Hamid Ahmad (MAgr '68)  has been hired by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) for their project, 'Investigating procedures to improve the efficiency of overseas halal slaughter of Australian cattle and sheep'. Mr Ahmad will be visiting Australia in July 2006.
- Last updated 30/01/06

 

Fran Bentley (née Fallins) (BA '65, Dip Ed '66), after 20 years primary teaching and reaising a family, dablling in archaeology and Japanese, has now retired in the Blue Mountains to enjoy further post-graduate courses, explore family history, go bushwalking and amuse the grandchildren.
- Last updated 30/01/06

 

John Blount (BA '69) recently retired as deputy principal member of the Refugee Review Tribunal, a position he held since the beginning of 2003. He hopes to pursue a number of interests in retirement, including public policy, history and travel. John was active in campus affairs as a student between 1965 and 1971. More recent involvement with the University has included member of Standing Committee of Convocation (1994-2005) and secretary of Sydney Union Foundation since 1998.

- Last updated 16/06/06

 

Oliver Cordell (BA '60) retired in 1993 from the Department of foreign Affairs as high commissioner to Nigeria and previously, first resident ambassador to Hungary. Oliver is now the accompanying spouse to the third secretary at the Swedish embassy in Addis Ababa. He teaches English to patients at Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital.
- Last updated 16/12/06

 

Ingrid Cranfield (née Briar) (BA '66)  has been, and still is, a writer and editor since settling in the UK in 1966. In 2003 she was headhunted to teach, and was recently awarded a Postgraduate Certificate of Education by the Institute of Education, University of London. The presentation ceremony marks exactly 40 years since she graduated from the University of Sydney.
- Last updated 30/01/06

 

Dr Neville Exon (B Sc Hons '63) has retired from Geoscience Australia after 42 years.  He started as a field geologist and finished as a marine geologist, and during this time participated in 45 marine expeditions, many as chief scientist. He is now a visiting fellow at ANU's Department of Earth and Marine Sciences.
- Last updated 30/01/06

 

Jennifer Fletcer (BPharm '69) has retired after 20 years as a pharmacist; her two sons graduated recently, from the University of New South Wales and from the University of Technology, Sydney. Both sons received first class honours.

- Last updated 16/06/06

 

Peter Groenewegen (BEcon '61 MEcon '63) advises his manuscript on the history of the Faculty of Economics (1920-1999) is complete, and will be published in late 2006 or during 2007.

- Last updated 16/06/06

 

Frank Lumley (MBBS '61) is almost retired and has moved to Orange. He is working one day a week in the Community Menta Health team, and enjoys being in a team of competent and dedicated people. 

- Last updated 16/06/06

 

Dr Alan McLeay (MBBS '66) has invented new techniques in cancer detection, allergy identification and electrical muscle testing in humans and horses.
- Last updated 30/01/06

 

Chester Meurant (BPharm '66) retired after 18 years as a pharmacist and in 1992 co-founded the Wollongong Academically Gifted Class. Chester has programmed and taught science for the class over the past 14 years and served on the academically gifted committee and selection panel. In 2002 Chester received a NSW Director-General's Award for his outstanding contributions to public education and training.
- Last updated 30/01/06

 

Peter Meyer (BA '68 DipEd '70 MA '71 MEd '78) has recently published his family history entitled The Teacher from Snowy River: Carl Meyer and his family. It details the adventures and misadventures of an immigrant Dane in the hostile environments of remote NSW country public schools in the 1870s and 1880s.
- Last updated 16/12/06

 

Robert Murray (BA '64 PhD (NYU)) recently celebrated the release of his 8th book Raising an Optimistic Child (McGraw-Hill) which he co-authored with his wife Alicia Fortinberry. Robert and Alicia are busy writing their next book for McGraw-Hill about handling difficult dialogues in all areas of life.

- Last updated 16/06/06

 

Warren Pengilley (BA'60, LLB '63) was awarded an Erskine Fellowship at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand and taught there in second semester 2005. The Law Society of NSW also recently conferred life membership on him in recognition of his 'long and meritorious period of practice and service to the profession'.
- Last updated 30/01/06

 

Chris Rath (BA '69, CertArts '05) received a Graduate Certificate in Arts (Creative Writing) in 2005 and he has recently published his sixth book of comical, poetic, dramatic monologues, The Satirical Satyr. 
- Last updated 16/06/06

 

Vicki Riette (BA '63) is an aged pensioner and regularly attends the School for Seniors in Launceston, Tasmania. She gives two classes in French for people over 60, and follows photography, scrabble, cryptic crosswords and mah jong. Vicki also writes poetry and goes to the readings of the Launceston Poetry Society.

- Last updated 16/06/06

 

Professor Leslie Roy (B Sc Med '62, MBBS '64, MD '05) was awarded Doctor of Medicine (MD) in November 2005. His thesis was entitled Studies related to diseases affecting kidney and urinary tract in children and their management. He was honoured to be able to wear academic dress worn by the late Sir Lorimer Dods.
- Last updated 30/01/06

 

Ross Steele (BA '60) is an honourary associate professor of French at the University of Sydney, in the School of Languages and Cultures in the Faculty of Arts, and is honorary treasurer of the Sydney University Arts Association. He was awarded an AM (Member of the Order of Australia) in the 2006 Australia Day honours "for service to tertiary education, particularly the promotion of French language and culture in Australia, and to the community through support for a range of arts organisations."

- Last updated 16/06/06

 

Anne Tischlinger (nee Alexander) (BPharm '64) has lived in Vienna since 1970. She learnt German, and worked as a translator and medical proofreader. She runs a small school of English, teaches at the Japanese School , and with two other expatriates has established a non-profit organisation called ADAPT (www.adapt.at) to address attention deficit and hyperactivity disorders.

- Last updated 16/06/06

 

Claire Williams (née Stevenson) (BA '65 DipEd '65) writes that at the University's graduation ceremony on 19 June this year her sister, Gwen Richards (BA '95 MA '99 PhD Arts '06), was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy for her thesis From footnotes to narrative: Welsh noblewomen in the thirteenth century. Claire was a proud member of the academic procession for her sister's graduation. Claire retired in 2003 but has full academic status at Flinders University.

- Last updated 16/12/06