“The College gave me much at a very formative part of my life – I cannot repay those who went before me and created and shaped the institution in any better way than to support those following behind me.”
David Anstice AO (Fr 1966) on philanthropy
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THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR GENEROUS BENEFACTORS AND VOLUNTEERS WHO GAVE TO THE COLLEGE IN 2020. WITH YOUR HELP WE HAVE NOW RAISED OVER $4.75M TOWARDS OUR END GOAL OF $7M TO ENABLE ACCESS TO ANDREW’S!
Mr Charlie Taylor Chair of Council
Mr Niall Cairns Chairman of the Foundation
We thank every single one of you for your incredibly generous support, in what was a challenging and difficult year for so many. None of us could have predicted what was in store for 2020; drought, bushfires, a global pandemic and even extreme flooding. We were all forced to make changes to the way we live, work and study, and at College, our students had to do this too.
Please know that each gift you have made in the past year, no matter the size, is making a difference to our students. In 2020 we were grateful that we received continued support for scholarships as
well as assistance to fund the new Thyne Reid Link Building (which Her Excellency, Margaret Beazley AC QC, Governor of New South Wales, was finally able to officially open in March 2021).
Many of our scholarships have been established for some time now, like the Geoff White Scholarship. You will find an interview with the current recipient, Dyone Bettega on page 22. Dyone’s story is not uncommon. Like many others, the support she receives via her scholarship means she has been able to attend College, meet different people and thrive as a student and person as a whole.
The Caldwell Scholarship has offered more than 15 students this same opportunity since its inception in 1998 in memory of alumnus Bill Caldwell. We spoke to the most recent recipient, Adele Burke, to find out how it has helped her in the past year. We also caught up with one of the main donors behind the scholarship, David
Anstice (Fr 1966), who tells us about his connection to College and why he has now supported two major scholarships for St Andrew’s College students. Read their stories on pages 8-11.
Gifts can come in many shapes and forms. For example, in the case of former Vice Principal, Dick Spann, his valuable bequest of his personal collection of books to the College, which are housed in the Spann Library and Reading Rooms, highlights the different ways in which one may give back to our community. Read his story on page 16.
We were very fortunate to be able to connect with our current 1867 Circle members in person this year (whilst closely following COVID-19 restrictions), and acknowledge them for the important role they play in assisting to secure the College’s future. Clifford Blake AO is one of our current 1867 Circle members who is leaving a bequest to the College to support two scholarships. You can read more about Clifford and the 1867 Circle on pages 12-15.
Throughout 2020 we acknowledged
members of the Highlander Club with a gift of cashmere scarves made in Scotland, in the College’s official tartan. We are now looking forward to hosting the first special event with the Highlander Club members in May 2021. Read more about the purpose behind the Highlander Club, the inaugural annual event and how to join on page 30.
Finally, we thank our fellow Foundation Directors, Andrew Murray AM, Russell Bye, Randall Powell, Bob Stitt, Mitchell Taylor, Grace Petre and Amanda Mostyn, for their continued stewardship of our benefactors and the Foundation in 2020. We also encourage any member of our community who is interested in being involved with the Foundation and Board of Management to
get in touch, as we would welcome your input and support.
We also wish to thank Hannah Atwell, Director of Advancement, and her team for all the work they do every day to ensure our Alumni Relations and Philanthropy programs continue to grow and have impact.
We are excited to continue to partner with you, our community and our most passionate advocates and supporters, in 2021 and beyond as we continue to raise funds to increase access to the many opportunities and facilities that St Andrew’s College provides to students. We are deeply grateful for your support
and excited by the world of possibilities it provides our community.
Mr Charlie Taylor Chair of the Council
Mr Niall Cairns
Chairman
of the Foundation
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT IN 2020 FOR PHILANTHROPY, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, OUR STUDENTS.
Despite the multitude of challenges that we have faced this past year as a College community and as members of the wider Australian and International community, it has been inspiring to see a spirit of philanthropy or ‘giving back’ continue to thrive. In 2020, the College and St Andrew’s College Foundation received $631,344 in new gifts and pledges from 95 benefactors in support of our students via scholarships, capital works and the general fund.
We first called upon our community earlier in the year for their help to respond to the impact of the pandemic for the SAC COVID-19 Relief Fund. Later, in December, we turned our focus to increasing our means-tested scholarship funds, in order to secure the future for rural and regional, Indigenous and government school students. In total we raised $90,524 for these causes and were able to help all 26 students who applied for emergency financial relief.
We have also been working with a number of alumni, parents and friends of the College to increase our scholarship funds and in 2020, we were delighted to
establish six new named scholarships, all of which are means-tested.
These include The Adam Casselden SC Scholarship, established by Adam Casselden SC (Fr 1990), and The Blair Scholarship, established by Craig Blair (Fr 1987), which will both assist Government School students from rural and regional areas to take the steps to come to College.
Additionally, Andrew and Lian Wines (Fr 1988, SS 1991), established The Wines Family Medical Scholarship that will provide support to a deserving student studying medicine or pre-medicine for the next three years.
We were also delighted that there were two new scholarships established in support of our female students. The Nancy Reardon-Fonseca Scholarship, established by friends of the College, Adrian Fonseca and Nancy Reardon-Fonseca, will support a female undergraduate student from New South Wales to attend College. The Amanda Mostyn Women in STEM Scholarship will also support a female undergraduate student, studying in the area of STEM and for whom without the
financial support of the scholarship, would otherwise be unable to attend college and university.
The sixth named scholarship is the David Anstice (Fr 1966) Rural & Regional Annual Scholarship, which will provide a significant scholarship to an all-rounder from rural and regional Australia with capacity to make contributions to the community post-university. David Anstice is a longtime supporter of the College and has also set our community a challenge – if we can match his scholarship with three new similar-size scholarships, he has promised to double his own scholarship gift! We look forward to meeting this challenge and encourage anyone who is interested in finding out more to get in touch.
Support for the new building has also continued and The Sukkar Family/ Jordan Sukkar (Fr 2009) Andrew Murray (Fr 1961, SS 1966), Laura & Russell McKinnon (Former Council member) and Mark Burrows (Fr 1962) all dug deep to help fund new bedrooms in the Thyne Reid Link Building. Many parents also made voluntary building fund
donations throughout the year, allowing us to continue with ongoing building maintenance across the campus.
We also know that philanthropy comes in all shapes and sizes and our community are also generous with their time. We thank all of the alumni, parents and friends of the College who have volunteered their time on committees or taken part in the various Professional Development Programs for this year. It would not be possible to run the range of events, activities and programs without your support and participation - thank you.
We would also like to thank the Council, the Foundation Board of Management, the 1867 Circle Committee, the Alumni Society Committee, the Young Alumni Committee and our fresher reunion year volunteers for their continued valuable advice and support throughout 2020.
Ms Hannah Atwell Director of Advancement Executive Officer, SAC Foundation
Scholarships and bursaries continued to be a key focus, with the College receiving $390,566 in combined gifts towards scholarships this year. A further $312,680 was also pledged for future scholarship funds.
In support of the new Thyne Reid Link Building Development, we received $271,575 in gifts and a further $95,000 in pledges towards Capital Works Projects.
A further $8,375 was gifted towards the College’s General Fund to be used as needed across all of these projects.
If you would like more information about our Campaign for St Andrew’s or our other philanthropy programs, please do not hesitate to contact me on T: +61 2 9565 7303 or E: advancement@standrewscollege.edu.au GIVING BY
THE BILL CALDWELL SCHOLARSHIP WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1998 TO HONOUR BILL CALDWELL (FR 1964), WHO WAS TRAGICALLY KILLED IN 1993. THE SCHOLARSHIP WAS CREATED BY A GROUP OF DEDICATED FRIENDS, LED BY TOM YIM (FR 1966) AND DAVID ANSTICE AO (FR 1966). NOW OVER TWENTY YEARS ON, THE SCHOLARSHIP HAS SUPPORTED 15 STUDENTS. WE SPOKE TO THE MOST RECENT RECIPIENT, ADELE BURKE, TO FIND OUT HOW THE SCHOLARSHIP HAS HELPED HER THIS PAST YEAR.
