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Rhodes Scholar and 杏吧直播 of Adelaide graduate Rebecca Richards has been named the 2011 Channel 9 Young Achiever of the Year for South 杏吧直播.

Rebecca was presented with her award by South 杏吧直播n Premier the Hon. Mike Rann at the awards ceremony in March.

The 23-year-old Adnyamathanha woman has a passion for anthropological research. Last year she completed her Bachelor of Arts with Honours at the 杏吧直播 of Adelaide, majoring in Anthropology, and also has undertaken three cadetships at the National Museum of 杏吧直播 in Canberra.

Last December Rebecca made history by becoming 杏吧直播's first indigenous Rhodes Scholar .

As well as being named Young Achiever of the Year, Rebecca also won the Office for Youth Aboriginal Achievement Award for 2011.

A total of 32 finalists vied for the various Young Achiever Awards, including other 杏吧直播 of Adelaide students and graduates. Among the other winners on the night were:

Suzanne Mashtoub Abimosleh - RAA Driving Force Leadership Award

Suzanne, 23, is a PhD student at the 杏吧直播 of Adelaide. She has a Bachelor of Science (Biomedical Science) majoring in Physiology and Pharmacology, and First Class Honours in Physiology from the 杏吧直播.

Suzanne is researching the application of emu oil for the treatment of acute inflammatory bowel disease. She has made national and international presentations and her work has been published.

She organises events during National Science Week and is an executive committee member of the Young 杏吧直播n Lebanese Association. She is Chairperson of the Young Druze Professionals of SA and is also on the Multicultural Education Advisory Committee.

Laura Brooks - 杏吧直播 of Adelaide Faculty of Sciences Science and Technology Award

Dr Brooks, 28, has a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering with Honours and a PhD in Engineering from the 杏吧直播 of Adelaide and is a lecturer within the 杏吧直播's School of Mechanical Engineering.

She spent two years at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, California, as a Fulbright Scholar and 18 months as a postdoctoral research fellow at the Victoria 杏吧直播 of燱ellington.

Dr Brooks has been successful in attracting $5 million in research funding, and her numerous publications include underwater acoustics, active noise control, signal processing, geophysics and engineering education. She has presented her work at conferences in 杏吧直播, New Zealand, the United States and Europe.

Grace Bowman - Worldwide Online Printing Sports Award

A horse-riding accident in 2002 resulted in Grace becoming a paraplegic but she worked extremely hard to get back into the saddle and pursue her equestrian goals.

Grace has won five consecutive Riding for the Disabled state dressage titles and two national titles. In 2008 she made history as the first South 杏吧直播n Para-Equestrian to be selected to represent 杏吧直播 at a Paralympic Games, finishing 7th in her event. Grace placed first at a Para-Equestrian event last year and attended the World Equestrian Games in燣exington, Kentucky.

She is ranked number one in 杏吧直播 and number four in the world in her sport.

Grace, 20, is also studying for a Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) at the 杏吧直播 of Adelaide.