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Wednesday, Number 14,1994 8 June Melanie Dempster: Sportsperson of the year and scholarship winner The Recreation and Sports Associa­ the Brisbane Games. She has per­ tion (RSA) heldafunctiononFriday27 formed in the NSW U/21s and for May to present their sports awards. Illawarra, as well as starred in numer­ The Master of Ceremonies was ous beach volleyball and State League 1992-3 President,Mr Barrie Keenahan, Volleyball competitions. and 1994 President, Dr Paul Webb, Jodi Pohl was selected for the Aus- gave the official welcome. tralianUniversities soccer team tocom- Guests of Honour were Professor K. pete in the World Student Games in McKinnon and Ms Sue Walker, Mr Buffalo last year, after selection in the Butch Hays (Illawarra Hawks), and Australian Universities representative Mr Oliver Tan\s (StudentTravel Aust.). sides in 1991 and 1992 as well as vari­ Awards were presented by Ms Julie ous State teams. She starred again on Steele, DrWebb,Mr Ian McKinlay and her return from the US, again being Mr Keenahan. selected in the Australian Universities Winner of the 1993 Sportsperson of team. She plays for the University Club the Year and the Sports Scholarship in between State League commitments for 1993/4 was hockey player,Melanie and the odd injury or three! Dempster. Michael Nelson has been at the top Ms Dempster has been in various level in State windsurfing competition state and national junior teams over for the last two years and in the na­ Melanie Dempster: Sportsperson of the the years, the NSW senior team proper tional top six. He competed in the year since 1990, and has been awarded AIS world titles in 1994 and narrowly and IAS scholarships. A University Blue is a highly pres­ missed selection in the Australian She has recently been selected in the tigious and valued award which is not Universities team for the World Uni­ senior Australian side and is full steam given lightly. Minimum standards versities titles. He is serving as Com­ ahead for the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. are set and must be achieved consist­ modore of the windsurfing area of the She has also continued her RSA ently to deserve recognition. University Sailing and Windsurfing Sports Scholarship. This year the Blues committee de­ Club. This award provides $3000 annu­ cided to award seven Blues awards to: Robyn Hall has starred in four Aus­ ally to assist in the payment of ex­ John Trevaskis has been an active tralian Universities Championships, penses in pursuing her academic and member of the Rugby Club since 1992 being selected in three Australian Uni­ elite sporting activities. and assists with coaching other play­ versities basketball teams, and play­ To retain the scholarship she must ers. He represented the Illawarra sen­ ing for the Kittyhawks for three years play for the University club, assist with iors in 1992 and 1993. He also and then State League Champions coaching all of the teams, promote ac­ represented the State U/21 team in Sutherland in 1993. She has repre­ tivity on the campus, especially the 1991 and 1992. He was rewarded with sented the University in hockey and use of the artificial surface maintain a selection in the NSW Open squad in touch as well as basketball in her four academic standard and sporting ex­ 1993 and NSW U/21. John was Illa­ years here. cellence. warra U/21 player of the year in 1993 Bridget Munro was leading player Jennifer Crawford has been a fix­ in the gold medal-winning tennis side Blues ture in Illawarra volleyball since start­ at the eastern conference titles and Sporting Blues are awarded by Uni­ ing her studies in 1991, attending every then the Australian Universities Games versity sporting organisations all over University titles and being selected in in 1993, gaining selection in the Aus­ the world to recognise sporting the Australian Universities side for tralian Universities side for the second achievement by students. the last two years, including MVP at Continued page two From page one time. She has represented Tasmania and Illawarra in senior teams. She has assisted by managing our teams and also represented Wollongong at net- ball at the 1992 AUC in Melbourne. She coaches here on campus and con­ tinues to contribute wherever she can. Nigel Noffke has represented the University in soccer at the Australian Universities Championships for the last two years and been instrumental inbringing them from the outer fringes to the top four. He has been outstand­ ing for both the University and his Premier League Club Bulli, as well as a call-up to the Wolves from time to time. He has made the Australian Uni­ versities side each year he has played and his performances in Melbourne, where he was outstanding against na­ tional League opposition from much larger Universities, will long be re­ membered by those that witnessed them. Colours The award of Colours denotes