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The UWA Fogarty FoundationSCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 2017

The UWA Fogarty Foundation

Scholarship Program

The UWA Fogarty Scholarship Program aims to strengthen our community

by investing in exceptional young people who use their skills and commitment

to lead positive change in our community, state and nation.

Established in 2004, the UWA Fogarty Scholarship Program is a joint initiative

of the Fogarty Foundation and The University of Western Australia.

The program is one of Australia’s premier scholarship programs, working

with local and international leaders, to provide Scholars and alumni with

comprehensive academic scholarships, enrichment opportunities, leadership

development and strong networks.

10 new scholarships are awarded each year to students who study across

a range of disciplines. UWA Fogarty Undergraduate Scholars who choose

to continue their postgraduate study at UWA are also supported in their

further studies.

The scholarships include a tailored leadership program for the Scholar’s

entire university degree that focuses on developing transformative leadership

skills in each of the Scholars. The leadership program is a key element of the

scholarships, where Scholars learn from, and have access to, a network of

leaders, gain some insight into how our community works and hopefully the

awareness of how they can make a contribution now and in the future.

In 2017 we have 54 Scholars and 72 Alumni who are studying, working and

making a contribution.

Fogarty Foundation:

Creating OpportunityRealising Potential

The UWA Fogarty Foundation

Leadership Program

The Fogarty Foundation and The University of Western Australia view leadership

as an integral factor in building strong communities.

UWA Fogarty Scholars participate in a tailored Leadership Program that

provides Scholars and Alumni with an excellent opportunity to learn from

today’s leaders.

The Leadership Program expands Scholars’ horizons by initiating opportunities

for the Scholars to learn from and have access to, a network of leaders, gain

insight into how our community works and how they can positively make

a contribution.

The UWA Fogarty Scholars study across a range of disciplines and as they

graduate they become members of the UWA Fogarty Scholars Alumni. The

alumni is a network of talented and motivated young people working in a

variety of professions that will provide ongoing support and affinity between

the Scholars as they evolve into their leadership roles within the community.

04 THE UWA FOGARTY FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

2012

Mark Shelton #2016

2013

Anish Badgeri

Indyana Chambers

Galloway

Jonathan Israel

Rebecca Lawrence

2014

Georgie Carey

Breanna Dixon

Christian Long

Alexandra Lyons

2015

Benjamin Chia

Joshua Dunne

Adehlia Ebert

Michael Hooper

Jonathan Kamman

Brayden Keizer

Theodore

Kenworth-Groen

Katie McAllister

Jonathan Pang

Caitlin Telford

Hayley Winchcombe

2016

Edoardo Anderle

Julia DeLorenzo

Chelsea Francis

McCarthy Hanlin

James Heald

Oliver Hoare

Cassandra Howell

Jessica Knight

Connor McLaughlin

Stefano Tudor

2017

Luke Barber

Isobel Cole

James Dingley

Connor Jenkins

Celeste Kalnenas

Elizabeth Knight

Tannith Lilford

Jane Pankhurst

Caitlin Revell ~2016

Haseeb Riaz

Oliver Sanderson

~ Beazley Medalist # Sir John Monash Award

UWA Fogarty Foundation

Undergraduate Scholars

05THE UWA FOGARTY FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

2015

Jane Bromley

Karen Bromley

Thomas Durkin

Thisuri Jayawardena

Jasmin Sekhon

Elizabeth Weeda

2016

Emma Boogaerdt

2017

Katerina Chua ~2013

Thomas Coltrona

Alec Disley

Kathleen (Katie) Dyer ~2012

Chloe Kirk

Hamish Newman

Harry Smallbone

~ Beazley Medalist


Postgraduate Scholars


2007

Alexander Walter

2008

Marc White

2009

Harmony Clayton

Jasmine Rhodes

2010

Jeremy Cowcher

Kyle Hoath

Ian Grey Johnston

Darren Kirke

Rachel Paterson **2012

Alison Soerensen

(née Carter)

Melissa Watts

2011

Natalie Akl

Raymond Chester-Wallis

Matthew Cowcher

Robert Marshall ^2014

Michelle McMullen

Vinith Menezes

Paul Reid

2012

Regan Bleechmore

Yita Choong

Stephanie Clugston

Katherine Dellar

Michael Douglas

Fergus Kavanagh

Jee-Yun Leung

James Lucas

Jade Roberts

David Scaife

David Sherwood **2013

Ryan Steed

2013

Naomi Altman

Imogen Forbes-Macphail

Nicholas Gilbert

Bharath Iyer

Christopher Mofflin ~2006

Jeremy Nixon

Elliot Smith

Amy Steinepreis **2014

Thomas Williams #2014

2014

Meluka Bancroft

Leela Dilkes-Hoffman

Benjamin Hogan

Rachel Lee

Verity Long-Droppert

Blake Segler

Phoebe Spencer

Neil Thomas ~2007

Alexandra Thorton

2015

Umberto Anderle

Hayley Anderson ~2009

Calum Braham ~2011

Kate Fitzgerald

Jemma Ford

Binu Jayawardena ~2008

Justin Kruger

Sasha Quahe

Stephanie Sim

Robert Thomas

Nicholas Watts

2016

Sarah Cole

Julia Crandell

Matthew Goyder

Emma Jones

Jordan Lockhart

Brooke Loneragan

Rebecca Long

Bradley McKernan

Richard O’Halloran **2016

Michael Taran ~2010

Simon Thuijs

Rachael Van Der Moezel

~ Beazley Medalist ** Rhodes Scholar ^ Fulbright Scholar # Sir John Monash Award ± Deceased


Alumni

Nicholas van Bockxmeer ±

Jeremy Jian-Ming Cheang ±


Undergraduate 2012

Mark Shelton

Course of Study: Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) majoring in

Computer Science and Psychology with Assured Pathway to

Doctor of Medicine

Further Study: Master of Science, Stanford University

Mark is completing a Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) at The University

of Western Australia in Computer Science and Psychology. His research

uses machine learning to explore factors that influence technology

startup performance. Mark co-founded Bloom, a non-profit that supports

more than 50 young entrepreneurs with mentoring, workshops, advisory

services and co-working space at St Catherine’s College, UWA. He was

previously Director of StartupWA and Deputy CEO for Teach Learn

Grow and has interned for Goldman Sachs, Boston Consulting Group,

the Fogarty Foundation and the Telethon Kids Institute.

Mark was recently awarded a John Monash Scholarship and intends to

study a Master of Science (Computer Science) at Stanford University

with a focus on artificial intelligence.


Undergraduate 2013

Anish Badgeri

Course of Study: Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) with Assured

Pathway to Law and Diploma in Modern Languages

Anish graduated from Perth Modern School in 2012 with school subject

awards in Modern History, Economics, Politics & Law and French.

He has sustained his passion for the humanities by pursuing majors

in Economics and Political Science & International Relations under the

Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) degree.

In 2016 Anish spent a semester on exchange in Taiwan with a New

Colombo Plan Mobility Scholarship, where he dedicated a majority of his

time researching and writing his honours dissertation. He will spend the

rest of 2017 completing his Diploma in Modern Languages in French.

After volunteering extensively with UN Youth Australia, including

convening their WA State Conference in 2015 and serving as Vice-

President in 2016, Anish will continue deepening his involvement with

the organisation. In 2017 Anish will be on the organisation’s National

Executive as well Co-Convening UN Youth’s Australia’s National

Conference with fellow Fogarty Scholar Jordi Lockhart. Anish is also

excited to be volunteering with the Western Australian Debating League

as President in 2017 and is particularly looking forward to expanding

debating outreach programs in regional and disadvantaged schools.


2013

Indyana Chambers Galloway

Course of Study: Bachelor of Arts majoring in Political Science

& International Relations and Chinese

Indyana graduated as Dux and Head Girl of Geraldton Grammar School

in 2011. She then took a gap year working a number of different jobs

and travelling in Europe as sound technician for a circus tour. In January

and Febuary 2014 she ran the social media campaign for the Western

Australian Circus Festival and worked as an intern for the Emergence

Creative festival in Margaret River.

Indyana is majoring in Political Science and International Relations

and Chinese. She enjoys these majors as they allow her to develop

her passion for international affairs – particularly the Asia-Pacific region.

Since commencing university, she has taken a keen interest in her

Chinese studies and hopes to complete an exchange in China at some

point in her degree.

When not studying Indyana is a keen aerialist and trains at the

Western Australian Circus School. She has a strong interest in social

justice, leading her to volunteer for causes such as the Red Cross and

Amnesty International.


2013

Jonathan Israel

Course of Study: Bachelor of Science and Diploma of Modern

Languages majoring in French

Employment: Management Consultant, McKinsey and Co.

Jonathan graduated from Perth Modern School in 2012 and studies

Physics, Economics and French at UWA. Moving into his final semester,

he is completing his honours in macroeconomics, after returning from

studying overseas in Israel, China, the UK and Denmark.

Jonathan is an active member of the UWA community and has been

involved in numerous clubs and societies and the Student Guild during

his time at UWA. He has been both the Treasurer and the President

of the Fogarty Scholars Association and has enjoyed his experiences

meeting scholars and leading on the Fogarty Futures Conference.

An enjoyment of debating and Model United Nations has led him to

be heavily involved with the International Relations Society, Debating

Union and Western Australian Debating League and, between finance

and research internships, has also worked with the UWA Science Union,

Physics Society and Perth International. He remains involved with UN

Youth, Netzer Australia, Nedlands Youth Advisory Council and a number

of social sport teams. In his spare time, Jonathan enjoys travelling,

reading, theatre and musicals, good coffee and terribly lame jokes.


2013

Rebecca Lawrence


Economics and Indonesian with Assured Pathway to Juris Doctor

Rebecca has recently returned from an 18 month stint in Asia with the

Australian Government New Colombo Plan Scholarship Program. This

program afforded Rebecca the opportunity to study in Yogyakarta,

Indonesia, for a semester of cultural exchange before undertaking

internships at National Australia Bank in Singapore and QBE Insurance

in Hong Kong.

Since returning to Australia, Rebecca has spent her summer marathon

running and preparing for her final year of her Bachelor of Philosophy,

which she will spend completing her Honours degree in Economics,

focusing on ways to measure economic welfare in different countries

around the world. She also intends to tutor in the Economics faculty

at UWA.


Undergraduate 2014

Georgie Carey

Course of Study: Bachelor of Commerce majoring in Marketing and

Political Science & International Relations

After graduating from Methodist Ladies’ College in 2013, Georgie

commenced her studies at UWA studying a Bachelor of Commerce,

majoring in Marketing and Management.

Georgie has a passion for community and a hunger to give young

people more of a voice. She has been a part of numerous committees

and volunteered for various organisations. A passionate advocate for

youth empowerment, Georgie was elected as the inaugural Chairperson

of the Mosman Park Youth Advisory Council at the start of 2014, a

position which she has been re-elected to for three terms now. In this

role, she helps to organise events for youth in her area and encourages

young people to become active within their local community. Georgie

has also represented WA at the National Youth Conference in 2015 and

is currently the WA National Youth Week Ambassador for 2016 where

she is Chair of the State Planning Committee and regularly liaises with

the Minister for Youth.

In her spare time, you will most likely find Georgie on the athletics track

throwing her javelin, having represented WA in Javelin in 2012 and

2013. When she is not frightening people with her spear, she also enjoys

playing volleyball and strumming her ukulele.


2014

Breanna Dixon


Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and Neuroscience

Breanna graduated as Dux of Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School

in 2013 with a course exhibition in Human Biological Science. She is

currently studying Biochemistry and Neuroscience under the Bachelor

of Philosophy degree program.

Breanna has been involved in both the Bachelor of Philosophy and

Fogarty Orientation programs and volunteered in Meekatharra for Teach

Learn Grow which is a trip she always look forward to. She has also

spent time volunteering at the evacuation centre during the horrific

southwest bushfires and found it very fulfilling to be able to utilise the

qualifications she had and put them to good use.

In 2016 Breanna travelled to Boston on university exchange for six

months. She had an incredible experience and found it wonderful to

experience university in another country where it is run so differently.

Travelling both before and after was phenomenal and allowed her to see

so much of the country that she called home for the semester.

Breanna is looking forward to another full-on year and hopes to make

the most of the many Fogarty series and events that occur throughout

the year.


2014

Christian Long

Course of Study: Bachelor of Science majoring in Anatomy

and Human Biology

Christian has recently finished his Bachelor of Science in Anatomy and

Human Biology and will now move on to another year of Psychology

study, after which he is looking to do postgraduate Medicine or

Psychology. He has been involved in several not-for-profits during

his undergraduate degree such as Teach Learn Grow and Uni Camp

for Kids.

In 2015 Christian went on exchange to Amsterdam and volunteered with

the Erasmus Student Network as well as squeezing in a lot of travel! He

also sits on the alumni committee of his old school, the Old Saints’, and

the committee of his football club, Melville City FC where he is Referee

Coordinator and plays in the Men’s State League team.

Christian loves to learn, travel and get outside and is looking forward to

the year ahead.


2014

Alexandra Lyons

Course of Study: Bachelor of Science majoring in Engineering Science

(Electrical) and Natural Resource Management

Alexandra Lyons is a regional scholar from Albany, WA. Since moving

to Perth in 2014, she has spent three years living at Trinity Residential

College, where she was a Residential Advisor in 2016, a leadership

role providing pastoral care and running events. Her stay at Trinity was

broken up by a semester abroad in 2015 at the Universitet i Bergen.

Living in Norway helped her realise her passion for renewable energy,

prompting her to pursue Natural Resource Management alongside her

major in Electrical Engineering. Alexandra worked with Martin Biopower

in 2016, a branch of German waste-to-energy company Martin GmbH,

gaining vital experience on how projects get off the ground. Alexandra

will finish her BSc by the end of 2017 and will begin the MPE in 2018.

Alexandra is a passionate soccer player and coach, playing for UWA-

Nedlands and representing UWA at Unigames twice. She also has a

strong drive to give back to the community, raising $3000 for the Ride

to Conquer Cancer in 2014 and $4500 for the Relay for Life.


Undergraduate 2015

Benjamin Chia

Course of Study: Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) majoring in Physics

and Physiology

Ben graduated as Academic Captain and Dux of All Saints’ College

in 2014, receiving a General Exhibition and an ATAR of 99.95. He is

currently studying a Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours), with an assured

place in postgraduate medicine.

Ben enjoys playing piano and has obtained his Licentiate in Piano

Performance with Distinction from the Royal Schools of Music. He was

invited to perform in the 2014 Performing Arts Perspectives after sitting

WACE Music in year 11 and obtaining a practical mark of 100.

Since commencing university, Ben has enjoyed being involved in

initiatives such as Teach Learn Grow and DrYES, which provide free

educational resources and services to areas of the community in need.

Ben was also a member of the Fogarty Scholars’ Association in 2015

and together with fellow Fogarty Scholars convened the 2015 Fogarty

Futures’ Leadership Conference. This saw a selection of high school

students attending a weekend retreat over which they engaged with

high profile speakers and developed their leadership skills.

In his spare time, Ben can be found in the swimming pool or in the

Reid Library Collaborative zone. This year, he looks forward to travelling

abroad and engaging even more with university campus life.


2015

Joshua Dunne

Course of Study: Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) majoring in Business

Law and Political Science & International Relations

A strong believer that he who travels wide will go far, Joshua commences

2017’s academic calendar having spent only four weeks of the previous

six months in WA. His journeys included a semester’s exchange at

Université Jean Moulin, Lyon 3 in the south of France and the 2017

Australian Youth Orchestra National Music Camp, held in Adelaide.

He recommenced his musical endeavours in Perth by performing with

WA Opera in their 50 year anniversary concert and sings passionately

in the UWA Vocal Consort, Voyces and St George’s Cathedral Choir.

This year, Joshua assumes the role of Principal Double Bass of the WA

Youth Orchestra, where he hopes to lead his section and motivate this

exceptional ensemble to even greater heights.

Joshua loves to give time towards sharing his passions – performing at

Royal Perth Hospital, supporting youth theatre groups across the state,

volunteering for his Fencing Club, adjudicating Rostrum Voice of Youth

Public Speaking and making music as a representative of UWA at Open

Days or functions throughout Perth.

Moving into the third year of the Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours), he

is looking forward to pursuing his exciting chosen majors of Political

Science and International Relations and Business Law at UWA.


