Deputy Chancellor to mentor scholar

Scholarships

Law and Commerce student Glenn Smith was recently presented with a $40,000 Order of Australia Association Foundation scholarship by the University of Adelaide's Deputy Chancellor, Mr Ross Adler AC.

Each year the Order of Australia Association Foundation (OAAF) sponsors several scholarships at selected Australian tertiary institutions to "recognise, celebrate and encourage outstanding young Australian citizens to realise their potential to be leaders in tomorrow's community".

Already a winner of a Vice-Chancellor's Scholarship in 2006, Glenn was one of four national winners of the Foundation scholarship. Funding for this scholarship was donated by Mr Adler, who will also act as mentor for Glenn as he moves towards establishing his career.

OAAF national secretary Professor Brian O'Keeffe said the award was made to Glenn in recognition of his potential as a future leader, his high academic achievement and his involvement in community affairs.

Glenn, from Rawnsley Park Station in the Flinders Ranges, did his primary schooling at Hawker before moving to Adelaide to complete his secondary years at Pembroke School.

At Pembroke, Glenn achieved outstanding results in his International Baccalaureate and has maintained these high standards at university. He has also recently started studying for a Diploma in Languages in German, while continuing the strong community involvement established during his secondary years.

Glenn has career ambitions in the finance industry and more personal ambitions to spend some time working in the area of human rights, helping refugees.

"It's hard to express just how beneficial this scholarship is - it will help me in living away from home, help towards purchasing textbooks and other material for study and help pay off my HECS debt. But the major benefit of the scholarship will be in the valuable support from Mr Adler as my mentor in helping aid and guide me to reach my career aspirations - for that opportunity I am very grateful," Glenn said.

Story by Robyn Mills