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Alumni newsCatch up with the latest news and events from Monash graduates around the worldReunionsAUIAC 2002Come back to where it all began …
Faculty of LawProminent alumni Jack Hammond and Campbell McComas helped organise a dinner last year to farewell Professor Louis Waller, who retired after 30 years with the faculty. The dinner, which attracted more than 250 past students and staff, was held at the Grand Hyatt on 29 November. Professor Waller was a founding member of the faculty and a former dean. Art and DesignGraduates from the Faculty of Art and Design class of 1990 met in November to celebrate 10 years of survival in the tough world of art and design. Most continue to work within the industry and partly credit their success as artists to Monash technicians Geoff Ricardo and Peter Lancaster. Faculty of ArtsVarious members of the ‘radical element’ from the late 1960s and early 1970s gathered at Café Yarra in Richmond last year. Attendees included Albert and Kerry Langer, Jane Clifton, Jim Rendevski, Roger Josephs, Miriam Weiner and Angelo Grando. ‘We thought we could change the world’ was the prevailing theme of the evening. Faculty of EngineeringMore than 50 alumni from the mid-1970s joined deputy vice-chancellor Professor Peter Darvall and other engineering staff from the era at a 25-year reunion in October. The faculty-wide reunion, the first of its kind ever held by Engineering, attracted former students from all disciplines. Internationally …November saw alumni gather in Hong Kong to meet some of Monash’s top brass, who were in town for the annual Hong Kong graduations. After three years of energetic leadership, Hong Kong Alumni Association President David Chan has stood down, making way for new leader Amy Chan. The association runs activities on a monthly basis, as does the Monash Alumni Association in Singapore – check our website for the latest events. The second annual reunion for alumni in Korea was held in December, with Monash Korea Club president Sam Won leading the organising committee. Monash alumni in the San Francisco Bay area gathered at the Consul-General’s residence in March and heard the latest on Monash’s global developments from Ian Porter, who is principal adviser, international and government relations, at Monash. In London? Let the alumni office (monashalumni@adm.monash.edu.au) know, as the Monash University Centre in London has some alumni events on the cards. Industrial engineeringThe head of school, Dr Damian Kennedy, recently organised a group of his current students to contact alumni by telephone to update alumni records and gather data on career outcomes for graduates. The department would like to thank all the IE alumni who generously responded to requests for information. WebgirlsMonash Webgirls invites Monash alumni to become involved in a web and internet support mentoring group for women. Staff, students and alumni volunteer their time to host seminars and training sessions aimed at increasing IT knowledge, skills and confidence among women. For those unable to attend events, there is also an active mailing list and online discussion forum. For more information, visit www.monash.edu.au/groups/webgirls/ WebsiteThe Alumni Office and our various volunteer groups organise many exciting and stimulating events throughout the year. Keep up-to-date with what’s happening by checking out our website or contact the office on +61 3 9905 2044. The Monash Alumni website at www.alumni.monash.edu.au has recently been enhanced, with a new events page, a section on further study, a more comprehensive global alumni contacts guide and an online registration for the alumni directories. Monash University Music CompanyCurrent MUMCo members are compiling a history of the Monash musical theatre club, formally known as MULOC. They are looking for past literature, including programs, posters and flyers, as well as photos and any other available information. If you have any material which may be of interest, or you wish to receive information on present MUMCo activities, contact Matt on 0417 559 925 or +61 3 9803 1624 or email Classnotes2000David Baker (MA 1993, PhD Arts 2000) joined the university this year as senior lecturer in criminal justice and criminology at the School of Political and Social Inquiry. Andrew Evans (BEd(Sec) 1994, MEd 2000), who is visually impaired, graduated at Gippsland campus last October. 