Australian Higher Education Quality Award
The Australian Higher Education Quality Award was established by the Board of the Australian Universities Quality Agency (AUQA) in order to celebrate the achievements in the area of quality assurance in the higher education sector. The inaugural Award was presented during the AUQF2006.
Character of the Award
The Australian Higher Education Quality Award comprises a certificate and a cheque for $3000. A record of the award and the citation is permanently posted on the AUQA website.
2010 Award
Congratulations to Dr Anne Martin, the recipient of the Australian Higher Education Quality Award 2010.
Dr Anne Martin's contribution to the development of quality assurance in the higher education sector, both public and private, has been both significant and sustained over a period of two decades. Her extensive knowledge and skills, ranging through quality audit for continuous improvement to regulation and accreditation, have enabled her to make a significant contribution to quality assurance in higher education nationally and internationally. Her experience extends across quality assurance of programs/courses, organisational units, whole institutions and accrediting agencies.
Dr Martin is a foundation AUQA Auditor and since her appointment in 2001 she has been involved in nine AUQA audits of a variety of institutions, including six as panel chair. She has chaired registration and accreditation panels for the Victorian Higher Education Advisory Committee, and has provided advice to Commonwealth and state governments on HE, languages & QA systems
Internationally, she has worked with quality agencies in Bahrain, Hong Kong, Ireland, New Zealand, Oman, Saudi Arabia and USA, and has worked in a number of segregated Saudi Arabian universities to empower women through developing their capacity for participation in quality assurance activities.
Previous Recipients
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Professor James Taylor, Australian Digital Futures Institute, University of Southern Queensland
Professor Taylor received the Award for his major role in transforming the character of and regard for external studies in higher education. He has been a relentless champion for excellence in open and distance education, supporting improved quality management and innovation in the theory and practice of this area over a long period, and playing a major role in breaking down the barriers between traditional and flexible approaches in learning and teaching. He has had a national and international impact in improving the reputation and quality of open, distance and flexible education.
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| 2008 |
Professor Graham Webb, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Quality), Monash University
Professor Webb received the award for his international standing in the theory and practice of teaching and learning, staff development and quality enhancement. He has assisted national quality agencies in various countries in the formation of their processes especially with regard to auditor training. He has worked internationally as an institutional consultant on quality management systems, and developed university quality management practices, including a suite of evaluation and review procedures and processes to underpin improvement in institutional learning and teaching practice.
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| 2007 |
Professor Geoff Scott, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Quality), University of Western Sydney.
Professor Scott received the Award for his enthusiasm and tireless advocacy for quality enhancement. His achievements in quality enhancement for Australian and international higher education include leading the team that produced the national analysis of comments from the CEQ. He works with a number of overseas countries on effective change management, quality assurance and the use of tracking and improvement systems for learning and teaching.
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| 2006 |
Professor Paul Ramsden, Chief Executive of the Higher Education Academy in the UK.
Professor Ramsden, formerly Pro Vice-Chancellor (Teaching and Learning) at the University of Sydney, received the Award for his consistent efforts in promoting the quality of teaching and learning, such as the development of the CEQ and the introduction of the Teaching Dividend. Professor Ramsden's work has influenced quality assurance and enhancement practices not only in Australia, but around the world. This is not least manifested with his current position as Chief Executive of the Higher Education Academy in the UK. |
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