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New Chancellor
for Sydney
C
ompany director Belinda Hutchinson AM is the
new Chancellor of the University of Sydney. Ms
Hutchinson is Chair of QBE Insurance Group, and is
a director on several prominent boards. She is also the
President of Chief Executive Women, comprising 240
of Australia’s women leaders.
“I feel honoured to be elected as Chancellor of the
University of Sydney which has always been a leader
in education and research,” said Ms Hutchinson, who
holds a Bachelor of Economics from the University
of Sydney and was a recipient of a University Alumni
Award in 2012.
AUSTRALIA DAY HONOURS
150th
anniversary
for rugby club
The Sydney University Football
Club celebrates its 150th
anniversary this year with a range of
exciting events planned in honour
of the milestone. SUFC, founded in
1863, is the birthplace of Australian
rugby and is the oldest rugby club
outside of Britain.
“SUFC has a very special
relationship with University alumni
and we look forward to welcoming
back past players and supporters of
the club and also introducing new
supporters to the club in 2013. It
promises to be a great celebration
for all,” says Club President, David
Mortimer AO.
Highlights of the sesquicentenary
include an anniversary dinner on
13 April, a SUFC 1st Grade v World
University Barbarians (curtain raiser
to Wallabies v British & Irish Lions
Sydney Test Match) on 6 July, and a
re-Enactment of SUFC’s first game
(during half-time at Wallabies v All
Blacks Sydney Test) on 17 August.
More information on the club,
events, membership, game
dates, is available at the website:
sydneyunirugby.com.au
University alumni were strongly
represented in the Australia Day
Honours, announced in January.
The list of 60 recipients included one
Companion (AC), nine Officers (AO), 28
Members (AM) and 16 Medals of the Order
of Australia (OAM).
The AC was awarded to the Hon Tom
Uren (DArch 2002) “for eminent service
to the community, particularly through
contributions to the welfare of veterans,
improved medical education in Vietnam
and the preservation of sites of heritage
and environmental significance”.
Recipients of the AO included Paul
Dyer (SCM), founder and conductor of
the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, for
distinguished service to the performing
art; writer and critic Clive James (BA
’61 DLitt ’99) for distinguished service
to literature; lawyer Rod McGeoch
(LLB ’69) for distinguished service to
the community, particularly through
leadership in securing the Sydney
Olympic Games; and Dr Helen Zorbas
(MBBS ’78) for distinguished service to
public health.
Notable recipients of the AM include
Dr Michael Hintze (BSc ’75 BE(Elec) ’77)
for significant service to the community
through philanthropic contributions
to organisations supporting the arts,
health, and education. Honoured as the
UK Australian of the Year in 2008, and
the 2009 winner of the Alumni Award
for International Achievement, Hintze’s
generosity as a philanthropist has
enabled the restoration of frescoes by
Michelangelo in the Vatican, and he has
made significant donations to the Victoria
and Albert Museum and National Museum
in London.
Other recipients of the AM include
former NSW MP John Aquilina (BA
’71 DipEd ’72) for significant service to
the Parliament of New South Wales; Sr
Marianne Dacy (MPhil ’93 PhD ’01) for
significant service to interfaith dialogue,
and to the Congregation of Our Lady of
Sion; architect Michael Dysart (BArch ’58)
who co-designed the Regent Hotel and
designed Grosvenor Place in the Sydney
CBD, for service to architecture.
Others to receive an AM included
the Reverend Harry Herbert (BD ’72),
for significant service to the community
through leadership and advocacy roles
in the area of social justice and welfare;
Louise Herron (LLB ’82 BA ’86), the Chief
Executive of the Sydney Opera House, for
significant service to the performing arts;
and barrister and NSW public prosecutor
Mark Tedeschi QC (LLB ’74), for significant
service to the law, and to photography.
Recipients of the OAM include Dr
Anthony Jordan (BSc ’66 PhD ’70) for
service to the Australian wine industry as
a wine maker, administrator and judge;
William Phippen (BSc ’74 BE (Civil) ’76)
for service to people with disability, and
to the community; and Dr John Schwarz
(BPharm ’66 MBBS ’73) for service to
international relations, particularly
through the African AIDS foundation.
FULL AUSTRALIA DAY HONOURS LIST
sydney.edu.au/alumni/
8 mar 2013 SAM