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2023 – Alumni Meetup Sydney & Melbourne July 12th & 18thTuesday, June 27th, 2023Dear Cranfield Alumnus, Details of our first events for 2023 (post the Covid hiatus) are below. We hope you can make one event or the other. Regards, Alexandra Chapman and Alex White
2019 Cranfield Australian Alumni UpdateTuesday, June 27th, 2023 Dear All, This is the first time that we have done an Alumni update since 2016… There are reasons for that – which I will mention later. Ever since we started our Australian Alumni Scholarship in 2005, our desired outcomes have been simple: to find outstanding and talented Australians for our Scholarship and to create an Alumni community which is lively and meaningful. Last year, 2017, we got the Eleventh Scholarship “landed” against all the odds. But on our second outcome, to grow a “vibrant” alumni community, there is still work to be done. Behind the scenes, there is much solid progress and I feel optimistic that the next twelve months will see this payoff. The Twelth Scholarship 2019We were delighted to award the Twelfth Cranfield Australian Alumni Scholarship to Mahesh Roy, an outstanding mechanical engineer whose day-to-day responsibilities included working in remote mining sites maintaining large-scale mining gear. Every year, we are always thrilled to find a great winner and 2017 was no exception. You can read more about Susan and the other two finalists Vedran Azman and Ganesh Mane here… 2017 was the first time ever that our patron John McFarlane (MBA 1975) was not able to travel from the UK to attend the Award. John has been at every Award presentation for ten years and he was greatly missed. So, we did something different and fitting, by calling on past Scholars to play a key part in the evening. Damini Arora, 2009 Scholar, presented the award to Susan. Lily Rattray, 2015 Scholar was Master of Ceremonies for the evening. The dinner was held at the Park Hyatt, Melbourne and the last few alumni were still there around 2am-ish. It was a great evening! The Twelfth Scholarship 2018We have two (possibly three) excellent candidates for the Scholarship – more details will come about those shortly. This year we are breaking with past traditions to hold the award event as a Cocktail Reception at Pier One on Sydney Harbour. This year, our Scholarship Award coincides with Sydney’s VIVID – a festival of light and music – so we will have this as the spectacular backdrop to our Alumni Scholarship celebrations. It will be a fantastic night and you can see the programme and book by clicking the link here. A separate email with booking details has been sent out. Please share this with all Cranfield and Shrivenham alumni you are in contact with, to make sure we don’t miss anyone. The 2018 Scholarship Award will be held on Monday 4th June 2018 in Sydney at Pier One, Sydney Harbour.Other newsThus far, our tally of talented beneficiaries stands at twenty. You can see all of our beneficiaries on the Honour Roll here. We also have a huge announcement to make: Through the efforts of Prof. David Corkindale, and with the support of Cranfield University, we have established a new Scholarship to be offered jointly with The Sir John Monash Foundation. This scholarship will allow talented Australians access to all the other Schools and courses at Cranfield University and will support our MBA Scholarship activities to create even greater opportunities for talented Australians to benefit from the Cranfield Experience. Finally, in the background, we are working with Cranfield University and the Alumni Office on ways to reduce the administrative workload for the Scholarship so that we can focus our time and efforts on building a lively the Alumni community here. Alexandra Chapman (MBA 1988) | Vice President  PS. Some of you may be aware that a few days after the Award Dinner in May 2016, Jed Simms my husband was diagnosed with lymphoma and that he died after a very short illness. I mention this simply by way of explanation for why not much has happened with Alumni events recently. But I keep reminding myself of that Buddhist saying, “If you are facing the right way – all you have to do is keep walking”. You are receiving this because you have your details as a Cranfield Alumnus on our Scholarship database. To unsubscribe, please contact us here. 2018 Cranfield Australian Alumni Update | Alex Chapman Vice-PresidentSunday, May 6th, 2018
This is the first time that we have done an Alumni update since 2016… There are reasons for that – which I will mention later. Ever since we started our Australian Alumni Scholarship in 2005, our desired outcomes have been simple: to find outstanding and talented Australians for our Scholarship and to create an Alumni community which is lively and meaningful. Last year, 2017, we got the Eleventh Scholarship “landed” against all the odds. But on our second outcome, to grow a “vibrant” alumni community, there is still work to be done. Behind the scenes, there is much solid progress and I feel optimistic that the next twelve months will see this payoff. The Eleventh Scholarship 2017We were delighted to award the Eleventh Cranfield Australian Alumni Scholarship to Susan Kennedy, an outstanding mechanical engineer whose day-to-day responsibilities included working in remote mining sites maintaining large-scale mining gear. Every year, we are always thrilled to find a great winner and 2017 was no exception. You can read more about Susan and the other two finalists Vedran Azman and Ganesh Mane here… 2017 was the first time ever that our patron John McFarlane (MBA 1975) was not able to travel from the UK to attend the Award. John has been at every Award presentation for ten years and he was greatly missed. So, we did something different and fitting, by calling on past Scholars to play a key part in the evening. Damini Arora, 2009 Scholar, presented the award to Susan. Lily