Avondale College Alumni Association
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About
Avondale College formed its alumni association on October 1, 1988, with Dr Arthur Patrick serving as the first president. Pr Desmond B Hills is the current president.
The purpose of the Avondale College Alumni Association is to maintain and encourage contact among members, to foster and encourage interest in Avondale and to work for the development and strengthening of Christian education at Avondale.
The Avondale College Alumni Association organises the annual Homecoming and produces the magazine, Reflections. It nominates recipients for and presents the Young and the Outstanding Alumni of the Year Awards, and it nominates recipients for, sponsors and presents the annual Community Service Prize. It also promotes and maintains the Alumni Heritage Walk on the Lake Macquarie campus.
Alumni Heritage Walk
The Avondale College Alumni Association launched the Alumni Heritage Walk at Homecoming in 1999 to raise money for restoration and repair work on the Lake Macquarie campus. The walk features black, granite pavers etched with the names of members of the association. The first paver bears the name of Laura Kent, at 108, Avondale's oldest living alumna until her death in 2008. Members of the association make a $175 tax-deductible donation to the college to have their names etched on the pavers.
Annual General Meeting
The Avondale College Alumni Association gives notice of its 23rd Annual General Meeting. The meeting is in College Hall on the Lake Macquarie campus of Avondale College (582 Freemans Dr, Cooranbong, NSW) on the Friday of Homecoming, August 27, 2010, at 12.30 PM. The association will hold the meeting according to the constitution. The agenda of the meeting will include:
- Electing the president of the association for 2010/2011
- Electing at least five members of the association to serve on the association's committee for 2010/2011
- Accepting the association's report for 2009/2010
- Conducting any other business brought to the meeting
Registration is in Avondale College Seventh-day Adventist Church on Friday, August 27, 2010, from 9.30 AM to 12.30 PM.
Awards
Young Alumni of the Year
Presented to a member of the Avondale College Alumni Association aged 30 and under on the sixth anniversary of their graduation. Recognises commitment to Christian service and dedication to achieving personal goals.
Past recipients of the Young Alumni of the Year are:
2003 Simon Herd
2004 Bruna Tawake
2005 No award
2006 Emma Douglas
2007 Sarah Clifford
2008 Dale Willis
2009 Rebecca Lyngdoh Reye
2010 Johnny Murison
Outstanding Alumni of the Year
Presented to a member of the association at Homecoming. Recognises commitment to Christian service and dedication to achieving personal goals.
Past recipients of the Outstanding Alumni of the Year are:
1998 Ernest Steed
1999 Douglas Easthope
2000 Lyn Behrens
2001 Ray and Ruth Wilkinson
2002 Lyn Knight
2003 David Hay
2004 Ellen and Hulman Sinaga
2005 Athol Bazley
2006 James Cox
2007 Barry and Desmyrna Taylor
2008 Brian Townend
2009 William Johnsson
2010 Erica Borgas
Community Service Prize
Worth $1000 and presented to an Avondale student for outstanding voluntary service to the community.
Calendar
Visit Events for information about Avondale College Alumni Association events. Visit Homecoming for more information about Homecoming.
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Homecoming
Homecoming honours alumni who last studied at Avondale 10, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50, 60 and 70 years ago. While class reunions are the focus, Homecoming also includes the Alumni Lecture, the Avondale College Alumni Association annual general meeting and luncheon, a tour, a walk, worship services, a concert, a golf classic and the Sanitarium Health and Wellbeing brunch.
Alumni Lecture
Past presenters and topics of the Avondale College Alumni Association Alumni Lecture are:
2007 Dr Barry Taylor, retired vice-chancellor for research affairs, Loma Linda University,
"From pioneer to prime minister: the changing mission of Seventh-day Adventist universities"
2008 Pastor David Currie, evangelist, author and former Seventh-day Adventist Church administrator,
"Highlights of public evangelism during the last century in the South Pacific"
2009 Graham Mitchell, former head, Commercial Department, Avondale College,
"Business education at a theological college?"
2010 Harwood Lockton, director, international program, Adventist Development and Relief Agency Australia,
"Is the Seventh-day Adventist Church ready for social justice?"
Past honourees of the Avondale College Alumni Association Alumni Lecture are:
2007 Eric Magnusson
2008 Allan Lindsay
2009 George Laxton
2010 Tim Gorle
Membership
Members of the Avondale College Alumni Association receive:
- Access to Avondale Library
- A complimentary subscription to Reflections, and
- Invitations to Homecoming
Membership of the Avondale College Alumni Association is free.
The Avondale College Alumni Association automatically grants membership to all former students--not just graduates. All current and former Avondale College Council and staff members are also members of the association. The administrators of Avondale may also recommend others for membership.
Reflections
Reflections is a magazine produced bi-annually by the Avondale College Alumni Association for alumni and friends of Avondale.
Reflections would like to hear from you if you have, for example: graduated with a higher degree; supported a community project; started a new job; or won an award. Email a summary and a photograph if possible to alumni@avondale.edu.au. Include the year of your graduation from Avondale College, and the course from which you graduated.
Archive
Vol 22 No 1 Autumn 2010
Vol 21 No 2 Summer 2009/2010
Vol 21 No 1 Spring 2009
Vol 20 No 1 Spring 2008
Vol 19 No 3 Summer 2007/2008
Vol 19 No 2 Spring 2007
Vol 18 No 2 Summer 2006/2007
Vol 18 No 1 Autumn 2006
Vol 17 No 1 Autumn 2005
Vol 16 No 2 Summer 2004/2005
Vol 16 No 1 Autumn 2004
Vol 15 No 1 Spring 2003
Volunteer
The Avondale College Alumni Association welcomes members who wish to serve as volunteers at Avondale College. Contact the Human Resources Department on (02) 4980 2284 for positions vacant.
