A family affair at Monash: The Chews

March 2008

The Chew family (from left): Kelvin, Edmund, Queon Fee, Patrick and Adrian

The Chew family are no strangers to Monash, with all five family members students of the University within the last 30 years.

All the family completed Business and Economics degrees. While the youngest, Kelvin, is still studying, Edmund Chew (BBusCom 2007, BE(Mechatronics)(Hons) 2007) is the family’s most recent graduate.

Edmund is now a project controller at Melbourne-based management company Dartnell Grant and Associates. The company was so impressed with Edmund that they offered him a position before he graduated.

“As a project controller, I keep the manager and team updated with progress over time and ensure that projects are completed within the timeframe set,” he said.

Edmund’s father Patrick (BEc 1977) and mother Queon Fee (BEc 1979) completed the same degree but did not meet until the year Queon Fee graduated. Patrick is currently the managing partner at accounting firm Anuarul, Azizan, Chew & Co.

“My dad has taken his firm to great heights. It is now one of the top accounting firms in Malaysia. He has also climbed the ranks in philanthropic organisation the Lions Club, where he helps serve the community and organise international events,” said Edmund.

Queon Fee is an accounting manager at health food products and supplements distributor Groway. The eldest child, Adrian (BBusCom 2005), joined his father at Anuarul, Azizan, Chew & Co where he is a senior officer responsible for setting up an online knowledge database.

Edmund says his parents strongly encouraged him and his brothers to attend Monash University.

“Our parents were the main influence in our university selection. They saw Monash as a credible university and so the next step was to get us there,” he said.