2012 AUSTRALIAN–AMERICAN FULBRIGHT COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT Commission Board Members

American Dr Ian Thomas Professor Margaret Gardner, AO President Vice Chancellor Professor Don DeBats Boeing Australia & South Pacific RMIT University (until December 2012) Head, Department of American Ms Jane Hardy Studies Mr Frank C. Urbancic, Jr. Assistant Secretary, Flinders University Consul General of the United States Branch Mr Marshall B. Farrer United States of America Americas Division Managing Director (until October 2012) Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (until January 2012) Brown-Forman Australia / N.Z. Ms Mary Burce Warlick Mr Paul Houge Consul General of the Ms Libby Schick Counselor for Public Affairs United States of America Assistant Secretary Embassy of the United (since November 2012) United States Branch States of America Department of Foreign Affairs and (since September 2012) Australian Trade (since February 2012) Ms Judy Moon Professor Steven Schwartz, Mr. Colin Walters Counselor for Public Affairs AM (Chair) Group Manager, International Group Office of Public Affairs Vice-Chancellor Department of Education, Embassy of the United States of Macquarie University Employment & Workplace Relations (until December 2012) America Professor Hilary Charlesworth (until July 2012) ARC Laureate Fellow Director, Centre for International Governance and Justice, The Australian National University

Commission Staff

CURRENT Mr Pablo Jimenez Ms Kate Lyall Dr Tangerine Holt Partnerships Coordinator Program Officer, Special Programs (from December 2012) (until January 2012) Executive Director Ms Li-er Kendall Ms Lesley Piko Dr Ruth Lee Martin Program Coordinator Interim Finance Manager Manager Scholarships (from December 2012) (from March - September 2012) (from December 2012) Mr James Sheeran Ms Jenny Street Ms Tamara McKee Alumni Officer Finance Manager Finance Manager (from January 2012) (until March 2012) (from September 2012) Ms Catherine Schmohl Ms Rosemary Schmedding Past Executive Assistant and Office Communication and Marketing Ms Natalie Collins Manager (from January - April 2012) Manager Program Officer, Core Program (until November 2012) Ms Lyndell Wilson Ms Nicole Healy Program Manager Executive Assistant and Office Ms Sarah Howcroft (until November 2012) Administrator Executive Assistant and Office (from November 2012) Manager (from April - November 2012)

FRONT COVER PHOTOS: Clockwise from top. The Fulbright Presentation Dinner - Photo: Effy Alexakis, photowrite Senator Chris Evans, speaking at the dinner - Photo: Effy Alexakis, photowrite Mrs Harriet Fulbright at the event at the Australian Embassy in Washington in October. Photo Philip Hill Mr Tom Healy, FFSB Chair, photo: Travis Longmore, U.S. Embassy BACK COVER PHOTO: Professor Warren Bebbington Dr Jessica Walker Page 2 Contents

Senator J. William Fulbright 2 The Australian-American Fulbright Commission 3 Honorary Co-Chairs 4 - 5 Board Chair 6 Executive Director 7 Program Report 8 - 10 2012 Fulbright Australian Scholars 11 - 13 2012 Fulbright U.S. Scholars 14 - 15 Fulbright Flinders University Distinguished Chairs 16 - 17 Fulbright Events 18 - 19 FAIG Winner – Associate Professor John Foster 20 Alumni and Scholar achievements 21 - 22 Financial Review 23 - 32 Sponsors and partners 33 Donors 34 Senator J. William Fulbright

James William Fulbright, the founder of In 1963 Walter Lippman wrote of Fulbright: the Program, was born on 9 April 1905 in “The role he plays in Washington is an Sumner, Missouri. He was educated at indispensable role. There is no one else who the University of Arkansas where he was is so powerful and also so wise, and if there awarded a BA degree in Political Science were any question of removing him from in 1925. He then attended Oxford University public life, it would be a national calamity.” as a Rhodes Scholar where he received an Fulbright received numerous awards MA degree. from governments, universities and When Fulbright returned to the United educational organisations around the world States, he studied law at George Washington for his efforts on behalf of education and University in Washington, D.C. During the international understanding. In 1993 he was 1930s he served in the Justice Department presented with the Presidential Medal of and was an instructor at the George Freedom by President Clinton. Washington University Law School. In 1936 Senator J. William Fulbright died on he returned to Arkansas where he was a 9 February 1995 at the age of 89 at his lecturer in law, and from 1939 to 1941 he home in Washington, D.C. was President of the University of Arkansas, the youngest university president in the Since the establishment of the Fulbright country at the time. Program in 1946, about 300,000 talented people worldwide have been recognised In November 1944 he was elected to the as Fulbright Scholars. It is now the largest U.S. Senate and served through to 1974, and one of the most prestigious educational becoming one of the most influential scholarship programs in the world, operating and best-known members of the Senate. between the United States and more than His legislation to establish the Fulbright 155 countries. Program, funded by war reparations and foreign loan repayments to the United States, was passed through the Senate without debate in 1946. In 1949 Fulbright became a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. From 1959-1974 he served as its Chairman, the longest serving Chairman of the Committee in history. After leaving the Senate in 1974, he became counsel to a Washington law firm but remained active in support of the international exchange program that bears his name.

“The Fulbright Program aims to bring a little more knowledge, a little more reason, and a little more compassion into world affairs and thereby increase the chance that nations will learn to live in peace.” J. William Fulbright Photo: J. William Fulbright, Special Collections, University of Arkansas Libraries, Fayetteville

Page 2 Mission Statement The mission of the Fulbright Commission is to promote mutual understanding between Australia and the U.S. through a program of educational and cultural exchange. This is primarily achieved through the administration of Fulbright Scholarships to support the research and study of Australians in the United States and Americans in Australia.

The Fulbright Agreement being signed in Canberra, 26 November 1949 by U.S. Ambassador to Australia, Hon. Pete Jarman and the Australian Minister for External Affairs, Rt. Hon. Dr H.V. Evatt. Image courtesy of the National Archives of Australia: A8139, Item VOLUME 7.

The Australian-American Fulbright Commission

The treaty which established the Fulbright Today the Australian-American Fulbright Program in Australia was signed on Commission, headquartered in Canberra, 26 November 1949, by the U.S. Ambassador continues to be funded by the Australian and to Australia, the Hon. Pete Jarman, and the U.S. Governments along with a generous group Australian Minister for External Affairs, the of sponsors, and annually provides up to Rt Hon. Dr H.V. Evatt. 50 scholarships for study between Australia and the U.S. The initial sale of U.S. surplus war materials to Australia provided U.S.$5.8m, which funded The Prime Minister of Australia and the the first 14 years of the program. U.S. Ambassador are the Honorary Co-Chairs of the Commission. Since its establishment Following this, a new agreement was entered the Program has awarded scholarships to into in 1964 by the Australian and U.S. almost 4,800 Australians and Americans. Governments to establish the Australian- A distinguished group of Alumni are an American Educational Foundation (later to be integral part of the Program’s rich history known as the Fulbright Commission), funded and ongoing professional network. by both governments. More recently additional funding from corporate sponsors and private donations has helped to expand the program.

Page 3 Honorary Co-Chair Prime Minister of Australia

It is almost two decades since I’m sure these scholarships will help the passing of J William Fulbright Australia and the United States increase robbed the world of a great collaboration on clean energy research and to address the challenge of climate man with a heart for peace and change – and they will do so in the spirit understanding. of cooperation and foresight that was the hallmark of J William Fulbright’s entire life Many have served in American public life and career. before and since Senator Fulbright, but few have left a legacy so potent as the I thank the entire Fulbright community scholarships created in his name. for its efforts and achievements, and I look forward to the Fulbright program These scholarships recognise excellence, continuing to showcase the very best of innovation and the translation of new the Australia-United States relationship knowledge, at the same time enriching in 2013. the already strong relationship between United States and its friends, including Australia. In 2012 I was especially pleased to see the first Climate Change and Clean Energy Scholarships awarded, which I announced with Secretary Clinton in November 2010. The Honourable Julia Gillard MP Prime Minister of Australia

Page 4 Honorary Co-Chair U.S. Ambassador to Australia

Congratulations to Fulbright on Public perceptions of the U.S. rebalance another successful year. Those to this part of the world too often tend of us who work in international to focus only military aspects alone and neglect the much wider engagement. relations know that its most critical Fulbright’s efforts reflect the true range work is never done by diplomats of our engagement. The United States alone. is not only the number one direct financial investor in Australia, our Rather, for nations to understand one investment in the Fulbright program another and progress together requires reflects our faith in Australia’s greatest the core of what Fulbright does – build resource – its people. myriad people-to-people connections across a broad spectrum of human Fulbright is a gateway to the U.S. activity. These personal connections, higher education system, which offers more than anything else, explain the unparalleled opportunities to conduct extraordinarily close relationship that research and pursue one’s dreams. the United States shares with Australia. At the same time, Americans have the chance to expand their own horizons During my tenure as Ambassador, I have and establish lifelong connections Down had the pleasure of meeting Fulbright Under. Just as it is our goal throughout alumni from all walks of life. They the region for cooperation and healthy conduct pioneering research, strengthen competition to strengthen all nations, one another’s institutions, and enrich Fulbright provides a “win-win” for all the world’s knowledge. Thousands of nations. Australian and American Fulbrighters have formed the networks our countries It is been a pleasure to serve as Co- need to face shared challenges, from Chair and to support the Fulbright health and clean energy to food security program in Australia. I warmly and wildlife conservation. commend the Commission’s work in promoting mutual understanding and In the words of President Obama, prosperity. I look forward to seeing “Our need to vigorously pursue the Fulbright community achieve new Senator Fulbright’s vision has not heights in 2013. diminished. Rather, its importance has increased; today’s global challenges are increasingly complex, requiring sustained cooperation.” The Asia- Pacific region is rapidly becoming the global center of gravity for commerce, economic growth and innovation. Sincerely, Jeffery Bleich

