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2022 Alumni Award winners

Lorna Cook

Lorna Cook

Winner of the Distinguished Alumni Award 2022

Bachelor of Health Science (Nursing), 1990
Master of Nursing, 1997
Master of Business Administration, 2002

Entrepreneur, innovator and healthcare advocate, Lorna Cook has changed the face of chemotherapy delivery for cancer patients in Australia. Graduating from three courses at ECU, a Bachelor of Health Science (Nursing) in 1990, a Master of Nursing in 1997 and a Master of Business Administration in 2002, Lorna believed passionately that chemotherapy could be delivered safely and comfortably in a patient’s home. In 2013 she joined forces with a colleague and set up a private home chemotherapy service which is now a multi-award winning national company, performing approximately 85% of all home infusions across Australia.

Elsie Penny

Elsie Penny OAM

Winner of the Community Alumni Award 2022

Bachelor of Nursing, 2005

Elsie has dedicated her life to improving health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Channelling the trauma that resulted from being stolen from her family at the age of seven, Elsie says that caring for the community has helped her to come to terms with what happened to her as a child. Loved and trusted by many in the community, Elsie’s contribution was recognised in 2021 with Australia Day Honours (OAM) for her service to indigenous health.

Kevin Penkin

Kevin Penkin

Winner of the International Alumni Award 2022

Certificate IV in Music, 2009
Bachelor of Music (Composition and Music Technology), 2012

Kevin is a BAFTA-nominated Japanese animation and video games composer with an impressive reputation as one of the world’s best. His music has been recorded by orchestras all over the world and streamed by millions. Kevin graduated from WAAPA with a Bachelor of Composition and Music Technology in 2012, and in the decade since, has made extraordinary global accomplishments in an extremely niche field.

Breanna Cameron

Breanna Cameron

Winner of the Young Alumni Award 2022

Bachelor of Engineering (Civil and Environmental) Honours, 2018

Breanna is a superstar in the world of mining – the youngest ever female excavator operator in WA, BHP’s first female underground mine manager and now company director of her own mining contractor services company – all before the age of 34. She completed a Bachelor of Engineering (Civil and Environmental) in 2018 after immersing herself in her studies and taking advantage of every extracurricular opportunity that she could. Setting up her own mining contractor services company and making the transition from employee to employer is the accomplishment that she is most proud of so far.

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