ISANA NZ Awards 2021

ISANA NZ Annual Awards

The ISANA NZ Awards celebrate the outstanding contribution by individuals working in New Zealand’s international education industry and ISANA NZ is excited to announce that entries are now open for our 2021 ISANA NZ Annual Awards – the ISANA NZ Award, the Tracy Evans Award and the Professionalisation Award.

• Nominate a deserving colleague for one of the awards below, by completing the ISANA NZ Awards 2021 Nomination Form or you can email the nomination, including the name of the award the nomination is for, name and contact details of nominator, name and contact details of nominee and a written brief explaining why the nominee is deserving of the award, to ISANA NZ: [email protected]
• All nominations (including ) must be received by ISANA NZ no later than 5pm, 20th October 2021. Please clearly state that it is a nomination for the ISANA NZ Award.
• First nomination received for a nominee will be the only nomination accepted for that nominee. But this can be a joint nomination compiled by more than one nominator.
• Nominator(s) may or may not be ISANA NZ member(s).
• Identity of the nominator(s) will not be made public and will not be made known to the nominees by ISANA NZ (in case the nominator(s) prefer to remain anonymous).

ISANA NZ Awards 2021 Nomination Form

 

ISANA NZ Award 2021

The ISANA NZ Award is to recognise an individual for quality contribution to international education in New Zealand and who shows a strong commitment to the enhancing the international student experience and going the extra mile in any of the following fields:

• pastoral care/student support
• admissions
• student exchange/study abroad
• teaching
• homestay/accommodation
• management

The winner of the ISANA NZ Award 2021 will receive free ISANA NZ membership for 2022 and an ISANA NZ Award trophy. They will be recognized in an ISANA NZ newsletter and on social media.

The nominee must be an ISANA NZ member with unexpired membership (Note: this can include a new or renewing member whose membership is still being processed by ISANA NZ). ISANA NZ membership is per individual, not per institution.

Professionalisation Award 2021

The most common definition of ‘Professionalism’ is a social process by which any trade or occupation transforms itself into a true “profession of the highest integrity and competence.” The Professionalisation Award recognises a member of our profession who has exemplified and demonstrated this commitment to the international education profession through integrity and competence. The Award
will be given to a person demonstrating an innate sense of morality and ethics, as well as a desire to continue to learn and improve. They will have an unwavering commitment to a role in an international student department.

The winner of the Professionalisation Award 2021 will receive free ISANA NZ membership for 2022 and an Professionalisation Award trophy. They will be recognized in an ISANA NZ newsletter and on social media.

The nominee may or may not be ISANA NZ member(s).

Tracy Evans Scholarship 2021

The Tracy Evans Scholarship was established in 2013 in recognition of Tracy Evans’ contribution to ISANA NZ. Tracy made a significant contribution over a number of years to ISANA NZ, including the role of School Sector Rep on the Executive Committee of ISANA NZ. Tracy
worked within New Zealand’s international education sector and was on the staff of Macleans College in Auckland at the time of her passing away. The scholarship is to be awarded annually by the ISANA NZ Executive to an individual working in New Zealand’s Schools sector in the field of international education.

The winner of the Tracy Evans Scholarship 2021 will receive free ISANA NZ membership for 2022 and a Tracy Evans Scholarship trophy. They will be recognized in an ISANA NZ newsletter and on social media.

The applicant/nominee may or may not be an ISANA NZ member. The applicant/nominee must be working in the field of international education at a school in New Zealand.

ISANA NZ Award Recipients 2020

ISANA NZ Award – Sarah Sung, Manager Study Abroad at The University of Auckland

Tracy Evans Scholarship – Lynda Sullivan, Director of International Students at Rangitoto College

Professionalisation Award – Cameron Lock, Team Leader Student Engagement at UCOL 

                                              – Arthur Chin, Executive Director Business Development at UCOL

 

Special ISANA NZ Commendations Recipients 2020:

Yolanda Stander, Administration Manager at Middleton Grange School

Max Rideout, Associate Chaplain  at Victoria University