MERITORIOUS SERVICE TO PUBLIC EDUCATION
AND TRAINING AWARD
RECIPIENTS
2010 Meritorious Service to Public Education and Training Award
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Hon Linda Burney, MP, Minister for the State Plan, Minister for Community
Services and Member for Marrickville
Mr Jim McAlpine, Immediate Past President, NSW Secondary Principals’
Council and Principal Moss Vale High School (retired July 2010)
Mr Geoff Scott, Immediate Past President, NSW Primary Principals’
Association and Principal Blacktown South Public School
A Highly Commended Certificate was presented to:
 Mr Barry Pokoney, Principal West Wyalong High School
Commended Certificates was presented to:
 Ms Grace Ferguson, Eora College, TAFE NSW – Sydney Institute
 Mrs Dianne Giblin, Immediate Past President, Federation of Parents and
Citizens’ Association of NSW
2009 Meritorious Service to Public Education and Training Award
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Mr Barry Peddle PSM
Mr Philip Stabback, Director International Projects and Planning, NSW
Department of Education and Training
A Highly Commended Certificate was presented to:
 Mr Ray Hudswell, Principal Crestwood Public School
2008 Meritorious Service to Public Education and Training Award
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Professor Gordon Stanley, Pearson Professor of Educational Assessment,
University of Oxford
Highly Commended Certificates were presented to:
 Ms Rosemary Campbell, Director, TAFE NSW – Riverina Institute
 Ms Ardyce Harris, former Associate Director, TAFE NSW – Northern
Sydney Institute
 Mr Henry “Harry” McErlean, Principal, Newport Public School
2007 Meritorious Service to Public Education and Training Award
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Ms Gloria Habib, Community Information Officer, Sydney Region, NSW
Department of Education and Training (deceased)
Ms Judy King, Principal, Riverside Girls High School
2006 Meritorious Service to Public Education and Training Award
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Dr Paul Brock AM, Director, Learning and Development Research, NSW
Department of Education and Training
A Highly Commended Certificate was presented to:
 Dr Lyndsay Connors AM, Chair, NSW Public Education Council (2002 2005)
Commended Certificates were presented to:
 Mr Robert Brown, teacher, TAFE NSW - Northern Sydney Institute
 Ms Judith Mee, Consultant, Teachers of English to Speakers of Other
Languages
 Ms Lynda Shearer, Assistant Director, School Staffing, NSW Department
of Education and Training
2005 Meritorious Service to Public Education and Training Award
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Ms Libby Gleeson, Author
Highly Commended Certificates were presented to:
 Ms Anne Martin, Principal, Canterbury Boys High School
 Ms Jennifer McVicar, Lawyer
Commended Certificates were presented to:
 Ms Dorothy Hoddinott, Principal, Holroyd High School
 Mr Richard Blight, Band Master (volunteer), Kempsey East Public School
2004 Meritorious Service to Public Education Award
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Dr Beryl Carmichael, Aboriginal Language Support Officer, Western NSW
Region
Mr John McMillan, Principal, Denistone East Public School
Highly Commended Certificates were presented to:
 Associate Professor Rhonda Craven, Deputy Director, SELF Research
Centre, University of Western Sydney
 Ms Jill Finch, Head Teacher, Adult Basic Education, TAFE NSW – Sydney
Institute
2003 Meritorious Service to Public Education Award
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Mrs Edna McGill OAM, nominated by the Ethnic Communities’ Council of
NSW
Emeritus Professor Tony Vinson, Emeritus Professor of Social Work,
University of NSW
Mr Jim Harkin, President, NSW Secondary Principals’ Council