2015

Adehlia Ebert

Course of Study: Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) majoring in Italian

Studies and Political Science & International Relations with Assured

Pathway to Juris Doctor

Adehlia is about to begin her third year of the Bachelor of Philosophy

(Honours) and is looking forward to continuing the many community and

leadership activities which have made the past two years so enjoyable.

2016 began with a study abroad to Stuttgart, Germany to study German.

Once she returned home Adehlia became heavily involved in the UWA

community as President of the UWA Italian Club, Vice President of

the Fogarty Scholars Association, Vice President of Activities for the

Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) Union (BPhil Union) and, recently,

President of BPhil Union.

Adehlia’s involvement in the broader community included being a

Coordinator for Teach Learn Grow’s Rural Program to Mullewa DHS.

Adehlia was also a Facilitator at the Fogarty Futures Leadership

Conference and helped write the Fogarty EDvance annual report.

During the summer holidays Adehlia has completed an internship as the

Volunteer Engagement Officer for the Duke of Edinburgh’s International

Award WA, through the McCusker Centre for Citizenship. She has also

spent the holidays continuing a research placement with Professor

John Kinder, translating letters written by Italian migrants interned in WA

during World War II.

Throughout this Adehlia has continued ballet, saxophone, piano

teaching and being a Young Carer for her sister.


2015

Michael Hooper

Course of Study: Bachelor of Science with Assured Pathway

to Medicine

Michael graduated from Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School as the

school Dux in 2014. For the past two years he has thrown himself into life

at St George’s College, directing the college’s Mockingbirds a cappella

group, founding the St George’s College Jazz Band and running free

music classes for residents. He looks forward to the expansion of these

classes onto a YouTube channel in 2017, as well as the release of his

first EP. He has also applied his leadership and mentoring skills to the

roles of Summer Duty Manager, O-Week Crew member and Facilitator

on St George’s Summer High School Program.

Michael hopes to pursue a career in emergency medicine after

completing his Bachelor of Science majoring in Genetics. He plans to fit

as much music between science classes as possible.


2015

Jonathon Kammann

Course of Study: Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) majoring in Geology

and Botany

Jonathon grew up on the family farm near Manjimup and finished year

12 in 2014 at Manjimup Senior High School, after spending the year

as Head Boy. With strong interests in all things outdoors undertaking

a Bachelor of Philosophy with a double major in Geology and Botany

seemed ideal. Geology seems to like him as much as he likes it,

resulting in the Westernex field geology award for the best second year

field geologist and the opportunity to represent UWA at the 2016 ANZIC

IODP Masterclass in New Zealand (a masterclass with a particular focus

on marine geology and coring). Despite this, the zeal for dinosaurs which

drove him into Geology has been waning over the past few semesters

and a change in direction may be on the horizon.

When not at St Catherine’s College (who are kind enough to keep him

while he’s in Perth), Jonathon can be found chasing a football for his

beloved Australian Football League club, the Manjimup Imperials, fishing

remote beaches with his younger brother or scampering over mountain

tops mentoring high school aged kids.


2015

Brayden Keizer

Course of Study: Bachelor of Arts majoring in Political Science &

International Relations and Communications & Media Studies

Brayden is a UWA undergraduate student completing a double-major in

Political Science & International Relations and Economics. During 2016

Brayden developed his leadership skills in a variety of roles, namely as

a tutor and volunteer for Teach Learn Grow (TLG), an organisation that

aims to provide free private academic tutoring for Western Australia’s

disadvantaged rural students. Similarly, he served in a volunteer capacity

for the Friends of MITHRA charity and the Be Inspired Foundation.

Recently, he has translated his academic interest in the economics

and geo-politics of the Indo-Pacific region into action, embarking on a

study-abroad program at the University of Hong Kong through both the

Westpac Asian Exchange Scholarship and the Department of Foreign

Affairs and Trade’s New Colombo Plan Scholarship. These grants have

allowed Brayden to relocate to Hong Kong and study at the prestigious

HKU, where he is also undertaking a Chinese language practicum

and (upon completion of his third year of study) a series of intensive

internships in both the Special Administrative Region and Mainland

China. He is hoping that these experiences will allow him to embellish

his academic qualifications with a regional expertise as he moves into

postgraduate studies and, beyond that, into a career in the fields of

economic policy and international diplomacy.


2015

Theodore Kenworth-Groen

Course of Study: Bachelor of Science

Theodore Kenworth-Groen recently transferred into the Bachelor of

Philosophy to continue his studies at UWA after graduating from All

Saints’ College in 2014. Awarded an Academic Scholarship to the

College, he has since achieved awards such as the Australian Student

Prize and Top Scorer in the Senior Big Science Competition.

The Duke of Edinburgh’s Bronze Award combined with Caltex Best all-

rounder award and several College House Awards serve as recognition

of his contribution to the Community.

After having been awarded the Southwell Music grant during his time

at school, Theodore has continued to pursue his interest in percussion

through playing in 4 ensembles including the Leeming Area concert

band and Billabong Collective periodically throughout 2015.

Last year Theodore left Canning City’s U/18s State League football team

to debut in the National Premier League for Armadale SC. Theodore

has also resumed playing tennis in U/18s division 1 pennants whilst

building momentum towards the Australian Junior National Athletics

Championships for which he qualified by winning silver in U/20 800m at

this year’s WA State Championships.

A strong passion for sport has created opportunities for Theodore to

travel internationally. After having previously achieved Athlete of the

Meet in Singapore, prior to his football team’s success in Beijing, he

is determined to further his athletic abilities whilst maintaining close

involvement in the community.


2015

Katie McAllister

Course of Study: Bachelor of Commerce with Assured Pathway to

Juris Doctor

Katie is a third year Regional Fogarty Scholar, studying a Bachelor of Arts

majoring in English and Philosophy. She is passionate about regional

Australia and educational equality and to this end she volunteers as the

Regional Officer with the Western Australian Debating League (WADL)

and at every opportunity tells people she is from Albany.

When she isn’t on a regional road trip, she is studying for her Speech

and Drama Licentiate through the AMEB and is busy planning the

Albany Writers Festival for 2018. After being an ABC Heywire winner

and mentor, Katie realised the best thing you could do when you are

from a regional town is not to leave it, but to value it. She is passionate

about stories and the way they connect communities and is currently

working with the Albany community to create and deliver a Writers

Festival tailored to the needs of the city.

She also has her own small marketing business and uses tutoring as a

means to legitimise talking about her love of English. She hopes one day

to be good enough at writing to not have to take up her JD spot and to

give to regional WA all that it has given her.


2015

Jonathan Pang


Pathway to Doctor of Medicine

Jonathan is studying a Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours), majoring in

Physics, with a Direct Pathway into Medicine. Jonathan did Japanese

throughout high school. In his final year of school, he went on a school

music tour; one of his most memorable memories of that trip was a

performance in a tiny town hall in Germany, in which his orchestra

received a standing ovation.

Jonathan decided to take up German in his second year at Uni.

Following that, he spent his summer break enrolled in a six-week

language program at the University of Stuttgart, Germany. He will be

continuing his studies in German this year.

Since commencing his studies at UWA, Jonathan has been involved

in several clubs and co-curricular activities, including the BPhil Union,

Teach Learn Grow, Dr YES and the Fogarty Scholars’ Association. He

currently holds positions on several committees, as Secretary for BPhil

Union and Ordinary Committee Member on the FSA.

Outside of university, he continues to enjoy sailing both competitively

and socially. He holds positions on two separate sailing committees,

acting as a liaison between the Hillarys Yacht Club Dinghy Committee

and the WA National 125 State committee. He also volunteers for the

Sailability program, which provides sailing opportunities for people with

a disability. He enjoys introducing younger kids to the sport of sailing,

working as a sailing instructor on weekends.


2015

Caitlin Telford

Course of Study: Bachelor of Arts majoring in History, English and

Cultural Studies

Caitlin graduated from Georgiana Molloy Anglican School in 2014

as Student Representative Council President and the recipient of

the GMAS medal. During her time at school, she both facilitated and

was a member of Tournament of the Minds teams, twice achieving

Honours in the international round of the competition. Caitlin was also

highly involved in the arts, competing in the Bunbury Eisteddfod and

performing in a number of school musicals and concerts.

A resident at St Catherine’s College, Caitlin is currently studying History,

English and Cultural Studies through the Bachelor of Arts. She remains

passionate about the performing arts and can usually be seen in the

semester shows put on by the UWA Pantomime Society. Caitlin is also

the current Secretary of the Golden Z Club, which works closely with

the Zonta Club of Perth to further the empowerment of women around

the world.


2015

Hayley Winchcombe

Course of Study: Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) majoring in Political

Science & International Relations

Hayley graduated from Busselton Senior High School in 2013 as the

school Dux and received a Certificate of Distinction in English. She

spent 2014 on a Rotary Youth Exchange in France and now enjoys

studying Political Science and International Relations and French under

a Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours).

Hayley is a resident at Trinity Residential College and a committee

member of the UWA French Club, Ignite Mentoring, the BPhil Union and

secretary of the Fogarty Scholars’ Association.

This year she is looking forward to coordinating the Fogarty Mixed Social

Netball team and being the Excursions Officer for Ignite. In 2015 Hayley

represented Trinity at the National Association of Australian University

Colleges in Brisbane and returned to the Gold Coast to represent UWA

in the Australian University Games for Futsal. She played for the UWA

Nedlands Premier State League women’s team and also enjoys playing

in a social soccer team at UWA.


Undergraduate 2016

Edoardo Anderle

Course of Study: Bachelor of Science majoring in Engineering

Science and Computer Science with Assured Pathway to Master

of Professional Engineering

Edoardo is a Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School graduate and is

currently studying a Bachelor of Science at UWA, majoring in Engineering

Science and Computer Science with an assured pathway into Masters

of Professional Engineering.

During the 2016 year, Edoardo was involved in various volunteering

organisations and sporting clubs. He was involved in a mentoring

program called True Blue Dreaming organised through St George’s

College. He continues to dedicate his time to the Smiths’ Beach Surf

Life Saving Club and also volunteers at several other events tied in

with the organisation such as the Busselton Jetty Swim, Ironman and

several local schools’ “beach days”. Edoardo is aiming to become a fully

qualified professional lifeguard by the 2017/18 Summer. He was also a

facilitator at the 2016 Fogarty Futures Leadership Conference and is

now looking forward to serving as the Communications Officer of the

Fogarty Scholars’ Association in the upcoming year.

During his spare time, Edoardo enjoys socialising with fellow collegians

and has also continued to frequently train in martial arts such as Brazilian

Jiu-Jitsu and Boxing.


2016

Julia DeLorenzo

Course of Study: Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) majoring in Political

Science, International Relations and German

Following a school life characterised by a vast number of commitments,

Julia decided upon entering university that the only way to go was to join

as many clubs, charities and committees as possible.

Julia was elected first-year representative for the Bachelor of Philosophy

(Honours) Union – responsible for representing the 2016 cohort and

helping out with educational and social events. She has now moved

on to the position of VP Activities where she will coordinate the major

BPhil social events. She joined a number of charities and non-for-profits

– including Teach Learn Grow (TLG), Uni Camp for Kids, the Riding

for the Disabled Association and UN Youth Western Australia. She is

now helping to organise the 2017 UN Youth National Conference as a

member of the organising committee.

This year, Julia hopes to continue and expand her involvement with

these organisations.

Julia furthered her passion for debating by joining the UWA Debating

Union and in July she chaired as a judge for the Australasian Intervarsity

Debating Championships. She hopes to judge again at the Easters

Competition in Sydney in April this year. Julia also enjoys public speaking

and together with a partner won the UWA undergraduate mock trials

competition last year.

However, by far the most rewarding commitment Julia undertook last

year would have been co-convening the 2016 Fogarty Futures Youth

Conference. This conference was aimed at developing the leadership

potential of Year 10/11 students and was an invaluable experience in

leadership and personal growth.


2016

Chelsea Francis

Course of Study: Bachelor of Science majoring in Business Law

and Economics with Assured Pathway to Juris Doctor

Chelsea Francis is undertaking a double major in Business Law and

Economics under an Assured Entry Pathway placement into the Juris

Doctor (JD). She intends to pursue a career in civil litigation and also

entertains the prospect of eventually working within a public policy

department. Chelsea is an advocate of the issues of educational inequity,

human rights violations and the attainment of social egalitarianism and

dedicates her time to initiatives that address such issues.

Having been actively involved in her college and local community during

secondary school, Chelsea chose to continue to utilise the array of

opportunities available to her at university. In 2016 Chelsea was elected

as the First-Year and Business Law Representative of the Blackstone

Society (UWA Law Students’ Society) and has since interned at a state

law chambers. She has also served as the Secretary of the Fogarty

Scholars’ Association (FSA), convened the 2016 Fogarty Futures

Leadership Conference and is now undertaking the role of the Vice-

President of the FSA.

Her interest in human rights advocacy led her to undertake the position of

Outreach Officer at Amnesty International UWA and become a member

of local and state advocacy groups. Similarly, due to her passion for

youth empowerment through education, she served on the Education

Committee of the 2016 Youth Parliament of Western Australia. She is

currently employed as an academic a tutor at Teach Learn Grow, and

serves on the TLG Executive Board as Sponsorship Officer.

Whether volunteering with the UWA Student Guild or participating in

musical and choir performances at her local church, she relishes in

immersing herself within her local community and interacting with

people from all walks of life.

In her spare time, Chelsea enjoys reading, playing the piano and writing

creative pieces.


2016

McCarthy (Mac) Hanlin

Course of Study: Bachelor of Commerce majoring in Economics,

Political Science and International Relations

McCarthy graduated from Scotch College in 2015 as School Vice-

Captain. At university, he has a particular passion in politics and has

been working to deepen his knowledge since starting at UWA. These

academic interests have seen Mac take a deep interest in the realm of

debating, a passion that he has continued since graduating high school.

This has seen him take on the important role of Western Australian State

Team assistant coach, where he hopes to improve critical thinking and

public speaking skills for students – in particular those without financial

access to high level coaching – as well as achieving success on a

national level in inter-varsity debating.

Mac also has a competitive passion for rugby, where he has achieved

success at an under-20’s level and will look to assume a leadership

position in 2017.

Mac is also a person who has a passion for serving those who are less

fortunate in his community and in particular looks to stand up for those

who do not have that ability themselves.


2016

James Heald

Course of Study: Bachelor of Arts with Assured Pathway to Juris Doctor

James graduated from Trinity College in 2016. James is currently in his

second year of Bachelor of Arts, double majoring in Political Science

& International Relations and Human Resources Management, with

an assured pathway into the Juris Doctor post-grad. During his high

school years, James was heavily involved in a number of extra-curricular

activities, including the senior debating team, United Nations Youth and

his school astronomy program to name a few. These interests culminated

in James being selected to attend the International Space School in

Houston, Texas in 2014, as well as the National Schools Constitutional

Convention and United Nations Youth National Conference in 2015.

Having largely focused on his studies and taking a break from many of his

extra-curricular activities in 2016, James is looking forward to becoming

more involved at University and within the Fogarty Foundation itself.

Having participated in the pre-law mooting competition for Blackstone

and attending several events in 2016, James is looking forward to

becoming more involved in the Blackstone Law Society in 2017. He

further hopes to become more actively involved in Teach Learn Grow as

a tutor and to go on one of the rural programs later this year.

James hopes to go on to pursue a successful career in either law, the

public service or human resources upon completing his studies.


2016

Oliver Hoare

Course of Study: Bachelor of Arts with Assured Pathway to Juris Doctor

Oliver graduated as Vice-captain of Hale School in 2015 and is currently

in his second year of a Bachelor of Arts degree. Oliver is majoring in

Political Science & International Relations and Philosophy, before taking

up his assured place in the Juris Doctor program. Oliver aims to work as

a lawyer or in an international relations related role.

Oliver has immersed himself in university life. He is an active member of

the UWA rowing club, as well as participating in a large number of social

sport teams. Oliver also regularly competes in the Blackstone Pre-law

competitions.

