DR KIRSTI 
SAMUELS

1999 Menzies Memorial Scholar in Law

Education
BSc and LLB (H1), University of Sydney (1997).
Bachelor of Civil Laws, Magdalen College, Oxford
DPhil in International Law, Magdalen College, Oxford (2005) on the subject of Jus ad Bellum in civil conflicts, and the impact of Security Council practice on International Law.

Current position
Consultant, Peacebuilding & Constitution-Building

Career history
Member of the Australian delegation to UNESCO, Paris.
Clerked for the Honourable Justice Michael McHugh of the Australian High Court.
A placement with the Commonwealth Attorney General’s Department in the Human Rights Branch in Canberra, Australia.
International Peace Academy (IPA), New York City - an independent, international institution dedicated to promoting the prevention and settlement of armed conflicts between and within states through policy research and development.

Head of the State-building program that considered the legitimacy and effectiveness of international state-building efforts.

[March 2004]

2006 Menzies Memorial Scholar in Law

Aruna Sathanapally holds the degrees of BA (Pass) and LLB from the University of NSW (2005) and was placed 1/317 in her graduating class. During her academic career Aruna gained four prizes including the University Medal.

Aruna commenced a two year degree of BCL/MPhil at Oxford.

[Oct 2006]

2008 Menzies Memorial Scholar in Engineering

Mr Rohan Shekhar holds the degree of Bachelor of Engineering (Mechatronic Engineering) from the University of Queensland with First Class Honours and the University Medal.

Rohan will undertake a PhD at Cambridge University for three years commencing in October 2008.

[Aug 2008]

 DR TINA
SOUVLIS

1998 Menzies Research Scholar in the Allied Health Sciences

Bachelor of Physiotherapy (H1) (1986), University of Queensland. 

PhD project: "Opioid and non-opioid analgesia spinal manual therapy".

2006 Menzies Memorial Scholar in Law

Ben Spagnolo holds the degrees of BA (H1) and LLB (H1) from the University of Western Australia (2005) and was placed 1/174 in his graduating class. During his academic career Ben gained 24 prizes including the Frank Edward Parsons Prize and the HCF Keall Prize.

Ben is undertaking the degree of BCL/MPhil at Oxford for two years.

[Oct 2006]