Rattray, 2015 Scholar was Master of Ceremonies for the evening. The dinner was held at the Park Hyatt, Melbourne and the last few alumni were still there around 2am-ish. It was a great evening! The Twelfth Scholarship 2018We have two (possibly three) excellent candidates for the Scholarship – more details will come about those shortly. This year we are breaking with past traditions to hold the award event as a Cocktail Reception at Pier One on Sydney Harbour. This year, our Scholarship Award coincides with Sydney’s VIVID – a festival of light and music – so we will have this as the spectacular backdrop to our Alumni Scholarship celebrations. It will be a fantastic night and you can see the programme and book by clicking the link here. A separate email with booking details has been sent out. Please share this with all Cranfield and Shrivenham alumni you are in contact with, to make sure we don’t miss anyone. The 2018 Scholarship Award will be held on Monday 4th June 2018 in Sydney at Pier One, Sydney Harbour.Other newsThus far, our tally of talented beneficiaries stands at twenty. You can see all of our beneficiaries on the Honour Roll here. We also have a huge announcement to make: Through the efforts of Prof. David Corkindale, and with the support of Cranfield University, we have established a new Scholarship to be offered jointly with The Sir John Monash Foundation. This scholarship will allow talented Australians access to all the other Schools and courses at Cranfield University and will support our MBA Scholarship activities to create even greater opportunities for talented Australians to benefit from the Cranfield Experience. Finally, in the background, we are working with Cranfield University and the Alumni Office on ways to reduce the administrative workload for the Scholarship so that we can focus our time and efforts on building a lively the Alumni community here. Alexandra Chapman (MBA 1988) | Vice President
PS. Some of you may be aware that a few days after the Award Dinner in May 2016, Jed Simms my husband was diagnosed with lymphoma and that he died after a very short illness. I mention this simply by way of explanation for why not much has happened with Alumni events recently. But I keep reminding myself of that Buddhist saying, “If you are facing the right way – all you have to do is keep walking”. You are receiving this because you have your details as a Cranfield Alumnus on our Scholarship database. To unsubscribe, please contact us here. Monday, June 19 2017, Cranfield Australian Alumni Scholarship dinner, MelbourneMonday, May 8th, 2017
Please save the date – Monday 19 June 2017to celebrate Cranfield Australian Alumni Scholarship Foundation’s eleventh annual award please join us at: Park Hyatt, 1 Parliament Square, Melbourne on Monday 19 June 2017. This year, it is Melbourne’s turn to host the annual scholarship dinner. We will share details of the AGM, speaker and programme of events in the next few days. This year in order to reduce the ticket price (after feedback from alumni attending in prior years) we have altered the dinner arrangements to include a welcoming glass of bubbles, canapés and two course dinner. You may choose and pay for your own wine over dinner. This significantly reduces the cost of the evening for everyone and allows those who wish to choose the wine they prefer. The award dinner will be a great event and we look forward to seeing you there. An update on the Scholarship and Alumni mattersWe are delighted to have three candidates in the pipeline for our eleventh Cranfield Australian Alumni Scholarship, 2017. We are in the final stages of interviews to select this year’s winner. Our Tenth Scholarship winner in 2016 – Andrew Smith – was another in the ever lengthening line of outstanding and talented Australians, bringing to nineteen our tally of winners and finalists who have studied at Cranfield through the efforts of the Australian alumni. Every year since 2005, when we started our journey to build the Australian Cranfield alumni community through our scholarship activities, we have made steady progress. Each year, the volunteers who have given their time to the Foundation have tackled different projects: from building relationships with key C-level executives who can direct talented Australians towards our Scholarship, to finding all the Australian-based alumni from all Cranfield schools to include in our community. 2016 was very differentIn any voluntary organisation, the rubber hits the road only when people put the hours and slog into getting things done. Last year, due to all manner of personal and professional stresses, our nine man Board of hard-working volunteers was effectively reduced to two and a bit – who then had to carry the load for all. Somehow though, enabled by the excellent processes we set up all those years ago, with some dogged slog from the few, and with Alumni (including our Patron John McFarlane) pitching in to help, we managed to get the year done. Unquestionably some things we normally do went by the wayside: our usual efforts with keeping in contact with you all, organising alumni get-togethers and events and promoting the Cranfield brand, to name a few. In the background, we have continued to link to all Cranfield Alumni on LinkedIn. This means that all Australian Alumni are no further than a second connection away from each other. We have also made progress to finding the long term solution to setting our Scholarship on a sustainable basis – both for administration and fundraising. What keeps us focusedWe aim to create a vibrant Australian Alumni community and to make our Scholarship the pre-eminent one for the development of leadership and management skills for talented Australians who are passionate about this country and want to contribute to its future. I look forward to seeing you in a few weeks at the AGM and Award dinner. Details and booking form to be available on 20 May.