Oliver continues his passion for volunteering and positive social

enterprises through both Ignite Mentoring and Teach Learn Grow (TLG),

to name a few. Oliver co-ordinates a group of fellow mentors with Ignite

to provide positive mentoring to children from lower SES schools. The

program aims to re-engage kids with school and to inspire them to

continue on to some form of tertiary education, whilst providing them

with important life skills such as leadership and teamwork skills. Oliver

tutors with TLG Tutoring Centre as a private tutor, where half the revenue

goes towards funding TLG’s e-mentor and Rural programs, both of

which he is involved in. These programs aim to bridge the educational

disparity faced by rural students and to provide positive role-modelling

to children from challenging backgrounds.


2016

Cassandra Howell

Course of Study: Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours)

majoring in Botany and Geology

Cassie graduated as Dux from Frederick Irwin Anglican School in 2015

and is currently in her second year at university, studying Botany and

Geology and is a resident at St George’s College. In 2016 she was

a Fresher Representative for both the FSA and SNAGS (Students of

Natural and Agricultural Sciences), organising events for both these

committees and also for St George’s College. During the year, she

also volunteered with organisations such as Teach Learn Grow and

Aspire UWA and hopes to further her involvement with such causes in

the future.

This year, Cassie is the Secretary for St George’s College Club and an

Ordinary Committee Member on the FSA. She is also the Vice President

and Education Council Representative for SNAGS and hopes to use this

role to support students of natural sciences and to connect students

and the faculty during the restructure.

Cassie’s passion is the environment and sustainability. She hopes to

continue to develop her knowledge of these areas through university

and other study and hopes to work more with initiatives such as those

run at Kings Park, to protect the environment and to further community

education on these issues.


2016

Jessica Knight

Course of Study: Bachelor of Philosophy majoring in Medical Science

and Italian

After graduating from Perth Modern School in 2015, Jess is now in her

2nd year at UWA studying Medical Science and Italian.

Jess has a strong passion for community service and has been

involved with many volunteering organisations over the course of

2016. These have included the Teach Learn Grow e-Mentor program

and rural program, Dr YES, Ignite Mentoring, Uni Camp for Kids and

City Beach Surf Life Saving Club. She has loved every moment of her

involvement with these organisations and is continuing into 2017 as an

executive member of TLG and a volunteer First Aid Officer with St John

Ambulance (WA).

Jess is also very passionate about music – having taken the practical

music units at UWA on clarinet throughout 2016. These units involved

intensive performance studies, as well as involvement with 3 different

ensembles. Outside of UWA, she is also a member of WA Youth

Orchestra’s Philharmonic Orchestra. For 2017 Jess has joined the WA

Charity Orchestra, which is a great opportunity to use music to benefit

the community by raising funds for charities including Beyond Blue and

Guide Dogs WA.

Lastly, Jess loves dancing with the UWA Dance Crew, netball, pilates

and going to the beach!


2016

Conor McLaughlin

Course of study: Bachelor of Science majoring in Data Science

and Economics

Conor is currently in his second year of university, after having changed

majors from Physiology to Data Science at the end of first year. In 2016

he was one of the Co-Founders of the Teach Learn Grow (TLG) Tutoring

Centre, an initiative which aims to increase the sustainability of TLG.

Every hour of tutoring completed by the Centre’s staff pays for one hour

of free tutoring for a student in rural Western Australia.

He is also heavily involved in Bloom, a not-for-profit organisation founded

by another Fogarty Scholar, Mark Shelton. In 2017 he is a member

of the Bloom UWA Team and his role includes encouraging more

undergraduate students to attend Bloom’s events such as interactive

workshops and pitch nights.

Conor is extremely passionate about the importance and power of

mentoring in creating positive social change and at the end of 2016

he founded an organisation called ‘Agents of Change’. Over the past

five weeks he has filmed an interview series with successful leaders,

entrepreneurs and change-makers and has released these interviews

on Facebook, YouTube and SoundCloud. The purpose of the series is

to show young people the skills that successful change-makers share

in order to help them start their own businesses and make a positive

difference in their communities.


2016

Stefano Tudor

Course of Study: Bachelor of Philosophy with Assured Pathway to

Doctor of Medicine

Stefano Tudor graduated from Christ Church Grammar School in 2015

and is majoring in Medical Sciences and French Studies. He made a

strong start to his learning journey in his school studies, achieving an

ATAR of 99.90.

Stefano also extends his learning to areas outside of the lecture theatre

and classroom. At Christ Church, he was involved in a state semifinalist

Mock Trials team, the Firsts Tennis and Badminton teams and placed

fourth in the Alliance Française Competition, among other achievements.

Stefano is passionate about being involved in the community. He was

involved in the Sony Camp for Disabled Children in 2015, completed the

Duke of Edinburgh Bronze and Silver award programs and volunteered

at Hollywood Hospital Regis Day Therapy Centre for a time.

During his first year of university, Stefano served as a French Club

Committeeman, organising events and promoting French culture

throughout UWA. He also partook in both the Winter and Summer

TLG Rural Programs, in which he provided free tuition to students from

disadvantaged rural backgrounds. He now tutors with the TLG Tutoring

Centre, helping fund future Rural Programs.

Stefano continues to aim not only to study at university, but also to

immerse himself in student life and to engage meaningfully with the

opportunities it presents him.


Undergraduate 2017

Luke Barber

Course of Study: Bachelor of Philosophy majoring in Political Science

and International Relations and Economics with Assured Pathway to

Juris Doctor

Luke graduated as ATAR Dux of All Saints’ College in 2016, achieving a

General Exhibition and Certificates of Excellence in Drama and Politics

and Law. During his final year at High School, he was also elected to the

position of College Captain, a role which allowed him opportunities to run

charity events for his school community, such as Oaktree’s ‘Live Below

The Line’ campaign as well as fundraisers for charity organisations such

as Teach Learn Grow (TLG). He involved himself in many extracurricular

pursuits including playing Saxophone in the Symphonic and Jazz Bands,

roles in school productions and Interschool Debating, which led him to

being selected as a member of the WA State Debating Team in 2016.

Luke is highly involved in service opportunities having volunteered as a

tutor on TLG Rural Programs three times during his High School studies,

attending trips to Mullewa, Brookton and the community of Bayulu.

Recently, Luke was successful in joining the TLG Executive and is looking

forward to furthering his involvement in the organisation through his role

as Recruitment Officer this year. He has also volunteered for a number

of other organisations including the Disabled Surfers Association, the

Salvation Army Red Shield Doorknock Appeal and regular patrols for

Surf Lifesaving WA at Leighton Beach.


2017

Isobel Cole

Course of Study: Bachelor of Science majoring in Physics with

Assured Pathway to Doctor of Medicine

Isobel graduated from Presbyterian Ladies College in 2016. At school

Isobel was heavily involved in music and performance. She sung in both

of her school’s senior choirs whilst being the captain of one of them,

played viola in both of her school’s senior orchestras and performed in

a lead role in her school production of Legally Blonde the Musical. She

hopes to continue performing at university and has joined the university

dramatic society to do so.

She is also exited to take up some of the volunteering opportunities

offered by UWA. So far she has joined up to Dr YES, Teach Learn Grow,

Uni Camp for Kids and Robogals and is looking forward to getting

involved in all their activities and, in particular, their rural programs. She

wishes to develop her leadership skills, whilst also helping to improve

opportunities available to junior and senior school students, through

these mentoring and tutoring programs.

Isobel has just commenced studies in physics with a minor in politics

and international relations and is hoping her cross faculty studies will

let her explore a wide range of interests. She is also studying Japanese

and hopes to visit Japan on exchange during her studies to develop her

cultural awareness and language skills.


2017

James Dingley

Course of Study: Bachelor of Philosophy majoring in Mechanical

Engineering and Finance

James graduated from Hale School in 2016 as a School Prefect and

recipient of a Course Exhibition for Engineering Studies. He enjoys

working with a team of dedicated individuals toward a common goal;

be that with helping new students transition to school life, as a Nulsen

Disability Services Youth Patron or even preparing for a debate. In his

spare time James enjoys cross country and was awarded the Alcorn

Shield for contribution to the sport.

James is passionate about entrepreneurship and is excited for the

opportunity to be involved with the Bloom Lab. He helped found Hale

School’s first student magazine, created a Game of Drones competition

and has been producing videos semi-commercially through his channel

Atomic Frontier. His upcoming series on “Perth Science” is set to release

later this year. He represented Australia as a finalist in the 2015 and

2016 International Breakthrough Junior Challenge and was declared

winner of the 2015 60 Seconds of Science Competition. To see some

of his work or suggest topics for upcoming productions visit www.

atomicfrontieronline.com or www.youtube.com/atomicfrontieronline.

Having achieved the Gold Duke of Edinburgh award James hopes

to continue being involved in a wide range of activities from across

the University.


2017

Connor Jenkins

Course of study: Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) majoring in

Engineering Science and Finance with Assured Pathway to Master

of Professional Engineering

Connor graduated as the Head Boy of John XXIII College in 2016,

receiving a General Exhibition and Certificate of Distinction. He is

currently enrolled in the Bachelor of Philosophy course, with an assured

pathway into the Masters of Professional Engineering (MPE).

Through experience working as a tutor, Connor has realised an interest

in the area of education and will apply to work for TLG’s rural program.

He is also passionate about the field of engineering and plans to become

involved in the Engineers Without Borders club at UWA.

Connor is passionate about his sport, playing tennis, hockey and

floorball. He is currently entering his third year as a coach at Wembley

Downs Tennis Club, a role he finds very fulfilling. He is returning to John

XXIII College to assist with the Cross Country running program, one that

he thoroughly enjoyed during his time there.

Connor is looking forward to becoming immersed in university life,

joining as many clubs and meeting as many people as possible. He

hopes that this will not only lead to new friendships, but also provide

future leadership opportunities. He hopes that the skills he gains through

participation in the Fogarty Foundation program will equip him to make a

meaningful difference in the community.


2017

Celeste Kalnenas


Medical Sciences and French Studies with Assured Pathway to

Doctor of Medicine

Celeste graduated as the Dux of St Hilda’s Anglican School for Girls,

receiving an ATAR of 99.90 in addition to a General Exhibition, a

Certificate of Excellence in French and a Certificate of Distinction. She

is currently studying a Bachelor of Philosophy with an assured pathway

to the Doctor of Medicine.

Community service and leadership have occupied an important place in

Celeste’s secondary education, having been a longstanding Committee

member of the Astronomical, Environmental and Mathematics

Societies, as well as having taken advantage of various volunteering

opportunities through the Duke of Edinburgh Award as a member of

the Mosman Park Youth Advisory Council, Millennium Kids and Peer

Support Group. Another interest lies in the field of Languages. Celeste

has been a competitive participant in the Alliance Française High School

Examinations, having been awarded first place in her division in 2015

and 2016. She wishes to take part in an exchange program to France

in order to visit the Curie Institute of Paris; one of the leading medical

research centres in the world.

As a Fogarty Scholar passionate about perpetuating the importance of

being active members of the community, Celeste strives to continue her

community involvement through taking part in the Teach Learn Grow

Rural Program, as well as in Interhealth initiatives such as Code Green

as an Associate Member of WAMSS.


2017

Elizabeth Knight


Management, Political Science and International Relations with

Assured Pathway to Juris Doctor

Elizabeth graduated from Perth Modern School in 2017 as a Senior

Student Councillor and was awarded a General Exhibition, Certificate of

Excellence for Psychology and a Certificate of Distinction in the SCSA

Awards based on her examination marks in Year 12.

During her time at high school, Elizabeth has developed a strong

passion for leadership and improving education standards in WA.

She has previously been involved with various organisations such as

Youth Parliament, UN Youth and the LEAP foundation. She hopes to

give back to the community by making opportunities for leadership,

personal development and community involvement more accessible to

young people in WA. Consequently Elizabeth hopes to become involved

in organisations such as Teach Learn Grow, the McCusker Centre for

Citizenship and Bloom this year.

Elizabeth loves all things French, travelling and music. She aspires

to become fluent in as many languages as she can and become an

entrepreneur in the future.


2017

Tannith Lilford

Course of Study: Bachelor of Science double majoring in Psychology

Tannith graduated from the Walton Leadership Institute at Methodist

Ladies’ College in 2016. The Edith Cowan University Citizenship Award

was awarded to her in year 11 followed by the Senior Years’ Citizenship

Award in year 12. In 2016 she received the Gold Duke of Edinburgh

Award from Her Excellency the Honourable Kerry Sanderson AC,

Governor of Western Australia.

From Year 9, Tannith has volunteered in a variety of ongoing programs

with autistic youth. This year she hopes to extend her work with these

children into the Autism Academy for Software Quality Assurance

CoderDojo program that caters for high functioning autistic students.

Tannith’s fulfilling experience as a Companion at the Sony Camp for

children with disabilities encouraged her to sign up for Uni Camp

for Kids.

She is committed to empowering disadvantaged young women through

education, being an ambassador of One Girl, a program that educates

girls in Uganda and Sierra Leone. Tannith’s passion for volunteering and

giving to communities has resulted in her graduating from high school

with almost 300 hours of community service.

In her spare time, she coaches, umpires and plays netball. Tannith is

looking forward to connecting with an inspiring group of fellow scholars

and developing transformative leadership skills.


2017

Jane Pankhurst

Course of Study: Bachelor of Arts majoring in Music and Music

Specialist studies with Assured Pathway to Medicine

Jane graduated from Perth Modern School in 2016 and will begin her

undergraduate degree this year, majoring in Music and Music Specialist

studies with assured entry into medicine.

Jane is passionate about music, receiving awards for top music student

and top instrumentalist at Perth Modern School. Having been principal

clarinet player in her school orchestra and band, Jane is now a member

of the WAYO Philharmonic Orchestra and hopes to get involved in both

the vocal and instrumental ensembles at UWA. For several years, Jane

has been a member of Ascot Kayak Club and competes regularly in

marathon kayaking events, notably the state and national championships

last year. She hopes to continue to pursue her kayaking goals this year.

Jane is passionate about giving back to the community. She is looking

forward to becoming involved in many of the volunteer organisations

on campus, in particular, Dr YES so that she is able to incorporate her

passion for medicine at the undergraduate level. Jane hopes that her

involvement within the Fogarty Scholarship Program will allow her to

make the most out of her university experience whilst inspiring others to

become community orientated citizens.


2017

Caitlin Revell


Engineering and Physics

Caitlin graduated in 2016 as Dux of Perth Modern School and received

the school’s Caltex All-Rounder award. Caitlin achieved an ATAR of 99.95

and was awarded the Beazley Medal (WACE), a General Exhibition,

subject exhibitions in Politics and Law and Biology and certificates of

excellence in Physics and Chemistry. Although Caitlin enjoyed studying

all her WACE subjects she has chosen to pursue her interest in science

at UWA through studying the Bachelor of Philosophy course with majors

in Engineering and Physics.

Outside of her academic endeavours Caitlin is also very passionate

about sport, in particular athletics where she has competed in the 400

and 800m at both state and national events. Despite injuries that have

prevented her from continuing her running pursuits, Caitlin aims to

sustain her passion for sport through the variety of options available at

UWA and has a particular interest in taking up rowing. She is looking

forward to getting involved in the university games during her time

at UWA.

Caitlin is also passionate about conservation and participated in

community service with the Australian wildlife conservancy, aiding with

the conservation of endangered native species. She is also looking

forward to the community service opportunities the Fogarty Foundation

program will bring. In particular, she hopes to improve the education

of students and transfer her passion for learning to others through the

diverse array of community service organisations affiliated with UWA

such as Teach Learn Grow and Engineers Without Boarders.


Haseeb Riaz

Bachelor of Philosophy majoring in Medical Sciences and Japanese with

Assured Pathway to Doctor of Medicine

Haseeb is a first year Bachelor of Philosophy student double majoring

in Medical Sciences and Japanese with an assured pathway into the

Doctor of Medicine. Throughout years 11 and 12, he was thoroughly

involved in many aspects of co-curricular involvement in areas such as

the Hale School Chorale, the chess team and countless Redfoot Youth

Theatre productions, but his passion lied in the speaking activities. He

has enjoyed participating in debating, mock trial and public speaking

events, involved in the winning duo of the Evatt Trophy Competition (a

United Nations Youth Association mock security council debate). On

top of this, he’s been involved with the inaugural Hale School Starlight

volunteer initiative, visiting hospitalised children at Princess Margaret

Hospital. Academically, Haseeb was selected to tour to Oxford University

to attend the Oxford Royale Academy summer school program in 2015

and received a General Exhibition last year for his year 12 results. He’s

already involved with charities such as the LOVE Foundation at UWA

this year and is looking forward to the new challenge that university

presents!


