MARK PASCOE MENTORING AWARD 2026
The Mark Pascoe Mentoring Award honours individuals in Queensland working with water who have displayed outstanding passion and commitment in mentoring water professionals above and beyond expectations.
The award is the legacy of our friend and colleague Mark Pascoe who passed in August 2022. Mark Pascoe was a visionary leader whose nearly 50-year career shaped Australia's water sector and the Australian Water Association community.
This award is open to all Professional AWA Members and Employees of Corporate AWA Members who have predominately resided and mentored in QLD for at least the last 5 years.
Closing date:
QLD: 7 September 2026
Submission Criteria for this award:
• Demonstrate the nominee’s sustained dedication to mentoring members and how they have acted as a positive role model, developing trust and respect with the mentee(s) (250 words)
• Provide an overview of how the nominee assists to plan and guide mentees’ future career paths, including defining the purpose of the mentoring and the development of career goals (250 words)
• Describe the process the nominee uses to facilitate a mentee acquiring the skills and resources needed to succeed as a professional making significant contributions to the water industry (250 words)
• Explain how the nominee acts as a sounding board and advisor to improve networks, remove career barriers, navigate workplace challenges, and address social inclusion barriers (250 words)
• Demonstrate the nominee’s sustained dedication to mentoring members and how they have acted as a positive role model, developing trust and respect with the mentee(s) (250 words)
• Provide an overview of how the nominee assists to plan and guide mentees’ future career paths, including defining the purpose of the mentoring and the development of career goals (250 words)
• Describe the process the nominee uses to facilitate a mentee acquiring the skills and resources needed to succeed as a professional making significant contributions to the water industry (250 words)
• Explain how the nominee acts as a sounding board and advisor to improve networks, remove career barriers, navigate workplace challenges, and address social inclusion barriers (250 words)
Items to accompany your submission:
• 2 x Mentee Reference statement elaborating further on the impact the nominee has had on the mentee (max 500 words) (upload as a PDF)
• 3 x images to be used in awards presentation
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- Click on the ’Login' above and create a new user account
- Complete the form and save
- Click on 'Submissions' and add your awards nomination
- You will receive an automated confirmation email once your submission has been received. Remember you can come back to update the form later.
*You can create multiple submissions for this category under the same account. If you have any questions regarding your submissions, please contact events@awa.asn.au.