Trinity News April

Stop Press! The Revd Dr Evan Laurie Burge Major gift for the Evan Burge Revd Dr Andrew McGowan Ms Diana Smith 1933–2003 Scholarship endowment to head Theology at Trinity to head Trinity College Foundation Studies Evan Laurie Burge was born in The College has just learnt that Roger and Pat Riordan are The Revd Dr Andrew A Fellow of Trinity College, Ms Diana Smith, BA, BEd, Grad Dip Comp Ed, has been Melbourne, eldest child of Ivor donating $200,000 to Trinity towards the endowment of a McGowan will return to appointed as Director of Trinity College Foundation Studies (TCFS). and Eileen, and moved to scholarship to honour the life and work of Evan Burge. Trinity in July to become Diana Smith joined Trinity College Foundation Studies in 1991 as Director of Studies. Brisbane with his family – which This gift is a wonderful step towards establishing a fully Director of the Trinity now included his sister, Marian, In 1996 she was appointed Deputy Director of TCFS and, apart from a short break in endowed scholarship, which requires a capital sum of College Theological 1999-2000, has held both positions since that time. In coming to Trinity College, Ms and brother, Alan - at the age of $350,000. The College is extremely grateful for the vision School. Smith brought with her twenty years’ experience of teaching mathematics, history, eight. Educated at Toowoomba and generosity of Roger and Pat. and computing at Camberwell Anglican Girls’ Grammar School. During that time she Grammar School, he completed also held various leadership roles within the school. The Evan Burge Scholarship endowment has an Dr McGowan will his BA at the University of Since the sudden death in November 2002 of the previous Director, the late interesting history. In 1995 Evan despaired to the Annual succeed the Revd Dr David Cole who, in July, Mr Alan Patterson, Ms Smith has served as Acting Director of TCFS. Queensland with first class General Meeting of the Trinity College Foundation that honours in Classics in 1955, becomes Head of ‘Diana Smith’s outstanding work over more than a decade at Trinity College has there were Premier’s Award winners who wanted to reflected her strong commitment to high academic standards, liberal education, and winning the University Medal. Divinity and College Chaplain at Overnewton Anglican come to the College but could not afford to. By the Community College, Keilor. Dr Cole has been Chaplain the welfare of students and staff alike. She has already made an exceptional and Proceeding to Balliol College, following morning, five people came forward and offered at Trinity since 1995, and Director of the Theological enduring contribution to Trinity College, to the University of Melbourne, and to the Oxford, he secured first class to fund a scholarship for five years to bear the name of School since 1998. A full tribute to his outstanding work education of many thousands of students from dozens of countries around the world,’ honours in Literae Humaniores Evan Burge. at Trinity will appear in the next issue of TRINITYToday, Professor Markwell said. (‘Greats’) (BA, 1958; MA, 1962), After this period, some of the donors continued giving as will the announcement of the new Chaplain of Ms Smith’s contribution has been recognised with her election, in 2002, as a Fellow and later continued his studies at and it was decided that the College should establish an the College. of Trinity College – the College’s highest honour. She was formally installed as a Fellow Dr McGowan has taught at the Episcopal Divinity of the College in March 2003. Princeton (MA, 1964; PhD, 1969). endowment fund bearing Dr Burge’s name so that an Evan Burge Scholarship can be awarded every year in School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, since 1998, where Under a new management structure for TCFS, Ms Smith heads a leadership team He lectured in classics at the perpetuity. Over the last few years this endowment has he is Associate Professor of Early Christian History. He that includes two Deputy Directors: Australian National University built up quietly to over $60,000. It is likely that a bequest has previously taught at the University of Notre Dame • Dr Tan Hooi Cheng, BSc(Hons), PhD, becomes Deputy Director (Academic) and Australia, Fremantle, and the Anglican Institute of from 1958 to 1966, and was Senior from Evan himself will bolster the endowment. The continues as Director of Career and Academic Advice. She also becomes a member Theology/Murdoch University, Perth. Lecturer from 1966 to 1974. Riordan gift – with the help of alumni and friends – will of the College-wide Senior Staff. Dr Tan has been a lecturer at Trinity since After graduating from the University of Western In 1958, Evan married Barbara Payne, who became a highly successful medical perpetuate this scholarship as an ongoing memorial 1990 and has undertaken important leadership