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Alumni Magazine 2018 - College House
Alumni Magazine 2018
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Alumni Magazine 2018 - College House
Alumni Magazine 2018                                                                                                                                    House News

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    College House                                                   From the Principal............................................................ 3
    100 Waimairi Road
                                                                    From the Board Chair....................................................... 4
    Christchurch 8041
    New Zealand                                                     CHSA President................................................................ 5
    T: +64 3 364 2001                                               Scholarship Winners........................................................ 5
    E: development@collegehouse.org.nz
                                                                    Farewell to Sharon 'Shaz' Scott....................................... 6
    W: www.collegehouse.org.nz
                                                                    Our new house manager: Shirolee Gallagher................. 6

                                                                    In remembrance: Geoffrey Charles Pitt Beadel.............. 7
    Editor: Adrienne Olsen, Adroite Communications
    Design: Harvey Cameron                                          Students in the News........................................................ 8

    Print: Caxton                                                   High Table Guests........................................................... 10

                                                                    Fireside Chats................................................................. 11

                                                                    Our Chapel – a serene and sacred space...................... 12

                                                                    Alumni
                                                                    From the Development Director................................... 14

                                                                    Leaders in Giving ........................................................... 15        From the Principal
                                                                    Alumni Events................................................................. 16       The year at College House is one that is best termed        It was George Bernard Shaw who said, “Progress is
                                                                                                                                                            a marathon. That is the BM’s message throughout the         impossible without change, those who cannot change
                                                                    Remarkable New Zealanders......................................... 18                   year to the cohort. Pace yourself nicely, it isn’t a sprint,their minds cannot change anything”. Each year new
                                                                                                                                                            it’s a marathon.                                            students come to College House and they grow and their
                                                                    Seen and Heard............................................................... 21                                                                    minds change as they become university academics. It is
                                                                                                                                                            That applies to all aspects of College House really. It     evident that they will change a great deal in the future.
                                                                    Postcards......................................................................... 30   relates to our students’ academic workload and to what      Personally and professionally. President John F Kennedy
                                                                                                                                                            they do socially. I am sure that these wise words are at    said, “Change is the law of life. And those that only look
                                                                    Milestones....................................................................... 32    times not necessarily heeded. What I do know is that        to the past or the present are certain to miss the future”.
                                                                                                                                                            there is a balance that all students learn at College House There is no fear of that with the current generation of
                                                                    Remembrances............................................................... 34          about how much time they have for fun and how much          students. They come to love the traditions (some as long-
                                                                                                                                                            for the hard graft of learning, assessments and exams.      standing as two years old!) at College House but they are
                                                                    1966-69 Alumni Reunion Weekend............................... 38                        Each year, it is fantastic to see a new group of students   definitely future-focussed.
    Cover image: Brianna Hendrickson, Sam Purdy and Rebecca Adams                                                                                           make College House their home and their own. They           College House is a community of talented young men
    Photo: Lucinda Webber
                                                                                                                                                            thrive in this setting, creating a community of fun-loving and women who will go on to do remarkable things in
                                                                                                                                                            young people, making lifelong friendships, finding          their lives. We are happy to have rubbed shoulders with
                                                                    This magazine is printed on an environmentally responsible                              passion in their area of learning, getting involved in
                                                                    paper. The pulp is produced using Elemental Chlorine-Free                                                                                           them and helped them grow in the one or two years
                                                                                                                                                            clubs and growing up in this oasis of awesomeness.          they lived here. That year, or years, at the house are ones
                                                                    (ECF) processes and manufactured under the strict ISO 14001
                                                                    Environmental Management System.                                                        This year has been like so many others but also slightly          we will remember—not just for its events but for its
                                                                                                                                                            different. Each year there is that challenge to make this         characters. As the saying goes – he tangata, he tangata,
                                                                                                                                                            year ‘their year’. Similar, but with a slightly different feel.   he tangata. It is the people, the people, the people.
                                                                                                                                                            Not too different. There are traditions to maintain. The          I trust you will enjoy reading the stories of alumni who
                                                                                                                                                            traditions of formal dining, shambles, the art show and           are doing remarkable things and of the students who live
                                                                                                                                                            cultural evenings, term parties, interhall competitions           at College House today.
                                                                                                                                                            and the Selwyn exchanges. These are all complemented
                                                                                                                                                            by other events such as the feast each term, Chapel               Ngā mihi
                                                                                                                                                            services and the adventures that they take themselves
                                                                                                                                                            on. I honestly don’t know how they do it. Then I
                                                                                                                                                            remember being 18 years old once.

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    From the Board Chair                                                                                                        CHSA President                                               Scholarship Winners
                                         It is an honour to        attending. As a result, the board has increased the number                               College House began 2018         College House Students’ Association (CHSA)
                                         have taken over the                                                                                                with another great group         Claudia Field: President
                                                                   of scholarships available to students. We take pleasure in
                                                                                                                                                            of returners, who were           Hamish Smith: Vice-President
                                         role of board chair       seeing students from diverse backgrounds enjoying and                                                                     Angus Dysart-Paul: Treasurer
                                                                                                                                                            enthusiastic and passionate
                                         of College House          contributing to house life.                                                              about this place. We then        Isaac Worsley: Cultural Officer
                                         in February this                                                                                                   welcomed our awesome             Charlotte Stephen: Secretary
                                         year. I am fortunate      The Chapel fundraising programme is of fundamental                                                                        Ben Hawken: Sports Chair
                                                                                                                                                            freshers who quickly
                                                                   importance to College House. The Chapel has been out                                                                      Daniel Poskitt: CCACC
                                         that the house is in                                                                                               integrated into the house
                                                                                                                                                                                             Ashana Rengasamy: Social Chair
                                         good heart and I          of action since the 2011 earthquake, and it has left a                                   and made it their own.
                                                                   large hole in the spiritual experiences available for our                                                                 Room 16s
                                         offer huge thanks to                                                                                                 As always, this year has       Ben Blyde: Maidment House
                                         Anna Wilkes for the       students. Research indicates that the ability to connect
                                                                                                                                                              brought many exciting          Alex Buchanan: Stanford House
                                         excellent service she     spiritually greatly enhances a student’s life experience                                   social events. We have         Georgia Clarke: Hardie House
                                         gave in the role of       and performance. The board is strongly committed to the      already held Robbie Burns and the initiation feast           Jack Deeley: Beadel House
                                                                   strengthening and restoration of our Chapel. (There is       dinners. Our third feast dinner had a Christmas              William Doherty: Rymer House
                                         chair over the last
                                                                   more about the Chapel on page 12.)                           theme, including a Secret Santa gift for everyone, a         Gemma Duncan: Carrington House
                                         two years.                                                                             real Christmas tree and lots of holiday cheer. And, at       Kate Prebble: Watts Russell House
                                                                                                                                the time of writing, we still have the Leavers’ Dinner to    Sam Purdy: Warren House
                                          We have a reasonably     We acknowledge the need to stay current with students
                                                                                                                                come. These special occasions are always a highlight         Olivia Ross: Chichele House
    new and energetic board, most of whom are College              and young people’s changing needs and views of society.                                                                   Hilary Seel: Wilford House
                                                                                                                                and much anticipated by us all.
    House alumni. Being alumni, the board understands the          Earlier in 2018, some of our students said they felt                                                                      Alex Scott: Parr House
    traditions and essence of what makes up life at College        uncomfortable with some of our initiation traditions. We     Exam season, however, continues to see a cone of             First Year Scholarships
                                                                   took this opportunity to commission an independent           silence fall over the house as we all focus on our studies   Campbell Russell, Lucinda Trethewey and Emma Wotherspoon
    House. I thank them for their tireless efforts in making the
                                                                   review of house activities. This review provided us with     and strive for excellence.
    house the place it is today.                                                                                                                                                             Buller & Reay Scholarship
                                                                   excellent insights; our senior management team is in         We have been lucky to have many alumni visit us for          Daniel Kirby
    It is extremely pleasing to see the increasing numbers of      the process of making some changes whilst ensuring we        dinner throughout the year and then stay for ‘fireside       Crowley Weston Scholarship
    students now enrolling at the University of Canterbury,        maintain the traditions and character of the house.          chats’ where they share their stories and answer             Angus Dysart-Paul
    and a corresponding increase in the number of young                                                                         questions. It’s incredibly motivating to hear from
                                                                                                                                                                                             Fraser Flanagan Memorial Fellowship
                                                                   I want to take the opportunity to thank our students,        people who were just like us some years ago and are
    people applying for their fresher year at College House.                                                                                                                                 For an outstanding student who otherwise might not remain
                                                                   staff, parents and our alumni who make College House         now out achieving in the big wide world.
                                                                                                                                                                                             at College House.
    Our vision is to provide an environment where students         what it is today.                                            Throughout the year, we have also had leaver flats           George T Weston Scholarship (House contribution)
    can excel to their very best, both academically and in                                                                      join us for formal dining. Hosting these very recent         Jared Chin
    their contribution to society. We understand the need for      Our students are shining lights and destined to do great     alumni is a great way to strengthen the bonds and
                                                                   things in the future.                                                                                                     Lyall Holmes Memorial Scholarship (Engineering)
    diversity and inclusion, and work hard to achieve this for                                                                  create new friendships. We all very much enjoy
                                                                                                                                                                                             Charlotte Hollywood and Alex Scott
    them throughout their years at College House.                                                                               continuing this connection – something that is unique
                                                                                                                                to College House.                                            McLaren East Scholarships (House photographer, videographer,
                                                                                                                                                                                             magazine editors and audio/visual technician)
    The board acknowledges the magnitude of the financial
                                                                                                                                Students of College House have a deep connection with        Lucinda Webber, Hamish Smith, Eila Black, Bianca Parshotam
    decision to attend College House and is mindful that our                                                                    the white walls. It’s a very special place, our home away    and Braden Smitheram
    fees have the potential to exclude some students from          Jono Brent                                                   from home during some of our biggest life changes            Rowley Scholarship (Science or commerce)
                                                                                                                                yet. The staff, tutors, House Council and the Room 16s       Simone Bruce
                                                                                                                                work tirelessly to maintain that feeling, and to make the
                                                                                                                                transition from school to university as easy as possible.