a Paul Manning, Manager of the Recreation and Sports Association made a high standard in sport and the Blues presentation to the guest of honour, the Vice-Chancellor Professor Ken McKinnon Conunittee may also take other rel­ ("Most Frequent User of the Swimming Pool" Award?) evant factors into consideration such as the value of work done by a recipi­ ambassador for the club and the Uni­ on-field performance during the year ent in furthering the relevant sport at versity. with excellence in club administration, the University. Penny Hensford has been involved involvement with the local associa­ The standard for the award of Col­ with the Touch Club since its incep­ tion, and other factors which enhance ours shall be based on club recommen- tion, and touch in the Illawarra and on the prestige of University Sports in the dations relating to conduct, campus. She was selected in the Aus­ community, either locally or through sportspersonship, attendance at train­ tralian Universities women's touch Australian University competition. ing, club performance and representa­ team in 1993 and has managed all our This year there were two nomina­ tive selection. Colours are awarded at Eastern Conference University sides tions from the 26 RSA Clubs. For 1993 other Universities and sometimes re­ for the last two years and our gold it has been awarded to the Rugby Club. ferred to as "Half-Blues". medal winning women's side at the The Rugby Club sets very high stand­ In 1993 there were several Brisbane Games in 1993. She has also ards for success on the field which sportspeople nominated for Colours. served as treasurer of the club for the have been achieved through a great Many reached the minimum quali­ last two years and if she continues her deal of hard work and dedication by fying standard but were not able to high playing standard, will become the players, backed by a very profi­ achieve the consistently high standard the first winner of a women's touch cient administration, which is also expected, perhaps because they were Blue for Wollongong. strongly involved with both the RSA only in their first or second year of Mark Thomas has played first grade and the IRU. study. for three years with the Cricket Club The club has developed high expec­ In 1993 three colours have been and the last two years at the Austral­ tations and a strong tradition since awarded in three different sports: ian Universities Games, where he was their early beginnings on campus and Fatelima Nati was awarded the Uni­ selected in the Australian Universities at the Teacher's College. They have versity Rugby Club's "Best and Fair­ side in 1993. He is an Illawarra senior raised more than $25,000 in the last est" in 1992 and gained a scholarship squad member for the last two years as three years to assist in their dream of a from the club for 1993. In 1993 he won well as player of the tournament at the club room and new change facility. the Illawarra Player of the Year award. AUG in Brisbane, leading the batHng This success also applies to their He was then selected in the district averages for the week. He is also a contact with the community, with side and continues tobeinvolved with member of the Cricket Club executive work for local charities such as the the club assisting with coaching and committee. Cancer Council. gaining considerable publicity for the club and the University through his Club of the year Club person of the year brilliant play and approach to the In considering the Club of the Year Paul Webb of the Rugby Club is the game. He has proved to be an excel lent the Blues Committee must weigh up winner. Boron Neutron Capture Therapy research group working with The Netherlands The best treatment of cancer would The treatment starts with first local­ dosimetry techniques. be a method in which all cancerous ising boron compounds in the tumour Also under development is a treat­ cells are killed without damaging the cells, then bombarding it with neu­ ment planning package, based on normal healthy tissues. trons. patient CT scans, utilising Monte Boron Neutron Capture Therapy The cells that have accumulated the Carlo neutron transport techniques (BNCT) comes very close to this goal. boron compound will be destroyed on the Fujitsu super computer facility It also offers significant promise for and normal cells with low concentra­ of Australian Numerical Simulation the treatment of previously intracta­ tion of boronlO would be spared. and Modelling Services (ANSAMS). ble cancers. A group let by Dr Jagdish Mathur Prototype models have already The principle of the therapy is based in the Department of Physics is en­ been installed and successfully run, on the nuclear reaction between bo- gaged in activation foil measurements computing dose distributions ronlO, a non-radioactive isotope of on existing filtered and unfiltered throughout the brain.

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