You are receiving this because you have your details as a Cranfield Alumnus on our Scholarship database. To unsubscribe, please contact us here. 2015 Reflections on a decade of effort for our Cranfield Australian Alumni ScholarshipWednesday, March 16th, 2016
How our Cranfield Scholarship started…Our journey started in November 2005, when we received an email from Cranfield School of Management, offering a Scholarship place for the MBA programme aimed at increasing the number of Australians on the MBA. That email triggered a thought process – perhaps we could use such a scholarship to address issues facing our Australian Cranfield alumni, namely:
When the opportunity came, it meant that:
This would create a virtuous cycle. “We alumni are the beginning and end of a virtuous cycle in which excellence and diversity in the student body leads to increased richness and quality of learning; which in turn feeds the success of the graduates and Cranfield University as an academic institution; and then delivers a stronger and more vibrant alumni community to act as role models to attract more outstanding students.” A piece of cake really…Except, for a group of volunteers, the workload was (and still is) enormous. A small group of alumni came together to tackle it, just like a WAC. We went back to basics in terms of how we built the end-to-end processes to find talented candidates, select the winner and the many things required to support our endeavours. From our Inaugural Scholarship awarded in 2007 we have:
Where to now?Over the past ten years, we have met many of the alumni through the events that we have held. One thing has become clear – we may be small in number, but we certainly “punch above our weight.” Indeed, Cranfield alumni in Australia hold positions of influence across a diverse range of industries and organisations. Simply put, Cranfield alumni make a difference. So, the next phase of our evolution will most likely centre on:
Meanwhile Cranfield University continues on its own journey of transformation, strengthening the institution and the Schools academically, building brand reputation and engaging with the alumni community. All of these activities will take (perhaps) another few years. There is a Buddhist saying “When you are facing the right way, all you have to do is walk.” It’s our view that the University, the Schools and the alumni are now all facing the right way. And, all we have to do is continue on our journey. So, the question for all of you is…How would you like to contribute and shape the future of the Cranfield alumni in Australia? We would greatly welcome your thoughts & feedback by return email or by posting to the LinkedIn discussion here. Regards
Alexandra Chapman Cranfield Alumni International President for Australia PS A reminder to book for the Brisbane and Melbourne Alumni events | Tuesday 22 March & Wednesday 23 MarchClick here to RSVP (there is no charge for the events)
2016 Alumni Update (my last as President)Monday, February 8th, 2016
Dear All, 2015 was a year of projects and progress for the Cranfield Australian Alumni Scholarship Foundation (CAASF). Scholarship and Alumni updateThe Award dinner for the Ninth Scholarship was held at The Hotel Windsor in Melbourne on 11 May 2015 and was attended as always by John McFarlane our Patron. This year we also were fortunate to host Cranfield University’s Vice Chancellor, Sir Peter Gregson, and faculty members Simon Pollard, Elise Cartmell, Graham Braithwaite, and Debi Ashenden. Organising events in Melbourne and Sydney and liaising with media to gain coverage of the faculty visit were hugely demanding undertakings as this year we were also especially busy with the scholarship selection. We upgraded our candidate interview process and had more candidates to interview than ever before at the final stages. The President’s Lunches in February 2015 were hosted in Melbourne & Sydney and continued our process of relationship building, with a focus on CSIRO, indigenous organisations and Engineers Australia, with the aim of making sure that our pipeline of talent continues to grow. The result was that we sent 3 students to Cranfield; a wonderful winner in Lily Rattray and finalists Claire Dyason and Paul Lamprecht who were offered part Scholarships. Other progress
