Congratulations to Trinity Residents who received University Blues. Candice Liddy (4th year Physiotherapy), Sam Hookway (TC 2010), Tom Larkins (TC 2005), Jason Hughes (TC 2009) were all awarded a full University Blue, while Claire Sutterby (3rd year Science) and Daniel McKenzie (2nd year Biomedicine) were also awarded for their service with a Half Blue.
Nick Caldwell (2nd year Biomedicine) competed with his crew in the 2012 Victorian Lifesaving Championships.
Jackson Clarke (2nd year Master of Science) was awarded the Valedictorian Medal at this year’s Commencement Dinner. Douglas Tjandra (3rd year Biomedicine) received the academic award for highest average.
Debbra-Jane Danker (TCFS July Main, Malaysia) was invited to speak at a special World Day of Prayer chapel service at Christ Church Grammar School, South Yarra, in the presence of Dr Mohamed Rameez Yaha, Malaysian Consul General to Australia.
Stephanie Forrest (2nd year Arts) was awarded the Donald Mackay History Prize. There are two prizes awarded annually by the Council on the recommendation of the Dean of the Faculty of Arts
Molly Fowler (1st year Biomedicine) was awarded a four week internship at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel.
Joobin Hooshmand (6th year Medicine/Surgery) was one of six students to receive a Lin Martin Global Scholarship from the University of Melbourne.
Jay Kim (1st year Arts) won the Intercollegiate Activities Committee Public Speaking Competition, presenting on the topic, I have a dream.
Rachel Macleod (1st year Juris Doctor) was awarded the Zelman Cowen Scholarship for commencing Juris Doctor studies at the Melbourne Law School.
James Mecca (3rd year Commerce) commenced his three-month vacation program at Australian mining company, Newcrest Mining Limited, in December 2011, and has recently been invited to stay on at the company part-time while he completes the final year of his degree.
The Trinity Tiger Tones have been selected in the top 100 performers for the reality television show, Australia’s Got Talent. The group gave a live performance in February 2012 that will air in April.
Santo Tripodi (2nd year Science) received the 2012 Emma Grollo Memorial Scholarship, awarded to students of Italian language or literature to pursue their studies in those fields at an Italian university.
Siobhan Stagg (6th year Music) was the recipient of this year’s Australian International Opera Award. The scholarship will take her to Cardiff in the UK to continue her training with international tenor and vocal coach, Dennis O’Neill.
Sabrina Zhao (2nd year Commerce) was selected to participate in the EDGE 2012 International Leaders’ Program funded by the City of Melbourne. Her profile was featured in Meld Magazine, Melbourne’s international student news website.
