September 2008
Hillary Scholarship Programme
inspiring excellence, all round development and leadership
CAPTURING THE SPIRIT
JOURNEY TO THE SUMMIT
Sir Edmund Hillary is the patron of the University of Waikato’s
Sir Edmund Hillary Scholarship Programme. His sad passing this
year creates a challenge for the University to ensure that the future
meaning and success of the Programme continues to reflect the spirit
of Sir Ed together with what he considered to be important.
Inspired by Sir Edmund Hillary’s book View from the
Summit, which was given to Hillary Scholars at the
beginning of the year, the CD project Journey to the
Summit is forging ahead.
So a full-day meeting, chaired by Professor Doug Sutton, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, is
being held which will draw on the knowledge of the Programme from current and
past Hillary scholars, arts and sports partners and the Hillary Executive Committee.
Professor Clive Gilson of the Waikato Management School will facilitate the
workshop session that will aim to capture the spirit and core beliefs that underpin
the Programme and to define where it is going. Professor Gilson has conducted
similar workshops with iconic sport and business organisations around the world
including Inter-Milan, Procter & Gamble and the New Zealand Olympic Committee.
Professor Sutton comments that “the Hillary Scholarship Programme is a unique
package combining full fees scholarships for study, a high level of support for
scholars provided by the University and its partners, and leadership development
opportunities. Its connection to Sir Edmund Hillary is very important and through
this planning day we hope to strongly connect the values of Sir Ed to those of the
Programme. I am delighted that Lady Hillary has agreed to assist in this process
by commenting on the work when completed.”
The University of Waikato creative arts scholars took their
inspiration from the book that they are embarking on a life
journey to success.
The recording for the CD, Journey to the Summit, has been
completed at the WEL Energy Academy of Performing Arts,
and is now being
mastered by
Wayne Laird
from Atoll
Records. This
CD showcases
the talents
of the 2008
music Hillary
Scholars through
a collection of
classical pieces.
Performers are;
cellists’ Callum
Hall, Jisun Kim, Sarah Lee and Edward King; opera singers
June Dams, Julia Booth, Angela Rümping and Evelyne Waters;
pianists Maria Mo and Tim Li and oboist Jenny Johnson.
Several pieces have been recorded including pieces by Bach,
Debussy and Gershwin, plus pieces composed and performed
by mezzo soprano, June Dams.
Journey to the Summit CD booklet design.
LEADING THE WAY TO APEC
Hillary Scholar Jordan Taylor is going to the APEC leaders’ summit
in Peru in November.
He was one of four New Zealand
students selected to go to the summit
after attending the Voices of APEC
national youth event in Christchurch
during the semester break.
“In Christchurch we met business and
political leaders and got an insight into
the workings of APEC. I think going to
Peru will build on that,” Jordan says.
“We get to interview world leaders
from some of the 21 APEC economies
and I’m sure I’ll come back with a
much bigger and better understanding
of how business and politics work and
the major issues facing APEC.”
Hillary Scholar and athlete, Jordan Taylor.
Jordan is a first year student
studying for a Bachelor of Management
Studies degree and is a sport scholar
in athletics.
The CD will be launched later this year, along with a mini
documentary of the making of the CD.
For the mini documentary, screen and media Hillary scholars
shot digital footage at the last recording session at the
Academy and then spent some time with music students
filming them at a variety of venues.
Hillary Programme graphics students have developed the
design for the CD booklet and a poster. Meanwhile,
theatre and dance students are researching and developing
their devised piece for the late November launch.
The performance piece is based upon the title ‘Journey to the
Summit’ and as with all elements of the CD project is
a tribute to Sir Edmund Hillary.
JOURNEY TO THE SUMMIT CD
Will be available to purchase from 1 November at
www.waikato.ac.nz/go/journey
Hillary Scholarship Programme September 2008
CLAIRE GRAY
A NEW
WORLD
CHAMPION
Being singled out as someone who has
potential is somewhat daunting while being
completely inspiring. For me this is what it is
like being a Hillary Scholar!
When I was awarded the Hillary Scholarship in 2006
I saw it as people placing faith in me. This gave me
confidence to believe in myself. In this way the
Hillary Scholarship has provided a platform from
which to grow and develop myself in many areas.
One area in particular that has grabbed my heart is
work in the community. I am currently involved in
a number of different aspects of community work.