1990sCameron Trethowan (pictured below, right) (BA(FineArt) 1999) hasn’t let the grass grow under his feet since graduating. As well as painting for solo and group exhibitions in Melbourne and Brisbane, he has been studying for his monkhood in ashrams in India and Melbourne. Bravo to David Otton (GradDipAgribus 1996, MBus(Agribus) 1998). David has been studying for his PhD in aquaculture at the University of Tasmania and, at the age of 47, won a three-year scholarship to complete his studies. Anyone interested in forming a Monash alumni group in the Northern Territory? Barry West (GradDipBusSys 1992, GradDipEd 1998), a lecturer at Centralian College in Alice Springs, is keen to link up with Monash graduates in the area. Email him at barrywest@centralian.nt.edu.au An update from Malaysia, where Maheran Manan (BA 1994) is working as assistant manager in the property and valuation department of the Kedah State Development Corporation. Her husband, Mohamad Adzhar Yaacob, who studied industrial engineering at Monash, is working with US company Adaptive Micro System. Singapore-based Chan Lay Eng (BBus (Bkg&Fin) 1998) is running her own business, Surrider International, which she describes as "a world leader in herbal nutritionals". Winsley W. Degoba (MEPA 1993) has been promoted to assistant secretary of Technical Vocational Education and Training, putting him in charge of a division in Papua New Guinea’s Ministry of Education. The news from Patrick Chai (MBus(Acc) 1997) in Singapore is enough to make you Blush!. That’s the name of Patrick’s latest business venture, Singapore’s largest speciality lingerie boutique. Krystyna Szokolai (BSc 1994) was accepted as an international referee for women’s football by FIFA, soccer’s international governing body, in 1999. Dr Nagesh Sadanand Anavekar (MBBS(Hons) 1995), cardiology registrar at Melbourne’s Austin and Repatriation Medical Centre, married last August. And his plans for 2001? A PhD, and "we hope to go to the US as I will be pursuing a cardiology fellowship". Marijke de Bever-Price (GCertEd(GPD) 2000) packs a lot into her days. She works as a secondary school teacher while fulfilling programs in wilderness therapy with the Windana Society. She is a council member of the Victorian Outdoor Education Association and speaks regularly on the use of wilderness therapy with groups such as women in recovery and young people at risk. Anyone interested in this field can contact Marijke at markb@chisholm.vic.edu.au Jane Atkinson (BSc(Hons) 1980) and husband David Carroll (BA 1979, DipEd 1981) celebrated with their five children recently when Jane graduated with honours among the first cohort of doctors from the new University of Queensland graduate medical course. Pau Wai Man (GradDipFamMed 1995, MFamMed(CI) 2000) has let us know that he has become a fellow of the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine in family medicine. Tania Aldous (BTech(Des) 1992, BTech (IndDes(Hons)) 2000) is now based in Michigan as a senior designer for Whirlpool. Jong Chung Chiek (Leslie) ((BComp(InfoSys) 1996) (pictured above) has penned a motivational book, The Seven Domains for Excellence. "I believe I’m the first Malaysian author to ever graduate from Monash University!" His day job? Credit manager at a credit and leasing firm in Sarawak. Bui Anh Tuan (MBA 1999) joined Australian telecommunications company Telstra in April 2000 as marketing officer for the Asia-Pacific marketing team, based in Hanoi. Also at the communications cutting edge is Lee Shen Li Pearly (BBus(Bus Admin) 1998, GradDipIntBus 2000), who is working as a marketing executive for a two-year-old retail dotcom in Singapore. A big "hi" from Voon-Cheng Tiang (BSpEd 1997) (pictured above), who has been promoted to vice-principal at one of five MINDS (Movement for the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore) schools in Singapore. 