UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO
SCHOOL OF PHYSIOTHERAPY
BPHTY/BPHTY(HONS) GRADUATION PRIZES 2021
Year 2 - 2019
Mardiana Prize - best overall standard Anatomy & Physiology
ᴆặng Hữu Duyên Trần (Edward)
Isobel Mills Prize – best overall standard in Applied Science
Olivia Whelan-Henderson
Robertson Memorial Prize - best overall standard in Year 2
Brooke Clark
Year 3 – 2020
Sheila Consuela MacDiarmid Scholarship
Jessica Patterson
Alison Allan Prize – best techniques in Manipulative Physiotherapy in Years 2 &3
Eliza Morris
PNZ Otago Branch Cup – best overall standard in Year III clinical practice
Philippa Dawson
PNZ Prize - best overall student in Year 3
Eliza Morris
Year 4 - 2021
i) Centre Prizes
Sue Ford Memorial Prize - Wellington Centre best overall standard
Laura Sinclair
PNZ Canterbury Branch - Christchurch Centre best overall standard
Genaia Sewell
The Shiny Cup – Dunedin Centre best overall standard
Nick Punnett
ii) Other prizes and nominations
Paediatric Special Interest Group Prize – best all round student undertaking a paediatric placement
Rory Swanson
Neurological Special Interest Group Prize - best all-round student `undertaking a neurology placement
Paige Mackie
Physiotherapy New Zealand Cardiothoracic Group Prize - best all-round clinical practice in a cardiopulmonary placement
Barnaby Verberne
Sports Physiotherapy NZ Prize – best research project in the area of sport orthopaedic physiotherapy
Brooke Clark
“Stakeholders' perceptions of baseline concussion testing in community rugby in New Zealand”
Supervisor: Associate Professor Gisela Sole
School of Physiotherapy Prize for Leadership & Community Engagement
To the student who has demonstrated outstanding leadership and sustained engagement as a volunteer within the School or relevant communities
Rebecca Funnell
School of Physiotherapy Athletic Shield
Awarded to the student who has demonstrated outstanding sporting achievement and academic excellence
Rosie Kelly
Te Iti Kahurangi Award
A Māori student who has demonstrated a high level of academic achievement plus an active participation in Māoritanga and has contributed to Māori health development
Seraphina Toa-Tackney
ML Roberts Prize:
Overall Prizes
1974 Graduates Prize - best overall standard in the final year of the course
Tamara Couper
Margaret Hartridge Rosebowl Prize - best Research Project
Sian Meffan
Emma McLean
Olivia Henderson
Macy McLaughlin
Logan Dicker
Title: “Effectiveness of advanced practice physiotherapy for outpatients with spinal pain: A restricted literature review”
Supervisor: Professor David Baxter
Mary McLean Prize - best overall standard Practice of Physiotherapy 3 & 4
Philippa Dawson
Beryl Service Prize - Best Clinical Practice throughout the course
Charlotte Coard
Jean Stedman Memorial Prize - Runner-up to best all round student
Eliza Morris
School of Physiotherapy Prize - best all round student in the BPhty Degree course
Tamara Couper
School of Physiotherapy Centennial Research Cup – best research project BPhty (Honours) student
Tessa Downes
Title: “Urinary incontinence assessment and management of stroke survivors: A qualitative study of physiotherapy practices in Aotearoa New Zealand”
Supervisor: Dr Daniela Aldabe
School of Physiotherapy Centennial Prize – best all round BPhty (Honours) student
Libby McConnell
Honours Board – top undergraduate student in the BPHTY & BPHTY (HONS)
over the three years
Tamara Couper
Deans List – top 10 ranked students over the degree BPHTY and BPHTY (HON)
Tamara Couper
Eliza Morris
Genaia Sewell
Philippa Dawson
Laura Sinclair
Tessa Downes
Laura Taylor
Nicola Vercoe
Anna Cotterrell
Libby McConnell
POSTGRADUATE PRIZES
Mark Steptoe Memorial Prize - Best overall standard in the practical component of postgraduate manipulative Physiotherapy
Callum Law
Walker Postgraduate Prize - Master of Physiotherapy student who obtains the highest mark for a thesis or dissertation
Celia Monk