• Awards “recognise and celebrate the collective talent” of Charles Sturt alumni 
• Nominations open on Monday, 17 April and close on Friday, 2 June, with winners announced on Wednesday, 19 July 

In recognition of the outstanding achievements and impact of its alumni, Charles Sturt University is proud to announce the launch of its 2023 Distinguished Alumni Awards program. 

The annual awards program has six categories: 

• Professional Excellence  
• Research Excellence  
• Social Impact  
• Young Alumni 
• Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Creativity Indigenous Alumni 
• Indigenous Alumni 

Nominations open on Monday, 17 April and close on Friday, 2 June. The awards will be shortlisted by an internal University committee and final selection will be made by a judging panel of the University’s senior leaders, with winners announced on Wednesday, 19 July 2023. 

Charles Sturt University Director of Advancement, Ms Sarah Ansell, said the awards are open to self-nomination as well as nominations submitted on behalf of someone else. 

“These awards are an opportunity to recognise and celebrate the collective talent of our alumni, as well as to reflect on the outstanding graduate outcomes fostered through learning at Charles Sturt University." 

“The Charles Sturt alumni body is filled with talented individuals who are using their education to make exceptional contributions to their professions and communities throughout the world. 

“Our alumni awards program demonstrates the incredible achievements of our alumni and emphasises our position as Australia’s leading regional university.” 

Guidelines outlining the application, assessment and privacy of this program are available on the award website. 

Details about the six award categories is as follows: 

• Charles Sturt Distinguished Alumnus of the Year – Professional Excellence 

This award recognises outstanding leaders in their industry or profession who have made or are making significant and positive impact on their communities, their industry, or the world. 

• Charles Sturt Distinguished Alumnus of the Year – Research Excellence 

This award recognises outstanding research leaders whose research is changing lives, or whose scholarly contributions have made a substantial impact to their field of research.  

• Charles Sturt Distinguished Alumnus of the Year – Social Community  

This award recognises leaders/individuals whose professional or voluntary work has generated significant social impact to a group or wider community/ies 

• Charles Sturt Distinguished Alumnus of the Year – Young Alumni 

This award recognises extraordinary achievements of our new graduates. Nominees must be under the age of 35.  

• Charles Sturt Distinguished Alumni of the Year – Innovation, Entrepreneurship, creativity  

This award recognises alumni who have made an extraordinary impact through innovation in their industry or profession. This encompasses all industry sectors, for example agriculture, technology, allied health, the arts, culture, and/or creative sectors 

• Charles Sturt Distinguished Alumni of the Year - Indigenous Alumni  

This award recognises outstanding achievement or contribution by a First Nations alumni in their chosen industry, profession or field 

For further information contact alumni@csu.edu.au 

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