Leadership and mentoring in The Women's College

Journal
The Journal of the Women‘s College within the University of Sydney, Volume 13
Leadership and mentoring in
The Women’s College
Since its doors opened in 1894 the College has been a centre of leadership for women. Founding
Principal Louisa Macdonald was involved in almost every women’s organisation of the Federation period.
She established traditions of leadership and community service which have been pursued by generations
of College graduates; women who have taken up the challenge of leadership, to contribute to social, economic,
cultural and political life in Australia.
At a Leadership Dinner in the Principal’s Flat Prue Golland, Belinda Turner, Prof Lumby, Alice Finn, Lucy Scarrabelotti, Nicole Hall.
Today scholars are encouraged to enhance their skills and potential as leaders.
The Leadership Program offers opportunities to explore the concept of leadership
in conversation with role models. Women influential in diverse fields stimulate
lively discussion. What are the characteristics of leadership? What are the
skills and behaviours that leaders need? Are leaders born or made? What does it
mean to me? Why does leadership matter?
Mentoring
”My mentoring role is not only what I can do, but rallying my network of associates, friends
and contacts to the cause. I find myself mentoring both current and past students. I have seen
my advice make a difference to the future pursued by many. It is enormously satisfying,
even if I find myself on call 24 hours, 7 days a week!
I hope my mentoring activities will be viewed as my most enduring legacy as Principal.”
Quentin Bryce, AO
Alison Leigh, Science, TV, film producer plays a key role in the
science mentoring program, with student Caroline Higgins
Science 3.
”Mentoring is an essential part of learning
and growing professionally and personally.
I have received great support from mentors
throughout my career and have learnt as
much through the mentoring I have done
for younger women.”
Jane Neale, General Manager, George Patterson Bates
”At Womens, mentoring exists at many
levels, from Ms Bryce, from our peer
groups, the seniors, Postgrads, and through
dinners with top executives and academics.
Most of the time we don’t see it as
mentoring, its just part of the whole
experience of College.”
Belinda Turner, Com/Lib Stud 3
Leadership
”We hear a lot of talk about the
importance of leadership and the role
in mentoring young women that other
women can play. What definitions of
leadership often lack is an important
quality which makes people look to
someone else and want to follow their
vision. Empathy. It’s a willingness
to put yourself in someone else’s shoes.”
Prof. Catharine Lumby, Head of Media and
Communication School, Leadership Dinner, 2002
”Accomplished women share with us
stories of their own experiences both
uplifting and disheartening, opening
many doors”
Prue Golland, Year 4, Physiotherapy
”The point
about women
in leadership
positions is that
they must make
it better for
other women.
Otherwise there is
no point in them
being here.”
The Hon Dr Meredith Burgmann, President
of the Legislative Council, and past College student.
Naomi Carter Arts/Info 3, Emmi Okada Arts/Law 3 with past
College student Jane Neale
Buddy Mentors
Sarah Sivyer (Senior Student)
is Sarah Best’s buddy. Both
are studying Commerce
and Engineering—years
4 and 2. Sarah Best says,
“Siv can give me advice that
I can’t get anywhere else;
guidance on subject choices,
which tutors and lecturers
are good and bad, what to
stress about”.
Summer
2002
From the Chair
The Chair Lyn Wood Sally Crossing
2002 has been a very good year for The Women's
College. We all share great pride in the excellent
exam results achieved by our students across the
board, with four University medals! The leadership
of Sarah Sivyer, our Senior Student, and her House
Committee has been an inspiration to witness,
with their priorities of public service and support
of public charities in addition to the usual College
activities.
Sally Crossing, who joined the Council in 1993,
retired in August, after serving the College in
many capacities, as a stalwart guardian of our
investments through the Finance Committee,
as a guide on governance issues through the
Review and Nominating Committees, and as an
editor and adviser on the Journal. Her generous
donation to the Sulman Appeal financed
the new front steps which play a central role in
the life of College. Sally earned the award of
Consumer Advocate of 2001 for her involvement
with issues relating to breast cancer. Publisher,
Jacquie Lane has been welcomed to the Council in
Sally's place. Council elections were advertised in
September, and four retiring Councillors were
returned unopposed.
This year has seen a Council and Union review
of alumni organisations by McKinsey and Co. from
which a number of useful suggestions emerged.
