Contributions to university administration, research, and community engagement by a psychology academic at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Bathurst will be acknowledged with the Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Leadership Excellence (Individual Award) at a presentation ceremony at CSU on Monday 5 September. Dr Rhonda Shaw, lecturer and researcher at the School of Psychology in Bathurst, has a research record that has seen her invited to be a reviewer of a textbook for first-year students, and for a number of high ranking journals, such as the Journal of Health Psychology and Child Neuropsychology. She has also conducted CSU Foundation Scholarship interviews, and convened and facilitated a faculty-wide working party to revise current Honours theses marking guidelines, which resulted in the establishment of benchmarks against other universities. Dr Shaw also organised and co-chaired a CSU staff workshop on Enhancing Staff / Student Interaction: Dealing with ‘Difficult Students’. In addition, Dr Shaw has made significant administrative contributions through her membership of the Faculty of Arts Honours Committee and the School of Psychology Board. Dr Shaw’s community engagement on ageing issues resulted in her being invited by Bathurst Regional Council to participate in the development of the older person’s section of Council’s Social and Community Plan.