2013 mid-year in review

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Your gift Our university definitely has a special place in the life of Tasmanians – it reaches out to the community and the community reaches into it.

Your community reach very much underpins the continuing success of our university.

No matter whether one is impassioned to give to a particular campaign or to a scholarship, I strongly believe that one must take every chance to give and enable the UTAS Foundation to create an opportunity for someone to access a university education who might otherwise not be able to.

On behalf of the UTAS Foundation and our students who are encouraged by your gifts to UTAS projects and scholarship programs, I thank you for your continued support.

Colin Jackson Chair, UTAS Foundation

UTAS Foundation…endowing the future

Endowing a scholarship is enduring – the scholarship will be provided for future generations.

Endowment funds established with your gifts are increasingly important in enabling UTAS to provide awards in perpetuity to our students.

Your enduring gift helps secure ongoing scholarships for exceptional and under-privileged students, lifts the value of scholarships to compare favourably with other Australian universities and expands our students’ horizons through overseas study opportunities.

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Highlights• Tim Hawkins Memorial Scholarship in Law continues in perpetuity after

reaching the fundraising target of $300,000.

• The TEMCO Community Foundation proudly made a gift to the UTAS Foundation of $740,000; this extends its funding of up to 14 scholarships and bursaries at any one time through to 2023 reflecting TEMCO’s outstanding commitment to higher education and the local community.

• 2012 Annual Appeal closed in May having received donations exceeding $80,000.

• In less than 20 days our January 2013 Emergency Bushfire Appeal raised $7,500, assisting 10 students.

• The Overseas Exchange Program was boosted by a donation establishing the Barney Rodgers Overseas Exchange Scholarship that has enabled funding of six scholarships up to $5,000 each for one semester’s international study.

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Annual Appeal Annual Appeal Scholarships target: increase fund by $200,000 to award $5,000 per student per year

Development Fund target: reach $3 million to deliver $100,000 per year to vital university programs

Your gift to the Annual Appeal enables our students to work and live in our global society while encouraging them to return home and enrich the economic, social, cultural and intellectual life of Tasmania.

Your gift not only provides financial benefit but instils confidence in a student when they know someone believes in them.

Since being launched in June, donors to the most recent Annual Appeal gave, in less than a month, over $50,000.

The UTAS Foundation thanks you.

To donate go to www.utas.edu.au/annual-appeal

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Countries currently hosting exchange scholarship students

Overseas Exchange Scholarship Program target: increase fund by $225,000 to maintain a stipend to students of $5,000 for one semester

A funding priority this year is the Overseas Exchange Program – an exciting initiative to open the world to our UTAS students.

Through your generous gifts, 10 of our students have been enabled to study for one semester internationally in 2013.

Arlie McCarthy“The opportunity to study in Svalbard (Norway) will introduce me to people from all over the world who are involved in polar research. It is a challenging environment, which I am excited to experience. This Barney Rodgers Overseas Exchange Scholarship will… greatly assist in covering some of the additional costs involved with travelling to such a remote, cold place.”

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Joshua Morse

“My overseas experience opened my eyes to the world. It took me out of

my comfort zone and challenged my thinking, which had been limited to

looking at life from an Australian’s perspective. I really cannot quantify

this opportunity to look at Australia’s issues from the ‘outside’. The

exchange bolstered my confidence to pursue ambitions of a career in global

transactional banking.”

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Kristen KayThis year Kristen, the first in her family to attend university,

commenced her Bachelor of Agriculture.

“While working in Canada I travelled to Bolivia to visit my sponsor

child in La Paz. Her family are from a poor mountainous community

that relies strongly on agriculture for their survival. I have always believed

everyone can make a difference, but I quickly realised the agricultural needs of

the community required skilled specialisation. More than I could offer. Although

I have a diversity of skills I knew I needed more training and a qualification if I

was ever going to make a difference. I’m a big believer in opportunity – of putting

yourself out there – so I enrolled at UTAS and applied for this scholarship.”

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Ellen Kilpatrick

“UTAS is a far-reaching institution and I have come to realise you never really leave its community. While studying in China, I attended a UTAS alumni dinner in Hong Kong and met 35 UTAS graduates. I was inspired to be amongst so many UTAS graduates who are broadening their horizons and experiencing the world.”

Aaron Moss

“I toured the White House, and met with UNESCO and the World Bank. It has motivated me to pursue subject units such as American Politics, International Security and International Law. My overseas study experience at UTAS is certainly inspiring me to think globally.”

We invite you to enjoy reading or listening to Jade, Joshua, Aaron and Ellen’s overseas study experiences at www.utas.edu.au/annual-appeal

Your gift ensures students reach their potential

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Inspiration Roseanna McKay “Experiences I gained by meeting my sponsors continue to influence decisions I make today.

I was introduced to Leone Paget and Dr Peter Smith through my David Paget Memorial Scholarship and my Dr Peter Smith Scholarship in Physical Sciences. I learned about Dr Paget through Leone and this inspired me to pursue honours in applied maths. Dr Smith’s amazing stories of his career have given me the drive to work hard.

My work at TEMCO through the BHP TEMCO Community Foundation Scholarship in Science enabled me to see how industry fits in the community. I put the theory I learned at UTAS into practice. In 2013 I commenced at the Bureau of Meteorology. This meteorology study builds on my UTAS maths and physics knowledge. Now I look forward to a weather forecasting career where I’ll apply my theory-based skills to directly help our community.”

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MotivationAshlee Kelly“I am a final-year nursing student at UTAS.

