Leaders shaping Australia’s future “The privilege of education carries great responsibilities – it is given not for individual benefit alone, but to befit persons for the higher duties of citizenship and for roles of leadership in all fields...” General Sir John Monash GCMG KCB VD Image (right): John Monash, 1919 by James Quinn. Collection: National Portrait Gallery, Canberra. Gift of John Colin Monash Bennett, 2007. 1 2 Transforming Australia through inspired leadership 3 4 FoundationWe invite you Timeline to join us… • Inaugural meeting of the ‘Founding Council’ in Melbourne, chaired by General Peter The General Sir John Monash These2001 prestigious awardsGration enable AC OBEscholars (Retd) Foundation• The Federal provides Government postgraduate announces from a wide range of• Thedisciplines General to Sir deepen John Monash Foundation scholarships$5.1 million forto fund outstanding 32 Scholarships their expertise, achieveis incorporatedreal progress asin a public company limited for the first four years of the tackling some of the majorby guarantee challenges of our AustraliansFoundation to further their studies time and build invaluable global connections. anywhere in the world. 2002 • The Federal Government gifts Our Scholars all have the qualities of $250,000; Government of Victoria commitment to academic excellence, (State Electricity Commission) leadership and community• Inaugural service State embodied and Territory Selection Panels gifts $25,000 by General Sir John Monash.established around Australia 2003 • First 8 John Monash Scholarships awarded The Foundation is committed to growing for 2004 the Scholarship Endowment to $50 million The Federal Government grants by 2025, with the long-term goal of reaching $5 million to the Foundation’s $1002006 million to secure John Monash Endowment Fund Scholarships in perpetuity. Join us in our quest to 2009 The Foundation sets up HQ at Bennelong House, support exceptional9 Queen Street, Melbourne Australian Universities’ Consortium established with The University of Australians develop their Western Australia as founding member skills2011 and leadership for the benefit of our nation. • Chairman’s Circle established • The Federal Government establishes • The Federal Government establishes the two perpetual Zelman Cowen John 2012 perpetual ANZAC Centenary John Monash Monash Scholarships to be awarded Scholarship to be awarded each year each year • The NSW Government establishes the perpetual Roden Cutler John Monash Scholarship in honour of Sir Roden Cutler, past Mr John Roth and Ms Jillian Segal AO 2013 Governor of NSW, to be awarded each year (Chairman of the Foundation) gift a perpetual John Monash Scholarship to • The Victorian Government establishes be awarded each year a perpetual scholarship to always have Images: 2015 a Scholar in the field 1 — John Monash as an Undergraduate Aged 16, Australia, 1881: State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV)Mrs Collection.Helen Gannon Source: Museums and Mr Victoria.Michael 2 —Gannon Sir John Monashgift a perpetual as a Child, 1874: John State Monash Electricity • The Victorian Government grants an additional CommissionScholarship of Victoria to always (SECV) have Collection. a Scholar in 2017 $2.2 million to their current perpetual Source:the field Museums Victoria. 3 — John Monash Being Knighted by King George V, scholarship to ensure a scholarship is awarded France, 12 Aug 1918: State Electricity Commission of each year VictoriaAlumni (SECV) Ambassadors’ Collection. Source: Program Museums Victoria. 2018 • The Federal Government pledges $5 million to 4 —established AWM A03451-1. General Sir John Monash mounted create a perpetual scholarship to honour former on a dappled grey charger during an Anzac Day march, 25 April 1931. Prime Minister Bob Hawke 5 — AWM E02730-1. An Officer of the 2nd Division, • Ms Lee Liberman gifts a perpetual John Monash Second Lieutenant W. Ruthven, receiving the Victoria 2019 Scholarship to always have a scholar in the field Cross at a presentation ceremony held by Lieutenant General Sir John Monash, near Camon in France. To date: 182 Scholarships awarded Value of Scholarships awarded: $23.09 million Scholarship Endowment exceeds $25 million 5 GOAL 2025 Scholarship Endowment reaches $50 million General Sir John Monash: A man for all times General Sir John Monash was General Sir John Monash recognised as a great leader on the GCMG KCB VD 1 2 battlefields of northern France in The Young Man the First World War. John Monash was born in West Melbourne, Victoria, on June 27, 1865 to Jewish migrant However, this seminal role was only parents from Prussia. In 1874, the family part of his enduring legacy. He was moved to the small New South Wales town an outstanding scholar, engineer, of Jerilderie. They returned to Melbourne public servant and civic leader – three years later and John Monash enrolled the driving force behind the ANZAC at Scotch College. At the age of 16, he commemorations and founding graduated as equal Dux of the school. member of community bodies such The Scholar as Rotary, as well as the remarkable John Monash graduated