11 Oct 2007 | Renee Criddle
Chancellor to announce inaugural community service award winners
STRICT EMBARGO: 5.30pm, Friday 12 October
A ‘Celebrating Community’ event will be held at the University of Wollongong by Chancellor Mr Michael Codd, AC, tomorrow (Friday 12 October) where he will announce the winners of the 2007 Chancellor’s Awards for Achievement in Community Service.
The awards recognise the many and varied ways people are acting to support the University and the community. For instance, those people working to create opportunities for students to combine learning and community services through internships or participating in community involvement projects; those creating new research and consultation opportunities and those acquiring grant funds or other acquisitions for the University.
“The University has a special relationship with its community,” said Mr Codd. “The community has always been supportive of the University and, in turn, the University works hard to repay the support and faith our community demonstrates to us.”
There are two award categories, each carrying a monetary prize of $2,000 – one for alumni (graduates) of UOW and one for general community members or groups.
The alumni winner will be announced as Mr Paul Wand who will receive the award for his significant long-term commitment and contribution to disadvantaged Indigenous communities across Australia. During his career in mining and manufacturing, he has been regarded as one of the country’s pioneers in the field of assisting organisations to build respectful and mutually beneficial relations with Aboriginal communities across Australia, and to meet their corporate responsibilities in this sensitive area.
The community winner will be announced as the Illawarra Cancer Carers – a group of committed volunteers that have been working tirelessly to support cancer patients and their families in the Illawarra since 1991. Since 2005 the group has donated more than $270,000 to the University of Wollongong, allowing researchers to make significant progress and advancements in the search for an effective formulation for anti-cancer therapy.
As well as celebrating community service, the function will give recognition to the contribution that volunteers and members of the community make to the University and our shared community.
When: Friday 12 October at 5.30pm
Where: McKinnon Building Foyer (Bldg 67), Level 1, University of Wollongong
For further information: Contact Leanne Crouch on (02) 4221 3110
*Media please note: Print media unable to attend the event can obtain high-resolution photos on Monday morning (15 October) by contacting Renee Criddle on (02) 4221 3290 or email reneecr@uow.edu.au
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