Service milestones - 2025 recipients
10 year recipients (for continuous service)
The following staff member(s) had served more than 10 years with the University and its predecessor institutions between 1 January 2025 and 31 December 2025.
| Name | Position | Institute/School/Directorate/Section |
|---|---|---|
| Sally Akerman | Qualified Child Care Educator | Transformation, Assets and Commercial |
| Leigh Albon | Senior Learning Skill Advisor | Retention, Innovation and Student Experience |
| Belinda Allwood | Developer, Data Engineer | Fed Services |
| Mick Barrow | Lecturer, English for Academic Purposes and Language Support | Federation TAFE |
| Sarah Bean | Technical Officer, Science | Fed Services |
| Leo Bell | Centre Research Associate | Health Innovation Transformation Centre (HITC) |
| Aaron Bennetts | Lead, Technology Projects | Project Management Office (PMO) |
| Glenda Bound | Building Attendant | Property and Infrastructure |
| Heath Boyd | Coordinator, Facilities | Property and Infrastructure |
| Michelle Briede | Lecturer, Embedded Academic Transition | Institute of Education, Arts and Community |
| Mandy Bull | Support Officer (Campus Infrastructure) | Property and Infrastructure |
| Samantha Bur | Library Frontline Services Officer | Library Services |
| Jim Carolan | Learning Designer | Institute of Innovation, Science and Sustainability |
| Alison Castley | Senior Compensation Specialist | Fed Services |
| Gopi Chattopadhyay | Associate Professor, Maintenance and Reliability Engineering | Institute of Innovation, Science and Sustainability |
| Rick Chew | Director, Arts Academy | Institute of Education, Arts and Community |
| Karen Clark | Identity and Access Management Analyst | Fed Services |
| Jenna Cleary | Senior Advisor | Student Services and Registrar |
| Jacob Collins | Grounds and Maintenance Attendant | Property and Infrastructure |
| Nicole Coombs | Senior Lecturer, Nursing | Institute of Health and Wellbeing |
| David Coutts | Teacher | Federation TAFE |
| Ben Cushing | Director, Information Technology Services | Fed Services |
| Raj Das | Team Leader Enterprise Data | Fed Services |
| Loan Dinh | Scholarly Teaching Fellow, Information Technology (Offshore) | Institute of Innovation, Science and Sustainability |
| Shane Edyvane | Quality, Systems and Compliance Officer | Transformation, Assets and Commercial |
| Sam Fenton | Lecturer, Physical Education and Outdoor Education | Institute of Education, Arts and Community |
| Anna Fletcher | Associate Dean, Industry Cooperation | Institute of Education, Arts and Community |
| Casey Geaghan | Strategic Lead, Student Access and Retention | Retention, Innovation and Student Experience |
| Hannah Hardie | Early Childhood Educator, Room Leader | Transformation, Assets and Commercial |
| Wendy Holcombe | Scholarly Teaching Fellow - Teacher Education (Disability Studies in Education) | Institute of Education, Arts and Community |
| Rachael Houtsma | Manager, Marketing | Marketing and Growth |
| Mark Jehu | Teacher, Horticulture | Federation TAFE |
| Jarrad Keddie | Project and Administrative Coordinator | Global and Engagement |
| Sarah Kelly | Student Administration Officer | Student Services and Registrar |
| Manoj Khandelwal | Associate Professor, Mining Engineering | Institute of Innovation, Science and Sustainability |
| Trent Kooyman | Lecturer, Social Work/Community and Human Services | Institute of Education, Arts and Community |
| Julian Laffey | Analyst Programmer | Fed Services |
| Rachael Le | Building Attendant | Property and Infrastructure |
| Rarl Liersch | Teacher, Youth | Federation TAFE |
| Emma Littley | Business Analyst, Project Delivery and Reporting | Project Management Office (PMO) |
| Nathan Livitsanos | Coordinator, International Student Compliance | Global Professional School |
| Jess Lockyer | Coordinator, Scheduling Services | Fed Services |
| Genevieve Maddox | Academic Services Officer | Fed Services |
| Julie McKay | Administrative Officer, Quality and Accreditation | Global Professional School |
