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UNSWorld JUNE 2009, Issue 10
The June 2009 issue of UNSWorld is full of interesting articles and news from the University on research and on alumni around the world.

With a focus on Indigenous Australians in tertiary education, this month's issue of UNSWorld showcases the universities involvement in and commitment towards indigenous programs.

Click on the cover image for PDF and interactive electronic versions.

Read about:

  • A new hat for Dodson: Dr Pat Dodson's on the Indigenous Policy and Dialogue Research Unit

  • Nura Gili: Forging Pathways to success

  • The Balnaves Foundation: Providing medicine scholarships for Indigenous Australians

  • Dr Kelvin Kong: Australia's first indigenous surgeon

  • The Papunya Tjupi Art Centre: The realisation of local cooperation and CoFA support

  • and many more
We welcoem your feedback and news items.


Alumni Award winners honoured

Winners of the 2008 Alumni Awards were honoured at a special presentation ceremony held at UNSW on Monday 29 June.

UNSW Chancellor David Gonski AC and Vice-Chancellor Professor Fred Hilmer AO attended the ceremony, which recognises the outstanding achievements of UNSW alumni in the areas of Business and Commerce, Science and Technology, Arts and Law, and in the Community at Large.
The winners of the 2008 UNSW Alumni Association Alumni Awards are:

  • Guido Belgiorno-Nettis AM, BEng (Civil) ’81 MBA AGSM ’86
  • Dr Robert Every BSc’68 PhD’71
  • Ms Kathryn Greiner AO BSW’69
  • Ms Louise Olsen BAVA’86 Grad Dip Prof Art Stud’87
  • Mr Stephen Ormandy Grad Dip Prof Art Stud’87
  • Ms Liane Rossler BAVA’86 Grad Dip Prof Art Stud’87
For more information on the 2008 winners, visit: http://www.unsw.edu.au/alumni/pad/alumniawards.html


In addition, the 2009 UNSW Alumni Association Graduand Awards were presented to:

  • Ms Kirstin Hunter BA BSc(Med), LLB (Hons)
  • Ms Caitlin Hurley BSc/BA (Hons)
  • Mr Ran (Frank) Tao BA (Hons) LLB (Hons)
For more information on the 2009 winners, visit: http://www.unsw.edu.au/alumni/pad/algradawards.html



Alumni Association President's Report 2008

Please click here to view the President's Report which was presented at the AGM on 6th May 2009.



Previous issues of UNSWorld

You can look at previous issues of UNSWorld here:

UNSWorld November Issue
UNSWorld MAY 2008 Issue - click to download (1.5 MB)
UNSWorld NOV 2007 Issue - click to download (2.1 MB)
UNSWorld MAY 2007 Issue - click to download (1.1 MB)
UNSWorld NOVEMBER 2006 Issue - click to download (920 KB)
UNSWorld APRIL 2006 Issue - click to download (825 KB)











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THE ALUMNI WEBSITE

This website is your virtual home as a graduate of the University of New South Wales and your connection to UNSW's Alumni Association. From here you can:

UNSW now has more than 200,000 alumni living in Australia and overseas. This is your gateway to a vibrant international community, connecting you to an invaluable personal and professional network across the world. Whether you graduated in the middle of the 20th century or the beginning of the 21st, whatever your Faculty, degree or diploma, you are a part of UNSW and its amazing history of innovation and achievement.

The Association's Board of Governors – is a voluntary group that works hard to offer you the opportunity to stay in touch with our university and to benefit from that connection. We report to our Alumni annually.

The Association also creates opportunities for you to play a part in building UNSW’s future. The University values alumni highly in its pursuit of international academic excellence, and the Association’s Mission reflects this aim – UNSW’s continued success enhances our degrees and qualifications.

So staying in touch benefits us all – welcome to your online Alumni community!

Dr Ian Walker,
President, UNSW Alumni Association


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Alumni relations and the affairs of the Alumni Association are managed through the UNSW Foundation Office. To contact the office telephone +61 (2) 9385 3279 or email: alumni@unsw.edu.au