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• Mark Ainslie (BE (Elec), BA 2004) graduated from the University
of Cambridge with a PhD in Engineering and was awarded
1st prize in the Engineering and Physical Science category at
the Association of British Turkish Academics (ABTA) Doctoral
Researcher Awards held at University College London. Mark has
also been awarded a Royal Academy of Engineering Research
Fellowship.
• Associate Professor Lisa Stamp (Ph D (Med) 2004) was
awarded the Rowheath Trust Award and Carl Smith Medal in
recognition of her outstanding research performance at the
University of Otago. Researching and teaching at the University of
Otago’s Christchurch campus, Associate Professor Stamp is also
a consultant rheumatologist at Christchurch Hospital.
• Dr Darryl Leong (MBBS 2000, M Pub Hlth 2010, PhD (Med) 2011)
and Hany Abed (current PhD candidate) have been selected as
finalists in the Samuel A. Levine Young Clinical Investigator Award,
to be announced at the Scientific Sessions of the American Heart
Association later this year.
• Dr Russell Brinkworth (PhD (Bio Sc) 2004, Grad Cert Ed (Higher
Ed) 2008) was named one of the Tall Poppies of Science for 2012.
1990s
• Dr Paul Iji (PhD (Ag Sc) 1999) received a Captain of Industry
Award as one of the 100 Most Influential African Australians
at a ceremony in the Sydney Opera House. Dr Iji, a Nigerian
by birth, is an Associate Professor of Poultry Science and the
Postgraduate Coordinator of the School of Environmental
and Rural Science at the University of New England (UNE),
Armidale, Australia.
• Dr Natalie Williams (B Mus 1999 (Hons)) was recently appointed
to a teaching position at the University of Georgia, as an Assistant
Professor of Music Theory and Composition for the 2012–13
academic year. Natalie will be joining the faculty of the Hugh
Hodgson School of Music, based at the university.
1980s
• Bill Jackson (BE (Elec) 1988) is the new National President of the
Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers
Australia (APESMA) and was recognised in the Association’s
category of Engineers Australia’s annual Top 100 publication.
• Dr Peter Leech (BA 1987, B Mus 1990, Grad Dip Musicology 1996)
has recorded a CD with his choir, Harmonia Sacra, released
internationally on the Nimbus label in June 2012.
• Dr Tim Harcourt (B Ec (Hons) 1987) has been appointed an
Adviser on International Engagement by Premier Jay Weatherill.
• Professor Jim Barber (PhD (Psychology) 1986) was appointed
the Vice-Chancellor and CEO of the University of New England
in 2010.
• John Douglas (BE (Hons) 1984), Coffey Managing Director, was
recognised in the Consulting category of Engineers Australia’s
annual Top 100 publication.
• Keith Nugent (BSc (Hons) 1981) has been appointed Deputy ViceChancellor and Vice-President (Research) at La Trobe University,
to take up his post mid-January 2013.
• Peter Kuhlmann (Ass Dip Farm Mgmt 1980) who farms near
Ceduna on the State’s west coast, was named Farmer of the
Year at an awards ceremony in Melbourne.
1970s
• Robbie Davis (B Ag Sc 1978, MBA 1995) is the new Chief
Executive Officer of Potatoes South Australia.
• Jim Hallion (BE (Civil) (Hons) 1976) was recognised in the Public
Service category of Engineers Australia’s annual Top 100
publication. He was appointed Chief Executive of the Department
of the Premier and Cabinet in 2012.
• Tim George (LLB 1972) has been appointed as Australia’s next
Ambassador to Mexico, with non-resident accreditation to
Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama,
Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic.
1960s
• Professor Noel Fidge (BSc (Hons) 1961, PhD1965) wrote and
directed the play, The Garden of Money, which combines the
glories of the lieder tradition – the song as a work of art delivered
entirely acoustically by beautiful voices and virtuoso piano
accompaniment.
Current Staff
• Dr Femke Buisman-Pijlman has won the Early Career STEM
Educator – Tertiary Teaching category at this year’s South
Australian Science Excellence Awards. Dr Buisman-Pijlman is
Lecturer in Addiction Studies with the Discipline of Experimental
and Clinical Pharmacology (School of Medical Sciences).
• Allan Carrington (Online Development Team, Office of the Pro
Vice-Chancellor (Student Experience)) and Dr Linda Westphalen
(Lecturer, School of Education) have been recognised for their
teaching expertise with prestigious $10,000 Citation Awards
announced by the Federal Government for developing innovative
teaching models which improve student learning.
• Professor Dmitri Kavetski (School of Civil, Environmental
and Mining Engineering), Dr Matthew Gilliham and Dr Kerry
Wilkinson (both from the Waite Research Institute and School of
Agriculture, Food and Wine) were named Tall Poppies of Science
for 2012. The awards acknowledge outstanding work by early
career researchers and the significance of their research to the
broader community.
Former Staff
• Dr Bill Gammage AM, former History academic at the University
of Adelaide (1977-1996), has won the Prime Minister’s Prize
for Australian History for his work The Biggest Estate on Earth:
How Aborigines Made Australia, at the 2012 Prime Minister’s
Literary Awards.
Keep up to date with the latest alumni achievements at:
www.alumni.adelaide.edu.au/alumnionthemove
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