Coralie McCormack’s Life Membership recognises her outstanding and sustained contribution as educator, reflective practitioner, scholar and mentor. Coralie has made numerous outstanding contributions through capacity building for leadership in learning and teaching. She has guided institutional and national teaching award schemes, convened educational programs for early career academics and established continuing teaching and learning communities of reflective practitioners through HERDSA TATAL (Talking about Teaching and Learning). Her active involvement in eight HERDSA TATAL groups throughout Australasia is having a profound impact on participants and the communities they influence.

As long-term member of the HERDSA executive, Coralie professionalised the development of the fellowship portfolio scheme and continues to support the community of HERDSA Fellows. Coralie has mentored and influenced countless higher degree students, academics and educational designers. 

Coralie has through her academic publications advanced knowledge and practice in the field of narrative inquiry. Her extensive publications are influential and focus on the alignment of teaching and learning, the importance of the individual’s learning process and the absolute essentiality of nurturing teachers. Her academic research reflects her educational and personal values and has advanced knowledge of national and international significance.

Coralie has shown consistent commitment, excellence and influential leadership in educational capacity building, sustained development for communities of practitioners and scholarly contributions to the Australian Higher Education sector. Coralie is described by colleagues as reflective, perceptive and supportive; a true scholar, a quiet achiever, a reflective practitioner, and an engaged critical listener who leads with informed wisdom.