The College investments are under review, led by
Virginia Dowd and the Finance Committee. The
Building and Development Committee, chaired by
Louise Cox AM, has concentrated on kitchen renovations,
in addition to routine maintenance issues.
On behalf of Council, I would like to thank students,
staff and all who have contributed to the
successes of 2002, and to wish our readers
Seasons Greetings.
Dr Janet McCredie AM
2002 Councillors
Dr Janet McCredie AM MD FRCR FRACR
Chairman
Mr Stephen Harrison AO MEc FAICD Honorary Treasurer
Ms Quentin Bryce AO BA LLB Qld LLD hc Macq.
Hon DLitt CSturt
Principal**
Ms Debbie Leader BAg (Ec)
President, Women’s College Union
Prof. John Carter BE PhD MASCE FIEAust C.P.Eng
Ms Virginia Dowd
Dr Robin Fitzsimons MB BS BSc (Med), PhD FRACP*
Ms Sarah Sivyer Senior Student
Mr Dick Persson
Justice Jane Mathews LLB Hon LLD Well
Ms Lynn Rainbow-Reid
Mrs Mary Walker BA LLB
Miss Lucinda Warren BEc Honorary Secretary
Mrs Jane Dawson BA Dip BEP
* Appointed by Senate
** Ex-officio member
www.thewomenscollege.com.au

Speakers at College
Guest speakers make a generous contribution
to stimulating debate and discussion on major contemporary
themes.
Justice Kim Santow OAM, Chancellor,
Visitor to the College
Philip Adams AO, Broadcaster
Prof Larissa Behrendt, Director,
Jumbunna, UTS
Christie Boyce, Principal,
McKinsey and Company
Ita Buttrose AO OBE
Hon Dr Meredith Burgmann,
President, Legislative Council, NSW
Dr Christine Clark, Oncologist,
Westmead Hospital
Dr Kylie de Boer, Principal Scientist,
Sydney IVF
Di Drew, Filmmaker, Producer All Saints
Amanda Ellis, Women in Business, Westpac
Justine Ferrari, The Australian
Prof. Stephen Garton, Dean Faculty of Arts
Helen Grasswill, Producer,
ABC’s Australian Story
Anne Henderson, Sydney Institute, Author
Prof Beryl Hesketh, Dean Faculty of Science
Bernie Hobbs, Science Communicator
Joanna Kalowski, Mediator and Management
Consultant
Louise Kelly, Goldman Fielder
Vanessa Lesnie, HREOC
Prof Catharine Lumby, Media and
Communications, University of Sydney
Elizabeth Macgregor, Director,
Museum of Contemporary Art
Sophie McCarthy, Family Planning Foundation
Wendy McCarthy AO, Chancellor,
University of Canberra
Branwen Morgan, Garvan Institute
Juliana Nkrumah, International feminist,
Advocate for Refugee Women
Prof Sharman Pretty, Dean,
Sydney Conservatorium of Music
Dr Nicole Rankin, National
Breast Cancer Centre
Colleen Ryan, The Australian Financial Review
Kate Slatter, Olympian
Tori
Edwards
wins
intercol oration
Tori delivered a tour de force speech on the
sensitive subject Nine-Eleven in the oration
held this year at College. The emphasis is on
speech (not entertainment) and judges
assessed oratory skills, content and cogency
of the argument. Helen McCombie, Anne
Dunn and Ian Harrison QC were adjudicators.
Tori argued,
"At its core, my sense of history is not
grounded in tangible monuments, but in
people—stories of their experience of the past
and their memories of the ‘moments’
through which they have lived."
Abby Thomas, Science Communicator
Amanda Ellis Bernie Hobbs
Wendy McCarthy
Anyone for tennis?
College’s tennis court received a much needed makeover during the year,
due to a generous donation by American friend, Dr Joan Clark.
Joan first came to Sydney in 1962 on a Fulbright Research Grant to work with
Professor Freeman at the Department of Chemistry. Joan and Principal Doreen Langley
became lifelong friends.
”We shared many interests in education, cultural events,environmental issues and travels.
Doreen rescued me by providing temporary housing at her Women’s College.”
Intercollegiate champions
Alex McCorquodale, Jenny Hallam, Sophie Alexander Helen Nicholson, Anna Middleton, Roshell Marshall
Fathers & daughters
Dinner for 234 guests on September 14 was a sparkling occasion.
