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SUGUNA Activities

SUGUNA holds annual meetings which include lectures, sporting events (golf, tennis, etc.) and social functions (barbecue, dinner) for the purpose of meeting and keeping in touch with fellow alumni. Members and friends present lectures on a variety of topics of interest to the membership, ranging from pure sciences (chemistry, geology), applied sciences (molecular biology), health sciences (medicine, dentistry, veterinary science), engineering, architecture, arts, literature, business,economics,travel and personal hobbies. In addition to the annual meeting, SUGUNA members can hold local meetings when appropriate.

SUGUNA History

SUGUNA was founded in 1990 by William Lew, Warick Harvey-Smith and Clifford Kwan-Gett who contacted their classmates that they knew to be in North America. In addition they placed an add in the Gazette and obtained a listing of Sydney University graduates in the U.S.A. and Canada. The first meeting was held in 1991 and there have been annual meetings each year since then. Year of meeting, location and attendance has been as follows:

• 1991 - Sunriver, OR (29)
• 1992 - Whistler, B.C. Canada (83)
• 1993 - Penn State University, PA (80)
• 1994 - Stanford University, Palo Alto Ca (96)
• 1995 - Whistler, B.C. Canada (57)
• 1996 - Western Washington University, Bellingham WA (39)
• 1997 - University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ONT Canada (43)
• 1998 - University of California, Berkeley CA (56)

SUGUNA Jim Wolfensohn Award

This consists of a sterling silver plate donated by James Wolfensohn to be awarded annually to a SUGUNA member in recognition of academic or other achievements. Past recipients of this award are as follows:

• 1993 - Lyn B. Behrens M.B., B.S. (Syd 64)
• 1994 - Ernest A. Baja B.D.S. (Syd 57)
• 1995 - June R.P. Ross B.Sc. (Syd 53), Ph.D., D. Sc.
• 1996 - Ronald N. Bracewell B.E. (Syd 42), M.E. (Syd 48)
• 1997 - Clifford Kwan-Gett B.Sc. (Syd 54), B.E. (Syd 56), M.B., B.S.(Syd 63)
• 1998 - Enid Gilbert-Barness M.B., B.S. (Syd 50), M.D. (Syd 83)