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Alumni in Focus: Natalie Wade

Natalie Wade

Founder of Equality Lawyers and Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Laws graduate Natalie Wade is this month’s Alumni in Focus.

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2019 OECD Forum: Erin Gear

Erin Gear

Recently returning from Paris, Bachelor of Arts graduate and Global Voices Research Fellowship recipient Erin Gear reflects on her experience as the only South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n youth delegate to the 2019 OECD Forum.

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National Volunteer Week – Ron's Story

Ron Seidel

Ron Seidel has a long association with the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide and his impact across the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ is profound, particularly in his volunteering efforts with Talking With Aussies.

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National Volunteer Week – Peggy's Story

Peggy Rowe

Despite retiring as Friends of Urrbrae House Secretary in 2013, Peggy Rowe continued her connection with the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide through dual volunteering roles at both Urrbrae House and the Freemasons Foundation Centre for Men’s Health.

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Alumni in Focus: Patrick Iland OAM, Peter Gago AC, Andrew Caillard MW and Peter Dry.

Patrick Iland OAM, Peter Gago AC, Andrew Caillard MW and Peter Dry.

Award-winning authors of ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n Wine: styles and tastes, people and places Patrick Iland OAM, Peter Gago AC, Andrew Caillard MW and Peter Dry are this month’s Alumni in Focus.

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Dr Claudia Paul

Dr Claudia Paul, winner of the Distinguished Alumni Awards' Tirkapena Indigenous Award 2019

Recipient of the Tirkapena Alumni Award 2019, Claudia is a Wiradjuri woman from Broken Hill who hopes to establish a surgical outreach service for rural and remote areas. Claudia is the third ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n Indigenous person to be awarded a Rhodes Scholarship.

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Emeritus Professor Denise Bradley AC

Emeritus Professor Denise Bradley AC, winner of the Distinguished Alumni Awards' Vice-Chancellor's Award 2019

Recipient of the Vice-Chancellor's Alumni Award 2019, Emeritus Professor Denise Bradley AC is an esteemed advocate for equity in education. Her contributions to higher education policy have changed the face of the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n tertiary sector.

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Ms Hannah Wandel

Ms Hannah Wandel, winner of the Distinguished Alumni Awards' James McWha Rising Star Award 2019

Recipient of the James McWha Rising Star Award 2019, Hannah founded the not-for-profit organisation Country to Canberra, which runs nationwide programs that provide education, leadership and mentorship opportunities for rural teenage girls.

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Dr James Muecke AM

Dr James Muecke AM, winner of the Distinguished Alumni Awards' Vice-Chancellor's Award 2019

Recipient of the Vice-Chancellor's Alumni Award 2019, James is an eye surgeon who has made it his life's work to fight blindness in low-income countries. James' not-for-profit organisation Sight For All has made significant steps towards eliminating blindness in Asia.

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Dr Michael Llewellyn-Smith AM KStJ JP

Dr Michael Llewellyn-Smith AM KStJ JP, winner of the Distinguished Alumni Awards' Vice-Chancellor's Award 2019

Recipient of the Vice-Chancellor's Alumni Award 2019, Michael is an architect, town planner and city manager who has helped to shape cities in ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ and overseas. He has also been a teacher, visiting guest lecturer and a member of the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide Council.

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