All Menzies Memorial Scholars

PROF SIMON MADDOCKS
1987 Menzies Scholar in Medicine

Education:
BAgSci (Hons), PhD, MAIAST, FAICD

Current position:
Affiliate Professor of Animal Science, University of Adelaide
Chief Scientist, South Australian Research & Development Institute

Professional affiliations:
Director and Chairman: Governing Board, Menzies School of Health Research, Darwin

Director: Pork CRC Ltd

Member: Governing Council of University of Adelaide

Member: Society for Reproductive Biology; Endocrine Society of Australia; Endocrine Society (UK); Society for Reproduction and Fertility (UK); Australian Society of Immunology; Society for the Study of Reproduction (USA); Australian Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology; Australian Institute of Company Directors

Director of the Menzies Foundation since 1993

Career History:
Post-doctoral fellow at the MRC Reproductive Biology Unit in Edinburgh, Scotland.
1995 Head of Department of Animal Science, University of Adelaide.
1998 Director of the University of Adelaide's Roseworthy Campus.

Areas of Professional Interest:
Reproductive biology including identifying mechanisms by which male reproductive antigens can be targeted for immunological contraceptive technologies.

SARAH MARTIN

2002 Menzies Scholar in Law

Education:
BA/LLB (Hons) First Class, University of Melbourne 2000
BCL (Dist), Magdalen College, Oxford 2003
MPhil, Magdalen College, Oxford 2004

Current position:
Barrister, 7 King’s Bench Walk, Temple, London

Career history:
Solicitor, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, London (2004–2007)
Solicitor, Mallesons Stephen Jaques, Melbourne (2002)
Articled Clerk, Mallesons Stephen Jaques, Melbourne (2001–2002)

Other awards:
Spero Wilson Memorial Scholarship, University of Melbourne 2001

Publications:
‘Lost and Destroyed Evidence: The Search for a Principled Approach to Abuse of Process’ (2005) 9 International Journal of Evidence and Proof 158

Professional/Other affiliations:
Commercial Bar Association

Areas of Professional Interest:
Insurance and reinsurance, shipping, professional negligence, private international law, restitution

Recreation/Interests:
Music, theatre, travel

Apr 2010

ADRIAN McCALLUM
2007 Menzies Scholar in Engineering

Adrian holds the degrees of Bachelor of Civil Engineering with First Class Honours from the University of Western Australia (2004), Bachelor of Science with Second Class Honours (1992) from the University of New South Wales, and a Graduate Diploma in Meteorology with High Distinction (1996).

Adrian took up his scholarship in 2007 at the Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge University studying for a PhD (Polar Studies).

Oct 2007

MARIA McCARTHY
2007 Menzies Scholar in the Allied Health Sciences

Maria McCarthy holds the degrees of Master of Applied Science (Family Therapy) (1998), a Postgraduate Graduate Diploma of Family Therapy (1992) and a Bachelor of Applied Science (Speech Pathology) (1985) from La Trobe University.

Maria's PhD project is entitled "Identifying psycho-social risk in families of newly diagnosed paediatric oncology patients" and is being carried out at the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne.

Oct 2007

JANE McCORMACK
2009 Menzies Scholar in the Allied Health Sciences

Jane holds the degree of B Health Science (Speech Pathology) with First Class Honours from Charles Sturt University (2002).

Her PhD project is entitled "The experience and impact of childhood speech impairment" and will be carried out at Charles Sturt University.

Aug 2009

JAMES McLACHLAN
1988 Menzies Scholar in Law

Education:
BSc (Mathematics and Computer Science), University of New South Wales
LLB, University of New South Wales (University Medallist)
LLM (First Class Hons), Cambridge University, 1989

Awards and achievements:
University Medallist, University of New South Wales
Sir William McNair Prize for Law, Cambridge University

Current position:
Consultant, Sport and Media Management

Career History:
Associate to the Chief Justice of Australia, 1984-1985.
Solicitor with Blake Dawson Waldron, 1986-1991.
General Counsel, Nine Network Australia Limited, 1992-1994.
Group General Counsel, Publishing and Broadcasting Limited (PBL), and Business Development Director PBL Enterprises, 1994-1999.
Chief Executive Officer of PBL Enterprises and Group General Counsel for PBL, 2000-2004.

Publications:
Co-author of the Australian media law work, McLachlan and Mallam, "Media Law and Practice", 1995

Professional/Other Affiliations:
Council member, Sydney Peace Foundation
Director, The Bell Shakespeare Company
Director, The Sir Robert Menzies Memorial Foundation Limited

Areas of Professional Interest:
Public law, human rights and media law
Family/Recreation/Interests:
Family, sport, music, theatre, reading, television and films.

Apr 2005

ROWAN McRAE
2007 Menzies Scholar in Law

Rowan McRae holds the degrees of BA and LLB (2004) with First Class Honours from the University of Melbourne, was ranked 1/285 in her graduating class and awarded the Supreme Court Prize.

Rowan took up her one year scholarship in October 2007 at the London School of Economics studying for an LLM (Public International Law).

Oct 2007

SALLY MONAGHAN
2007 Menzies Scholar in the Allied Health Sciences

Sally Monaghan holds the degree of Bachelor of Psychology with First Class Honours from the University of Sydney (2004).

Sally's PhD project entitled "Do irrational beliefs maintain problem gambling behaviour?" is being carried out at the University of Sydney.

Oct 2007

ASSOC PROF DAVID MORGAN, OAM

1985 Menzies Scholar in Medicine

Education:
Primary and secondary schooling in state schools in Mackay.
Tertiary education at University of Queensland and Oxford:
- MB BS (Hons)
- BSc (Med)
- FRACS
- FRCS Ed (Orth)
- FAOrthA

Awards and achievements:
1992: ABC Travelling Fellowship

Current positions:
- Director of Queensland Bone Bank
- Core Member, Medical Device Evaluation Committee, Therapeutic Goods Administration, Department of Health
- Chairman, Implantable Medical Device Tracking Subcommittee (TGA)
- Chairman, Hip Prosthesis Clinical Advisory Group, Department of Health
- Chairman, Medical Advisory Committee, Brisbane Private Hospital
- President, Medico-Legal Society of Queensland
- President, Arthroplasty Society of Australia
- Clinical Advisor, Department of Veterans' Affairs

Career history/highlights:
- Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Brisbane Private Hospital
- Associate Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Queensland

Publications:
Book chapter "Revision Hip Arthroplasty" in Oxford Textbook of Orthopaedics and Trauma; 35 papers in refereed journals.

Professional/Other affiliations:
Fellow of Australian Orthopaedic Association

Areas of Professional Interest:
Special interest in disorders of the hip and knee, bone and cartilage transplantation and medico-legal assessments.

Recreation/Interests:
Tennis, fishing, boating, surfing.

April 2004

MICHAEL MURPHY
2004 Menzies Scholar to Harvard

Education:
2001 Degrees in Commerce and Law (Hons), Bond University

Awards and achievements:
Macquarie Bank Graduate Management scholarship.

Current position:
Senior Associate Consultant, Bain and Co.

Career history/highlights:
Olympian in Springboard Diving, Atlanta and Barcelona Olympics (4th place).
1994 Commonwealth Games - 2 gold medals and a silver medal.
1994 3-metre national diving title (set an Australian record).
42 national Springboard Diving titles; 4 world junior championships.

Professional/Other affiliations:
Board member, Diving Australia
Olympic team selector

Recreation/Interests:
Olympic movement

2004