                                                                                                                                The gowns are worn with pride, signing the book and
    College House Board of Governors                                                                                            receiving your College House number is an honour,
    Chairman and Sub-Warden                                        John Rolleston LLB                                           and walking in the beautifully manicured grounds is
    Jono Brent BCom, MEngSt, CA                                    Anna Wilkes BSc, MSc (Hons)                                  a privilege.
                                                                   Ashley Williams BE (Hons) (Civil), MIPENZ, CPEng, IntPE      College House is, and will remain, a special place in
    Board
    Richard Adamson BCom                                           College House Representatives                                our hearts.
    Natalie Baird BA, LLB (Hons), LLM (Columbia)                   Alastair Drayton BCom, Grad Dip Tchg, Principal
    Hugh Lindo LLB                                                 Rex Dillon BCom, ACIS, Bursar
    Archbishop Emeritus Sir David Moxon KNZM, BA (Hons),           Erin Reeve, Development Director
       MA (Oxon), LTh                                                                                                                                                                        Daniel Kirby, Buller & Reay Scholarship; Alex Scott and
                                                                                                                                                                                             Charlotte Hollywood, Lyall Holmes Memorial Scholarship;
                                                                                                                                Claudia Field                                                and Simone Bruce, Rowley Scholarship

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    Farewell to Sharon ‘Shaz’ Scott
    “It goes without saying that my fondest memories
    of College House are the students – and the rebuilt
    kitchen!” says Sharon ‘Shaz’ Scott, our house manager,
    who retired mid-year. “I’ve met some very special young
    people who have gone on to do some great things. And
    I’ve also enjoyed getting to know the quieter students
    who have found their place and succeeded so well.”

    Shaz saw some huge changes in her 16 years at CH. Her
    arrival in 2002 heralded a new era for the house: the
    traditional ‘matron’ position had changed to the ‘house
    manager’ role and the institutional menus were swept
    out the door. As well, due to events outside our control
    (earthquakes!) we had a state-of-the-art rebuilt kitchen
    and dining hall.

    Her role as house manager encompassed looking after
    the kitchen, its staff, the food and making sure the        It was a huge relief to move into the rebuilt dining hall
    domestic side of the house was functioning well. Shaz       and kitchen.”
    was the glue that held the house together – no more
    so than during the period after the February 2011           Shaz knew that the way to a student’s heart is through
    earthquakes.                                                their stomach. The menus changed considerably under

    Sharon had to grapple with how the kitchen could
                                                                her watchful eye as Shaz brought fresh ideas                In remembrance
                                                                into the food service. The feast dinners, in particular,
    continue to provide three meals a day, seven days a         were Shaz’s forte. The themed food and attention to         Geoffrey Charles Pitt Beadel
    week when there was no dining hall or kitchen. “In a        detail – “always have the crest lined up in each table      Died on 14 October 2017, aged 84 years.
    nutshell, within days a ‘temporary’ kitchen was created     setting” – have made those meals very special.
    in a giant marquee in the quad – for what turned out                                                                    Geoffrey Beadel was proud of not only College House as an institution, but also of his 40 years’
    to be five years. I really have to take my hat off to our   We will miss you Sharon. Enjoy your ‘real’ family, but      service on the board.
    kitchen staff who endured freezing winter days and          don’t forget your CH family too. We wish you a long
                                                                and happy retirement.                                       Appointed a College House Board Fellow in 1964, Geoffrey became Sub-Warden (chair) in 1984 – a
    intensely hot summers in that tent. It was pretty hard.
                                                                                                                            position he held for 10 years. On his retirement from the board in 2004, Geoffrey was surprised and
                                                                                                                            deeply honoured to have a house named after him. He said it was better than a knighthood – in 100
                                                                                                                            years, Beadel House would still be standing!
    Our new house manager:                                                                                                  Geoffrey said his role of finance committee chair and modernising the house finances was
    Shirolee Gallagher                                                                                                      enormously gratifying. A particularly pleasurable task in this role was approving the acquisition of
                                                                                                                            works for the Alex Baird Collection of Contemporary Art. Alex selected the proposed purchases and
    As our longest-serving staff member having been
                                                                                                                            he took Geoffrey along for an amiable endorsement of his choices.
    working as kitchen manager for 30 years, we are
    delighted that Shirolee Gallagher is our new house                                                                      Christchurch-born-and-bred, Geoffrey practised law for more than 40 years. He was a highly-
    manager on Sharon Scott’s retirement.                                                                                   respected lawyer with a huge determination and drive to do the best for his clients. Geoffrey's son
                                                                                                                            Gordon says his father was forthright, but very caring. He was enormously charming and was a great
    Shirolee is revelling in having more contact with our
                                                                  Photo:                                                    conversationalist.
    students, and more involvement with them on feast             Lucinda
    nights and other special occasions.                           Webber
                                                                                                                            Apart from his family, Geoffrey’s great love was sport. He was mad on cricket and was proud of
                                                                                                                            taking nine wickets for no runs when he was at Medbury School. A keen golfer, he sank a hole in one
    “I’m really enjoying the change,” says Shirolee. “I’m
                                                                                                                            20 years ago at the Christchurch Golf Club. Geoffrey enjoyed racing and part-owned several horses
    responsible for making sure that everything in the 11       efficiently is fun. We need to cater for around 30
                                                                                                                            over the years. He and his wife Mary were keen supporters of opera, theatre, ballet and the orchestra.
    houses runs smoothly – ranging from ensuring the            special diets, serve fresh seasonal food and, most
    cleaning is done to all the students having fresh bed       of all, make sure it’s delicious for the students and       He was a greatly loved father of Tammy, Sarah and Gordon; Mary died in 2013.
    linen each week. Running the food side of things cost-      our visitors.”

