Our Alumni2024 has been a successful year for Emmanuel College’s alumni engagement.It was a year for developing some key alumni initiatives. A total of 235 alumni attended designatedalumni events, showcasing strong community involvement. Successful Alumni Connect events inLondon and Brisbane fostered global connections and the Brisbane EmpowerHER initiative raisedover $5,000 for the Young Women Leaders Scholarship, empowering female alumni.The College also held its inaugural Alumni Excellence Awards at our annual Bannockburn Dinner,recognising the outstanding of achievements of our alumni body. This year’s award winners are:Alumni Excellence Award: Dental professional and forensic scientist, Associate ProfessorAlexander Forrest AO. His remarkable contributions include playing a vital role in Disaster VictimIdentiocation operations following signiocant global tragedies, including the Bali Bombings (2002),the South Asian Tsunami (2004), the Samoan Tsunami, and the Victorian Bushores (2009).Outstanding Young Alumni Award: Public Servant, Thomas Cullen who has made signiocantcontributions to the implementation of the Government’s 5-year National Cultural Policy: Revive: Aplace for every story, a story for every place.Other outstanding achievements from our alumni body include Rhodes Scholar, Matisse Reed,UQ Distinguished Young Alumni Award recipient and Founder of Red Earth, Arthur Alla, and theannouncement of UQ graduate University Medallists, Patrick Donovan and Matisse Reed.Mary BrownAlumni Relationships and Engagement Lead18|2024 Year In Review
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