JCU Prizes Browse all prizes Jim Keeffe Prize
Jim Keeffe Prize for Aboriginal and Islander History
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History of the prize
This prize was founded in 1989 with an endowment from colleagues and friends of the late Senator Jim Keeffe to commemorate his services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The prize is awarded to the College of Arts, Society and Education student enrolled in a level 2 or level 3 history subject who is deemed to have produced the most outstanding assignment on an Indigenous or Islander history topic .
Donor
College of Arts, Society and Education - Humanities
Prize Information
Awarded to the College of Arts, Society and Education student enrolled in a level 2 or level 3 history subject who is deemed to have produced the most outstanding assignment on an Indigenous or Islander history topic .
$300
2021 - Samantha Linda Cranwell
2019 - Stuart William Hodgson
2018 - Joshua Andrew Calman
2017 - Joshua Andrew Calman