I volunteer weekly at a soup kitchen run by my local
church targeted at lower socio-economic families and
homeless people. This has been the most amazing
experience and has exposed me to situations and
people which have revolutionised my worldview.
I have also been part of a group which has initiated
grassroots community action including anonymous
food parcel delivery and linen parcels.
These activities stirred within me a passion for
serving those marginalised and forgotten by our
society. I was convinced that the work I was
currently involved in was only scratching the surface
of a deeper need. This feeling was shared by two of
my friends and was the seed for an event we now
run known as Streetworks.
Streetworks is a weekend community event which
runs twice a year and is aimed at seeing people of
all generations, denominations and backgrounds
engaging with one another and serving needs within
the community.
Streetworks’ aim
is to be a platform
upon which all
people will realize
their capacity
and take initiative
in their own
communities. The
goal is not to run
an event, but to
inspire a change in
lifestyle; that our
daily lives would
Hillary Scholar and dancer, Claire Gray.
be an example of
justice and compassion. I have been so changed by
the leadership roles I’ve been blessed with in
the community, and I want to expose others to
similar experiences.
Sir Edmund Hillary once said that a challenge should
be like “…the roar of a thousand tigers.” I believe that
responding to our personal roar of a thousand tigers
is truly what it means to be a Hillary Scholar.
For me, my “roar of a thousand tigers” lies in the
huge challenges of community work and service.
I look to Sir Ed and the humanitarian work he
conducted in Nepal as my daily inspiration.
It is an honour for me to have my name
associated with his.
Hillary Scholarship Programme September 2008
World Champion rower and Hillary Scholar Graham Oberlin-Brown.
Congratulations to
Hillary Scholar
Graham Oberlin-Brown
who won the world title in
the lightweight single scull
event at the U23 World
Rowing Championships in
Brandenburg, Germany.
HOCKEY HITS HIGH PERFORMANCE NOTES
Attracting and retaining senior players is not always easy for Waikato
Hockey, so the partnership with the University of Waikato is a vital one.
This year has seen Waikato Hockey implement a dedicated high performance
programme for the first time. Hillary Scholarships have attracted talented hockey
players to the region and this has
provided Waikato Hockey with
the boost it needed to justify the
high performance programme.
With sponsorship from ABN AMRO
Craigs this high performance
programme is set to attract
more talent to the region. The
programme is facilitated by a team
of high performance coaches led
by Darren Smith, High-Performance
Director of Midlands Hockey who
played 212 tests for the Blacksticks
and is currently the assistant
coach and videographer for the
Blacksticks Men’s team who went
Hillary Scholar, hockey player, Tom Lysaght.
to the Beijing Olympics.
Of the 10 Hillary Scholars who are hockey players, Tom Lysaght (pictured) and Cathryn
Finlayson are both Junior Blacksticks. Tom also captained the Waikato U18 team and
played in the Midlands U21 team. Cathryn was selected to coach at the Regional
Coaching Clinic and played for the Midlands U21 team.
The key to the growth of hockey in the Waikato region is to retain talented players by
providing an environment where their hockey will prosper without the need to make
the big move over the hill to Auckland.
Jack Clayton, Waikato Hockey’s Regional Development Manager and Sport Manager
to the Hillary Scholarship Programme, says, “The partnership with the University of
Waikato gives Waikato Hockey a means of attracting quality players to the region and
this will lead to better results in the National Hockey League (NHL). The spin-off from
this should be a stronger local competition which will encourage talented players to
remain in the region.”
