Scotch College

What they are doing now

Two important corrections have been made to rectify errors in the Heritage Walk and Torch Relay programme. Rob M. Rome was School Captain in 1962, and Ray Sneddon made a major contribution to the whole day.

Current club champion at Huntingdale Golf Club, Alistair Presnell ('97) won the National Golf Club championship on February 24.

Playing on a handicap of scratch at present, Alistair was recently asked to join the state squad after he had success in the Victorian Open Championship and the Boroondara Cup, a four round event at Kew and Greenacre Golf Clubs.

Alistair's success on Saturday was a double triumph, as he was hurrying to finish so that he could take his place as groomsman at his sister Louise's wedding. Finishing six up with five to play, enabled him to arrive before the bride.

Alistair's father, Ray helped develop the National, as a foundation director, so the win on Saturday was especially happy.

Andrew Bartley's ('74) current employer (Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy) transferred him to San Francisco last year after working in Sydney for three years.

Andrew is a merchandise manager for Duty Free Shoppers (DFS) and his work of late has taken him to Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Macau, LA and Las Vegas. His son Hugh is enrolled to enter Scotch in 2007.

Colin D. Campbell ('87) has taken leave of absence from his practice at the Victorian Bar to undertake a PhD in law at the University of Cambridge. Colin received a Master of Laws degree from Cambridge in 1999, finishing in the First Class, and was elected a Foundation Scholar of Queens' College, Cambridge.

Colin was subsequently awarded a W.M. Tapp Studentship by Gonville and Caius College Cambridge, to permit him to undertake his PhD. Colin will tutor in Constitutional law while at Cambridge.

After working in Hong Kong since 1991, including four years on construction of the new Hong Kong Airport, Alan Chuck ('69) qualified as an engineering arbitrator, and went to London for eighteen months to complete his pupilage training.

Alan is now back in Melbourne and has commenced practice in Hawthorn as a consulting engineer and engineering arbitrator. He specialises in tenders and contracts for civil engineering projects, and in the resolution of disputes arising therefrom.

Russ Frater, School Captain in '56 was unable to attend the Torch Relay Ceremony on Sunday 18. He had been asked to front a television documentary on the London to Sydney Air Race, which left from London on 11 March.

That was just two days after his projected arrival back from Australia, so the only sensible course of action was to postpone the trip until later in the year - when he hopes to attend the Old Boys' Dinner on 6 October.

Anthony Hyett ('81) has returned from the UK in January 2001 to commence an appointment as a General Surgeon in the Breast Unit of the Austin Hospital.

He attended Scotch as a fourth generation of the Hyett family at Scotch from '76 - '81 and spent his final year as school prefect and boarding house captain of Arthur Robinson House.

Anthony then attended Ormond College, Melbourne University from 1982 - 1984 and was awarded his MBBS in 1987 from the St Vincent's Hospital Clinical School in Melbourne. He spent 1990 teaching anatomy at Melbourne University and was awarded his FRACS in General Surgical training in 1997.

In early 1998 he travelled to the UK and worked with Mr Barry Jackson, the President of the Royal College of Surgeons of the UK at St Thomas' Hospital in central London.

Anthony was then appointed to St George's Hospital in southern London with further breast subspecialisation experience, before culminating in an appointment at the internationally renowned Royal Marsden Hospital with Mr Nigel Sacks in the Department of Academic Surgery in the area of surgical breast oncology.

He travelled extensively during this time to Europe, Asia and America.

Anthony returns to a General Surgeon appointment in the Breast Unit at the Austin Hospital in Heidelberg, Melbourne and also to escape the upcoming English winter!

Rev. Gordon Powell ('29) turned ninety on 22 January 2001. He rowed 'bow' in the 1929 Head of the River crew which came second.

The inaugural CEO of Oz Child, the Reverend John Taylor ('57), attended Scotch College completing Year 12 in 1957. He studied engineering and worked in civil engineering before training at the Anglican ministry which he entered in 1965. After a period in parish work, he was a worker-priest in personnel with Dulux paints before embarking on some twenty-five years as an executive in child and family welfare.