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Board Chair

As Chair of the Australian- I would like to express my gratitude to American Fulbright Commission our outgoing Board members, Ms Judy Board and VC of Macquarie Moon, Dr Ian Thomas and Mr Frank C. Urbancic Jnr from the American side, University, I was delighted to and Ms Jane Hardy and Mr Colin Walters co-host the Presentation Dinner on the Australian side. We were very in Sydney in 2012 at the Ivy Room pleased to welcome the new members with the Fulbright Commission. Mr Paul Houge, Ms Mary Burce Warlick, Ms Libby Schick, and Professor Hilary It was an honour to welcome the Charlesworth. I would also like to Minister for Education, Senator the Hon express our sincere appreciation to Mr Christopher Evans, to the event, along Patrick Cochran from the U.S. Embassy with Fulbright Alumnus Afghanistan’s and Ms Susan Schultz from the U.S. Ambassador to Australia, HE Nasir Consulate, Melbourne for representing Andisha; Mr Jason Hyland, Charge their government during the year. d’Affairs at the U.S. Embassy; and the Hon Gabrielle Upton MP, who I would like to thank all of our sponsors represented the NSW Government. for their contribution during yet another great year. I would especially like to Under the leadership of Dr Tangerine mention Flinders University for Holt, Executive Director, the successful sponsoring two Distinguished Chairs in event set the scene for a year of change, 2012/13; the University of Tasmania and consolidation and transformation for the Tasmanian Government for renewing the Australian-American Fulbright a three-year agreement and to Origin Commission. The year has seen the Foundation and Australian Scholarships Commission unveil a new brand, review Foundation for sponsoring two and streamline existing financial professional scholarships in Non-profit processes, overhaul IT infrastructure leadership for 2013. Thank you all for and update the OH&S procedures your support – we value it greatly as it for Fulbright Commission staff. New helps us to increase our opportunities relationships with Alumni came for Scholars. into fruition in 2012, with increased opportunities for engagement and profiling on the new Commission website. It was especially exciting for the

Fulbright Commission Board to welcome the Chair of the J. William Fulbright Professor Steven Schwartz Foreign Scholarship Board, Mr Tom Chair, Australian-American Healy, to Australia. He met with the Fulbright Commission Board Board at the August Board meeting and the Enrichment Dinner, which followed it. He gave us insights into issues facing the Fulbright program worldwide and highlighted some opportunities for increased connections and networks among Fulbright programs. Later in the year, the Fulbright Commission Board had a strategy meeting in which we reviewed and set the direction for the next three years. The Commission’s mission, vision and goals were updated and a strategy for working with our partners.

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Board Chair Executive Director

2012 was a year in which key A highlight was Mr Tom Healy’s visit initiatives, which we had put in across Australia where we met with place when I commenced with the many partners, Alumni, Scholars in collaboration with the U.S. embassy Commission, came to fruition. and consulates. The implementation The year began with a refresh of the of our Alumni Engagement strategy Fulbright brand, with brighter colours and the Fulbright Alumni Outreach that were in line with the national Project initiative in partnership with the colours of Australia. The ‘new look and Australian Alumni Fulbright Association feel’ was applied to the new website sponsored by the U.S. Embassy resulted upgrade as well as core Fulbright in an enhanced Alumni website, profiles, publications namely the Australian brochures, video interviews and most and U.S. Scholar booklets, banners, of all enhanced engagement with all newsletters, brochures, flyers, Annual Alumni across Australia and the U.S. Reports. I would like to thank our Chair Professor As part of an integrated infrastructure Steven Schwartz and all our Board upgrade at the Commission four key members, colleagues from the U.S. projects were implemented. The new Embassy and Consulate, Bureau of Fulbright website went live in May Educational and Cultural Affairs, together with a move to a new Customer Institute of International Education, Relationship Management system to and Council for International Exchange update records, VOIP system and a of Scholars; Staff, Sponsors, Alumni, hosted solution for the Commission’s IT Honorary State Secretariats, Selection infrastructure. Committee members; and all of our hosts and co-hosts of events. As part of the transformation, the year has also seen staff changes with new We greatly appreciate your staff coming on board, junior staff as partnership, continued commitment recent university graduates obtained and contributions to the Australian- exposure to help put them onto their American Fulbright Commission. We desired career paths and longer serving look forward to continuing our journey staff moving on to other challenges. with all of you in 2013. Former Finance Manager Lesley Piko returned to the Commission in the interim while we appointed Tamara McKee as Finance Manager. By the end of the year the team was back up to full strength as we welcomed Dr Ruth Lee Dr Tangerine Holt Martin - Manager of Scholarships, Ms Executive Director Nicole Healy - Executive Assistant and Office Manager, Mr Pablo Jimenez - Partnerships Coordinator and Ms Li-er Kendall - Program Coordinator. All of this has taken place in the background of our very busy and productive calendar of the selection of our Scholars, social events to introduce them to their communities, promotional activities, thirty-four university presentations across Australia, and a visit to the United States resulting in increased Alumni and partner engagement.

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The Australian-American Fulbright Commission Our State Secretariats are closely involved in the promotion and recruitment of Postgraduates and Postdoctoral goals and objectives are applications across Australia. We are in regular communication to create positive and with them and this includes pre-review and post-review productive partnerships meetings, along with various planning meetings. with a growing pool of stakeholders; to strengthen the profile and awareness Dr Holt implemented an extensive 2012 saw the establishment of the Australian-American program of activities that of Professional and Senior promoted Fulbright Scholarships Scholar Committees which Fulbright program and to almost all of Australia’s added to our existing State and its impact on the bilateral academic community, and also Territory Committees for both relationship in a globalised drew attention to the Professional postgraduate and postdoctoral context; to ensure a well- Scholarships on offer thus applications. After assessment funded, viable, effective expanding and diversifying of applications it is now and efficient Commission; the potential pool of Fulbright standard practice to interview applicants. This complemented all short-listed candidates. and to engage all alumni in the annual round of activities These committees then make promoting and supporting associated with the management recommendations to our National the Commission’s missions of the Fulbright and Wexler Selection Committees (U.S. and and goals. In keeping with Scholarships. AUS). this, 2012 was a busy year One of our strengths lies in the The Fulbright Commission is for the Australian-American rigour applied to the selection always seeking ways of improving Fulbright Commission process through the work of our the Fulbright experience for program with a focus on thirteen selection committees. students and scholars. This community outreach and Participants on these committees is done by encouraging an engagement across a wide are chosen from a broad and atmosphere of self-reflection diverse section of professionals, on best practice, and includes variety of sectors. senior government officials, and implementing new strategies, the academic community. These where appropriate, from highly qualified people give their feedback gathered from Fulbright time generously as volunteers in participants. the selection process.

Fulbright Applications

The Commission received a total of 248 applications for the 2013 Fulbright Scholarships.

This comprised 114 x For Postgraduate Scholarships There were six Postdoctoral Postgraduate; 52 x Postdoctoral; the Commission received 114 Scholarships awarded, and these 49 x Professional and 33 x applications form Australian’s were in the disciplines of Science, Senior Scholar applications. with eight grants being awarded. Medical Science, Engineering, There was an increase in These Scholarships were awarded and Business. applications numbers across the in the areas of Science, Medical Three Senior Scholarships were Postdoctoral Scholarship (13%), and Health Sciences, Music, Law, awarded in the areas of Science, the Professional Scholarship and Political Science. and Medical Science. category (63%) and the Senior A total of 134 applications were Scholarships (23%) over 2012. Nine Professional Scholarships received for the Postdoctoral were awarded in the areas of A total of 26 Scholarships were Scholarships, Professional Medical Science, Architecture & awarded across all fields. Scholarships, and Senior Urban Planning, the Non-Profit Scholarships with18 Scholarships Sector, Business, and Education. being awarded.

Page 8 Program Highlights included:

The Australian Scholar The Commission’s Scholarship A highlight of the Enrichment Orientation Program which rounds were advertised in a wide Program was morning tea at the took place at the Grace Hotel, variety of major newspapers and U.S. Ambassador’s Residence Sydney on 14 – 16 March 2012. higher education newsletters with U.S. Ambassador, Jeffrey It began in the evening with a throughout Australia. Finally, Bleich and Mrs Rebecca Bleich, welcome delivered by Dr Holt Dr Holt and other Commission there to greet the Scholars. and an informal dinner where staff visited each of the Selection After lunch several information everybody had the chance to Committees to discuss processes sessions followed, and later in meet each other. and issues of importance. the day Scholars were given an The following morning several Feedback from the committees opportunity to meet some of information sessions were held has shown that they found this Australia’s Parliamentarians at that including an overview of the greatly supported and encouraged Parliament House along with Fulbright program and a the work that they are doing. Mr Tom Healy, Chair of the comprehensive information Fulbright Foreign Scholarship State Receptions were sponsored session to provide new Scholars Board. and hosted in Tasmania by the with guidance on how to make the Tasmanian Government; by The next day began with a most of their Fulbright experience. Charles Darwin University in the morning of information for the A highlight for the scholars was Northern Territory; by Bond new Scholars, and after lunch meeting the Fulbright Commission University in Queensland; the the Scholars visited some of Board along with key people from University of Melbourne in Canberra’s favourite national the Australian Fulbright Alumni Victoria; the University of Adelaide institutions. Association. in South Australia; and Murdoch The Program finished with the A formal Presentation Dinner at University in Western Australia. Enrichment Dinner and keynote the Ivy Room in Sydney’s CBD These State Receptions were an addresses provided by completed the program. opportunity to network and build distinguished guests, Mr Jason Responses from participants were relationships and they included Hyland, Deputy Chief of Mission extremely positive and show the members of the academic from the U.S. Embassy in value of these programs to new community, Sponsors, Board Australia, and Mr Tom Healy. Fulbright Scholars. Members, current Fulbright A reception was held at the U.S. Outreach was a theme for 2012 Scholarship holders, and Alumni. Embassy in early December and the Fulbright Commission put The Fulbright 2012 Fulbright hosted by Ambassador Bleich and considerable effort into engaging Enrichment Program for visiting his wife to bring the Fulbright university communities to U.S. Scholars took place between community together to celebrate participate more fully in our 22 and 24 August 2012 at the year that was. It also program. University House at the Australian welcomed new staff to the Presentations on Fulbright National University. This program Australian-American Fulbright Scholarships were undertaken provided new scholars with Commission. across 34 out of 39 Australian guidance on a range of issues universities. Fulbright Alumni were including networking and working featured in these presentations to with the media to make the most share their personal knowledge of the opportunities available and experiences with the Fulbright through the Fulbright experience. program with potential candidates. Universities with multiple campuses were encouraged to promote the Fulbright program through video conferencing. The building of partnerships according to the bi-national nature of the Commission was a prime focus fostering sponsorship in 2012 and beyond.

