Supporting Ivanhoe
Bill Leung (’90)
Howard and Bev Purcell with Purcell Commerce Award Recipient, Year 10 Zachariah Soulaiman
Purcell Commerce Award The School’s annual prize giving assemblies recognise the achievements and efforts of individual students. The Howard and Bev Purcell Commerce Award was first presented in November last year at the Ridgeway Campus to the highest achieving Commerce student in Year 10, Zachariah Soulaiman. The award was established by Howard and Bev Purcell who have a long association with the School with Howard’s father, Bill, enrolling at the School in 1920. The Purcell family were instrumental in the School’s move to Yea during World War Two. Howard’s association with the School has been lifelong, most recently as a long serving OIG Councillor. Bev’s association has also been ongoing, assisting the School while son Stuart
attended Ivanhoe during the 1980s, and as a ‘MOPS’ (mothers of past students) following Stuart’s departure. Bev’s brother Geoff Hacquoil was a student during the 1950s. The Purcell’s philanthropy is well known and appreciated at Ivanhoe through the establishment in 1990 of the W A Purcell Library Collection in memory of Howard’s father Bill (’24), and their recent commitment to The Fidelis Society. Over the last few years eight new awards have been endowed across the School’s three campuses. For a confidential discussion about endowing a named award please contact Director of Development Astrida Cooper on 9490 3886 or astrida.cooper@ivanhoe.com.au
It’s all in a name Naming opportunities continue to inspire members of the Ivanhoe community to recognise a person, or a number of people through a meaningful commemoration. In a touching tribute to his Headmaster, past student Bill Leung (’90) acknowledged the wonderful influence that the leadership of the Reverend Charles Sligo had on he and his brother Sam (’91) whilst students. Through the naming of a Seat of Learning in the Middle Years Centre, Bill’s gift to the School will remind others of the influence Reverend Sligo had on many generations of Ivanhoe students, in particular Bill and Sam Leung. For a confidential discussion about naming a Seat of Learning please contact Director of Development Astrida Cooper on 9490 3886 or astrida.cooper@ivanhoe.com.au Winter 2018 - Issue no. 134 | 33