Prize Winners

University Medal

2025 not awarded
2024 not awarded
2023 not awarded
2022 not awarded
2021 not awarded
2020 Daryl Barclay

Vice-Chancellor’s Scholars

2025 Emma Llewelyn RSM
2024 not awarded
2023 Dr Christopher Knauf
2022 Aleksander Stirrat
2021 Dr Christopher Morris
2020 Not awarded
2019 Dr Christopher Ryan MGL
2018 Melanie Edwards MGLs
2017 Kyunghwa (Theophila) Kim
2016 James Baxter OP
2015 Matthew Boland OP
2014 Pablo Palet Areneda
2013 Aaron Lane
2012 Katherine Stone MGLs
2011 Bartholomew (Jerome) Santamaria
2010 Cameron Forbes
2009 Gregory Bellamy

Masters Prize

2025 Geraldine (Gerry) Vytilingam
2024 Donna Mihos
2023 Rev. Duc Ngoc Tran SDB
2022 Padukkage (Ayanthi) Perera MGLs
2021 Sebastian Condon
2020 Kitichai (Jack) Saisawang SDB
2019 Jaz Ocampo
2018 Joshua Nash OMI
2017 Moira Tauiliili
2016 Brendan Lindsay
2015 Madeleine Gilbey
2014 Arun Michael Charles SDB
2013 Melanie Edwards MGLs
2012 Andrew McCarter
2011 Rosemary Drum MGLs
2010 Kevin O’Sullivan
2009 Gregory Bellamy
2008 John Duiker
2007 Charles Balnaves

The Archbishop of Melbourne Prize
for an outstanding essay in systematic theology

2025 Christopher Blake
2024 Bei-En Zou
2023 Bei-En Zou
2022 David Schütz
2021 David Schütz
2020 Sebastian Condon
2019 David (Reginald) Chua OP
2018 David (Reginald) Chua OP
2017 Fiona Bradley
2016 Matthew Boland OP
2015 James Baxter OP
2014 Thomas Azzi OP
2013 James Baxter OP
2012 Paul Nulley

The Archbishop Coleridge Prize
for an outstanding essay in biblical studies

2025 Joshua McDermid
2024 Michael Last MGL
2023 Jessica Parsons
2022 Joshua Whicker MGL
2021 William Lowry
2020 Aleksander Stirrat
2019 Aleksander Stirrat
2018 David (Reginald) Chua OP
2017 Kiran (Robert) Krishna OP
2016 Anton Usher
2015 Francis Denton
2014 Kiran (Robert) Krishna OP
2013 Marcus Goulding
2013 Katherine Stone MGLs

The Austin Cooper Prize
for an outstanding essay in Christian spirituality
(provided by the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, in honour of Rev. Prof. Austin Cooper OMI AM)

2025 no prize awarded
2024 Caleb Bowles
2023 Donna Mihos
2022 Nicole Cordle
2021 Lawrence Yuen MGL
2020 Eva McCalister
2019 Robert Culhane
2019 Ewan MacFarlane
2018 Tiffany Davis
2017 Thomas Fetz OFM Conv.
2016 Geoffrey Moore

The Baronius Prize
for an outstanding essay in church history
(in honour of the Venerable Cesare Barionio, 1538-1607)

2025 Simon Zakari
2024 Emma Llewellyn RSM
2023 Michael Last MGL
2022 Nicole Cordle
2021 Joshua Nash OMI
2020 Joshua Nash OMI
2019 Isaac Demase SJ
2018 Rhonda Graham
2017 Dr Ewan MacFarlane
2016 Rev. Matthew Boland OP
2015 no prize awarded
2014 Lindsay Sant
2013 Matthew Johnson
2012 Susan Kempen

The Erasmus Prize
for an outstanding student in biblical or ecclesiastical languages
(in honour of Erasmus of Rotterdam, 1466–1536)

2025 Karl Zelesco
2024 Karl Zelesco
2023 Christopher Coney
2022 Nno prize awarded
2021 Joshua McDermid
2020 Duyen Nguyen RSM
2019 Alida Chase
2019 Sebastian Condon OP
2018 Timothy Hurse