The Fulbright U.S. Scholars meet Senator Chris Evans. (front row second from left) and Mr Tom Healy (front row left)

Page 9 Selection Committee Members 2012

National Selection State Selection Mr David Fagan Northern Territory Committee U.S. Committees Queensland Newspapers Selection Committee Ms Judy Moon Professor Zlatko Skrbis Professor Sharon Bell (Chair) U.S. Embassy NSW State Selection University of Queensland Charles Darwin University Committee Dr Miriam Baltuck (Chair) Professor Adrian Herington Ms Maryanne McKaige (Secretary) CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science Karen Choe-Fichte Queensland University of Charles Darwin University U.S. Embassy Dr Andrew Lu OAM Technology Mr Juli Rush Special Counsel Ms Helen Trinca (Chair) Professor Peter Roennfeldt Blackboard Australian NZ The Weekend Australian Magazine Jarman McKenna Queensland Conservatorium Professor Alan Andersen Emeritus Professor David Williams Ms Jordi Austin (Secretary) Victorian State CSIRO Tropical Ecosystems Australian National University University of Sydney Selection Committee Research Centre Dr Cameron Gordon Professor Belinda Bennett Beverly Mather-Marcus Professor Sandra Dunn University of Canberra University of Sydney U.S. Embassy Charles Darwin University Professor Julio Licinio Professor Shane Houston Dr Gail Risbridger Dr Nora Devoe Australian National University University of Sydney Monash University Department of Business and National Selection Committee Professor Dennis Foley Ms Sarah Purnell (Secretary) Employment Australia University of Newcastle The University of Melbourne Ms Nancy Chen Dr Maree Delofski Professor Anne Orford Anne Wexler Selection U.S. Embassy Macquarie University University of Melbourne Committee Members Professor Stephen Buckman (Chair) Scientia Professor Ian Dawes Ms Lou Oppenheim Ms Kathy Johnson Australian National University University of New South Wales Melbourne Symphony Orchestra U.S. Embassy Mr Peter Naumann ACT State Selection Dr Paul Beckett Professor Peter Coaldrake (Chair) National Gallery of Australia Committee RMIT University Queensland University of Technology Professor Carole Kayrooz Ms Alessia Mussomeli Professor Kevin Massey University of Canberra U.S. Embassy RMIT University Mr Jason Coutts Department of Education, Mr Jason Coutts Dr David Gruen (Chair) Professor Brenda Cherednichenko Australian Treasury Employment & Workplace Department of Industry, Innovation, Deakin University Relations Science, Research and Tertiary Ms Lyndell Wilson (Secretary) Professor Tes Toop Education Australian-American Fulbright Professor Don DeBats Deakin University Flinders University Professor Dennis Foley Commission Dr Yin Paradies Dr John Hart University of Newcastle Mr John Arnold Deakin University Australian Defence Force Academy Australian National University South Australian Dr Sue Meek Professional Selection Ms Louise Douglas Selection Committee Committee National Museum of Australia Australian Academy of Science Professor John Williams (Chair) Associate Professor Brendon Mr Calvin Watlington Associate Professor Molly University of Adelaide U.S. Embassy Townes O’Brien O’Connor Australian National University Ms Rosie Wilkes University of Sydney Ms Erin Flaherty (Chair) University of Adelaide Infrastructure NSW Western Australia Selection Committee Mr Drew Radford Fulbright Senior Specialist Mr Sean Barrett ABC Adelaide Origin Foundation Mrs Aleisha Woodward Selection Committee U.S. Embassy Associate Professor Pat Buckley Dr Tangerine Holt Ms Olivia Coldrey University of South Australia Australian Solar Institute Professor Chris Doepel (Chair) Executive Director, Fulbright University of Notre Dame David Hobbs Commission (Chair) Mr Alan Gray Flinders University Defence Science and Technology Ms Allison Hymus (Secretary) Ms Ainslie Moore Organisation (DSTO) Murdoch University Associate Professor Kimi Policy Director, Universities Coaldrake Australia Professor Stephen Buckman Winthrop Professor Diane Stone Elder Conservatorium Australian National University University of Western Australia Mr Trevlyin Gilmour Professor Richard Russell U.S. Embassy Ms Deborah Leavitt University of Adelaide Senior Scholar Selection ABC Radio Perth Mr James Sheeran Committee Tasmanian State Selection Fulbright Commission Professor Neal Enright Committee Mr Jon Habjan Murdoch University U.S. Embassy Ms Sue Shultz Fulbright Alumni Initiative Dr Jonathan Paget U.S. Embassy Professor Dharmendra Sharma Edith Cowan University Grant selection committee Mr Paul Leitch (Chair) (Chair) Queensland State Professor Don DeBats University of Canberra Department of Premier and (Chair)Head Selection Committee Cabinet Mr Paul Harris Dept of American Studies Mr Niels Marquardt Ms Peta Pitchford (Secretary) Flinders University Australian National University U.S. Embassy University of Tasmania Dr Tangerine Holt Dr Susan Howitt Professor Lyn Griffiths (Chair) Australian National University Professor Paddy Nixon Executive Director, Fulbright Griffith University University of Tasmania Commission Dr Joanne Daly Ms Susan Gasson (Secretary) CSIRO Environment Group Professor Marie Sierra Dr Malcolm Beazley AM Queensland University of University of Tasmania Mr Ezekiel Solomon Technology Ms Lyndell Wilson Allens Arthur Robinson Professor Alison Venn Manager Scholarships and Professor Geraldine Mackenzie Menzies Institute of Research Strategic Engagement, Fulbright Bond University Commission Dr Rosemary Sandford University of Tasmania Page 10 2012 Fulbright and Anne Wexler Australian Scholars

Senior Scholar Senior Scholar Senior Scholar

Dr Richard Collins Professor Michael Douglas Professor Alex Loukas Fulbright Scholar in Nuclear Science Fulbright Northern Territory Scholar Fulbright Senior Scholar and Technology sponsored by ANSTO sponsored by the NT Government, James Cook University, Medical Charles Darwin University (CDU) and University of New South Wales, Sciences. To further a research Blackboard Environmental Sciences. To build collaboration into antigens that skills in computational modelling CDU, Environmental Sciences. could potentially be used for a to help make the uranium mining Collaborate with world-leading hookworm vaccine, at University of industry more efficient, at Pacific U.S. researchers to establish a California – Irvine. Northwest National Laboratory. shared understanding of integrated catchment management between Australia and the U.S. and develop a new research framework for river and coastal management in northern Australia, at University of Maryland and Oregon State University.

Senior Scholar Professional Scholar

The research, will richly inform Richard’s work with the Australian Defence College and the Centre for Defence Leadership and Ethics. More broadly, and significantly, the ideas generated will impact upon the ethical lessons to be learned from more than a decade of military engagement in the Professor Martin Thoms Middle East. Fulbright Senior Scholar Dr Richard Adams Fulbright Professional Scholar Richard found his time at Yale to be University of New England, professionally enriching and personally Environmental Sciences. To examine Richard went to Yale University and exhilarating. As a Visiting Fellow to the resilience of river ecosystems in examined ideas of moral autonomy the Global Justice Program he was relation to climate change, together in Australian legislation and military deeply impressed by the quality of with world-leading scientists from doctrine. The research challenged typical philosophical analysis into ideas of the U.S. Geological Survey, at assumptions that soldiers should close justice and public policy. Besides its Winona State University. their minds to the jus ad bellum thinking theoretical quality, the program’s work which contextualises individual martial is rightly celebrated for its practical acts and informs the moral commitment relevance. of soldiers to serve at all.

Professional Scholar Professional Scholar Professional Scholar

Dr Anthony Bell Mr Andrew Blyth Dr Caroline Smith Fulbright Professional Business/Industry Fulbright Professional Australia-U.S. Fulbright Professional Scholar in (Coral Sea) Scholar Alliance Studies Scholar sponsored by Vocational Education and Training DFAT. sponsored by DIISRTE Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Medical Sciences. Researching Emergency hartley blyth and associates, Energy Skills Australia, Business Department (ED) management to Policy. To conduct research into Administration. To examine the role of create an evidence based workforce market and policy incentives that will regional partnerships for vocational decision support tool to help improve actively drive private sector investment education and training and workforce performance management, at Harvard in sustainable energy development development, at Rutgers University, New University. to reduce energy poverty levels, at Jersey. University of Texas-Austin.

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Postdoctoral Scholar Postdoctoral Scholar Postdoctoral Scholar

Dr Sue Baker Dr Michael Findlay Dr Mark McHenry Fulbright Postdoctoral Scholar Fulbright Victoria Scholar sponsored Fulbright WA Scholar sponsored by by the Victorian Government and the WA Government and universities University of Tasmania, universities Environmental Sciences. Sue Murdoch University, Physics. To go collaborated with the University of Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, St to Sandia National Laboratories to Washington and the Washington Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, Medical conduct research into waste energy, Department of Natural Resources. Sciences. To go to Stanford University carbon, and water systems for Working in both the forest and to examine, for the first time, gene inland industrial process mitigation. the entomology laboratory, Sue expression profiles of individual assessed the benefits of modern stem cells during tissue engineered ‘retention forestry’ logging breast reconstruction, providing the methods for native plant and beetle foundation for human trials. biodiversity.