Adele Burke (Fr 2018) was awarded the Bill Caldwell Scholarship in 2020. During her time at College she was part of the Palladian Dance Team, competed in Oration (and won), was a member of the Rosebowl Swimming Team and in her third year, served as Honorary Secretary. Adele is currently completing her studies in Engineering (Honors) with Mechanical Space Engineering/Bachelor of Science (Mathematics) at The University of Sydney. Below, she reflects on her time at St Andrew’s, and how the scholarship affected her.
What has been your favourite thing about College?
The highlight of my College experience over the past three years has certainly been the opportunity to meet, become such good friends with, and be inspired by, so many different types of people from so many different parts of Australia. I think the people I was surrounded by, certainly made each and every experience so much better.
My favourite experience over my time at College was the opportunity to participate in the Sony Children’s Camps in 2018 and 2019, first, as a companion and second,
as Convenor of the camp. Throughout the camp, a team of about 50 students (mostly Drew’s, with a couple of Women’s, Paul’s and John’s students) spend 4 days providing 24-hour supervision for 20 campers with mental and physical disability. The joy the campers and the respite the parents get from the Camp made both weeks the best two weeks of my College experience by far. They are very special memories I will hold onto forever!
How has receiving financial support helped you this year?
In 2020 I was juggling quite a few balls, including three very big ones – College (as Honorary Secretary), Uni (as a Mechanical Space Engineering and Maths student who spent a lot of time at the library) and work (as a tutor at Drew’s, and a Student Ambassador at the University). Receiving financial support this year allowed me to gracefully lower the last ball, instead of being forced to drop one at some point throughout the year. And so, in a year where both Uni and College had to be tackled with a bit more energy (in order to manage online lectures and tutorials, and reimagine 50-year-old college events,
respectively), I was able to walk away from both really happy with what I achieved. Without receiving financial support this year, I do not think the same could have been said. So, thank you!
How necessary do you think scholarships are to the College?
To the College overall, scholarships are so important in achieving the diversity which I mentioned earlier. I am so grateful to be part of the 2018 Fresher year group, who had a higher percentage of students come from outside the Sydney Metropolitan area than usual – I think that scholarships would have been a significant enabler in achieving this. It allowed our year group to meet new people with unfamiliar experiences, and in turn, we were able to discuss new and unfamiliar ideas.
I was able to expand my, arguably, quite insular worldview, coming from a private girl’s school in The Canberra Bubble. I had discussions and debates with people with very different opinions and backgrounds on a whole range of topics. In one instance, after having a conversation with a student in our year about the benefits of it, I began practicing mindfulness every day. And the same student, who was raised on a cattle
farm, became vegetarian after I explained the reasons why I was one myself, and suggested a book for him to read on the topic. These discussions and debates, which were made so much richer due to the diversity in our year group, allowed us to become more well-rounded people over the past three years, and I think that the diversity of our year group came as a result of the generosity of benefactors and the availability of scholarships.
What is your plan for this next year?
This year I will work towards completing my second to last year of University and will move into a share house in Darlinghurst with two of my friends from Drew’s. I will be around Drew’s a little –working as the Senior Academic Tutor for STEM, and also as a 2021 Taylor Scholar.
Lastly, is there anything you would like to say to your benefactors?
Thank you for your generosity, because I think it is donations like yours that really make Drew’s what it is. When I was accepted into Drew’s, I soon realised that there is a culture here of striving to better oneself every day, and this is true whether academics, sports, performing arts or community service is ‘your thing.’
Financial support is the backbone of that culture. It allowed the people who I looked up to when I first came to Drew’s – people who were striving to better themselves, and thus, excelling in ‘their thing’ – to be here. It also allowed me to be here and to see that, and so, encouraged me to achieve in ‘my things’ – academics, leadership, debating and public speaking. When I
was recognised for those achievements by being awarded with financial support, it provided me with a nudge to keep on going.
I hope that I was fortunate enough to be a part of continuing that culture, and I know it will stay with me for the rest of my life. I cannot thank you enough for helping me to experience it in the first place.
The Advancement Office would like to thank Adele for taking the time to share her story with us.
DESPITE HAVING SPENT THE LAST 30 YEARS LIVING AND WORKING IN THE UNITED STATES, DAVID ANSTICE HAS MAINTAINED A STRONG CONNECTION WITH HIS AUSTRALIAN ROOTS, AND WITH HIS COLLEGE, ST ANDREW’S. IN 1998, DAVID ESTABLISHED A SCHOLARSHIP, TOGETHER WITH TOM YIM (FR 1966), IN MEMORIAM OF THEIR FRIEND BILL CALDWELL (FR 1964). DAVID ALSO SUPPORTED THREE ROOMS IN THE NEW HANKS BUILDING A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO. MORE RECENTLY, HE ESTABLISHED A NEW ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP, THE DAVID ANSTICE RURAL & REGIONAL SCHOLARSHIP, TO GIVE A STUDENT FROM THE COUNTRY THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE THEIR UNIVERSITY EDUCATION IN A RESIDENTIAL COLLEGE.
What would you say was the best thing about your time at College?
The lifelong friends I made at St Andrew’s. What made you choose to live at St Andrew’s rather than anywhere else?
As a boy from Wagga Wagga, I could not attend University and live at home. I was Presbyterian, and had been to The Scots College. St Andrew’s was linked by its religion and was a known quantity to my parents. I am so glad I never went to Paul’s or Wesley, and John’s was never in the mix!
Why did you choose to study Economics at University? Do you have any advice for students in the same focus and looking to enter the workforce soon?
I wanted a business (or maybe a federal government) career, preferably with an international footprint or focus. I did not want to go into a profession such as medicine, dentistry or law. Economics did not equip you for business per se, but it did equip me well for thinking about and analyzing interesting business and political issues.
College was quite different in your time to today – what are the main changes that stand out to you today?
Inclusion of women, obviously. A great addition! Technology-enabled learning today must be a big difference from my time. I think the significant emphasis on academic achievement is to be applauded – that was less so in my time. What has not changed is the sense of College as a real community, which provides an openness to disciplines and activities beyond the strict confines of any one faculty or school. What has changed is likely superficial (I am sure the food is better). The spirit of community whilst at University is the critical advantage of college.
How did the College shape your future employment and life opportunities?
Employment, not directly at all I would say - there were no careers events, no networks of business folks, and so on back then. Most students were in one or the other of the professions. But College did equip me for life, in all its abundance. It was formative in my first three years of being responsible for myself.
In your opinion, what is the most important work that the College does?
Provide, through a full-blooded residential experience, a sense of community, and an understanding of the need for pursuing seriously what you have chosen to do with your life, and connecting with like minded others. You finally get a chance to know who you are, and what you might be capable of doing.
What contribution or achievement in relation to College are you proudest of?
That I graduated – given all the distractions!
You have been based in the US now for nearly 30 years – what are the differences to Australia in lifestyle and career?
The USA exists on a grander scale and a more global stage. Development of talent is taken very seriously in the corporate sector, enhancing diversity is second nature (although it may not always seem so from this distance), and quality of effort is all. Standards are set high and pursued - at least that is what I found (but I was lucky in my lifelong employer). By contrast, I would say Australia is simply less ambitious, and
willing to take a better lifestyle as a tradeoff. That is not a criticism. I understand the attractions of the Australian work/life balance. But if you want to find out how good you are, you have to play in the major leagues. I guess I believe fundamentally that each person should contribute to their full capacity – and you have to find out what that is. Australians do that in sport actually.
What do you like to do in your spare time away from work?
Swim. Play tennis. Watch (and play) cricket. Walk. Travel extensively. Read history. Go to the opera, and the theatre. Support Australia.
Why did you choose to establish the Bill Caldwell scholarship?