2017

Oliver Sanderson

Course of study: Bachelor of Arts majoring in Political Science and

International Relations and Business Law with Assured Pathway

to Juris Doctor

Oliver graduated from Hale School in 2016 after six years of strong

engagement in the wide range of opportunities offered.

While academically focused, Oliver maintained and enjoyed

commitments to football, cricket, swimming, debating, mock trial and

service learning. Oliver is looking to continue these passions, as this

year he is playing footy for UWA, coaching debating at Hale, tutoring

and planning on joining the Teach Learn Grow program. Oliver’s interest

in this program has been inspired by a school trip to the Solomon Islands

in 2015 where working in an underprivileged school showed how far a

little bit of help can go and how great building personal relationships

with the kids can be.

Oliver is looking forward to being a part of the Fogarty community, where

he hopes surrounding himself with so many positive and passionate

people will enable him to grow as a person, leader and encourage

community involvement.


Postgraduate 2015

Jane Bromley

Year of Commencement: 2012/2015

Course of Study: Doctor of Medicine (from Bachelor of Science)

Jane is excited to be spending 2017 at the Rural Clinical School

in Derby. She is loving this chance to experience rural medicine and

become involved in the local Derby community. She is also conducting

a research project based on child health in the region.

Originally from Bunbury SHS, Jane completed her Bachelor of Science

in 2014, which included a semester studying at the University of Illinois

at Urbana-Champaign (USA) and is now entering her third year of

Medicine. Jane called St George’s College home for her undergraduate

degree and loved becoming involved in the college community, as well

as several groups on campus including the UWA Student Guild, Perth

International and Teach Learn Grow.

Since entering her postgrad degree, Jane has held roles in the Western

Australian Medical Students’ Society (WAMSS) and Interhealth (the

global health arm of WAMSS), as well as playing with the university

netball club and hopes to pick up her involvement in these in 2018 after

her return from Derby.


2015

Karen Bromley



Karen is currently in her third year of a Doctor of Medicine, having

completed her Bachelor of Science in 2014.

2016 was an extremely busy year for Karen as she completed her

second year of Medicine. She was heavily involved in the Western

Australian Medical Students Society as representative of her year

group. In her free time, she enjoyed playing netball and volunteering

with Dr YES, educating high school students about harm minimisation

strategies relating to Sexual Health, Mental Health and Alcohol.

In 2017 Karen is embarking on a year of placement at the Rural Clinical

School in Port Hedland. This will see her doing placement across a

range of organisations, including Hedland Health Campus, local GP’s,

the Aboriginal Medical Service and the Royal Flying Doctor Service. She

is also conducting research with local hospital staff into Reproductive

Health Services in the Pilbara. She would like to take this opportunity to

thank the Fogarty Foundation for their ongoing support of her studies.


2015

Thomas Durkin


Course of Study: Juris Doctor (from Bachelor of Commerce)

Tom is currently studying Law through UWA’s Juris Doctor program. In

2014 he completed a Bachelor of Commerce majoring in Economics

and Political Science & International Relations.

Over the three years of his undergraduate degree Tom worked

extensively with Ignite Mentoring. This included as General Manager and

volunteering as a classroom mentor. Tom acted as Pre-Law Director of

the Blackstone Law Society, Vice-President of the UWA Debating Union

and volunteered for Teach Learn Grow and Eddie Rice Camps for Kids.

Currently he is a member of the World Economic Forum’s Perth Global

Shapers hub and advises the McCusker Centre for Citizenship as part

of their Student Advisory Group. In 2014 Tom studied sustainable

business practices and the foreign policy of the European Union at the

Copenhagen Business School. Last year, Tom visited the University of

Oslo for a semester to study public international law.


2015

Thisuri Jayawardena



Thisuri completed a Bachelor of Science majoring in Pathology,

Laboratory Medicine and Economics in 2014. She is currently in her

third year of the Doctor of Medicine course at UWA.

Being somewhat obsessed with Excel spreadsheets, Thisuri was re-

elected as the Treasurer for the WA Society for Students Interested in

Specialist Training (WASSIST). Thisuri is also a research student with the

Australian Red Cross Blood Service analysing historical databases on

transfusion-transmissible infections.

Endeavouring to maintain a connection with the artistic side of life,

Thisuri is a member of the board of WASTV Inc, a media organisation

serving the local non-profit and start-up community. In her spare time,

she enjoys editing and filming the occasional video with the team

at WASTV.

When she is not immersed in a text book or staring at financial records,

Thisuri can be found on a bike, at a tennis court or buried in a novel.


2015

Jasmin Sekhon


Course of Study: Doctor of Medicine (from Bachelor of Commerce)

Jasmin is a second year medical student with an undergraduate degree

in Economics and Finance. This peculiar combination of subjects

will hopefully lead Jasmin to a career in public health, development

economics or both!

Whilst Medicine demands a large proportion of Jasmin’s time, she has

pursued a range of initiatives in global health and social justice. She

is currently the Co-Chair of WAMSS’ Global Health Group- Interhealth

where she is lucky enough to work with a team of committed and

passionate medical students to advance the health standards of under

resourced communities. Interhealth seeks to achieve this through

initiatives that range from running health workshops with refugees to

assembling basic birthing kits for use in developing countries. In 2016

Jasmin has also been tasked with writing the Australian Medical Student

Associations policy on the Sustainable Development Goal – an exciting

but equally daunting task!

Jasmin loves swimming and plays Netball for UWA in the Perth Netball

Association League. She hopes to represent UWA this year at Unigames.


2015

Elizabeth (Libby) Weeda



Libby Weeda graduated from St Mary’s Anglican Girls’ School in 2011

and completed a Bachelor of Science in 2014 at UWA, majoring in

Physiology and French. She is currently studying Medicine, and loves

learning in the clinical environment.

At university, Libby has been involved with many organisations such as

WAMSS, AMSA Advocates, The Smith Family Foundation, UniMentor

and the Med Student Orchestra. In 2016 she joined the John Flynn

Placement Program and has thoroughly enjoyed her two placements in

Bundaberg, QLD. In 2014 Libby was very grateful to receive the Jeremy

Cheang Award.

Over the past 8 years, Libby has volunteered with a youth suicide

prevention program in the Kimberley, which has fuelled her interest in

rural and remote medicine. In working closely with Mowanjum Aboriginal

Community, she has learnt much about the complicated nature of

the health gap in remote Australia. This experience has ignited in her

a passion for improving Indigenous health outcomes and is a driving

factor in her desire to pursue a career in medicine.

Libby is very grateful for the many opportunities that the Fogarty

Scholarship has and continues to provide.


Postgraduate 2016

Emma Boogaerdt


Course of Study: Juris Doctor (from Bachelor of Arts)

Emma graduated from Perth Modern School in 2012 and came to

university excited to throw herself into the opportunities available

at UWA.

Over the past three years Emma has served on a number of club

committees, been extensively involved in volunteering and has

held positions on the UWA Student Guild. In 2015 she was the

Women’s Affairs Officer and Chair of Council and was elected to be

the Education Council President, the peak student representative on

educational issues.

Emma completed her Bachelor of Arts in 2015, with the highlight

being undertaking a three-month internship in the U.S. House of

Representatives through a Study Abroad program with the University

of California.


Postgraduate 2017

Katerina Chua



Katerina Chua is in her first year of the Doctor of Medicine course, after

completing a Bachelor of Science majoring in physiology. In 2013 she

was awarded the Beazley Medal, the Chemistry course exhibition and

Certificates of Distinction in Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics 3CD

and Literature.

At UWA, Katerina has completed a range of units including human

biology, chemistry, music language and creative writing. She has also

studied several level two economics and finance units. In 2015 Katerina

took part in a three week Mandarin course at Nanyang Technological

University in Singapore.

Along with her academic pursuits, Katerina was a BPhil mentor in 2015

and 2016 and has fundraised for the Cancer Council for the last three

years. Katerina enjoyed volunteering at Open Day 2016, as an assistant

at Save the Children book sales and for Therapy Focus through their gift

wrapping program at Westfield Innaloo. She plans to be a UniMentor

and get involved with these charities again in 2017.


2017

Thomas Coltrona


Course of Study: Juris Doctor (from Bachelor of Arts)

Thomas graduated from Trinity College in 2013 and is now studying a

Juris Doctor having completed a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Law and

Society and Business Law. His passions lie in the humanities and social

sciences and in addition to wanting to practice law of some fashion after

University, he has large interests in politics, debating and other public

speaking activities.

As well as being committed to achieving excellent results in his academic

study, Thomas is a person who is passionate about finding justice and

raising awareness for those who are disadvantaged in society. As

such he volunteers his time with community organisations who work

towards these ends. In 2017 he is the President of the Fogarty Scholars

Association, Vice-President (Administration) of UN Youth Western

Australia, Program Director of the Volunteer Tutor Exchange Program,

an initiative he began at UWA, and Leader and Coordinator on Edmund

Rice Camps for Kids.

Thomas is heavily involved in numerous clubs and associations at

UWA, such as the UWA Student Guild, UWA Basketball Club and the

Blackstone Society. In 2016 Thomas sat on the Blackstone Society

Executive as the Vice-President in charge of Pre-Law, where he oversaw

exponential growth in undergraduate engagement with the law school.


2017

Kathleen (Katie) Dyer


Course of Study: Doctor of Medicine (from Bachelor of Philosophy

(Honours))

Katie began her tertiary studies in 2013 after completing her high

school education at St Hilda’s Anglican School for Girls. In 2012 she

was the Dux of St Hilda’s and recipient of the Beazley Medal: WACE

as well as the Course Exhibitions in Chemistry and French. During her

school career she also enjoyed being an active participant in extra-

curricular activities including the St Hilda’s music, tennis, debating and

house programs, culminating in her being awarded the Victrix Award

for exceptional academic achievement and contribution to her school,

which had not been awarded since 2005.

At UWA Katie has pursued her interests in science, majoring in

Mathematics and Physics within the Bachelor of Philosophy Program,

while continuing to study French in preparation for an Advanced Diploma.

She is not quite sure where her studies will take her, but one option is a

postgraduate degree in Medicine, for which she has an assured entry.

Outside of her studies, her personal interests include music, travel,

skiing and spending time with family and friends. Katie has enjoyed

participating in various community and musical organisations and

activities and hopes to continue to make the most of her time at UWA

as she moves through her degree.


2017

Alec Disley



In 2014 Alec commenced a Bachelor of Science majoring in Physiology

at UWA which he completed in 2016. During his undergraduate degree,

he was able to pursue his passion for community service and leadership

through initiatives including the Fogarty Futures Conference, JAMPACT

charity concerts in the South-West and patient support networks in the

South-West.

Alec has now commenced his postgraduate degree in the Doctor of

Medicine (MD) and he is excited to work towards being the best doctor

he can be which he is currently devoting most of his energy to.

Alec also has a passion for yoga and music and he is doing some music

production casually which he enjoys and keeps balance in his life.


2017

Chloe Kirk



Chloe Kirk graduated from Frederick Irwin Anglican School in 2013

and completed a Bachelor of Science in 2016 at UWA, majoring in

physiology and pharmacology. Chloe is ecstatic to finally be in her first

year of medical studies (MD) at UWA!

Throughout the past three years Chloe has engaged with a multitude

of clubs satisfying her diverse interests; however, she has been

most heavily involved with Christian Union where she served as Vice

President, led first year small group bible studies, organised numerous

intellectual and social events/camps, coordinated a Relay for Life team

and mentored a few girls.

Chloe cherished the opportunity to tutor and encourage primary

students in Leonora, through Teach Learn Grow. She also highly valued

the opportunity to venture to a rural Tanzanian community for a two-

week intensive hospital placement.

Outside of university, Chloe enjoys supporting community theatre, both

up on stage and more recently, down in the pit. A highlight being her

involvement in The Little Mermaid, which took out the state Finely Award

for Best Musical of 2016.


2017

Hamish Newman



Hamish graduated as the 121st Captain of Hale School in 2013 and has

since completed a Bachelor of Science in Anatomy and Physiology in

2016. He is now in his first year of the Doctor of Medicine course whilst

studying for his AMusA piano examination.

Hamish enjoys working in a high-performing environment. After

beginning work at Elevate Education in March 2014, Hamish quickly rose

to the position of head Team Leader by January 2015, presenting study-

skills seminars in England and South Africa and in-charge of recruiting,

training and developing the 25 WA presenters. Whilst completing his

undergraduate degree, Hamish also gained qualifications as a Crisis

Supporter at Lifeline, multiple Certificates in Fitness where he practised

as a personal trainer for two years and was the recipient of the Duke of

Edinburgh Gold Award.

Within UWA, Hamish has been the HR Manager for Ignite Mentoring

Inc., two-time Coordinator for Teach Learn Grow, Convenor of the

2014 Fogarty Futures Leadership Conference and participated in

clubs such as UWADU, Uni Camp for Kids and the UWA rowing club.

In 2016 Hamish was the recipient of the Fogarty Foundation Jeremy

Cheang Award where he convened the UWA Undergraduate Medical

Student Conference.

Along with his studies this year, Hamish is the Pre-Clinical Representative

for the UWA Surgical Society, contributing to the running and marketing

of surgical skills training for UWA medical students; and hopes to

continue his engagements in Lifeline, Uni Camp for Kids and debating.


2017

Harry Smallbone


Course of Study: Doctor of Medicine

(from Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours))

Harry graduated in 2012 from Christ Church Grammar School with a

course exhibition in Computer Science. He is currently studying two

majors in the Bachelor of Philosophy program.

Over the 2015 summer, Harry worked at the International Centre for

Radio Astronomy, using his computer science skillset to create a

website for researchers to investigate potential science goals. Harry

found it rewarding to conduct research into astrophysics despite not

having much exposure previously.

Harry enjoys using his free time to work in as many activities as possible.

He participated in the Teach Learn Grow program both as a member

of the executive and as a tutor and plans to return this year. He is a

co-founder of Profectus, a student-run organisation aimed at fostering

entrepreneurial spirit across Perth universities. On the weekends he

also volunteers as a mentor with CoderDojo WA, which aims to teach

programming skills to high school students in a friendly atmosphere.

Harry is very involved in the Fogarty Scholars’ Association. He was the

Vice President in 2014 and the Treasurer in 2015 where he worked to

grow the student community and to strengthen the association’s ties

with the Fogarty Foundation. Harry also coordinated the FSA Mentoring

program in 2015 and deepened relationships among the Scholars. In his

spare time he enjoys social soccer and hacking on personal projects.


Alumni 2007

Alexander Walter

Year of Commencement: 2004

Course of Study: Bachelor of Science (Honours)

After completing his Honours in late 2007, Alex worked for a couple

of months as an archaeological consultant in the Pilbara. He was then

accepted as a Graduate Archaeologist by Rio Tinto Alcan and moved to

Weipa in tropical Far North Queensland for three years. After completing

his graduate position, he packed his bags and went travelling the world for

seven months, visiting parts of Europe and South America. Thoroughly

broke but happy, he returned to Australia and enjoyed his next adventure,

working and roaming around Dampier, like ‘Red Dog’.


Alumni 2008

Marc White



Further study: PhD in Astronomy & Astrophysics, The Australian

National University

Employment: Scientific Programmer, The Australian National University

Marc completed a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in 2008 within the

UWA School of Physics. His honours project, supervised by Premier’s

Fellow Professor Peter Quinn, investigated the viability of a hypothetical

subatomic particle as a dark matter candidate. He subsequently

undertook a PhD in Astronomy and Astrophysics at The Australian

National University (ANU), focusing on the role of outflows in the star

formation process. His doctorate was conferred in 2014. He currently

works as a Scientific Programmer at ANU, having previously been a

Postdoctoral Fellow with the SkyMapper survey telescope project.

Marc worked as a summer student for both the Australian International

Gravitational Observatory and the UWA Astronomy & Astrophysics

group during his undergraduate studies. He is a former member of the

Australian Army Reserves and currently spends much of his spare time

playing the sport of floorball. He has served as Secretary of Floorball

ACT since 2012.