Postdoctoral Scholar Postdoctoral Scholar Postdoctoral Scholar

Dr Stephanie Reuter Lange Dr Jessica Walker Dr Peter Nugus Fulbright South Australia Scholar Fulbright Tasmania Scholar sponsored by the Fulbright Postdoctoral Scholar sponsored by the SA Government and Tasmanian Government and UTAS. UNSW, Sociology. To go to University universities Dr Jessica Walker has been in the US since of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) and UniSA, Medical Sciences. To go to September 2012 at the United States Naval University of California-San Francisco the State University of New York to Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. During that time to undertake a cross-disciplinary, undertake workshops and research in Dr Walker has been involved in the testing of an qualitative research project to evaluate computational modelling with a view to experimental tidal turbine in a 116 m long towing an internationally unique policy improving the treatment of infectious tank, developed a numerical model to predict tidal experiment by the State of California diseases. turbine performance and designed a prototype to enhance the coordination, or facility to grow biofouling on different samples. “integration”, of health care for older She has built strong ties with colleagues at USNA, persons. and will continue to collaborate with them on return to Australia in September 2013. International Science and Technology Scholar Postgraduate Scholar

Since starting my PhD I have been very busy with background research, fieldwork and Fulbright events (a Gateway program in Jackson, Mississippi and the S&T Fall conference in Orlando, Florida). I have already been to the Smithsonian Research Station in Belize to perform some Mr Richard Blackwell exploratory research and visited a Ms Amanda Franklin Fulbright Postgraduate Scholar laboratory in Amherst, Massachusetts International Fulbright Science to make some valuable professional ANU School of Art, Visual Arts. To & Technology Scholar contacts. Over the next few months, undertake Masters research in Fine The University of Melbourne, Zoology. I will present research at the AAAS Art, with innovative use of print media. conference in Boston, visit the Richard makes intricate objects out To undertake PhD research in in of printed materials that reflect a animal behaviour at Tufts University. Smithsonian Research Station in Fort Pierce, visit more laboratories working landscape or architecture, at the School In particular, she will research visual of the Art Institute of Chicago. signalling during courtship in mantis on mantis shrimp and return to Belize shrimp. to perform research.

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Postgraduate Scholar Postgraduate Scholar Postgraduate Scholar Postgraduate Scholar

Ms Laura Crommelin Dr Kathryn Field Mr Reuben Finighan Dr Claire Gordon Fulbright NSW Scholar sponsored Fulbright Alumni (WG Walker) Fulbright Climate Change and Clean Fulbright Northern Territory Scholar by the NSW Government and NSW Scholar Energy Scholar sponsored by the sponsored by the NT Government, universities Australian and U.S. Governments Charles Darwin University & The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Blackboard (Australia) UNSW, Urban Studies. To Public Health. To undertake The Climate Group in Melbourne, undertake research at the a Masters of Public Health at Public Policy. To undertake research Royal Darwin Hospital, Medical University of Michigan into the Harvard University focusing on at Harvard for a Masters in Public Sciences. To undertake a Masters in relationship between image,identity biostatistics, clinical epidemiology, Policy, specialising in energy and Biomedical Informatics at Columbia and urban change in Detroit. health services research, research climate policy, with key research University through two research design and data analysis. interests being accelerating energy projects that encompass the fields technology innovation, in the context of virology and viral immunity. Gregory Schwartz Enrichment of issues such as climate change. Award recipient. Gregory Schwartz Enrichment Award recipient.

Postgraduate Scholar Postgraduate Scholar Postgraduate Scholar Postgraduate Scholar

Dr Hamish Graham Mr Dominick Ng Ms Katherine Truss Mr Adam Webster Fulbright Postgraduate Scholar Fulbright Postgraduate Scholar Fulbright Queensland Scholar Fulbright South Australia Scholar sponsored by the Qld Government Alice Springs Hospital, Public The University of Sydney, Computer sponsored by the SA Government and Qld based universities Health. To undertake a Masters of Science. To go to UC Berkeley to and SA based universities Public Health at the Johns Hopkins undertake research that aims to Redeemer Lutheran College, The University of Adelaide, Law. School of Public Health, focussing improve the way that computers Education. To undertake To undertake research at the on health policy measures to interpret and understand human Master’s research focusing on University of Colorado and the reduce childhood malnutrition. languages. developmental psychology, risk and University of Arizona, examining resilience to improve her ability to the history of interstate water meet the needs of her students and disputes in the U.S. with a view to Gregory Schwartz Enrichment Awards were also presented to allow her to develop programs determining how the legal solutions to Fulbright Scholars from 2011, Ms Anna Rakoczy and to enhance skills of Queensland’s developed there may assist in the Mr Matthew Thompson. teachers. resolution of similar disputes in Australia.

Postgraduate Scholar Anne Wexler Scholar

My courses on American Her studies are focussed on legal history following the how governments use different Constitution’s ratification, and regulatory instruments to shape the US’s court structure and electricity markets and energy political process, have highlighted systems. Her research project to me the core values shared by will analyse the economic our two legal systems and made efficiency of different regulations me reflect on specific areas of and market structures for Australian constitutional law that increasing renewable energy use Ms Celia Winnett Ms Eleanor Wood can usefully be informed by the and driving other sustainable Fulbright Postgraduate Scholar Anne Wexler Australian Scholar American experience. Outside the energy outcomes. After one semester of studies classroom, I have kept busy by Eleanor is a renewable energy at Columbia Law School, I singing in the Young New Yorkers’ engineer undertaking the Master already feel I have deepened Chorus Women’s Ensemble, getting of Public Policy program at the my understanding of US involved in Columbia Law School’s Harvard Kennedy School of constitutional law and civil rights Civil Rights Law Society, and Government. to a level beyond what I imagined enjoying the art, theatre, music and I would learn when I commenced dance performances that vibrant my Fulbright program. New York City has to offer.

Page 13 2012 Fulbright U.S. Scholars Senior Scholar Senior Scholar Senior Scholar

Professor Burdett Loomis Professor Malcolm Feeley Professor Christopher B. Barrett Fulbright Flinders University Distinguished Political Science, University Economics, Cornell University. Chair in American Political Science of California. Research into Research into the effects of global privatisation in the criminal justice food markets on poverty and food Political Science, University of Kansas. system in Australia, at Flinders insecurity in the world at, Monash Research into lobbying and its impact in University. University. Australia, which will provide a basis for comparative work, at Flinders University.

Senior Scholar Senior Scholar

They found that in the so-called inertial layer, high order moments of velocity fluctuations display a logarithmic dependence on distance to the surface that bounds the flow. This novel result sheds new light onto the dynamics of coherent structures in turbulence. It is likely Professor Mari Ostendorf to help in developing new models Dr Charles Meneveau Engineering, University of Washington. for applications as diverse as Integration of prosody (pitch and timing Since initiating his visit in predicting wind farm efficiency, September 2012, Prof. Charles modulation) with syntax for spoken language vehicle and airplane drag reduction, processing, at Macquarie University. Meneveau and his host at the and dispersion of contaminants University of Melbourne, in the atmosphere. The results of Prof. Ivan Marusic, have been this research have been submitted Senior Scholar pouring over Melbourne University for publication to the discipline’s wind tunnel data on turbulent pre-eminent journal, the Journal of boundary layers. Fluid Mechanics.

Dr Christopher Roberts Music. To integrate two hundred songs he documented from the Wopkaimin people in the remote Star Mountains of Papua New Guinea, into an exhibit and research project at the South Australian Museum.

Senior Scholar Postgraduate Scholar Postgraduate Scholar

Professor S. Mark Tompkins Ms Hannah Barrett Mr Emmet Cleary Biological Sciences, University of Psychology, University of Massachu- Engineering, CALTECH. Research Georgia. Collaborative development of setts. To undertake research in psychol- on a technique that burns fuels with therapeutic drugs for Hendra and Nipah ogy looking at overcoming the stigma- lower emissions of pollutants, known viruses, with CSIRO’s Australian Animal tizing effects of hearing loss at the ANU as moderate or intense low-oxygen Health Laboratory. for 12 months. dilution (MILD) combustion, at the University of Adelaide.

Page 14 2012 Fulbright U.S. Scholars (CONTINUED)

Postgraduate Scholar Postgraduate Scholar Postgraduate Scholar

Mr Israel Del Toro Ms Sytske Hillenius Mr Steven Limpert 2012 Fulbright CSIRO Postgraduate Arts Management and Music, Col- Fulbright Alumni and Climate Change Scholar lege of Charleston. Research will Scholar focus on Celtic musical traditions Ecology, University of Massa- Electrical engineering, Arizona and their influence on Tasmanian chusetts Amherst. Research into State University. Conduct research music as well as the multicultural how assemblages of ants vary in the area of high efficiency, hot influences on the traditions from along environmental gradients in carrier and nanostructured solar the many immigrants to Tasmania, the seasonal tropics of Northern cells, at UNSW. at The University of Melbourne. Australia, and how dominant and abundant species may respond to climate change, with CSIRO Climate Adaptation Flagship, for a year.

Postgraduate Scholar Postgraduate Scholar Postgraduate Scholar

Mr Mark O’Donnell Ms Cecilia Prator Ms Samantha Shockley Fulbright ANU College of Business Biology, Occidental College. To explore Chemistry, Biochemistry and Biology, and Economics Scholar the venom of understudied spiders, University of Chicago. To contribute to scorpions and centipedes, for com- the development of new, concise and MBA, University of Chicago. Mark pounds known as peptides, which could laboratory-based syntheses of Austral- will study how effective Infrastruc- possibly be used to make environ- ian marine natural products that could ture Australia has been in attracting mentally friendly insecticides, at the prove useful in the development of new private sector investment in Australian University of Queensland. drugs, at the ANU. infrastructure with a view to applying the best practice methods in the United States, at the ANU College of Business and Economics.

Fulbright Senior Specialist Program (FSSP) Anne Wexler Scholar

Specialist Host Discipline Program description Program institution(s) commences

Mr Arn Aprill, Chicago University of Education Improving and sustain- 26 June Arts Partnership in Tasmania ing quality arts educa- Education tion partnerships

Mr Jeremy Gahm Professor Robert University of Environmental Collaboration on the 30 June Anne Wexler U.S. Scholar Warner, University Technology, Syd- Science design, evaluation and Finance, University of South Carolina. of California – Santa ney and James monitoring of marine Research exploring possible ways Barbara Cook University protected areas. for different stakeholders to improve capital markets and/or to increase the Dr Jean Harvey- University of Public/Global Developing web-based 19 August capital available to entrepreneurs. Berino, University of Newcastle Health lifestyle programs for Vermont healthy body weight Professor Christopher University of Political Scholarship on the TBA Layne, Texas A&M Melbourne Science Australia-U.S. partner- University ship in the face of a rising China

Page 15 The Fulbright Flinders University Distinguished Chairs

In 2012/13 Flinders University sponsored two Fulbright Flinders University Distinguished Chairs in American Political Science—Professor Malcolm Feeley and Professor Burdett Loomis.

