Our Student Leadership Awards recognise and celebrate students across Victoria University for their leadership roles and outstanding achievements in co-curricular and extracurricular activities.

Congratulations to our 2023 award recipients!

View or download the  2023 Student Leadership Awards program.

2023 Student Leadership Awards recipients

Individual awards

Raquel Pantelic (VU Polytechnic)

Tahnee Towers (Bachelor of Biomedical Science)

Smit Makwana (Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Civil Engineering))

Daria Gaidarenko (Master of Business Administration (Global))

Adsheaya Vasakan (Master of Engineering)

Elijah Cristiano (Bachelor of Youth Work)

Student Leader enjoying the 2023 Student Leadership Awards
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Team awards

WISE (Women in Science & Engineering)

  • Zohreh Rajabi, President
  • Rebecca Xiong, Treasurer
  • Gagan Sharma, Secretary

Student Group of the Year 2023 - WISE (Women in Science & Engineering)

VU Outdoor Adventure Club

  • Alexander Stokes, President
  • Xavier Stinziani, Secretary
  • Steve Chandler, Treasurer
  • Noah Anderson, Vice President
  • Katja Hesse, Vice Secretary
  • Poppy Llwellyn, Vice Treasurer
  • Grace Braines, Social Media Manager

2023 student leadership Awards, Best Student Group Promotion - VU Outdoor Adventure Club

VU Student Nursing Association (VUSNA)

  • Maddie Sutcliffe, President
  • Jessica Charleston, Secretary
  • Teaghan Wilton, Treasurer
Student groups with awards

Special awards

Elijah Cristiano (Bachelor of Youth Work)

Chandra Altoff (Bachelor of Nursing)

The Pulp ‘n’ Paper Project

  • Janna Maureen Porras
  • Joya Yadav    
  • Nicole Linsangan
  • Adsheaya Vasakan
Student leader making an acceptance speech

Highly commended

Volunteer of the Year Award

Mikki Lilley (Bachelor of Psychological Studies (Honours))
Elijah Cristiano (Bachelor of Youth Work)

VU Spirit - International

Sanskriti Kaul (Bachelor of Psychology (Honours))

VU Spirit - Undergraduate Student

Joya Yadav (Bachelor of Information Technology)

Students as Staff Award

Amin Eslami (Bachelor of Education (P-12))

Student Group of the Year 2023

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Best Student Group Promotion

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