John commenced with the Mission of St James and St John in 1971, during which period he also completed graduate studies in management. He was appointed as CEO of Family Action in 1976. John's contribution to welfare in Victoria has been considerable having a commitment to sound services, research and advocacy. He returned to parish work in 1995. Today John undertakes relief parish work and welfare consultancy and is a serious oil and watercolour artist.

Matthew Tusa ('99) has completed his studies at the Australian Ballet School, and has won an audition scholarship to Monte Carlo, and as a result has secured a dancing position with the Ballet Deutsche Opera Rheine, Germany, commencing in August.

Bruce Williams ('65) sends warmest greetings from Norway, Maine, USA where the daytime temperatures barely get over zero degrees Celsius. Bruce relocated there in November last year and began a new life with his wife Nancy, whom he married in Norway on January 21 last. He is currently going through the process of getting permanent residence in the USA and would naturally be delighted to hear from any of his '65 year group venturing North East of the Big Apple or Boston and including a visit to Maine.

Reverend Archie Crow
Outstanding Scholar

The Reverend Archie Crow ('38) (pictured) has been selected by the International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England, for inclusion in their recent volume '2000 Outstanding Scholars of the 20th Century'.

Archibald Paterson Crow, born 1 July 1920, Melbourne, Australia. Clergyman. Married Audrey Mellor Moss (deceased); two daughters, three sons.

Education: Scotch College, Melbourne 1934 - 1938; BA(Melb) 1949; Exit Certificate, Ministry Presbyterian Church, Ormond Theological Hall MU. 1964; BD(Hons), MCD. MU. 1965; Dip Ed Monash 1968. Malay, Chinese and Japanese studies.

Appointments: World War II: Captain, Company Commander Victorian Scottish Regiment. ALO, 2 and 22 Squadrons RAAF, 49 Fighter Group USAAF. GSO3 (Air) 18 Australian Infantry Brigade, 7 Division. Served West Australia, Darwin and SWPA 1939 - 1945. Australian Defence Department. JIB Melbourne. SRO, Head of Branch, Representative, Singapore and London.

Chaplain, Scotch College, Melbourne,

1968 - 1985. Major role establishing Indonesian language and culture in Victorian (Australian) schools:

• Foundation President, Victorian Indonesian Language Teachers Association, 1969 - 1977, 1982 - 1985
• Chief Examiner, Indonesian, Tasmania, 1969 - 1972
• External Adviser, Indonesian, South Australia, 1969
• Victorian Representative, Indonesian, Commonwealth Co-ordination Committee, Asian resource materials for Australian schools, 1970s

Memberships: Life Member OSCA, 1938; 18 Australian Infantry Brigade Association, 1980; Rotary Club, Hawthorn; Paul Harris Fellow, 1971 - ; Council for Christians and Jews, 1985 -; Associate Minister, Paton Uniting Church, 1986 - 1996; Uniting Church Historical Society, 1994

Publications. Articles include:

War History 5th Battation (VSR) in the Second World War, 1939 - 1944; Christian - Jewish relations - a Christian perspective

Personal Philosophy: 'The primacy of love: the one thing we can't do without, the most effective creative force in the world for change. Cultivate good relations: family, friends, church, school, community, national, ecumenical, international, other faiths.

'Love one another as Christ has loved us' - that the Spirit may reign!

Australia Day Honours, 2001

Dr John L Black ('59) received an AM for service to animal science, particularly in the field of livestock nutrition research, and to the community through bushfire control and sporting organisations.

Malcolm D Campbell ('62) received an OAM for service to the community of Rutherglen as a viticulturist and through involvement with tourism promotion, emergency services and health organisations.

Lt Col Rodney C Gabriel MBE, ED ('32) posthumously received an OAM for service to the welfare of veterans through the Gull Force Association and the 6th Battalion Association, and to the people of Ambon.

Bermar (Bib) S Stillwell ('46) posthumously received an OAM for service to the motor and aviation industries, to motor sports, and to the community.