Nominate an outstanding Women’s College Alumna

Our annual Women’s College Alumnae Awards honour the outstanding achievements of our alumnae, from those who are experienced in their careers to those who are just embarking on their new professions.

The awards were launched in 2020 with the vision to celebrate the diverse accomplishments of our alumnae community who are making an impact to their communities and a difference in the world.

The Women’s College Alumnae Awards categories

Young Alumna Award

This award recognises a young alumna (35 years or younger) whose professional or volunteer accomplishments demonstrate a significant impact – locally, nationally or internationally. As an inspirational role model, they have raised their profile and standing within the community to create positive impact in their field.

Community Alumna Award

This award recognises a Women’s College Alumna who has demonstrated outstanding service to the community. This can be demonstrated by but is not restricted to:

  • Dedication of significant time and resources to community and/or charity activities
  • Successful development and implementation of community support activities.
Inspirational Alumna Award

This award honours an inspirational alumna who has an extraordinary personal story to tell about their own life. Their story will demonstrate that they have shown outstanding levels of resilience and determination. This can be demonstrated by:

  • An extraordinary journey of survival or having battled against the odds to follow their dreams
  • A significant obstacle in their life and how they became a source of inspiration to achieve their goal
  • A story about providing life-changing assistance to another person or their community.
The Women’s College Alumna of the Year Award

This pinnacle Alumna award recipient exemplifies continuous and significant contributions in one or more of these areas:

  • Professional achievement – career or a leader in her field
  • Community leadership – service or philanthropy
  • Inspirational leadership achievement – mentoring or creativity.

This recipient inspires and uplifts those around them through their lifelong pursuits. The recipient also aligns with the College vision to empower women to lead lives of meaning and purpose.

How to nominate

Please read the 2024 Alumnae Awards Guidelines. A nomination is submitted using this form on behalf of the nominee, with the following information required:

  1. A current professional resume of the Nominee.
  2. A written statement (maximum 600 words) detailing why the nominee deserves to be recognised and how they meet the criteria for the award.
  3. One written reference in support of the nomination.
  4. Any supporting evidence: awards, media clippings, videos, etc.

Nominations can be received from any member of the community, including Women’s College staff, Council members, students and other alumnae. Self-nomination is permitted with justification.

Other nomination information and criteria

  1. The alumna must have resided at The Women’s College for a minimum of one year.
  2. Members of the College Council who are alumnae are not eligible to be nominated.
  3. The Nominee must be willing to be nominated and her assistance may be sought in compiling the nomination.
  4. Awards will be made in four categories determined by the Awards Selection Committee: Young Alumna Award, Community Alumna Award, Inspirational Alumna Award and The Women’s College Alumna of the Year Award. The Nominee cannot receive more than one award.
  5. The Awards Selection Committee reserves the right to move applications into a different award category, based on the skills and experiences described in their application.
  6. Finalists must be available to attend the Women’s College Alumnae Awards Dinner to receive their award, unless extenuating circumstances prevail.
  7. Should Finalists be unable to attend the Dinner, they will be requested to make a short video statement to be shown at the presentation of the awards. The College will contact the Finalist who will be responsible for organising the video.
  8. It is a condition of the awards that successful nominees make themselves available for promotional activities and guest speaker appearances with The Women’s College in the 12 months following the awards.
  9. Nominees are asked to consent to the use of images in Women’s College publications and promotional material.

Selection of award winners

The Awards Selection Committee is appointed by the College.

Presentation

The 2024 awards will be announced and presented at the Academic Dinner & Alumnae Awards on Thursday 7 March.

2024 timeline

  • Nominations open on Tuesday 10 October 2023.
  • Nominations close at 5:00pm on Monday 15 January 2024.
  • Judging will take place on Thursday 1 February 2024.
  • Awards will be announced and presented at the Academic Dinner & Alumnae Awards on Thursday 7 March 2024.

Further information

For more information about the Awards, please contact our Director of Advancement – email: advancement@womens.uq.edu.au or phone: (07) 3377 4500.