| Luke McLean | Lecturer, Nursing | Institute of Health and Wellbeing |
| Mathew O'Grady | Lecturer, Exercise and Sport Sciences | Institute of Health and Wellbeing |
| Truong Phung | Senior Lecturer, Mechanical Engineering | Institute of Innovation, Science and Sustainability |
| Adam (Gus) Powers | Coordinator, Technical Services | Fed Services |
| Sharon Reid | Partner Academic Lead, Science and Engineering | Institute of Innovation, Science and Sustainability |
| Deborah Robertson | Lecturer, Health and Physical Education | Institute of Education, Arts and Community |
| Brooke Sands | Early Childhood Educator, Diploma Qualified | Transformation, Assets and Commercial |
| Laura Scott | Senior Placement Officer, Education and Arts | Global and Engagement |
| Shireen Sewgolam | Lecturer, Nursing | Institute of Health and Wellbeing |
| Josh Smith | Support Officer, Systems | Fed Services |
| Emily Taylor | Academic Services Officer | Fed Services |
| Dan Tout | Lecturer, History and Sociology | Institute of Education, Arts and Community |
| Sara Warren | Learning Designer | Institute of Education, Arts and Community |
| Mel Zordan | Early Childhood Educator | Transformation, Assets and Commercial |
| Amy Zukauskas | Manager, Curriculum Services | Fed Services |
20 year recipients (for continuous service)
The following staff member(s) had served more than 20 years with the University and its predecessor institutions between 1 January 2025 and 31 December 2025.
| Name | Position | Institute/School/Directorate/Section |
|---|---|---|
| Bronwyn Blaiklock | Senior Learning Skills Advisor | Retention, Innovation and Student Experience |
| Megan Briggs | Senior Manager, Student Finance | Financial Operations |
| Thea Burns | Teacher (Hairdressing) | Federation TAFE |
| Sharon Cini | Instructional Designer | Federation TAFE |
| Robert Davis | Senior Lecturer, Education | Institute of Education, Arts and Community |
| Annette Foley | Professor, Adult and Vocational Education | Institute of Education, Arts and Community |
| Nadine Gass | Administrative Officer, Quality and Accreditation | Global Professional School |
| Gina Harrison | Customer Service Administrative Officer | Federation TAFE |
| Fiona Hogan | Senior Lecturer, Conservation Biology | Institute of Innovation, Science and Sustainability |
| Kath Jones | Administrative Officer, Financial Services | Financial Operations |
| Lisa Lee | Early Childhood Educator, Room Leader | Transformation, Assets and Commercial |
| Grant Meredith | Partner Academic Lead, Information Technology | Institute of Innovation, Science and Sustainability |
| Jodie Oldaker | Team Leader, Workplace Technology | Fed Services |
| Alison Ollerenshaw | Senior Research Fellow | Centre for eResearch and Digital Innovation (CeRDI) |
| Grant Palmer | Deputy Head of Science | Institute of Innovation, Science and Sustainability |
| Lauren Quinlan | Coordinator, Research Integrity and Innovation | Research Services |
| Belinda Schill | Manager, Academic Services | Fed Services |
| Rachael Smart | Administrative Officer, Quality and Accreditation | Student Services and Registrar |
| Peter Vamplew | Research Adviser | Institute of Innovation, Science and Sustainability |
| Samantha Watson | Senior Advisor Student Administration | Student Services and Registrar |
| Darren Weightman | Teacher (Bricklaying) | Federation TAFE |
| Tracey Wilson | Information Resources Officer, Library Services | Library Services |
| Mick Windsor | Teacher Assessor | Federation TAFE |
30 year recipients (for continuous service)
The following staff member(s) had served more than 30 years with the University and its predecessor institutions between 1 January 2025 and 31 December 2025.
| Name | Position | Institute/School/Directorate/Section |
|---|---|---|
| Robyn Dunn | Campus Coordinator, Wimmera | Federation TAFE |
| Kara Hodgson | Marketing Services Coordinator | Marketing and Growth |
| Bronya Massey | Early Childhood Educator, Room Leade | Transformation, Assets and Commercial |
| Jason Rankin | Senior Network Administrator | Fed Services |