Alumni 2009

Harmony Clayton



Further Study: PhD in Plant Molecular Biology, UWA

After completing a Bachelor of Science majoring in Genetics and

Biochemistry (Honours), Harmony embarked on a PhD in plant molecular

biology at UWA. In 2014 she completed her research on the molecular

evolution of specialised photosynthesis in Australian native grasses.

Outside of her studies, Harmony is a keen musician and remains strongly

involved her local community orchestra, Hills Symphony Orchestra as a

violinist and member of the organisational committee.

Jasmine Rhodes


Course of Study: Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts

Employment: Solicitor, State Solicitor’s Office

Jasmine worked for a not for profit organisation called CASE for

Refugees for several years after graduating. CASE is a community legal

centre part funded by the United Nations to provide free legal advice and

representation to asylum seekers, refugees and new migrants. Jasmine

moved to CASE after three years working in commercial litigation and

has found this work both challenging and humbling. She was honoured

to hear asylum seekers’ stories first hand and for the opportunity to

assist them to seek protection in Australia.

Jasmine then accepted a positon as a Legal Officer at the State

Solicitors Office where she has worked for the last few years. She

is enjoying this new challenge and the opportunity to develop her

advocacy skills representing the State. Jasmine continues to volunteer

at CASE for Refugees.


Alumni 2010

Jeremy Cowcher


Course of Study: Bachelor of Laws (Distinction) and Bachelor of

Commerce (Honours in Accounting and Finance)

Further Study: MBA, Columbia Business School

Having attended high school at Aquinas College, Jeremy completed

his Bachelor of Laws (Distinction) / Bachelor of Commerce (First Class

Honours in Accounting and Finance) at The University of Western

Australia in 2010. His Honours project focused on the link between

corporate governance and firm disclosure.

After graduating from UWA, Jeremy spent two years in the Perth office

of King & Wood Mallesons as a lawyer in the Mergers and Acquisitions

team. After a short time working in the family business, which focuses

on retail and property development, Jeremy took up a position with

McKinsey & Company in Sydney. Jeremy has since worked for McKinsey

in both Chicago and New York across a wide range of industries and

companies.

Jeremy began his MBA at Columbia Business School in January 2017

where he hopes to meet people from around the globe and learn more

about property development.


Alumni 2010

Kyle Hoath


Course of Study: Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery

Employment: Psychiatry Registrar, Rockingham Hospital

In 2010 Kyle completed his studies at The University of Western

Australia. In his time at UWA he had the honour of representing the

Fogarty Foundation students as the inaugural President of the Fogarty

Scholars’ Association. He was also an active member of the Western

Australian Medical Students Society and in his final year worked with the

Faculty of Medicine as a student (and later junior doctor) representative

to the development of the MD program.

Since completing his studies Kyle has pursued a career as a Psychiatrist.

Entering the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists

training program in 2012, he continues to develop his passion for Mental

Health. As well as working as a Psychiatry Registrar at Rockingham

General Hospital, Kyle also represents his fellow Psychiatry Trainees as

the Deputy Chair of the Western Australian Association of Psychiatrists

in Training.

Apart from work and study he also enjoys kite surfing at Safety Bay,

a hobby that has quickly become a passion. Kyle continues to teach

traditional Shotokan Karate to a class of 40 students as well as regularly

playing both Hockey and Golf competitively.


Alumni 2010

Ian Grey Johnston


Course of Study: Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) and Bachelor

of Economics

Further Study: MPhil Economics, University of Oxford

Employment: Analyst, Business Development, Wesfarmers

Grey had a wonderful five years at UWA and St George’s College,

completing a double degree in Civil Engineering and Economics.

Subsequent to this, he spent two years at the University of Oxford,

completing an Master’s degree in Economics. Returning to Perth, he

joined the Wesfarmers Business Development team and kept up his

relationship with the University, playing for the University Cricket Club.

He worked on a number of successful projects at Wesfarmers, most

notably Bunnings’ expansion into the UK and Ireland, which led to

him taking on a permanent role in the UK heading up the Bunnings

UK & Ireland Business Development team. He is enjoying living in

Primrose Hill and loves keeping in touch with friends from UWA and

St George’s College.

Darren Kirke


Course of Study: Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Commerce

Employment: UBS Investment Bank

Darren undertook his Law and Commerce degrees at UWA as a Fogarty

Scholar from 2006-2010. He is now a Director in the Mergers and

Acquisitions group at UBS Investment Bank in New York. Prior to moving

to the United States, Darren worked with UBS in Sydney for six years,

focusing on M&A and capital markets transactions for clients in the

metals & mining, oil & gas, transport & logistics and industrial sectors.

Darren is a past president of the Fogarty Scholars Association and while

undertaking his studies, founded the Finance Association of Western

Australia (FAWA), now one of the most recognised student societies on

campus and the premier student body for UWA students considering a

career in finance. Prior to studying at UWA, Darren spent a year on a

Rotary Exchange Scholarship in Bordeaux, France after completing high

school at Frederick Irwin School in Mandurah, south of Perth.


Alumni 2010

Rachel Paterson


Course of Study: Bachelor of Science (Advanced Science)

Further Study: DPhil in Infection, Immunology and Translational

Medicine, University of Oxford and 2012 Rhodes Scholar

Rachel grew up in Busselton and lived at St George’s College whilst

studying Advanced Science at UWA. She completed her Honours

project at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital investigating the genetic

causes of inherited eye diseases. Rachel was a member of the Oaktree

Foundation, Teach Learn Grow, and the Claremont Women’s Football

Club. She also represented WA at the Women’s Australian Rules

National Championships and is particularly excited about the launch of

the AFL Women’s competition.

Rachel is currently completing a DPhil in Infection, Immunology and

Translational Medicine at the University of Oxford. During her time

there she has started a women’s Australian Rules Football team, which

competed in the inaugural women’s Fitzpatrick Cup in Ireland in February

2017. She is considering moving to Melbourne after her studies to work

on global health-related drug and vaccine development.


Alumni 2010

Alison Soerensen (née Carter)


Course of Study: Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)

and Bachelor of Medical Science

Employment: South Metropolitan Health Service

Alison graduated from UWA in 2010. She enjoyed a variety of roles in

the South Metropolitan Health Service while working towards a career in

family medicine. Completing her specialist exams in 2016, she expects

to gain Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of General Pracitioners

in mid 2017. In her spare time she chairs the Registrar Advisory Group

for WAGPET, the Western Australian GP training provider and holds a

co-opted position on the RACGP WA Faculty Board. She considers her

greatest accomplishment and joy to be raising two beautiful daughters.

Melissa Watts



(MBBS) and Bachelor of Medical Science

Employment: Resident Medical Officer, Fremantle Hospital

In 2010 Melissa’s time at UWA came to an end. Highlights of her medical

degree included studying with the Rural Clinical School for a year in the

remote Kimberley town of Derby and spending two months at a hospital

in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. She enjoyed being a part of the Dr YES

(Youth Education Sessions) program, informing high school students

about adolescent health and lifestyle issues. In previous years she has

also been involved in organising fundraising activities as a member of the

Fogarty Scholars’ Association. Having graduated with honours, Melissa

is now working as a Resident Medical Officer at Fremantle Hospital.


Alumni 2011

Raymond Chester-Wallis


Course of Study: Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

and Bachelor of Commerce

Employment: Solicitor, State Solicitors’ Office

Raymond Chester-Wallis completed his Bachelor of Laws (with First Class

Honours) and Bachelor of Commerce (with Distinction) in 2011. He ranked

second in his Law cohort in 2011 and received a Jean Rogerson Prize for

this accomplishment. In 2012 and 2013 he worked at the State Solicitor’s

Office and in 2013 was admitted as a Solicitor and Barrister of the Supreme

Court of Western Australia.

Natalie Akl




Employment: Doctor, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital

Natalie graduated in 2011. Throughout the course of her studies, Natalie

was heavily involved in college life at Trinity, both through the Trinity

Residents’ Club and as a Residential Advisor. In 2009, she spent the

academic year in Geraldton as part of the Rural Clinical School.

In 2010 Natalie interrupted her medical studies to undertake a Bachelor

of Medical Science (Honours) at the School of Women and Infants’

Health at King Edward Memorial Hospital. Her research has been

presented at various conferences and published in the Australian and

New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Natalie completed

her internship at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital in 2012 and continues

working there as a resident medical officer.


Alumni 2011

Matthew Cowcher



Employment: Lawyer

Having graduated from Aquinas College in 2005, Matthew graduated

from UWA in 2011 with a combined Law/Commerce degree.

Matthew also achieved First Class Honours in Law, having presented

a dissertation in the corporate law area, focusing in particular on

the enforcement of directors’ duties by the Australian Securities and

Investments Commission.

Matthew remains involved in a variety of activities, including sport and

community work, to ensure he leads a well-rounded lifestyle.

Matthew has been practicing as a lawyer at a leading Asia-Pacific law

firm in Perth since 2012.


Alumni 2011

Robert Marshall



(MBBS) and Bachelor of Medicine

Further Study: Master of Public Administration, Columbia University

Robert is a medical doctor with an interest in leveraging public policy

to drive better health outcomes and improve healthcare services. He is

focused on closing the gap in Indigenous life expectancy and improving

health equity for Australians living in rural and remote areas. Robert’s

passion for health policy began with the UWA Fogarty Foundation

Scholarship, affording him the opportunity to pursue a world-class

education and to connect with an inspiring group of fellow scholars.

He completed a Bachelor of Arts degree concurrently with his medical

studies, leading him to spend a year on student exchange at the Institute

of Political Studies (Sciences Po) in Paris. This experience piqued his

interest in health policy, health economics and political reform as a way

to improve clinical care. Robert has worked in a variety of challenging

clinical settings in rural and urban Australia and overseas, including as a

volunteer in the aftermath of the 2010 Earthquake in Haiti.

In 2015 Robert moved to New York City to pursue a Master of Public

Administration at Columbia University on a Fulbright Scholarship, aiming

to develop the skills and knowledge needed to be a transformative

leader in health policy when he returns to Australia.


Alumni 2011

Michelle McMullen





Michelle graduated from UWA in 2011. While at University, Michelle

held voluntary positions such as first year representative, allied health

representative and Red Party (party organiser) on WAMSS. In 2009 she

was appointed Treasurer of WAMSS. As a scholar, she was also involved

with the UWA Guild Public Affairs Council, participated in the UniMentor

program and worked for UWA as an anatomy lab demonstrator and tour

guide. Michelle remains actively involved in a wide range of community

activities and is looking forward to another busy and exciting year

in medicine.

Michelle is currently employed as a doctor at Sir Charles Gardner

Hospital. She is completing further specialist training with the Royal

Australian College of Physicians, working towards a career as a

medical oncologist.


Alumni 2011

Paul Reid


Course of Study: Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Science

Paul completed his studies at UWA in 2011. In addition to his UWA

Fogarty Foundation scholarship, Paul received a Jean-Rogerson Bursary

for Engineering, as well as an Australian Power Institute Bursary. Paul

majored in Electrical Engineering, as it complemented his real interest,

studying Nanotechnology, which he views as the way of the scientific

future. Paul’s interests include music, particularly singing, he is currently

working on building his repertoire, and soccer – both watching and

playing. In 2011 he undertook a year-long research project in Magnetic

Surfaces and Thin Films for Spintronics.

Vinith Menezes




Employment: Doctor, Royal Perth Hospital

Vinith arrived at UWA and what was to become his second home,

St Thomas More College, way back in 2005. Smartphones seemed a

lifetime away and he was content with his black and green screen Nokia.

In between student advocacy groups, organising events, college life

and committees, volunteering, sporting, creating (very) amateur films,

making remotely coherent sounds on the piano and travelling the world

on vaguely medical pretenses he managed to fit in a medical and an

honours degree. Apparently that’s why he was here in the first place! But

he holds that his greatest achievement was in coming out as a gay man

and finding out the deeper truths about faith beyond the rules. He now

takes great joy in his identity as a gay catholic, which, far from excluding

him from all circles, gives him the simultaneous ability to question both

uninformed dogma and faithlessness.

Since 2011 Vinith has been a resident doctor at Royal Perth Hospital

with a journey to Kalgoorlie to man the town’s Emergency Department

in 2013. When he escapes the hospital jaws he has reignited his love

for sailing, sleep and an appreciation for the magic in the world. He now

has a smartphone but most would agree he has no idea how to use it.


Alumni 2012

Regan Bleechmore


Course of Study: Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts

Employment: Coordinator, Melbourne University Food Co-operative

Regan has always been interested in people and fascinated by the

ways in which people produce and reproduce natures, societies and

the cultures that they are a part of. Environmental and social justice,

permaculture, power relations, gender identity, queer theory, co-

operatives and community building are Regan’s particular interest areas.

The 20th Century was largely directed by the natural sciences – Regan

believes the social sciences must become a greater focus this century.

In 2012 Regan lived in Uppsala (Sweden) and studied sustainable

development at CEMUS (Centrum för Miljö och Utvecklingsstudier),

Uppsala University. During this time, Regan was a volunteer organiser

for the Uppsala Pride Festival, CEMUS Roots, Uppsala Studentkår

miljögruppen (student union environment group), Flogsta Matkooperativ

(food cooperative) and Kalmar Student Nation and was also involved in

the establishment of a queer collective house in the Swedish countryside.

After graduating in 2012 Regan moved to Melbourne and now works

as a coordinator at the Melbourne University Food Co-operative, a

collectively-run not-for-profit cafe and organic bulk food store established

in 1976. Currently training as a sustainability coach and volunteering

as a mentor for LGBTQ high school students, Regan continues to be

immersed in community resilience projects.


Alumni 2012

Yita Choong


Course of Study: Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Engineering

Employment: Graduate Electrical Engineer, Jacobs SKM

Yita graduated from UWA in 2012 with first class honours (engineering).

He is currently enjoying the challenges of his graduate program at

Jacobs SKM, while working towards his CPEng accreditation from

Engineers Australia. Yita is also a member of his company’s Graduate

Development Committee, where his responsibilities include representing

the interests of graduates within his section and improving the visibility

of graduates throughout the company.

Outside of work, Yita has maintained his keen interest in chess and has

joined the state association’s (CAWA) Council, which serves to organise

state-wide competitions and promote the game to people of all ages.

In addition, Yita has recently volunteered to serve on the organising

committee for the Perth Relay for Life. In his role as sponsorship

coordinator, he is actively seeking support from organisations to achieve

a fundraising target of $700,000 for the Cancer Council of WA.


Alumni 2012

Stephanie Clugston



(MBBS) and Bachelor of Medical Science (Honours)

Employment: Doctor, Fiona Stanley Hospital

Stephanie graduated from UWA in 2012 with a Bachelor of Medicine

and Surgery with honours. She is currently undertaking physician

training with the Royal Australian College of Physicians and working at

Fiona Stanley Hospital as a medical registrar.

Stephanie enjoys rural medicine. During her studies and since

commencing work she has enjoyed postings in rural areas throughout

Western Australia including the Pilbara, Kimberley and South-West.

Stephanie also has an interest in global medicine and health care

delivery systems and has studied in hospitals France and Vietnam.

Stephanie is passionate about lifelong learning and mentorship. She

has sought and has been fortunate to receive the guidance of several

wonderful mentors. Stephanie, in turn, actively mentors junior doctors

and medical students. Outside of the medical domain she enjoys

language studies, literature, tennis and staying active.


Alumni 2012

Katherine Dellar


Course of Study: Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts (Honours)

Employment: Graduate Program, Department of Foreign Affairs

and Trade

Katherine spent six years laterally thinking and adjective sprinkling at UWA,

while enjoying the dappled shade and a range of co-curricular opportunities.

In 2012 she completed her final semester of study on exchange at McGill

University in Montreal, Canada, where she learnt to ski, joined an improvised

theatre group and became an ice hockey hooligan. She spent the remainder

of the year travelling, including hiking 1900km on the Appalachian Trial in the

eastern United States and spending 28 hours on a Colombian bus. 2013 saw

Katherine return to Perth to work as Associate to Justice McLure, President

of the Court of Appeal at the Supreme Court of Western Australia. After a

fascinating year of legal puzzles the lure of roundabouts and patriotism has

brought her to Canberra to start a career at the Department of Foreign Affairs

and Trade.

