We take great pride in the achievements and successes of our alumni, who reflect Victoria University's values and help create our legacy.
The Alumni Awards program raises awareness of our global community of over 230,000 alumni. The Awards honour the outstanding contributions our alumni make to VU, our local region, Australia and abroad.
Since their inauguration in 2011, nominees for the Awards have included people from a diverse range of professions, industries and educational backgrounds. All our alumni have made themselves and VU proud of their endeavours and achievements.
Nominations are now open for 2017.
This is your chance to be involved as a nominator, a nominee, or both. We seek your involvement in identifying a great colleague, friend or family member who has graduated from VU or one of our predecessor institutions.
Nominate now, and be a part of the celebration to recognise the difference VU's alumni community makes to our society.
Categories listed below.
This pre-eminent award recognises an alumna/us who has clearly demonstrated a record of extraordinary achievement. They have been recognised for service in their professional, vocational, community, creative, sporting, or cultural endeavours. This person embodies a spirit of distinction that brings pride to the University.
An eligible nominee in this category:
To nominate an alumna/us for a Distinguished Alumni Award, please download and complete the 
Distinguished Alumni Nomination Pack.
This award recognises an alumna/us (aged 36 or older as at 30 June 2017) who has consistently demonstrated outstanding leadership and behaviours, which are visionary and inspire others. The recipient will have already achieved significant respect within their field and shows great promise of future significant contribution.
An eligible nominee in this category has:
To nominate an alumna/us for an Outstanding Leadership Alumni Award, please download and complete the Outstanding Leadership Alumni Nomination Pack.
This Award recognises the successes of an alumna/us or a member of staff of VU or a VU partner organisation who has gone above and beyond in service to VU, VU's alumni community or the broader community.
An eligible nominee in this category has:
To nominate someone for an Outstanding Service Alumni Award, please download and complete the Outstanding Service Alumni Nomination Pack.
This award is presented to a young alumna/us (aged 35 or younger as at 30 June 2017) who has demonstrated significant early career and/or community service achievements. These achievements will reflect positively on their student experience and bring pride to VU.
An eligible nominee in this category has:
To nominate an alumna/us for a Young Achiever Alumni Award, please download and complete the Young Achiever Alumni Nomination Pack.
This award recognises a current student who has demonstrated outstanding qualities in leadership and the ability to inspire other students. They have excelled in either their academic pursuit, business initiatives, and/or their volunteer or community related work.
An eligible nominee in this category has:
To nominate a student for an Outstanding Student – Future Alumni Award, please download and complete the Outstanding Student Future Alumni Nomination Pack.
On Wednesday 19 October 2016, the 2016 Alumni Award winners were announced.
Pictured left to right: Vice Chancellor & President Professor Peter Dawkins, Mr Nasir Sobhani, Mr Christian Williams, Dr Ancy Ramasamy, Mr Paul Booth, Mr James Sorensen and Victoria University Chancellor Mr George Pappas AO.
Learn more about previous Alumni Awards recipients.
