The Academic Excellence Awards recognise our high-performing Dean’s Scholars and Dean’s List recipients from the previous year. Sponsored prizes are also awarded to students who have performed well in particular courses and/or qualifications within Massey Business School.
2022 Academic Excellence Awards
The 2022 Academic Excellence Awards (incorporating the Dean's List and Dean's Scholars) acknowledges the achievement of students in the 2021 academic year.
School of Accountancy
Simione Akoteu
- CPA Australia Prize for Master of Professional Accountancy and Finance – Part A
Caleb Bottcher
- Ted Delahunty Accountancy Bursary
Mateja Brkic
- Estate and Taxation Planning Council Prize for 110.380
Phillip Cooper
- CPA Australia Top First Year Accountancy Prize
Brenna Farrelly
- Allan Gibson Distinguished Auditing Prize
- Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand Third Year Accountancy Prizes - Distance
- Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand Highest Achieving Accounting Student
- CPA Australia Prize for the Most Outstanding Student Majoring in Accountancy
Zane Gard
- Drakeford Undergraduate Accountancy Scholarship
Yinghui Huang
- CPA Australia Prize in Accounting Information Systems
Nicole Kennedy
- Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand Third Year Accountancy Prizes - Distance
- Tony Drakeford Memorial Trust Prize for 110.303 Integrative Accounting
- Tony Drakeford Memorial Trust Prize for Top Accountancy Graduate
Zhihang Lu
- Deloitte (Auckland) Prize for Most Outstanding Student in Professional Accountancy (Audit and Taxation)
Eileen Mcleod
- Estate and Taxation Planning Council Prize for 110.380
Shiyu Miao
- ACCA Top Performing International Student in BACC or BBUS (ACC)
Cara Moffitt
- Allan Gibson Accountancy Scholarship
Hazel Ouwehand
- Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand Third Year Accountancy Prizes - Auckland
Emily Poole
- Ted Delahunty Agribusiness Bursary
Lisa Rodgers
- Wolters Kluwer Prize in Advanced Taxation
Marit Ruetman
- Wolters Kluwer Prize in The Law of Business Organisations
Liezhen Shi
- Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand Third Year Accountancy Prizes - Manawatū
Xiaojia Shi
- CPA Australia Prize for Master of Professional Accountancy and Finance – Part B
Courtney Smith
- Cooper Rapley Lawyers 155.210 Commercial Law
- Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand Third Year Accountancy Prizes - Manawatū
Min Wang
- Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand Third Year Accountancy Prizes - Auckland
Annaleisha Wood
- Drakeford Undergraduate Accountancy Scholarship
Wenhui Yan
- Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand Prize for 110.804 Advanced Financial Accounting and Reporting
- Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand Prize for 110.805 Advanced Strategic Management Accounting
School of Economics & Finance
Megan Chen
- Buildcorp Management Limited(Auckland) Prize in Course 127.341 Property Management and Development
Renzhuo Chen
- Toyota Financial Services Prize for Top Student in Third Year Finance
Xiaobing Fang
- Property Institute of New Zealand prize in Valuation (R. M. Mcgough Prize) in Course 127.342 Applied Property Finance and Investment: Xiaobing Fang
Kirsten Hawke
- Property Institute of New Zealand Prize in Property (National) in Course 127.342 Applied Property Finance and Investment
Roeland Jongbloed
- CFA Scholarship for the Students with High Academic Merit in Finance Programmes and Enrolled in the CFA Programme
Dong Hun Kim
- Plaxo Mortgages Prize in Finance Fundamentals for Top Student in 115.114 Finance Fundamentals (Auckland Campus) Semester 1