Bill was a good friend, and someone who was destined for great achievements. His life was cut short by a freak accident, and he left a wife and four young children. A way to remember him was very important. Your scholarship supports a student who has achieved across their academics and extra-curricular activities (sport/culture/ music/arts) and shown leadership. Can you expand further on why these values
were important to this scholarship?
A residential college experience adds significantly to a University degree. An individual needs to understand and appreciate others, to develop perspective and an appreciation of life beyond narrow confines. Sport, music, culture, travel, reading outside your job needsthese all broaden horizons and deepen understanding of others. Leaders, properly experienced and equipped, can take people and organisations to better places that they had not imagined before.
What motivates you to stay involved with the College?
It gave me much at a very formative part of my life - I cannot repay those who went before me in any better way than to support those following behind me.
As a supporter of the College, an alumnus and a philanthropist, what advice would you give others considering making a gift or leaving a bequest?
Make gifts every year (I have not always!), and make gifts that you are comfortable with financially - $20 is fine (it means you care). When you are considering a larger
gift, talk to people at the College about what are the most important needs today, and find an intersection point for common ground.
In 2020, David established a significant annual scholarship that will support a rural and regional student to come to St Andrew’s for the next three years. In conjunction with this, David has also set the College and Foundation a fundraising challenge: If we can match his new scholarship with three similar size gifts (solo donations, or a group donation), he has pledged to give a second scholarship the same size as the first. If you think you might be interested in helping us double the size of David’s scholarship gift and support even more students, please get in contact with Hannah Atwell, Director of Advancement for more information via T: +61 2 9565 7303 or E: advancement@standrewscollege.edu.au
The Advancement Office would like to thank David for taking the time to share his story with us and for setting this fundraising challenge.
THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR 1867 CIRCLE MEMBERS FOR YOUR ONGOING SUPPORT. WE LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING YOU TO THE ANNUAL 1867 CIRCLE LUNCH ON FRIDAY 15 OCTOBER 2021.
The 1867 Circle was established in recognition of those who bequeath a part of their estate to further the aims and objectives of the College in our development of present and future students.
Every year, the 1867 Circle members come together for their annual lunch. Last year saw us host our most popular 1867 Circle Event yet, moving the event from its usual space in the Reading Room up to the Chapel.
1867 Circle members and their guests were taken for a tour of the Thyne Reid Link Building hosted by Principal Wayne Erickson, before returning to the Chapel for a program of lunch, musical entertainment and an elite athlete guest speaker panel.
The music was provided by James Armstrong (Fr 2019), who, accompanied by pianist Estelle Shircore Barker, played the first movement from Schubert’s Violin Sonata in A Major.
After the popularity of the guest speaker panel in 2019, the College once again invited three speakers to join the lunch and talk to their area of expertise. This year
was themed around elite sports and the upcoming Tokyo Olympics, now postponed to 2021. Moderated by Foundation Board Member Amanda Mostyn, guests heard from triple jumper and athlete Connor Murphy (Fr 2020), waterpolo player Hannah Buckling (Fr 2010) and trap shooter Glenn Kable (Fr 1981), our aspiring, current and seasoned Olympians respectively.
The lunch was a welcome opportunity for many members to catch up, and for their guests to revisit the College and reminisce about their days as students.
The College aims to hold the 2021 annual lunch on Friday 15th October. If you would like more information about becoming a member of the 1867 Circle, or attending the annual lunch, please get in contact with the Advancement Office or a member of the 1867 Circle Committee. The 1867 Circle Committee comprises Niall Cairns, Colin Davidson, Andrew Murray AM, Bob Stitt QC, Stuart Niven and Nick Palethorpe.
We are pleased to be releasing a new Bequest Brochure in the coming months. We look forward to circulating this in our community, and continuing to share
with you the impact of bequests, and the activities of the 1867 Circle community over the coming year.
If you would like more information about the 1867 Circle, or about leaving a bequest, please contact:
Hannah Atwell via T: 9565 7303 or E: advancement@standrewscollege.edu.au
David Anstice AO (Fr 1966)
Reginald Baillie (Fr 1927)*
Roderick Balfour (Fr 1959)
Geoffrey Bernays (Fr 1946)*
Clifford Blake AO (Fr 1962)
James Body (Fr 1990)
Mark Burrows AO (Fr 1962)
Niall Cairns (Fr 1981)
Nick Carson (Fr 1959)*
Robert Carter (Fr 1990)
Derek Cassidy QC (Fr 1950)
Colin Davidson OAM (Fr 1954)
John Elston (Fr 1951)*
Wayne Erickson (Principal)
Neil Ericksson (Fr 1992)
Frank Fisher (Fr 1950)
John Hanks (Fr 1943)*
Ian Harper AM (Fr 1950)
Stephen Higgs AM (Fr 1967)
Don Jamieson (Fr 1954)
Arthur Johnson (Fr 1957)
Boyd Johnson (Fr 1946)*
Peter Kemp (Fr 1983)
Ross MacPherson (Fr 1975)
James Mactier (Fr 1987)
Philip Marchant (Fr 1943)
James McIntyre RFD (Fr 1963)
Fiona McQueen (Friend)
Paul & Sue McShane (Friends)
Max Menzies (Fr 1965)
Andrew Murray AM (Fr 1961)
Stuart Niven (Fr 1984)
Nick Palethorpe (Fr 1963)
Andrew Pauza (Fr 1985)
Peter Plaskitt (Fr 1958)
Martin Rathbone (Fr 1959)
Andrew Scott (Fr 1951)
John Sergeant (Fr 1983)
Andrew Shelley (Fr 1988)
Gavin Souter AO (Fr 1946)
Olaf Spence (Fr 1929)*
Bob Stitt QC (Fr 1959)
Hugh Taylor (Fr 1947)*
Charlie Taylor (Fr 1982)
Dick Tooth OAM RFD (Fr 1948)*
Peter Wilkinson (Fr 1960)
Bob Wines (Fr 1959)
Tom Yim (Fr 1966)
* those members who are now deceased.
CLIFFORD BLAKE FIRST CAME TO ST ANDREW’S COLLEGE IN 1962 AS A RESIDENTIAL TUTOR, BEFORE LATER BEING APPOINTED AS THE WILSON FELLOW AND SENIOR TUTOR FROM 1968 - 1970. GRADUATING FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY WITH THE UNIVERSITY MEDAL IN AGRICULTURE IN 1958, HE ALSO STUDIED AT ROTHAMSTED EXPERIMENTAL STATION IN ENGLAND, EARNING HIS PHD FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF LONDON. CLIFFORD THEN WENT ON TO TRAVEL TO THE USA AS A ROCKEFELLER FELLOW, BEFORE RETURNING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY AS A LECTURER IN PLANT PATHOLOGY. IN 1988 HE WAS MADE A MEMBER OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA FOR SERVICES TO TERTIARY EDUCATION. HE LATER BECAME THE FIRST VICE-CHANCELLOR OF CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY FROM 1990 THROUGH TO 2001. CLIFFORD IS AN HONORARY FELLOW OF ST ANDREW’S COLLEGE AND A CURRENT MEMBER OF THE 1867 CIRCLE.
What are some of your favourite memories of your time being associated with the College?
• The great diversity of student backgrounds, the population was very interesting. Some of whom became notable people on a national basis.
• Meeting Dick Spann, the most impressive academic I have ever met. He always had advice to give, and held the place together.
• Time spent in the Senior Common Room with professors and senior academic staff.
What made you choose to come to Sydney University, and live and work at St Andrew’s College rather than anywhere else?
There weren’t many other universities to go to – the others didn’t exist. Newcastle was still a college. There was only Sydney and New England, but agriculture was mainly at The University of Sydney.
College was quite different in your time. What are the main changes that stand
The College has changed tremendously, and for the better. The entry of women into College, and other things have changed too – it’s an intellectual place. The development of music and other artistic pursuits in the College have been significant.
In your opinion, what is the most important work that the College does?