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2008 HILLARY SCHOLARS
Name
Sport(s) or Creative/
Performing Art(s)
Programme
Ngaire Ackerley
Simon Addison
Megan Aikenhead
Benjamin Bartels
Joshua Blue
Julia Booth
Nicholas Brooks
Elizabeth Brown
Graphic Design
Orienteering
Athletics
Hockey
Rugby
Music
Equestrian
Equestrian
BCGD
MSc
BSpLS
BCGD
LLB / BSc
MA
LLB / BA
BMS
Myles Browne-Cole
Mark Burman
Scott Calder
Jesse Campbell
Sarah Campbell
Yi-Hsuan Chiang
Nikki Cox
Amanda Cranston
Hannah Croad
June Dams
Emma Davis
Haden de Boer
Lucas de Jong
Delwyn Dellow
Caitlin Easter
Mary Faber
Martyn Faville
Tema Fenton-Coyne
BSc(Tech)
BMS(Hons)
BMS
BCS
BSocSc
BSc / BA
BMS
BSpLS
BMS
BMus(Hons)
BE
BMS
BCS
BA
BSocSc
BCGD
MSc
GradDip
Cathryn Finlayson
Maia Gibbs
Natalie Good
Ariana Grant
Claire Gray
Callum Hall
Scot Hall
James Hawley
Tamara Hemara
Alexandra Hitchmough
Sarah Ho
Simon Hoey-Burns
Moon-Young Hong
Shooting
Rugby
Squash
Equestrian
Karate
Badminton
Surf Life Saving
Squash
Beach Volleyball
Music
Motocross
Cycling
Public Speaking
Theatre studies
Netball
Graphic Design
Rugby
Māori Creative and
Performing Arts
Hockey
Rugby
Snowboarding
Volleyball
Dance
Music
Theatre studies
Hockey
Volleyball
Dance
Table Tennis
Table Tennis
Music
Chloe Hoolihan
Jenny Johnson
Bauro Kairaoi
Fraser Kilgour
Jisun Kim
Edward King
Kurt Kirby
Tom Lane
Laura Langman
Tania Law
Squash
Music
Rugby
Cricket
Music
Music
Judo
Equestrian
Netball
Netball umpiring
BMS
BMus(Hons)
BSpLS
BSocSc
BMus(Hons)
BMus
BSpLS
BSocSc / LLB
BMS
BSc
Sarah Lee
Marc Lelievre
Oliver Leydon-Davis
Timothy Li
Ying-Te Liu
Thomas Lysaght
Jesse Manson-Bolt
Steven Martin
Michelle McCarthy
Music
Timbersport
Badminton
Music
Music
Hockey
Netball
Cricket /Squash
Table Tennis
BMus
BSpLS
BMS
PGDip(Mus)
BMus
BSpLS
BMS
BMS / BSC
BMS
Charlotte McCullough
Sasha McLaren
Samuel McNally
Owen Mitai-Wells
Maria Mo
Aliesha-Jane Moroney
Kimberly Muncaster
Scott Murray
Christopher Musgrave
Laura Newman-Dempster
Sean Nixon
Graham Oberlin-Brown
Emily Olsen
Charlotte Osborne
Alyce Pulford
Steven Rae
Katherine Robinson
Shem Rodger
Michael Rümping
Angela Rümping
Mark Ryan
Shoshana Sachidhanandam
Hockey
Screen and Media
Orienteering
Hockey
Music
Equestrian
Theatre studies
Cycling
Soccer
Equestrian
Rugby
Rowing
Shooting
Athletics
Rowing
Cricket
Soccer
Cycling
Music
Music
Soccer
Screen and Media
BSpLS(Hons)
MA
BSc(Tech)
BMS
BMus(Hons)
BMS
BA
BMS
BMS
BE
BE
BTour
BTchg / BSpLS
GradDipT
BMS
BMS/BSc
BSpLS
BMS
BMus
BMus(Hons)
BBA
BA
Amrita Sahay
Aaron Scott
Bjorn Seguin
Alex Shadbolt
Todd Sherley
Graphic Design
Soccer
Badminton
Soccer
Car Racing
BCGD
GradDipT
BMS
LLB
LLB
BTchg / BSpLS
BCGD
BSocSc / LLB
BSocSc
BA
PGDip(Mus)
BA
BMS
BSpLS
BSocSc
BSocSc / LLB
BMS
BMus
Last Secondary School
Name
Sport(s) or Creative/
Performing Art(s)
Programme
Last Secondary School
Katikati College
Putaruru College
Motueka High School
Hamilton Boys’ High School
St Peter’s School
Overseas schooling
St Peter’s School
Waikato Diocesan
School for Girls
Waiuku College
Hamilton Boys’ High School
Cambridge High School
St Peter’s School
St Paul’s Collegiate School
Hamilton Girls’ High School
Taikura Rudolf Steiner School
Wanganui Collegiate School
Otumoetai College
Tauranga Girls’ College
Taupo-Nui-A-Tia College
King’s College
Opotiki College
Spotswood College
Cambridge High School
ACG Strathallan
Cambridge High School
Kamo High School
Robert Short
Whetu-Iti Silver
Callum Slee
Tim Smith
Raynesh Smith
Toby Smith
Emit Snake-Beings
Daniel Stevenson
Ashleigh Stone
Cricket
Dance
Hockey
Hockey
Hockey
Rugby
Screen and Media
Rugby
Cycling
BTchg / BSpLS
BA
BCGD
BMS(Hons)
BSc
BMS
BA(Hons)
BMS
BCGD
Nicole Stratford