Tessa Lee
- Property Institute of New Zealand Prize in Property (Manawatu) in Course 127.342 Applied Property Finance and Investment
Yingzhao Li
- CFA Scholarship for the Students with High Academic Merit in Finance Programmes and Enrolled in the CFA Programme
- INFINZ Scholarship Award Top Third Year Student in Finance and an Active Member of Student Investment Club
Jiaqi Pan
- CFA Scholarship for the Students with High Academic Merit in Finance Programmes and Enrolled in the CFA Programme
Jacqueline Russell-Green
- Westpac Prize in Financial Economics in Course 178.719 Postgraduate Financial Economics
Joshua Wallace-Thexton
- Plaxo Mortgages Prize in Finance Fundamentals for Top Student in 115.114 Finance Fundamentals (Auckland Campus) Semester 2
Joseph White
- The Marcus Kitt/Colliers International Memorial Bursary Second Year Property Student
School of Communication, Journalism and Marketing
Keziah Berg
- CJM Prize in Introduction to Marketing 115116, Semester 1
Talisha Green
- CJM Prize in Marketing Communication and Advertising
Sinead Murphy
- The Professor Brian Murphy and Perceptive Prize for Market Research Excellence
Nicholas Robson
- Simon and Kristina Cope Prize in Introduction to Marketing 115116, Semester 2
Georgia Strang
- CJM Prize in Public Relations Practice
Holly Taylor
- Public Relations Institute of New Zealand Prize in Public Relations Management
School of Management
Isabella Brown
- The Warehouse Group Business and Society Prize for the Students with the Highest Overall Mark in Course 152.203 Business and Society
Joel Cattell
- Wolters Kluwer Prize for Most Outstanding Student in Course 114.396 Strategic Human Resource Management
Lisa Dickson
- Wolters Kluwer Prize for Most Outstanding Student in Course 114.331 Contemporary Human Resource Management and Employment Relations
Emma Epstein
- Graduate Diploma in Business Studies Prize for the Top Graduating Student from the Dip(Busstudies) with Endorsement in Human Resource Management
Madison Farrell
- The Warehouse Group Sustainability Issues, Challenges and Responses Prize for the Student with the Highest Overall Mark in Course 152.355 Sustainability Issues, Challenges and Responses
Margo Lawrence
- MPower Prize for Most Outstanding Postgraduate Student in Course 114.709 Managing Employment Relations
Angela Lumby
- MPower Prize for Most Outstanding Student in Course 114.735 Competitive Advantage and HRM Strategy
Jade McCormick
- Dr Robin Smith Memorial Prize in Management
Catherine McPate
- MPower Prize for Most Outstanding Postgraduate Student in Course 114.709 Managing Employment Relations
Andrea Nolaschi
- MPower Prize for Most Outstanding Postgraduate Student in Course 114.709 Managing Employment Relations
Dr Aymen Sajjad
- MPower Researcher Excellence Award for the Most Outstanding MPower Research Applicant for 2021
Marizaan Zwart
- The Warehouse Group Business and Society Prize for the Students with the Highest Overall Mark in Course 152.203 Business and Society
School of Aviation
Ben Carlisle (M76)
- Royal Aeronautical Society (Palmerston North Branch) Award BAv (ATP)
Kate De Lautour (M74)
- Zonta Manwatu Aviation Award in Honour of Amelia Earhart
Michael Horrocks (M77)
- Royal Aeronautical Society (Palmerston North Branch) Award BAv (ATP)
Summer Lewin
- Beth Merryweather Award
Thomas Warren
- Royal Aeronautical Society (Palmerston North Branch) Bachelor of Aviation Management Award
Massey Executive Development
Steven Repko
- Professor Jens Mueller Outstanding MBA Class Engagement Student Prize
Michelle Noordermeer
- Wiley Outstanding Student MBA Prize
