Heinz Harant Winner 2009 – Leigh Dunlop
This year’s recipient is a highly deserving student who has given of her time and shown considerable dedication to the University and its student organisations.
Leigh has been directly involved with volunteer programs such as Orientation Week, Foundation Day, Mooncake Yum Cha Festival, Oktoberfest amongst many others.
Leigh has demonstrated exemplary leadership skills, often inspiring other students to discover and extend their own abilities. She has shown reliability, passion and selflessness and is well-liked by her peers. She is a credit to UNSW and Arc alike, and we congratulate her on this achievement!
The Heinz Harant Award is awarded to worthy students for outstanding volunteering contributions to the University and its student organisations.
The Award is aptly named the Heinz Harant Award in recognition of outstanding volunteer, Heinz Harant. Heinz completed a degree in Electrical Engineering and was a member of the fourth class ever to graduate from UNSW.
Who’s Heinz Harant?
Throughout his time at University and after graduation, Heinz dedicated years of service to student life on campus. This included 28 years of service on the Union’s Board of Management, many years serving on the University Council, the creation of a Provisional Committee for the establishment of a Students’ Guild and, consequently, as a founding member of the Students’ Guild Council.
He then went on to serve for many years on the Students’ Guild Council, advocating issues such as autonomy, freedom of speech and political action. Because of his impeccable standards of honesty and care, he was gladly accepted as Honorary Treasurer of countless activities and Returning Officer.
Heinz helped to establish the University’s Alumni Association and remained on the Alumni Board from its inception until his death in 1993. He was awarded a special Alumni Award for service in recognition of his outstanding commitment.
Past Heinz Harant Award recipients
The following award recipients are recognised for their significant contribution to the University and have proven their leadership skills through involvement in student organisation activities.
| 1993 |
Lara Hintze
Stephen Ford |
2002 |
Lainie Arnold |
| 1994 |
Selena Griffith
Amanda Hutton
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2003 |
Andrew Johnston
Mark Johnstone
Kynan Noesjirwan |
| 1995 |
Chad Davis
Mark Pulmano
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2004 |
Benjamin Robinson |
| 1996 |
Anne Taylor
Timothy Collins
Holly Gerard
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2005 |
James Yau |
| 1997 |
Matt McManus |
2006 |
Michael Richardson
Jeff Forrest |
| 1998 |
Seamus Byrne
Christopher Chuck
Karen James
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2007 |
Steven Legg |
| 1999 |
Giles Hardie
Peter Heery
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2008 |
Miles Portek |
| 2000 |
Pauline Wall
Renee Lim
Richard Pang |
2009
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Leigh Dunlop
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| 2001 |
David Eyers
Samantha Hickey |
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