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The Oertel Nadebaum Distinguished Service Award is designed to provide recognition to Appita members who have made substantial non-technical contributions, in a voluntary capacity, to Appita over a number of years. The nominee should have been an active financial member for at least ten years. 

Oertel Nadebaum Award recognises outstanding service to Appita. 

The prize is funded directly by Appita. It takes the form of a bronze sculpture of about 120 mm diameter, mounted on polished wood, with a cast bronze plate bearing the winners name.

Nomination form for Oertel Nadebaum Award can be downloaded here

Russell Allan ONDSA

Oertel Nadebaum Distinguished Service Award 2023

Mr Russell Allan - Oertel Nadebaum Distinguished Service Award (2023). 

The 2023 Oertel Nadebaum Distinguished Service Award was presented to Russell Allan at the 2023 Appita Fibre Revolution Conference in Melbourne, on 23rd November.

The Oertel Nadebaum Distinguished Service Award honours the late Oertel Nadebaum, who gave outstanding service to Appita over more than two decades.

 

It is designed to provide recognition to Appita members who have made substantial non-technical contributions to Appita over a period of years. A member under consideration for the award should have been active in Appita for at least 10 years. The award is in the form of a plaque.

 

Past Winners of the Oertel Nadebaum Distinguished Service Award:

1985

F H Phillips

1986

A W McKenzie

1987

D J R Mitchelmore

1988

J M Uprichard

1989

B C Hannah

1990

N R Moller

1991

R G Ellis

1992

R C Klye

1993

I D Dench

1994

P W Sligh

1995

A J Michell

1996

R J Dawson

1997

J Trafford

1998

D R McKenzie

1999

P R Kohn

2000

A A C Jensen

2001

J Colley

2002

K R Stack

2003

R W Bain

2004

J T Scott

2005

D J Shore

2006

K R Price

2007

A P Johnson

2008

N Vanderhoek

2009

J Richardson

2010

I D Suckling

2011

L McLean

2012

G Covey

2014*

R E Johnston

2015*

G Bigaran

2016*

T A Clark

2017*

D E Richardson

2018*
P Robilliard
2019
D S McLean
2022
H.W Burvill
2023
R.J. Allan

The prize is funded directly by Appita. It takes the form of a bronze sculpture of about 120 mm diameter, mounted on polished wood, with a cast bronze plate bearing the winners name.

*Due to the Conference taking place later in the year it was decided to award the prize in the current year rather than the preceding year