Michael Douglas


Course of Study: Bachelor of Arts (Honours) and Bachelor of Laws

Further Study: Masters of Business Administration, UWA

Employment: Lecturer, University of Sydney Law School

Michael Douglas is a Lecturer at the University of Sydney Law School,

where he teaches and researches private international law. He is

currently pursuing a PhD under the supervision of Professor David

Rolph and Professor William Gummow.

As a UWA Fogarty Scholar, Michael completed a Bachelor of Arts

(Honours) in Philosophy and an LLB and was President of the National

Association of Australian University Colleges. He began his career as

a litigation lawyer. While working, he returned to UWA to complete an

LLM(Dist) and then an MBA(Dist) on a full scholarship. He is a director of

the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)

National Coordination Committee for Australia and a member of the

World Economic Forum’s Global Shapers Community.


Alumni 2012

Fergus Kavanagh


Employment: Professional Hockey Player

Course of Study: Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Commerce

After completing his degree in 2012 Fergus has been primarily focused

on his hockey career. 2014 was a very successful year, with Fergus

winning his second World Cup and second Commonwealth Games gold

medal with the Australian team. Fergus is currently living in Amsterdam

playing hockey in the Dutch league and also based in India for one

month a year competing for an Indian franchise team. Fergus is also

working for a Dutch company producing renewable energy from tidal,

river and ocean sources.


Alumni 2012

Jee-Yun Leung


Course of Study: Bachelor of Dental Science (Honours)

Employment: Dentist, Fiona Stanley Hospital

Jee-Yun graduated in 2012 with Honours. During university she served

on various student committees and won several prizes for academic

achievement. Highlights of her course include undertaking volunteer

dental work in remote villages in Vietnam and clinical placements

at the Universities of Melbourne and Sydney’s Special Needs

Dental departments.

Jee-Yun’s area of passion is tackling the health inequalities faced by

those living with special needs. Whilst studying, she volunteered at

the Australian Red Cross Lady Lawley Cottage (a respite centre for

children with special needs). This area of interest led to her accepting

a graduate position in a government clinic for patients with intellectual/

developmental disabilities and in aged care. Part of the role involved

overseeing final year UWA dental students on placement and exposing

them to this population’s oral health burden. She has received an

Australian Dental Research Foundation grant for a project on oral health

delivery systems for people with special needs, which was published in

the Journal of Disability and Oral Health.

In order to attain a good sense of the various dental needs of the

community, Jee-Yun spent a year in the regional city of Bunbury to

enjoy the south-west lifestyle and work at one of WA’s largest and most

well-reputed dental practices. This year, Jee-Yun commenced in the

Special Needs Dental department of Fiona Stanley Hospital where she

manages medically complex patients. She also still maintains private

practice work.

In her spare time, Jee-Yun enjoys swimming, playing violin as part of her

local church’s music team, learning French and dressmaking.


Alumni 2012

James Lucas



Employment: Consultant, McKinsey & Company

James graduated from UWA in 2012 after studying Law and Commerce,

majoring in corporate and investment finance. During his time at UWA,

James was president of the Fogarty Scholars Association in 2010, where

he pushed for a greater sense of community amongst the scholars,

while also working with the group to benefit the WA community. He was

also treasurer of social club MSU and kept busy outside of university by

pursuing his passion for music as part of a band.

James is now a management consultant with McKinsey & Company,

where he works on strategy, operations and productivity projects

for major companies across a variety of industries, primarily across

Australia, New Zealand and parts of Asia. For just over three years, he

has enjoyed immersing himself in a variety of environments and working

together with a diverse range of people, including developing company

strategies in boardrooms with CEOs, optimising processes with diesel

fitters on remote mine sites, setting aspirations with board members

of not-for-profits and reconfiguring operations with store managers in

Asian retailers.

In 2017 James relocated to London with plans to pursue a role at a

start-up.


Alumni 2012

Jade Roberts



Further Study: Graduate Certificate in Australian Migration Law and

Practice, Murdoch University (2011); Graduate Diploma in Legal

Practice, College of Law, Melbourne (2014); Masters in International

Law, The Graduate Institute, Geneva (2014)

Employment: United Nations Office of the High Commissioner

for Human Rights

Jade is currently interning at the United Nations Office of the High

Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva, Switzerland. She works

in the Right to Development Section and contributes to setting the

post 2015 development agenda. She is also working as a Research

Assistant with the Centre for Human Rights Education, Curtin University,

on a comparative study of migration policies in OECD countries. Jade is

completing a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice through the College of

Law at the Melbourne and London campuses and will soon be admitted

as a lawyer in Australia. In September 2014 Jade began studying a

Master in International Law at the Graduate Institute, Geneva, pursuing

her particular interests in international human rights and international

migration law.

Since 2013 she has been a member of Te Atawhai Nation, an

organisation creating a community space for global changemakers in

Geneva and in 2013 Jade taught and mentored Australian law students

visiting Geneva through the Murdoch University Geneva Program, on

which she was a student in 2012. Through her studies, teaching and

work, Jade aims to improve the protection and promotion of human

rights in Australia and internationally.


Alumni 2012

David Scaife



Employment: Slater & Gordon Lawyers

David graduated from UWA in 2012 with a Bachelor of Arts with Honours

in Philosophy and a Bachelor of Laws with Distinction. He currently

works at Slater & Gordon in Perth, primarily assisting unions and their

members on a range of industrial and employment law issues. A past

President of WA Young Labor, former Board Member of the Youth

Affairs Council of WA and a current Board Member of his former school,

Australind Senior High School, David is devoted to causes and policies

that will combat growing inequality and economic disempowerment in

Australia. Having said all this, David’s true callings in life are hiking, rock

climbing and scuba diving.

David Sherwood



Further Study: Politics, Philosophy and Economics, University of Oxford

and 2013 Rhodes Scholar

Employment: Co-founder, Bibliotech

David is the co-founder of London based Bibliotech – Spotify for

Textbooks. Bibliotech has raised £900k in investment and has

distribution agreements with Macmillan, Elsevier, Cengage, OUP, CUP

and T&F. Bibliotech has insitutional deals with University College London

and Manchester University.

In 2011 Dave co-founded Teach Learn Grow (TLG) with Travis Elliott and

today TLG provides 10,000 hours of free tutoring and mentoring to rural

and Indigenous Western Australian’s each year. Dave was President of

the Fogarty Scholars’ Association in 2012.


Alumni 2012

Ryan Steed



Employment: Teacher, Cecil Andrews Senior High School

Ryan completed his Law/Arts studies in 2012. In 2013 he undertook

three law placements at; the Public Interest Advocacy Centre in

Sydney, the North Australian Aboriginal Justice Association in Darwin

and the Association for Civil Rights Initiative in Israel. The goal of these

endeavours was to gain practical skills and explore avenues for pursuing

social change through the law. In 2014 Ryan began employment in

public advocacy.

Ryan then felt a calling to pursue teaching and applied last year to work

for the federal government’s Teach for Australia, a bold scheme to recruit

the nation’s brightest university graduates to teach in disadvantaged

schools. After being accepted into the program and completing the

course, Ryan started teaching at Cecil Andrews Senior High School in

Perth’s southern suburbs in 2016 and he is particularly enjoying finding

new ways of engaging with youth at the school, many of whom are

Aboriginal or migrants.


Alumni 2013

Naomi Altman


Course of Study: Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Engineering

(Honours)

Employment: Guidance Navigation and Control (GNC) Systems

Engineer, Rocket Lab Ltd

After graduating mid-2013 with first class honours in electrical

engineering, Naomi is now working as a Guidance Navigation and

Control systems engineer at Rocket Lab, an aerospace company based

in Auckland, New Zealand.

While the work in the GNC team is exceptionally diverse, her current

focus is the propulsion electronics for the company’s new orbital rocket

program. The nature of her work means she has set fire to more things

in the past months than in the 23 years prior, however she is thoroughly

enjoying the fast-paced work environment and the challenge of learning

rocket-science on the fly.

While in New Zealand, Naomi has become involved in the local Jewish

community, where she teaches in the pre-Barmitzvah education

program. She is also trying to capitalise on the natural splendour of

New Zealand and has become an enthusiastic diver and tramper (hiker).


Alumni 2013

Imogen Forbes-Macphail


Course of Study: Bachelor of Arts (Honours)

Further Study: PhD in English Literature, University of California, Berkeley

Imogen Forbes-Macphail is currently completing a PhD in English

Literature at the University of California, Berkeley. Her current academic

work focuses on the relationship between literature and mathematics in

nineteenth-century Britain. Recent articles include ‘“I shall in due time

be a poet”: Ada Lovelace’s Poetical Science in its Literary Context’; ‘The

Enchantress of Numbers and the Magic Noose of Poetry: Literature,

Mathematics and Mysticism in the Nineteenth Century’; and ‘“Cinquefoil

Token”: Infinitesimal Calculus and The Wreck of the Deutschland’. She

is currently a coordinator of the literature and digital humanities working

group at UC Berkeley.

In 2016 she completed an MPhil at the University of Cambridge on

Medieval literature, with a dissertation focusing on fifteenth-century

variations on the Chaucerian dream-vision tradition.

Nicholas Gilbert


Course of Study: Bachelor of Medicine and

Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)

Further Study: Masters of Public Health and Tropical Medicine,

James Cook University

Employment: Doctor

Nicholas has been working as a medical doctor across Western Australia

since he graduated from UWA in 2013 with a Bachelor of Medicine

and Bachelor of Surgery. He is passionate about Aboriginal Health,

rural medicine and public health and in 2015 was awarded WA Junior

Doctor of the Year for his commitment to clinical service improvement,

medical education and provision of medical care. Nicholas is currently

completing a Masters of Public Health and Tropical Medicine at James

Cook University and has begun General Practice training. He hopes to

develop a career that incorporates providing holistic longitudinal primary

care to individuals and broader public health strategy facilitating good

health to marginalised populations.


Alumni 2013

Christopher MofflinYear of Commencement: 2007

Course of Study: Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Science

Employment: Lawyer

Chris finished his Law/Science degree after seven years in 2014. He

finished the Science component with a major in Pure Mathematics and

did his Law Honours thesis on property rights to human tissue.

For his last semester, Chris went on exchange to not-so-sunny Utrecht

University in the Netherlands, which he took as an opportunity to learn

about international and European legal systems but more importantly to

travel around Europe as much as possible and meet people from all over

the world. Chris works at a Law firm in Perth.

Bharath Iyer


Course of Study: Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and Bachelor of Arts

Employment: Associate, Boston Consulting Group

During his six years at UWA, Baz was involved in a range of activities

– including debating at national and international model UN events,

being involved with UN Youth and Blackstone committees, going on

exchange to UBC in Vancouver and volunteering with Curtin Volunteers,

Uni Camp for Kids and Teach Learn Grow. Bharath completed his

Law Honours thesis in 2012, was the CFO of Teach Learn Grow in the

2012-2013 FY, the President of the Fogarty Scholars Association in

2013 and co-founded (with a couple of other Fogarty Scholars) youth

entrepreneurship group Profectus. In his spare time he enjoys reading,

creating art, playing the ukulele and learning new things such as coding.

After a fulfilling time at UWA, he is looking forward to all the travels, new

experiences and learning that a working life can provide.


Alumni 2013

Jeremy Nixon



Further Study: Doctor of Medicine

Jeremy graduated as Dux of Scotch College in 2010 and took up a

Bachelor of Science majoring in Engineering Science and Astrophysics.

After graduating Jeremy started studying medicine in the MD course. He

is now in his final year of study and is particularly interested in surgery

and emergency medicine.

Outside of his studies Jeremy has held positions on the FSA committee

and UWA Sports Council. In 2012 he coordinated a Teach Learn Grow

trip and in 2013 was president of the UWA Ultimate Club.

In 2011 Jeremy took up Ultimate Frisbee and competed for Australia

in U19 and U23 World Championship events. He has also represented

UWA at the Australian University Games on four occasions and was

captain of the UWA Men’s Ultimate team in 2016. As well as Ultimate he

continues to pursue passions for cricket and golf.


Alumni 2013

Elliot Smith





Elliot graduated from UWA in 2013 after completing his medical degree.

He is currently working as a doctor for Sir Charles Gardner Hospital. Elliot

was a 2007 UWA Fogarty Regional scholar, originally from Esperance on

the south coast and as a consequence still resides at the beach most of

his free time. Elliot is passionate about his sport, mostly as an armchair

aficionado but also plays Australian Rules Football at Collegians Football

Club in Dalkeith.

Life has recently had an abrupt change when entering the workforce,

but he enjoys the challenge and change! Elliot is happy to be a part of

the UWA Fogarty Scholars Alumni and the excitement of working as

a doctor.


Alumni 2013

Amy Steinepreis


Course of Study: Bachelor of Arts (First Class Honours)

Further study: Master of International Journalism with Distinction (UWA),

Master of Studies in Modern Languages with Distinction, University of

Oxford and DPhil in Medieval and Modern Languages, University of

Oxford and as 2015 Rhodes Scholar

Amy first cultivated her fascination with the Humanities at St Mary’s

Anglican Girls’ School, concluding her thirteen years there as Dux and

recipient of General and French Exhibitions, as well as of the Sangora

Languages Award.

At UWA, Amy majored in English, French and Italian; undertaking

First Class Honours across her three Arts disciplines. After graduating

in 2014 as Valedictorian and J A Wood Memorial Prize Winner, Amy

completed UWA’s Master of International Journalism with Distinction,

interning at the Federal Parliamentary Press Gallery and Sky News.

Throughout her studies, Amy supported the Harry Perkins Institute as

cyclist and Ambassador for the Ride to Conquer Cancer, founding the

WACE Workshops programme to fundraise for cancer research.

Amy is currently a Rhodes Scholar and Clarendon Scholar at Oxford

University, where she last year completed her Masters with Distinction.

She is now studying for her DPhil in Medieval and Modern Languages,

working across French, Italian and Russian literatures. Amy is loving all

the idiosyncrasies of Oxford life, especially travel, cooking and tennis,

which she captains for her college, Merton. She was recently awarded

the Oxford Moussouris Merton Graduate Scholarship.

Amy has delivered literature papers at conferences in Canada, the

UK, Italy, the US and Australia. In 2016 she travelled to New York to

attend the International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy in the United

Nations and in 2017 will present her research as part of the Congress

for the Humanities and Social Sciences in Toronto. Amy’s career

aspirations lie in foreign service, cultural diplomacy and national arts

and culture leadership.


Alumni 2013

Thomas Williams


Course of Study: Bachelor of Arts (Honours)

Further Study: MBA, Chinese University of Hong Kong

and Tsing-hua University

Tom Williams returned in 2013 to the ever surprising paradise that is

Perth after two and a half years of study and work abroad in China.

Whilst in China Tom completed his Arts degree at Renmin University on

a Chinese Government Scholarship and course work for his Honours

in Asian studies at Peking University as part of the Prime Minister’s

Australia-Asia Endeavour Award. He also headed up the Australia-

China Youth Association (ACYA) and worked for former Australian

Ambassador to China Geoff Raby. In 2014 Tom ran the final gauntlet with

his Honours thesis on Chinese Consumerism and the State, emerging

from the bibliomaniacal fray with a First Class. Tom has since moved on

from his troglodyte lifestyle and went on to research tech at 3rd Wave

Capital. Tom is interested in 3D printing, beach running, translating and

unexpected experiences.

Tom is currently living in China, pursuing his passion for Australia and

China relationships. Tom was the recipient of the Woodside Sir John

Monash Scholarship that supports him to undertake an MBA in Finance

through a joint program between the Chinese University of Hong Kong

and Tsing-hua University, at Tsing-hua’s Graduate Campus in Shenzhen,

a major city in China’s southern Guandong Province. In achieving this

award, Tom acknowledges the Fogarty Foundation’s strong support of

his education and leadership development.


Alumni 2014

Meluka Bancroft



Employment: Solicitor, McLeods Solicitors

Meluka graduated from Busselton Senior High School in 2007, recipient

of the DUX and Sport Awards. She deferred her double Law Arts

degree, spending the majority of 2008 in Europe: working as a nanny

for a German family, learning German at language school and travelling.

In 2010 Meluka broadened her knowledge of the German culture and

language through studying German at the Stuttgart University over the

Summer Holidays as part of a UWA language exchange.