It does many important things. College provides an environment conducive to good scholarship. It is a convenient place to live, and students can concentrate on their studies. It is also a great place of networking. People do form those networks in student days, and they endure for a lifetime. College also offers insights into other students’ lives and backgrounds, which in turn helps to broaden interest and understandings.
You studied agriculture at the University of Sydney. Do you have any advice for students looking to study and have a successful career in Agriculture?
It is a vitally important field. Agricultural practice is undergoing a big change, moving from small to big farms. There is much more mechanisation, and plant breeding has changed to newer breeding techniques being used. There is concern about water conversation and growing drought resistant crop varieties that use less water.
You were the Wilson Fellow and Senior Tutor from 1968-1970 at the College. What did these roles involve in those days?
The Wilson Fellowship was a benefaction to the College, and was awarded to encourage a senior academic to become resident at the College. It was a requirement to live at College, and be a tutor. The Senior Tutor position was unconnected to the fellowship. The job was to organise the tutorials, recruiting people to be tutors, then setting up the arrangements for the tutorials to be held and encouraging students to attend them.
How did your experience at St Andrew’s College help you to shape your future
employment and life opportunities?
I developed an interest in educational administration, and educational management, and wanted to champion the voice of the students.
You became the Vice-Chancellor of Charles Sturt University, from 1990 through to 2001 and then after your retirement from CSU in July 2001, you took up a Vice-Chancellor position at Adelaide University from August 2001. How did you find the shift from research and lecturing in agriculture to running a university? What were some of the challenges you faced in those positions and how did you overcome them?
It was very satisfying, but to become the VC of the youngest University and then third oldest university was quite a
dramatic change. At Charles Sturt you could almost change things overnight, but The University of Adelaide had long standing traditions, and to get a minor change through was a huge thing.
There were some challenges at Charles Sturt. It was the first time there was a university in the town. To establish the university values in a country city was a challenge, and getting the town to welcome the university was hard. The city was interested in money and employment, and what it taught and how it taught was not such a big concern. The region beyond the city, local councils and businesses gave enormous support, however.
You are also a member of the 1867 Circle, having indicated you have left a bequest to the College. Could you expand further on why you chose to do
this and why you think bequests are important?
I have left two scholarships, to be awarded to students who have done their HSC in non-metropolitan Sydney. I want to take someone like myself who went to a small high school where they may not have full exposure to HSC courses, and give them the chance to come to The University of Sydney and get all the experiences that come with St Andrew’s College.
I want to repay some of the money that the University and College paid me, as a Fellow and a tutor. I want to repay all of that.
The Advancement Office would like to thank Clifford for taking the time to share his story with us.
Of the many donations to the College’s ample library collections, the bequest of over 12,000 volumes by Vice Principal Professor Dick Spann was by far the most complete and wide-ranging. His collection is now spread across shelves in the Reading Room and Spann Library, each volume identified with a serpentine ‘Sp’ on the spine. It is a testament to Spann’s avid, if idiosyncratic, mind that his personal library covered topics as diverse as classical literature, economic thought, local and global history, philosophy, politics and contemporary society.
Richard Neville Spann was not born in the 19th Century. He was in fact born in 1916, the child of joiner and cabinetmaker Thomas and Laura Martha Spann of Manchester.
From a background of no great privilege, Spann won a scholarship to Oxford where he read Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at Balliol College, graduating BA in 1937 (promoted MA 1946). After three years lecturing at the University of his native Manchester, he joined the Royal Navy in 1942 where he served as paymaster on numerous ships.
After academic posts as a Rockefeller Foundation fellow at Harvard and Chicago Universities, and the Bureau of Budget in Washington DC, Spann accepted a Professorship of Public and Government Administration at The University of Sydney in 1954. It was at this time that he entered St Andrew’s College as Vice Principal. An energetic committeeman, Professor Spann served dutifully on many boards and bodies, within the University, but also in College and the wider community. He was twice Dean of Economics.
Spann was among the last generation of academic professors to achieve a Chair on the strength of a bachelor’s degree. The addendum of M.B.E. to his postnominals perhaps satisfied the superfluity of letters looked for in such a post, however, his real qualification was his prodigious research output of over fifty books, chapters, and articles.
As well as scholarly contributions, Professor Spann also advised Government directly. In the years during and after the Vietnam War, America and Australia saw the nations of South East Asia through the crude metaphor of dominos waiting for fall to
Communist influence. Spann’s expertise in government administration was called on to help develop Western-style models for governments in the region.
Later in life, Spann reflected that he had spread his scholarly interests too wide to make a lasting contribution to any particular field. Certainly, his knowledge and library were diverse. Even so, many of his textbooks enjoyed uncommon longevity. As a monument to a mind and a man, however, his enormous library, proudly housed in the College’s finest public rooms, gives us a unique insight into his life, interests and work.
Mr Alex Wright (Fr 2014)
Faculty Head (Arts) and Acting Archivist
Top image: Professor Spann in conversation with the Vietnamese Ambassador and then Minister for Army, Malcolm Fraser.
Bottom image: Students studying in the library today.
THANKS TO THE GENEROSITY OF PAST AND PRESENT BENEFACTORS, THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS WERE AWARDED NAMED SCHOLARSHIPS IN 2020
BILL CALDWELL SCHOLARSHIP
Established in 1998 in memory of an eminent Senior Student Bill Caldwell (Fr 1964). Awarded to a meritorious student at the University of Sydney assessed on academic, extra-curricular (sports and/or cultural) and leadership merit.
Adele Burke Mech/ Space Engr. (Hons)/ Science (Mathematics) 3rd Year
CLITHEROE FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP
Established in 2013 to enable an all-rounder the opportunity to enjoy the College experience.
Daniel Breden Commerce/ Advanced Studies 2nd Year
COUNTRY EDUCATION FOUNDATION
Established in 2015 as a collaboration between CEF and St Andrew’s College scholarships to assist rural and regional students, who, without the scholarship, would not have the financial means to attend College.
Oscar Cheal Business 1st Year
Charlotte Haling Law/ Arts 1st Year
Lydia Munro Business/ Law 1st Year
Daniel O’Brien Arts/ Advanced Studies 1st Year
Aidan Wearne Health Sciences 1st Year
DONALD JAMIESON SCHOLARSHIP
Established in 2009 by an alumnus, Mr Donald Jamieson (Fr 1954). Awarded to a student from country NSW, enrolled in either Engineering or Science at the University of Sydney, with regard being had to his or her family means and superior secondary school achievement.
Samuel Vail Engineering/ Music 4th Year
GEOFFREY WHITE SCHOLARSHIP FOR MEDICINE
Established in 2016 to honour the legacy of highly respected alumnus Geoffrey White (Fr 1970) who was a world-renowed pioneer in the field of Vascular Surgery.
Dyone Bettega Medical Science 4th Year
HALLIDAY RURAL & REGIONAL SCHOLARSHIP
Established in 2019 by alumnus Alex Halliday (Fr 1965). Awarded to two first year undergraduate students from a rural & regional background who are demonstrated all-rounders and have a capacity and willingness to contribute to College life.
Sophie Hoskins-Murphy Arts/ Law 1st Year
Daniel O’Brien Arts/ Advanced Studies 1st Year
INDIGENOUS SCHOLARSHIPS
Established in 2009 by the St Andrew’s College Foundation as a scholarship in fee relief to assist Indigenous students.
Asher Clark Biotechnology (Environmental) 1st Year
Maykooth Farrawell Design Computing 3rd Year
Kodie Goolagong Music (Contemporary) 3rd Year
Lucas Grima Engineering 3rd Year
Onyinye Nwamadi Arts 1st Year
Oliver Whiteley Arts 2nd Year
MOSTYN FAMILY FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP
Established in 2018 with a gift from the Mostyn Family Foundation to be awarded to a first year student demonstrating high academic ability and whose background contributes to the diversity of the student body.
Grace Papworth Law/ Arts 2nd Year
PETRE FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP
Established in 2018, by the Petre Family Foundation as a scholarship in fee relief to assist two female students.
