Two Charles Sturt University (CSU) students from Wagga Wagga have been recently honoured with excellence awards from TAFE NSW Riverina Institute. Mr Haydon Churchill received a Riverina Institute Faculty Award for Excellence in IT on Friday 22 May after he completed his Diploma of Information Technology (Networking) in 2008. He is now completing a Bachelor of Information Technology at CSU as well as working in the University’s Division of Information Technology. “I am hoping my load is a little lighter this year and I can now concentrate just on my university studies,” said Mr Churchill. Meanwhile, Ms Judy Allen has received a TAFE NSW Riverina Institute Faculty Award for Excellence in General Education after she excelled in her Certificate IV in Tertiary Preparation in 2008. During her studies at TAFE NSW Riverina Institute, Ms Allen achieved a tertiary entrance score of 283 out of 300. The mother of five was the highest ranked student in her course at the Riverina Institute and the 29th highest in NSW. Now enrolled in her first year of a Bachelor of Arts at CSU, Ms Allen’s education path began 10 years ago when she enrolled at the Riverina Institute in an entry level course for women. She went on to complete a number of courses at the Riverina Institute. CSU and TAFE NSW work closely to ensure all students have the opportunity for further study. Read more here.