The Francis de Sales Prize
for an outstanding essay in pastoral studies
(provided by the Student Representative Council)

2025 no prize awarded
2024 Rhonda Soans
2023 no prize awarded
2022 no prize awarded
2021 no prize awarded
2020 no prize awarded
2019 no prize awarded
2018 John McCarthy
2017 Kathleen Card
2016 Kathleen Card
2015 Teresa Rhynehart

The Gerald O’Collins Prize
for an outstanding essay in systematic theology
(provided by Em. Prof. Anne Hunt OAM FACE, in honour of Rev. Prof. Gerald O’Collins SJ AC)

2025 no prize awarded
2024 Karlo Jelincic
2023 Leander Gonsalves MGL
2022 Joshua McDermid
2021 no prize awarded
2020 Kathryn Kingsley MGLs
2019 Joshua Whicker MGL

The Guilford Young Prize
for an outstanding student in liturgy
(in honour of Most Rev Guilford C. Young DD KBE, 8th Archbishop of Hobart)

2025 Emma Llewellyn RSM
2024 no prize awarded
2023 Michael Last MGL
2022 no prize awarded
2021 no prize awarded
2020 no prize awarded
2019 Padukkage Shirmila Ayanthi Perera MGLs
2018 Elizabeth Young RSM
2017 Fiona Bradley
2016 no prize awarded
2015 Maria Radanov
2014 no prize awarded
2013 no prize awarded
2012 Joseph Leach

The John Maher Prize
for an outstanding essay in philosophy
(provided by the SRC in honour of Rev. Dr John Maher OMI, head of CTC Philosophy Department, 2007–10) offered for 2013–14, 2019-

2025 Karl Zelesco
2024 Xavier Ryan
2023 no prize awarded
2022 Nicholas Calandra
2021 Sebastian Condon
2020 Matthew Pinson SJ
2019 David (Reginald) Chua OP
2014 Justin Glyn SJ
2013 James Baxter OP

The Leslie Tomlinson Prize
for an outstanding essay in moral theology
(in honour of Most Rev. Leslie Tominson DD, 7th Bishop of Sandhurst)

2025 Joshua McDermid
2024 Joshua McDermid
2023 Michael Last MGL
2022 Biyanwilage (Kanishka) Perera
2021 Aleksander Stirrat
2020 no prize awarded
2019 Ewan MacFarlane

The Rod Doyle Prize
for an outstanding undergraduate essay in biblical studies
(provided by the Christian Brothers, in honour of Dr B. Rod Doyle CFC)

2025 Simon Zakari
2024 Nicolas Calandra
2023 Michael Last MGL
2022 Biyanwilage (Kanishka) Perera
2021 Michael Last MGL
2020 Sebastian Condon
2019 Sebastian Condon
2018 no prize awarded
2017 David (Reginald) Chua OP
2016 Fiona Bradley
2015 Michael Buck

The Roma Mitchell Prize
for an outstanding research essay
(in honour of Dame Roma Mitchell AC DBE CVO QC)

2025 Andrew Wilson
2024 no prize awarded
2023 Joshua Nash OMI, and Joshua Whicker MGL
2022 Timothy Jarick
2021 no prize awarded
2020 Geralyn McCarthy
2019 Helen Nichol
2018 Jeanette Sullivan

The Salesian Prize
for the most outstanding English as a second language student

2025 Trung Hieu Nguyen OMI
2024 Xuan Cay Trinh
2023 Rev. Hoang (Joseph) Vu SDB
2022 Duc Ngoc Tran SDB
2021 Huy Xuan Nguyen
2020 Huy Xuan Nguyen
2019 Anusit Chanphen SDB
2018 Anusit Chanphen SDB
2018 Colombpatabadige (Shehan) Fernando MGL

The Thomas Shortall Prize
for an outstanding essay in moral theology
(in honour of Rev. Thomas Shortall OMI, head of the CTC Moral Theology Department, 1975-88) offered 2012 – 2017

2017 David (Reginald) Chua OP
2016 Paul Forster
2015 Francis Denton
2014 Johanna (Jo) Hart
2013 Aaron Lane
2012 Aaron Lane

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