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15 March 2004
Monash graduates in London and San Francisco turned out in force to meet new vice-chancellor Professor Richard Larkins AO and Mrs Caroline Larkins at special events for alumni last month.
More than 170 graduates and other Monash supporters assembled at Australia House in London, across the road from the Monash University London Centre.
His Excellency Australian High Commissioner to the UK Michael L'Estrange opened the event and praised the work of the Monash London Centre in spreading the word about Australian education.
Professor Larkins, who commenced as vice-chancellor on 1 September 2003, spoke of his vision of excellence and diversity at Monash to an enthusiastic audience. "It was an outstanding event and we were overwhelmed by the attendance," he said. "It was delightful to connect with students from the 1960s as well as recent graduates, and we look forward to an even stronger event in the future."
In San Francisco, Professor Larkins hosted a joint alumni/internship dinner in recognition of the ongoing connection between Monash and IT giant Macromedia and meet with alumni working in and around Silicon Valley.
Professor Larkins met five high-achieving information technology students who had just completed a three-month internship at the US headquarters of Macromedia.
The program was established two years ago with the support of Monash graduate and Macromedia vice-president Mr Alan Ramadan.
The students, who were the top second-year IT students at Monash in 2003, worked in an IT role and were mentored by senior Macromedia staff.
The 2003/2004 participants were Ms Alissa Giarratana, Mr David Hamilton, Ms Andrea Matthies, Ms Shristi Sharma and Mr Phong Vu Tran. | 