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    Students in the News
    Rowing for NZ Universities                                        Australia later this year. Playing goalkeeper, Saasha
                                                                      says she simply loves hockey. “I enjoy the challenge
    Rower Mitchell White (2018) didn’t spend his half-                of the game and also the test to myself to make sure
    year break lolling around. Rather, he and the rest                I improve all the time.”
    of his boat crew were in Sydney representing NZ
    Universities in the Trans Tasman Test Series that is              Go well Saasha.
    held annually against the top Australian universities
    in rowing – the University of Sydney and the
    University of Queensland.
    Rowing as bow in the eight, Mitch says being in the
    NZ Universities squad was an amazing experience
    – although exhausting. “We had five races over the
    weekend, which is pretty hard fitness-wise. Our first
    day wasn’t that great in terms of results – perhaps we
    were just warming up! On the Sunday, however, we
    won the 1,000m race, we were second in the 2,000m                                                                                                                                                                                   Anna Bruce and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Lucinda Webber.
    and third in the 500m event.”                                                                                                                                                                                                       Photo: Lucinda Webber.

    “I’ve rowed for the last five years and enjoy it so much.
                                                                      Keeping tabs on our water
    It’s a huge commitment, but I love the camaraderie,
    being so fit and having nine of us – remember the cox             For fresher engineering student Zach Preston (2018)
    – together achieving so much as a crew.”                          and founder of tech start-up Sentinel, going to Seattle               Artists in the house
                                                                      to pitch at the worldwide Microsoft-sponsored                                                                                    Arts Centre to Hagley Park
    What’s next for Mitch? “This summer I’ll row for the                                                                                    Our two fine arts students, Lucinda Webber (2017-18)
                                                                      competition, the Imagine Cup, for university tech
    Avon Rowing Club and perhaps I’ll be selected for the                                                                                   studying photography and painter Anna Bruce (2018),
                                                                      teams was ‘an awesome experience’.                                                                                               Before the earthquakes Anna enjoyed cello lessons in
    NZ Universities eight again next year.”                                                                                                 are very much enjoying 2018.
                                                                                                                                                                                                       the Arts Centre in Rolleston Avenue. “I felt as though
                                                                      Created by Zach, Sentinel is a system developed to                                                                               I was in a real medieval village – it was bustling with
                                                                                                                                            As part of Lucinda’s second year photography
                                                                      monitor the amount of rainwater stored in a tank. In                                                                             charming shops, artists’ studios, pokey wee cafes and
                                                                                                                                            assessment, all the students are working on a project
                                                                      real-time over the mobile phone network, Sentinel                                                                                music studios,” she recalls.
                                                                                                                                            about the Christchurch rebuild. Lucinda is focussing
                                                                      can predict water usage needs, analyse use changes
                                                                                                                                            on photographing Christchurch residents at their           Badly damaged in the earthquakes, for Anna the
                                                                      and manage multiple tanks. It will also order water
                                                                                                                                            favourite places before the quake and where they           Arts Centre now doesn’t hold the old allure. “Since it
                                                                      deliveries before the tank is empty.
                                                                                                                                            enjoy visiting now – post-quake. “It’s playing on          has been rebuilt, to me the Arts Centre is missing its
                                                                      With a massive potential market, Sentinel already has                 people’s memories of these places as it’s now more         quirkiness. My favourite place is now somewhere I
                                                                      interest from industry giants including Fonterra.                     than seven years since the big February earthquake.        used to take for granted – Hagley Park. Surrounded
                                                                      Earlier this year, the Sentinel team won the Pacific                  It’s also interesting to see what places are now special   by the city which has changed almost beyond
                                                                      regional contest held in Melbourne. This gave them                    to them. Their view of the city has changed incredibly     recognition, the park has stayed the same – the trees,
                                                                      entry to pitch in the competition final held in July in               over these years.”                                         statues and the crumbling stone steps. For me, Hagley
                                                                      Microsoft’s home turf in Seattle.                                     Two of the four people portrayed in Lucinda’s photo-       Park provides the constant in this city of change.”
                     Mitch with his parents Stewart and Maryanne
                    White at the Trans Tasman Test Series in Sydney                                                  Zach says the team     graphs are Anna Bruce and our AP, Gillian Smith.           Anna’s great love is painting; she was a finalist in the
                                                                                                                     was thrilled to be                                                                Wallace Secondary Schools Art Awards last year with
                                                                                                                                            AP and the Isaac Theatre Royal                             a self-portrait in oils. “I very much hope that after
    Hockey player extraordinaire                                                                                     named in the top 6
                                                                                                                     in Big Data teams      Lucinda says that AP recounts that pre-quake she           I’ve completed my intermediate year, I’ll be accepted
    For BSc student Saasha Marsters (2018), hockey                                                                   out of nearly 40,000                                                              into my elective of painting for 2019. To balance it all
                                                                                                                                            would very much enjoy going into the city and
    has been an integral part of more than half her life.                                                            global applicants.                                                                up, I’m doing a BA in art history which will give me a
                                                                                                                                            visiting the dancewear shop, Spratz. After growing
    Saasha first played in the Wellington U11 hockey                                                                 “It was definitely                                                                breadth and depth of art knowledge.”
                                                                                                                                            up in a rural area with four brothers, AP said it was a
    team, quickly making the 1st XI at St Oran’s College,                                                            an honour to           completely fresh experience to shop with her daughter      Lucinda says she has enjoyed working with AP
    Lower Hutt. Seven years in the 1st X1 must be a                                                                  represent New          and buy the pink ballet wear. “After the quake, central    and Anna on her photography assessment. “In
    record! With her move south to UC, she is now playing                                                            Zealand against
    for Canterbury.                                                                                                                         Christchurch was closed off and messy. But once            particular, and in a rather strange way, it’s given
                                                                                                                     some of the world’s    the rebuild began AP rediscovered entertainment in         me an opportunity to connect more closely with
    When we talked with Saasha, she had just returned                                                                best and brightest.”   the city centre. The rebuilt Isaac Theatre Royal has       Christchurch and College House. I’m from Auckland
    from the New Zealand U21 women’s hockey camp                      Zach installing the first batch of prototype                          become a favourite with its impressive exterior, the       and coming down to university in Christchurch was
    from which the U21 squad would be selected to play                Sentinel devices in Canterbury                                        gilded paintwork and the ceiling fresco inside.”           quite a big step for me. It’s been the best move ever!”

