Membership

Merit Awards

Merit Awards

About the awards

The EIANZ Merit Awards recognise members and practitioners who have made an outstanding contribution to the Institute and the environment profession. The Merit Awards have been presented annually at the Gala Dinner, held as part of EIANZ's Conference, since 2007. Four awards are named after Honorary Life Members of the Institute: Simon Molesworth, Mary Lou Morris, Tor Hundloe and Eric Anderson.

Awards are given in the following categories:

Simon Molesworth Award

This is the highest award bestowed by the Institute recognising outstanding service to the Institute at an Institute level.

Mary Lou Morris Award

This award recognises a member of the Institute who has provided outstanding service to the Institute at a Divisional, Chapter, Special Interest Section, or committee level.

Tor Hundloe Award

This award recognises outstanding contributions to the environment profession by a young professional EIANZ member.

Excellence in Environmental Practice Award

This award recognises outstanding practice by an individual EIANZ member or non-member, and is intended to be an exemplar for all environmental practitioners.

Eric Anderson Award

This award is for the best article published in the Australasian Journal of Environmental Management during the year and is decided by the Journal editors.

CEnvP Scheme Service Award

This award celebrates the outstanding volunteer contribution an individual has made to the values, success, and development of the Certified Environmental Practitioner (CEnvP) Scheme in the areas of initiative, positive leadership, reliability, and technical values.


Merit Award recipients

Award
Recipient

2023

Simon Molesworth Award Neil Marshman
Mary Lou Morris Award Olivia Williamson
Tor Hundloe Award Laura Vermeersch
Eric Anderson Award Professor Jan McDonald and Dr Manon Simon
Excellence in Environmental Practice Award Helen Blackie
CEnvP Service Award Graeme Proffitt & Julie Keane

2022

Simon Molesworth Award Bryan Jenkins
Mary Lou Morris Award David Francis
Tor Hundloe Award Shannen Barnes
Eric Anderson Award Michael K. Joy, Douglas A. Rankin, Lara Wöhler, Paul Boyce, Adam Canning, Kyleisha J. Foote & Pierce M. McNie
Excellence in Environmental Practice Award Emma Hale
CEnvP Service Award Michelle Begbie & Rachel Maas

2021

Simon Molesworth Award Fiona Gainsford
Mary Lou Morris Award Maria Pedicini
Tor Hundloe Award Alex Prideaux
Eric Anderson Award Gillian Ainsworth & Georgette Leah Burns
Excellence in Environmental Practice Award Luke Amies
Resilience Award Dan Lim
CEnvP Service Award Olivia Woosnam & Maclaren North

2020

Simon Molesworth Award Paul Keighley
Mary Lou Morris Award Jeff Richardson
Tor Hundloe Award Ellen Worthington
Eric Anderson Award

Steve Hemming, Daryle Rigney, Simone Bignall, Shaun Berg & Grant Rigney

CEnvP Service Award Jeremy Hogben CEnvP SC and Amy Valentine CEnvP SC

2019

Simon Molesworth Award

Lachlan Wilkinson

Mary Lou Morris Award

Dugal McFarlane

Tor Hundloe Award

Jack Annear

Eric Anderson Award

Sumit Lodhia, Nigel Martin & John Rice (2018) One Stop Shopping as a regime: a crowdsourced analysis of integrated environmental approval policy, Australasian Journal of Environmental Management, Vol.25, No 4, pp 420-438