It would be fair to say that projects consumed the bulk of the Board’s energy and attention has been somewhat less on the day-to-day tasks of alumni events and communications. This is something we intend to focus on this year. And lastly …We are seeking a new President for the Foundation. After many years in Australia with RBS, and more than 3 years as President of CAASF, for family reasons I have recently returned to the UK. This creates an opportunity for a Cranfield alumnus to take on the role of President and to work with the established board. We are also seeking alumni for Board member roles. Whilst the Board presently comprises mainly School of Management alumni (who were instrumental in setting up the scholarship), the new President could be someone from any part of Cranfield. The main requirement is someone who has the time, enthusiasm and energy to devote to the role. In particular, now that we have established the pipeline of talented candidates, the Board focus will be on financial and operational sustainability. If you wish to indicate your interest, or to suggest someone who you believe fills the bill, please make contact with us via the contact form here. Finally, I have greatly enjoyed my time as President and am proud of what our Alumni Scholarship has achieved. We are well on the way to making ours the pre-eminent scholarship for the development of leadership and management skills for talented Australians who are passionate about Australia and want to contribute to its future. I hope to see you all in May at the Award dinner when I handover the baton to the new President.
Stephen Williams (MBA 1993) | President
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Invitation for Alumni Reception | 2015 Scholarship yearTuesday, February 17th, 2015
Dear All, We have recently been passed your details from GMASS as someone who has expressed an interest in studying for an MBA. You may therefore be interested in our Australian Alumni Scholarship – you can read about the scholarship here. The selection process for the 2015 Scholarship is about to commence. We would like to invite you and your guest to an evening reception – details below. These are the things you need to do by Wednesday February 18: 1. RSVP for the evening “Meet the Alumni reception” Alumni drinks will be hosted by CAASF President Stephen Williams MBA 1994 in both Sydney and Melbourne to which you and a guest are invited. This will give you the opportunity to meet with Alumni who can tell you about the Cranfield experience and what life after Cranfield is like. Please click here to RSVP. 2. Please indicate whether you would like to be registered as interested in the scholarship See directions in the footer of this page.
Any questions or issues? Please don’t hesitate to email me. Best wishes,
Alex Chapman MBA 1988 | Vice-President, Cranfield Alumni Scholarship Foundation
Updating your information You are receiving this email as you may be interested in our scholarship for Scholarship Year: {!Contact.Scholarship_year__c} and Status: {!Contact.Pipeline_status__c} Could you please indicate any changes by return email with AMEND in the subject line and in the first line indicate if: A. You are not interested in applying for the Scholarship but are happy to become a Friend – which means you will receive the announcement email each year to forward to friends and colleagues B. You are not interested in applying for the Scholarship and wish to be removed completely from the email list C. Interested in applying (but maybe not sure about timing) D. Planning to apply (please specify possible year) If you can’t read this email, click here. To unsubscribe, please reply with UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject line Invitation for CAT and Alumni Reception | 2015 Scholarship yearTuesday, February 17th, 2015
Dear All, Cranfield has just forwarded on your details to the Australian Cranfield Alumni as someone who has expressed interest in the Cranfield MBA. The Scholarship Foundation is about to start the process for selecting the person to be awarded the 2015 Cranfield Australian Alumni Scholarship. We would like to invite you and your guest to an evening reception – details below. You may also wish to sit Cranfield Admission Test (CAT), as alternative to the GMAT. We are making the CAT available in Sydney and Melbourne. There is no cost to sit the CAT but you do need to book it. The CAT will be followed by the evening Reception. We realise that this is very late notice for you – so let me know by return email if you need an alternative date. All the “welcome information” about the scholarship application process for registrants is here. These are the things you need to do by Wednesday February 18: 1. Book to sit the Cranfield Admission Test. You can sit the CAT or the GMAT. Further information – about the CAT compared to GMAT, practice tests and to BOOK to sit the CAT – can be found here. 2. RSVP for the evening “Meet the Alumni reception” Alumni drinks will be hosted by CAASF President Stephen Williams MBA 1994 in both Sydney and Melbourne to which you and a guest are invited. This will give you the opportunity to meet with Alumni who can tell you about the Cranfield experience and what life after Cranfield is like. Please click here to RSVP. 3. Update your status information See directions in the footer of this page.
