SYDNEY ROTARY VOCATIONAL SERVICES AWARDS
Since 1960 the Rotary Club of Sydney has recognised leading Australian residents for their contribution to their vocation. As a charitable organisation comprised of members representing their respective professions, it is a privilege to recognise those colleagues who have distinguished themselves within their professional community in NSW.
Every year Rotary Club of Sydney considers a group of distinguished community members who have been nominated by your fellow RCS members. If you know an individual from the community who fits the criteria below, please send a brief outline of how they meet the criteria before November 30 for consideration for the next awards. The award ceremony will occur early in the new calendar year at a Club Lunch. The award winner is required to give a presentation to the Rotary Club of Sydney on the day they receive the Award.
Please e-mail office@sydneyrotary.com to send your nominations.
Please include:
- The name of the individual.
- The contact details of the individual.
- The background with relevant online links or personal references.
- A description explaining why you think the nominee deserves recognition.
Incomplete submissions will not be processed.
Criteria
The criteria for the Vocational Services Award for Individuals are as follows:
- Service-Above-Self nature of the nominee’s activities
- The community value of a nominee’s service in their vocation
- Professional regard in which the nominee is held in their vocation
- The regard in which the nominee is held in the community
- The good character of the nominee
- The positive public relation effort on the vocation resulting from the nomination
A nominee for the Vocational Service Award should be a leading figure in their profession who has made a significant contribution to their vocation over many years. This individual is required to give a presentation to the Rotary Club of Sydney on the day they receive the Award.
Due diligence will be carried out discreetly on nominees and will remain private and confidential. The nominators will be contacted as a courtesy even if their nominees are not chosen. For privacy reasons, there will be no explanation. Nominees who meet the criteria will be rolled over to the next year if they are not chosen for that year. The Service and Awards Committee will forward its recommendations to the club board for final approval, prior to the announcement.
Recipients of the Rotary Club of Sydney Vocational Service Award
| 1960 | Sir Hudson Fysh |
| 1961 | Sir Robert Webster |
| 1962 | Sir Lorimer Dodds |
| 1963 | Sir Walter Scott |
| 1964 | Gordon Young |
| 1965 | Sir Charles Moses |
| 1966 | Sir Trevor Housley |
| 1967 | Sir James Kirby |
| 1968 | Miss Dorothy Knox |
| 1969 | Dr H C Coombs |
| 1970 | Sir Philip Baxter |
| 1971 | Sir John Goodsell |
| 1972 | The Rt Rev J F McKay |
| 1973 | Sir James Vernon |
| 1974 | Sir Bernard Heinze |
| 1975 | Dame Doris Fitton |
| 1976 | Fred W Bowen |
| 1977 | Sir Bede Callaghan |
| 1978 | Emeritus Prof Alex Mitchell |
| 1979 | Dr W G McBride |
| 1980 | Dame Joan Sutherland |
| 1981 | Sir Roden Cutler |
| 1982 | Sir Hermann Black |
| 1983 | Laurie E Short |
| 1984 | Sir Gordon Jackson |
| 1985 | Emeritus Prof. Alf Pollard |
| 1986 | Sir Noel Foley |
| 1987 | Charles Marshall |
| 1988 | Reverend Ted Noffs |
| 1989 | Dr John Yeo |
| 1990 | Sister Mary Bernice Elphick |
| 1991 | Reverend Dr Gordon Moyes |
| 1992 | John Phillips |
| 1993 | Emeritus Prof Dame Leonie Kramer |
| 1994 | Prof Ronald Huckstep |
| 1995 | Dr Earl Owen |
| 1996 | Rear Admiral Peter Sinclair |
| 1997 | The Hon Justice Michael Kirby |
| 1998 | Dr John Yu |
| 1999 | Norman Oakes |
| 2000 | Dr John Nutt AM |
| 2001 | Dr Edmund Capon |
| 2002 | Prof Henry Brodaty |
| 2003 | Sir William Deane, AC KBE |
| 2004 | Elizabeth Butcher, AM & John Clark, AM |
| 2005 | Steve Waugh, AO |
| 2006 | Dr Charles Teo |
| 2007 | Her Excellency Prof Marie Bashir, AC, CVO |
| 2008 | Rev Bill Crews, AM |
| 2009 | Carlos Salteire |
| 2010 | Professor Bruce Robinson |
| 2011 | Gerard & Anne Henderson |
| 2012 | David Gonski AC |
| 2013 | Stephen Page |
| 2014 | Hon James Spigelman AC QC |
| 2015 | Phillip Adams AO |
| 2016 | Catherine Livingstone AO |
| 2017 | The Right Honourable Clover Moore, Lord Mayor of the City of Sydney |
| 2018 | Dr Simon Longstaff AO, Executive Director of The Ethics Centre |
| 2021 | Dr Kerry Gai Chant AO PSM |
| 2026 |
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