2018

Simon Molesworth Award

Zena Helman

Mary Lou Morris Award

Martin Juniper

Tor Hundloe Award

Isobel Oldfield

Eric Anderson Award

Clement A. Tisdell, Harriet J. Preece, Sabah Abdullah and Hawthorne L. Beyer

Environmental Practitioner of the Year

Scott Hanna

2017

Simon Molesworth Award

Di Buchan

Mary Lou Morris Award

Mark Breitfuss

Tor Hundloe Award

Daniel Lim

Eric Anderson Award

Piers Larcombe and Angus Morrison-Saunders

Environmental Practitioner of the Year

Marc Salmon

2016

Simon Molesworth Award

Jon Womersley

Mary Lou Morris Award

Fiona Gainsford

Tor Hundloe Award

Bridgette McDougall

Eric Anderson Award

Chirag Mehta, Robyn Tucker, Glenn Poad, Rod Davis, Eugene McGahan, Justin Galloway, Michael O'Keefe, Rachel Trigger and Damien Batstone

Environmental Practitioner of the Year

Judith Roper-Lindsay

2015

Simon Molesworth Award

Richard Sharp

Mary Lou Morris Award

Adam Smith

Tor Hundloe Award

Sophie Cowie

Eric Anderson Award

G. Wardell-Johnson, D. Schoeman, T. Schlacher, A. Wardell-Johnson, M.A. Weston, Y. Shimizu and G. Conroy

Environmental Practitioner of the Year

Lachlan Wilkinson

2014

Simon Molesworth Award

Michael Chilcott

Mary Lou Morris Award

Claire Gronow

Tor Hundloe Award

Zara Marais

Eric Anderson Award

A. Curtis, H. Ross, G. Marshall, C. Baldwin, J. Cavaye,
C. Freeman, A. Carr and G. Syme

Excellence in Professional
Practice Award (Large Company)

Transport for NSW

Environmental Practitioner of the Year

Su Wild-River

2013

Simon Molesworth Award

Professor Helen Ross

Mary Lou Morris Award

Tom Davies

Tor Hundloe Award

Elizabeth Buchan

Eric Anderson Award

Graeme Pearman

Excellence in Professional
Practice Award (Small Company)

Edge Environment

Excellence in Professional Practice Award (Large company)

Sydney Catchment Authority

Environmental Practitioner of the Year

Claire Gronow

2012

Simon Molesworth Award

Bill Haylock

Mary Lou Morris Award

Fay Woodward

Tor Hundloe Award

Vicki Brady

Eric Anderson Award

Liam Phelan

Corporate Award for a project demonstrating innovation and leadership

BMTWBM

Environmental Practitioner of the Year

Alexandra Blood

2011

Simon Molesworth Award

Leo Fietje

Mary Lou Morris Award

Howard Briggs

Tor Hundloe Award

Melissa Cowlishaw

Eric Anderson Award

Darla Hatton-McDonald and Mark Morrison

Excellence in Professional Practice Award

Biodiversity Assessment and Management

Environmental Practitioner of the Year

Simon Leverton

2010

Simon Molesworth Award

Dr Judith Roper-Lindsay

Mary Lou Morris Award

Anita Mitchell

Tor Hundloe Award

Amy Clore

Eric Anderson Award

Djawal Yunipingu and Samanth Muller

Excellence in Professional Practice Award

Sydney Metropolitan Catchment Management Authority

Environmental Practitioner of the Year

John Stanisic

2009

Simon Molesworth Award

Nigel Murphy

Mary Lou Morris Award

Steve Wilke

Tor Hundloe Award

Louise Rhodes

Eric Anderson Award

Chris Jacobsen, Marc Hockings and RW (Bill) Carter

Excellence in Professional Practice Award

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority

Environmental Practitioner of the Year

Mark O'Brien

2008

Simon Molesworth Award

Alan Chenoweth

Mary Lou Morris Award

Michael Pitcher

Tor Hundloe Award

Lana Heydon

Eric Anderson Award

Simone Carr-Cornish, Peta Ashworth and John Gardner

Environmental Practitioner of the Year

Adam Smith

2007

Simon Molesworth Award

David Hogg

Mary Lou Morris Award

Simon Cavendish

Tor Hundloe Award

Scott Thompson

Eric Anderson Award

Suzanne Benn, Dexter Dunphy and Andrew Griffith

Environmental Practitioner of the Year

Hugh Lavery