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:
  1. Service-Above-Self nature of the nominee’s activities
  2. The community value of a nominee’s service in their vocation
  3. Professional regard in which the nominee is held in their vocation
  4. The regard in which the nominee is held in the community
  5. The good character of the nominee
  6. 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
 
1960Sir Hudson Fysh
1961Sir Robert Webster
1962Sir Lorimer Dodds
1963Sir Walter Scott
1964Gordon Young
1965Sir Charles Moses
1966Sir Trevor Housley
1967Sir James Kirby
1968Miss Dorothy Knox
1969Dr H C Coombs
1970Sir Philip Baxter
1971Sir John Goodsell
1972The Rt Rev J F McKay
1973Sir James Vernon
1974Sir Bernard Heinze
1975Dame Doris Fitton
1976Fred W Bowen
1977Sir Bede Callaghan
1978Emeritus Prof Alex Mitchell
1979Dr W G McBride
1980Dame Joan Sutherland
1981Sir Roden Cutler
1982Sir Hermann Black
1983Laurie E Short
1984Sir Gordon Jackson
1985Emeritus Prof. Alf Pollard
1986Sir Noel Foley
1987Charles Marshall
1988Reverend Ted Noffs
1989Dr John Yeo
1990Sister Mary Bernice Elphick
1991Reverend Dr Gordon Moyes
1992John Phillips
1993Emeritus Prof Dame Leonie Kramer
1994Prof Ronald Huckstep
1995Dr Earl Owen
1996Rear Admiral Peter Sinclair
1997The Hon Justice Michael Kirby
1998Dr John Yu
1999Norman Oakes
2000Dr John Nutt AM
2001Dr Edmund Capon
2002Prof Henry Brodaty
2003Sir William Deane, AC KBE
2004Elizabeth Butcher, AM & John Clark, AM
2005Steve Waugh, AO
2006Dr Charles Teo
2007Her Excellency Prof Marie Bashir, AC, CVO
2008Rev Bill Crews, AM
2009Carlos Salteire
2010Professor Bruce Robinson
2011Gerard & Anne Henderson
2012David Gonski AC
2013Stephen Page
2014Hon James Spigelman AC QC
2015Phillip Adams AO
2016Catherine Livingstone AO
2017The Right Honourable Clover Moore, Lord Mayor of the City of Sydney
2018Dr Simon Longstaff AO, Executive Director of The Ethics Centre
2021Dr Kerry Gai Chant AO PSM
2026 
 
Join Us
 
Are you looking for an opportunity to network with like-minded business people and contribute to global change? Sydney Rotary is your place to do it. Sydney Rotary provides access to the worldwide fellowship of Rotary.
 
For more than 100 years Sydney Rotary has attracted successful business people with a social conscience. People who understand the concepts of Business for Purpose, and Service Above Self. 
 
Get involved and help us shape a brighter future! Contact Sydney Rotary today.