Quentin Bryce
Principals concert
to raise funds for the College Scholarship Program
Andrea Stretton
Parents and friends joined Quentin Bryce,
the Principal for a delightful recital by
College music students. Andrea Stretton,
guest MC, interviewed the performers about
choice of work and career aspirations providing
fascinating insights.
Performers:
Alice Cochrane, violin
Olivia Newbold, piano
Olivia Gossip, recorder and madrigal
Alice Finn, cello
Jackie Hansen, bassoon
Dr Joan Clark
Women’s was victorious over Wesley in
hard fought, nail biting matches to win
this years intercollege tennis competition.
Women’s team comprised Sophie Alexander,
Jessie Gillespie-Jones, Jenny Hallam,
Penelope Kingston, Roshell Marshall, Alex
McCorquodale, Anna Middleton, Helen
Nicholson and Sarah Webster.
This year’s guest speakers Mr Ron
Alexander, Mr Scott Alison and
Dr Nasir Dean who were introduced
by their daughters Sophie, Sophia
and Anna, were most amusing in
their very different approaches to
the theme of the evening.
Olivia Newbold
Alice Cochrane
Nicole Hall and father Michael
Alice Finn
Olivia Gossip
Jackie Hansen

The AGM
2001/2 Union Committee: Back: R Wines, G McDonald,
R Capon, L Hayes, D Leader, L Bruce, B Ballard
From the
Union
Earlier this year the Principal, Quentin Bryce
approached McKinsey and Co. to look at
how to build a stronger and more vibrant
alumni. McKinseys offered their services
pro bono to conduct the work. Alumna
Christie Boyce, McKinsey Principal was
involved in surveying a number of past
and present students.
The most predominant finding was that
past and present students thought
that maintaining friendships on leaving
College was the most important aspect
of an alumni program.
The Union has taken on the task of creating
a more active alumni group. We want to
provide an environment where alumni feel
welcome, and are able to maintain as well as
re-establish their relationship with College
and their College friends. For this to be successful
we need alumni support. We are asking
that all past students consider becoming
involved in a new structure.
The new structure incorporates several
key elements which revolve around getting
people back together. What is required is
the donation of people’s time. We need people
from each Fresher year group to put
their hands up to pitch in to get their friends
back together. We are asking each Fresher
year to hold at least one event annually and
that a group of people from that year be
involved in organising the function. It could
be as simple as a BBQ or a small dinner or as
big as a black tie function.
So think about those great times you had at
College and get involved in getting your
Fresher year together again!
For more information email: union@womensco.usyd.edu.au
or call Debbie Leader on 02 9712 0074.
Archdales Visit
Audley and Nick Archdale, nephew and great-nephew
of Betty Archdale visited College in October. They
were visiting Australia from the Isle of Wight for the
launch of Deidre Macpherson’s book about Miss
Archdale, The Suffragette’s Daughter, which was
launched at Government House by Her Excellency
the Governor of NSW, Prof. Marie Bashir, AC who
was senior student in Miss Archdale’s era. The
Archdales donated a copy of the book to College.
The Women’s College Union held their
Annual General Meeting on July 27.
Minutes from the 2002 AGM are on the
College Website. Due to other commitments
there were some resignations from the
Union Committee. We would like to thank
Liz Bruce (past Vice President), Georgie
McDonald (past Treasurer) and Lisa Hayes
(past Secretary) for their time and dedication
over the years.
Colloquium Dinner
30 College alumni and friends gathered
at the splendid Colloquium Dinner in
MacLaurin Hall on October 12, to celebrate
the inauguration of the University. Six prominent
graduates discussed “their idea
of The University.” The University invited
College alumni Jeanette Beaumont and
Anne LeCouteur to organise the dinner.
Janet McCredie and Justice Jane Mathews
arrived from overseas and Pauline Lyle-Smith
(Smith) deferred her return to London to
attend. Jill Wran (Hickson), Catherine Crouch
(Lockhart) and Margaret Scrivenor
(Kneebone) brought friends.
Invitations were sent to alumni who have given us
an email address
Catherine Crouch (Lockhart) and husband Ewan
Trivia
Rachel Wolfe, Amelia Horvath, Debbie Leader and Kate Charge
Following the AGM, a Trivia night was held
in Menzies Common Room. There was great
food, fabulous company, a bit of intellectual
competitiveness (a bit more from some people!)
and a lot of laughs.