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     High Table Guests                                                                                                                 Fireside Chats
     We have always enjoyed welcoming alumni, parents and                                                                              Paul Bingham
     special guests for formal dining.                                                                                                 Judge John Brandts-Giesen
     This year, in addition to hosting guests for dinner at                                                                            Philip and Ros Burdon
     high table, we have been delighted that some of our                                                                               Hannah Duder
     guests have met with the house after dinner for an
                                                                                                                                       Nick Hawkins and Gareth Morris
     informal 'fireside chat' in the formal lounge. Hearing our
     guests share their experiences has given our students a                                                                           Jeremy Johnson
     valuable opportunity to meet leaders in business, law,                                                                            Professor David Maidment and Dr Helen Maidment
     engineering, entrepreneurship and philanthropy, and to                                                                            David McConnell
     be inspired by their life stories.
                                                                                                                                       Judge David Saunders
     Thank you again to all these remarkable people from our                                                                           Hon Dr Megan Woods, MP
     College House community who have been happy to visit
                                                                                                                                       Sharon Zollner
     and share their lives with our students.                         Claudia Field, Neryda Duncan, Asher Herrmann, Jenny Carr, BM,
                                                                  Dr Rod Carr, Anna Bruce, Fergus Murray, Anzac Morel and Rubie Inch
     High Table
     Professor David Maidment and Dr Helen Maidment                                                                                                                                                                                              Jeremy Johnson

     Anne and Scott McLeod
                                                                                                                                                                                                   Jeremy Johnson has won several awards as a young
     Natalie Baird, Lesley Weston and Kate Weston                                                                                                                                                  lawyer. Asked about his passion for law, Jeremy says he
     Andrea, Nick and Abby Drayton                                                                                                                                                                 likes its intellectual challenge and stimulation. “There is
     Dr Rod Carr (UC Vice-Chancellor) and Jenny Carr                                                                                                                                               nothing better than getting to the core of a legal issue and
                                                                                                                                                                                                   then trying to find the best way through for your clients.”
     Philip and Ros Burdon, Laraine and Peter Sharr
     Judge David Saunders
     Grechen Nicholls, Jake McConnell, Chas Wakefield,
     Jordan van Riele, Hugo Bidwill, Daniel Edwards,
     Connor McErlich and Mikayla Haycock
     Emma Riddell, Jono and Alice Brent                                        Jonty Sabiston, Claudia Field, Scott and Anne McLeod,
                                                                           Hannah Petrie, Hannah Talbot, Alek Small, Neryda Duncan,
     Holly Webster, Amy Strang, Rebecca Wall,
                                                                                                       Harry McLeod and Olivia Ross
     Emma Caro, Shnece Duncan, Sophya Mossman
     and Annelise Scrimgeour
     Adam Pauling, Daneel Ovtcharenko and Jack Skerman
     Shirolee Gallagher, D-J Wheeler and Sam Brocas
     Garth Wynne and Craig Spillane
     Paul Wynands, Libby Gawith and Hannah Duder                                                                                                                                    Hannah Duder

     Rev Joshua (Spanky) Moore, Lawrence Field and
     Anna Wilkes                                                                                                                       Hanna Duder (Tutor 2013) co-founded Little Yellow Bird
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Paul Bingham
                                                                                                                                       that creates ethically-produced corporate uniforms. The
     Judge John Brandts-Giesen and Philip Seel
                                                                                                                                       founders saw the opportunity to support communities in      Paul Bingham (1987) is a hugely experienced marketer
     Josh Blackmore, Lucy Smith, Emma Pratt,
                                                                                                                                       an industry that is plagued by unfair working conditions.   and company director. He is executive chairman of New
     Nicole Langedijk and Josh Barry
                                                                                                                                       The idea was sparked from living in, and travelling         Zealand-gone-global software platform, Shuttlerock.
     Richard Adamson                                                                                                                   through, developing or third world countries. Hannah is     Shuttlerock won Facebook's Global Innovation Award
     Harriett Cottrell                                            BM, Yvonne Mohr, Emma Riddell, Gemma Duncan and Claudia Field        also CEO of beauty brand Indigo & Iris.                     2016, and is a Facebook and Instagram marketing partner.

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                                                                                                                                   Taonga. Category 1 historic places are of special or        to all our loyal benefactors who have given to College
                                                                                                                                   outstanding historical or cultural significance or value.   House since the earthquakes.

                                                                                                                                   Sir Miles Warren described the Chapel as his firm’s         We want to begin the restoration in January 2021. To
                                                                                                                                   “favourite room”. Thrusting itself upward and out into      do this, we need the help of each and every one. Gifts,
                                                                                                                                   the quadrangle it gives scale and coherence to the          pledges, bequests and gifts in kind, no matter how
                                                                                                                                   site. “Without it, the campus would be just a mass of       small, will all help tremendously.
                                                                                                                                   buildings,” he said.

                                                                                                                                   But for we housemen and women
                                                                                                                                   lucky enough to have experienced the
                                                                                                                                   joy of the beautiful space, it’s far more
                                                                                                                                   than a majestic building; it means a
                                                                                                                                   great deal to us all. Remember that
                                                                                                                                   ‘wow’ moment as we topped the stairs
                                                                                                                                   and turned to see the magnificent
                                                                                                                                   space open up before us? Remember
                                                                                                                                   the precipitous staircase up to the
                                                                                                                                   organ? Remember the pranks?!

                                                                                                                                   It’s a place where, religious or not, we
                                                                                                                                   sought inspiration and solace, a place
                                                                                                                                   where our emotions were awakened
                                                                                                                                   by the music from the rare Ginns
                                                                                                                                   organ. The unique acoustics united
                                                                                                                                   us and made our singing even more
                                                                                                                                   splendid. It was a place where we
                                                                                                                                   celebrated and sometimes where we
                                                                                                                                   were sad. It was a quiet space which
                                                                                                                                   stilled our souls and, as former BM
                                                                                                                                   Laraine Sharr, said, “A place where
                                                                                                                                   we found our gold within.”                                                                                 Photo: Andrew Wilshire

                                                                                                           Photo: Georgia Harvey                                                               Soon you will receive a letter outlining opportunities
                                                                                                                                   The Chapel of the Upper Room is a much-missed
                                                                                                                                   element in house life. Due to the earthquakes, a            to give to the Chapel restoration and the rare Ginns
     Our Chapel                                                Making it stronger
                                                                                                                                   decade of our students have not experienced this focal      organ, and to help support scholarships for our

     A serene and sacred space                                 Concrete will be pumped under the Chapel to form a                  point. Restoring our precious Chapel will return for        students to encourage diversity. Your kind support
                                                                                                                                                                                               will be so welcome and very much appreciated.
                                                               solid raft on which the building will stand. There will             our students, and all university students, a serene,
     E ngā hoa mā. Tēnā koutou.                                be new bracing walls, carbon fibre-wrapped columns                  beautiful, spiritual space where they can reflect on        In the meantime, please introduce yourself to
                                                               and unobtrusive steel bracing added in the ceiling.                 the world and make sense of their lives. We know from       Erin Reeve our new Development Director if you
                           This year I joined the College
                                                               Some bracing will be visible, which will reassure us.               research, and personal experience, how the influence of     would like know more about the Chapel, or to offer
                           House board specifically to help
                                                               An elegant glass bridge will provide additional access              a spiritual place increases academic performance.           ideas. Do contact her on +64 364 2001 or email
                           raise funds for the strengthening
                                                               to and from the Allan Pyatt Study Centre.                                                                                       development@collegehouse.org.nz. Erin will be truly
                           and restoration of the jewel in
                                                                                                                                   Generous gifting – thank you                                delighted to hear from you.
                           our crown–the Chapel of the         This strengthening, I was astonished to find, will cost
                           Upper Room. I am passionate         $4.7 million. The board will contribute $750,000 which              Sir Miles understands this and has given extremely
                                                                                                                                                                                               May God bless us all, the members of this distinguished
                           about the Chapel and, with the      was our Chapel insurance payout. We have already raised             generously to help us fulfil this dream. Professor David
                                                                                                                                                                                               and life-giving college.
                           board, I am strongly committed      $1.1 million, with $2.85 million to find by December 2020           Maidment and his wife Dr Helen Maidment have also
                           to restoring this architectural     in order to re-open the Chapel in early 2022.                       gifted most generously to the Chapel.                       E ngā mema o tēnei kāreti rongonui. Mā te Atua mātou e
                           gem to its former splendour.                                                                                                                                        manaaki.
                                                                                                                                   Other major Chapel benefactors include Olwyn and
                                                               Warren and Mahoney’s favourite room
     Although not especially damaged by the Christchurch                                                                           Alan Lochhead who have given in memory of their
     earthquakes, in order to comply with the new seismic      Designed by Warren and Mahoney in the mid-1960s, the                son Gareth, Lesley Weston, T Shailer Weston, Geoffrey
     building codes our remarkable Chapel must be              Chapel is an extraordinary building. In 2017, the College           Walpole, the Fairgrays (through their Lochmabin Trust)
     strengthened to at least 67% of the national building     House campus (including the Chapel) was awarded                     and Karl Hudson. We extend our sincere thanks to all        Archbishop Emeritus Sir David Moxon
     standard to keep us all safe.                             Category 1 status by Heritage New Zealand Pouhere                   our special donors who have helped us thus far, and         Chairman Chapel Fundraising

