On Saturday 10 July 2010, 280 alumni of Australian universities and friends gathered to celebrate the Australia China Alumni Association (ACAA) and CPA Australia - Australia China Alumni Awards at Le Meridien Hotel, Shanghai.
Nine awards were presented to high achieving Australian-educated alumni in China with Mr Peter Pang, President of Bosch China and alumnus of the University of Western Australia, taking top honours as the 2010 Australia China Alumni of the Year. This year, for the first time, a Lifetime Achievement Award, was also presented to the Group of Nine, who in 1979, became the first group of Chinese students to study in Australia after the Cultural Revolution.
Three winners - Peter Pang (CPA Australia - Australia China Alumni of the Year), Wang Yijia (ANZ Bank Australia China Alumni Award for Banking and Finance) and Han Feng (IELTS Australia China Alumni Award for Women in Leadership). |
Group of Nine: Professor Yang Chaoguang; Professor Wang Guofu; Professor Jeffrey Riegel; Professor Qian Jiaoru; Professor Huang Yuanshen; Professor Hu Zhuanglin; Professor Du Ruiqing. |
Champagne Toast: Lawrence Law (President, Shanghai Committee, CPA Australia); David Lynch (Winner: Mallesons Stephen Jaques Australia China Alumni Award for Corporate Achievement), Vincent Lam (Winner: Austrade Australia China Alumni Award for Entrepreneurship); Dr Zhang Beibei (Winner: Australian Education International Young Australia China Alumni of the Year Award); Dr Geoff Raby, Australian Ambassador to China; Peter Pang (Winner: CPA Australia - Australia China Alumni of the Year Award); Wang Yijia (Winner: ANZ Bank Australia China Alumni Award for Banking and Finance); Han Feng (Winner: IELTS Australia China Alumni Award for Women in Leadership); Neil Ducray (Winner: Telstra Sensis Australia China Alumni Award for ICT and New Media). |
