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Congratulations to St Mark’s Old Collegians Mr Ian Wall AM (alumnus 1950-54), current Board member Dr Angela Evans AM (alumna 1982-84) and Professor Bruce Kemp AO (alumnus 1966-69), recognised with Australia Day Honours for making an impact locally and globally for their service and contribution in improving the lives of others in community health, research, business innovation, volunteerism and philanthropy.

 

MR IAN WALL (AM)

Member in the General Division of the Order of Australia:  For significant service to the community through philanthropic initiatives.

Novita Children’s Services:  Benefactor, since 1990.  Fundraiser, Novita’s Rainbow Committee, 1990-2013.

Benefactor to a range of charitable organisations including:  St Marks College, over 20 years.  St Ann’s College, since 2000.  Burnside Hospital Foundation, since 2002.  Starlight Children’s Foundation, since 2005.  Adelaide Botanic Gardens Foundation, since 2006.  National Trust of South Australia, over 12 years.  Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, since 2008.

Career: Co-Founder and Director, Codan Limited, 1959-2009.

Awards and recognition includes:  Recipient, Order of Australia Medal, 2008.  Inductee, Hall of Fame, The Impact Awards, 2016

 

DR ANGELA EVANS (AM)

Member in the General Division of the Order of Australia:  For significant service to community health in the field of paediatric podiatry, and to professional standards.

Podiatry: Member, Professional Credentialing Committee, Australasian Podiatry Council, since 2015.   Clinical Director, Special Olympics National Games, 2010-2011.   Australian Podiatry Council Representative, Health and Education Committee, Diabetes Australia, 1996-2016. Honorary Senior Lecturer, School of Science, Health and Engineering, La Trobe University, since 2016.

Australian Podiatry Association:  Chair, since 2017.  Treasurer, 2005-2006.  Councillor, 1992-1995.  Member, since 1986.  Chair, Scientific Committee, Australasian Podiatry Conference, 1998, 2005, 2007, 2009 and 2011.

Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency:  Member, Assessment Panel, 2011-2015.  Consultant Assessor, 2011-2012.

Sports Medicine:  Fellow, Australian Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine, since 1991.  Member, International Federation of Sports Medicine, since 1993.

South Australian Sports Medicine Association:  Member, Education Committee, 2004-2007.  Councillor, Treasurer, 1998-2003.

Publications include:  Has published over 118 journal articles including 85 in peer-reviewed publications.  Author, ‘Paediatrics – The Pocket Podiatry Guide’, textbook, Elsevier, 2010.  Author, ‘Evidence Essentials’, monograph series, 2016, 2017.

Member, International Advisory Board, ‘Journal of Foot and Ankle Research’, 2007-2012.  Member, Editorial Board, ‘Journal of Foot and Ankle Research’, since 2012.  Member, International Advisory Board, ‘The Foot’, since 2001.

Director, Marion Podiatry, since 1990.

Glencoe Foundation:  Goodwill Ambassador, Walk for Life – Bangladesh, since 2014.  Volunteer, Walk for Life – Bangladesh, since 2009.  Research Leader, since 2011.  Member, International Clinical Practice Advisory Committee, Clubfoot Aid Program, since 2009.

Community:

St Peter’s Anglican Cathedral, Adelaide. Councillor, 2007-2015.  Executive Member, since 2017 and 2007-2015.  Member Art Prize and Exhibition Committee, 2007-2016.  People’s Warden and Honorary Lay Canon, since 2017.  Councillor, St Barnabas Theological College

 St Mark’s College, Adelaide.  Council Member, since 2006.  Member, Executive Board, since 2007.  Acting Chair, 2018.

Chair, Management Committee, The Magdalene Centre – Anglicare, since 2014.

Member, Military and Hospitaller Order of St Lazarus of Jerusalem, since 2017.

 

PROFESSOR BRUCE KEMP (AO)

Officer (AO) in the General Division of the Order of Australia:  For distinguished service to biomedical research, particularly to the study of protein phosphorylation. 

St Vincent’s Institute of Medical Research:

Pehr Edman Fellow, since 2009.

Deputy Director, 1989-2003.

Australian Academy of Science:

Chair, Molecular and Cell Biology, 2004-2006.

Committee Member, Molecular Science and Genetics, 2003-2004.

Fellow, since 2002.

Fellow, Royal Society (London), 2002.

Research Fellow, National Health and Medical Research Council, since 1985.

Federation Fellow, CSIRO, 2004-2008.

Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, since 2006.

Awards and recognition includes:

Recipient, Leach Medal, Lorne Protein Structure and Function Conference, 2016.

Recipient, Centenary Medal, 2003.

Recipient, Lemberg Medal, Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 1996.

Recipient, Pharmacia-L.KB Medal, Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 1990.

Recipient, The Wellcome Australia Medal for Medical Research and Technology Development, 1990.

Recipient, Selwyn Smith Prize for Medical Research, University of Melbourne, 1988.

 

 

 

 

 

 

“We’re identifying the future leaders of Australia and the globe. These are the people who have the potential to change the world,” Jillian Segal AM., Chairman of the General Sir John Monash Foundation

Graduate student of Adelaide University (Engineering Faculty) and resident of St Mark’s College Alexander Makarowsky has been awarded this year’s John Monash scholarship, Australia’s most prestigious postgraduate overseas study program. His Excellency General The Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Ret’d), Governor of New South Wales, recently presented recipients with the life changing scholarships at a gala ceremony at the Sydney Opera House.

