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story by Ben Osborne and Graeme Pope
You can make
a difference
A new generation of pork researchers are beginning to make their
mark, thanks to the generosity of previous generations.
U
niversity of Adelaide students
Anthony Martynuik, Emma
Greenwood and Mandy Bowling
are the first recipients of the Ronald J.
Lienert Memorial Scholarship, an initiative
awarded annually by the SA pig industry.
It is given to support the study program
of an Honours student researching pig
production at the University’s Roseworthy
campus, and is named after Ronald
John Lienert OAM.
Mr Lienert is remembered by the
Australian pork industry through his
contributions to the management of state
and national industry agro-political issues,
his membership on numerous industry
boards and committees, his agribusiness
interest through Lienert Australia and his
impact on the genetic improvement of the
Australian pig herd.
His son, Nick, presented the 2013
scholarship to Mandy Bowling at the SA
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Pig Industry day at Roseworthy earlier
this year.
“Our family is honoured to have a
scholarship named after my father which
benefits students and the industry that he
was passionate about,” he said.
For Mandy, the scholarship will help
her pursue her research interest in pig
production, based at the Roseworthy
campus’ 300-sow piggery.
“The scholarship encourages students
to undertake research in areas such as pig
welfare, nutrition, reproduction or genetics
and allows them to investigate their
ideas,” she said.
“It’s going to help me by giving me
opportunities to meet people in the pig
industry, receive mentorship throughout
the year and get exposure to different
areas of pig production.”
Our family is honoured
to have a scholarship
named after my father,
which benefits students and
the industry that he was
passionate about.
For further information on the
Ronald J. Lienert scholarship, or other
scholarship opportunities, please
email: development@adelaide.edu.au
or call +61 8 8313 7193.
Above: Mandy Bowling
Inset: Nick Lienert
Photos by Chris Tonkin
