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ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ welcomes State's best students

Wednesday, 5 March 2008

More than 100 of South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥'s most outstanding students will attend a special presentation ceremony at Bonython Hall tomorrow after winning scholarships to study at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide.

The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ has provided up to $1 million to attract the best and brightest students from every area of the State, as well as the Northern Territory, Broken Hill and rural Victoria.

A total of 16 and 95 will be awarded, as well as the highly-regarded and four .

Three - the Adelaide Vietnam, the Adelaide Outstanding Achievers International, and the Malaysia ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ Colombo Plan Commemoration Scholarships - will also be awarded to eight outstanding international students.

Former Loxton High School student Kerry Halupka has won the annual Andy Thomas Scholarship, named after one of the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥'s most distinguished graduates, NASA astronaut . Kerry is enrolled in a double degree, studying for a Bachelor of Mechatronic Engineering and a Bachelor of Maths and Computer Science.

Fellow South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ns Lucy Arrowsmith (Belair), Ric Porteous (Wattle Park), Daniel Brookes (Eden Hills) and Mieka Webb (Toorak Gardens) have won the prized Adelaide Undergraduate Scholarships.

Winners of this scholarship achieved a TER of 99.95 (excluding all bonuses) and made a significant contribution to their school and wider community.

Both the Andy Thomas and Adelaide Undergraduate Scholarships provide full fee remission for the approved program, plus $5000 a year to help with education and living costs, for up to four years.

The Principals' Scholarships, worth $5000, are awarded to students who have been nominated by their former school principal for outstanding academic merit and for making a significant contribution to their school and wider community.

The Merit Scholarships, worth $10,000, are awarded to students who gained a perfect TER of 99.95, excluding all bonuses.

ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide Vice-Chancellor and President, , congratulates the students on their scholarships.

"These students have already revealed their outstanding character and academic ability and we are very pleased they have chosen to study at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide," Professor McWha says. "We are committed to educating high achievers and maintaining a level of excellence at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥."

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