Alexander holds a Bachelor of Telecommunications Engineering (Honours) from the University of Adelaide, where he studied as a Charles Hawker Memorial Scholar whilst residing at St Mark’s College for four years.

Alexander gained many undergraduate prizes and awards, most recently the prestigious international IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society Grant, the Eugene F. Knott Memorial Pre-Doctoral Research grant.  At St Mark’s College he was awarded the EA Radcliffe Prize, the G. Angas Parsons Scholarship, the Don Laidlaw Prize and Academic Colours.

Alexander provided tutorial support in maths and physics for first and second year engineering students and provided vital and effective support to a number of students as the Senior Academic Tutor this year and acted as an important role model for other young students at St Mark’s.

Alexander was elected onto the College Club Committee for two consecutive years and in 2017 he was elected to the important position of International Student Liaison and Equity Officer.  This dual role involved the specific responsibility for the welfare and support of our international residents and the key contact for male students’ well-being. In this role, Alexander demonstrated exceptional communication and interpersonal skills and he effectively and positively influenced the lives of other students, earning the respect of both peers and staff.

An enthusiastic sportsman, Alexander has captained the College soccer team, played intercollegiate hockey and competed in duathlons.  A member of the inter-Collegiate debating team Alexander has also been active in community service and in the Charitable Foundation which focuses on the spirit of volunteerism through assisting families and young people from disadvantaged backgrounds.

With his John Monash Scholarship, he will undertake an MPhil in Energy Technologies at the University of Cambridge and plans to return to the Australian energy sector.

Volunteering in Timor-Leste instilled Alexander with a strong desire to support the sustainable development of Australia’s neighbours and to lead the world in addressing shared challenges, such as climate change. Alexander aims to help create the next generation of reliable, inexpensive and low-emissions energy systems and to further the use of scientific modelling in public policy.

“This scholarship puts the recipients on a pathway to elite academic achievement that rivals anything offered anywhere in the world,” said Annemarie Rolls, Foundation CEO.

The John Monash Scholars come from a diverse range of disciplines, possess a distinct capacity for leadership and are aiming to make an impact in vital ways for the benefit of Australian society.

Only 18 people were selected, out of the 304 who applied, by an eminent group of Australians including former supreme court judges, industry leaders, academics and scientists from around the country.

“John Monash Scholars are outstanding in their chosen fields and already demonstrate their value by contributing to Australia’s future as scientists, academics, business people, entrepreneurs, lawyers and in vital areas of domestic and global policy,” Jillian Segal AM.

The General Sir John Monash Foundation has awarded 183 Scholarships since its inception in 2001. Many have gone on to global leadership roles in their selected fields.  This year’s cohort will study at a variety of prestigious international universities including Harvard, Cambridge, Oxford, New York, the London School of Economics, Johns Hopkins and many more.

“Our scholars are great ambassadors for Australia, inspiring in their varied capabilities and already leaders in their fields. They give us confidence in a bright future.” Annemarie Rolls

General Sir John Monash was a civil engineer and an Australian military commander of the First World War. He is remembered as one of the best Allied generals of the Great War and perhaps Australia’s most famous military commander. He was also a leader outside of his military career through his many contributions to civilian life; such as being a founding member of the first Rotary Club of Australia, advocate for the Melbourne Shrine of Remembrance, principal organiser of annual observance of ANZAC day, first manager of the State Electricity Commission of Victoria and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Melbourne.

It was such a pleasure to celebrate with Old Collegians who were at College over 50 years ago at the annual 50 Year Club Luncheon.  Old Collegians had the opportunity to meet up with peers and reminisce about their time at College and share their experiences since leaving.

The Rev’d William Goodes (alum 1954-57) said grace before the meal and soon after Mr Colin Palm (alum 1962-63)  proposed a toast to the College and spoke about his time at St Mark’s.  Colin said that having access to tutors and visiting academics for academic support, social events and sporting activities to create relationships and engage with others in the College community, and living and socialising with students from all over the world who had different ideas, backgrounds and interests to gain a broader world view, were some of the unique and invaluable experiences of College life.  He posed the question to guests of “Where else does a university student get such a rich living and learning and experience to complement their university years?” and then referred to an excerpt from the President’s Report of 1962,  “… the true value of a college such as ours [is that] we learn to tolerate and to live with other people, often of other races, with other factions … and with other ideas. And what is far more important, we learn to live with ourselves.” 

The Master, Ms Rose Alwyn then reflected upon the College year and the continuous growth and transformation planned for the College in future years as the expectations of society change along with the needs of our student community.  She stated that it’s important for the College community to embrace change to stay relevant, without losing the perspective that St Mark’s gains from its history. In 2018 over $500,000 in financial support was provided to our students through scholarships, grants and bursaries.  Improvements and enhancements to our programs and policies promoted positive cultural change and have assisted in the well-being of our students.  Our students participated in a number of visual, dramatic and performing arts events and demonstrated their athletic ability by winning the High Table Cup. Academic results were strong and fourth year student Alex Makarowsky was awarded St Mark’s Honorary Scholar, the 7th recipient in the College’s history, after receiving 26 High Distinctions and 1 Distinction during his four year Engineering degree, and was also awarded a Sir John Monash scholarship to attend Cambridge University .

New Chair, Ms Linda Matthews stated”What a fantastic and proud history St Mark’s has had.  [working here] is such a positive experience, we are working with the most wonderful young people … what a life changing experience it has been to so many.  What a wonderful and rewarding time to be at St Mark’s.“  Linda shared that St Mark’s has a proud history of positively influencing young people and she thanked guests for their support of St Mark’s over the years.