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     From the Development Director                                                                                            Welcome: Erin Reeve
     The goal of an alumni and development office in                                                                          We are delighted to welcome Erin Reeve as our new
     an education institution is to engage with and bind                                                                      development director.
     together alumni, parents and friends, and – where
     possible – provide them with opportunities to support                                                                    Erin is a recent arrival in the Garden City,
     its current and future students.                                                                                         having previously had the role of development
                                                                                                                              communications manager at Wanganui Collegiate
     During this year we have pursued this goal by hosting                                                                    School. Prior to that she worked at the Commerce
     events in various centres and encouraging our alumni
                                                                                                                              Commission and the Greater Wellington Regional
     to visit College House and see it as it is today. We have
                                                                                                                              Council.
     been seeking to create community interactions with
     the house in as many ways as possible.                                                                                   Erin says she and her husband Harry and children,
                                                                                                                              Tom and Harriet, are enjoying settling down to life
     As well as the events featured in this magazine, we
     have had visits from groups who have come to enjoy                                                                       on the Mainland, and have become active Crusaders
     the unique architecture of College House and the                                                                         supporters.
     remarkable Alex Baird Collection of Contemporary
                                                                                                                              She says she is very much enjoying her first weeks in
     Art. We have, amongst others, hosted groups from
                                                                                                                              the job. “After only a short time at College House, I’ve
     Christchurch’s Centre of Contemporary Art (CoCA)
                                                                                                                              been impressed to see the passion and commitment
     and the Christchurch Art Gallery as well as art students
                                                                                                                              of the College House staff, and enjoyed meeting
     from the University of Canterbury.
                                                                                                                              our students. In the coming months, my focus will
     Many alumni from Bishop Julius Hall took the                 Photo: Patrick Reynolds                                     very much be on connecting with the College House
     opportunity to visit our campus to rekindle their                                                                        alumni community. I encourage alumni to call in,
                                                                  leadership of Archbishop Emeritus Sir David Moxon
     memories of their neighbouring hall when its                                                                             phone or email me to introduce themselves. I look
     centenary celebrations were held last year.                  has been working hard planning a fundraising
                                                                                                                              forward to meeting you.”
                                                                  campaign. Even at this early stage we are all
     We acknowledge just how privileged we are within             enormously gratified by the support we have been
     these walls, and understand that that privilege comes
                                                                  receiving. In particular, we have been overwhelmed
     with a responsibility to share our cultural assets with
                                                                  at the generosity of our significant donors Sir Miles
     the wider community.
                                                                  Warren, and Professor David Maidment and Dr Helen
                                                                                                                                  Leaders in Giving
     This thinking has been influential in our planning for       Maidment.                                                       We thank you all so much for your support of College House, we value your generosity very much.
     the future of our most remarkable asset — our Chapel.
     The Chapel is, without doubt, an architectural treasure      There is a long way to go to reach the estimated cost of
     and has been praised as such around the world. It is         the project of $4.7 million. We are, however, convinced         The Ven Ross Allen            Rod Harries              John Moore               Rev Geoff Walpole
     a space that offers opportunities for both sound and         that with the help of you, our community, we will
                                                                                                                                  Dick Austin                   Ben Hopkins              Dr Kit Newth             Sir Miles Warren ONZ
     silence, either of which offer an uplifting experience.      achieve our goal. You will hear a great more from this
     It is a space, too, for celebration of milestones in life,   group on this subject over the next 12 months.                  Peter Coop                                             Jenny O'Donnell
                                                                                                                                                                Karl Hudson                                       Archdeacon Malcolm
     the colloquially termed ‘hatching, matching and
                                                                  In closing, it is time for me to say goodbye. It has been                                                                                       Welch
     dispatching’.                                                                                                                Dave Cooper                                            Dr Suzanne Peddie
                                                                  an enormous pleasure and privilege to have been                                               Gerald Jacobson
     The College House leadership team has sought the             involved in preparing for this fundraising campaign             Ian Dent                                               Peter Richards           T Shailer Weston OBE
     views and ideas from our community of alumni,                                                                                                              Murray Kennedy
                                                                  and being able to work closely with all the students,
     parents and friends. It has also consulted with the                                                                          Matt Easton                                            Rev Ted Schroder         Tom Weston QC
                                                                  staff, management and board of College House.                                                 Claire and John
     wider community of university and performing arts            I leave with great confidence that this extraordinary           Rev Rex Ford                  Mackintosh               Anthony Smith            Richard Wheeler
     organisations. Most recognise the Chapel’s potential
                                                                  institution will continue to flourish.
     value and are eager to see it restored. This convinces                                                                       Steven Gentry                                          The late Dr Ross Smith
                                                                                                                                                                Professor David and                               Noel Woods
     us that it is vitally important that we do our utmost to
     strengthen and reopen this extraordinary building.                                                                           John Godfrey                  Dr Helen Maidment        Ben Tothill
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Very Reverend Dean
     A group of people with considerable experience of                                                                            Barry Grant                   Thomas Makinson          Marcos Van Dam           Gavin Yates
     fundraising including former BM, Laraine Sharr; and
     former development director, Claire Mackintosh;              John Godfrey
     together with members of our board, all under the            Development Director

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                                                                                                                                                 Auckland
          Alumni Events                                                                                                                          Wednesday, 6 June at the Selwyn Library, Bishopscourt, Parnell

          After a gap of some years the Alumni Office has begun organising events for
          alumni around New Zealand and overseas.

