From the President (1997)
Ian Whittle (63), President.
Activities run through the School or independently by Old Boys contribute enormously to the success of our Association. I would like to publicly thank those Old Boys who have been keenly involved in organising reunion dinners both in Brisbane and around the country — Graeme Macnish in Perth, Don Chisholm and Peter Gasteen in Adelaide, Bruce Gibson in Melbourne, John Flutter in Canberra, Greg Story and Don Gough in Sydney, Alan McDonald in Cairns and Peter Buckley in Darwin — for the considerable time and care they have expended over the last few years to foster the Grammar spirit among far-flung fellow Old Boys.
While thanking individuals, I must make special mention of Denise Telfer and her husband Greg: Denise is a great asset to the Association, her organisational skills contributing to its efficiency over the years, while Greg has done much to see to the successful printing of Old School Ties and the facilitation of the 1997 Brisbane OBA Dinner. On behalf of the Executive, I wish you well and look forward to the continued growth of the Association as we approach our Centenary Year.
Ian Whittle, President, BGSOBA
The Association
Office-Bearers, 1997
- President: Ian Whittle (63)
- Vice-President: Stuart Bale (55)
- Secretary: Roger Cater (58)
- Treasurer: Ross Duus (58)
- Executive Officer: David Laidlaw (56)
- (Correspondence: BGS Old Boys' Association, Gregory Terrace, Spring Hill, Qld 4000.)
The Year
Foundation Day, 1997 — Bursaries and Scholarships [p. (Foundation Day awards)]
- The Reginald Heber Roe Bursary — A. P. Challen.
- The A. J. Mason Scholarship — E. M. Heinemann.
- The A. S. (Arthur Stanley) Roe Scholarship — P. J. M. Love (Peter Love, the 1996 School Captain).
- The J. G. Nowlan Bursary — J. Y. Gruin.
- The Norman Waraker Scholarship — (recipient continued in the scan).
- Trustees' Scholarships (three years) — J. Armstrong, E. T. Bird, S. J. Litster, W. Y.-W. Shih, T. K. Young, E. T. Carew, B. L. Cohen, N. R. Fisher, B. T. J. Harries, F. A. Hughes, G. J. Klemm, W.-K. M. Lee, G. R. Ma, N. S. MacKenzie, D. F. Potter, A. M. Splatt, T. T.-H. Tai, A. L. Whalley, A. F. Wu.
Old Boys in the News
School Leaders, 1997
- School Captain: Nicholas Brown
- School Vice-Captains: Devaang Kevat; Toby Jenkins
- Prefects (front row, with the captains): Cameron Marshall, Andrew MacKenzie, Adam Franklin (and others)
Notable Old Boys noted in this issue
- Adam Franklin (97) — a member of the 1997 prefect/leadership group (later OBA President from 2025).
- Toby Jenkins (97) — School Vice-Captain 1997 (later an Olympic water polo player, Athens 2004).
- Peter Love — the 1996 School Captain; won the A. S. Roe Scholarship in 1997.