Ruth Seabright
- Wiley Outstanding Student MBA Prize
Dean's List and Dean's Scholar Awardees
Dean's Scholars 2021
- Jeremy Austin, Bachelor of Accountancy
- Brenna Farrelly, Bachelor of Business
- Lachlan Fordyce, Bachelor of Business / Bachelor of Science
- Nicole Kennedy, Bachelor of Accountancy
- Summer Lewin, Bachelor of Aviation Management
- Jeremy Macdonald, Bachelor of Accountancy
- Courtney Smith, Bachelor of Business
- Lisa-jane Taiapa, Bachelor of Business
- Holly Taylor, Bachelor of Communication
- Rahel Westlake, Bachelor of Business
- Christopher Wise, Bachelor of Applied Economics
Dean's List 2021
- Anna Aitken
- Casey Allott
- Nate Anderson
- Alexandra Angelo
- Lily Ashwell
- Alex Bagnall
- Rowan Bagot
- Jessica Banks
- Emma Barclay
- Bobby Barker
- Harry Bartlett
- Sophie Bayley
- Logan Beckman
- India Beijen
- Catherine Benfield
- Keziah Berg
- Julian Beuning
- Kieran Biddick
- Justine Bishop
- Caleb Bottcher
- Khadija Boulanouar
- David Broderick
- Tom Brodie
- Isabella Brown
- Ben Buckingham
- Elle Bultitude
- Greer Burkitt
- Ruby Burley-smith
- Louie Burt
- Raven Cain
- Sarah Calkin
- Maria Camilleri
- James Campbell
- Ben Carlisle
- Renzhuo Chen
- Oli Chignell
- Matthew Chu
- Beth Clothier
- Danielle Corney
- Josh Cowan
- Jayden Critchley
- Adam Crouch
- Amy Curran
- Michaela Curtis
- Yohan De silva
- Olivia Deacon
- Heidi Del favero
- Sabrina Delgado bonaiuto
- Thomas Devine-turner
- Shahil Dhoorgapersadh
- Alex Diamond
- Angela Dougherty
- Grace Drysdale-dunn
- Leo Du
- Rachel Marie Dumbong
- Rachel Duncan
- Kevin Egging
- Beth Enright
- Leilani Faaiuaso
- Xiaobing Fang
- Madison Farrell
- Brenna Farrelly
- Frances Flack
- Charis Fotheringham
- Nick Garvan
- Mia Gemmell
- Jeff Gill
- Madison Gorman
- Zoe Gousmett
- Maisie Gray
- Rebecca Gray
- Talisha Green
- Chris Harrop
- Sian Haycock
- Jiahao He
- Monika Herbke
- Rachel Higham
- Flynn Hockly
- Rachel Hodgson
- Jessica Hodson
- Natalie Holdem
- Hannah Holmes-libbis
- Jingwen Huang
- Sandy Huang
- Rob Ives
- Colin Jenkins
- Mikaela Jerg
- Sean Johnston
- Megan Jones
- Vanessa Jones
- Steve Jordan
- Soren Joyce
- Shreeyaa Kenishaa
- David Kennerley
- Chris Kent
- Rosa Kent
- Brett Kerr-laurie
- Laura Kilworth
- Dong hun Kim
- Tom Kirk
- Hannah Koumakis
- Sam Kreutzer
- Keertana Kumar
- Maxim Kvindt
- Cameron Lafferty
- Edward Lau
- Leo Li
- Bridget Li
- Yuxiao Li
- Amy Liao
- Alice Linton
- Catherine Liquan
- Jaime Lyth
- Olivia Mahon
- Daniel Mckenzie
- James Mcpherson
- Sarah Mcqueen
- Brittany Mealings blay
- Halle Mitchell
- Cara Moffitt
- Jamie Moloney
- James Moodie
- Lee Moore
- Samuel Morgan
- Matthew Morison
- Chloe Morley
- Arnold Moyo
- Logan Murdoch
- Sinead Murphy
- Karis Musson
- Isabelle Nieuwland
- Richard Notter
- Yvonne O'callaghan
- James O'hara
- Joel Parker
- Eva Pattullo
- Penelope Pearson
- Garth Peck
- Lorenzo Peloso
- Curt Perano
- Adele Perry
- Sian Pescott
- Lily Petrovich
- Jacob Phillipps
- Braeden Phillips
- Cherie Phillips
- Edie Porter
- Alex Povey
- Naomi Read
- Courtney Reynolds-smith
- Mariana Risso ascarate
- Nick Robson
- Lisa Rodgers
- Nicole Ross
- Marit Ruetman
- Ammon Ruru
- Natalie Ryland
- Alisha Salmon
- Sophie Schollum
- Kate Schurink
- Anita Schweiger
- Megan Dinsdale-Jones
- Claudia Serra
- Amelie Seubert
- Luke Shield
- Meg Simpson-finnerty
- Beant Sindhed
- Lucy Smillie
- Courtney Smith
- Oliver Smith
- Elena Smith-beech
- Horace So
- Jordan Stephens
- Isabella Stern
- Renee Stewart
- Bevan Stubbing
- Angela Subritzky
- Monique Swanepoel
- Carina Tang
- Tom Taylor
- Kauta Temu
- Bronwyn Thompson
- Bridey Thornton
- Ellis Thorpe
