Awards appointed by panel:

Awards appointed via member nomination:


Above nomination and application forms are in pdf as a guide for applications, equivalent documents with the same information will be accepted.
Guideline for Awards (pdf).            Guideline for Scholarship (pdf).


Conference Awardees

Australian & New Zealand Trauma Society 2023 Awards Gala Dinner. 14th Oct 2023
{L-R, Zolt Balogh (Gordon Trinca), Andrea Herring (Life), Glenn Sisson (Community), Kate Date (Clinical Excellence), Don Campbell (Leadership). Unable to attend in person: Alicia Jackson (Life), Michael Read (Service)}

Life Member

Awarded to:

2023
Alicia Jackson
Andrea Herring

2022
Tony Joseph
Ian Civil
Trish McDougall

Previous recipients:
Bill Griggs
Bernadette Mitchell

This membership will be awarded to individuals in recognition of their outstanding service and leadership to the ANZTS.

  • Members must be nominated by another ANZTS member and admission is at the discretion of the Board.
  • This category will be limited to, two awards per year.
  • Life members will be exempt from paying annual membership fees.
  • It is not a category for which a member can apply.
  • The recipient of this award is selected via a review process by the Awards Panel and, and endorsed by the Board of Directors through a majority vote.

The recipient must have:

  • Held membership with the ANZTS for at least fifteen (15) uninterrupted years.
  • Significantly contributed to the purposes of the ANZTS.
Andrea Herring 2023
Presented by Helen Jowett President and Dinesh Varma President-elect
Alicia Jackson
Alicia Jackson 2023
(Alicia was unable to attend
in person to receive her award.)
Life Member Badge
Trish McDougall 2022
Presented by Michael Reade, Immediate Past President ANZTS and Helen Jowett, President ANZTS.
Ian Civil 2022
Presented by Michael Reade, Immediate Past President ANZTS and Helen Jowett, President ANZTS.
Tony Joseph 2022
Presented by Michael Reade, Immediate Past President ANZTS and Helen Jowett, President ANZTS.

Service Award

Awarded to:

2023
Michael Reade

2022
Andrea Herring
Alicia Jackson

This award is presented to an ANZTS member. This award recognizes an outstanding individual whose contributions to trauma care aligns with the mission, vision and core values of ANZTS.

  • It is not a category for which a member can apply.
  • The recipient of this award is selected by the Awards Panel and approved through review and endorsement made by the Board of Directors through a majority vote.

The member must have:

  • Held membership with the ANZTS for at least ten (10) uninterrupted years.
  • Significantly contributed to the purposes of the ANZTS
Michael Reade 2023
(Michael was unable to
attend in person to
receive his award)
Andrea Herring 2022
Presented by Michael Reade, Immediate Past President ANZTS and Helen Jowett, President ANZTS.
Alicia Jackson 2022
Presented by Michael Reade, Immediate Past President ANZTS and Helen Jowett, President ANZTS.

Leadership Award

Awarded to:

2023
Don Campbell

2022
Cameron Palmer

This award is presented to an ANZTS member who has demonstrated outstanding leadership in trauma through;

  • Practice / Research / Registry / Publication / Education / Patient advocacy / Quality improvement / Injury prevention / Trauma system development / Legislative involvements during their career at a local, state or national level

Nominees for this award must be an ANZTS member for two years by nomination date and have a minimum of 5 years of experience in the field of trauma.

An ANZTS member may nominate a member for this award click here . The nomination must be supported by evidence of contribution in one or more of the above categories.

The recipient of this award is selected by the Awards Panel and approved through review and endorsement made by the Board of Directors through a majority vote.

The following are not eligible for nomination:

  • Any current member of the ANZTS Board of Directors.
  • Any individual who has served on the ANZTS Board of Directors within the last year.
  • Recipient of any other ANZTS award in the previous two years.
Don Campbell 2023
Presented by Helen Jowett President and Dinesh Varma President-elect
Cameron Palmer 2022
Presented by Michael Reade, Immediate Past President ANZTS and Helen Jowett, President ANZTS.

Clinical Excellence Award

Awarded to:

2023
Kate Dale

2022
Sara Calthorpe

This award is presented to an ANZTS member, and recognizes an outstanding individual whose contributions to trauma care aligns with the mission, vision and core values of ANZTS.

The nominee demonstrates outstanding clinical qualities by:

  • Consistently exhibiting compassion and commitment to advancing trauma care.
  • Routinely goes above and beyond, demonstrating excellence in their role.
  • Functions as an integral and contributing member of the healthcare team.
  • Participates in practice standard development and/or decision-making processes within their organization that influence positive outcomes for the trauma patient (i.e. Committee membership, development of guideline).
  • Demonstrates breadth of knowledge in clinical practice.
  • Participates in mentorship, advocacy, community affairs, public education or volunteers for organizations that affect trauma care.
  • Inspires peers in their practice through demonstrating excellence in trauma practice.

Nominees for this award must be an ANZTS member for two years by nomination date, have a minimum of 5 years of experience in direct trauma management, and should have provided direct patient care for a minimum of 20 hours per week

An ANZTS member may nominate a member for this award click here . The nomination must be supported by evidence of contribution in one or more of the above categories.

The recipient of this award is selected by the Awards Panel and approved through review and endorsement made by the Board of Directors through a majority vote.

The following are not eligible for nomination:

  • Any current member of the ANZTS Board of Directors.
  • Any individual who has served on the ANZTS Board of Directors within the last year.
  • Chair of the Awards Panel.
  • Recipient of any other ANZTS award in the previous three years.
Kate Dale 2023
Presented by Helen Jowett President and Dinesh Varma President-elect
2022 ANZTS Conference Gala Dinner Service Award Sara Calthorpe
accepted on behalf by Melissa Webb
Presented by Michael Reade, Immediate Past President ANZTS and Helen Jowett, President ANZTS.
Sara Calthorpe 2022
Accepting the Service Award from
ANZTS President Elect Dinesh Varma

Community Award

Awarded to:

2023
Glenn Sission

2022
Cliff Pollard

This award recognises an ANZTS member or a non-member of the trauma community who has demonstrated outstanding leadership in trauma care through practice, research, registry, publication, education, patient advocacy, quality improvement, injury prevention, trauma system development & legislative involvements during their career at a local, state or national level.

  • This award is presented annually to a member of the community, in the medical or non-medical field.
  • An ANZTS member may nominate any person for this award. click here .The nomination must be supported by evidence of contribution that fulfils the criteria.
  • The recipient of this award is selected by the Awards Panel and approved through review and endorsement made by the Board of Directors through a majority vote.

The following are not eligible for nomination:

  • Previous recipients of this award are not eligible to be nominated.
Glenn Sisson 2023
Presented by Helen Jowett President and Dinesh Varma President-elect
Cliff Pollard 2022
Presented by Michael Reade, Immediate Past President ANZTS and Helen Jowett, President ANZTS.

Past Awards Ceremony Pictures:

ANZTS Award Winners at the 2022 Conference Gala Dinner – Brisbane, Queensland
L-R: Cameron Palmer, Andrea Herring, Ian Civil, Alicia Jackson, Cliff Pollard, Trish McDougall, Tony Joseph.
(Sara Calthorpe was unable to attend in person)