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We would like to extend a round of applause to our Â鶹¹ú²ú Alumni of the Year 2020 Winners.

To celebrate these diverse successes of our alumni, the Global Office, Student Board & the Â鶹¹ú²ú Alumni Association has instituted the Â鶹¹ú²ú Alumni of the Year awards. The Â鶹¹ú²ú Alumni Awards are presented annually to outstanding alumni in recognition of excellent contributions to promote one or many of the Â鶹¹ú²ú values based on the 5 important parameters below:

1. Global Citizenship
2. Cultural Diversity
3. Professional Responsibility
4. Professional Accountability
5. Impact on society as a whole

Nominations can be contributed by the following Â鶹¹ú²ú Community members:Ìý students, alumni, academic representative (i.e. program manager, corporate relations manager, academic director, CP, GO etc.).

Read more about our 2020 awardeesÌýbelow:

Senior Category:Ìý Florence Gillette, HEC/ UoC, 1992Ìý

Florence began her career at P&G but then transitioned away from her financial career to the Red Cross, where she has been for the lastÌýthirteenÌýyears. She has traveled the globe such as: Sudan, Philippines, Pakistan, to name a few, where she has demonstrated her commitmentÌýtowards the betterment of people and society as a whole.Ìý

Mid-Career Category:Ìý Alexis Soulopoulos, USYD, ESADE, 2014

Straight after graduating from university, Alexis co-founded Mad Paws, Australia's #1 pet service marketplace with 600,000 pet owners. In addition he co-founded the Sharing Hub, Australia's leading accelerator and working space for sharing economy businesses. Lastly, Alexis continues to be a guest speaker and lecturer at University of Sydney for current & future Â鶹¹ú²úies.Ìý

Junior Category:Ìý Laura Di Santolo, RMS/ WU, 2018

Laura has established a fantastic social enterprise with a fellow Â鶹¹ú²úie, Diederick van der Wijk, called Forward Incubator, with the purpose of helping individuals with a refugee background to launch their business.Ìý Laura continues to give back to Â鶹¹ú²ú as a fellow mentor and guest speaker.Ìý

Thanks to all within the Â鶹¹ú²ú Community who castÌýtheir vote!Ìý The race was very close this year, but we would like to give a warm round of applause to our awardees and all of the candidates.Ìý Well done and we look forward to next year's ballot.Ìý Stay tuned for follow-up with our awardees in the Â鶹¹ú²ú Podcast and Â鶹¹ú²ú Global Alumni Week 2021.Ìý