia Oliva

PMI Poster Award

Best Project Management Poster

Presented by: Chi Keen Low

Winner: Alexandra Nicolaou