C.A.S. HAWKER SCHOLARS 2002 KATE SEWARD Hawker Scholar: 2002 – 2004 Degree: Bachelor of International Studies Institution: University of Adelaide & in residence at St. Mark’s College Career Goals: A position with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Kate Seward is from Geelong, the eldest of four children. She entered The Geelong College in 1993 and completed her studies in 2000. Her subjects included English, Literature, International Studies, French, History and Legal Studies. She was School Vice captain and President of the Student Representative Council in 2000. Kate was awarded a number of academic prizes and the inaugural Morrison Prize for outstanding ability and overall service to the College in her final year at The Geelong College. Kate's tertiary entrance score at the completion of her secondary studies was 98.45. Kate is an active and very successful sports person, public speaker and debater. She was Captain of Debating and the recipient of the Stanley Calvert Prize for Debating and Public Speaking. Kate is a past district winner and regional finalist in the Lions Club Youth of the Year Quest and a regional finalist in the Rostrum Voice of Youth Public Speaking Awards. Kate represented Victoria at both the United Nations Youth Conference in 1998 and the National Youth Parliament in 1999. She also in 1999 was awarded the Soroptimist International of Geelong 'Youth Leadership Award' and was selected as a member of The Age 'Leaders of Tomorrow Club' as part of the Age newspapers Millenium Series. In 2000 Kate also received the Royal Commonwealth Society Student Fellowship. In 1998 Kate spent 6 months in France on a student exchange and has worked in England and Ireland and traveled throughout Europe and Japan. Her career goal is to enter the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Kate is now in residence at St. Mark’s College and is studying at the University of Adelaide where she is enrolled in the Bachelor of International Studies Degree. Kate has already displayed a strong commitment to the ideals upon which the Hawker Scholarship is founded. She has an inquiring mind, she sets and achieves personal goals and seeks through her efforts to better herself and as a result to make Australia a better country. Kate is a very worthy recipient of a 2002 Hawker Scholarship. She joins 34 other young Australians who since 1991 have been awarded this scholarship that rightly is becoming known as Australia’s ‘Rhodes’. MIN GUO Hawker Scholar: 2002 – 2005 Degree: Bachelor of Engineering & Bachelor of Law Institution: University of Adelaide & in residence at St. Mark's College Goal: Work as an engineer and contribute to Australian society Min Guo 's class teacher at Glenunga International High School in Adelaide describes Min as 'an outstanding person, who possesses the rare qualities of outstanding intellect, a powerful work ethic and clear goals for the his future. Min has a love of learning and the desire to challenge himself to achieve at the highest level and he has made a significant contribution to the school' Min Guo was born in Adelaide. His parents left Vietnam by boat in the 1970's. Min completed his International Baccalaureate Diploma at the Glenunga High School last year, studying Economics, Chinese, English, Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics. He achieved the maximum South Australian tertiary Entrance Rank possible of 99.95. Min is indeed an outstanding student. His achievements over his time at Glenunga are considerable. His academic awards and prizes include Outstanding Acheivement awards for physics and chemistry, High Distinction in the National Chemistry Quiz, the Bond University vice-chancellor's Scholarship, and Best Advocate of Competition and national team winner of the Bond University High Schools' Mooting Competition to mention but a few. His community activities include working with the Youth Affairs Council of South Australia, membership of Young Labor in the Australian Labor Party and playing the violin with the Secondary Schools Symphony Orchestra. His charity work includes working with the Red Cross and Kiwanis International. Min also plays chess and cricket. He's been actively involved in his school's political processes. Min served on the Student representative Council and was secretary in 2000 and 2001 and was directly involved with restructuring the school's student political system. He helped to instigate several significant changes during his time as secretary including having a student advocate represented on every school standing committee and implementing student referendums and elections. Politics are an important part of his life. He believes the best way to bring about change is to participate in the political process. Through his involvement, Min wants Australians to be less cynical about their politicial leaders. Before taking up residence at St. Mark's College, and commencing his Bachelor of Engineering & Bachelor of Law degrees at the University of Adelaide, Min was working full time in the Management Information Systems Department of SAAB Systems, a defence and information-technology company based at Mawson Lakes in South Australia. Min has already clearly displayed a strong commitment to the ideals upon which the Charles Hawker Scholarship is founded. He is indeed, as described by his class teacher and all those who have had the pleasure of studying and working with him over the past number of years - an outstanding person. SAM PINCOTT Hawker Scholar: 2002 – 2003 Degree: Bachelor of Business Studies (Agricultural Management) Institution: Marcus Oldham College & in residence at Marcus Oldham College Career goal: Contribute to regional Australia as an agribusiness leader. Born in Wagga Wagga in NSW and educated at Geelong Grammar, Sam Pincott is committed to the development of regional Australian business a rural communities. While at Geelong Grammar he was elected House Captain of Cuthbertson Boarding House and made a school prefect. Last year Sam completed the second year of a Bachelor of Business Studies in Agricultural Management at Marcus Oldham. During his first year he achieved outstanding results being awarded a significant number of high distinctions and distinctions in the subjects he studied. In his second year he worked as a rural business-banking officer with the Adelaide Bank. Here he gained first hand practical experience in the challenges of the day to day operations of