VICE-CHANCELLOR’S ALUMNI EXCELLENCE AWARDs Recognising the significant contributions made by alumni in their local communities and beyond.
Professor Adéle Green AC
Ms Kathy Fagg
Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery ’76; PhD in Social & Preventative Medicine ’84
Bachelor of Chemical Engineering (Honours) ’82
Professor Adéle Green AC has made significant contributions nationally and internationally throughout her 25 years of cancer research, dedicating herself to understanding the preventable causes of cancer and educating the public on how to control and prevent them. She has inspired and mentored many students through her melanoma research, and as a senior scientist and former Deputy Director at the Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR). Currently serving as Head of the Cancer and Population Studies Group at QIMR, her work focuses on the impact of environmental factors on melanoma and genetic factors in the development of the disease.
“One of the greatest rewards of public health research is being able to ask bigpicture questions about some of the major chronic diseases in our country.”
Mr Robert Andrew Creeth Brice AM
Andrew Brice AM was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in 2011 by The University of Queensland.
“I think many engineers are builders at heart. In my case, I enjoy working with people and organisations, not just things.”
Mr Graeme Wood AM Bachelor of Economics ’72; Master of Information Systems ’98
Bachelor of Commerce ’65
Andrew Brice AM is the co-founder of the online travel booking service Wotif.com. He is also the co-founder of the endowment fund UQef, which supports scholarship and research programs including the Young Achievers Program, the Centre for Youth Substance Abuse Research and the Frank Finn Scholarships for Business School students. As a scholarship recipient in his early academic career, Brice feels deeply about investing in the next generation and giving young people the opportunity to make the most of their talents.
Kathy Fagg has held senior leadership roles across a diversity of Australian business sectors including banking, engineering and logistics. Since the beginning of her professional career, she has been active in encouraging women to technical and leadership positions, and has used her professional skills to advocate for change and improvement in the business world and the wider community. Fagg is currently a member of the Board of the Reserve Bank of Australia and chairs the Melbourne Recital Centre. She is also on the Council of Chief Executive Women, the Business Advisory Council of World Vision and the Victorian Development Board of The Hunger Project (Vic).
“Individuals make things happen, and all should be given that opportunity.”
Graeme Wood AM co-founded groundbreaking online travel booking service Wotif.com in 1999, and its success has allowed him to give back to the community in a number of ways. These have included co-founding the endowment fund UQef; establishing Wild Mob, which helps protect Australia’s most threatened species and ecosystems; and establishing Artology, which supports youth development and social change through the arts. Wood’s philanthropic support also helped establish UQ’s Centre for Youth Substance Abuse Research and the recently opened Global Change Institute Living Building, a world leader in sustainable design, construction and operation.
“The biggest difference I can make is encouraging, coercing and convincing people to challenge the status quo.”
Graeme Wood AM was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in 2011 by The University of Queensland.
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