Abstract
Two new College prizes were established at the October meeting of General Council. The new prizes bring to three the number of dissertation prizes available to Section II dissertation candidates.
The two prizes just established, to be awarded for the first time in 2001, are the Mark Sheldon Prize and the Rowley Richards Award.
MARK SHELDON PRIZE: INDIGENOUS MENTAL HEALTH
The Mark Sheldon Prize was established to honour the memory of Dr Mark Sheldon and was funded by donations from Dr Sheldon's family, friends and colleagues. It is an annual award to advance knowledge and understanding in indigenous mental health.
The Prize consists of a medallion and certificate (bearing a brief description of the work of Dr Mark Sheldon and the reason for the award established in his memory) together with a bound copy of his dissertation. The Prize is presented at the College Congress following the year of the award and the recipient is invited to present his/her research at Congress. The Prize includes the Congress registration fee for the recipient.
ROWLEY RICHARDS AWARD: WAR- OR TRAUMA-RELATED THEMES
The Rowley Richards Award was established as an annual award to recognise the most meritorious dissertation related to war or trauma studies. The Award was established with a bequest from the New South Wales Ex-Prisoners of War Association “in recognition of the tremendous assistance to our members over the years in the sphere of post-traumatic stress disorder arising out of their incarceration in both Japanese and European theatres of war”. Dr Rowley Richards was patron of the Association and a prisoner of war under the Japanese, and the award is named in his honour.
The Award consists of a medallion, bearing the emblem of the Association, and a certificate. The emblem of the New South Wales Ex-Prisoners of War Association comprises the symbols of barbed wire (commemorating European prisoners of war); two bamboo columns (commemorating Japanese prisoners of war); and a laurel wreath (to commemorate those who did not return). The award is presented at the College Congress following the year of the award and the recipient is invited to present his/her research at the Congress.
SECTION ON ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUGS DISSERTATION PRIZE
The Section on Alcohol and Other Drugs Dissertation Prize was established in 1993 as an annual award to recognise the most meritorious dissertation related to substance abuse and addiction studies.
The prize consists of a sum of money (currently Au$750) and a certificate.
Each of the above prizes is presented to the successful candidate during the College Address at the following year's Congress. Those dissertations attaining a mark of ‘B’ or above are eligible for consideration by the award selection committee.
Further information regarding dissertation prizes and other College awards may be obtained from the College website at www.ranzcp.org/members/awards1.htm or by contacting Angela Hill in the College Secretariat at