In mid-2011 Meluka completed the Arts component, major in Politics,

of her degree. In 2012 she commenced a Diploma of Natural Resource

Management to complete simultaneously with her law studies, in order

to broaden her understanding of the science behind some of the most

significant contemporary environmental and economic problems.

Meluka balances her work with several sports, including triathlon, tennis

and cross country running (all which she has previously represented

Western Australia in) and also swimming and hockey. Meluka has also

represented UWA in Unigames cycling. Meluka is a qualified tennis

coach and coaches at Bayswater Tennis Club, thoroughly enjoying the

fun environment associated with teaching children a sport.


Alumni 2014

Leela Dilkes-HoffmanYear of Commencement: 2011


Further study: PhD in Chemical Engineering, University of Queensland

Leela grew up in the bushland of Margaret River, WA and this is the

foundation for her appreciation of the natural environment. In 2014

she completed a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Chemistry and

Biochemistry supported by a Fogarty Foundation Regional Scholarship.

She loved the hands-on research aspect and graduated valedictorian of

her course. She then spent a year working with Scitech as an Outreach

science presenter traveling to remote communities in WA and sharing

her passion for science (the best part was that her final trip was back to

her old primary school!).

Leela’s core interest lies in how we can develop an environmentally

sustainable society that is compatible with our modern lifestyle, so

in 2016 Leela decided to pursue this interest further through a PhD.

She is currently undertaking her PhD at UQ in chemical engineering.

Her research focuses on the materials development and sustainability

analysis of biodegradable food packaging. To support her in this

endeavor she was awarded a Westpac Future Leaders Scholarship.

Leela believes in living the life you promote and she has an electric car

which she drove from Sydney to Brisbane to raise awareness of this

up and coming technology (there was plenty of stress but also a lot of

laughs along the way).


Alumni 2014

Benjamin Hogan


Course of Study: Bachelor of Arts

Ben completed his Arts degree in 2014. In conjunction with his UWA studies,

Ben studied a Bachelor of Creative Industries majoring in Screen Studies

and the WA Screen Academy at ECU. Ben is a jazz enthusiast and was

treasurer of the UWA Jazz Club and has worked to promote practical jazz

education on campus. Ben is pursuing a career in volunteering coordination.

Rachel Lee



Employment: Lawyer

Rachel graduated in 2014 from her Law/Arts degree. In 2013 she

studied International Relations and pursed her love of painting at

Boston College, Massachusetts until June and then did a semester

of Law in the United Kingdom. In her time at UWA she engaged with

social justice organisations including as National Program Manager of

the Oaktree Foundation Schools4Schools Program in 2011, Chair of

the UWA Guild Council and Statutes in 2011 and Equity and Social

Justice Vice President of the UWA Blackstone Law Society in 2012. She

also interned for 12 months at the WA Equal Opportunity Commission.

Her most exciting memories from these roles are visiting Oaktree’s

teacher training project in Yangis, Papua New Guinea, to look at

ways to enhance the project and overseeing the consolidation of the

‘Blackstone Volunteering’ program which connects UWA law students

with community and legal volunteering opportunities.

Rachel is now working as a commercial lawyer in Perth and hopes

to continue to advocate for social justice issues, especially access to

education and legal services.


Alumni 2014

Verity Long-Droppert



Employment: Lawyer, Jackson McDonald

In 2014 Verity returned to UWA to complete her final year and her

honours in History. The academic year extended her research and

writing skills, very useful before beginning in to full-time work at Jackson

McDonald as a lawyer 2015.

Verity spends her summer chasing softballs around outfields in Auckland

and Sydney and will continue to do so in Perth through the cold winter

months as she takes on her Aussie Squad duties.

Blake Segler



Further Study: Medical Physics, UWA

In 2013 Blake received First Class Honours in Physics and Pure

Mathematics having undertaken a Bachelor of Science degree under

the Advanced Science Programme. Throughout his studies, Blake

received numerous academic awards and has engaged in research

in various fields including Quantum Computation, Whispering Gallery

Modes and Atomic, Molecular and Surface Physics. As part of these

endeavors Blake traveled to both Italy and China for research.

After completing his degree, Blake accepted the offer of a Hackett

Postgraduate Scholarship and the Bruce and Betty Green Top-Up

Scholarship in order to study Medical Physics. He hopes to combine his

passion for science with a more direct means of helping people through

this course.

Beyond his studies, Blake has acquired various leadership roles relating

to his interests and is currently President of the University Physics

Society, as well as Vice President of the Combined Districts Concert

Band, with whom he has played saxophone for the past decade.


Alumni 2014

Phoebe Spencer


Course of Study: Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science (Honours)

In 2013 Phoebe graduated from a combined Arts/Science degree with

majors in French and Anatomy and Human Biology and completed her

studies at UWA in 2014 with honours in Science. Her thesis explored

child nutrition and growth in rural East Timor, a project that involved

living in a small village for two months for field work.

Phoebe took some time off her studies to travel solo around Europe to

immerse herself in the French culture and practise her language skills.

Phoebe’s main leadership development has taken place through living

for four years at Trinity, where she took several leadership courses,

organised numerous events and was a resident advisor for two years.

After leaving college, Phoebe continued her leadership role as a resident/

alumni representative on the Trinity Strategy Group.


Alumni 2014

Neil Thomas



Further study: John F. Kennedy School of Government,

Harvard University

Neil is a graduate student in the John F. Kennedy School of Government

at Harvard University. His research focuses on Chinese governance,

foreign policy, media narratives and the relationship between history and

politics. At Harvard, Neil founded the HKS Media Professional Interest

Council and is a research assistant at the Shorenstein Center on Media,

Politics and Public Policy.

Previously, Neil was based at The Australian National University as a

Morrison Scholar in the Australian Centre on China in the World and

as the Research Project Officer for the Australia-China Joint Economic

Report at the East Asian Bureau of Economic Research. Neil has

authored papers for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

in Washington D.C., translated an award-winning Chinese book and

published in The Australian, The Australian Financial Review, The China

Story Journal, The Diplomat, East Asia Forum, Kennedy School Review

and The International Journal of Public Policy.

Neil graduated from UWA with a Bachelor of Arts with Joint First Class

Honours in Economics and Political Science & International Relations.

While at UWA, Neil was a Prime Minister’s Endeavour Scholar at Tsinghua

University and a Chinese Government Scholar at Renmin University and

Zhejiang University. He also served as the National Publications Director

of the Australia-China Youth Association, Publications Manager for the

Australia-China Youth Dialogue and President of the UWA Politics Club.


Alumni 2014

Alexandra Thornton


Course of Study: Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Engineering

Employment: Engineer, BP

After graduating from St Mary’s Anglican Girls’ School in 2008 and

delaying the inevitable with six years of study interspersed with

overseas adventures, Alex completed her degrees and started fulltime

work in 2015. Following a successful internship with the company, Alex

accepted a job working for BP as a Process Engineer at the Kwinana

Refinery and has now been there two years providing technical support

to the Operations team. She enjoys the challenge of working in such

a dynamic and diverse environment where there is much to engage a

technical mind.

Alex has not let the demands of working life stop her from pursuing

interests and passions outside the Refinery gates. Since 2014 Alex

has been a member of the Executive Committee of Perth Netball

Association, where she has worked to to develop the organisation’s

online presence and support grassroots netball. In 2015 Alex became

a member of the WEF Perth Global Shapers Community, a network of

young leaders who are passionate about enacting local solutions to

global issues. Alex travelled to Kolkata, India in 2016 to undertake a

volunteer program with the social enterprise Pollinate Energy, working

on business development and market research for the sustainability-

focused company. Alex is grateful for the opportunity to have been a

part of the Fogarty Scholar’s community and is always excited for the

opportunity to catch up with fellow scholars.


Alumni 2015

Umberto Anderle


Course of Study: Bachelor of Engineering

Umberto graduated from Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School in 2009

and is a Fogarty Regional Scholarship recipient. He has resided at

St George’s College and has been further involved with the Fogarty

Scholars Association, Teach Learn Grow and UniMentor throughout his

time at UWA.

Umberto has spent the last year travelling around Europe along with a

semester at University College London. Umberto is passionate about

tech startups and has co-founded WhereItsAt, an app which allows

users to recommend each other businesses and activities in real-time.

Umberto enjoys travelling, music, playing guitar and mixed martial arts.

Hayley Anderson



Employment: Doctor

Hayley completed her medical degree in 2015 and she hopes to continue

her studies to become a medical specialist and spend some time

working overseas for a broader life experience. She is also interested in

improving the field of medicine through research and is starting this with

a project involving deep brain stimulation in neurosurgery.

Hayley has a keen interest in music, continuing her previous education

with singing and playing classical piano. She is a current member of

the Western Australian Medical Students’ Society (WAMSS) and hopes

to make a difference by taking part in the community events with

which WAMSS is concerned, as well as becoming involved in Camp

Quality, which helps children with cancer. Hayley has also recently

collaborated with a group of like-minded young adults, with the support

of Government House, to create a more community-oriented culture in

Western Australia.


Alumni 2015

Calum Braham



Pathway to Doctor of Medicine

Calum began his studies at UWA in 2012 after receiving the Beazley

Medal (WACE) the previous year. He is studying in the Bachelor of

Philosophy course, with majors in Mathematics and Physics. During

2013 he undertook a research placement in pure Mathematics as part

of this course. He is particularly appreciative of the opportunities that

the Fogarty Foundation and the Bachelor of Philosophy have given him

to talk to and be inspired by leaders from both UWA and the wider

community. In 2013 Calum went on exchange to the UK, studying at

University College London. During this trip he also attended a summer

school at the University of Cambridge studying units in archaeology,

philosophy and history.

Calum also has keen interests in music and sport. He sings in the Voyces

chamber choir and has previously had his compositions performed by

Voyces and as part of the Performing Arts Perspectives concert. On

exchange he represented University College London in its Ultimate

Frisbee team.


Alumni 2015

Kate Fitzgerald


Course of Study: Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Economics

Kate graduated from St Mary’s in 2009 and studied Civil Engineering,

Economics and Quantitative Economics at UWA. In 2013 she went on

exchange to the University of Vermont where she was fortunate enough

to join the varsity Track and Field Team. In addition to athletics, Kate

loves to play basketball, netball and many other sports. She joined the

UWA Relay for Life committee in her first year at university and in her last

year she took up the position as Co-Chairperson for the event.

Since late 2013 Kate has been involved in the establishment of the UWA

Basketball Club. Previously, she has been the Treasurer for the FSA

and for Teach Learn Grow and was part of the Roelands Tech Tank

team with Engineers Without Borders. Kate spent several weeks over

her recent summer break completing an internship at a public policy

think tank in Canada.

Jemma Ford




Jemma completed her medical degree in 2015. In her penultimate

year Jemma studied with the rural clinical school of WA (RCSWA) in

Esperance. She thought this was a fantastic opportunity to experience

rural medicine first hand as well as get involved in a small country

community! In 2013 Jemma took some time off her studies to broaden

her horizons and travel the world. This included a fascinating stint of

work experience in a tertiary hospital in central Sri Lanka and a three

month summer job working as a camp counsellor and ocean life guard

at a kids surfing camp just out of San Diego, California.

Outside study, Jemma’s interests lie largely in surf lifesaving both as a

volunteer organisation and competitive sport. She is a member of North

Cottesloe Surf Life Saving Club.


Alumni 2015

Binu Jayawardena




Employment: Resident Medical Officer

Binu graduated as Vice-Captain and 94th Dux of Hale School in 2008

and was the 25th recipient of the prestigious Beazley Medal. He

graduated from UWA with a Bachelor of Medicine, Surgery and Medical

Science with First Class Honours in 2015. He is on leave from Harvard

University where he is a Scientiæ Baccalaureus candidate in Biomedical

Engineering. He completed his internship at Sir Charles Gairdner

Hospital (SCGH) in 2016 and is currently a Resident Medical Officer

(RMO) and recently appointed Treasurer of the SCGH RMO Society.

In the field of medical research, Binu is noted for his work in geriatric

neuropsychiatry, psychiatric epidemiology and microfluidic biomedical

engineering. He has also worked extensively in the nonprofit sector

as Deputy Chief Executive of Teach Learn Grow, Executive Editor of

Evidence Journal Inc. and founding Director of Bright Young Minds

Australia. In 2013 he cofounded WASTV Inc., Australia’s first nonprofit

online media network for which he won the WA Youth Award for

Community Leadership in 2014 and was a finalist in the National Youth

Awards in 2015.

An avant garde filmmaker, Binu has written, directed and produced

several critically acclaimed works, including 8 and 10, The Committee

and This Bio. His productions have been screened in over 130 countries.

In recognition of his services to the field of media, he was nominated for

the Pride of Australia Medal in 2013.


Alumni 2015

Justin Kruger


Course of Study: Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Engineering

Further Study: Astronautical Engineering, Stanford University

Justin graduated from UWA with First Class Honours in Mechatronics

Engineering (2015) and Physics (2016). Throughout his studies

he has been heavily involved in research, including designing and

simulating agricultural robots to assess their performance in Australian

environments and the preparation of cutting-edge physics experiments

to search for dark matter particles. Justin has contributed to a variety of

volunteer programs such as Teach Learn Grow, CoderDojo, AsiaBound

and the Cancer Council Relay for Life and in 2016 served as the head of

the academic tutoring program at St George’s College (UWA).

In 2015 Justin completed an internship at the Australian National

University, working on satellite control systems. This experience of the

modern space industry, its growth and its immense potential inspired

him to pursue his long-held passions for space technology and

exploration, with the long-term goal of increasing Australian involvement

in space and helping to secure Australia’s position as a technological

leader. The first step on this journey will be postgraduate studies and

research in Astronautical Engineering at Stanford University, which he

will commence in 2017.

Justin also enjoys creative writing and would love to publish a novel or

two in between designing spaceships.


Alumni 2015

Sasha Quahe


Course of Study: Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Arts (Honours)

Employment: Marketing Manager, Civic Legal

Currently, Sasha manages the marketing at Civic Legal, a boutique law

firm. She handles marketing, branding, recruitment, tender writing and

sponsorships.

Sasha graduated from UWA in 2015 with first-class Honours in Political

Science and International Relations and a Commerce degree. Sasha’s

thesis on EU Climate Change policy led to an invitation to join an

international research collaboration, for which she travelled to Germany

in mid-2016.

During her time at UWA, Sasha worked actively on initiatives promoting

educational opportunity. She was on the founding committee of

Ignite Mentoring, which addresses educational disadvantage through

mentoring in low socio-economic areas. During its first few years,

she held roles both on the executive and as a coordinator. Sasha

co-convened the very first UN Youth Voice in WA, a public speaking

competition for junior high school students focused on increasing

engagement with international issues.

During her university exchange in Grenoble, Sasha studied Economics

and Politics in French.


Alumni 2015

Stephanie Sim



Employment: Doctor

Stephanie completed her medical degree in 2015. During her time at

UWA, she has enjoyed getting involved in many activities and groups

that the university has to offer, including UniMentor, ConnectMe,

Teach Learn Grow and the Christian Union. In 2014 Stephanie had

the opportunity to undertake her 5th year of Medicine in Geraldton as

part of the Rural Clinical School, where she experienced life as a rural

doctor and the issues that are encountered in rural practice. Stephanie

completed her six week medical elective in the Northern Provincial

Hospital in Vanuatu, where she was exposed to medicine that was very

different to back home and gained insight into ways that she may be

able to make a difference in the future.

Stephanie’s other passion in life is music. Stephanie has an LRSM

(Licentiate of the Royal Schools of Music) in piano performance, is a

piano teacher, plays the violin in the Medical Students’ Orchestra and

also sings and plays guitar at local gigs. Stephanie is also a keen runner

and enjoys participating in events such as the HBF Run for a Reason,

City to Surf and Relay for Life.


Alumni 2015

Robert Thomas


Course of Study: Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Science

Employment: Mechanical Engineer, Wood Group PSN

Robert graduated from his degree in 2015 and commenced full time

work as a Mechanical Engineer with Wood Group PSN in 2016. He

completed his final year thesis in 2015 on corrosion in subsea pipelines

and completed 12 weeks of vacation work over the summer of 2015.

