Association Awards & Hall of Fame
Associations Forum invites nominations for the 2022 Association Awards™ & Associations Hall of Fame™
The Association Awardsᵀᴹ recognise excellence and accomplishment by associations and outstanding individuals. As well as due recognition, the process of nominating for an Award will be a worthwhile experience as it will encourage associations to consider the factors that make a successful association, turnaround or campaign.
This year's categories include:
The Association of the Year Award™ is presented to an exemplary association that has achieved overall excellence.
The Association External Campaign of the Year Award™ (previously Association Achievement of the Year Award™) is presented to an association that has made an outstanding achievement though an external campaign that has resulted in significant improvement for the association’s mission, sector or members.
The Association Turnaround of the Year Award™ is presented to an association that was in very significant difficulties and successfully turned itself around in recent times.
Associations Hall of Fame™ inductees will be individuals who have made an outstanding high-level contribution and commitment to an association or associations over a long period of time i.e. 30 or more years.
How to enter
Nominations are to be submitted via the following links. Each submission form outlines requirements for entry.
Association of the Year Award™
Association External Campaign of the Year Award™
Association Turnaround of the Year Award™
Associations Hall of Fame™
Entry fees are as follows:
Associations Forum members: no fee
Non-members: $375 (including GST) per entry
An invoice will be issued upon receipt of nomination.
Nominations must be received by 5pm (AEST), Friday 30 September.
Learn more about the awards
Associations Forum congratulates the past recipients of the Association Awards™ and inductees into the Associations Hall of Fame™
Association of the Year Award™
2021: Australian Psychological Society
2020: Restaurant and Catering Australia
2019: Complementary Medicines Australia
2018: Master Builders Queensland
2017: Australian Dental Industry Association
Association Turnaround of the Year Award™
2021: Kitchen and Bathroom Designers Institute of Australia
2020: Australian Marketing Institute
2019: Records and Information Management Professionals Australasia
2018: Australian Chiropractors Association
2017: Australasian Institute of Marine Surveyors
Association External Campaign of the Year Award™
2021: National Apprentice Employment Network
2020: Surveying and Spatial Sciences Institute
2019: Australasian Sleep Association & Sleep Health Foundation
2018: Rule of Law Institute Australia for their Law Day Out program
2017: Community Legal Centres Queensland
Associations Hall of Fame™ Inductees:
2021:
Carole McKenzie, Australian National Association of Teachers of Singing
Denys Correll, Associations Forum, multiple associations
Hellene Platell, Australian Dental and Oral Health Therapists' Association
Jennifer Ross, Australian Society of Cytology
Jillean Leigh Ludwell, Australian Institute of Conveyancers Victorian Division
Jon Bisset, Community Broadcasting Association of Australia
Kersten Gentle, Frame and Truss Manufacturers Association of Australia
Max Wilson, Commercial Law Association of Australia
Troy Williams, Independent Tertiary Education Council Australia
2020:
Paul Naylor, Master Plumbers Association of NSW
Sally Sinclair, National Employment Services Association
Rob McGuirk, YHA
Julie Satur, Australian Dental and Oral Health Therapists' Association
Thomas Kaufhold, Records and Information Management Professionals
2019:
Phil Naylor, Family Day Care Australia
Stephanie Blower, Australasian Sleep Association
Bruce Wallace, Master Plumbers Association of Queensland
2018:
Susan Sundstrom, Careers Advisors Associations NSW & ACT
Greg Paterson, Real Estate Employers' Federation
John Flower, Spina Bifida Hydrocephalus Queensland
Maria Palazzolo, GS1 Australia
Roy Privett, Boating Industry Association
Marilyn Yates, Home Economics Institute of Australia
Jan Alford, Australian Diabetes Educators Association
Julie Hammer, Engineers Australia
Heather Garnsey, Society of Australian Genealogists
2017:
Wilhelm Harnisch, Master Builders Australia
Julian Ledger, Youth Hostels Association
Garry Pearson, Australian Dental Association Victorian Branch
Janet Reynolds, Home Economics Institute of Australia
Peter Webster, Industry Capability Network NSW
