This is awarded for outstanding service to HEIA(Q) over an extended period of time.
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Dr Janet Reynolds Award for Service to HEIA(Q)
The Dr Janet Reynolds Award is awarded for outstanding service to HEIA(Q) over an extended period of time. The HEIA(Q) Committee of Management decides on the recipients of this award, which is typically presented at the HEIA(Q) annual conference. Two awards were made in the inaugural year, and one has been made each year thereafter:
2025
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Catherine Strickland
Michelle Harris Ngaire Mayo Lyn McErlean Kay York Derryn Acutt Rosemarie Sciacca Susan Smith Aileen Lockhart Denise McManus Cheryl Conroy
Recipient of the HEIA(Q) 2025 Dr Janet Reynolds Service Award
HEIA(Q) proudly acknowledged Catherine Stickland as the recipient of the 2025 Dr Janet Reynolds Service Award at the HEIA(Q) state conference on Friday 08 August 2025.
Catherine is an experienced and passionate Home Economics teacher with over 25 years’ experience as a leader in her field.
A previous recipient of the HEIA(Q) Teacher Excellence award and a NESLI Women in Leadership scholarship recipient, Catherine is committed to ensuring that learning for her students and peers within the discipline of home economics is authentic and community focused.
Over the last few years Catherine has shared this passion with the HEIA(Q) community as a member of the conference organising committee. She continues to work tirelessly to facilitate and present professional development opportunities for her peers as part of this committee, and as regional workshop host. More recently Catherine’s contribution to writing the Applied Fashion Syllabus has enabled her fellow teachers around the state to develop dynamic, engaging, and industry realistic courses for their own students.
With this award HEIA(Q) acknowledges Catherine’s invaluable contribution to HEIA(Q) and her dedication to home economics education and the profession.
