Joe Shilkin was one of the pioneers of the Australian Organisation for Quality in Victoria and was regarded as one of the pioneers of the Australian Organisation for Quality in Victoria. He wrote and lectured about quality.
It is therefore quite appropriate that this award is named after Joe, as its two-fold purpose is:
1988 Anne Doran
1990 Tracy Wilcox
1991 Peter Merywes
1993 Sandra Thompson
1995 Mike Allison
1995 Johan Kruithof
2005 Ron Chapman
2009 Jeff Ryall
2010 Michael W McLean
2011 Janet Haydon
2014 Dr Neil Davidson