Reception for 2013 Scholarship Recipients - 29 August 2013

A congratulatory and farewell cocktail reception for the 2013 Cambridge Australia Scholarship recipients was held in conjunction with the Cambridge Australia Scholarships (CAS) Annual General Meeting at Ormond College. Seventy guests attended the event - Scholarship recipients and their proud family members, CAS board members, esteemed donors, the British Consul-General, the Master of Ormond College, Freshers, Cambridge Society members and friends. Seven CAS directors were re-elected to the Board: Dr Richard Dammery – Chair, Dr Dominic Katter, Mr Patrick Moore, Dr James Forrest, Mrs Taruna Heuzenroeder, Professor Nicolas Peterson and Dr Paul Schreier. Cambridge Australia Scholarships, formerly known as the Cambridge Australia Trust, provides scholarships for outstanding Australian graduates to undertake Masters and PhD studies at the University of Cambridge, England. In 2013, a total of nineteen awards were made : 8 PhD scholarships - Miss Claire Agius, Mr William Bateman, Mr Nathaniel Davis, Mr Paolo De Sciscio, Ms Lily Dixon, Ms Julie Ji, Ms Georgina Statham, Ms Juliette Tobias-Webb. 4 Masters half scholarships – Mr Seamus Barker, Mr Joshua Crowther, Mr Tudor Thomas, Ms Myfanwy Wood 3 Honorary awards – Mr Olaf Ciolek, Ms Ellese Cotterill, Ms Jolan Price 3 Charlie Perkins scholarships (in collaboration with the Charlie Perkins Trust) - Mr Vincent Backhaus, Ms Sarah Rees, Ms Leila Smith 1 Roberta Sykes scholarship (in collaboration with the Roberta Sykes Indigenous Education Foundation) – Ms Bridget Hughes Ten scholarship recipients attended the reception on 29 August 2013. Pictured from left Jolan Price, Joshua Crowther, Seamus Barker, Myfanwy Wood, Sarah Rees, British Consul-General Mr Gareth Hoar, Master of Ormond College Dr Rufus Black, re-elected Chair of CAS Dr Richard Dammery, Nathaniel Davis, Julie Ji, Juliette Tobias-Webb, William Bateman and Claire Agius A copy of the Cambridge Australia Scholarships Annual Report 2012-13 can be downloaded from the CAS website www.cambridgeaustralia.org.au