NUss Distinguished & outstanding Member Awards

Mr ernest wong thian Yow
NuSS Outstanding Member
Mr ernest Wong Thian Yow is
seen by many as a visionary
and a maverick.
As president from 1971 to 1973, he
was at the helm when the Society was
asked to vacate its premises at Dalvey
estate. When a dilapidated house at 15
evans Road was offered to the Society,
it was his never-say-die attitude and faith
that made the completion of the evans
Guild House possible.
When he was president again from
1982 to 1984, he led a group of founding
members and established the first Kent
Ridge Guild House.
From its humble beginnings at Dalvey
estate, NuSS has now grown to four
guild houses across Singapore.
Still, Mr Wong would like to see NuSS
expanding beyond Singapore.
“It is about time that NuSS considers
moving overseas as many of our graduates
are travelling a lot, taking up either
temporary or permanent positions overseas.
The Society will be well placed to
have a presence in some of the overseas
Professor (Dr) James newton boss
NuSS Outstanding Member
Professor (Dr) James Newton Boss
has received so many awards and
accolades in his lifetime.
So much so that his wife used to tell
him: “You are putting a lot of things into
the showcases.”
Indeed, beyond NuSS, professor (Dr)
Boss’ contribution to Singapore and
society-at-large is his invention of a new
composite material to substitute the
cumbersome and heavy metallic implants
in hipbone replacement surgery.
This invention won him the Gusi
peace prize in 2008 which is considered
the Asian equivalent of the Nobel peace
prize.
professor (Dr) Boss’ contributions
extends beyond Singapore.
He was featured among prominent
individuals in the biographical record of
Who’s Who in the World 27th edition
2010 and 28th edition 2011.
In addition, he is one of the 16 Singaporeans
to have been knighted in Rome
by the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem
of Rhodes and of Malta.
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My advice is
to get more involved
in the affairs of the
Society beginning with
standing for elections
in the Society and then
contributing in whatever
your skills are. Whatever
talents that you can
contribute, use them.”
cities where we can provide for them,”
says Mr Wong.
Moving forward, his vision is to see
more members contributing to NuSS.
“My advice is to get more involved in
the affairs of the Society beginning with
standing for elections in the Society and
then contributing in whatever your skills
are. Whatever talents that you can contribute,
use them,” says Mr Wong.
I would love to see
younger members to be
more participating in
the society, the university
and society-at-large.”
Having been an NuSS member for
close to 30 years, professor Boss said
serving the Society during its 50th anniversary
was his proudest moment.
“I was the chairperson when I
organised the grand dinner for the 50th
anniversary a few years ago, including
the 50th Anniversary NuSS lecture. I was
very happy because it was successful and
the system works,” says professor Boss.
like his contemporaries, professor
Boss would like to see more young
people making a difference to NuSS.
“I would love to see younger members
to be more participating in the
society, the university and society-atlarge,”
says professor Boss.
Jul-Sep 2011 THE GRADUATE 17