     In London, we were privileged to entertain alumni                           At the Wellington Club, alumni again heard from
     and friends at Lambeth Palace, the official London                          Archbishop Emeritus Sir David Moxon who
     residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury. Our guest                        recounted his time at the Vatican as the Archbishop
     speaker was Archbishop Emeritus Sir David Moxon                             of Canterbury’s Representative to the Holy See.
     (1972-73) talking about his days as a (non-theological)
     student and about the Chapel.                                               In addition to these three events, there were alumni
                                                                                 dinners in New York and Sydney.
     In Auckland, alumni gathered at the historic
                                                                                                                                                Listening to Malcom Walker (1969-70)
     Selwyn Library at Bishopscourt, where architect
     Malcolm Walker (1969-70) shared his views on
     Sir Miles Warren's design of College House.
                                                                                                                                                 Wellington                                                               New York
                                                                                                                                                 Wednesday, 20 June at the Wellington Club                                Monday, 7 May at the Wallsé, West Village

       London
       Thursday, 10 May at Lambeth Palace

                                                                                                                                                Wellington alumni and parents listening to                              Carrick Massey (1996), Adam Mazur (1986-90), Rod Halmshaw (1985),
                                                                                                                                                Archbishop Emeritus Sir David Moxon                                     Rose Horrocks (nee Endean) (2004) and John Godfrey
     James Horrocks (2006-7), Andrew Baines          Archbishop Emeritus Sir David Moxon (1972-73), Peter Kirk (1978), Logan Riley (2010) and
     (1965-68) and Hamish Drake (2008-9)             Kirstin Laird (1998) and Mark Fisher (1999)    Daniel Deans (2010)
                                                                                                                                                 Sydney
                                                                                                                                                 Thursday, 8 March at Nomad, Surry Hills

     Back: Henry Wilkinson (2012), David Turner (2005), Sarah McRobie (2012-13), Kat Baumfield (2005-6), James Horrocks (2006-7),
     George Ellis (2010), Kate Austin (2009) and Logan Riley (2010)                                                                             Rob Tilby (2002), Peter Yeates (1989-90), Clemmie Baker (2003), Matt Easton (2005-6), Millie McKelvie (2012-13), Jack McDonald (2012-13),
     Front: Christopher Turrell (1960), Georgie Blackwood (2015), Murray Pickering (1954-57), Hamish Drake (2008-9), Daniel Deans (2010)        Kofi Oteng-Boateng (1997-98), Mark McKissock (1998-99), Campbell Wratt (1981-83), Rachel Carpenter (2010-11), Charlie Wilkinson (2010-11),
     and Archbishop Emeritus Sir David Moxon (1972-73)                                                                                          Chris Quirk (2005-6), Cameron Watson (2003-4) and Katie Nagar

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     Remarkable New Zealanders                                                                                                 Banking on economics                                         Developing the ‘truckometer’
                                                                                                                               Sharon Zollner (nee McCaw)(1994-95, tutor 1996)              After a stint at Westpac, Sharon moved to the ANZ
     Design powerhouse in New York City                            Creative director for ‘travel in a tube’ project                                                                         Bank in 2010. One of her major claims to fame has
                                                                                                                               For Sharon Zollner, the biggest challenge in her
     Ronnie Peters (1983)                                          The creative strategy and brand direction of a high-tech                                                                 been developing the ANZ’s ‘truckometer’ – a set of two
                                                                                                                               appointment as the ANZ Bank’s chief economist
     After talking with Ronnie Peters in New York City mid-        transport project is currently taking up much of Ronnie’s   isn’t the responsibilities she now has for the bank’s        economic indicators derived from the country's traffic
                                                                   time. California-based HyperloopTT is developing            economic forecasting – it’s the public profile the           volume data. “My husband was at the New Zealand
     year, we can safely say that he is a design powerhouse.
                                                                   pressurised tubes that contain capsules to transport        position requires. “I’m happy in the back row, so being      Transport Agency, and perhaps that inspired my thought
     Ronnie believes that design and technology can be used                                                                    comfortable with being regularly in the public arena         that traffic volume might be a good indicator of the
                                                                   people and goods on a frictionless magnetic cushion.
     to enhance people’s lives. He is the founder of 360 Design                                                                has been challenging for me,” she admits.                    country’s economic health. Using traffic flow data from
     that focusses on digital solutions that result in digital     Working as the project’s creative director, Ronnie says                                                                  the previous 10 years, I found the most astoundingly
     experiences such as websites, mobile apps, touch screens,     this is an astoundingly innovative concept and will,        Sharon says she is very much enjoying her new position       detailed material. The heavy traffic indicator shows
     social media, short films, animations and strategy. With a    eventually, change the way people travel and interact       – she took over the role in late 2017. “For all the public   the movement of large trucks, and the light traffic data
     deliberately small staff and building teams to get the very                                                               profile, my number one job is to add value for the           includes cars, service vehicles and so on.” Updated each
                                                                   in population-dense areas such as the USA’s north-east
                                                                                                                               bank’s traders and dealers so they know what side to         month, the truckometer data continues to assist the ANZ
     best people to work on a project, Ronnie says the studio      corridor. “It’s an amazing project. I enjoy being part of
                                                                                                                               be on. I very much need to get that right. As well as the    Bank to map quarterly GDP growth.
     is nimble and hands-on creative. He works with brands of      the problem-solving and the design opportunity. I’m
                                                                                                                               local data and anecdotes, I look at the global picture
     all scale, from start-ups such as Hyperloop Transportation    also working with a UC grad who is engineering the                                                                       Sharon says the ANZ Bank’s next big push is to mine
                                                                                                                               and New Zealand’s place in the world. Is the rubber
     Technologies, to established organisations such as            tubes for Hyperloop – how’s that for a coincidence?”                                                                     down into its internal data in order to not only provide
                                                                                                                               hitting the road? If so, I need to make a call!
     Accenture, The New York Times, Time Inc and                                                                                                                                            customers with insights, but also potentially to use
     New Zealand’s Global Dairy Trade. 360 Design enjoys           Gallery and pop-up space west of Soho                                                                                    aggregated, anonymised real-time transaction data to
     success and has design awards to show for it.                 Ronnie’s creative interests have manifested themselves      “I look at the global picture                                monitor the state of the economy. “We could look at
                                                                   in establishing The360.space that houses the design                                                                      broad regional and demographic spending patterns,
                                                                   studio, and where he ‘lives above the shop’. With a         and New Zealand’s place                                      as well as how the economy actually works at a micro
                                                                   premier gallery ground floor area, The360.space has         in the world”                                                level. For example, what do people cut back on when
                                                                                                                                                                                            fuel prices go up? And by how much? Given ANZ’s size in
                                                                   enabled Ronnie to bring more art and design to his
                                                                                                                                                                                            the economy, the answer is in there, if we can get to it.”
                                                                   neighbourhood.                                              “It’s a long way from growing up in Methven. My move
                                                                                                                               into Christchurch to attend a different high school for      Being the ANZ’s chief economist
                                                                   “What we have created is a local amenity that offers
                                                                                                                               the last two years, challenging in itself, really helped     carries huge responsibilities. “I’m
                                                                   space for events, pop-ups, photo shoots and meet-ups.
                                                                                                                               broaden my view. I then had a year at high school in         cautious by nature and somewhat
                                                                   We work with Auckland’s Gow Langsford Gallery and                                                                        risk-averse, but my role means I
                                                                                                                               Denmark where I had to learn Danish pretty fast, and
                                                                   have exhibited New Zealand painters Karl Maughan                                                                         need to take the lead in making
                                                                                                                               spend an entire year away from my family. Yet another
                                                                   and UC alumnus Andre Hemer. I’m thrilled to support         challenge that helped me to grow!”                           a stand, backed up of course
                                                                   talented Kiwis, and other global artists.”                                                                               by strong analysis by my fantastic
                                                                                                                               CH was ‘awesome’                                             team. This is an amazing job
                                                                   Most-proud project                                          Sharon recalls her two years as a student at College         and I’m privileged to be
                                                                   When we asked Ronnie about a project of which he            House were ‘awesome’, and that being a tutor in her          in this role.”
     Ronnie alongside                                              was most proud, he quietly mentioned that early in his      third year was hard, but a financial no-brainer. “I loved
     the world’s first full-                                       career, he had built websites for people who are blind.     the social side of CH, the friends I made and also the
     size Hyperloop tubes
     in Toulouse, France                                           “You’d think this was impossible. But it got me thinking    traditions and sense of place we all had. Also there
                                                                   that there had to be a way that these people could use      are ‘fond’ memories of one phone per house, three
                                                                   a website as readily as fully-sighted people. There was     monochrome Apple Macintoshes for the use of the
     Creating a digital platform for dog genome                                                                                entire house and it cost 5c to send an email!”
                                                                   a huge amount of creativity in building the content to
     As a 'most favourite' project Ronnie chose Darwin’s           allow easy navigation – we were early adopters of using     After gaining her MCom in economics from UC, Sharon
     Ark. “Working with scientists at The Broad Institute,         descriptive video on websites, for example.”                spent eight years as a macro-economist at the Reserve
     we are designing a digital platform inviting dog owners                                                                   Bank of New Zealand, including an almost three-year
     to supply information (and their dog’s saliva for DNA         Looking back to his New Zealand roots, Ronnie says
                                                                                                                               secondment to Norway’s central bank, the Norges Bank.
     sequencing) so the scientists can investigate how both        that being around nature, attending Nelson College          “I wanted an OE and, as I speak both German and
     environment and genetics contribute to dog health             and absorbing Kiwis’ problem solving abilities are at       Danish, which is pretty close to Norwegian, Norway
     and behaviour. The Darwin’s Ark study helps find genes        the root of his success in the USA. “New Zealanders will    seemed a good choice. Norway had started inflation
     involved in cancer and compulsive disorders, first in         always give something a go, and this is a deep part of      targeting and, as New Zealand had pioneered this
     dogs, and later with cats and other animals. It’s the         our psyche. I’ve used that creativity and boldness into     monetary policy regime, I was – as they say – in the
     world’s largest citizen science pet project.”                 my success in New York. It’s great to be a Kiwi.”           right place at the right time,” Sharon explains.

