QSPA Awards

Recipients of awards are QSPA members who make a contribution that exemplifies the principles promoted by QSPA, exhibit exemplary leadership and bring credit to themselves, their colleagues and their profession. Awards provide a significant symbol for a professional association and acts as a means of acknowledging the work of our members.
The awards are presented at the annual conference of the association. Nominations are called in each category and must include the name of the nominee, nominator, seconder, referee and QSPA endorsement. Selections are made by members of QSPA Executive.
You can nominate someone you know who you think should be recognised by their community of peers.​

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​Achievement Award
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Significant contribution to the work of QSPA in recent years.

Leadership in the Profession AwaRD

Demonstrated strong and effective professional leadership within the context of Queensland Public Education.

Lifetime Achievement AwarD

Significant contribution to Queensland Public education and to the work of QSPA over an extended period of time.

Life Membership​

Is conferred following the retirement/resignation from the Department of Education to QSPA full members of good standing for long and committed service to QSPA.
Recognises members who through their long-standing membership of the Association have provided strong support to QSPA and fellow members
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PAST Awards

2024

Donna Harvey

Leadership in the Profession

Michelle Pole

Leadership in the Profession

Leonard McKeown 

Acheievement Award

Robyn Kent

Glenn Mcintosh

Lifetime Achievement Award

Lifetime Achievement Award

Andrew pierpoint​

QSPA Life Membership​

RAY JOHNSTON

QSPA Life Membership​

2023

Sharon Barker

Leadership in the Profession

Tanya Haggarty

Leadership in the Profession

Julie Rowe

Leadership in the Profession

mark mcloughlin

Acheievement Award

Tony Whybird

Achievement Award

Tom Beck

Lifetime Achievement Award

darrin edwards​

QSPA Life Membership​

DARYL EARLY

QSPA Life Membership​

LLEW PAULGER

QSPA Life Membership

2022

denise kostowski

Leadership in the Profession

lois o'reilly

Leadership in the Profession

llew paulger

Lifetime Achievement Award

gail armstrong

QSPA Life Membership

2021

Darrin Edwards​

Leadership in the Profession

David friis (dec)

Leadership in the Profession

meredith wenta

Leadership in the Profession

Maryanne walsh

Leadership in the Profession

Kim Leamon​

Achievement Award​

lou oberholzer

Achievement Award

andy stergou

Achievement Award

linda buxton

Lifetime Achievement Award

richard graham

Lifetime Achievement Award

jeff major

Lifetime Achievement Award

shona mckinlay

Lifetime Achievement Award

2020

2020 No Awards as a result of Conference cancellation due to COVID 19. ​

2019

​dENISE KOSTOWSKI​

Lifetime Achievement Award

TONY McCORMACK​

Achievement Award

KIRSTEN DWYER

​Leadership in the Profession Award

2018

Gail Armstrong​

​Leadership in the Profession

​Chris Roff

Lifetime Achievement Award

​Andrew PIERPOINT

Lifetime Achievement Award

2017

​Allan cook

Lifetime Achievement Award

​Elena Itsiksn

Leadership in the Profession Award

2016

Angela Toppin

​Lifetime Achievement Award

Shona McKinlay

Achievement Award 

Ray Johnston​

​Leadership in the Profession Award

2015

John Livingston

 Leadership in the Profession Award

2014

Ken Green

Achievement Award

Graeme Goodger

Achievement Award

Ross Smith

Achievement Award

2012

Donna Drinkwater

Achievement Award

Janelle Deakin

Leadership in the profession Award

Murray Wegner

Leadership in the profession Award

 

2011

John Thornberry

Achievement Award

2010

Andrew Pierpoint

Leadership in the Profession Award

Trevor Gordon

Leadership in the Profession Award

2008

Jeff Major

Achievement Award

Shona McKinlay

Achievement Award

Tony Kennedy

Achievement Award

Wade Haynes

Leadership in the Profession Award

2007

Jocelyn Roberts

Achievement Award

Darren Edwards

Achievement Award

2006

Peter O’Beirne 

Achievement Award

Yvonne Gordon

Achievement Award

Stephen Savvakis

​Leadership in the Profession Award

2005

Bill Bondfield​

Leadership in the Profession Award

Deb Ward

Achievement Award

Ed Bray

Lifetime Achievement Award

2004

Ross Smith

Achievement Award
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Dr carla tromans

Achievement Award

john livingstone

Achievement Award
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