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Gold medal winners

Since 1881 the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (Victorian branch), has awarded a gold medal to the college’s top final year student.

The recipient is presented with his or her medal at the opening of each academic year. Recipients of the gold medal have gone on to success in a diverse range of careers and endeavours.

Following is a list of the college’s Gold Medal winners.

Pharmacy Gold Medalists
(intermediate)

 1881  William Lowe
 1882  Charles E Towl
 1883  not awarded
 1884  Edwin T Church
 1885  Paul W Farmer
 1886  not awarded
 1887  FE Oxer
 1888  JH Kilgour
 1889  not awarded
 1890  Betram D Steele
 1891  Ernest F Greenwood
 1892  not awarded
 1893  not awarded
 1894  Denis W Gleeson
 1895  Joseph Davey
 1896  Benjamin G Lewis
 1897  Jane B Wollen
 1898  Harold Retchford
 1899  Thomas S Hutchings
 1900  Geo FH Attwood
 1901  David JB Tait
 1902  David G Bull
 1903  Harrie C Dod
 1904  John Fleming
 1905  James A Smeal
 1906  William A Rodger
 1907  Robert S Younger
 1908  Cyril J Tonkin
 1909  James Young Allan
 1910  not awarded
 1911  not awarded
 1912  not awarded
 1913  Ethel E Drew
 1914  not awarded
 1915  Eric H Trathan
 1916  not awarded
 1917  Fred A Bankes
 1918  AW Marriott
 1919  Annie Hopcoft
 1920  Allan W Callister
 1921  Jean McWilliam
 1922  Jack Ray
 1923  Ruby Walker
 1924  Alison Farrell
 1925  Edna Gray and Edith M Witt
 1926  Arbon H Abbott
 1927  Edward E Dunlop
 1928  John H Loxton
 1929  Arthur Tye
 1930  Ralph Dorman
 1931  Bernard M Botterill
 1932  Murray T Martin
 1933  R Alan Fairbridge
 1934  Geoffrey W Cane
 1935  Winifred Lesley Langford
 1936  Norman F Keith
 1937  Cyril W Fitton
 1938  Joan F Tweeddale
 1939  Andrew Varigos
 1940  Joan Gibney
 1941  Hilda Simpson
 1942  Kenneth E Hartley
 1943  Jean Adams
 1944  Jean Ross
 1945  Arthur E Portbury
 1946  MJ Whiffen
 1947  Rhonda C McKay
 1948  Ronald A Potter
 1949  Elizabeth M Rogers
 1950  Ronald J Tighe
 1951  Valerie N Holland
 1952  James L Powell
 1953  Particia Woodgate
 1954  Alistair IK Lloyd
 1955  Helen Blackman
 1956  Russell S Callister
 1957  George R Leake
 1958  Lorna M Hicks
 1959  Anthony P Friend
 1960  Anne Worrall
 1961  Nola M Taylor