Congratulations to Jane Dawson and QB’s
winning table! The night proved to be a
great success, attended by 90 people, ranging
from those who were Women’s girls in
the 1950’s to the 2000’s. Thank you must
go to Pyrmont Bridge Hotel for generously
subsidising prizes.
The Union Committee 2002/3
President Debbie Leader (97 _ 98)
Vice President Bec Capon (96 _ 99)
Secretary Belinda Ballard (96 _ 99)
Treasurer Robin Wines (56 _ 59)
Membership Secretary Anna Gay (96 _ 98)
Ex-Officio Members Quentin Bryce AO
Janet McCredie AM
Janet McCredie (Chairman of Council), Jeanette Beaumont
(Wilkie) and Trevor Andersen
Jenny Harrison (Burgess) and Stephen Harrison AO
(Council Member and Hon Treasurer)
Pauline Lyle-Smith (Smith) and Justice Jane Mathews
(Council Member)
Diary Dates
”Treasures in Archaeology”
Winter School, 24 to 27 July 2003
Twelve interesting lectures over 3 days ($130),
with daily attendance possible ($50)—expert
leaders from Sydney and Macquarie Universities.
For details, see the reverse of Change of Address form,
www.thewomenscollege.com.au/alumni/events.htm
or contact Robin Wines-Andersen 02 9516 2527
The Louisa Macdonald Oration will be held
at the Womens College in May 2003.
AGM 26 July 2003
Minutes of Union Meetings are posted on the
Website’s Union page.
2003 Reunions _It is the 50 year Reunion for ’53
freshers. Janet McCredie 02 9328 7879
is co-ordinating a special event.
Kate Palethorpe (Lesslie) 02 9484 2284 is
co-ordinating ’63 freshers & Rosie Giddings
(Shoobridge) 0419 229730 ’73 freshers.
Check the Union webpage for details or contact
union@womesco.usyd.edu.au.
College families
The Armstrong family
Lyndal Armstrong is
the 15th descendant
of The Reverend
John and Ellen
Armstrong to attend
Women’s College.
Armstrong sisters,
Ina (WATSON),
Helen Daphne
and Millicent were residents
in 1898, 1899
and 1907 respectively.
Ina’s grand-daughter,
Frances Jean Watson
attended in 1927.
Lyndal Armstrong with her mother
Lynette (McINTYRE:70
Others to follow were:
1956 Cynthia Ruth
Watson
1962 Coralie Elizabeth Armstrong
1963 Jane Victoria Watson
1965 Kay Louise Armstrong
1971 Robyn Sally Armstrong
1976 Nancy Armstrong
1986 Katrina Harricks
1995 Katrina Watson Dawson
1997 Lucinda Isobel Watson
2000 Lyndal Suzanne Armstrong
2000 Sally Louise Davison
_ 73)
The Bakers
Angela, Lucy and Roslyn Baker
Roslyn Baker (Scoble), at College in 72–74,
was involved in musicals, plays and sports
whilst studying Economics. Her two daughters
are in College. Lucy who began in 2000, is
leaving this year having completed her
Commerce degree. Angela in Liberal Studies 1
is involved in College choir and plays.
Helen Vellacott & Aunt Susie
Helen Vellacott (McDonald) has
written a fascinating account of
her memories of a year spent at
College (1934), of her Aunt Susie,
Susie Williams, second Principal of
College and her accomplished life.
”I can’t remember Aunt Susie’s
comments on my having won the
Annie Ruth Grice Scholarship. She
was far more interested in my having
won a prize, open to all women under 25
in Australia and New Zealand, on what the
women of the world can do to preserve the peace
of the world, for her brilliant younger brother,
Leslie Williams, a doctor, had been killed in
action in France in 1917 and she felt that the
most important thing in all our lives, was to
prevent such tragedy ever happening again.”
Full text on the College website.

Keeping in touch
1930s
Enid Davis (HOLMES: 32–35) BA (Hons)
Social Work, worked as Medical Social Worker from
graduation, including working in military hospitals
throughout WWII and later. Spent 10 years at Royal
North Shore Hospital specialising in chest diseases.