1980sGreg Barns (BA 1984, LLB 1985), head of the Australian Gold Council, recently became chair of the Australian Republic Movement, one year after Australians voted ‘no’ in a referendum on the issue. Undeterred, Greg says the 2001 Centenary of Federation celebrations will allow Australians to reflect on one "important piece of unfinished business – having our own head of state and not one who lives 20,000 kilometres away". Felicitations to Dominic Alafaci (BEc 1982), named 2000 Financial Planner of the Year by Money Management. After a varied career in financial planning, Dominic now runs his own business, Collins House Financial Services, in partnership with Melbourne broking firm EL and C Baillieu Stockbroking. Barrister Paul Kouris (BJuris 1980, LLB 1980) is a man with seriously broad interests. In continuous practice at the Victorian Bar since 1981, he’s also been busy developing and patenting what he says is the world’s first rotational kinetic energy, hydro-electric generator – the Kouris Centri turbine generator. Dr Dennis Phillips (BSc(Hons) 1977, PhD Sc 1981) sends his regards from Canada, where he works at the University of Wisconsin and at Nova Scotia’s Dalhousie University. He has won a distinguished scientific award from the American Psychological Association and been ranked by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada in the top 15 per cent of academic psychologists in the country. Seven Monash graduates have contributed to a new book on health care, She STILL Won’t Be Right, Mate: Will Managerialism Destroy Values-Based Medicine? Your Health Care at Risk! Contributors include Paul Komesaroff (BSc(Hons) 1974), Elizabeth Adeney (LLB 1992), Ruth Borenstein (MPM 1993), George Halasz (MBBS 1974), Danuta Mendelson (BA(Hons) 1970, MA 1973, PhD Arts 1980), Richard Prytula (MBBS 1970) and Nicholas Tonti-Filippini (BA(Hons) 1984, MA 1988). Talking of books: Stephen Gray’s (BA 1987, LLB(Hons) 1988) award-winning novel, The Artist is a Thief, will be published this year by Allen & Unwin. The novel won the Australian/Vogel Literary Award in 2000. For the past few years, Michael Rigoni (BE 1983) has worked at the Boeing Space Centre in Kent, Washington, on the Royal Australian Air Force project 5777 to supply airborne early-warning aircraft. Still in the US, Dr Gillen Wood (BA(Hons) 1992, MA 1994) has been appointed assistant professor of literature at the University of Illinois, after graduating with a PhD from Columbia University in New York in mid-2000. 1970sRegards from John Barclay (BA 1975) in India. John is principal of Hebron School, which he describes as "one of three genuine international, co-ed boarding schools in India". Andrew Cummins (BE(Hons) 1971) recently took up a position as managing director of CVC Asia Pacific, a Hong Kong-based company that manages US$750 million available for leveraged buyouts in Asia and Australia. While admitting to being a "graduate of Notting Hill Hotel", Rod Brown (BEc 1972) has forged a successful career as principal of Canberra-based Australian Project Develop-ments, a consultancy group specialising in industry and regional development. Ann Sloane (BA 1974, DipEd 1975) is doing her bit for future generations as co-ordinator of Learning from Farmers, a network of 12 southern Australian farmers supporting a new approach to sustainable agriculture across the Murray River catchment area. For more information, email aasloane@albury.net.au Bruce Waxman (BMedSc 1974, MBBS 1974) has been awarded the Cutler Prize 2000 by the Worshipful Society of Cutlers (London) for an innovative design in surgical instrumentation. The ‘irrigating scalpel’ was designed by Bruce and instrument-maker Paul Nadilan, from the Southern Health Service. Bruce has also been elected to the council of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, and in his spare time is enlisted as a squadron leader with the 21st Squadron, RAAF Specialist Reserve. 1960sAfter seven years in the role, Dr Vern Harvey (BEc(Hons) 1966) has retired as chief executive of Credit Union Services Corporation (the collective arm of the Australian credit union movement). He is now providing advice and consulting services to the finance and services sector. |
Following the very successful 2000 convention in Kuching, the
Australian Universities International Alumni Convention will be held in
Melbourne from 5 to 7 September 2002. An organising committee, led by
former senator and current Monash professor John Button, is putting
together a convention program under the theme ‘Networking in the
Knowledge Economy’. Register your interest by emailing