Professor Malcolm Feeley In Israel, for instance, a 2010 ruling by the Supreme Court Malcolm Feeley, Professor in the held that private prisons violated Jurisprudence and Social Policy constitutional principles and could Program in the School of Law not be established. During his at the University of California stay in Australia, Professor Feeley at Berkeley, is the 2012-13 visited a number of prisons, and Flinders University Fulbright interviewed a great many prison Distinguished Chair in American officials and public officials about Political Science. Professor the nature and operations of both Feeley has written extensively in public and private prisons. This constitutional law and politics, work will became a major section and the American criminal justice in his current book project, system. The author or editor of Entrepreneurs of Punishment. more than a dozen books, his In a 2008 book on federalism, most recent books are (with Feeley and his co-author Edward Rubin) Federalism: Political Rubin developed a theory for identity and Tragic Compromise the origins and operations of (Michigan 2008), and (with Australia has the federalism, argued that federal Halliday and Karpik) Fates of systems are inherently unstable Political Liberalism in the British highest proportion absent some very special Post-Colony (Cambridge 2012). conditions, and then went on of offenders held He arrived in Adelaide in late to maintain that the United July 2012 for a five month stay States for all practical purposes in private prisons to study privatization of prisons is no longer a federal system. of any jurisdiction in Australia and to explore Professor Feeley presented his Australian federalism. Both thesis in some of his Fulbright in the world issues are salient in the United lectures and concluded with States and as well Europe, and raising questions about Australian he wanted an Australian federalism. The responses to his perspective on each. Australia talks were varied and subsequent has the highest proportion discussion robust. of offenders held in private At Flinders, he organized a During his stay in Australia, prisons of any jurisdiction in the workshop for advanced graduate Feeley gave Fulbright world, and there is something students who were writing their presentations in Adelaide, of a consensus that they work dissertations, and made several Canberra, Perth, Brisbane, adequately if not better. In presentations to honors students Sydney, Melbourne and Hobart. contrast in the United States, in American Studies. The workshop On these trips he also pursued his prison privatization remains focused on development of interest in prison administration a bitterly controversial issue, clarifying the central arguments and private prisons, by speaking and most students of prisons in the theses, and the writing of an with prison officials, scholars, and conclude that they perform article-length paper suitable for visiting some prisons. poorly. And elsewhere, they publication. remain even more controversial.

Page 16 These experiences brought him Professor Burdett Loomis to close contact with graduate His research students in several disciplines. Professor Burdett Loomis, project for the “The students,” he reported, Professor with the Department of “were fantastic, well trained Political Science at the University Fulbright Chair and well-positioned to complete of Kansas, will come to Flinders excellent projects. The workshop University in Adelaide for five tenure will was a wonderful way for me months to work on a project to gain exposure to current researching lobbying and its first seek to scholarly work of both faculty and impact in Australia, which will students at Flinders.” provide a basis for comparative understand the work. During their time in Australia, overall scope Feeley’s wife, Rivka Amado, His research project for the a well-known performer of Fulbright Chair tenure will first and nature of Sephardic songs in Ladino (the seek to understand the overall the Australian Judeo-Spanish language of scope and nature of the Australian medieval Spain) gave in concerts lobbying industry; this will include lobbying industry in Adelaide and Melbourne. how the national government and the individual states/territories Although Feeley has some seek to regulate lobbying. The former students and colleagues second, related research strand at universities around Australia, will address how lobbying affects “As I begin my five-month stay at and one of his former Berkeley agendas and policy outcomes. Flinders University, I look forward students, Jeffrey Bleich, is to working with a wide range of the current U.S. Ambassador He will use a multi-dimensional Australian scholars to address to Australia, this was his first approach (available data, specific issues of lobbying in trip to Australia. “I knew interviews, surveys) to construct a a comparative context, as well about Australia in general,” detailed picture of the Australian as exploring broader issues of he said, “but I did not have any sector of organized interests and governability and Western-style preconceived notions about the their attendant lobbying. The democracies,” Professor Loomis country. However, what I found differences between the American said. was stunning. I now understand separation-of-powers government why my old friend Peter and the Australian parliamentary “As populations age and social Grabowsky moved to Australia system will likely yield notable obligations grow, nations must years ago, after we completed differences in how groups and address the size and scope our post-docs together to pursue lobbyists are arrayed to affect of government, all within his (very successful) career here. public policies the structural framework of Had I known what he did then, I governments and institutions. might have joined him.” That Australia and the United States are similar, yet not at all the same, provides a rich opportunity to examine democratic practices in a highly uncertain era.”

Page 17 left to right: 1) Fulbright Scholar Ms Laura Crommelin speaks at the dinner. 2) CSIRO Fulbright Scholar Israel Del Toro with representatives from CSIRO, Dr Miriam Baltuck, Dr Joanne Daly, Ms Kathy Dunn, and Fulbright Fulbright Events U.S. Scholar Professor S. Mark Tomkins at the Enrichment Dinner. Photo: Travis Longmore, U.S. Embassy. 3) Ambassador Jeffrey Bleich speaks at the reception.

Dr Tangerine Holt at Georgetown Fulbright Alumni representatives at the dinner Fulbright U.S. Scholar Samantha Shockley receives her award from Mr Jason Hyland and Mr Tom Healy.

Fulbright Presentation The Fulbright Presentation Dinner The WA reception was held on May Dinner 2012 was one of the features of the 10, and was hosted by Fulbright annual Orientation Program, held Alumnus Professor Richard The Fulbright Presentation Dinner each year to induct new Fulbright Higgott, VC of Murdoch University. Scholars into the Fulbright for the Fulbright and Anne Wexler Fulbright Commission Australian Scholars was held at the Program. This year for the first Ivy Room, ivy, in George Street in time the Anne Wexler Scholar was visit to the U.S. involved in this process. Sydney. Fulbright Commission Executive Director, Dr Tangerine Holt, visited The very successful event was Fulbright receptions in the United States in October, co-hosted by Fulbright Commission Australia to bring Fulbright Scholars and Board Chair Professor Steven Alumni together in several cities, Schwartz, VC and President of The first state reception for 2012 and meet with colleagues in the Macquarie University. was hosted by Charles Darwin University in the Northern Territory U.S. Government. About 290 guests attended on April 4, at The Colonnade, at A series of Roundtables was held the event. the University. The event was to increase the Commission’s Special guests included Senator hosted by Professor Barney Glover engagement with them. A series Chris Evans, Minister for Tertiary and a group of Fulbright contacts of new initiatives will follow as a Education, Skills, Science and came along to meet the Fulbright result of these discussions. Research; Mr Jason Hyland, NT Scholars, Professor Michael The trip started out in New York, Chargé D’Affaires, U.S. Embassy; Gordon and Dr Claire Gordon. with presentations at SUNY and Ms Gabrielle Upton, Parliamentary The Queensland reception was Columbia Universities, a meeting Secretary for Tertiary Education held on April 19 at the Cecil & with colleagues at the Institute of and Skills, NSW Government; and Ida Green University Club & International Education (IIE) and a Fulbright Alumnus Afghanistan’s Restaurant, Bond University, Gold Fulbright Roundtable was held at Ambassador to Australia, HE Coast. It was hosted by the VC of NYU followed by a reception. Nasir Andisha. They were Bond University, Professor Tim joined by sponsors and donors, A round table for Alumni and Brailsford. Fulbright Scholars and Alumni, a reception were hosted by Vice-Chancellors and other The Victorian State reception was the Embassy of Australia, in representatives from several hosted on April 24 at The South Washington DC. Mrs Harriet universities, selection committee Dining Room at University House Fulbright attended the reception. members and family and friends of at the Woodward, Carlton, hosted Dr Holt then went to the little apple the new Fulbright Scholars. by Professor Glyn Davis, VC of the “Manhattan, Kansas, Kansas State University of Melbourne. At the end of the evening, Fulbright University to meet President Kirk Alumnus Mr Jonathan Paget gave a On May 8 the State Reception Shulz, his leadership team, faculty guitar performance. was held in South Australia, at and students. the Ingkarni Wardli hosted by The Page 18 University of Adelaide. Top: Dr Jayne Godfrey from the ANU College of Business and Economics with her sponsored Scholars, Mr Mark O’Donnell and Ms Emily Baldock. Bottom: Fulbright Scholars with Dr Tangerine Holt and Mrs Harriet Fulbright at the reception in Washington. Photo: Philip Hill.

Fulbright history update

The ARC funded history project They have recommended that an of the Australian-American interactive website should be created, Fulbright Program commenced which will highlight aspects of the in 2009 and is now drawing to Fulbright program’s history and a close. The researchers have scholars’ experiences. The website completed their research and will feature a timeline, using excerpts interviews in 2012 and are writing from interviews and other audiovisual up the history of the program into materials, photographs, scanned a monograph, which they expect archival documents, explanatory texts will be published in the near and more, to expand on key moments in future. the program’s evolution over more than sixty years. The creation of this is being In the course of writing up explored. the fascinating, multi-layered history of the Australian-US Professor Diane Kirkby and Dr Garner Fulbright program since its post- are also working on several other journal war beginnings, it has become articles and conference presentations apparent to the researchers that in 2013, including two papers on women a standard monograph alone Fulbrighters at the International Dr Holt gave presentations at will not do justice to the rich Federation for Research in Women’s the University of Chicago and the range of sources available. These History in the United Kingdom. University of Illinois (Chicago). include oral history interviews, Mr Roger Price, Australian Consul- While they are no longer conducting radio archives and news General, Chicago, hosted both an interviews they are always interested footage, documentaries made Alumni Roundtable and a Reception to hear from any alumni or scholars by or featuring scholars, music later that day. who have stories to tell or reflections to composed and/or performed, offer by email ([email protected]. The next day, Tuesday, Dr Holt travel blogs and digital au) or old-fashioned surface mail c/ went to San Francisco, where she storytelling. Historical and Cultural Studies, La Trobe presented to students at UCSF University, VIC 3086 on Halloween. A Roundtable for Fulbright Alumni and Scholars Alice Garner, followed at UCSF, and an informal La Trobe University dinner with Alumni. The trip finished with a stop in LA on Left: Dr Christopher Roberts playing at the Enrichment Dinner. Right: Fulbright Flinders Thursday 1 November. Dr Holt gave Distinguished Chair Malcolm Feeley, with Professor Don De Bats, Mr Tom Healy, Professor Michael a presentation at UCLA, followed Barber and Dr Tangerine Holt. Bottom: Fulbright Alumni Mrs Susanita Dudley and by a Fulbright Alumni and Scholars Dr Earl Dudley at the Matthew Perez exhibition. Roundtable and a drinks event with the LA Chapter of the Fulbright Association, where she was greeted by the international Fulbright community. End of year reception

The end of year reception was held on 30 November at the residence of Ambassador Jeffrey Bleich and Mrs Rebecca Bleich. About 70 people attended and they included Fulbright Commission Board, Staff and Alumni, Government contacts and sponsors, Fulbright selection committee members, Fulbright Scholars and other Fulbright Friends. The new Fulbright Commission team was introduced at the event.

