All Menzies Memorial Scholars

DR STEPHANIE WARD
2009 Robert Gordon Menzies Scholars to Harvard University

Dr Stephanie Ward, FRACP gained her Bachelor of Medicine from the University of Newcastle and held the position of Fellow in Geriatric Medicine at Southern Health.

Stephanie undertook a Masters of Public Health specialising in Healthcare Management and Policy in the Harvard School of Public Health.  She returned to practise geriatric medicine in Melbourne in 2010.
June 2010

TRISTAN WEBSTER
2012 Robert Gordon Menzies Scholar to Harvard University

Tristan most recently worked as a strategy and operations consultant at A.T. Kearney where he supported several large-scale business transformations in both Australia and the United States. He studied and taught accounting at the University of Melbourne and he also holds a CPA accreditation.

Tristan’s Menzies Scholarship has been taken up at the Harvard Business School where he is studying for a Master of Business Administration (MBA). In the longer term, he wants to become a leader in, and advocate for, the not-for-profit sector in Australia.

Nov 2012

ALEXANDRA WEST
2002 Robert Gordon Menzies Scholar to Harvard University

Ms Alexandra West is an Arts/Law graduate with First Class Honours from the University of Melbourne.

Alexandra studied for a Masters degree in Public Administration at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government in Cambridge, Massachusetts with a focus on business and government policy. Alexandra was the 50th recipient of the Robert Gordon Menzies Scholarship to Harvard.

April 2004

DR ANDREW WHITING
1993 Menzies Scholar in Engineering

Education
Doctor of Philosophy (University of London), 1996
Diploma of Imperial College (Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London), 1996
Bachelor of Engineering (University of Sydney), 1991

Other awards and achievements
University Medal (University of Sydney), 1991

Current position/s
Aurecon Group (Industrial)

Career history/highlights
1997 to Present, Connell Hatch, Brisbane
1993 to 1996, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London
1992 to 1993, Sinclair Knight Merz, Sydney

Publications/Presentations
5 Journal papers; 3 Conference presentations

Professional/Other affiliations
MIEAust (Member, Institution of Engineers)
CPEng (Chartered Professional Engineer)
NPER (National Professional Engineers Register)
RPEQ (Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland)

Areas of Professional Interest
Design of industrial structures

Family/Recreation/Interests
Family, soccer, reading

April 2004

STEFANIE WILKINS
2008 Menzies Scholar in Law

Stefanie Wilkins holds the degrees of LLB (H1) and BEng(Civil) (H1) from the University of Adelaide and was placed 2/200 in her graduating class.

Stefanie completed the one year BCL at Oxford in 2009.  The subjects studied were Jurisprudence and Political Theory, Principles of Civil Procedure, Evidence and Comparative Human Rights. Stefanie was awarded a First in the BCL, and was jointly awarded the prize for Civil Procedure.

Oct 07

FRANCES WILLIAMS
1996 Menzies Scholar in Law

Other awards and achievements
1988 Denis Murphy Prize Australian History, University of Queensland
1993 Butterworth's Prize International Law, University of Queensland
1994 Gold Medal in Law, University of Queensland
1997 Clive Parry Prize in International Law, Cambridge University

Education
Bachelor of Arts, University of Queensland 1990
Bachelor of Laws (Hons I), University of Queensland 1994
Master of Laws (Hons I), Cambridge University 1997

Current position
Partner, Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Brisbane

Career history/highlights
1992-1993: Associate to Justice R E Cooper, Federal Court
1994: Articled Clerk, Clayton Utz, Brisbane
1995-1996: Solicitor, Clayton Utz, Brisbane
1997: Research Assistant to Justice S M Kiefel, Federal Court
1997-1999: Solicitor, Mallesons Stephen Jaques, Brisbane office
1999-2003: Senior Associate, Mallesons Stephen Jaques, Brisbane office

Professional/Other affiliations
Queensland Law Society
Law Institute of Victoria

Areas of Professional Interest
Electronic trials, large complex litigation, human rights

Interests
Bushwalking, tennis, reading, current affairs

April 2004

ASSOC PROF JUSTIN WOLFERS
1997-98 RG Menzies Scholarship to Harvard University

Associate Professor of Business and Public Policy
The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

Education

PhD, Harvard University, 2001
AM, Harvard University, 2000
B.Ec, University of Sydney, 1994

Recent Consulting

Behavioral finance, Sports betting, Prediction markets

Recent Professional Awards

Milken Institute Award for Distinguished Economic Research, 2002

Academic Positions Held

2004-present. The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

Previous appointment: Stanford University (GSB)

Other Positions

Economist, Reserve Bank of Australia, 1994-2001

Corporate and Public Sector Leadership 2005-2009

Advisory Board, HedgeStreet; Scientific Advisory Board, NewsFutures; Visiting Scholar, San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank; Faculty Research Fellow, National Bureau of Economic Research; Research Affiliate, Center for Economic Policy Research; Research Fellow, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA); Fellow, Center for the Study of Poverty and Inequality (Stanford).

Jan 11

DR DANIEL WORTHLEY
2009 NH MRC/RG Menzies Fellowship

MBBS (Hons), 1999, University of Adelaide

Dr Daniel Worthley from the Queensland Institute of Medical Research took up his Fellowship in 2010 at the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University, New York. His study is "The origin, contribution and molecular characteristics of myofibroblasts in gastric carcinogenesis".

Mar 2010