Nina Fan Music 1st Year
Jamie Hemmingway Applied Sc. (Physiotherapy) 1st Year
PLASKITT FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP
Established in 2017, by the Plaskitt Family as a scholarship in fee relief to assist two students (one from rural NSW, one from New Zealand).
Akin Brown Science 1st Year
Cassidy Watts Music 2nd Year
RALPH SALSBURY SCHOLARSHIP
Established in 1998 from the Estate of Professor Stephen Salsbury in memory of his father. Awarded to a student in the Faculty of Engineering.
Thomas MacKenzie-Wood Engr./ Commerce 2nd Year
ROBERT STEIN SCHOLARSHIP
Established in 1993 in memory of a former Vice-Principal of the College. Awarded to a Law student at the University of Sydney.
Alexandra Gerrard Arts & Social Science/ Law 2nd Year
SAC ALUMNI SOCIETY SCHOLARSHIP
Awarded for contribution to College life (children of alumni are especially considered). Service to the Students’ Club House Committee and satisfactory academic achievement are key to criteria.
Benjamin Adams Accounting 3rd Year
Adele Burke Mech/ Space Engr. (Hons)/ Science (Mathematics) 3rd Year
Callum Cooke Property Economics 3rd Year
Emily Cooke Science 3rd Year
ST ANDREW’S COLLEGE MEDAL
Awarded to the student on completing 144 credit points with the highest level of academic achievement at Universtiy while resident at St Andrew’s College.
Amy White Science (Advanced) 4th Year
NICK CARSON PRIZE IN LAW
Established in memory of Nick Carson (Fr 1959). Awarded to a resident studying at the Sydney Law School, who has maintained a distinction average throughout their degree.
Jasper Gotterson Law/ Commerce 3rd Year
ST ANDREW’S SCHOLARS
Established in 2015 by St Andrew’s College Council to support students that have outstanding potential and commitment to become leaders in the College, the University and the wider community
Dominic Albertson Aeronautical Engr./ Science 5th Year
Clare Hunt Science 4th Year
Alexander Hoskinson Commerce/ Law 3rd Year
Ragavi Jeyakumar Medicine 3rd Year
James Haskis Engineering(Hons)/ Law 3rd Year
Katinka Morris Science/ Advanced Studies 2nd Year
Lachlan Martin Law/ Commerce 2nd Year
Finlay Ball Economics/ Law 1st Year
Kupakwashe
Matangira Law/ Arts 1st Year
Onor Nottle Law/ Arts 1st Year
THYNE REID E12 SCHOLARSHIPS
Established in 2015 as a combined scholarship between the University of Sydney, the Country Education Foundation and the Thyne Reid Foundation. Awarded to a number of students from rural or regional Australia.
Judith Browne Vet Biology/ Vet Medicine 2nd Year
Suzanne Glenday Arts/ Advanced Studies 3rd Year
THYNE REID TRUST SCHOLARSHIP
Established in 1977. An all round Merit Scholarship awarded for the length of the student’s degree and on the basis of results obtained in Year 12 or equivalent examinations.
Jasper Gotterson Law/ Commerce 3rd Year
THANKS TO THE GENEROSITY OF PAST AND PRESENT BENEFACTORS, THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS WERE AWARDED SCHOLARSHIPS IN 2020
TAYLOR SCHOLARSHIP
Established in 2015 by alumni Mr Charles Taylor (Fr 1982), to support fourth and fifth year students to develop a project that contributes to College life.
Lachlan Barrett Education (Primary) 4th Year
Rohan Browning Arts/ Law 5th Year
Nicholas Craze Science/ Biomedical Engr. 5th Year
Thomas Dowse Commerce/ Arts 5th Year
Elizabeth Harper Music Studies/ Arts 4th Year
Benjamin Herlihy Music (Performance/ Jazz) 4th Year
Alexander Hoskinson Commerce/ Law 3rd Year
Thomas Hunt Art/ Science 4th Year
Hugo Mactier Commerce 4th Year
Jack Richards Economics 4th Year
Zachary Whitehead Commerce 5th Year
Mei Zheng Science (Advanced) 4th Year
TONY DAMIAN SCHOLARSHIP
Established in 2015 by alumnus Mr Tony Damian (Fr 1990), to support a student from regional Australia.
Adrian Whitehall Music (Performance) 4th Year
WRD STEVENSON SCHOLARSHIP
Established by Mrs R Stevenson in 2000 in memory of her husband, Robert Stevenson (Fr 1932). Awarded to assist a Law student.
Monty Hannaford Arts/ Law 2nd Year
THE GEOFFREY WHITE SCHOLARSHIP FOR MEDICINE WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2016 BY THE COMBINED EFFORTS OF FRIENDS AND FAMILY OF GEOFFREY WHITE (FR 1970), THE ST ANDREW’S COLLEGE COMMUNITY AND THE ST ANDREW’S COLLEGE FOUNDATION. IT IS CURRENTLY THE ONLY PERPETUAL SCHOLARSHIP TO SUPPORT MEDICAL STUDENTS.
The scholarship is in honour of eminent alumnus Associate Professor Geoffrey White AM (Fr 1970), who was a worldrenowned pioneer in the field of Vascular Surgery. Geoff tragically passed away in 2012 after a two-year battle with melanoma.
A second-generation Andrewsman, Geoff was best known for being a leader in the development of vascular treatments that replaced intrusive open heart surgery with far less invasive procedures, vastly improving the survival rates of patients. Geoff collaborated with colleagues, including fellow Andrewsman Emeritus Professor John Harris (Fr 1967) and Dr Michael Stevenson, to develop innovative new techniques and medical devices for minimally invasive endovascular surgery making open surgery for blocked arteries virtually obsolete.
His work led to many patents worldwide, three published textbooks and countless research papers. He was a founding member of the International Society of Endovascular Surgery and a Member of the International Society of Cardiovascular
Surgery. His work continues in the lives of patients who benefit today from his pioneering techniques.
The memorial scholarship is for a student studying medicine at the University of Sydney who maintains a distinction average, and has a demonstrated need for financial support. The scholarship has supported three students so far, and the College will continue to honour Geoff White’s legacy through this scholarship, inspiring and providing for medical students in years to come.
We spoke with 2020 recipient Dyone Bettega (Fr 2018), pictured right, about how the Geoffrey White Scholarship has helped her achieve her goals. Dyone is in her fourth year, studying a Bachelor of Medical Science at The University of Sydney. She is also a Pastoral Care Leader and avid sportswoman, having been a member of the Rosebowl Rowing, Hockey, Basketball and Athletics Teams during her time at College so far.
What have been your favourite experiences at College?
I love meeting my peers who have come to St Andrew’s from all walks of life and with so many interesting stories, unique interests and amazing personalities! Additionally, I’ve loved partaking in any and all sport at College. It’s such an incredible way to foster strong team spirit, to have a laugh and to enjoy competing for each other and the wider College community.
What are your plans for this next year?
This year I will be continuing my residence at St Andrew’s College and undertaking
my final two units of study for my degree. Subsequently, I am hoping to enter into an honours research year and simultaneously prepare for the GAMSAT.
How do you see scholarships making an impact at St Andrew’s?
Scholarships give opportunities for people to become a member of the College community who would otherwise not have been able to afford the experience. I think scholarships are crucial in ensuring diversity in our College cohorts by allowing students with various experiences, from various cultures and with differing world views to come together and create a meshwork of ideas. This is enormously important for enacting change and
progression through the fabric of society. How important has receiving financial support been to you this year?
Financial support has meant that I am able to live at College in such a dynamic environment that allows its members to grow and learn a lot more about themselves in the process. I have loved rubbing shoulders with people who I know will go on to lead our communities as our politicians, doctors, teachers and lawyers. My peers have inspired me greatly to reach for the stars and set my mind to whatever I want to achieve.
What would you like to tell those who made this scholarship possible?