Jessie Taane
Jordan Taylor
Serene Teokotai
Soccer
Netball
Athletics
Māori Creative and
Performing Arts
Equestrian
Music
Cricket / Netball
Music
Athletics
Hockey
Graphic Design
Netball
Surf Life Saving
Blokarting
Screen and Media
BSpLS / BTchg
BMS
BMS
BSocSc
Pukekohe High School
Hillcrest High School
Pukekohe High School
St John’s College (Hamilton)
Massey High School
Hamilton Boys’ High School
Overseas Schooling
Cambridge High School
Waikato Diocesan
School for Girls
Hamilton Girls’ High School
St Peter’s School
Hamilton Boy’s High School
Hamilton Girls’ High School
BMS
BMus
BCS
MMus
BCMS
BSpLS
BCGD
BTchg / BSpLS
BTchg (Primary)
BCMS
BA
St Peter’s School
Bethlehem College
Cambridge High School
St Peter’s School
Waiuku College
Wairarapa College
Gisborne Boys’ High School
Matamata College
Gisborne Girls’ High School
Te Puke High School
Hillcrest High School
Horowhenua College
Gisborne Boys’ High School
Mount Aspiring College
Western Heights High School
Pukekohe High School
Rangitoto College
Hillcrest High School
Tauranga Boys’ College
Mahurangi College
Mount Maunganui College
Hamilton Girls’ High School
Garin College
Wellington Diocesan School
for Girls
Hillcrest High School
Hamilton Girls’ High School
Rotorua Boys’ High School
St Peter’s School
St Cuthbert’s College
King’s College
Cambridge High School
Senior College
Hillcrest High School
Sacred Heart Girls’ College
(Hamilton)
Westlake Girls’ High School
Mount Maunganui College
Hillcrest High School
Rotorua Boys’ High School
Hillcrest High School
Tauranga Boys’ College
Otorohanga College
Hamilton Boys’ High School
Sacred Heart College
(Lower Hutt)
Opihi College
Kapiti College
Te Puke High School
Western Heights High School
Hamilton Girls’ High School
St Paul’s Collegiate
Tokoroa High School
Whakatane High School
Hamilton Boys’ High School
Rodney College, Northland
Rotorua Boys’ High School
Te Awamutu College
Taupo-Nui-A-Tia College
Morrinsville College
Hauraki Plains College
Tauranga Boys’ College
Hamilton Girls’ High School
Cambridge High School
St Bede’s College
Overseas Schooling
Cambridge High School
Sacred Heart Girls’
College (Hamilton)
Hamilton Girls’ High School
Hamilton Boys’ High School
Hillcrest High School
Hamilton Girls’ High School
St Paul’s Collegiate
Jasmine Van der Hayden
Taryn Viggiano
Rhiana Vincent
Evelyne Waters
Michael Whitehead
Sophie Wickens
Christopher Williams
Lynaire Williams
Rebecca Wright
Gabe Young
Arianne Zilberberg
Correct as at August 2008.
Sir Edmund Hillary Scholars 2008.
THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS
The Hillary Scholarship Programme Executive Committee
would like to thank its partners for their contribution to the
success of the Programme.
The Hillary Scholarship Programme partners are:
Arts Waikato, Athletics Waikato Bay of Plenty, Waikato Badminton
Association, Waikato Basketball Council, Bay of Plenty Volleyball,
Northern Districts Cricket, St Peters School (Equestrian),
Waikato Bay of Plenty Football, Waikato Hockey Association,
Netball Waikato, NZ Shooting Federation, Squash Waikato,
Table Tennis NZ, Waikato Tennis, Waikato Touch Association,
Rowing NZ, Waikato Rugby Union, Waikato Regional Volleyball
Association, Cliff Hughes (Timbersport), Cory Hutchings (Surf Lifesaving),
Graham Bunn (Cycling), Robbie Smith (Karate),
Neil Kerrison (Orienteering), Garry Ingram (Blokarting),
Josh Briscoe (Snowboarding), Colleen Palenski (Car Racing),
Graeme Downing (Judo), Steve Hollings (Athletics – North),
Chris Whiteley (Cycling – North).
We would also like to congratulate Murray Finch, our sport manager for
Table Tennis who has been awarded the NZ University Coach of the Year.
