Heneman Honours or Postgraduate Research Prize in Industrial Relations * [F255]

An asterisk (*) indicates that this prize is governed by conditions. See also general conditions.

The statutory entity, the Faculty of Business, is known as the UWA Business School.

Mr D. W. Oxnam, formerly Associate Professor of Economics specialising in industrial relations, having provided a sum of $5000 for a prize in memory of Herbert G. Heneman, Jr (1916–1988), distinguished scholar and inspiring teacher who contributed significantly to academic industrial relations and professional practice in this field and who was for many years Professor and Director of the Industrial Relations Centre at the University of Minnesota and was Visiting Professor at The University of Western Australia in 1973 and 1979, a fund is established for this purpose and is awarded in accordance with the following conditions.

1. The prize is called the Heneman Honours or Postgraduate Research Prize in Industrial Relations.

2. The purpose of the prize is to encourage students to pursue honours or postgraduate research in industrial relations at this University.

3. The prize consists of the annual income from $5000, after capitalisation in accordance with Senate policy.

4. The prize is awarded by the UWA Business School on the recommendation of the selection committee comprising:

(a) the Dean of the UWA Business School, or nominee;

(b) the Director of Undergraduate Programmes in the UWA Business School, or nominee;

(c) two academic staff with a background in industrial relations nominated by the Dean; and

(d) a representative from the Board of the Graduate Research School.

5. The committee will not apply any means test in the award of the prize.

6. The prize will be awarded for an honours dissertation or postgraduate thesis on any aspect or aspects of industrial relations which, in the opinion of the selection committee, is the most outstanding of those nominated.

7.(1) Nominations for dissertations or theses to be considered for the prize are invited annually from academic staff in the UWA Business School.

(2) Nominations must include a report on the nominee.

8. To be eligible for nomination, an honours dissertation or postgraduate thesis must have been completed and a thesis must have been classified as 'Passed' during the previous 12 months.

9. If, in any year, no dissertation or thesis is eligible for the prize, no prize will be awarded that year.

10. Unexpended income in any year is capitalised.