End of an era Geelong Grammar School will farewell a number of long-serving staff in 2010, including Peter Dunn and Bruce Harvey (Ge’65), who were recently recognised for their important contributions to the Associated Public Schools of Victoria (APS) sporting programme. Peter Dunn joined the GGS teaching staff in 1977, while Bruce Harvey was appointed as the Head of Physical Education in 1979, a position he held for 19 years. Together the pair contributed more than 60 years of combined service to both the School and the APS in a variety of roles.
Bruce Harvey (Ge’65) and Peter Dunn were honoured at the annual APS Dinner
Outside the Biology and Science classrooms, Peter’s passion was Soccer, and he coached the School’s 1st team and acted as Teacher in Charge of Soccer for many years. He was also heavily involved in the Athletics programme, bringing his expertise to the Sprint squad. Peter was Head of Sport from 1997 to 2004 and was the GGS Delegate to the APS, acting as Chair of the APS Delegates’ Committee in 2002 and 2003. He was also Acting Housemaster (now Head) of Fraser House in 1983 and was Housemaster (now Head) of Manifold House from 1984 to 1992.
Bruce was the Teacher in Charge of Swimming for 15 years and Teacher in Charge of Athletics for 12 years, where he distinguished himself as a very successful coach of High Jump. He was also a Committee member of the Victorian branch of the Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation, and is a Life Member and Past President of the Jan Juc Surf Life Saving Club, where he has maintained an active role as an administrator and mentor. Bruce was Head of Cuthbertson House from 1998 to 2003. He was also Head of Activities from 2004 to 2008. Tom Ashton, who himself is stepping down after 16 years as Head of Barwon House, spoke on behalf of the pair at the 2010 APS Dinner. “The great thing about the APS is that there are people like Peter and Bruce at every school... who give so much energy and expertise to the encouragement of young people who are seeking to improve their sporting performance,” Tom said. “But it is not just sporting performance that these people are encouraging – they are developing the spirit of competition and sportsmanship and respect for fellow competitors and officials.” We thank them both for their outstanding contribution to the life of the School.
Patrick Moore Scholarships The Patrick Moore (M’62) Scholarship programme, which enables Victorian graduates to study a Master’s degree at the University of Cambridge, is funding additional scholarships in 2011. Modelled on the Rhodes Scholarship programme at the University of Oxford, the Patrick Moore Scholarship was established four years ago. The aim of the one-year scholarships is to foster candidates’ intellectual, ethical and spiritual life, and to enable them to become effective leaders in the community. The programme has enabled 14 students to study a Master’s degree at Cambridge in a wide range of fields, including Biochemistry, Education, History, Mathematics, Environmental Policy and Law, of which five students have continued with PhD studies. The programme has been so successful that the Patrick Moore Cambridge Trust has received additional funding, boosting the number of scholarships available in 2011. Patrick Moore was one of three Geelong Grammar School students who graduated from the School to attend prestigious UK universities in 1963, with Charles Bright (P’62) and Michael Richardson (Cu’62) both attending Oxford. “We all had a terrific time,” Patrick recalled. “My first involvement with education after that was being on the Board of the United World Colleges, which was then chaired by Sir James Darling. It was inspiring to see the lives of people growing as a result of the two-year scholarship for Year 11 and Year 12 students to do the International Baccalaureate course overseas.”
“Later, I continued to play a role in education through my Presidency of the Geelong Grammar Foundation and as a member of the School Council. Again I had the pleasure of seeing the steps that students were making in developing their lives.” A member of the Board of the Cambridge Australia Trust (now Cambridge Australia Scholarships) for many years, Patrick decided to fund a scholarship programme in 2006. “I do not often think about it, perhaps because I am still working on my thesis, but Cambridge has been a truly transformative experience,” Patrick Moore Scholar, James Forsaith, explained. “I can scarcely believe how little it seems I knew about how the world works before I studied International Relations here (at Cambridge). I feel as if I have benefited not only from an excellent programme of study, but also from the innumerable intangibles that creep in when one is able to look out at the world from a different direction. For this opportunity to transform my dreams into reality I feel very much indebted to Mr Moore and the Cambridge Australia Trust. Without their support I simply would not be here. To benefit from such generosity is not only humbling but inspiring.” For more information about the Patrick Moore Scholarship programme please contact patrick@lisan.com.au, or visit www.cambridgeaustralia.org.au.
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Patrick Moore (M’62) during his Cambridge years