She currently lives on the North Shore.
1940s
Anne Munro (CROWLEY: 47–50) BSc (Biochemistry)
worked in Pathology at Middlesex Hospital London
in 1950–51. She married Keith Munro and has three
daughters. After Keith died in 1976 Anne continued
to manage their family property Tareeleroi until retiring
in January 2002.
1950s
Margaret Bradstock (FUSSELL: 59–62) BA (Hons) Dip
Ed MA (Hons) PhD has been appointed Hon. Research
Associate at UNSW. Recent publications include The
Pomelo Tree (Ginninderra Press, 2001, winner of the
Wesley Michael Wright Prize for Poetry), Scholarly
Edition of Tasma's The Pipers of Piper's Hill (ADFA,
UNSW, 2002) and a poem published in The Sydney
Morning Herald on 20/07/02.
Thea Brown (SNEDDON: 58–61) BA Dip Social Work
PhD is Chair, Monash University Residential Services.
In her work she draws on her own residency at
Women’s College, where she says she ”experienced
enormous satisfaction and advantages.”
1960s
Virginia Campbell (COOK: 69–71) BA DipEd MEd
LLB lectured in Sociology at Kelvin Grove CAE (QLD)
now QUT, then in Law at UWA Law School. Since
1992, she has been Crown Prosecutor and Director of
Public Prosecutions (WA), but currently is on leave,
enjoying her husband's first year of retirement.
Susan CHERRY (69–71) MBBS DRANZCOG resigned
from her position as Medical Consultant at Family
Planning Western Australia and moved back to NSW
to live closer to her family.
Margaret Flynn (HENSHALL: 69–70) BSc DipEd MSc
is Biology Teacher at St Patrick's College, Strathfield.
She has 3 children, Kate, Robert and Christopher.
Jennifer Hicks (ATKINS: 61–63) BA retired in 2002
following a long, multi-faceted career in communication
and public relations in Australia
and Canada.
1970s
Diana BENTLEY (70–73) LLB MA Law MA Comm.
After practising law in Sydney, Diana moved to
London where she works as a journalist
and writer. She plans to keep in touch with College
UK Alumni.
Helen Brabin (COMMENS: 71–72) BSc Dip Ed, has
been a high school teacher and TAFE teacher before
buying a coffee shop 4 years ago. She has 2 sons.
Judith Braybrooks (HIGGINS: 70–73) B Pharm, currently
owns and works in Braybrooks Pharmacy in
Cootamundra with husband Paul, also a pharmacist.
Katherine Brown (BARRY: 72–73) MBBS Dip RACOG
Dip Ven MSc MRACMA FACSHP is Director of Sexual
Health, Illawarra Area Health Service, Senior Lecturer
UNSW, and Honorary Secretary, Australasian College
of Sexual Health Physicians. She married John Brown
in 1976 and has three children
Mary Cadell (ALKER: 76–77) BA is a News Journalist
for ABC Radio and TV News. She is currently a primary
producer and part-time teacher of speech and
drama in North-West NSW.
Kerry HORADAM (72–78) is a GP on the Central
Coast. She enjoys her small hobby farm. Kerry has 2
girls. Her husband passed away last year.
Kate McCLYMONT (77–79) BA (Hons) is working as
a journalist with The Sydney Morning Herald.
1980s
Belinda BONHAM (80–81) BSc completed a journalism
cadetship at Fairfax in 1985 and is now
the Features Editor at the Medical Observer Weekly.
Skye Bouvier (LOUDON: 87–90) BA (Hons) MA has
recently completed her Masters of Writing at UTS.
She was the recipient of mentorship awards from the
Australian Society of Authors and NSW Writer's
Centre. She is chief editor and contributor to an
anthology of prose and poetry by new Australian writers
entitled In a Cool Blue Light (Halstead Press 2002),
which was launched as part of this year's Sydney
Writer's Festival. Skye lives in Centennial Park with
husband Scott.
Margaret Curtis (STUBBINGS: 82–84) BVSc Dip Vet
Clinical Studies PhD is Research Manager, Elanco
Animal Health. She married Brad Curtis in 1986 and
has three children.
Helen Dransfield (TAYLOR: 87–88) Arts/Law is
employed part-time by Vodaphone while caring
for son Jesse.