I would like to thank you for the monetary support the scholarship has given me, thus allowing me to reside at College in 2020. Additionally, and more poignant for me, I would like to thank you for awarding me this prestigious scholarship, it has given me great confidence in my own academic ability and has pushed me to thrive academically over this past year at College. Being the recipient of the Geoffrey White Scholarship was an ever present reminder to work hard, believe in myself and to do Geoffrey and the College proud through strong academic results.
The Advancement Office would like to thank Dyone for taking the time to share her story with us.
THANK YOU TO ALL OUR BENEFACTORS FOR YOUR ONGOING SUPPORT.
Robert Bown (Fr 1959)
Mark Burrows (Fr 1962)
Colin Cargill (Fr 1959)
Geoff Cohen (Fr 1967)
Hamish Dalziell (Fr 1961)
Jennifer Eddy (Parent)
Adrian Gonzalez (Parent)
John Hudson (Fr 1959)
Andrew Hunn (Parent)
Marguerite Hunn (Parent)
William Hurst (Fr 1959)
Ian Jackman (Fr 1981)
Nicola Jackman (Friend)
Ken Keith (Fr 1973)
Russell McKinnon (Friend)
Laura McKinnon (Friend)
Fergus Munro (Fr 1959)
Ken Neale (Fr 1961)
Matthew Reynolds (Parent)
Melinda Reynolds (Parent)
Joanna Ryan (Friend)
Justin Ryan (Friend)
Alison Schell (Parent)
Chris Schell (Parent)
Alan Sharrock (Fr 1959)
Bob Stitt (Fr 1959)
Brigitte Vahl (Parent)
William Vahl (Parent)
Andrew Wines (Fr 1988)
Edwin Wolfe (Fr 1959)
A&P Murray Family Foundation
Kenyon Foundation
SAC Alumni Society
SCHOLARSHIPS
John Ball (Fr 1970)
Peter Bentley (Fr 1980)
Geoffrey Bernays (Fr 1946)
Moira Bettega (Parent)
Paolo Bettega (Parent)
Craig Blair (Fr 1987)
Stephen Burns (Fr 1981)
Susan Burns (Parent)
Melanie Caffrey (Friend)
Niall Cairns (Fr 1981)
Joe Campbell (Fr 1966)
Robert Carter (Fr 1990)
Adam Casselden (Fr 1990)
Will Cesta (Fr 2015)
Alexandra Crammond (Parent)
Tony Damian (Fr 1990)
Colin Davidson (Fr 1954)
Whitney Drayton (Friend)
Catherine Drayton (Friend)
Nick Farr-Jones (Fr 1981)
Angela Farr-Jones (Parent)
Amanda Fenwicke (Parent)
David Fenwicke (Parent)
Adrian Fonseca (Friend)
David Fraser (Fr 1992)
Paul Gavel (Fr 1980)
Ross Glasson (Fr 1961)
David Golland (Fr 1969)
Graham Grant (Fr 1951)
Dick Halliday (Fr 1954)
Alexander Halliday (Fr 1965)
Arthur Johnson (Fr 1957)
Paul Le Messurier (Fr 1958)
Ross MacPherson (Fr 1973)
Peter Malouf (Fr 1956)
Keith Murree-Allen (Fr 1954)
Patrick Nicholas (Parent)
Don Nicol (Fr 1984)
Stuart Niven (Fr 1984)
Colin Peake (Fr 1980)
Randall Powell (Fr 1973)
Martin Rathbone (Fr 1959)
Nancy Reardon-Fonseca (Friend)
Alex Rhydderch (Fr 1994)
Johanna Scott (Fr 2004)
Michael Stening (Fr 1982)
Minami Takahashi (Fr 2014)
Charlie Taylor (Fr 1982)
Andrew Whittingham (Fr 2007)
Cairns Family Trust
The Clitheroe Foundation
Mostyn Family Foundation
Petre Family Foundation
Wines Family Charitable Trust
Peters Family Foundation
Anonymous
Alister Abadee (Parent)
Kerry Abadee (Parent)
Lea Arnold (Parent)
Mark Arnold (Parent)
Hannah Atwell (Staff)
Moira Bettega (Parent)
Paolo Bettega (Parent)
James Butler (Parent)
Sarah Butler (Parent)
Anne Eastwood (Friend)
Graeme Eastwood (Friend)
Wayne Erickson (Principal)
Nick Farr-Jones (Fr 1981)
Angela Farr-Jones (Parent)
Ross Macpherson (Fr 1973)
Peter Plaskitt (Fr 1958)
Libby Plaskitt (Fr 1958)
Joe Reckling (Parent)
Vicki Reckling (Parent)
Juthamas Ruangvanish (Parent)
Kittipoj Ruangvanish (Fr 1982)
Donna van Dongen (Parent)
Peter van Dongen (Parent)
Fred Woollard (Fr 1983)
SAC Alumni Society
Hannah Atwell (Staff)
Prue Downes (Friend)
David Downes (Friend)
Anne Eastwood (Friend)
Graeme Eastwood (Friend)
Jacki Harding (Parent)
Richard Harding (Parent)
Peter Mackenzie-Wood (Fr 1987)
Angus Raine (Parent)
Natasha Raine (Parent)
Peter Titley (Fr 1966)
Peter van Dongen (Parent)
Donna van Dongen (Parent)
Justin Woodcock (Parent)
Neil Anderson (Fr 1955)
James Hawkins (Fr 1961)
John Lovell (Fr 1945)
Peter Malouf (Fr 1956)
John Reid (Fr 1927)
Peter Stewart (Fr 1947)
Trent van Veen (Fr 1982)
WE VALUE AND HONOR ALL OF OUR SUPPORTERS AND ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR FOUNDATION MEMBERSHIP LEVEL. WE LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING YOU TO THE FOUNDERS & BENEFACTORS SERVICE AND DINNER ON MONDAY 30 AUGUST 2021.
