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Awards, Scholarships and Other Achievements
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Congratulations to Lesley for receiving a "Ngarimu VC & 28th Maori Battalion Memorial Doctoral Scholarship" of $25,000 to complete her PhD. Her smile says it all! Lesley is doing her PhD to "add academic weight to the marine research wants and needs of iwi/hapu groups".
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Welcome to Mele who joins husband Sione as an Awhina postgraduate. Mele took her hoodie along with her to a BRCSS conference in Auckland
Congratulations to Sione for completing his MSc in Maths and for securing an excellent scholarship for his PhD. Fellow mentors say "Hope you enjoyed the bubbly after the photoshoot".
Congratulations to SGEES mentor Xenia for receiving a Rotary Club Goal Setters Award of $2,000! Studying native snails has been a long time passion of Xenia's. Snails are also environmental markers. Xenia is using her GIS skills to produce computerised databases to streamline her research and contribute to a better understanding of New Zealand's ecology.
2006 ESR Porirua Pacific Islands Forum Gugumatua Award
recipients
24 August, 2006
Undergraduate Awhina mentors and mentees were the recipients of the inaugural ESR Gugumatua Awards for Pacific students enrolled in science and technology undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. These Awards were funded by the Institute of Environmental Science & Research Ltd (ESR), based at the Kenepuru Science Centre, Porirua as part of its initiative, headed by Maui Hudson (Maori Development Manager), to build relationships with Pacific communities.
Recipients received their cheques and certificates from ESR Strategic Manager, Dr Val Orchard, at a Science and Technology Promotion evening hosted by the Porirua Pacific Islands Forum at Pataka. Over 100 people from the seven Porirua Pacific Islands communities attended to acknowledge and celebrate the successes of their students.
Staff and students from the ESR, Whitireia Community Polytechnic and the Faculties of Science and Architecture and Design at Victoria University of Wellington provided displays of their work and experiments that participants could do and highlighted career opportunities for Pacific peoples within their organisations.
Dr Val Orchard (back left) and Dr Ian
Welch (front left) with eight of the Gugumatua Award recipients.
Big smiles and thanks to ESR and the Porirua Pacific community.
Awhina Babies!
6 August, 2006
Jen's baby Abbie is nearly one year old.
Congratulations to Helen and Scott on the birth of their baby son Wiremu Tete Kura James Lenihan Hindman. Wiremu was born on Friday 3 February at Waitakere Hospital.
Those who remember long time Awhina mentor Eli maybe interested in knowing that he is now a Post Doc Fellow at the University of Melbourne. Eli was one of the origianl Awhina mentors, mentoring since 1999 right up till he graduated with his PhD.
Eli's son Luka. Perhaps a future PhD student too?
Awhina Putea and Pasifika Awards for 2007
30 July, 2006
The application forms for the 2007 Awhina Putea and Pasifika Awards are now available.
Scholarship Recipients
4 October, 2005
Awhina students, Shaun, Matthew, and Stacey have won the Unisys 2005 Scholarships in Computer Science for Maori and Pacific Nations students. Previous recipients were Nick, Tim, Ben, Atilua, Jeremy, and Mike.
The scholarships were established in 2003 to support Maori and Pacific Nations students enrolled in their second year of a computer science degree at Victoria University. The students were chosen primarily for their academic achievement, longer-term goals and aspirations, and community input.
The scholarships valued at $5000 each provided all recipients with financial assistance and encouragement. They also strengthen Te Ropu Awhina Putaiao, the Faculties of Science, Architecture and Design whanau support for their Maori and Pacific Nations students.
From left to right: Matthew, Shaun and Stacey - the 2005 recipients of the Unisys Scholarships in Computer Science for Maori and Pacific Nations students.