2014 Opal Awards Winners
Engaged Education and Training
- Winner - Mackay Biodiesel Project - Paul Kelly, Doug Wootton, Josh Van Leonen
- Winner - Development of Digital Classroom for use by Secondary Schools - Delma Clifton, Linda Pfeiffer, Simone Eiser, Helen Huntly with ancillary participation by Kerry Reid-Searle, Marie Foreman, Colette LePage, Heidi Croxson, Karen Finlay, Maria Mahoney, Shani Watts, Caroline Falconi, Scott Bowman.
- Finalist: Allied Health Community Transition Planning Workshops – Melissa Sullivan
- Finalist: 2014 Careers Week Project - Debby Hourston, Julie Holmes
- Finalist: Science Week Event - Dr Linda Pfeiffer, Mirrin Rashleigh
Engaged Research and Innovation
- Winners: Near Infrared Spectroscopy in Fruit Quality Assessment - Professor Kerry Walsh, Dr Phul Subedi, Colin Greensill, Clinton Hayes
- Finalist: The Impact of EGM Jackpots on Gambling Behaviour - Associate Professor Matthew Rockloff, Dr Phillip Donaldson, Dr Matthew Browne, Erika Langham, Dr En Li
- Finalist: Distributed power tracking for solar systems - Professor Peter Wolfs
- Finalist: Operational Readiness of Rural Firefighters - Professor Sally Ferguson, Dr Bradley Smith
- Finalist: The Economics of Improving Water Quality into the Great Barrier Reef - Professor John Rolfe, Dr Jill Windle, Daniel Gregg
- Winner - Options Day 2014 - Elizabeth Hamilton, Michele Palu
- Finalist - Engagement Through Sustainability - Dr Ritesh Chugh, Lara Carton, Professor David Hamilton, Liz Sidiropoulos, Samara Lovekin, Barbara Watson, Huishu Li, Meljo John
Engaged Service Learning (Students)
- Nominee - Anything Olivistro: Alina Bonaventura (Bachelor of Arts Honours in Creative Writing)
- Nominee - Giving a Voice to Youth Mental Health: Kelly Attard (Bachelor of Psychology)
- Nominee - Achieving Results Through Indigenous Education (ARTIE): Paula McDonald (Bachelor of Learning Management)
Engaged Internal Service
- Nominee - New Staff Community of Practice: Elise Crawford
- Nominee - CQUniversity Ally Program: Gemma Mann
- Nominee - Health and Wellbeing Project: Trixie James, Sharleen Keleher, Melissa Nunn