ewangan.org<\/a>) to give the children of Maasai cattle herders desperately needed access to education in\u00a0remote areas.<\/p>\nDistinguished International Alumni Award<\/strong>
\nThis award category recognises up to four alumni situated overseas. They will have demonstrated\u00a0innovation not only on a business level but throughout their international community.<\/p>\nSelection Panel\u2019s International Award recipient<\/strong><\/p>\nNetty Muharni<\/span>
\nNetty Muharni was among the 10 per cent of her community to survive the 2004 Tsunami, but tragically,\u00a0her family were lost in the disaster. In the post-disaster chaos of uncoordinated relief efforts, she became\u00a0determined to learn how communities like hers could be better protected from future disasters. At her\u00a0sister\u2019s suggestion, she applied for and won an Australia Awards scholarship to study a Master of Urban\u00a0and Regional Planning at Curtin.<\/p>\nMalaysia Chapter recipient<\/strong><\/p>\nHarith Iskander<\/span>
\nHarith Iskander is generally acknowledged as Malaysia\u2019s premier stand-up comedian. He is passionate\u00a0about comedy and believes that people need laughter in their lives to counter other more serious events.\u00a0Harith graduated from Curtin with a Bachelor of Arts (English) and has since returned to Curtin, bringing\u00a0his stand-up routine to Perth in 2014.<\/p>\nSingapore Chapter recipient<\/strong><\/p>\nDr Simon Collinson<\/span>
\nSince graduating with a Bachelor of Applied Science (Psychology), Dr Collinson has achieved a great\u00a0deal in Singapore within eight years. He has made significant contributions to clinical psychology training\u00a0in Singapore, through developing and maintaining a clinical service for over six years and establishing a\u00a0clinical psychology programme, through which more than 60 new clinical psychologists have graduated.<\/p>\nHong Kong Chapter recipient<\/strong><\/p>\nDr Philco Wong<\/span>
\nFor more than 35 years, Dr Wong has been dedicated to implementation, delivery and management of large-scale infrastructure projects in Hong Kong, China and overseas. He was awarded a Doctor of Business Administration by Curtin and is currently chairman and member of several institutions and large-scale infrastructure projects in Hong Kong.<\/p>\nAlumni Community Achievement Award<\/strong>
\nThe Alumni Community Achievement Awards recognises Curtin alumni who have personally given time to contribute to society on either a national or international level. Curtin highly values community engagement and helping others in need.<\/p>\nKristy Tomlinson<\/span>
\nKristy Tomlinson has a Bachelor of Science (Human Communication Studies) from Curtin and is currently completing her Master of Philosophy (International Health) at Curtin. Kristy\u2019s ambition is to use her studies to achieve optimal health and wellbeing outcomes for minority groups, enabling them to be advocates for their own health needs, and to become the best possible versions of themselves.<\/p>\nLim Swee Hia<\/span>
\nMadam Lim completed a Bachelor of Science in Nursing Management and a Master of Nursing at Curtin. Highly respected in the nursing fraternity after 40 years in the profession, Madam Lim is credited with fostering close professional relationships to significantly advance nursing education, research and workforce development in Singapore.<\/p>\nDistinguished Australian Alumni Award<\/strong>
\nThe Distinguished Australian Alumni Award category is presented to an individual based on their community engagement, innovation, entrepreneurship, international engagement and\/or overall career achievements.<\/p>\nJohn Worsfold<\/span>
\nJohn was selected as an inaugural squad member of the West Coast Eagles in 1986, the same year in which he commenced his Bachelor of Pharmacy degree at Curtin. In addition to his legendary AFL career, John Worsfold has a highly impressive array of contributions to society; this includes being an ambassador to the Shane Warne Foundation and the Australia Day Council. He has also been an active supporter of charities such as Channel 7\u2019s Telethon, the Cancer Council and the SAS Resources Trust.<\/p>\nDr Davina Porock<\/span>
\nDr Davina Porock holds a Master of Science (Nursing Science) from Curtin, and since graduating, has gone on to become one of the world\u2019s most esteemed international experts in person centred end of life care and a leading researcher in the care of people with dementia.<\/p>\nMarianne de Pierres<\/span>
\nSince completing her Bachelor of Arts (English) at Curtin, Marianne de Pierres has had a very successful writing career, publishing several novels and short stories, and her work has been translated into nine languages. Marianne has shaped perceptions of who and what a female Australian writer can be and achieve. She has challenged traditions by writing across genres and defied stereotyping by telling her stories on multiple platforms.<\/p>\nBill Beament<\/span>
\nBill Beament holds a Bachelor of Engineering from Curtin and attended the Curtin University Western Australia School of Mines in Kalgoorlie. He is currently the Managing Director of ASX-listed goldminer Northern Star Resources. Bill turned Northern Star Resources from a two-cents a share company with a market capitalisation of $1 million with several employees, to nearly $800 million market capitalisation, well over a dollar-a-share company and approximately 600 employees in just three and a half years.<\/p>\nDr Sue van Leeuwen<\/span>
\nDr Sue van Leeuwen holds a Doctor of Business Administration and a Bachelor degree in Applied Science from Curtin. Sue is an experienced Executive Director, Non-Executive Director and Community Leader. She is a mentor and role model of ethical and values-led leadership and was instrumental in establishing Community Leadership Australia \u2013 a national network of leadership organisations with a vision to create more sustainable and resilient communities.<\/p>\nInspiring Alumnus Award<\/strong>
\nThis is the Selection Panel\u2019s award for a very inspiring individual. This alumnus is an individual who has overcome many hurdles to contribute significantly to their local and global community.<\/p>\nRiyadh Al Hakimi<\/span>
\nRiyadh Al Hakimi arrived as a refugee with his family in Australia in 1995, aged 17, after spending five years of his life in a refugee camp on the border of Iraq and Saudi Arabia. Despite the personal challenges that he and his family have faced, Riyadh has completed a Bachelor of Arts and Master of International Relations at Curtin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The inaugural Curtin University Alumni Awards have been presented to 14 Curtin alumni who are inspiring positive change in the community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4275,"featured_media":5083,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"_oasis_task_priority":"","_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"4901,4698,5450,7351,5492,4725","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","wds_primary_category":0,"wds_primary_research-areas":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"research-areas":[],"class_list":["post-18347","media-release","type-media-release","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":{"post_options":{"":null,"additional_content":{"title":"","content":"","image":false},"related_courses":[{"title":"","qualification":"","link":"","description":"","faculty":""}],"credits":{"author":"","photographer":"","media":false},"display_author":true,"banner":{"image":false}},"experts":false},"featured_image":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/alumni-awards-main-news-792w.jpg","author_meta":{"first_name":"Curtin","last_name":"University","display_name":"Curtin University"},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media-release\/18347","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media-release"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/media-release"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4275"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media-release\/18347\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5083"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18347"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18347"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18347"},{"taxonomy":"research-areas","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/research-areas?post=18347"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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