PATRONS
Clifford Blake (Fr 1962)
John Hanks (Fr 1943)
Charlie Taylor (Fr 1982)
Stephen Salsbury (Friend)
Thyne Reid Foundation
St Andrew’s College Foundation
AMBASSADORS
David Anstice (Fr 1966)
Niall Cairns (Fr 1981)
David Kenyon (Fr 1975)
Carolyn Petre (Friend)
Daniel Petre (Friend)
Peter Plaskitt (Fr 1958)
Elizabeth Plaskitt (Friend)
Denise Yim (Friend)
Tom Yim (Fr 1966)
Kenyon Foundation
Petre Foundation
Plaskitt Family Foundation
Yim Family Trust
SAC Alumni Society
GOVERNORS
Campbell Anderson (Fr 1959)
Neil Anderson (Fr 1954)
Montagu Beesley (Fr 1954)
Andrew Best (Parent)
Natalie Best (Parent)
Alan Blanch (Fr 1967)
Ashley Brown (Fr 1985)
Mark Burrows (Fr 1962)
Russell Bye (Fr 1973)
Hugh Cairns (Friend)
Nick Carson (Fr 1959)
Simon Carson (Fr 1994)
Adam Casselden (Fr 1990)
Richard Charlton (Fr 1952)
Louise Clegg (Parent)
Paul Clitheroe (Friend)
Vicki Clitheroe (Friend)
Grant Close (Friend)
Sandra Close (Friend)
Geoff Cohen (Fr 1967)
Sheila Cohen (Friend)
John Crane (Fr 1942)
Tony Damian (Fr 1990)
Wayne Erickson (Principal)
Josie Gollan (Fr 2005)
Campbell Hanan (Fr 1989)
Ian Harper (Fr 1950)
Roey Higgs (Friend)
Stephen Higgs (Fr 1967)
Leonard Humphreys (Friend)
Ian Jackman (Fr 1981)
Nicola Jackman (Friend)
Don Jamieson (Fr 1954)
Scott Jamieson (Friend)
Arthur Johnson (Fr 1957)
John Loveridge (Fr 1966)
Philip Marchant (Fr 1943)
Hunter McEwen (Fr 1957)
Russell McKinnon (Fr 1997)
Fiona McQueen (Friend)
Edward Morgan (Fr 1944)
Amanda Mostyn (Friend)
Richard Mostyn (Friend)
Cameron Mostyn (Fr 2005)
Peter Moye (Fr 1961)
Andrew Murray (Fr 1961)
Prim Murray (Friend)
Ken Neale (Fr 1961)
David Nicol (Fr 1984)
Stuart Niven (Fr 1984)
Nick Palethorpe (Fr 1963)
Wayne Peters (Fr 1975)
Jane Peters (Friend)
Randall Powell (Fr 1973)
Martin Rathbone (Fr 1959)
George Reid (Fr 1982)
Georgina Reid (Friend)
Andrew Scott (Fr 1951)
John Sergeant (Fr 1983)
Andrew Shelley (Fr 1988)
Robin Stevenson (Friend)
Bob Stitt (Fr 1959)
Angus Taylor (Fr 1955)
Hugh Taylor (Fr 1947)
Peter Taylor (Fr 1986)
Trent van Veen (Fr 1982)
Kevin White (Fr 1941)
Peter Wilkinson (Fr 1960)
Jan Wilkinson (Friend)
Bob Wines (Fr 1959)
Fred Woollard (Fr 1983)
Andrew & Prim Murray Family Foundation Clitheroe Foundation
Estate Late Agnes Christiansen
James N Kirby Foundation
Mostyn Family Foundation
Pickles Foundation
Ryan Family Foundation
St Andrew’s College Council
Vincent Fairfax Family
Westpac Banking Corp
Douglas Arnott (Fr 1990)
Reginald Baillie (Fr 1927)
Tony Bartley (Fr 1963)
Daniel Bisa (Fr 1989)
Craig Blair (Fr 1987)
Nik Bogduk (Fr 1974)
Innes Brodziak (Fr 1922)
Hilary Cairns (Friend)
Peter Cameron (Fr 1970)
Iain Chalmers (Fr 1959)
Y Chun (Friend)
Brian Cohen (Fr 1945)
Colin Davidson (Fr 1954)
Berge Der Sarkissian (Friend)
Simon Dollard (Fr 1966)
Richard Dougan (Fr 1962)
Whitney Drayton (Friend)
John Elston (Fr 1951)
Ted Emmett (Fr 1958)
Geoffrey Evans (Fr 1968)
John Fairfax (Friend)
Nick Fairfax (Fr 1990)
Steven Finch (Fr 1974)
Adrian Fonseca (Friend)
David Fraser (Fr 1992)
Richard Gazzard (Fr 1967)
Alexander Halliday (Fr 1965)
James Hawkins (Fr 1961)
Peter Hicks (Friend)
John Horseman (Fr 1966)
Neil Howie (Fr 1966)
David Joffick (Fr 1982)
Ronald Keir (Fr 1945)
Angus Kennedy (Fr 1964)
John Kinross (Fr 1947)
Robin Macdonald (Friend)
Ross MacPherson (Fr 1973)
James Mactier (Fr 1987)
Robert Mactier (Fr 1983)
Sally Mactier (Parent)
Wason Mactier (Fr 1953)
John Maitland (Fr 1970)
Alexander Martin (Fr 1983)
Paul McDonald (Fr 1973)
Brian McFadyen (Fr 1968)
Anthony McIntyre (Fr 1955)
Angus McKibbin (Fr 1966)
Hunter McPherson (Friend)
Trefor Morgan (Fr 1953)
Nancy Murray (Friend)
Nigel Neilson (Fr 1948)
Kim Ostinga (Fr 1954)Nancy Reardon-Fonseca (Friend)
Ian Reid (Fr 1962)
Scott Reid (Fr 1987)
David Rhydderch (Fr 1968)
David Richardson (Fr 1974)
Ruth Ritchie (Friend)
Harley Roberts (Fr 1953)
Geoffrey Schaeffer (Fr 1961)
Colin Selby Brown (Friend)
Julian Sexton (Fr 1975)
Robert Sillar (Fr 1958)
Gavin Smith (Fr 1979)
Olaf Spence (Fr 1929)
David Stewart (Fr 1968)
Jordan Sukkar (Fr 2009)
Josephine Sukkar (Friend)
Tony Sukkar (Friend)
Peter Titley (Fr 1966)
Michael Townley (Fr 2000)
John Trowbridge (Fr 1965)
Peter Wakeford (Fr 1958)
Alan Walker (Fr 1953)
Alan Weeks (Fr 2005)
Andrew Wines (Fr 1988)
John Woodrow (Friend)
Fiona Woodrow (Friend)
Blackwood Foundation
Future Generation Investment Pty Ltd
Lang Foundation
MEMBERS
Alex Abrahams (Fr 1977)
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Ross Anderson (Fr 1958)
Bob Armstrong (Fr 1960)
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Amanda Bear (Friend)
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Stephen Burns (Fr 1981)
Susan Burns (Parent)
James Butler (Parent)
Sarah Butler (Parent)
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David Cameron (Fr 1956)
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Ray Cook (Friend)
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David Crane (Fr 1946)
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Matthew Duly (Fr 1974)
Peter Dun (Fr 1956)
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Peter Elliott (Fr 1948)
Andrew Elston (Fr 1987)
Bill Farmer (Fr 1965)
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David Golland (Fr 1969)
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David Gray (Fr 1972)
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Andrew Johnson (Fr 1981)
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Peter Kelso (Fr 1962)
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Donald Magarey (Fr 1958)
Peter Malouf (Fr 1956)
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Andrew McKibbin (Fr 1978)
Laura McKinnon (Friend)
John McLennan (Fr 1958)
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Robert Miller (Friend)
Stuart Miller (Fr 1968)
Owen Morgan (Fr 1965)
Wayne Moriarty (Fr 1978)
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Angus Munro (Fr 1954)
Fergus Munro (Fr 1959)
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Neil Newton (Fr 1946)
Don Nicol (Fr 1984)
Malcolm Oakes (Fr 1967)
Robert Oakeshott (Fr 1952)
David Officer (Fr 1964)
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Gwen Pearson (Friend)
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Geoff Pilcher (Fr 1965)
Grant Poolman (Fr 1962)
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Mark Powell (Fr 1961)
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Milton Quigley (Fr 1978)
Harry Raffan (Fr 1930)
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John Rendle (Fr 1968)
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Macquarie Group Foundation
WE WARMLY INVITE YOU TO JOIN THE HIGHLANDER CLUB. ESTABLISHED IN 2019, THE CLUB RECOGNISES RECENT SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO ST ANDREW’S COLLEGE AND ITS FOUNDATION AS PART OF THE ACCESSING ANDREW’S CAMPAIGN.
PURPOSE OF THE HIGHLANDER CLUB
• Recognise and acknowledge those who are active and passionate supporters of the College and College Foundation
• Be engaged with the College alongside other likeminded people
• Encourage members of our community to make a significant gift to a cause they support over time and help Enable Access to Andrew’s
• Encourage and support a wider culture of philanthropy in our community
• Increase the total philanthropic funds available to the College and its students to allow increased access to scholarships, facilities and programs
Our long term goal is to welcome 1,000 Highlanders to secure the College for our future students.
All alumni, parents and friends of St Andrew’s College are eligible to become members of the Highlander Club by pledging a new minimum gift of $25,000
towards the current Campaign which aims to enable access to Andrew’s by raising money for much needed bedrooms and scholarships. If you have made a gift of $25,000 or more in past 5 years, you will automatically qualify as a member.
A gift of this size can fund a partial scholarship for a student for 3 years, or half a new bedroom in the Thyne Reid Link Development. Your gift can be made over a number of years e.g. 5 x $5,000. You can also choose which area you wish to support e.g. a Scholarship Fund, the Thyne Reid Link Development, the Academic Programs Fund or all three.
We would like to acknowledge and thank all our Highlanders for their significant contribution towards the College and its students. Highlanders will receive a pair of cashmere scarves made in the College’s registered tartan and invitations to exclusive Highlander Club Members events.
