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Alumni News October 2015

 
 
 
 

Dear ,

The year is flying by and it has been a busy few months for Alumni Relations at Curtin.

In August we hosted our first ever WAIT Alumni Reunion weekend. Over 260 alumni, staff and guests attended the opening dinner, keynoted by Perth Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi, and over 450 people attended the weekend celebrations overall. For many alumni, this was their first time reconnecting with fellow graduates and Curtin staff. We hope you all enjoyed the trip down memory lane!

In this issue we congratulate the Hon. Michaelia Cash, the first Curtin graduate appointed to Federal Cabinet. We also celebrate the achievements of Professor Zheng-Xiang Li, world-leading geoscience researcher in Curtin's Department of Applied Geology, who has received a $2.9 million Australian Laureate Fellowship from the Federal Government. The John Curtin Medallists for 2015 were announced at a ceremony on 7 October with Curtin alumnae Sian White and Dr Kaye Brand among the winners.

We have also got some amazing stories from three fellow alumni to share too.

Warm regards,

Erika Beazley
Manager, Alumni Relations

  
 
 
 

Game changers

  
 
 
 
Curtin alumna, Leanne Mirabella, and Stephan Lund  

Agent of change

Powered by the desire to see society become fairer and more equitable, Curtin alumna Leanne Mirabella is passionate about changing lives: individual-by-individual, family-by-family, community-by-community.
 
Felicity Bleckly on the Piano  

Re-finding her tune

Curtin alumna Felicity Bleckly discovered her love of playing the piano as a child, but when she lost her hearing, she thought she would never play again.
 
Michael Haynes  

Creativity the key to urban design

For Michael Haynes, urban and regional planning is more than just building a city. It is a crossway between creativity, creation and culture.
 
 
 
 

Industry

  
 
 
 
zheng-xiang-li  

World-class geoscientist awarded $2.9m Australian Laureate Fellowship

Professor Zheng-Xiang Li of Curtin University's Department of Applied Geology has again been acknowledged as one of the world's leading geoscience researchers.
 
John Curtin Medal 2015 recipients  

Four inspiring recipients awarded the John Curtin Medal 2015

The founder of the Fibromyalgia Network in Western Australia, an international humanitarian and two influential Aboriginal Elders have been announced as the 2015 John Curtin Medallists.
 
connected-globe  

Top Business Schools form network to raise $20million for MBA gender balance

Five of Australia's leading business schools have joined forces in a landmark partnership agreement designed to tackle the gender imbalance in MBA study.
 
 
 
 

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End of year festive season celebration

Save the date: on December 1 Curtin alumni are taking over the Aviary. Numbers will be strictly limited to the first 250 alumni. Watch for invitations next week!
 
 
 
 
 
 
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