roles including as Lecturer-in-Charge practitioner. Six children were born during their years in Canberra: John, Margaret, Australia with Honours in classics and ancient history, of Chemistry, and in establishing support services for prospective and current to Evan. Andrew McGowan undertook his initial theological Ann, Caroline, Geoffrey, and Stephen. students, and their parents. The Evan Burge Scholarship will be awarded to studies at Trinity, graduating from the Melbourne College Evan returned to Melbourne in 1974 as Warden of Trinity College in the University • Ms Amanda Crawley, BA, DipEd, MBA, becomes Deputy Director (Strategic outstanding students, of any discipline, who could not of Divinity with Honours in his Bachelor of Divinity, and Development) and continues in a College-wide role as Director of Staff Development. of Melbourne, serving in that position until his retirement in September 1997. During otherwise enter the College as resident students. It is being awarded Trinity’s Bromby Prize for New Testament his term as Warden he oversaw the introduction of women into residence at Trinity, intended that students will hold the scholarship for the Greek. He has subsequently been awarded a Masters Ms Crawley previously served as Director of Admissions in TCFS from 1995 to the the refurbishment of the Chapel, and the development of a Chapel Choir. His duration of their course, provided their academic results degree and PhD in Christianity and Judaism in Antiquity end of 1999, and returned to Trinity in May 2001, initially to undertake an operational Wardenship also saw the establishment of the Trinity College Foundation to and general conduct are exemplary. from the University of Notre Dame, Indiana. review and to establish Summer Schools, before becoming Deputy Bursar last encourage philanthropic support for the College, the founding of a parents’ support In making the gift, Roger Riordan said: ‘I became Andrew McGowan has also published widely and July. Since November 2002, she has been acting as Assistant Director of TCFS. group (the Friends of Trinity), the setting up of Trinity College Foundation Studies to aware of the need for scholarships for academically gifted with much acclaim. His book Ascetic Eucharists: Food As part of the restructuring, Lecturer-in-Charge of English Literature, Mr Glen prepare students from around the world for entry to University, and the construction children some years ago when my children were at and Drink in Early Christian Ritual Meals (Clarendon Jennings, BA(Hons), MA, also assumes the role of Director of Academic Advice, while Press, Oxford, 1999) has been reviewed in international of a new Library and other buildings. He served on the Council of the University of secondary school. At the time I was unemployed, but Lecturer-in-Charge of History of Ideas, Dr Tamar Lewit, BA(Hons), PhD, takes on theology journals as a ‘remarkable work’, a ‘judicious Melbourne from 1980 to 1983. when my new business started to prosper, my late wife, additional responsibilities as Director of Special Academic Projects. Both join Ms Smith, and well-wrought study’, and ‘a key text for future Ordained as a deacon of the Anglican Church in 1960, and as a priest in 1971, Sally, and I set up our first scholarship – the Cybec Dr Tan, Ms Crawley, and the Director of Admissions, Ms Alison Menzies, BA, BSW, on Dr Burge played a pivotal role in liturgical reform, as a member of the Australian research’ in its field. the Foundation Studies Executive team. They join a number of other colleagues in a Scholarship – at Trinity in 1995. I met Evan then, and our Dr McGowan was ordained as an Anglican priest in Liturgical Commission. An Australian Prayer Book, published in 1978, owed much to friendship was reinforced when he married Pat and me larger ‘Senior Staff’ team. Perth in 1986, and served as Rector of St Stephen’s, In announcing these appointments, Professor Markwell said: ‘I believe that under his input, as did its successor, A Prayer Book for Australia (1995). He remained an in the College Chapel in 2000. Forrestfield, Perth, from 1988 to 1992. He has had the experienced and skilful leadership of Ms Diana Smith, and with this strong leadership active member of the Prayer Book Society. He served as Warden of the Community ‘Evan was always happy to share his knowledge with considerable part-time parish experience alongside his team, Trinity College Foundation Studies is extremely well placed to strengthen further of the Holy Name from 1990 to 1997. In 1997 he was made a Canon of St Paul’s anyone who asked, and worked tirelessly for the students academic studies and appointments, and served as a Cathedral and served in this capacity until his 70th birthday in February 2003. its ability to offer students from around the world the best possible preparation for in his care.

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