We are excited to be hosting the inaugural Official Highlander Club Event this month, on Tuesday 18 May. We look forward to welcoming Highlander Members with an exclusive gin and whisky experience, featuring both local Australian and Scottish options. The experience will be followed by canapes and drinks, giving members the opportunity to network with other Highlanders as well as Council, Foundation Board, Senior Staff and Student Leaders.
This evening marks the launch of a new annual calendar event, and we look forward to celebrating our valued supporters.
For more information on joining the Highlander Club, or to find out what areas of the College you could support and to discuss your gift, please contact:
Hannah Atwell
T: 61 2 9565 7303
E: advancement@standrewscollege.edu.au
David Anstice (Fr 1966)
Craig Blair (Fr 1987)
Stephen Burns (Fr 1981)
Susan Burns (Parent)
Mark Burrows (Fr 1962)
Russell Bye (Fr 1973)
Tammy Bye (Parent)
Melanie Caffrey (Friend)
Hilary Cairns (Friend)
Hugh Cairns (Former Principal)
Niall Cairns (Fr 1981)
Adam Casselden (Fr 1990)
Iona Casselden (Friend)
Louise Clegg (Parent)
Sandra Close (Friend)
Grant Close (Friend)
Therese Cochrane (Parent)
Hamish Dalziell (Fr 1961)
Tony Damian (Fr 1990 )
Katrina Damian (Friend)
Wayne Erickson (Principal)
Adrian Fonseca (Friend)
Alex Halliday (Fr 1965)
Campbell Hanan (Fr 1989)
Penny Hanan (Parent)
Ian Jackman (Fr 1981)
Nicola Jackman (Friend)
Scott Jamieson (Friend)
Paula Jamieson (Friend)
Don Jamieson (Fr 1954)
Glenn Kable (Fr 1981)
David Kenyon (Fr 1975)
Ross MacPherson (Fr 1973)
Laura McKinnon (Friend)
Russell McKinnon (Friend)
Andrew Murray (Fr 1961)
Prim Murray (Friend)
Ken Neale (Fr 1961)
Lian Pfitzner (Friend)
Nancy Reardon-Fonseca (Friend)
George Reid (Fr 1982)
Georgina Reid (Friend)
Angus Taylor (Fr 1986)
Charlie Taylor (Fr 1982)
Peter Taylor (Fr 1955)
Trent van Veen (Fr 1982)
Anne van Veen (Parent)
Andrew Wines (Fr 1988)
Fred Woollard (Fr 1983)
The Clitheroe Foundation
Mostyn Family Foundation
The Petre Foundation
The Pickles Foundation
The Plaskitt Family
Thyne Reid Foundation
SAC Alumni Society
Ryan Family Foundation
The Sukkar Family
Wines Family Charitable Trust
IN 2020, THE FOUNDATION RAISED $111,482 IN DONATIONS AND THE FOUNDATION’S ENDOWMENT REACHED $10.5 MILLION AND EARNED INVESTMENT INCOME OF $340,481.
The overall objective of the Foundation Board of Management is to work with the Investment Committee and Investment Manager to maintain the endowment in real terms overtime by aiming to provide annual returns of 4% above CPI over any 5-year period.
To achieve this aim, the target asset allocation of the Foundation is to have 70% of the funds in growth assets such as Australian and International equities with the remaining 30% in interest rate securities, term deposits and cash.
From January 2017, the asset allocation was lowered to 48/52 due to the need
to keep $3 million in cash or near cash which is the amount earmarked for the College for the new building works which were due to commence at the end of 2017. Unfortunately, the commencement was delayed for one year due to the Sydney City Council not approving the Development Application in time for the planned commencement of the works. This meant the Foundation had to hold the $3 million cash for 2.5 years. This, of course, has been an unavoidable drag on the Fund performance. The Foundation has since paid $2.62 million as a loan to College to assist with the cost of the new development.
Despite this, the 5-year annualised performance figure to the end of December 2020 of 6.6%, bettered the 5-year target performance of 5.3% by 1.3% per annum. The performance of the Fund for CY20 was plus 6.6% which compared favourably with the Balanced Fund Benchmark for the year of plus 0.7%. All performance figures are net of fees incurred in managing the portfolio.
The Investment Strategy takes into account the statutory need for the Foundation, being a Public Ancillary Fund (PuAF), to distribute 4% of the assets of the Fund, valued at 1st January each year,
to the College. Accordingly, in 2020, the Foundation made a payment of $413,347 to the College. These funds are being used to bolster the College’s scholarships and bursaries programme which totalled $1.6 million in CY20.
Due to the pandemic over the 2020 year many companies, in order to shore up their balance sheets in uncertain times, reduced their dividends or paid no dividends at all. This reduced the Fund income considerably in CY20.
The Foundation Board thanks and acknowledges the special contribution
of the Investment Committee (IC) comprising the Chairman, Niall Cairns, as well as Committee members Russell Bye, Nick Palethorpe, Richard Dougan, Craig Blair and Mitch Taylor. Much time, effort and expertise has been contributed by the Committee to ensure the funds are professionally managed and are fully compliant with all regulatory requirements. This includes an ongoing review and update of the Investment Strategy and Mandate for Investment of College and Foundation Funds to ensure it is up to date with the changing environment.
ANNUALISED PERFORMANCE TO 31 DECEMBER 2020
Our thanks also go to our appointed Investment Managers, Ord Minnett represented by Andrew Murray AM and Anthony Teasdale, who have worked closely and professionally with the Foundation Investment Committee to successfully achieve the investment aims of the Board.
Mr Niall Cairns Chairman of
the Investment Committee
“I’m incredibly grateful to the College and to the donors for their vote of confidence in me, and for allowing me to continue living at Drew’s with their generous contribution. I am not the same person I was when I first came to College in 2019 - I have grown and matured into a person I can be proud of. I owe this personal growth in large part to my time here at Drew’s and the opportunities it has presented me with.”
Third Year Student, Rural & Regional, and Government School Scholarship Recipient
YOUR ONGOING SUPPORT IS VITAL TO CONTINUE PROVIDING A WORLD CLASS COLLEGIATE EXPERIENCE TO CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS OF STUDENTS.
We hope you will partner with us as together, we build for St Andrew’s future as a pre-eminent university college for students. This is your College and we encourage you to join us on this exciting and important journey.
Join our Professional Development Program to support future St Andrew’s College students who are just about to enter the workforce and who would benefit from the shared wisdom of an experienced professional.
Become involved with one of the many events the College organises for alumni throughout the year. We hold Young Alumni events, Sporting and Music events, Fresher Year Reunions, Golf Days, the Annual Dinner and more. We can always use the input and assistance of the alumni. We also work closely with the St Andrew’s College Alumni Society Committee and the Young Alumni Committee to organise alumni events.
Any support given to our Scholarships Program or Thyne Reid Link Development, in particular, will lessen the adverse impact on the financial position of the College and help us to keep St Andrew’s accessible to all.
All gifts to the College are tax deductible and will be acknowledged appropriately within the College’s gifting policies.
Phone us
Call the Advancement Office to discuss your intentions. We’d love to hear from you! We can also take payments over the phone via credit card or provide you with the details to make a direct bank transfer.
T: +61 2 9565 7348
Visit our website
You can make a gift securely online via credit card (Mastercard/Visa) at: www.standrewscollege.edu.au/alumnicommunity/support-st-andrews/
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We can accept cheques made payable to St Andrew’s College.
CONTACT US
Postal Address
Advancement Office
St Andrew’s College, within the University of Sydney 19 Carillon Ave, Newtown NSW 2042
Advancement Office
Hannah Atwell
Director of Advancement
T: +61 2 9565 7303
E: advancement@standrewscollege.edu.au
Erica Barnes
Advancement Officer
T: +61 2 9565 7348
E: advanceservices@standrewscollege. edu.au
Sarah Martelli
Advancement Officer
T: +61 2 9565 7302
E: alumni@standrewscollege.edu.au
We look forward to hearing from you!
