IT Courses Awards 2009
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These awards celebrate the academic and personal achievements (including special recognition for contribution and achievement outside the normal academic program) of students in the IT courses offered by La Trobe.
The staff of the Computer Science and Computer Engineering Department congratulate all award winners on their outstanding achievements.
ACS Student Awards
Awarded annually to the graduating student with the best academic performance in the final year of an undergraduate information technology course at the Bendigo Campus accredited by the ACS.
- Bachelor of Computing - Ylana Bradney
- Bachelor of Information Technology (Computer Networks) - Matthew Rankin

Ylana Bradney with Mary Martin after receiving her award
Industry Based Learning Scholarship (approx. $20,000)
Sponsored by Bendigo Bank, Powercor Australia, Integrating Technology, Loddon Mallee Health Alliance Network and MakinITEzy, this scholarship involves two 20-week placements each at two of the sponsoring organisations’ premises. It is available to Bendigo students in the second year of the Bachelor of Information Technology courses, or third year of any of the Bachelor of Information Technology double-degree courses. All students accepted into the Bachelor of Information Technology (Professional) course receive this scholarship.
- Nerida Aisbett
- Ankur Aneja
- Ashleigh Dunner
- Naman Juneja
- Daniel Kerr
- Mark Perry
- Deepam Shah
- Jeff Victor
- Ben Worbs

Bachelor of Information Technology (Professional) Scholarships
Awarded to all first and second year undergraduate full-time students undertaking the Bachelor of Information Technology (Professional) course offered at the Bendigo Campus. Value $2000 per year.
- Matthew Jackel
Mark Harrington Memorial Award ($500)
This award acknowledges academic merit and is awarded to a full-time student studying any of the information technology degrees offered at the Bendigo Campus who has successfully completed all units in the first year of the course and is proceeding into the second year of the course.
- Ashley Cuddy

Ashley receives his cheque from Penny Davies,
Bendigo Tertiary Education Foundation (Administrator of Award)
Information Technology Staff Special Award ($150)
The award is made to a student who has made a major contribution to the work of the Department at the Bendigo Campus, outside the normal academic program.
- Duong Anh (Rocky) Pham

Ylana Bradney and Mary Martin with Rocky's Poster!
Artificial Intelligence Research Group (AIRG) Staff Award ($200)
The award is made to a Bendigo student who, in the opinion of the AIRG, is the outstanding student in an undergraduate artificial intelligence unit. The candidate must have completed an artificial intelligence coursework unit or dissertation in the year in which the award is being made.
- Peter Pemberton
Ionix Security Award ($250)
The award is sponsored by Ionix Technology and awarded to the student enrolled in the unit, Encryption and Network Security at the Bendigo Campus, who in the opinion of the selection committee has developed the best solution to a challenge set by Ionix Technology.
- Richard Shanley

Richard Shanley with his award and Joe Ciancio of Maxsum Solutions