- Kaya Tobin
- Abby Treanor
- Caitlin Turner
- Neil Turner
- Paige Van der meent
- Nitha Vashti
- Lisa Verlander
- Adriana Vickers
- Anna Videler
- Ashley Vincent
- Adam Vujcich
- Naomi Walbran
- Melissa Waldegrave
- Claire Walton
- Sophie Webster
- Massie Harvey
- Caroline Whittaker
- Kirsten Wiffin
- Savannah Wilde
- Ruby Wilson
- Chris Wise
- Alex Wright
- Chrissy Yang
- Raymond Yang
- Cindy Yu
- Kailai Yue
- Sam Yun
- Bing Zhang
- Yi Zhang
- James Zhou
- Tianyi Zhou
- Kate De lautour
- Chung Ngor
Dean's List and Dean's Scholars
Introduced in 2008 for the 2007 academic year, Massey Business School Dean’s List and Dean's Scholars celebrate academic success at undergraduate level.
To qualify, students will have achieved outstanding results and are likely to be in the top 5% of their class. This usually means a grade average of A- or better for the equivalent of a full year’s course load.
Dean's List and Dean's Scholar selection criteria
Dean's List criteria
- Candidates must be enrolled in an undergraduate degree, including conjoint, in the Massey Business School.
- Candidates must have studied at least 120 credits from one or more qualifying programmes over a maximum of two consecutive academic years.
- Courses with a final grade of WD or DC will not contribute to the quantum of courses studied for the purposes of meeting this requirement.
- Candidates other than those enrolled in the Bachelor of AgriCommerce, Bachelor of Communication, Bachelor of Sport Management or a conjoint degree must have studied at least 90 credits from business prefix courses in the relevant period.
- Candidates enrolled in either the Bachelor of AgriCommerce, Bachelor of Communication, Bachelor of Sport Management or a conjoint degree must have studied at least 60 credits from business prefix courses in the relevant period.
- If candidates have studied 120 credits or more in the most recent academic year for which the awards are being made, no credits from prior years will be included.
- Where a student has studied more than 120 credits in the relevant period, all courses studied as part of the qualifying programmes in the period will be included in the GPA calculation, including courses without a business prefix.
- If a student receives a Dean’s List award for a particular year, courses in that year cannot be used the following year to meet the minimum workload threshold nor as part of the GPA calculation.
- All candidates must have a GPA of at least 7.0 across the relevant courses.
Dean's Scholar
- Candidates must have completed their qualification, including at least 240 credits of their qualification completed at Massey University, and attained a GPA of at least 8 over all the Massey University courses completed towards that qualification.

Massey Business School Development Fund
Join MBS staff members and alumni who support the success of future generations of students. Initiatives include:
- student assistance bursaries that support students facing financial hardship
- life-changing international experiences through student travel grants
- leadership programmes for our brightest students
- business student groups to build leadership experience and develop personal skills.

Brian Murphy Memorial Scholarship Fund
The Brian Murphy Memorial Scholarship Fund will provide scholarships for postgraduate students completing research in marketing, business ethics or future studies at Massey University.

Scholarships and financial support
Massey offers students a range of awards, grants and scholarships to:
- help with fees and living expenses
- support academic and research excellence.