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From the Director of Development

As I write this, I venture to hope that these JCH Less of an everyday occurrence but
a new decade alumnae, along with all the other decidedly welcome are the occasional
has begun and generous supporters of the College, visits we receive from overseas-based
I cannot help would feel gratified by the honesty alumnae who ensure that they include
reflecting on the and modesty of this student’s emailed in their busy itineraries an opportunity
unnerving speed enquiry to Dr Powell in mid-2019: to reconnect with JCH. In late March
with which 2019 we were delighted to welcome back
disappeared! ‘I am starting to think about where I American Bailey Barash (Smith 1967)
will be living for university next year who planned that her first visit after
Once again, our students excelled and I was wondering if I could find out more than 50 years should coincide
academically and continue to be a a bit more about scholarships. with the ‘In Conversation’ event (see
great source of pride to the College p.9) with her JCH contemporary Prof
and its supporters – not to mention to I initially never considered that I would Gillian Triggs (1964). The following
their parents and friends. In 2019, 48% want to stay in College for a second week Bailey was guest speaker at a JCH
of all our students achieved results year, however the community of Janet Formal Dinner and SCR after-dinner chat
at H1 level, and 90% of all grades Clarke Hall is a much more welcoming, (see p.8).
achieved were at honours level. This connected and ambitious group of
is a genuinely outstanding result and a people than I had ever imagined. Also in March, we had the opportunity
tribute to the hard work of the students to welcome back to College Anne
and to the academic and pastoral I am quite surprised at and happy Bayne (Monie 1959) who had travelled
support they receive from the dedicated with my marks for first semester, with her husband from their home in
staff of JCH. and I am so grateful for the College the UK to visit family and friends in
tutorials, resources and the academic Australia. Anne had previously returned
It has been immensely pleasing to me, atmosphere which have let me discover to JCH in 2007 and expressed great
as an ‘observer’ of the JCH students my passion for History which I hope to pleasure in seeing JCH continuing to
and their myriad activities in addition pursue!’ thrive, remaining a small, supportive
to their academic studies, to see the community amidst the vast numbers that
opportunities that scholarships provide It seems to me that this brief email constitute today’s University.
for deserving students. The College expresses so eloquently what is
has been able to increase the extent special about JCH and, of course, why Echoing support for JCH’s determination
and number of scholarships, thanks to scholarships are so important. I also to remain small was Antony (Tim)
bequests and donations over recent find it endearing to see the student’s Tyler, who travelled from the UK early
years. Indeed, I gratefully acknowledge genuine surprise and pleasure in in 2019 and visited JCH to present the
that in the past year we have been achieving unexpectedly good results College with an etching by his beloved
advised of generous bequests from and so honestly acknowledging the late wife and JCH alumna, Mary Tyler
the estates of alumnae Ms Patricia help of JCH. In essence, I believe it (Mackney 1955). A Trinity alumnus, Tim
Hammond Reid (Ferrier 1950), JCH is a telling tribute to the work that Dr commented on the wonderful, intimate
Fellow Dr Valerie Asche AM (James Powell, Ms Welsford and the JCH team feeling that the College has retained
1952) and Ms Ruth Wilson (1953). carry out every day. since his last visit to the ‘waiting room’
in 1958,
and the
significant
value that
our small
numbers
must
deliver in
terms of
academic
and
pastoral
support for students facing so many
contemporary challenges. He was
delighted that Mary’s etching had found
a home at JCH, ‘a place she always
remembered with great affection’.

Ms Shelley Roberts
Director of Development
Visitors to the College, left, Tim Tyler and
above, Anne Bayne from the UK

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