Hillary Scholarship Programme September 2008
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The Hillary Scholarship Programme is proudly sponsored by Gallagher Group and Orbit
Hillary Scholarship applications close 31 October 2008.
Hillary Medal applications for current Hillary Scholars planning to
graduate in 2009 close 31 November 2008.
SIR EDMUND HILLARY
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME
www.waikato.ac.nz/hillary
BE YOURSELF
Be yourself was the key advice given to
Hillary Scholars at their recent public
speaking workshop.
Public speaking is said to be the number one
greatest fear. So the Hillary Programme recruited
the services of 2B to eliminate some of these fears.
Chris Williams, graphic design student, said
“The Public Speaking session was great fun and an
awesome way to meet some of the other scholars.
I haven’t played musical chairs in about 13 years so to have it combined in the impromptu speech
exercise was a blast!” In this highly interactive session scholars were asked to use their expressive
voice, have a physical presence and utilise storytelling. Through these means the secrets of being
yourself when public speaking were explained.
Maia Gibbs and Rebecca Wright at the public
speaking workshop.
The key facilitator, Lisa Brickell, is a professional comedian and comedy coach. “It was very
rewarding to work with the Hillary Scholars. They are inspiring, dynamic young leaders of the
future who all fully participated in the workshop, learning from each other’s diverse experience
and making tremendous progress with their public speaking in a short space of time.”
2B are a group of professional actors and vocal consultants who specialise in developing
performance techniques to enhance public speaking skills. Their clients include Prime Minister
Helen Clark and Satchi & Satchi, and now the Hillary Scholars.
JUSTIN STEWART,
REC CENTRE PHYSICAL CONDITIONER
Justin Stewart has always been passionate about sport, participating in almost
all sports from an early age in South Africa. He first dreamed of being the next
Clive Rice (South African Cricketer) or Bruce Grobbelaar (Liverpool’s Goalie).
A severe groin injury in 1993 hampered Justin’s transition from a good junior athlete
into a good senior athlete. Not wanting others to go through the same agony and
mismanagement as he went through, he completed a Sports Science degree at the University
of KwaZulu-Natal graduating at the top of the class and was accepted into Honours to study
Bio kinetics (an exercise specialist). Following this
he undertook a six month internship at the Kings
Park Sports Medicine Clinic, which incorporated
work for the Sharks Rugby Team.
Justin enjoys spending time with his wife Hayley
and his one year daughter Kimberly. Of course
he has been analysing Kimberly’s movements
with the hope of creating the perfect athlete.
Justin just can’t stop thinking about how
movement affects performance. Hillary Scholars
beware – Justin analyses all your physical
conditioning done at the Rec Centre.
Justin Stewart, Rec Centre Physical Conditioner,
working with Hillary Scholar Sophie Wickens.
Free physical conditioning available to Hillary
Scholars includes individual fitness tests and
strength training programmes, plus group
training sessions for core flexibility, rehabilitation,
endurance and speed.
Hillary Scholarship Programme September 2008
Who can apply?
> Students who excel academically and in
sports or creative and performing arts
> School leavers
> Current tertiary students
What do you receive?
> Full fees Sir Edmund Hillary Scholarship
to study at Waikato University
> Personalised academic support
> Leading coaches/tutors in your area
of sports/arts
> A Leadership and Personal Development Plan
> Free gym membership and physical conditioning
> and more..
LEADERSHIP AND PERSONAL
DEVELOPMENT PLAN
Important Dates
> 24 Sept
Personal Purpose
> 3 Oct
Wallace Corporation University
Blues Awards
> 17 Oct
End of Year Celebration
> 28 Nov
Journey to the Summit CD Launch
Scholar Assistance contact:
Greg O’Carroll – High Performance Student Manager
Email:
[email protected]
Phone:
07 838 4264
All other enquiries contact:
Nicola Clayden – Programme Manager
Email:
[email protected]
Phone:
07 858 5139
Mobile:
027 478 7331
Sir Edmund Hillary Scholarship Programme
Executive Committee
Doug Sutton (Chairman), Clare Cramond,
Judith Mudge, Charlotte Church,
Greg O’Carroll, Nicola Clayden, Lara Hall.
Scholarship Applications:
Sir Edmund Hillary Scholarship Programme
Scholarships Office, The University of Waikato,
Private Bag 3105, Hamilton, New Zealand
Phone:
07 858 5195
Toll Free: 0800 WAIKATO
www.waikato.ac.nz/scholarships