Please note:
Any questions or issues? Please don’t hesitate to email me. Best wishes,
Alex Chapman MBA 1988 | Vice-President, Cranfield Alumni Scholarship Foundation
Updating your information You are receiving this email because you are registered in our database as Scholarship Year: {!Contact.Scholarship_year__c} and Last known Status: {!Contact.Pipeline_status__c} Could you please indicate any changes by return email with AMEND in the subject line and in the first line indicate if: A. You are no longer interested in applying for the Scholarship but are happy to become a Friend – which means you will receive the announcement email each year to forward to friends and colleagues B. You are no longer interested in applying for the Scholarship and wish to be removed completely from the email list C. Still interested in applying (but maybe not sure about timing) D. Planning to apply (please specify possible year) If you can’t read this email, click here. To unsubscribe, please reply with UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject line 2015 Alumni Update | Evening Receptions – FebruaryThursday, February 5th, 2015
Dear All,
2015 is going to be a big year for all Cranfield Alumni in Australia. First – please save the date – Monday 11 May 2015The Award dinner for the Ninth Cranfield Australian Alumni Scholarship will be held at The Hotel Windsor in Melbourne on Monday 11 May. This year, as well as our Patron John McFarlane travelling from the UK to present the Scholarship to the winner, we will have a major visit from Cranfield Faculty. The Vice Chancellor, Sir Peter Gregson and key faculty members will be in Australia and will be attending the Award dinner. We will share details of the programme of events as soon as they are available. We encourage you to come to the dinner in Melbourne, it will be a great event. February President’s Lunches and Alumni ReceptionsCAASF President Stephen Williams will host the President’s Lunches and evening Alumni Receptions in Sydney on Monday 23 February at The Langham Hotel and in Melbourne on Tuesday 24 February at The Hotel Windsor. The President’s Lunches aim to bring together Alumni, key media and business leaders to promote the Cranfield message and the unique nature of our Scholarship, now in its ninth year. (If you would like to attend a Lunch, please email me by return). On the same day, we begin the formal selection process for this year’s Scholarship with the administration of the Cranfield Admission Test (CAT) in the afternoon. The evening Reception for Alumni from all Schools gives prospective Scholarship candidates the opportunity to meet with Alumni and hear about life at Cranfield. Please come – you can RSVP (by Wednesday 18 February) to the Sydney and Melbourne Alumni Receptions here. We hope to hold events in other states depending on interest… The ScholarshipSince 2007, 15 talented Australians have benefited from our activities and studied at Cranfield for their MBA. We look forward to seeing what talent this year’s process will discover. 2014 Scholar – Craig Kitto has been diligent in both studies and blogging. You can read about Craig’s experiences in his blog here. Alumni CommunityWe continue to assist Cranfield as it reconnects with Alumni and increases its support for the Alumni community. Part of that process involves tracking down Alumni contact details and creating opportunities for Alumni to come together, exchange ideas, share knowledge, experience and have an enjoyable time. How you can help:1. Come to the events in February and May. 2. Find Alumni. Please connect to other Alumni on LinkedIn and to any/ all of the Board and refer us to Alumni that you are in contact with. We are keen to reconnect with Alumni from all Schools – more information is here. 3. Brand yourself as a Cranfield Alumnus. Join the official groups on LinkedIn to clearly identify yourself as a Cranfield Alumnus. These are the links to the Official School of Management Alumni and the Scholarship Supporters groups. For other Schools search for ‘Cranfield’ groups on LinkedIn. 4. Support us financially. We can now accept tax-deductible donations from UK-taxpayers via the University. Australian donations can be made here. 5. Join the Foundation and/or nominate for the Board. We are always delighted to welcome new hands on deck.
I look forward to seeing you on Monday 23 February (Sydney) and Tuesday 24 February (Melbourne).
Alexandra Chapman (MBA 1988) | Vice President
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