Page 19 FAIG Winner – Associate Professor John Foster

Through the Fulbright Through the FAIG, A/Professor Alumni Initiative Grant (FAIG) Foster was able to train his U.S. A/Professor Foster was able to counterparts on utilizing the return to the McGowan Institute laser irradiation process as well for Regenerative Medicine at as adapt the novel combined the University of Pittsburgh, and technology to focus on enhancing build on the linkages that were the wound-healing processes in formed during his 2009 Fulbright brain surgery. The FAIG helped Australian Senior Scholarship. A/Prof. Foster to consolidate A/Professor Foster is based at the School of Biotechnology and the relationship with his host Biomolecular Sciences at the institution. A doctoral student University of New South Wales accompanied A/Professor Foster. (UNSW). A/Professor Foster said that the Fulbright influence has extended A/Professor Foster’s Fulbright beyond the initial Scholarship Scholarship project had project and that now a number of investigated the innovative students and junior researchers coalescence of novel Australian have benefitted from an and American technologies. exchange. The project established This involved combining a laser by the Fulbright has grown and activated, thin film surgical is a major focus of his group’s adhesive developed by A/ research at UNSW. Professor Foster, with a wound healing biomaterial developed The FAIG provides $10,000 to by Prof. Badylak at the McGowan support an Australian-American Institute for Regenerative Fulbright Alumnus to develop Medicine in Pittsburgh. Together innovative projects that will these technologies can provide foster institutional linkages and a means of sutureless sealing sustainable, mutually beneficial of wounds that lead to enhanced relationships. tissue regeneration. In the US during his Fulbright, A/Professor Foster had explored various techniques for combining the technologies, with designs to suit a variety of clinical scenarios.

Page 20 Alumni and Scholar achievements

Queen’s Birthday Honours

• Professor Stephen Hopper AC, FLS, FTSE (1989 Aus Senior Scholar) • Professor Peter Singer AC (1978 Aus Senior Scholar) • Emeritus Professor Ian Ferguson AM (1962 Aus Postgraduate and 1987 Postdoctoral Scholar) • Professor Michael Feneley AM (1985 Fulbright Australian Postdoctoral Scholar) • Professor James Whittem OAM (1950 Fulbright Australian Postgraduate Scholar)

Awards

Dr Richard T Watson, 1984 Aus Postgraduate Scholar, was awarded the Association for Information Systems’ LEO award, which is presented for exceptional life-time achievement in Information Systems. Professor John Ralston AO FAA FTSE, 1986 Aus Senior Scholar, was awarded the Staudinger- Jeffrey Looi Leah Curtis Durrer Lecture and Medal from ETH Zurich. Emeritus Professor Ross Street, Dr Elizabeth Madin, 1999 Associate Professor Jeffrey 1968 Aus Postdoctoral Scholar, U.S. Postgraduate Scholar, Looi, 2004 Aus Professional was awarded the Australian won an Australian Research Scholar, received the Canberra Mathematical Society’s George Council Discovery Early Career Doctor Award from the ACT Szekeres Medal, the Chaire de Researcher Award and a World Branch of the Australian Medical la Vallée Poussin for 2011 from Wildlife Fund Fuller Fellowship. UCL Belgium and Discovery Association for longstanding The Irish based company Outstanding Researcher Award service as an editorial board Megazyme belonging to Dr Barry from the Australian Research member and contributor to the McCleary, 1978 Aus Postdoctoral Council. Canberra Doctor magazine. Also Fellow, won the Irish Exporters received the Young Psychiatrist Professor Sheila Fitzpatrick, Association’s Innovation Exporter Presentation Award for the 15th 1989 U.S. Short-term Scholar, of the Year Award. Annual Meeting of the Pacific Rim received the American Historical Ms Leah Curtis, 2005 Aus College of Psychiatrists in Seoul, Association Award for Scholarly Postgraduate Scholar, was the South Korea. Distinction and the American winner of Best World Music Association for Slavic, East Mr David Hobbs, 2008 Aus Award at the Hollywood Music European and Eurasian Studies Professional Scholar, received in Media Awards. She was also Award for Distinguished First Prize in the Soft Technology nominated for Best Original Song Contributions to the field. Awards held by the Australian at the Hollywood Music In Media Rehabilitation and Assistive Dr Michael Braby, 1998 Aus Awards and for Best Original Technology Association Postdoctoral Fellow, was Song Composed for the Screen Professor Graham Colditz, 1981 awarded the Mackerras Medal, at the APRA AGSC Australian Aus Postgraduate Scholar, the Australian Entomological Screen Music Awards. Society’s highest award. The received a number of awards. Emeritus Professor James Mackerras Medal is given every These included the American W. Loewen, 1981 U.S. Senior two years to a member of the Cancer Society Medal of Honor, Scholar, received two prestigious Society under 50 years of age who AACR-American Cancer Society awards in 2012, including has demonstrated excellence in Award for Research Excellence the American Sociological entomology. in Cancer Epidemiology and Association’s Cox-Johnson- Prevention and was also Frazier Award and a Spirit appointed to the board of of America Award from the scientific advisors of the National National Council for Cancer Institute, NIH. the Social Studies.

Page 21 Appointments Ms Catherine Gregory, 2009 Aus Postgraduate Scholar, won Associate Professor Charles a two-year fellowship position Steadman, 1988 Aus Postdoctoral in New York City as the Flutist Scholar, was made a Fellow of in Ensemble ACJW: A program the American Gastroenterological at Carnegie Hall, The Juilliard Association ( “AGAF”), the School and the Weill Music pre-eminent association of Institute in partnership with the medical gastroenterologists New York City Department of in the United States. Education.

Ms Deborah May, 1995 Aus Professor Andrew Schultz, 1982 Postgraduate Scholar, received Aus Postgraduate Scholar, an Australia New Zealand School was appointed composer of of Government Fellowship. a symphony to celebrate the centenary of Canberra in 2013. Professor Warren Bebbington, 1976 Aus Postgraduate Scholar, Publications was appointed Vice Chancellor of the University of Adelaide. Associate Professor Eric Shibuya, 1998 U.S. Postgraduate Scholar, Professor John A Wiens, 1984 published his first book, which is U.S. Senior Scholar, was entitled ‘Demobilizing Irregular appointed Winthrop Research Forces’. Professor in the School of Plant Biology at the University of Dr Ranjana Srivastava, 2004 Western Australia. W.G. Walker Aus Postgraduate Scholar, was invited to write Professor Ann Forsyth, 1987 a monthly column for The Aus Postgraduate Scholar, was Melbourne Magazine (with The appointed Professor of Urban Age) on medicine and society. Planning at Harvard University. The inaugural piece was Professor Warren Bebbington Professor Steven Gorelick, 2008 published in ‘The Best Australian U.S. Senior Scholar, was elected Science Writing of 2012’. Dr to the US National Academy of Srivastava also won the inaugural Engineering. Gus Nossal Global Health Prize for the best essay on global Commissioner Ian Stewart, 1999 health. In a piece called Them Aus Professional Scholar, was and Us, she wrote about the great appointed Commissioner of global divide in healthcare and the the Queensland Police Service. need for every rich-world doctor Commissioner Stewart was to modify individual practice in also the recipient of the 2012 order to effect real change in Australian Institute of Emergency the poor world. (AIES) National Medal for Excellence as well as a National Dr Arlie Loughnan, 2001 Aus Emergency Medal, the latter Postgraduate Scholar, been being presented on Australia Day, awarded a Australian Research for services during the 2010-11 Council early career researcher Dr Ranjana Srivastava Queensland Floods. award (DECRA) to undertake research on responsibility Dr Calvin Bowman, 1996 Anthony in criminal law (2013-2015). Joseph Pratt Award for Visual and This represents the next step Performing Arts, was appointed following the publication of her Convenor of Composition, Theory book, Manifest Madness: Mental and Aural at the ANU School Incapacity in Criminal Law (Oxford of Music. He has also been University Press, 2012). commissioned as a co-writer of an opera based on Norman Lindsay’s classic Australian story ‘The Magic Pudding’. This will be performed by Opera Victoria in late 2013. Page 22 Financial Report

The unqualified audit report from Synergy The donations are invested so that the earnings Group Australia noted below is a special are utilized to support the Coral Sea Fulbright Professional, the Australian Alumni (WG Walker), purpose financial report which meets the and the Fulbright Queensland, South Australia, financial report preparation requirements New South Wales , Western Australia and of the Manual for (Fulbright) Binational Victoria State Scholarships respectively. Commissions and Foundations and the The investments are shown at a fair market applicable Australian Accounting Standards value. The management of these Investments is with Perpetual. and Australian Accounting Interpretations. In addition to funding the Commission receives There have been no events since the balance annually over A$1m of in-kind support from sheet date which would require revision of the U.S. and Australian universities, the Australian amounts included in the financial statements. In and U.S. governments, organisations and particular, there are neither plans nor intentions individuals, which is not recognised in this that may materially affect the carrying value or finance report. classification of assets and liabilities noted in the financial report. As a result of solid investment performance, donations and increased sponsorship of scholarships the Commission reported a surplus for the year ended 31 December 2012.

