Stories and Messages
The Foundation is pleased to announce that Simon Atkinson has been appointed Chair of the Advisory Board of the John Monash Foundation Leadership Academy. Simon succeeds Professor Sir Edward Byrne AC who announced that he would retire from the Advisory Board on appointment of a successor. Simon has also been appointed as a Non-Executive Director to the Foundation Board.
We are pleased to announce that Dr Karen McConalogue, an academic and executive with more than 20 years of experience in the tertiary education and research sector, including valuable experience in postgraduate programs and fellowships, has been appointed Executive Director of the John Monash Foundation Leadership Academy.
John Monash Scholars were centre stage at a special dinner hosted by KPMG held on Thursday the 29th of November in Brisbane. Friends, supporters, Scholar alumni and members of the Queensland Department of Education came together to celebrate both the Foundation’s 20th year of awarding scholarships as well as the establishment of a new Queensland Government John Monash Scholarship.
The General Sir John Monash Foundation held is 12th Annual Oration, hosted by one of our partners, The Commonwealth Bank in Sydney on the 23rd of November. The John Monash Oration is an annual event providing insight into different aspects of leadership in Australian society.
University of Queensland graduate and former Kenmore State High School student Famin Ahmed has been awarded the first Queensland Government John Monash Scholarship, a newly announced commitment from the Palaszczuk Government.
Dr Brett Parkinson has been officially named this year’s Global Australian Awards’ Emerging Leader.
As National Reconciliation Week begins Monday 27 May, Karri Walker, 2023 Victorian Government John Monash Scholar and Dr Brett Shannon, 2021 Australian Universities’ John Monash Scholar, share the significance of this week and the importance to reconcile the relationship between the broader Australian community and Aboriginal and Torres Strait.
The General Sir John Monash Foundation recognises those who have fought for our freedom, those currently serving and those future generations. Your bravery and dedication will be honoured and remembered.
The General Sir John Monash 2023 cohort was hosted by His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd)
Arlie McCarthy, 2017 David Turner John Monash Scholar, has been accepted to go on the Antarctic expedition, Homeward Bound. She is a marine ecologist, interested in animals like mussels, barnacles and crustaceans that live on the seabed or on human structures like ships. Her current research focuses on the risk of introducing non-native marine species to Antarctica, especially via biofouling on ships. We spoke with Arlie about her professional journey since receiving the John Monash Scholarship, this new opportunity and what leadership means to her.
Dr Brent O'Carrigan, 2015 NSW Premier's John Monash Scholar, has recently been appointed as co-lead of the Urologic Malignancies Programme at the University of Cambridge Cancer Centre. He is principal investigator for a broad portfolio of academic and commercial clinical trials in both kidney cancer and melanoma, including cellular therapy trials. We spoke with Brent about his professional journey since receiving the John Monash Scholarship, his new role and what leadership means to him.
The theme of International Women's Day is Cracking the Code: Innovation for a gender equal future. We speak to John Monash Scholars Dr Gemma Sharp, 2007 John Monash Scholar, Emily Ragus, 2021 Judith Neilson Foundation John Monash Scholar 'Cross Sectoral', and Freya Jansens, 2019 Roden Cutler NSW John Monash Scholar about their work in the gender equality space.