Meet our 2026 ACU Alumni Award recipients!

ACU graduates are empowered with the knowledge, experience and ethical reasoning needed to succeed in their chosen professions.

They are now a community of 155,000 alumni making a difference in communities across the world through their pursuit of knowledge, promotion of human dignity and service to the common good.

The ACU Alumni Awards celebrate their remarkable contributions to human flourishing, thriving communities and an ethical future.

2026 ACU Alumni Award Recipients

ACU Mission Alumni Award

Sarah McGoram OAM

Indigenous Alumni Award

Sharon Cooke

Global Connection Alumni Award

Pramej (Pjay) Shrestha

Early Career Achievement Alumni Award

Grace Corcoran

Innovation and Industry Excellence Alumni Award

Dr Tomasz Bednarz

ACU Alumni Champion Award

Nicholas Toscan

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