Page 23 Synergy Group Australia Limited As Trustee for the Synergy Group Unit Trust ABN: 84 352 574 432

4/1 Gordon Street, Canberra City ACT 2601 PO Box 5085, Braddon ACT 2612 P: 02 6260 7477 F: 02 6260 7499 E: [email protected] www.synergygroup.net.au

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Independent audit report We have audited the accompanying financial report, being a special purpose financial report, of the Australian American Fulbright Commission, which comprises the balance sheet as at 31 December 2011, the statement of comprehensive income, and cash flow statement for the year then, notes comprising a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory notes and the statement by members of the finance committee.

Board Members’ Responsibility for the Financial Report The Board members are responsible for the preparation of the financial report, and have determined that the basis of preparation described in Note 1, is appropriate to meet the requirements of the Manual for Binational Commissions and Foundations and is appropriate to meet the needs of members. The Board Members’ responsibility also includes such internal control as the Board determines is necessary to enable the preparation of a financial report that is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

Auditor’s Responsibility Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial report based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards. These Auditing Standards require that we comply with relevant ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether the financial report is free from material misstatement. An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial report. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgement, including the assessments of the risks of material misstatement of the financial report, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity’s preparation and fair presentation of the financial report in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by the Board, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial report. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.

Independence In conducting our audit, we have complied with the independence requirements of Australian professional accounting bodies.

Audit opinion In our opinion, the financial report presents fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Australian American Fulbright Commission as of 31 December 2011 and its financial performance and its cash flows for the year then ended in accordance with the accounting policies described in Note 1 to the financial statements.

Basis of Accounting Without modifying our opinion, we draw attention to Note 1 to the financial report, which describes the basis of accounting. The financial report has been prepared to assist the Australian American Fulbright Commission to meet the requirements of the Manual for Binational Commissions and Foundations. As a result, the financial report may not be suitable for another purpose.

Synergy Group

Stephen Holmes Registered Company Auditor Date: 16 February 2012 Canberra, ACT

Page 24 THE AUSTRALIAN-AMERICAN FULBRIGHT COMMISSION STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

For year ended 31 December 2012

Note 2012 2011 $ $ Revenue Funding for ordinary activities 1(d) Australian Government 887,623 866,948 United States Government 724,380 756,409 Scholarship sponsorships 483,144 411,946 Donations 20,830 8,170 2,115,977 2,043,473 Other revenue Interest earned 24,646 28,526 Income from Investments 848,646 333,157 Other income 1(l) 47,265 37,672 920,557 399,354

Total revenue 3,036,534 2,442,828

Expenses Program expenses United States Fulbright 533,090 542,789 Australian Fulbright 762,641 730,079 Additional awards 292,942 236,183 1,588,673 1,509,051

Program returns (44,196) (60,866) 1,544,477 1,448,185

Non-program expenses 213,434 231,792

Administration 739,429 583,112

Other expenses Investment Fees & Expenses 14,083 4,325 Foreign exchange losses (net) 1(b) 12,059 1,843 26,142 6,168

Total expenses 2,523,482 2,269,257

Operating surplus 513,052 173,571

Transfer to Reserves - (70,000)

Total Comprehensive Income 513,052 103,571

The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements.

Page 25 THE AUSTRALIAN-AMERICAN FULBRIGHT THE AUSTRALIAN-AMERICAN FULBRIGHT COMMISSION BALANCE SHEET COMMISSION CASH FLOW STATEMENT

As at 31 December 2012 For year ended 31 December 2012

Note 2012 2011 Note 2012 2011 $ $ $ $ Assets Cash flows from operating activities Cash 1(i),2 854,239 673,420 Scholarship funding 2,183,162 1,878,945 Receivables 1(e),4 58,836 89,589 from Sponsors and Governments Other current 5 65,661 37,974 assets Payments to (2,687,309) (1,859,830) suppliers 978,736 800,983 Interest received 24,646 25,748 Investments Other revenue 54,301 Investments held at 1(j),3 10,560,953 10,338,131 60,638 market value Net cash inflows 9 (418,863) 99,164 from operating activities Total assets 11,539,689 11,139,114

Cash flow from Investing activities Liabilities Purchase of 611,741 (244,835) Provision for 1(h) 20,184 62,570 investments employee benefits Net cash from (244,835) Creditors 1(f) 777,969 750,550 611,741 investing activities Provision for unpaid 1(g) 443,190 540,700 program costs Net increase 192,878 (145,671) (decrease) in cash Total liabilities 1,241,343 1,353,820 held Cash at the 673,420 825,399 Net assets 10,298,346 9,785,294 beginning of the financial year Equity Effects of exchange (12,059) (6,308) rate changes on Reserves 6 5,100,813 5,159,334 cash Accumulated funds 5,197,533 4,625,960 Cash and cash 2 854,239 673,420 Total Equity 10,298,346 9,785,294 equivalents at the end of the financial year The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements. The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements.

Page 26 THE AUSTRALIAN-AMERICAN FULBRIGHT COMMISSION NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For year ended 31 December 2012

Note 1. Summary of significant a. Income tax accounting policies The Australian American Fulbright Commission is exempt from income tax.

The financial report is a special purpose financial b. Foreign currency transactions report prepared to satisfy the financial report preparation requirements of the Manual for i. Functional and presentation currency Binational Commissions and Foundations. The The financial statements are presented in directors have determined that the organisation Australian dollars, which is the organisation’s is not a reporting entity. functional and presentation currency.

Basis of preparation ii. Transactions and balances The financial report has been prepared in Foreign currency transactions are recorded on accordance with the requirements of the Manual for initial recognition, in the functional currency by Binational Commissions and Foundations, and the applying the exchange rate at the date of the following applicable Australian Accounting transaction. Monetary items are translated at Standards and Accounting Interpretations: the closing rate applicable at reporting date.

AASB 108: Accounting Policies, Changes in Foreign exchange gains and losses resulting Accounting Estimates and Errors from the settlement of such transactions and from the translation at year-end exchange rates AASB 110: Events after the Balance Sheet Date of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are recognised in the AASB 1031: Materiality income statement.

No other Accounting Standards, Australian c. Acquisition of assets Accounting Interpretations or other authoritative pronouncements of the Australian Accounting In order to be consistent with the Manual for Standards Board have been applied. Binational Commissions and Foundations item 402.2, non-current assets purchased from 1993 onwards are expensed in the year of purchase. Reporting Basis and Conventions In 2011 the Commission obtained an independent The financial report has been prepared on valuation of the strata title building units it owns an accruals basis and is based on historical and occupies. The valuation was between costs modified by the revaluation of selected $790,000 and $835,000. non-current assets, and financial assets and financial liabilities for which the fair value basis d. Revenue recognition of accounting has been applied. Revenue is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable. Amounts The following is a summary of the material disclosed as revenue are net of returns, trade accounting policies adopted by the organisation allowances and duties and taxes paid. in the preparation of the financial report. The accounting policies have been consistently Sponsorship revenue is recognised when the sponsor applied, unless otherwise stated. makes specific commitments based upon contractual agreements.

Government contributions are recognised upon confirmation of the funding commitment.

e. Receivables All receivables are recognised initially at fair value less provision for doubtful debts. All receivables are due for settlement no more than 30 days from the date of recognition. This applies for corporate sponsors, and at the date of recognition for funds due from the Australian Government or its agencies.

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For year ended 31 December 2012

f. Program provisions d. Cash and cash equivalents These amounts represent a provision for Cash and cash equivalents includes cash expenditure of funds received by the Commission on hand, deposits held at call with financial prior to the end of the financial year which have institutions, other short-term, highly liquid not been settled. The amounts are unsecured. investments with original maturities of three months or less that are readily convertible to g. Program commitment liability known amounts of cash and which are subject The Commission records commitments of to an insignificant risk of changes in value. scholarship expenditures at such time as the Commission makes specific commitments. e. Investments Thus, scholarships are recorded as expenses and liabilities when they are awarded. The liability is The Commission classifies its investments as recorded as the total cost of each scholarship, financial assets at market value. Realised and including such future payments as return travel, unrealised gains and losses arising from changes at the time the scholarship is awarded. in the market value of the investments are included in the income statement in the period for which h. Employee benefits they arise. i. Wages and salaries and annual leave Liabilities for wages and salaries, including f. Rounding of amounts non-monetary entitlements, and annual leave The Commission applies the Class Order expected to be settled within 12 months of the 98/100, issued by the Australian Securities reporting date are recognised in the provision and Investments Commission, relating to the for employee benefits in respect of employees’ “rounding-off” of amounts in the financial report. services up to the reporting date and are Amounts in the financial report have been rounded measured at the amounts expected to be paid off in accordance with the Class Order to the when liabilities are settled. Employee benefits nearest dollar. payable later than one year have been measured at the present value of the estimated cash outflows to be made.

ii. Long service leave The liability for long service leave is recognised in the provision for employee benefits and is measured as the present value of expected future payments to be made in respect of services provided by employees up to the reporting date. Consideration is given to expected future wage and salary levels, experience of employee departures and periods of service. Expected future payments are discounted using market yields at the reporting date on national government bonds with terms to maturity and currency that match, as closely as possible, the estimated cash outflows.

iii. Employee benefit on-costs Employee benefit on-costs are recognised and included in employee benefit liabilities and costs when the employee benefits to which they relate are recognised as liabilities.