Melissa EATON (88–90) BA LLB worked at various
law firms in Sydney and Melbourne before becoming
Senior Associate at Minter Ellison in Adelaide. Melissa
enjoys life outside Adelaide on 13 acres with olive and
fruit trees. She married John Roberts in May 2000
and their son Walter was born in August 2002.
Judy Anne EDWARDS (82–85) B Pharm left Australia
in 2001 to work in Paris as International Marketing
Manager for pharmaceutical company Sanofi-
Synthelabo. She had previously worked as a retail
and hospital pharmacist in Sydney & London.
Astrid EGGINS (83–89) BEc LLB is living in Sydney
and has two children Genevieve and Louisa.
Philippa Fitzpatrick (SHARP: 83–84) BVSc married
Peter Fitzpatrick in 1997 and has two daughters
and one son.
Angela FRITH (84 –87) BE PG Cert Management in
Strategy and Finance (Macquarie) is Managing
Consultant, Enterprise Consulting (IT Strategy) Asia
Pacific, EDS (Electronic Data Systems).
Jane Fryer (BASSINGTHWAIGHTE: 85–86) BSc
gained a Marketing Diploma after her Science
degree and subsequently worked in marketing in
the pharmaceutical industry before moving to
Switzerland in May this year with husband and
son, Jake Alexander.
Shima GHEDIA (88–91) MBBS is a part-time emergency
registrar at Concord Hospital, training to be a
specialist emergency physician. She married
Dr Sunil Misir and they have a son Mykah, and a
daughter Anika (born Jan. 2002).
Georgina HAYSOM (88–90) BSc LLB (Hons) LLM
(Bioethics) and husband Michael Fordham have a son,
aged 2 and a daughter, born May 2002.
Elizabeth Jones (MILLINGTON: 82–84) BEd married
Graham Jones in January 1999 and has two children,
Nicholas and Rebecca.
Margaret Lowe (SHEPHARD: 84–86) BEc worked in
the finance industry until 1997. She has 2 sons,
Charles and William, who was born July 2002.
Anna Martin (SHARPE: 89–91) BSc LLB returned to
Australia in November 2001 after spending 3 years in
Venezuela. Anna now works for the Australian
Taxation Office. She is currently on maternity leave.
Rose MCGREADY (84–89) MBBS, DRANZCOG,
DTM+H, PhD is employed at Shoklo Malaria Research
unit on the western border of Thailand in a clinical,
teaching and research post. She met her best friend
at Women's College—Leanne Stafford and still can't
believe she has gone. Rose married in January 1999
and has a son Kieran.
Jenni Mutch (BROWN: 82–84) BPharm
DipHospPharm MBA MRPharm has worked in the
pharmaceutical industry in the UK and Australia for 15
years, the last 10 with Merck Sharp and Dohme
(Aust.), in clinical research, public affairs, marketing.
She is married with 2 children, Grace and Thomas.
Jennifer SHANNON (83–86) MBBS is Head of the
Department Medical Oncology, Nepean Hospital.
Natalie SMITH (88–89) BSc (Med) MBBS FRCA. After
working for 2 years as a Resident Medical Officer in
Sydney, Natalie went to London in 1995 where she
trained as an Anaesthetist and Intensivist. She moved
to Holland in 2001.
Monique STONE (88–91) MBBS FRACP Dip Clinical
Epidemiology completed her training this year. She is
working towards a Masters of Clinical Epidemiology
and is married to Dr Mark Douglas.
Lisa Swift (GORMAN: 82–83) BEd (EC) is returning to
Australia after 2 years in Detroit, Michigan, USA. She
has three children aged 9, 7 and 4.
Michele Webber (GLUTZ: 82–84) B Pharm is returning
to work in hospital pharmacy after being
employed as a researcher in the pharmaceutical industry
for seven years
1990s
Jennifer DAVIDSON (90–92) MBBS has completed
her accident and emergency medicine training and
works for Careflight. Next February she will start a
consultant job at a major teaching hospital.
Kerryn Foxley-Conolly (GAMBLE: 96–97) MA
Nutrition and Dietetics is working in a private practice
and nutrition consultancy in Albert Park, Melbourne.
She paints with acrylics and mixed media and is
entering two exhibitions in 2002.