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     Unplugging computer science for kids                               programme that is part of a much wider computer
                                                                                                                                        Seen and Heard
     Professor Tim Bell (1980-82)                                       science initiative for our schools.
                                                                                                                                        Pyrotechnic aficionado                                        (he’s now the sound
     There can’t be many people who can attribute their                 A prolific author, Tim has written (or co-written) more
                                                                                                                                                                                                      engineer) and the
     worldwide success to their five-year-old’s school class.           than 100 journal and conference papers, and several             When is a physicist not a physicist? When he gets             Raging Ball.
     For Professor Tim Bell of UC’s Computer Science &                  books. He has served as an expert witness in major USA          a PhD in physics but decides he is more interested
     Software Engineering department in the College of                  and New Zealand litigation about data compression;              in electronics.                                               Thinking back to
     Engineering, this is absolutely true.                              once again he found himself explaining advanced                                                                               his years at College
                                                                                                                                        Adding to the enigma, Steve Krenek (1970-71) has a            House, Steve says
                                                                                                   concepts to a group with
     “It was in 1992 when my                                                                                                            deep-seated theatrical bent. He and other enthusiastic        the supportive
                                                                                                   no previous experience – in
     son’s teacher asked me to                                                                                                          housemen enjoyed blowing things up. Each year they            environment and
                                                                                                   this case, a jury of lay people.
     explain computer science                                                                                                           created better and better fireworks displays for the          being surrounded by
     to his Year 1 class. It had                                                                     Winner of many awards              house; Steve still puts on private shows for friends.         like-minded people
     to be engaging to make                                                                             Tim has been the recipient                                                                    gave him a huge boost
                                                                                                                                        After overseas travel and work in the UK, including
     them laugh – and without                                                                           of countless awards and                                                                       of confidence. “I was
                                                                                                                                        putting a scientific satellite into orbit in England –
     a computer. I developed                                                                            medals over the years.                                                                        shy at school and
                                                                                                                                        “a career highlight” he says – Steve and his wife happily
     a range of games, tricks                                                                           These include the 1999                                                                        didn’t really fit in. But
                                                                                                                                        returned to Christchurch. He is now the technical
                                                                                                        Science Communicator                                                                          at CH I blossomed.
     and puzzles to help them                                                                                                           director for Streat Instruments that develops products
                                                                                                        Award from the New                                                                            There were people like me – and I didn’t know they
     understand the basics. And,                                                                                                        to measure and control moisture.
                                                                                                        Zealand Association of                                                                        existed! Having the theologs made it particularly
     to cut a long story short, the
                                                                                                        Scientists, an inaugural        Steve says he’s had an interesting career, interspersed       interesting – there were some very stimulating and
     teaching tool of Computer
                                                                                                        New Zealand Tertiary            with organising gigs for his band Suburban Relics             robust after dinner discussions!”
     Science Unplugged was                CS Unplugged mascot, Arnold the Wonderparrot, and Tim Bell
     born,” says Tim.                                                                                   Teaching Excellence Award
                                                                                                        in 2002 and, in 2013, he
     “Working more on Unplugged, I collaborated with two                  was awarded the ETH (Zurich) ABZ International
     other academics on a book which had a rather slow                    Honorary Medal for Fundamental Contributions to               College House at Stanford                                     All three students expect to work in the USA after they
                                                                                                                                                                                                      graduate, at least in the short-to-medium-term. Katy
     start. After being rejected by 27 publishers, we put it              Computer Science Education. Earlier this year, at an          It is an amazing feat for College House to have three         is debating whether to stay in academia or to be in an
     online for free – and it took off.                                   international symposium in the USA, Tim received the          alumni currently studying for their doctorates at             organisation such as the World Bank. Sam has an offer
                                                                          ACM’s 2018 Special Interest Group Computer Science            Stanford University in California.                            from Facebook’s ethics team, and Sarah is keen to work
     “Around 2003, the Association for Computing
                                                                          Education Award for an outstanding contribution to                                                                          in some of the large American hospitals.
     Machinery’s (ACM) computer science curriculum for                                                                                  Katy Bergstrom (2008), Sarah Poole and her husband
                                                                          computer science.
     USA schools – from kindergarten to senior high schools                                                                             Sam Corbett-Davies (both 2009-10) are all in their            They all agree that they miss New Zealand, but studying
     – recommended Unplugged and, because it was freely                   Music in Chapel                                               final year of five years’ study. Sarah and Sam both won       in the USA has given them amazing prospects and the
     available, it received a lot of attention. The book has                                                                            Fulbright Scholarships to Stanford.                           country looks to be home for some time to come.
                                                                          Tim has very fond memories of life at College House
     now been translated into more than 25 languages, and                 in the early 1980s. “I very much enjoyed the traditions       Katy’s thesis is on development and public economies          NB: In the northern autumn, Sarah’s brother, Matthew
     Computer Science Unplugged has become well-known                     of gowns and formal dining, and the facilities were           with a focus on determining the optimal design of             Poole (2014-15), started at Stanford. Matthew’s PhD
     around the world.“This led to Google and Microsoft                   wonderful. Strong friendships were made!”                     anti-poverty programmes in developing countries. She’s        research topic is aeronautical and astronautical engineering.
     sponsoring Unplugged and providing additional                                                                                      loved her years at Stanford – the beautiful campus,
                                                                          “In particular, I enjoyed organising the music in the         and the quality of the teaching and research facilities.
     funding to improve the Unplugged website and other
                                                                          Chapel. We had a great choir and the Chapel acoustics         The real stand-out for has been the people. “We are
     teaching materials and aids.” Tim continues to work
                                                                          were amazing, and it was such a privilege to play the         surrounded by exceptional people, there’s a Nobel Prize
     closely with both companies on a number of projects in
                                                                          Ginns organ. I’d grown up singing in the choir and            winner just down the hall. How amazing is that?”
     computer science education.
                                                                          playing music at Nelson Cathedral, and I continued
                                                                                                                                        Sam’s computer science thesis is on methods for
                                                                          that musical tradition at university. The Chapel was run
        “After being rejected by 27                                       in conjunction with Bishop Julius Hall next door. The
                                                                                                                                        measuring and removing bias from important decisions
                                                                                                                                        in the USA criminal justice system. Sarah will complete
        publishers, we put the book                                       principal of Bish, Margaret Wood, was quite innovative        her PhD in biomedical informatics, specialising in the
                                                                          music-wise and introduced guitars in Chapel! When our
        online for free – and it took off.”                                                                                             use of data from medical records to improve therapies.
                                                                          incumbent guitarist left, I was sent to meet a new girl
                                                                          at Bish who could apparently help us out – that’s how         Sam says he and Sarah have very much enjoyed studying
     New Zealand focus
                                                                                                                                        in California. “Being a doctoral student at Stanford
                                                                          I met my wife Judith, and we’re still heavily involved in
     New Zealand hasn’t been forgotten in educating school                                                                              means that professional opportunities have fallen
                                                                          music groups and events.”
     students about computer science. Since 2008, Tim has                                                                               into our laps. For example, in my first year, Amazon
     been involved in the development of this country’s                   Tim attributes his success with Unplugged to being in         approached me for an internship, and I’ve also interned
                                                                                                                                        at Facebook. Sarah was thrilled to intern at a startup that     Katy Bergstrom, Sam Corbett-Davies and
     digital technologies curriculum. This has included the               the right place at the right time. Perhaps so, but we think                                                                   Sarah Poole at Stanford University
     mid-2018 launch of a $12 million Digital Readiness                                                                                 helps allocate and manage resources in hospitals.”
                                                                          it’s due to some quite hard work and talent as well.