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For year ended 31 December 2012

Note 2. Current assets – Cash Anne Wexler Scholarship Funds The Commission recognises that the base funding 2012 2011 of $4.7 million for this scholarship are to be maintained in perpetuity, the Commission is to $ $ manage the scholarship from the investment Cash income generated. Operating cheque account 60,877 151,344 Fund bank account 1 5,980 Note 4. Current assets – Receivables At call bank account 181,938 94,413 2012 2011 Term deposit 192,890 180,280 $ $ Volatility deposit - 53,545 Other receivables Petty cash 96 - Funds receivable - 66,474 Treasury account 30 - Other debtors 58,836 23,115 USD account 418,407 187,858 58,836 89,589 Balances as per 854,239 673,420 statement of cash flows Note 5. Current assets – Other The above figures are reconciled to cash at the end of the financial year as shown in the 2012 2011 statement of cash flows. $ $

Note 3. Current assets –Investments GST refundable from ATO 18,550 11,445 2012 2011 Prepayments 47,111 26,529 $ $ 65,661 37,974 Investments Australian Alumni (WG 348,960 296,299 Walker) Fund AFAA Fund 47,052 44,419 ANU CBE Fund 263,167 283,158 Clean Energy Fund 170,684 313,628 Coral Sea Fund 360,565 345,089 Fulbright Reserve Fund 443,552 486,483 NSW Fund 560,614 508,101 QLD Fund 466,867 419,215 SA Fund 521,077 472,831 US Alumni Fund 24,260 18,745 VET Scholarship 112,530 105,178 VIC Fund 615,085 549,442 WA Fund 969,936 888,901 Wexler Scholarship 5,656,604 5,606,642 10,560,953 10,338,131

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For year ended 31 December 2012

Note 6. Reserves and b. Nature and purpose of reserves Accumulated Funds i. Asset replacement reserve The asset replacement reserve was used to set 2012 2011 aside increments to cover proposed future costs $ $ and is added to and expended as required. These (a) Reserves funds have been transferred from the general reserve to retained earnings upon expenditure of Asset replacement - 139,630 $58,521 incurred in 2012. reserve Wexler reserve 4,700,000 4,700,000 ii. Wexler reserve Working capital reserve - 239,704 The Wexler reserve is used to set aside funds as a contingency to recognise that the Funds for this General reserve 400,813 80,000 scholarship are to be maintained in perpetuity 5,100,813 5,159,334 and cannot be utilised by the Commission for operating activities. The Commission is to manage the Scholarship from the investment Movements in Reserves income generated. Asset replacement reserve iii. Working capital reserve Balance 1 January 139,630 69,630 The working capital reserve was used to set aside Amount set aside for - 70,000 funds as a contingency to keep the Commission equipment running for a period of six months to cover Amount spent on (58,521) - commitments in the event of the Commission equipment winding-up. These funds have been transferred Amount transferred to (81,109) - to the general reserve. general reserve iv. General reserve Balance 31 December - 139,630 In the past the funds in the general reserve were Wexler reserve set aside funds for non-operating expenses Balance 1 January 4,700,000 4,700,000 to cover major office infrastructure and other program costs as needed. In 2012 the reserves Amount set aside for - - Wexler Scholarships were consolidated so that general reserves now set aside covers proposed future costs to Balance 31 December 4,700,000 4,700,000 replace assets, major infrastructure costs and a Working capital reserve contingency to cover running costs for a period of six months in the event of the commission Balance 1 January 239,704 239,704 winding up. Amount transferred to (239,704) - general reserve Balance at 31 December - 239,704 General reserve Balance 1 January 80,000 80,000 Transfer from asset 81,109 - replacement reserve Transfer from working 239,704 - capital reserve Balance 31 December 400,813 80,000

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For year ended 31 December 2012

Note 7. Board attendance Note 9. Reconciliation of operating surplus from ordinary activities There were four Board meetings held in 2012. The to net cash flow from operating numbers of meetings attended by each member activities serving in 2012 are as follows:

Board member Number of Number of 2012 2011 meetings meetings $ $ invited to attended attend Profit for the year 513,052 103,571 Professor Steven Change in operating assets and liabilities 4 4 Schwartz (Increase)/Decrease in 3,066 (38,127) receivables /other assets Prof Don Debats 4 4 (70.091) (530) Ms Judy Moon 2 2 Increase/(Decrease) in non-program payables/ Mr Patrick Cocoran 1 1 other creditors Mr Marshall Farrer 4 3 Increase/(Decrease) (42,386) (209,603) Professor Hilary in provisions 4 2 Charlesworth Net exchange differences 12,059 (6,356) Mr Ian Thomas 4 3 Unrealised loss/(Gain) (834,563) 250,209 Ms Libby Schick 4 4 Net cash inflows from (418,863) 99,164 Mr Frank Urbancic * 3 3 operating activities Ms Mary Warlick* 1 1 Mr Colin Walters 4 2 Mr Paul Houge 1 1 Professor Margaret 4 3 Gardner

* represented by Ms Susan Shultz in their absence

Note 8. Auditors remuneration

During the year the following fees were paid or payable for services provided by the auditor of the organisation, and its related practices:

2012 2011 $ $ Auditor 8,427 8,183

Page 31 STATEMENT BY MEMBERS OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE

The Board has determined that the organisation is not a reporting entity and that this special purpose financial report should be prepared in accordance with the accounting policies outlined in Note 1 of the financial statements. In the opinion of the Finance Committee the financial report as set out on pages 1 to 5:

1. Presents a true and fair view of the financial position of the Australian-American Fulbright Commission as at 31 December 2012 and its performance for the year ended on that date.

2. At the date of this statement, there are reasonable grounds to believe that the Australian-American Fulbright Commission will be able to pay its debts as and when they fall due.

This statement is made in accordance with a resolution of the Finance Committee and is signed for and on behalf of the Committee by:

Professor Steven Schwartz Mr Paul Houge Chair Treasurer

Canberra 12 February 2013

Page 32 Sponsors and partners

The Australian and United States Governments provide the core funding for the Australian Fulbright Program. This funding is complemented by the support of a generous group of companies, organisations, individuals and government agencies. In addition, the Fulbright Commission administers the Anne Wexler Scholarships, funded by the Australian Government.

The Australian and United States The Fulbright CSIRO Postgraduate Coral Sea, to support a Fulbright governments provide the core Scholarship was established in 2009, Professional Scholarship focusing on funding for the Australian to enable U.S. Scholars to undertake a business/industry topic of relevance Fulbright Program. This funding postgraduate research with CSIRO. to Australia and the United States. is complemented by the support The Fulbright Scholarship in Nuclear Fulbright Gregory Schwartz Enrichment of a generous group of companies, Science and Technology, sponsored by Grants were established in 2006 by organisations, universities, the Australian Nuclear Science and Claire and Steven Schwartz, in memory Australian and U.S. Embassies, Technology Organisation (ANSTO), is for of their son Gregory Schwartz, to assist individuals and government Australian Scholars to carry out research Australian Fulbright Postgraduate agencies. or study in the U.S. in the field of nuclear Scholars to enrich their experience science or technology. in the U.S. UNIVERSITIES The Distinguished Chair in American FULBRIGHT STATE AND New Fulbright Political Science will be hosted TERRITORY SCHOLARSHIPS Scholarships for 2013 by Flinders University in Adelaide until Fulbright State and Territory The Fulbright Distinguished Chair in 2015. It allows key U.S. researchers to Scholarships have been established for Advanced Science and Technology is undertake a 4-5 month program in New South Wales, the Northern Territory, sponsored by the Defence Science and Australia. Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Technology Organisation (DSTO). It will Victoria and Western Australia. bring an eminent U.S. scientist to The Fulbright ANU College of Business Australia for up to five months to expand and Economics Postgraduate Scholarship These scholarships are supported by opportunities for engagement in a provides the opportunity for American their state and territory governments, priority area for DSTO. graduates in the fields of business or universities and companies. Their aim economics to undertake 8-12 months is to encourage and profile research The Fulbright Professional Scholarship postgraduate research relevant to that state, and assist the in Non-Profit Leadership was with the College. building of international research links established through a partnership between the region and U.S. between the Origin Foundation, the GOVERNMENT researchers and institutions. Australian Scholarships Foundation The Fulbright Climate Change and (ASF), and the Commission. It will FULBRIGHT ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIPS Clean Energy Scholarship was provide Australians working in the established by the Prime Minister of The Australian Alumni (WG Walker) charitable Not-For Profit sector the Australia, the Hon. Julia Gillard, and Scholarship was established in 1993 opportunity to undertake research or U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, through generous contributions from professional development for three to in November 2010 to increase bi- Australian Fulbright Alumni to annually four months in the U.S. national collaboration addressing support a scholarship for the highest climate change. ranked Australian Fulbright SUPPORTERS Postgraduate. We also wish to thank the following The Professional Scholarship in for their ongoing support: Vocational Education and Training, the The U.S. Alumni Scholarship Fulbright Indigenous Scholarship and was established in 2006 with Australian and American universities the Anne Wexler Scholarships are contributions from U.S. Fulbright for hosting the Scholars. supported by the Department of Alumni to annually support a Gilbert and Tobin, for their invaluable Industry, Innovation, Science, Research scholarship for the highest ranked legal advice. and Tertiary Education (DIISRTE). American Fulbright Postgraduate. Sharp for their support with office The Fulbright Professional Scholarship ADDITIONAL FULBRIGHT equipment. in Australia-United States Alliance SCHOLARSHIPS Studies was established in 2001 by the The Coral Sea Scholarship was Our donors, both individuals and Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade established by the then U.S. companies, whose generous donations (DFAT) to recognise the 50th anniversary Ambassador, Mel Sembler, and U.S. help more Australians and Americans of the ANZUS Treaty. companies in 1992 in recognition of the to participate in a unique Fulbright 50th Anniversary of the Battle of the experience.

Page 33 Individual donors*

The Australian-American Fulbright Commission would like to thank the following individuals for their donations. These contributions are vital for the ongoing success of our scholarships and Alumni-related activities.

Mr Greg Bayles Mr Clyde McGill

Emeritus Prof John Bloomfield Dr James McWilliam

Dr Edward Cherry Dr Wayne Millen

Professor Richard Coleman Emeritus Professor Garth Nettheim

Pamela Cook and Paul Gietzel Dr Andris Saltups

Dr Glenn Dale Dr Malcolm Thompson

Dr Michael Evans Dr Gulten Wagner

Dr Vivian Eyers Dr Cara Weisbrod

Mrs Janet Flint

Dr Dale Hebbard

Mr Jeff Howson

Mr Neil Inall

Emeritus Professor Peter Joubert

Professor Keith King

Professor John Kleinig

Dr Douglas Larden

*Note: some donors declined to have their names published.

Page 34 CORE SPONSORS

Scholarship sponsors

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Department of Defence Science and Technology Organisation

STATE SCHOLARSHIP sponsors

New South Wales

NORTHERN TErritory Queensland

SOUTH AUSTRALIA TASMANIA

Victoria

Western Australia In-kind supporters

The Australian-American Fulbright Commission PO Box 9541, Deakin ACT 2600, Australia P: 02 6260 4460 F: 02 6260 4461 E: [email protected] W: fulbright.com.au AUSTRALIAN–AMERICAN 2012 AUSTRALIAN–AMERICAN ANNUAL REPORT FULBRIGHT COMMISSION