January 4 started out like any other day. Then as we watched the flames come we left our home.

The impact of the bushfire on my family and me was major. We lost almost everything including our family business. It was such a terrifying experience.

Going back to the community where I lived all my life was the hardest part of it all. What you see on TV is nothing compared to seeing your home and the majority of your town in ruins.

The Emergency Bushfire Annual Appeal Bursary enabled me to keep going – I replaced a number of textbooks and essential personal effects and purchased a uniform for my placements. I am very thankful to those who made it possible for me to receive this bursary at such a crucial time.”

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Your gift of confidenceMala AnthonyMala Anthony provided a scholarship for a medical student in celebration of the lives of her parents, Edith Thanam Anthony and Sundram Devaraj Anthony, who were committed to the importance of education. Mala is pictured (right) with the recipient of the Anthony Scholarship in Medicine, Maryse Daniel, originally from Egypt and whose family now live in Sydney.

Antonio Zanchetta“An unexpected outcome to my receiving the inaugural Leo Cooper-White Memorial Scholarship in Performing Arts has been engagement with current third-year students. They all knew Leo and most donated to this scholarship fund. They knew the scholarship was to be awarded to someone who showed the same enthusiasm and determination as Leo, so it gave them an insight into the kind of person I am. As a commencing student this relationship has given me confidence.”

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OpportunityGrace Irwin“The harder you work, the luckier you get.

This astute observation by golfer Gary Player was a recurring motivation throughout my university degree. I was awarded the Clemenger Tasmania Scholarship in Marketing, which enhanced my UTAS experience since it supported my work/life balance enabling me to remain engaged and intrinsically motivated. To be able to prove myself to a potential employer in a competitive job market had a positive impact on my career path.

In 2013 I joined Clemenger where I perform a dual role in account service and media planning. This opportunity enables me to learn from experienced individuals and develop my skill set so that I can play my part in

raising Tasmania’s profile as an arts tourism destination. I will work hard to do this.”

Alumni and Friends 2013 has seen yet another year of successful Alumni events held around the world. Hundreds of UTAS alumni in New York, London, Shanghai, Burnie, Melbourne, Brisbane, Hobart and Launceston have enjoyed special events organised for them to keep in touch with each other and with their alma mater. Are you on LinkedIn? Sign up to keep in touch! Linkd.in/utasalumni

UTAS VolunteersPrograms and opportunities abound at UTAS for graduates and friends to give their time and expertise to assist in research and community projects. Browse at www.alumni.utas.edu.au/volunteering – make friends, build on your skills, extend your career.

Alumni NewsThe 43rd edition of the UTAS Alumni News was published in June as we celebrated a life in the arts and our geologists. Did you miss your copy? Please email Alumni.Office@utas.edu.au or call 03 6324 3052.

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Tim Hawkins Memorial Scholarship Appeal target of $300,000 has been achievedTim Hawkins, a commerce/law graduate, was killed in the 2002 Bali bombings. The scholarship established by Tim’s family is awarded to a current law student or recent graduate who has studied international law at UTAS.

The long-term future of the Tim Hawkins Memorial Scholarship has been secured through recent donations of $86,000 by the State Government (from interest earned by the Solicitors’ Guarantee Fund), $10,000 from Clarence City Council and $100,000 from the UTAS Foundation. This generosity ensures that the scholarship will now continue in perpetuity.

2013 recipient Bridget Dunne, the tenth to date, is currently undertaking her six-month research position at the International Criminal Court in The Hague.

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Celebrating AchievementIn 2013, dinners were again hosted in Launceston, Hobart and on the Cradle Coast to ensure that all our supporters and students across Tasmania had the opportunity to attend these celebratory events that applaud generosity, excellence and opportunity.

The occasions welcomed our new scholarship students for 2013 and acknowledged the generous support of our scholarship donors. Through the presentation of the Distinguished Alumni and Foundation Graduate awards the Foundation recognised the outstanding achievements of UTAS graduates.

Mark Tiitinen“The bottom line is I gave because I was asked. And I can.

I’m now doing my masters and not earning mega-bucks, but it takes me minimal effort to give a few dollars.

Initially, I conceptualised my giving as a one-off to assist UTAS student victims of the January 2013 bushfires and I didn’t consider this in the framework of on-going campaigns to support education.

As a UTAS alumnus, having been in their shoes, I know I would have appreciated financial assistance.”

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Your gift of education

Tony Fist“Tasmanian Alkaloids wants to support the Tasmanian community, and providing scholarships to students to attend UTAS is a great way of doing this. Our scholarship program supports our only university as well as assisting some great young people.

We obtain great pleasure in getting to know our scholarship recipients and seeing these students progress through their study, and then entering the workforce.”

Tasmanian Alkaloids sponsors an Honours Scholarship in Chemistry, a West North-West Bursary, a Scholarship in Nursing, Summer Vacation Scholarships in Chemistry and the Brian Hartnett Scholarship in Science Teaching.

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Open their World

Your gift can be tailored to your requirements, circumstances and passions. We invite you to discuss this in confidence with a representative of the UTAS Foundation.

Your gift • Giving online: www.utas.edu.au/foundation/donate• Giving by phone: +61 3 6226 1920

Your vision An enduring contribution through a gift in your Will to the University through the UTAS Foundation can be made in a number of ways, such as by gifting a specific sum of money, a percentage or residue of an estate, shares, real estate or anything of enduring value.

Contact Amal Cutler on +61 3 6226 7572

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