NEWS RELEASE
June 18 2002
Industry support builds better builders at UniSA
They
say success breeds success and two high profile SA building professionals
are set to prove the theory this month when they offer special support to
new students in the field.
Managers
of the high profile SA company Built Environs, and graduates of UniSA,
Mick O’Conner and Phil Tregenza are supporting a program of significant
scholarships for young construction management and economics students that
will cut their HECS debt and acknowledge their good work at the early
stage of their degree programs. The scholarships are available to high
achievers in their first or second year of study.
The
first of the $2,500 scholarships will be awarded to first year students,
Luke Goldup of Kensington and Martin Valentine of Magill on June 19 at
UniSA’s City East Campus.
Associate
Professor George Zillante, Head of Building at UniSA, says the
scholarships offer an invaluable incentive for students.
“We
are extremely proud that our successful graduates want to put something
back into the industry through supporting education,” Zillante says.
“It
shows that they have left UniSA with an appreciation of the importance of
education in the development of professional industries. That they choose
to make an investment in the future of their profession by supporting
today’s students is a real testament to their commitment to the industry
and to the wider community.”
Zillante
says the scholarships will be awarded to two students each year over the
next four years.
According
to Zillante the building industry as a whole in SA is keen to support
education.
“There
seems to be a very strong commitment in this state to making sure that the
next generation of builders and planners are top notch,” he said.
“Along
with $20,000 from Built Environs we also have a matching amount from
Baulderstone Hornibrook for scholarships to help our students gain
international study experience at universities in the US and the UK.”
He
said negotiations with other national building companies were continuing
for further scholarship support and other collaborations including work
placements and employment opportunities for new graduates.
The
first two Built Environs Scholarships will be awarded on June 19 at 5 pm
at City East Campus corner North Terrace and Frome Road, Bonython Jubilee
Building, level 3 room 52.
Media contact: Michèle
Nardelli (08) 8302 0966 or 041 8823673
email: michele.nardelli@unisa.edu.au
