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A touch of gold

3 September 2008

Brooke Hanson and Bill Charman
Olympic swimming champion Brooke Hanson with Professor Bill Charman.

The Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences has unveiled new gold medal honour boards to recognise its highest achieving undergraduate students.

The faculty has celebrated and supported student excellence through the awarding of gold medals since 1885.

Former 'gold medallists' joined 240 students, staff, former staff, alumni and industry representatives at the recent launch, which included guest speaker Olympic swimming champion Brooke Hanson.

Ms Hanson spoke about her own journey and passion for success, encouraging the gathered crowd to follow their dreams. She said the prize wasn't the medal itself, but the resolve to "do your best."

Pharmacy Dean Professor Bill Charman said the faculty continued to strive for excellence.

"We embrace our responsibility to inspire and extend tomorrow's generation of students, researchers and leaders within pharmacy and the pharmaceutical sciences," he said.

The excellence of the faculty's staff was also celebrated with the unveiling of a portrait of Professor Colin Chapman, who was dean from 1991 to 2006.

Professor Chapman had a tremendous impact on the profession, the faculty and the standing of pharmacy within the community and strategically led the faculty through its amalgamation with Monash.

Professor Chapman's portrait and the new gold medal honour boards are located in Cossar Hall at the Parkville campus.

For more information visit the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences website.