2022 APSAA Conference

APSAA Awards 2021

Each year, APSAA offers a range of scholarships and awards that recognise outstanding performance and innovative ideas from our members. These awards are presented on an annual basis at the APSAA Conference.

Categories are as follows: • Fran O’Brien Award for New Professionals • Joes Massingham Award for Meritorious Services • Michael O’Leary Award for Innovation • Business Partner of the Year Award • The ‘My Favourite Student’ Best of Program Award • ACUHO-I Scholarship • APSAA Scholarship

Benefits for Recipients

Recipients of an APSAA Award receive national and international peer recognition, official acknowledgment (in the form of trophy or certificate), publication of their details in APSAA’S Student Accommodation Journal, E-News bulletin and APSAA webpage and public acknowledgement at the official Awards Gala Dinner at the APSAA Conference. The Association may award up to three recipients for each area of excellence (one in each of the below endorsements). The Association may also choose to award none, one, or all three in a year.

In 2021 one additional Excellence Award was introduced: • Excellence in Sustainable Development Goals

The 2021 Award recipients in the following categories were:

APSAA AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE 2021

• Fran O’Brien Award for New Professionals

Monica Bordignon, Australian Catholic University • Excellence in Facility Development or Management

University of Canterbury • Excellence in Student Experience

University of New South Wales • Excellence in Marketing and Communication

University of Southern Queensland

The ‘Excellence in Facility Development or Management’ award went to University of Canterubry.