20 May 2014
Millions in scholarships for top students
University study has paid off for 30 students, who today were presented with Freemasons scholarships totalling $208,000.
Sir Ray Avery GNZM handed the A-grade students their scholarships in Parliament’s Legislative Council Chamber (subs 20 May).
Nine postgraduate students were awarded a total of $82,000 and 21 university students a total of $126,000. The students
are from AUT and Auckland, Waikato, Massey, Victoria, Canterbury, Lincoln and Otago universities.
For the last 36 years, Freemasons New Zealand—through The Freemasons Charity—has funded nearly $4.42 million in
scholarships to 1,051 students. Its privately funded university scholarship programme is one of New Zealand’s largest.
When addressing the students, Sir Ray Avery, pharmaceutical scientist, inventor and social entrepreneur, stressed how
important it is to always rally talented people.
“No one is as clever as all of us. All great leaders mobilise the skills of everyone into powerful tools to overcome the
impossible.”
Freemasons Grand Master John Litton congratulated parents and families of the scholarship recipients. All recipients are
actively involved in volunteering and supporting people in their networks and communities. Yet they still manage to
achieve consistent excellent academic results. As Mr Litton stated:
“As Freemasons, we see one of the benefits of education being a greater tolerance of other people’s views and opinions.
Already you have shown this to be so.”
2014 Freemasons Charity University Scholarship Recipients
University/RecipientHometownDegreeAuckland University of TechnologyTim PrattCrown Hill, AucklandPhD in Management | PGBrittany Olsen-VernerMangere, AucklandBachelor of Health Science (Physiotherapy)University of Auckland Cameron EllisShirley, ChristchurchMasters of Science in Psychology | PGElisabeth BoltonTe AwamutuBachelor of Science (Honours)Samuel BookmanRemuera, AucklandBachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws (Honours)Andrew McIndoeKelburn, WellingtonBachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws (Honours)University of WaikatoKaren HoughtonTaupoPhD in Microbiology | PGAnthony BakerTaumarunuiMaster of Business ManagementLindi EngelbrechtRototuna, HamiltonBachelor of Engineering (Honours)Alana ScottTirauBachelor of Business ManagementMassey UniversityKrista HupmanAlbany, AucklandPhD in Natural Sciences | PGByron BrooksDevonport, AucklandBachelor of Engineering (Honours)Ashleigh ClarkFeildingBachelor of Business StudiesNigel EspieWhangaparaoa, AucklandBachelor of Science and Bachelor of Business StudiesPhillipa WebbGisbornePostgraduate Diploma in JournalismVictoria University of WellingtonTaylor HughsonThorndon, WellingtonMaster of Arts in English Literature | PG*Laura KranzRemuera, AucklandMaster of Science in Cognitive and Behavioural Neuroscience | PG*Juliet BullEpsom, AucklandBachelor of Laws (Honours)Dylan ChambersJohnsonville, WellingtonBachelor of Arts (Honours)Brontë JefferiesNew PlymouthBachelor of Arts (Honours)Lincoln UniversityNirajmohan ShivaperumalAwapuni, Palmerston NorthPhD in Food Microbiology | PGCatherine MountierRollestonBachelor of Science (Honours)University of CanterburySamuel WakelinLeeston, ChristchurchMaster of Arts | PGNicholas AllanHawarden, North CanterburyMaster of Science and Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical PsychologySimona SeizovaWainoni, ChristchurchBachelor of Science (Honours)Helena TrollopeIlam, ChristchurchBachelor of ScienceUniversity of OtagoGareth ReesCaversham, DunedinPhD in Public Health | PGAnna Hoek SimsSt Clair, DunedinBachelor of Arts (double Honours)Lucy SulzbergerNgaio, WellingtonBachelor of Medical Science (Honours)Jennifer WalkerBucklands Beach, AucklandBachelor of Medicine
PG means scholar awarded a Post Graduate Scholarship ($10,000).
PG* As these students are recipients of full scholarships, they have each been awarded the maximum allowable amount of
$6,000.
All other scholarships are university scholarships ($6,000).
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