Not awarded after 1961


Pharmacy Gold Medalists

 1885

 P Ward Farmer

 1886

 G B Turner

 1887

 E Norton Grimwade

 1888

 W Thursfield

 1889

 J H Kilgour

 1890

 C A Southwell

 1891

 A Rushbrook

 1892

 not awarded

 1893

 not awarded

 1894

 E F Greenwood

 1895

 A W D Robertson

 1896

 S A Masters

 1897

 not awarded

 1898

 C P Rowan

 1899

 not awarded

 1900

 not awarded

 1901

 not awarded

 1902

 not awarded

 1903

 not awarded

 1904

 not awarded

 1905

 A J Fargie

 1906

 not awarded

 1907

 not awarded

 1908

 not awarded

 1909

 not awarded

 1910

 C J Tonkin

 1911

 not awarded

 1912

 not awarded

 1913

 not awarded

 1914

 not awarded

 1915

 Ethel E Drew

 1916

 not awarded

 1917

 not awarded

 1918

 not awarded

 1919

 Alan D McMullin

 1920

 C F Evans

 1921

 F Tattam

 1922

 R G Heaney

 1923

 Evelyn M Hurst

 1924

 Ruby Walker

 1925

 Dean C Briggs

 1926

 C C Waring

 1927

 R W Sanders

 1928

 Edward E Dunlop

 1929

 not awarded

 1930

 Jean F E Green

 1931

 Walter C Gear

 1932

 not awarded

 1933

 Bernard M Botterill

 1934

 John I Darling

 1935

 Albert Louis Vance

 1936

 Harold V Gear

 1937

 George A Whitford

 1938

 Charles O Duffy

 1939

 Alan F Frederiksen

 1940

 Joan F Tweeddale

 1941

 A J Varigos

 1942

 Henry C Barnes

 1943

 K E Hartley

 1944

 R H Stanistreet

 1945

 K J McColl

 1946

 Pauline Hawkins

 1947

 M J Whiffen

 1948

 Beatrice Peverill

 1949

 J V Williams

 1950

 not awarded

 1951

 James G Manning

 1952

 Valerie N Holland

 1953

 Ian P Walker

 1954

 D C Lumsden

 1955

 J D Waugh

 1956

 R W Barry

 1957

 R S Callister

 1958

 G R Leake

 1959

 Lorna M Hicks

 1960

 M Shoueka

 1961

 K I Fisher

 1962

 Arnold Wolf

 Heather A Thompson

 1963

 D L Kennett

 1964

 B J Spain

 1965

 N E Ruffin

 1966

 Marilyn Blackmore

 1967

 Robyn Harris

 1968

 Susan Molloy

 1969

 Katrine Miller

 1970

 Jennifer J Frewin

 1971

 Margaret M Sanger

 1972

 Ruth Orbach

 1973

 Michelle J Pike

 1974

 Rosemary A O’Shea

 1975

 Lee Pui Yat

 1976

 Wilma B Eagle

 1977

 Paula J Drinan

 1978

 Murray J McLean

 1979

 Luigi Pierri

 1980

 Marion J Lampard

 1981

 Jennifer L Martin

 1982

 Lynn Gilmour

 1983

 Irene Cheah Chui Lin

 1984

 Alison Hulse

 1985

 John Sycamnias

 1986

 Choo Cheng Siew

 1987

 Kathryn Hanson

 1988

 Christine Lo Yui Wen

 1989

 Caroline Leonard

 1990

 Jason C Hosemans

 1991

 George Voulgaris

 1992

 Jane Lennan

 1993

 Beatrice Teo Lay Gaik

 1994

 Stephanie Tang

 Pooi Yiin

 1995

 Angela Wong

 1996

 Lau Min-Hui

 1997

 Darlene Ockwell

 1998

 Joseph Nicolazzo

 1999

 not awarded

 2000

 Jaclyn Baker

 2001

 Natalie Trevaskis

 2002

 Darren Creek

 2003

 Frances Peach

 2004

 Alexander Sarimichailidis

 2005

 Berenice Sheridan

 2006

 Rachelle Downie

 2007

 Jade Eyles

 2008

 Sadegh Zargarbashi


Formulation Science Gold Medallists

The Bachelor of Formulation Science gold medal was first awarded in 2003, it is awarded to the best student in the course. The calculation takes acadmic results from first, second and third year into account.

 2002  Rachmawati Saputra   
 2003  Yee-Voon Yap
 2004  Kathy Lee
 2005  Kelly Lee-Tet
 2006  Tracy Chung 
 2007  not awarded
 2008  Leanne Capewell 

Medicinal Chemistry Gold Medallists

The Bachelor of Medicinal Chemistry gold medal was first awarded in 2006, it is awarded to the best student in the course. The winner is calculated in the same way as the Bachelor of Formulation Science gold medal.

 2005  Corrine Kluvers  
 2006  Fiona McRobb
 2007  Bradley Doak
 2008  Anna Truong

Pharmaceutical Science Gold Medallists

 2007  Carl White 
 2008  not awarded