ABOUT NCJWA
National AwardsNational Award Recipients 2015
Honour Badge
The Honour Badge is the highest honour awarded, in recognition of a volunteer’s service to their section over many years. Recipients are nominated by their section and the Honour Badges are awarded at National Conference by the National President.
Gail Paratz
Brisbane
Janet Frommer
Canberra
Barbara Shotland
New South Wales
Vivien Brass
Victoria
Valerie Frank
Western Australia
National President’s Award
Shirley Glance
Victoria
National President’s Gold Honour Badge Award
Sylvia Deutsch
Canberra
Barbara Stewart-Kann OAM
Gold Coast
NCJWA Miriam Stein Memorial Trophy
The Miriam Stein Memorial Trophy is awarded for exceptional vision and leadership in the promotion of interfaith relations.
Ester Steingiesser
Western Australia
Honorary Member of National Board
Susie Ivany OAM
Honorary Life Vice President
Carolyn Goldsmith OAM
Fanny Reading Scholarship
Inaugurated in 1973 during the Golden Jubilee Conference, the Fanny Reading Scholarships are awarded to acknowledge and encourage leadership potential among younger members. The award recipient is proposed by their Section Board of Management and the prize assists with attendance at the Quadrennial Conference, where scholarship winners are expected to attend all sessions, research and report on a particular aspect of the work of NCJWA.
Mandi Chonowitz-Jacobson
New South Wales
Deborah Strauch
Victoria
Shelley London
Western Australia