from The University repatriation of around 160,000 of Melbourne with degrees of Master of Engineering in 1893, Bachelor of Arts and Australian troops; newly trained with TransformingBachelor of Law in 1895 and Doctor of professional and trade skills acquired Engineering in 1921. He spoke French and in France and England while waiting German, enjoyed reading and debating, chess, for their safe passage to Australia. carpentry, astronomy, bushwalking and was an accomplished pianist. An iconic nation-builder, John Monash was guided by a strong sense of duty The Engineer Before The Great War, John Monash worked and obligation, employing his talents as a civil engineer in Melbourne where he and educationAustralia to build a more cohesive was recognised as an innovator in the use of society – creating opportunities for reinforced concrete. By 1910 his engineering others as he went. business had withstood recession and was very successful in building bridges and other He is an inspiration to all Australians large construction projects. and the guiding spirit of the Foundation. The Soldier General Sir John Monash’s military career began at the age of 19, when he joined the through inspiredMelbourne University company of the 4th Battalion, Victoria Militia as a volunteer, not a professional soldier. He rose through the ranks of the Militia, the Reserve Army. During the First World War, he led the 4th Brigade at Gallipoli and was later commended for his brilliant command of the Australian Army Corps in France, which resulted in a number leadershipof major victories (among them, Hamel, “Adopt as your fundamental creed Mont St Quentin and Amiens) that are that you will equip yourself for credited with having shortened the course of life, not solely for your own benefit, the War. In a rare gesture by King George V, he was knighted in the field in 1918. but for the benefit of the whole community.” The Revered Public Figure Post-war, he became the first Chairman of G. Serle “John Monash”, 2002 edition, p 476. the State Electricity Commission of Victoria. Remarks to a journalist in 1923 on education, He lectured at the University of Melbourne his own philosophy and experience. and was its Vice-Chancellor for two years from 1923. He was one of the principal organisers of the annual observance of ANZAC Day 3 4 and the driving force behind the building of Melbourne’s Shrine of Remembrance. John Monash died on 8 October 1931 at the age of 66. His State Funeral was attended by an estimated 300,000 mourners. Foundation Timeline • Inaugural meeting of the ‘Founding Council’ in Melbourne, chaired by General Peter Gration AC OBE (Retd) • The Federal Government announces 2001 • The General Sir John Monash Foundation $5.1 million to fund 32 Scholarships is incorporated as a public company limited for the first four years of the by guarantee Foundation • The Federal Government gifts 2002 $250,000; Government of Victoria (State Electricity Commission) • Inaugural State and Territory Selection Panels gifts $25,000 established around Australia 2003 • First 8 John Monash Scholarships awarded for 2004 The Federal Government grants $5 million to the Foundation’s 2006 Endowment Fund The Foundation sets up HQ at Bennelong House, 2009 9 Queen Street, Melbourne Australian Universities’ Consortium established with The University of Western Australia as founding member 2011 • Chairman’s Circle established • The Federal Government establishes • The Federal Government establishes the two perpetual Zelman Cowen John 2012 perpetual ANZAC Centenary John Monash Monash Scholarships to be awarded Scholarship to be awarded each year each year • The NSW Government establishes the perpetual Roden Cutler John Monash Scholarship in honour of Sir Roden Cutler, past Mr John Roth and Ms Jillian Segal AO 2013 Governor of NSW, to be awarded each year (Chairman of the Foundation) gift a perpetual John Monash Scholarship to • The Victorian Government establishes be awarded each year a perpetual scholarship to always have 2015 a Scholar in the field Mrs Helen Gannon and Mr Michael Gannon gift a perpetual John Monash • The Victorian Government grants an additional Scholarship to always have a Scholar in 2017 $2.2 million to their current perpetual the field scholarship to ensure a scholarship is awarded each year Alumni Ambassadors’ Program 2018 • The Federal Government pledges $5 million to established create a perpetual scholarship to honour former Prime Minister Bob Hawke • Ms Lee Liberman gifts a perpetual John Monash 2019 Scholarship to always have a scholar in the field To date: 182 Scholarships awarded Value of Scholarships awarded: $23.09 million Scholarship Endowment exceeds $25 million GOAL 2025 Scholarship Endowment reaches $50 million “The John Monash Scholarship Professor Mark Dawson, 2006 has in many ways been an endless John Monash Scholar gift that has enabled me to have PhD, University of Cambridge the rewarding career I have today. There are few opportunities for Professor Mark Dawson is a clinician- young Australians to pursue a scientist at the Peter MacCallum PhD anywhere in the world – this Cancer Centre.