financial and risk analysis for South Australian primary producers and agribusiness. Sam is the first Hawker Scholar to attend Marcus Oldham College. The Trustee's hope that Sam Pincott is the first of many. In 2000 he was elected first year student representative and is currently the elected Student President of the College. Sam has demonstrated a commitment to the ideas of the College and shows encouraging ability in both his practical and academic pursuits. The future of regional Australia depends on the ongoing commitment of young people like Sam Pincott. There is little doubt that he and Charles Allan Seymour Hawker would have had a lot to talk about as one of Charles Hawker's primary interests was the long term development, viability and well being of regional and rural Australia. DANNY CREGAN Hawker Scholar: 2002 – 2004 Degree: Bachelor of Arts (International Relations) Bachelor of Laws Institution: Australian National University & in residence at Burgmann College Career Goal: To enter politics or the Diplomatic Service Born in Brisbane and educated in Western Australia, Danny Cregan has achieved much to date. A pivotal time in his life was a trip to Canberra where he visited the National Portrait Gallery. After walking in the gallery lined with people who had worked for Australia, he researched many of their lives. Deeply inspired by the achievements of Nugget Coombs, Robert Menzies and John Curtin, he returned to Western Australia, determined to follow the example demonstrated by these men. This experience, and now having learnt of Charles Hawker, Danny is committed to fulfilling his goal to enter politics or the diplomatic service. Danny is a very successful student of Hale School in Western Australia where he completed his senior studies last year. He is described by the staff at Hale as a most able and independent student, capable of working with and leading others, he is at the same time prepared to stand apart for his principles and if necessary be different. He is a published award-winning author and he appreciates quality educational opportunities and makes the most of them to achieve excellent outcomes. His major achievements are impressive. • Awarded the prestigious Tim Winton Award for Young Writers • Awarded the first 500 Club Medal by his former school Christian Brothers College. This medal is awarded to students who complete 500 km in cross -country events in one calendar year. • Invited to become a special junior member of the Royal Australian Air Force Association as a result of his excellent cadet service and service to the community. • Last year won the WA Division of the prestigious Penguin, Qantas, Somerset, National Novella Prize. • Offered a writing contract from Penguin to publish his novella Papua in January this year. • Represented Hale School at the WA school's Constitution Convention in Perth and WA at the State Convention as a student delegate to the national school's Convention in Melbourne in 2001. • He's achieved a Duke of Edinburgh Scheme Bronze level and working on his silver award. • Captain of the Hale School Mock Trial team • Achieved a WA Tertiary Entrance Score of 98.45 • Represented Hale School with distinction in cross-country running and public speaking as well as receiving numerous academic prizes in History, Politics, Legal Studies and poetry. As a House Prefect, he has captained his House debating team, played cricket, soccer and Walla rugby. Danny is an exceptional student. He is now a resident of Burgmann College at ANU where he is studying a degree in International Studies. He is an intelligent, talented and articulate young Australian. Danny Cregan is the first Western Australian student to be awarded a Hawker Scholarship. WAYNE HARLEY Hawker Scholar: 2002 Degree: Post-Graduate Diploma in Strategic Studies Institution: Australian National University & in residence at Burgmann College Goal: To contribute to the future of Australia's strategic alliances. By any measure Wayne Harley has had an adventurous and interesting professional life. He commenced his Bachelor of Arts in English at Curtin University in Perth in the 70's. He completed it last year and has since been offered Honours. Between starting and completing his degree, Wayne spent 22 years at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. During that period, Wayne has worked in a number of areas for the National Broadcaster. Many of the images of war, devastation, drought and political unrest around the world have been filmed and or produced by Wayne and delivered in programs like Four Corners, Foreign Correspondent, the 7.30 Report and the evening ABC TV news bulletin. He has worked in 65 countries around the world and his passport is well used and tells a story of it's own. His work with Foreign Correspondent took him to many places including India, Eritera, Ethiopia, Sierra Leone, Afghanistan, the Middle East, PNG and Bouganville. He's reported on the end of apartheid in South Africa, the Hong Kong hand over, the Kuwait Royal Family and Turkey/Syria relations, infanticide in India, mine clearing in Cambodia and the eradication of the poppy fields in Northern Pakistan. He has won a Logie Award for Current Affairs and has also won Australian's highest prize for journalism, the Walkley and has been highly commended twice. He has also been recognised in the prestigious New York Film and Television Awards on three occasions. Politics and international relations have always been an important part of his life. He's a person who has persued an interest in international relations, perhaps even consumed by it for much of his life. He has had many close calls on the road perhaps none more frightening than in Afghanistan where he had to stare down a Talaban soldier with an automatic rifle aimed at his head with the crowd encouraging the soldier to shoot. At the critical moment the rifle jammed - and Wayne lived to tell the tale. One of his final positions with the national broadcaster last year was Executive Producer of Foreign Correspondent. Wayne is enrolled in a Post-Graduate Diploma in Strategic Studies at the Australian National University and is in residence at Burgmann College. He brings to the Hawker Scholarship a wealth of experience, depth of knowledge and personal commitment to international affairs. Click here for other Hawker Scholars profiles > Scholarship History The Charles Hawker Story News Frequently Asked Questions Current Scholars Application Form