EMPA Prize

Congratulations to this year’s recipients of the EMPA prizes, awarded to those achieving academic excellence in each subject of the program. A special awards ceremony and dinner took place on 6 February, in Melbourne, where winners were joined by prize sponsors, sponsoring managers and special guests, including Bruce Hartnett, Chair of the Victorian State Services Authority.

This year’s winners from the 2004 cohort are:

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• Dean’s Prize for highest overall grades in the EMPA
  • Greg Baughen, Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, New Zealand

• The Deloitte Prize for Delivering Public Value
  • Catherine Simpson, Department of Primary Industries, Victoria

• The Urbis Keys Young Prize for Decision Making Under Uncertainty, awarded jointly
  • Simon Gilkes, Department of Lands, New South Wales
  • Sue Connell, AusAID, Commonwealth
  • Richard Funston, Legal Aid, New South Wales
  • Susan Monkley, DEWR, Commonwealth (joint)

• The KPMG Prize for Designing Public Policies and Programs
  • Mary Clarke, Department of Treasury and Finance , Victoria

• The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia Prize for Government in a Market Economy
  • Demetrio Veteri, Australian Customs, Commonwealth

• The CPA Australia Prize for Leading Public Sector Change
  • Craig Mathisen, Department of Primary Industries, Queensland

• The Sparke Helmore Prize for Governing by the Rules
  • Peter Connelly, Premier’s Department, New South Wales

• The Dean’s Prize for Work Based Project - This prize is awarded to the team which gained the highest mark for the Research Project
  • Estelle O'Callaghan, Department of Human Services, Victoria
  • Mary Melitsis, Centrelink, Commonwealth
  • Kevin Roberts, Department of Environment and Conservation, New South Wales
  • Paul Edney, Department of Industry, Innovation and Regional Development, Victoria
  • Peter Connelly, Premier’s Department, New South Wales

Young Tall Poppy Awards

Congratulations are also extended to four EMPA students, from the 2004 cohort, each of whom were presented with the IPAA Young Tall Poppies Award.

Sponsored by the Institute of Public Administration Australia (IPAA) and the Australia Institute of Policy and Science, the awards aim to recognise achievement within the public service and the future leadership potential of recipients.

The following winners were presented with their awards late last year:

• Susan Monkley, Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, Commonwealth
• Peter Papantoniou, Department of Main Roads, Queensland
• Helen Vahl Meyer, Department of Premier and Cabinet, Victoria
• Mary Clarke, Department of Treasury and Finance, Victoria

Find out more about the EMPA program.