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     A royal honour and Reserve Bank                                                                                                                                                Strategising for a worldwide brand
     appointment
                                                                                                                                                                                    For Carrick Massey (1996), life is good at his most
     This year had a royal start for William Rolleston                                                                                                                              recent post as worldwide director of Colgate Palmolive
     (1979) when he was appointed as a Companion of                                                                                                                                 in New York City.
     the New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM) in the New
                                                                                                                                                                                    Responsible for the company’s global marketing
     Year Honours List for services to the farming industry.
     William was cited as ‘championing evidence-based                                                                                                                               strategy, Carrick describes his role as “complex and
     arguments and science when it came to issues                                                                                                                                   fascinating” given the diversity of Colgate Palmolive’s
     confronting farmers, as well as engaging them about                                                                                                                            existing and potential consumers, and the decisions
     their impact on the environment while proactively                                                                                                                              needed on where and how to grow the brand.
     seeking solutions’. William was president of Federated                                                                                                                         Carrick says he’s had an amazing career with Colgate
     Farmers in 2014-17 and acting president of the World
                                                                                                                                                                                    Palmolive. The last 17 years have taken him around
     Farmers’ Organisation in 2016-17.
                                                                                                                                                                                    the world to live in Turkey, China, Ukraine, France,
                                                                William Rolleston CNZM and Her Excellency the Governor-General
     William says he felt humbled on a personal level, but      of New Zealand Dame Patsy Reddy. Photo: Woolf Photography                                                           Switzerland, Malaysia and now the USA. Each has had
     believes the honour is recognition of our farmers who                                                                                                                          their own challenges and also huge enjoyment.
     produce our food and sustain the economy while on a        William says it is a fascinating and challenging role.
                                                                “I was appointed to bring an outside perspective to                                                                 “Being in Turkey during the coup was interesting – we
     journey to reduce their environmental impact.
                                                                the bank’s decision-making process. I’ve draw on                 A great place to work in                           never knew whether we’d have to make a hurried exit of
     In April, William was appointed one of two part-time       my farming, business, political and international                Singapore                                          the country. It wasn’t quite as bad as having a getaway
     monetary policy advisors to the Reserve Bank of New                                                                                                                            bag packed – but we had to be on our toes. In the
                                                                experience as well as my exposure to a wide range of
     Zealand to advise its Governing Committee leading up                                                                        William Ng (1980) is proud of Furama               Ukraine, the neighbouring Russians were flexing their
                                                                society through my previous medical practice.”
     to setting the Official Cash Rate and the publishing of                                                                     Hotels’ recognition by Great Place to              muscles and would sometimes turn off the gas supply –
     the quarterly Monetary Policy Statement.                   Our congratulations on both, William.                            Work® as one of the top 10 best workplaces         that wasn’t much fun in the winter,” he recounts.
                                                                                                                                 in Singapore in 2017.
                                                                                                                                                                                    Carrick and his wife Janice have now had 18 months
                                                                                                                                 William is managing director of Furama             living in Manhattan in a newly-built apartment block in
                                                                                                                                 Group, one of the Asia-Pacific’s largest           the Hell’s Kitchen neighbourhood. “In Turkey we had a
     From corporate lawyer to                                   of our social enterprise sector. Clemmie’s four-days-a-
                                                                                                                                 hotel chains; it manages more than 60              huge house with multiple bedrooms and bathrooms. In
     social enterprise                                          week role is to support social enterprises on a one-
                                                                                                                                 hotels, villas and resorts in the region.
                                                                to-one basis or to facilitate capacity-building for that                                                            coming to New York, there’s been something of a trade-
     For Clementine Baker (2003) it has been a perfectly        enterprise. She says she’s always on the lookout for                                                                off in terms of space. But we have all the joys of New
                                                                                                                                 William says he and his team are thrilled
     natural path to move from corporate lawyer to social       opportunities for social enterprises to connect with                                                                York, from restaurants to concerts to sports events on
                                                                                                                                 with the recognition. “This award very
     enterprise specialist,                                     each other and with business.                                                                                       our doorstep. Life is good.”
                                                                                                                                 much reflects Furama’s core values of
     “I’d always wanted to be more people-focussed in           Not content to simply consult, Clemmie is walking the            teamwork, hospitality, respect, trust and
     my career. When I was working in Sydney for a large        talk herself in spending one day a week to develop her           integrity. They are integral to the way               Carrick attending
     law firm, I was introduced to a charities lawyer and       own social enterprise. “I see an opportunity to create an        we work – serving one another, working                the US Open
                                                                                                                                                                                       at Flushing
     ‘discovered’ the social sector. I knew then I’d found my   intermediary between banks and communities to repay              together as a team and having faith and               Meadows, NYC
     perfect space,” she says.                                  problem debt in a safe way.”                                     trust in each other at our workplace.

     Fast forwarding a few years saw Clemmie working as                                                                          “At Furama, we are united and motivated
     a strategic consultant for Social Ventures Australia.                                                                       as one big family. To us, the importance
     “I spent some time in the Australian desert working                                                                         of being a family applies not only at home
     with Aboriginal communities who were doing fantastic                                                                        but also at work. If the family is well-taken
     work strengthening culture and communities. I’m                                                                             care of, it will translate into the staff having
     taking those Australian learnings into my current work                                                                      a better focus on doing a good job. This is
     helping social enterprises to increase their impact.”
                                                                                                                                 the natural work-life balance that Furama
     Now back in Auckland, Clemmie is a venture manager                                                                          strives to achieve,” explains William.
                                                                   Clemmie Baker taking
     for the Ākina Foundation, New Zealand’s principal             time out at Uluru when
                                                                   she was working with                                          Congratulations from us all, William.
     intermediary for social enterprise. It has been named as
                                                                   Aboriginal communities
     the government’s strategic partner in the development

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