Margaret Bradstock
Anne Munro
Anna Martin Skye Bouvier
Rebecca GRIFFIN (96–01) BA BSc moved to
Canberra in January 2002 to work for the Dept of
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. She is on the AFFA
Graduate Development Program.
Ritu GUPTA (90–92) MBBS (Hons) completed
Medicine in 1995 and worked as an Emergency
Registrar at Royal North Shore Hospital. She is now
completing a PhD in Medicine specializing in photobiology
and begins Dermatology Training Program in
2003. Ritu married Matthew Spencer (Wesley College
1990 –1) in March 2001.
Susannah HARDY (97–99) BA is currently working
as a public relations consultant for IMPACT
Communications.
Sarah Hogan (SPEAR: 98–99) BA (Hons) LLB
is married to John Hogan and has a son
Sebastian Patrick.
Jennifer HOY (94) BMus(Hons) has recently been
appointed to the First Violins section of the Sydney
Symphony Orchestra.
Evelyn MACNAMARA (97–00) BVSc is working at
Meadows Veterinary Surgery in the Adelaide Hills.
Timothy MALLAM (96) BSc (Chemistry) BEng
(Mechanical) Hons Class I and University Medal. After
graduating Tim joined Hagen and Company and is
working in Boston setting up the US office.
Jenny Martin (MACLEOD: 92–95) B Applied Science
(Physiotherapy) is director of Paediatric Physiotherapy
Services at John Hunter Hospital in Newcastle. She
married Todd Martin in 1998.
Alexandra McEwan (LOBB: 96–99) B AgEc (Hons) is
living in Oxford UK and is completing a PhD in
Agricultural Economics as an external student of
University of Western Australia. She married Alistair
McEwan in February 2002.
Katrina Warden (NIVISON: 92–94) Arts/Law worked
for 2 legal firms, Keddies Solicitors and Freehills before
travelling Australia. Now settled in Darwin, she works
for Clayton Utz. She married Angus Warden in
January 2002.
Leanne Wellington (EAGLE: 92) BEc has worked in
the accounting industry for the past 10 years and travelled
overseas extensively on a working holiday for
two years. She married in March 2000.
Suzanne Wyatt (DAVIS: 91–93) B Chem Eng is living
in Dapto. She and Daniel Wyatt have 2 sons, Jakob
2 years and Samuel born last August.
Contact Information
The Women‘s College
The University of Sydney, Sydney NSW 2006
Telephone: 02 9517 5000
Facsimile: 02 9517 5006
Email: office@womensco.usyd.edu.au
Website: www.thewomenscollege.com.au
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Photographs and text in the journal were provided
by the Women’s College Union and by staff and students
of the College.
Briony
Cadwallader
1998–01
Medal winner
We were delighted to learn
that Briony was joint winner
of the University Medal for
Engineering (Mechanical).
Until recently, she has been
enjoying international travel
in Europe where she met up
with College and University
friends. Briony is now job
hunting, looking to put her
engineering training to practical
use.
Gail Radford
1961–64
Gail is currently working in the Political Science
Program, in the Research School
of Social Sciences at ANU, researching the history
of the Women's Electoral Lobby.
The Australian Research Council is funding
the project. Gail was a founding member
of WEL in 1972 and would be interested to
hear from any alumni who used to be members
of WEL. She can be contacted on:
02 6125 2128 or gradford@coombs.anu.edu.au
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Vale
Dr Jean Edelsten Armytage (POPE: 29–34)
MBBS DPath FRACP FRCPA DCP,
14 May 2002
Dr Judith Best (SMYTH: 34–39) MBBS RACGP
18 May 2002 See Website
Ruth Howard (HARDWICK: 38) BA DipEd
6 July 2001
Joan Marsh (BAKER: 37–42) MBBS
16 December 2001 See Website
Mary Ann Merewether (KENNARD: 31–35) MA
DipEd, 17 August 2002 See Website
Dr Wilhelmina Frances Loveday Nelson
(ROWOHL: 25 –30) MBBS FRACP, July 2002
See Website
Clarice Margaret Piddington (30) BA
2 July 2002; Principal of Women’s College
Brisbane 1947–48
Dr Prudence Ursula Reddan (DAY: 37 –41)
MBBS 21 February 2002
Dr Pauline Stuart MBE (BAILLIE –NEWTON:
29 –34) MBBS, 19 July 2002