News: alumni recognition
Ms Hannah Wandel
![Ms Hannah Wandel, winner of the Distinguished Alumni Awards' James McWha Rising Star Award 2019](/alumni/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2019-05/DAA2019_Hannah-9927-resized.jpg?h=fbf4b26c&itok=1eWjCh4A)
Recipient of the James McWha Rising Star Award 2019, Hannah founded the not-for-profit organisation Country to Canberra, which runs nationwide programs that provide education, leadership and mentorship opportunities for rural teenage girls.
Dr James Muecke AM
![Dr James Muecke AM, winner of the Distinguished Alumni Awards' Vice-Chancellor's Award 2019](/alumni/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2019-05/DAA2019_James-9975-resized.jpg?h=4f90033a&itok=bCx2zBdT)
Recipient of the Vice-Chancellor's Alumni Award 2019, James is an eye surgeon who has made it his life's work to fight blindness in low-income countries. James' not-for-profit organisation Sight For All has made significant steps towards eliminating blindness in Asia.
Dr Michael Llewellyn-Smith AM KStJ JP
![Dr Michael Llewellyn-Smith AM KStJ JP, winner of the Distinguished Alumni Awards' Vice-Chancellor's Award 2019](/alumni/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2019-05/DAA2019_Michael-9945-resized.jpg?h=e61e8bc3&itok=p4Gd2jWO)
Recipient of the Vice-Chancellor's Alumni Award 2019, Michael is an architect, town planner and city manager who has helped to shape cities in Australia and overseas. He has also been a teacher, visiting guest lecturer and a member of the University of Adelaide Council.
Associate Professor Kristin Carson-Chahhoud
![Associate Professor Kristin Carson-Chahhoud, winner of the Distinguished Alumni Awards' James McWha Rising Star Award 2019](/alumni/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2019-05/DAA2019_Kristin-9991-resized.jpg?h=010d89eb&itok=unES52Jd)
Recipient of the James McWha Rising Star Award 2019. As a Senior Medical Research Scientist, Kristin's work focuses on tobacco avoidance and aims to close the gap between clinical research trials and real-world patient care.
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Ivy league school awaits John Monash scholar
Ben Mylius has been awarded the 2013 Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) John Monash Scholarship in Water Studies and will use his scholarship to to study at an Ivy League school in the US.
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