Past Award Recipients

Education Personality of the Year Award

Year Recipient
2010 Professor Dato’ Dr Saran Kaur Delip Singh
2011 Datin Dr Chan-Low Kan Yoke

Australian Education Achievement Award

Year Recipient University
2012 Dato’ Professor Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman Monash University
2013 Professor Datin Paduka Dr Khatijah Mohamad Yusoff La Trobe University

Distinguished Alumni Award

Year Recipient University
2014 Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Esa Hj. Mohamed University of Newcastle
2015 Professor Dato’ Dr Rahmah Mohamed University of Queensland
2016 Datuk Ar Tan Pei Ing University of Melbourne
2017 Dato’ Mah Weng Kwai University of Sydney
2018 Dr Goh Miah Kiat University of Sydney
2019 Melissa Ong University of Sunshine Coast
2021 Dato’ Ts Dr Haji Amirudin Bin Abdul Wahab University of Queensland
2022 Associate Professor Dr Devagi Kanakaraju James Cook University
2023 Joseph Jayan D’Cruz University of Melbourne

Distinguished Young Alumni Award

Year Recipient University
2017 Ir Professor Dr Leong Wai Yie University of Queensland
2018 Associate Professor Dr Retnagowri Rajandram University of Queensland
2019 Thomson Ch’ng Tong Sheng Curtin University
2021 Adeline Chin Yih Fen University of Wollongong
2022 Yang Bahagia Datin Tiew Lee Sin Griffith University
2023 Ang Ker Soon Victoria University

Female Alumnus of the Year Award

Year Recipient University
2022 Dr Tricia Yeoh Su-Wern Monash University
2023 Professor Dr Leong Wai Yie University of Queensland

Young Entrepreneur Award

Year Recipient University
2013 Red Hong Yi University of Melbourne
2014 Ms Stephanie Yang Monash University
2015 Dato’ Sri Dr Vincent Tiew University of Newcastle
2016 Chris Tan Chur Pim Bond University
2017 Mohd Tawfique Hidayat Roseli University of Southern Queensland
2018 Mark Chua Yee Kian University of Southern Queensland
2019 Eileen Phoan Pei Fang Swinburne University of Technology
2021 Ahmad Syafik Bin Jaafar Monash University
2022 Natalie Loi Yoke Kei Victoria University
2023 Melvin Chee RMIT University

Community Achievement Award

Year Recipient University
2014 Captain Mohammed Faiz Kamaludin University of Newcastle
2016 Professor Madya Dr Siti Suriawati Isa Queensland University of Technology
2017 Angelia Chin Tsun Ping Curtin University
2018 Sabrina Aripen Griffith University
2019 Muhammad Zhariff Afandi Griffith University
2021 Chan Soon Seng Murdoch University
2022 Chua Chai Ping University of Western Australia
2023 Hema Sulakshana Mahadevan University of Tasmania

Alumni Chapter Award

Year Chapter
2013 Lai Tze May
University of Newcastle
2014 Dato’ Dr David Koh
University of New South Wales
2015 Curtin University Alumni Malaysia
2016 The University of Newcastle (Australia) Alumni Malaysia Chapter
2017 Murdoch University Alumni Malaysian Chapter
2018 University of South Australia Alumni Association Malaysia
2019 The University of New South Wales Alumni Association
2022 RMIT University Alumni Malaysia Community Group
2023 The University of Newcastle (Australia) Alumni Malaysia Chapter