Recognising Excellence
Each year the Alumni Association recognises the significant achievements and contributions of its alumni and friends through a variety of awards and grants.
Distinguished Alumni Award
The Alumni Association formally recognises its outstanding alumni by bestowing up to three Distinguished Alumni Awards annually. The recipients of the 2006 Distinguished Alumni Awards were: The Honourable Greg Crafter for his sustained and distinguished service to higher education and the South Australian Parliament, as well as his continued contact with, and support of, the University of Adelaide over many years both as a member of Council and Chair of the Alumni Association. Mr Sim See Kee for his sustained and distinguished service to the Alumni Association in Malaysia and Singapore as well as his leadership in commercial and industrial activities and contributions to the community over many years. The Honours Alumni University Medal The Honours Alumni University Medal for 2006 was awarded to Adam Palmer. This award acknowledges outstanding academic excellence and only one medal is granted each year to the most outstanding student in that graduating year. Adam was awarded a First Class Honours degree in December 2005 in the Discipline of Biochemistry and subsequently received the School's Honours Prize in Biochemistry. An outstanding feature of his undergraduate degree is that he achieved High Distinctions in all courses undertaken while at the same time having achieved three majors at level 3, namely Physics, Chemistry and Biochemistry. He received numerous prizes and scholarships during his undergraduate degree including The K Morton Scholarship in Biochemistry III,
The Rennie Scholarship, David Murray Scholarship in Science and the Brian and Heather Forster Prize in Biochemistry. As an undergraduate student, Adam has achieved a remarkable outcome in contributing to a published article in a major international journal and is in the process of preparing his honours research results for publication. Mutual Community Postgraduate Travel Grants and the AUGU/RC Heddle Award These grants support the research undertaken by doctoral candidates. Recipients are provided with funding to travel to a conference or research institution essential to the advancement of their research. The first round recipients of the 2006 Mutual Community Postgraduate Travel Grants were Dr Archana Pradhan (Dental School) and Ms Emily Kilpatrick (Elder Conservatorium of Music). The second round recipients were Ms Megan Garvey (Chemistry) and Ms Monika Erkelens (Psychiatry). Ms Gretel Png (Electrical and Electronic Engineering) is the 2006 AUGU/RC Heddle Award recipient. The Mutual Community Postgraduate Travel Grant is made possible through the generosity of Mutual Community health insurance providers and in particular Mr Eric Granger, State Manager SA/NT. The AUGU/RC Heddle Award celebrates the memory of Dr Robert Heddle, past President of the Adelaide University Graduates Union, in honour of his significant contribution to the Graduates Union and the greater University of Adelaide community. Australian Universities International Alumni Convention (AUIAC) Travel Grants 2006 Four grants were awarded in 2006 to assist the following graduates to attend the AUIAC held in Brisbane from September 13-15; Mr Rodger Chan (Sarawak, Malaysia), Mr Lee Chee Meng (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia), Mr David Goh (Singapore), and Dr Piyakul Oparkcharoen (Thailand). These grants have been made possible through the generosity of The Right Honourable Chief Minister of Sarawak. ■
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Distinguished Alumni Award-call for nominations The Distinguished Alumni Awards recognise outstanding service to the University of Adelaide and/or the Alumni Association, and outstanding service to the community or outstanding contribution in their chosen fields. The Alumni Association is now accepting nominations for the 2007 awards. The rules for this award and information on the nomination process are available on our web site at: www.adelaide.edu.au/alumni or by contacting +61 8 8303 5800. If you know of an individual who you feel is deserving of such an award please forward your nomination in writing to: Secretary, Alumni Association Development and Alumni
University of Adelaide SA 5005
AUSTRALIA Submissions must be lodged, in writing, no later than 31 MAY 2007.
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