2013 Award Winners
Academic/Research Category of Awards
The CILT Award
Award for the best undergraduate level project on a logistics and transport topic submitted for academic credit in an accredited Tertiary Academic Institution in New Zealand or supervised by a registered New Zealand member of CILT teaching in an accredited foreign academic program involved with logistics and transport.
Winner: Aysha Abdulla Abdul Karim
Sponsor: CILT NZ
Aysha with Chin Abeywickrama CILT NZ President
Aysha with Chris Kissling and Lorraine Cowley her Bahrain Tutor
This year we had three nominations submitted by John Webb, CMILT, MApplSc (Lincoln Univ), (a NZ registered member of the Institute) who is heading the Bachelor of International Logistics Management at the Bahrain Polytechnic in the Kingdom of Bahrain. It was as well that the criteria for this award were amended from 2012 as we had no nominations for students who undertook undergraduate projects in any New Zealand Tertiary Academic Institution. That fact in no way diminishes the merit the judges saw in the nominations received. The judges had no misgivings in awarding this particular undergraduate category to a student studying outside New Zealand, joining previous foreign student winners who came to New Zealand for their undergraduate studies. This year is a first for CILT in New Zealand in opening some of our academic awards to nominations for students studying overseas. It represents another facet of export education for New Zealand, recognising the role of NZ CILT members delivering quality education opportunities in other countries.
The Award will consist of a cash payment of $500 as a contribution to the winners attendance at the Awards function or to their professional development.
The CILT NZ Award for the Logistics Training Groups Top Graduate in the CILT UK Professional Diploma in Logistics and Transport
Nominations for this award will be made on recommendation of the Program Director, for the student who has achieved the highest overall performance in the UK Professional Diploma. The eligibility period will be for the previous academic year. The award will consist of a cash payment of $500 as a contribution to the winner’s professional development.
Winner: John Christiansen
Sponsor: Logistics Training Group
Walter Glass with John Christiansen
The Ministry of Transport Merit Award
The Ministry of Transport sponsored award of Certificate of Merit was presented to Mark Williamson from Lincoln University for his Master’s Thesis on Analysis of the influence of Residential Location on Light Passenger Vehicle Energy Demand. Mark was nominated by his supervisor, Dr Jean-Paul Thull.
Mark’s work to model the distance travelled by residents and the subsequent integration of this data with GIS is interesting and reveals new information. His model could be used in other areas. Mark receives an award of $1,000.
Winner: Mark Williamson
Sponsor: Ministry of Transport
Glen-Marie Burns from MoT with Mark Williamson
Communications and Industry Category Awards
The CILT Award for the Most Meritorious Published Article in a New Zealand Publication
Winner: Nick Flack
Sponsor: CILT NZ
Chin Abeywickrama and Nick Flack
The CILT Award for the Most Meritorious Presentation
This Award is for the most meritorious New Zealand presentation to a supply chain / logistics or transport forum, or a CILT meeting during the period 1st July to 30th June. It is Awarded annually. The Award also consists of $500.00 prize money.
Winner: Marinus La Rooij
Sponsor: Kissling Consulting Ltd
Harry Wilson from NZTA, who collected the award on behalf of Marinus La Rooij, with Chris Kissling
The CILT Award for Implementation and Practice
Winner: KiwiRail and The Greater Wellington Regional Council
Sponsor: Cubic Transport
Judy Meharry of Cubic, Wayne Hastie GWRC and Deb Hume of KiwiRail
The CILT Award for Public Transport Innovation
Winner: The Matangi Train Project
Sponsor: CILT NZ
Angus Gabara and Chin Abeywickrama
The CILT Award for Supply Chain Innovation
Winner: C3 Limited
Sponsor: Dexion New Zealand
Craig Landon of Dexion and Chris Sutherland of C3 Limited
The CILT Award for Safety, Security and Environmental Innovation
Winner: Sam Stanley
Sponsor: CentrePort Ltd
Steve Harris of CentrePort and Sam Stanley
Excellence Category Awards
The Norman Spencer Memorial Medal for Contribution to Transport and the Institute
This Award is a memorial to Norman Spencer, the first Chairman of the New Zealand Division of The Chartered Institute of Transport, 1959 – 1962. This Award will only be made to recognize a person of the highest calibre from within the transport and logistics sectors. The person is to have made an outstanding contribution over time to the sector as well as contributing in a meaningful way to the activities of the Institute.
Winner: Glen-Marie Burns
Sponsor: CILT NZ
Glen-Marie Burns
The Sir Bob Owens Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Logistics, Supply Chain Sector & Community
This Award is a memorial to the late Sir Bob Owens, one of the industry’s most respected leaders. Nominations for the Award will be sought by the Council of CILT through its own network of branches and sectors. Nominations are to be supported by full details of the nominee’s achievements, contributions to community and experience.
Winner: Graeme Marshall
Sponsor: CILT NZ
Graeme Marshall with Chris Kissling
Life Membership Awards
Warwick Lewis
Norman Geary
Murray Horlor
Warwick Lewis (left) and Norman Geary
Murray Horlor received his Life M/ship Cert from Tony Frost