The AGOSCI Award for Service to AGOSCI

This award is intended to honour someone who has made an outstanding contribution to our group. If an Award is conferred, it will be presented during the AGOSCI National Conference. Nominators and seconders must be financial members of AGOSCI. Nominees also need to be members.

2007 - Karen Bloomberg

2007 - Hilary Johnson

2009 - Jane Farrall

2011 - Sally Hunter

2013 - Melissa Bakes

2015 - Janelle Sampson

2017 - Wendy Webster

2019 - Diane Symons

2019 - Yvette Theordorsen

2022 - Dr Sheridan Forster

The AGOSCI Award for Service to Australian AAC

This award is intended to honour someone who has made an outstanding contribution to our industry. If an Award is conferred, it will be presented during the AGOSCI National Conference. Nominators and seconders must be financial members of AGOSCI. Nominees need not be members.

2007 - Gayle Porter

2009 - Melinda Smith

2011 - Anne McDonald

2011 - Rosemary Crossley

2013 - Jane Farrall

2015 - Meredith Allan

2017 - Denise West

2019 - Ella Keesing

2022 - Louise Dunn

The AGOSCI/Key Word Sign Australia Karen Bloomberg Award

The 2022 award, the inaugural award, will be presented in honour of the late Karen Bloomberg.  Karen was an AGOSCI founder, and a pillar of the Australia AAC community.  It will be awarded to a person who has demonstrated a high level commitment to low tech/unaided AAC in Australia, in the areas of research, implementation, or practice.

2022 - Elizabeth (Libby) Brownlie

Nomination forms for 2025 AGOSCI Awards

Award nominations open on December 6th. Nomination forms will be live then.

The AGOSCI Award for Service to AGOSCI

The AGOSCI Award for Service to Australian AAC

The Inaugural AGOSCI/KWSA Karen Bloomberg Award