Prior Award Winners

Below are the recipients of the Sir Alexander Gillies Medal:

1969 - Sam Lewis
1971 - Dudley Wills
1973 - Phillip Smithells
1978 - Les Bayley
1979 - Colin Spanhake
1984 - Annette Golding
1989 - Peter Chen
1990 - Bob Stothart
2001 - Ian Culpan
2010 - Bevan Grant
2010 - Bruce Ross
2014 - Lisette Burrows
2021 - Clive Pope
2021 - Alan Ovens
2022 - Rosalie Mitchell

Below are the recipients of PENZ Life Membership:

1972 - Gordon Maxwell (Associate Member by Examination)
1983 - Les Bayly
1983 - Bill Landreth
1986 - Margaret Campbell
1986 - Peter Macpherson
1988 - Annette Golding
1988 - John Sandos
1988 - Olive Smithells
1991 - Colin Spanhake
1994 - Bob Stothart
1994 - Des Brough
1995 - Peter Chen
1999 - Raewyn Johnson
2000 - Eric Hogge
2000 - Peter Lind

Below are the recipients of PENZ Life Membership:

2005 - Bruce Ross
2007 - Rosalie Mitchell
2008 - Bevan Grant
2013 - Ian Culpan
2013 - Liz Thevenard
2018 - Lorna Gillespie
2019 - Margot Bowes
2021 - Clive Pope
2021 - Lisette Burrows
2023 - Alison Schofield

Below are the presenters of the Philip Smithells Memorial Lecture:

1985 - Peter Macpherson
1988 - Jack Shallcrass (Introduction by Dr. C.E. Beeby)
1990 - Jan Bolwell
1993 - Bob Stothart
1996 - Bruce Ross
1999 - Lindsay Cater
2000 - Lisette Burrows
2003 - Robyn Cockburn
2006 - Clive Pope
2012 - Doug Booth
2022 - Wayne Smith

Below are the PENZ Fellows by recognising significant contributions:

1990 - Rosalie Mitchell
1990 - Ian Todd
1990 - Jean Silver
1990 - Judi McCarthy
1990 - Peter Chen
1991 - Ken Morley
1991 - Marg Cosgriff
1991 - Lois Watson
1992 - Brian Jillings
1992 - Robyn Cockburn
1994 - Peter Lind
1995 - Ralph Walker
1995 - Bevan Grant
1996 - Sue Chalmers
1996 - Ian Culpan
1997 - Bruce Ross
1999 - Alice Ngataua Derbridge
2000 - Andy Fraser
2000 - Lynda Walsh-Pascoe

Below are the PENZ Fellows by recognising significant contributions:

2002 - Lorna Gillespie
2002 - Rakau (Don) Te Maipi
2009 - Clive Pope
2010 - Margot Bowes
2010 - Anne McKay
2010 - Sue McBain
2010 - Siobhan Harrod
2010 - Denise Atkins
2012 - Libby Paterson
2012 - Lisette Burrows
2013 - Alison Schofield
2013 - Alan Ovens
2013 - Monique van Groenewoud
2016 - Dr. Kirsten Petrie
2019 - Dr. Dennis Slade
2019 - Dr. Barrie Gordon

Below are the honorary PENZ Fellows:

1937 - Alexander Gillies
1942 - Selwyn Morris
1942 - Charles Hercus
1945 - H. C. D. Somerset
1945 - J. C. Eccles
1945 - H. B. Turbott
1945 - Douglas Robb
1978 - Professor Peter McIntosh

Below are the PENZ Fellows by Thesis:

1954 - Sam Lewis
1958 - Joe Wallace
1968 - Bob Stothart
1972 - Les Nation
1976 - Peter Swain
1979 - Grant Jones

Below are the PENZ Fellows by examination:

1954 - Sam Lewis
1958 - Joe Wallace
1968 - Bob Stothart
1972 - Les Nation
1976 - Peter Swain
1979 - Grant Jones

Below are the recipients of a PENZ Special Award:

2009 - Richard Tinning
2010 - Lorna Gillespie

Below are the recipients of the Te Whetū Hou (Future Physeder) award - formerly the Rising Star Award:

2023 - Natasha Brill
2024 - Nicola Ratima

Below are the recipients of the Te Aranga o Puanga (PE Educator in First 5 Years) award (formerly the Outstanding New Professional Award):

2012 - Nick Leask
2013 - Alistair Williamson
2013 - Shane Keown
2013 - Joel Devcich
2017 - Mallory Bish
2017 - Georgia Dougherty
2018 - Madelaine Garbett-Ovens
2021 - David McHugh

Below are the recipients of the The Te Takurua (PE Educator for Over 5 Years) award (formerly the Outstanding PE Teacher Award):

2019 - Gus Shirley (Waimea College)
2019 - Adam Wilson (Orewa College)
2023 - Nick Leask (Pāpāmoa College)

Below are the recipients of the Te Ika o te Raki (PE Team or Organisation) award (formerly the Outstanding Physical Education Award):

2010 - Botany Downs Secondary College
2011 - Tauranga Boys College
2012 - Mangere College
2012 - Albany Senior High School
2013 - Maungatapu Primary School
2013 - Knighton Normal School
2013 - Paraparaumu College
2013 - Riccarton High School
2013 - Lynfield College
2014 - Alfriston College
2014 - Aotea College
2015 - Papakura College
2015 - Cashmere High School
2016 - Pāpāmoa College
2016 - Rangi Ruru Girls' School
2017 - Te Puke High School
2019 - Te Kura o Hau Karetu
2023 - Rototuna Senior High School

Below are the recipients of the Te Iho-Takaroa Ringawera award:

2011 - Bob Stothart
2012 - Ray Nixon
2013 - Anne McKay
2013 - Lorna Gillespie
2014 - Val Irwin
2015 - Trevor Garrett
2016 - Monique Van Gronewoud
2017 - Ian Culpan
2017 - Lisette Burrows
2017 - Alan Ovens
2018 - Phillipa Lunjevich
2019 - Dr. Ihirangi Heke
2023 - Harko Brown

Below are the recipients of the Tama | Hine te Uira award:

2018 - Shea Coxson

Below are the recipients of the Tane Pepeke award:

2019 - Rototuna Senior High School
2023 - Annmarie McDonald

Below are the recipients of the Lady Joan Gillies Award:

2019 - George Moore
2021 - Madeleine Connor
2021 - Hinemoa Watene

Below are the presenters of the Bob Stothart Memorial Keynote:

2017 - Ian Culpan
2017 - Cameron Smith
2017 - Helen Tuhoro
2018 - Wayne Smith
2018 - Margot Bowes
2018 - James McIntyre
2019 - Ming-Kai Chin

Below are the recipients of the AS Lewis Award:

2012 - Rhys Vaughan-Jones
2013 - Josh Gates
2019 - Hannah Houghton

Below are the Patrons of PENZ:

1937~1982 - Sir Alexander Gillies
1983~2010 - Sir Randall Elliot
2011~Present - Trevor Garrett

The PE Partnership award is a new award in 2024.

The Community Champion award is a new award in 2024.

The Long-Service award is a new award in 2024.

The Research & Innovation in PE award is a new award in 2024.