Outside of academics, Robert was an active committee member of the

Fogarty Scholars Association for four years and is now a committee

member for Perth International, a university club for incoming, outgoing

and returned exchange students, which he became involved in after

returning from a semester of study at Uppsala University in Sweden.

Beyond university he writes and records his own music at home and

volunteers at the Shenton Park Dog Refuge.


Alumni 2015

Nick Watts




Employment: Public Health and Climate Change

Nick works on the relationship between public health and climate

change, having studied medicine, public policy and economics at The

University of Western Australia, University College London and the

London School of Economics.

He is the Executive Director of the Lancet Countdown to 2030, a new

international research collaboration based out of University College

London’s Institute for Global Health. The collaboration builds off the

success of a recent Lancet Commission on Health and Climate Change,

which brought together over 100 academics between European and

Chinese institutions.

He also works for the World Health Organization’s Department of

Public Health and Environment and as Director of the Health Alliance

on Climate Change. The Alliance brings together Britain’s leading health

institutions to encourage better approaches to tackling climate change

that protect and promote public health.


Alumni 2016

Sarah Cole



Employment: Medical Intern, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital

Sarah is currently completing her medical internship at Sir Charles

Gairdner Hospital. Later in 2017 she will spend several months working

in Geraldton as part of her internship rotations and all things going to

plan, will achieve her general medical registration by the end of the year.

From here the plan is still undecided, though at this point she is most

interested in completing Basic Training over the next few years through

the Royal Australasian College of Physicians - the first step in becoming

a specialised physician. he also sits on the committee of Voyces and

helps to manage the performance calendar, logistics and musical

direction of the choir. When not singing or working, she can often be

found running, at beginner art classes and baking cakes.


Alumni 2016

Julia Crandell


Course of Study: Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws

Julia is articularly interested in human rights, which was the focus of

her honours thesis in law. She received a Jean Rogerson Honours

Studentship for being amongst the highest qualifying students for entry

into the law honours program.

Julia is also active in the youth not-for-profit space in Perth, having

been the President of UN Youth WA in 2012-13 and Ignite Mentoring in

2015. Her commitment to these organisations is evidence of her strong

passion for youth empowerment and education. She is also driven by

a desire to experience different cultures and ways of life, which was

particularly kindled during her year of exchange at the University of

Copenhagen, Denmark.


Alumni 2016

Matthew Goyder



Employment: Macquarie Capital

Matthew graduated as Vice-Captain of Scotch College in 2010, his

results earning him a General Exhibition, Course Exhibition for Modern

History and certificates of distinction in Modern History and Economics.

Matthew completed his bachelor of Commerce in 2015 and his Bachelor

of Laws degree in 2016. Matthew will be starting as a graduate with

Macquarie Capital in 2017. Matthew spent the second half of 2016 on

exchange at Queen’s university in Canada

Outside of the academic world he is a strong sportsperson. He has

played over 30 WAFL games for the Claremont Tigers and has played

in the national Foxtel Cup competition. In 2016 Matthew represented

Western Australia as captain of the State Under 23’s WAAFL football side.

Matthew recently finished a two-year term as Legal Officer of Teach

Learn Grow and is also involved as a volunteer with the Western

Australian University Consultants.


Alumni 2016

Emma Jones



Employment: Medical Intern, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital

and Geraldton Regional Hospital

Emma graduated from UWA with Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of

Surgery with honours in 2016. She is currently working as an intern at

Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and the Geraldton Regional Hospital. She

is a member of Doctors for the Environment Australia and Doctors for

Refugees. In 2017 she is one of the co-convenors for the WA Health,

Energy and Climate Change Symposium. She is also a panel review

member for MedEdPublish, an online journal in medical education.

Her interests include environmental sustainability, rural and remote

medicine, medical education and cycling.


Alumni 2016

Jordan Lockhart


Course of Study: Bachelor of Philosophy (First Class Honours) and

Diploma of Modern Languages

Employment: Boston Consulting Group

Jordan graduated in 2016 from The University of Western Australia

with a Bachelor of Philosophy with First Class Honours, in addition to

a Diploma in Modern Languages. He was the 2016 recipient of the Dr

Vincent Harry Cooper Memorial Prize, which is awarded to the BPhil

(Honours) graduate who submitted the finest Honours dissertation.

Jordan’s academic pursuits concentrated on international relations with

a particular focus on Asia-Pacific geopolitical security. His research was

enhanced by a semester of fieldwork in Taiwan funded by the Australian

Government’s New Colombo Plan.

Jordan is passionate about youth leadership and is the co-Convenor

of UN Youth Australia’s National Conference. Having grown up in

regional WA, he also cares deeply about the mitigation of educational

inequality between rural and metropolitan students. He has led a series

of community initiatives to produce tangible improvements in this field,

including the development and implementation of an innovative new

humanities curriculum for Christmas Island District High School.

In 2017 Jordan will begin a career in management consulting, joining the

Perth office of the Boston Consulting Group.


Alumni 2016

Brooke Loneragan



Employment: Research Assistant and Tutor, The University

of Western Australia

Brooke has recently graduated from UWA with a Bachelor of Science –

majors in Mathematics and Economics – and an Honours in Economics.

Brooke received the top score in Economics Honours, her dissertation

exploring what drives sudden surges in migration between two

countries. She is currently working for the university towards turning her

dissertation into a paper and hopes to be able to present her work at an

upcoming migration conference in France.

Brooke is passionate about teaching and is also currently working as

a tutor for the University’s Economics department. In her spare time

Brooke enjoys playing hockey for Wesley South Perth hockey club and

continues to be involved with Rostrum Voice of Youth, where she assists

in organising Western Australia’s public speaking competition for high

school students.


Alumni 2016

Rebecca Long



Employment: Medical Intern, Fiona Stanley Hospital

Rebecca graduated from UWA in 2016 and she is currently completing

her medical internship at Fiona Stanley Hospital. Her first placement has

been in the Emergency Department, which has been a steep learning

curve but highly rewarding work. She values being the first point of

medical contact for patients and has been enjoying it so much that she

is considering this field for a future specialty.

Rebecca thoroughly enjoyed her time at university, being involved in

volunteering, sports and other community activities. She enjoyed

tutoring younger medical students whilst at university and has continued

this trend since staring work and having medical students as part of

her team.

Rebecca is passionate about global health and refugee health and

in her final year of medicine helped to lead a team in organising the

Global Health Short Course. She attended Global Health Conferences

in Sydney, Perth and Newcastle and also undertook a six-week medical

placement in Vanuatu and Samoa, giving her a unique insight into the

challenges faced by health professionals in developing countries. She

hopes that in the future she will be able to contribute to global health

and volunteer her time at hospitals and clinics overseas.


Alumni 2016

Bradley McKernan



Bradley entered university to study to become a doctor – something he

has aimed for since eleven years of age. He is originally from Australind

and was School Captain and part of the Student Executive of the local

high school, Australind Senior High School, 2010. He graduated from

school with awards in Maths, Physics, Chemistry and top of class in

Human Biology.

While faced with many challenges brought on by the move to Perth

from Australind into a residential college and the rigours of the first year

of a medical degree, Bradley made the most of the many opportunities

that his new life in university brought, taking on the role of First Year

Representative with the WA Medical Students’ Society. Representing

the educational interests of his year group to Unit Coordinators also

provided a valuable insight into the administration of the medical course

at UWA.

In his second year, Bradley was elected to the role of Vice President

Trinity Residents’ Club committee, as well as being selected to sit on

the Residential Students’ Department, which again presented many

opportunities to get involved in a different aspect of university life –

college. Being so integrally involved in college life while still completing

university work in Medicine was challenging but ultimately very rewarding

and the entire year was an unforgettable experience.

His extra-curricular pursuits include reading, writing creatively, surfing,

writing and playing his own music and engaging in as many social

activities as possible.


Alumni 2016

Richard O’Halloran



and Bachelor of Arts

Further study: Masters of Global Health Science, University of Oxford

Rhodes Scholar 2016

Richard has completed his undergraduate studies and will work as

a junior doctor at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital until commencing

postgraduate study at Oxford in October. During his medical degree,

he spent a year in the remote WA town of Kununurra with the Rural

Clinical School. In 2015 he deferred his studies to complete a Bachelor

of Medical Science with Honours at Lions Outback Vision, examining a

camera-based screening program for diabetic eye disease in Aboriginal

Medical Services.

At UWA, Richard was heavily involved in the WA Medical Students’

Society (WAMSS). He also loves debating, adjudicating in the Perth

inter-school (WADL) competition having captained the WA School’s

team in 2009.

In sport, Richard plays in WA’s Premier League competition with the

Phantoms Water Polo Club. He has previously been selected in the

Australian Junior Men’s Squad and played in the National Water Polo

League. Richard is also an active member of North Cottesloe Surf Life

Saving Club, where he volunteers for patrols and competes in surf

swimming events.


Alumni 2016

Michael Taran



and Bachelor of Medical Science (Honours)

Employment: Doctor

Michael graduated as Dux of Perth Modern School and 27th recipient

of the Beazley Medal award (WACE). Michael was also awarded the

Australian Student Prize. Whilst studying medicine, Michael conducted

research with the support of the Cranmore Fund as part of his medical

science honours. Michael has presented research in areas ranging from

Neurology to Lung Cancer.

Since his first year at UWA Michael has been an enthusiastic member

of multiple Guild affiliated clubs and has set up the UWA Mathematics

Union. Michael also co-founded Western Australian Student Television

(WASTV) and continues his role as secretary and board member for

WASTV. He has held executive positions in Teach Learn Grow and

the Fogarty Scholars’ Association (FSA) and in 2015 he was the

FSA President.

A cinematographer and editor, Michael has worked for over four years

in freelance film and has worked on productions ranging from webseries

and documentaries to free-to-air advertisement and training videos.

When he isn’t writing in the third person, Michael can often be found

training in the Brazilian martial art Capoeira or climbing aesthetic

boulders along the South Coast of WA.


Alumni 2016

Simon Thuijs


Course of Study: Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours)

Employment: Communication Strategist

Simon Thuijs completed his Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) course

majoring in psychology in 2016. His Honours thesis in behavioural

economics investigated whether certain messages influenced parents’

decisions to vaccinate their children. While studying, Simon resided at

St Thomas More College and was the College President in 2014; he also

studied at University College London for 6 months while on exchange.

Seeking a creative career, Simon was accepted into The Communication

Council’s JumpStart Graduate Program. He was awarded Top Graduate

of the program and received the Ken Painter AdSchool scholarship. He

now works as a Junior Strategist at Meerkats, an agency which aims to

help organisations find their true purpose and bring this to life through

innovative business strategies and honest communications.

Simon also engages in projects that strive for equality and inclusion. He

founded the Perth Pythons Hockey Club in 2015, Perth’s first and only

LGBTI hockey club. The Club aims to help end homophobia in sport.

Based on his work in this space, Simon was a finalist for the LGBTI Role

Model of the Year Award in 2017.


Alumni 2016

Rachael van der Moezel



After graduating in 2011 as Dux of Santa Maria College, Rachael is in

her seventh year of study at UWA. Having commenced university in a

Bachelor of Arts (Specialist Music studies), she is now pursuing new

passions in the form of a Bachelor of Science majoring in Psychology.

Throughout Rachael’s time at university she has been involved in a

number of organisations, including West Australian Student TV and

Teach Learn Grow. She counteracts these group-heavy endeavours

with individualistic hobbies such as photography, rock climbing and

hard core haiku writing.


Leaders Series Speakers

Professor Barry Marshall ACNobel Laureate Physiology or

Medicine 2005

The Hon. Richard Court ACFormer Premier of Western Australia

Brett Fogarty

Dr Kenneth ChernThen US Consul General

Alan WiesmanUS Journalist and Author

Dr Graham ForwardOrthopaedic Surgeon and Founder of

Australian Doctors for Africa

Peter GilmourWorld Champion Yachtsman

Andrew Forrest CitWAFounder and Chairman of Fortescue

Metals Group

Professor Graeme HankeyLeading Australian Neurologist

The Hon. Julie Bishop MPDeputy Leader of the Liberal Party,

Federal Member for Curtin

James McMahon DSC, DSMChief Operating Officer Azure Capital

and former leader in the Australian

Defence Force

Andrew (Andy) ThomasAustralia’s First Astronaut in Space

AC GraylingInternationally renowned Philosopher

and Author

John AtkinsFormer Chairman ANZ WA, Chairman

Lotterywest

Andrew O’HaganScottish Author

Emeritus Prof Alan Robson

AO CitWAFormer Vice-Chancellor of UWA

The Hon. Colin Barnett MLAThen Premier of Western Australia

Jeffrey BleichFormer US Ambassador to Australia

Dr Richard Goyder AOCEO Wesfarmers

Chetan BhagatIndian Author and Columnist

Corporal Ben Roberts-SmithRecipient of the Victoria Cross and

Medal for Gallantry

Dr Michael Chaney AO CitWAChancellor UWA and Chairman

Woodside and NAB

Ahdaf SoueifEgyptian Novelist and Political

Commentator

Patrick HollingworthSpeaker, Leadership Consultant

and Mountaineer

Dr Janet Holmes à Court, ACChair, John Holland Group and West

Australian Symphony Orchestra


Leaders Series Speakers

The Hon. Andrew Leigh MPShadow Assistant Treasurer and

Federal Member for Fraser, ACT

Dr Fiona Wood AMPlastic Surgeon and ‘Spray-on Skin’

Pioneer

Cynthia GriffinUS Consul General to Perth

Bryan StevensonFounder and Executive Director of

Equal Justice Initiative

Stephen SmithWinthrop Professor of International

Law at UWA and Board Member of

the Perth US Asia Centre

Angus TurnerOphthalmologist

Michelle GuthrieThen Google Asia-Pacific Executive,

now ABC Managing Director

Professor Peter QuinnHead of the International Centre for

the Radio Astronomy Research

Roman KrznaricCultural Thinker and Writer; Founder

of the world’s first Empathy Museum,

the digital Empathy Library and the

School of Life

Justice Carmel McLurePresident of the Court of Appeal

Kim BeazleyFormer Labor leader and Deputy

Prime Minister of Australia & US

Ambassador for Australia

Marwa Al-SabouniSyrian architect and advocate for

rebuilding communities in war-torn

Syria


The Fogarty Foundation

The Fogarty Foundation advances social change through education.

The Foundation was founded in 2000 by Brett and Annie Fogarty to support

and provide education and leadership opportunities across the spectrum of

the WA community.

The Foundation identifies areas of focus and supports and develops

West Australian programs that deliver educational opportunities and have

wide impact.

The Foundation’s current programs fall within 3 main focus areas:

• Transformational Leaders: Empowering, extending and creating

opportunities for high performing and high potential students

• Excellent Teaching for all students: Inspiring excellence and high quality

instruction in schools by investing in teachers, school leaders and school

principals to ensure that all students receive a high quality education

• Future Ready Students: Catalysing innovation in education to ensure that

today’s students are equipped with skills for the future

The ripple effect, depicted in the Foundation’s logo, is at the very essence

of everything that the Foundation does, so that the Foundation’s work has

wide and long term impact.

Through education, the Fogarty Foundation is building stronger communities

in Western Australia.


Fogarty Scholars’ Association

www.fogartyfoundation.org.au

The Fogarty Scholars’ Association (FSA) comprises all UWA Fogarty Scholars

and Alumni. The FSA facilitates the cohesion and skills development of the

UWA Fogarty Scholars and Alumni, in order to empower them to contribute

to society.

The FSA has three key objectives:

• To create an accessible network of Scholars and current and future leaders

• To provide professional development opportunities for Scholars

• To support Scholars in their involvement in the community

The FSA run a range of events and programs each year, including a mentoring

program for Scholars and Alumni, the flagship Fogarty Futures Leadership

Conference for high school students and informal social events. The FSA also

provides the opportunity for Scholars and Alumni to develop their leadership

skills by offering support for their projects.

Being a part of the FSA is the best way to immediately become a part of the

UWA Fogarty Scholars community, meet motivated, interesting people and

make the most of the benefits the UWA Fogarty Scholars and Alumni network

has to offer.

Telephone: (08) 6316 1600

Fax: (08) 6316 1630

Email: [email protected]

Web: www.fogartyfoundation.org.au

Postal Address:

The Fogarty Foundation

PO Box 7875

Cloisters Square PO

WA 6850 Un

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