The Association
OBA Office-Bearers, 2000 [p. (OBA section)]
- President: David Laidlaw (56)
- Vice-President: Geoff Clarke (61) (later OBA President in 2003)
- Secretary: Michael Bishop (76)
- Treasurer: Adolfs Lacis (57)
- Patron (from October 2000): the Headmaster, Dr. Peter Lennox (who accepted the invitation to be Patron of the BGSOBA). (Historical note: Dr. Lennox is understood to have had a relatively standoffish relationship with the OBA, which makes his acceptance of the Patron role in 2000 a notable thawing — a small but telling moment in the School–Association relationship.)
The Year
Bursaries and Scholarships presented Foundation Day, 2000
- The Reginald Heber Roe Bursary — S. J. Knight.
- The A. J. Mason Scholarship — M. R. Holt.
- The A. S. (Arthur Stanley) Roe Scholarship — R. A. Goss (Ryan Goss, the 1999 School Captain).
- Trustees' Scholarships (three years) — L. J. W. Beecham, V. W.-C. Chan, S. T. Cochrane, M. S. Devine, P. G. Geier, J. R. Goddard, M. J.-C. Hannah, S. T. James, A. C. S. Kevat, W. Kim, J. H. Lim, T. I. Lockwood, W. P. Maddern, C. A. McDonald, F. J. A. Morton, J. C.-H. Tai, B. W. Wasley, J. L. Woodford.
Old Boys in the News
School Leaders, 2000
- School Captain: Morgan Jenkins
- Vice-Captains: Callam Porch; Peter Moore
Highlights of the Old Boy Year, 2000
- Annual Reunion Dinner — Tattersall's Club, 15 August; guest speaker Mark Oberhardt (The Courier-Mail journalist); address by Headmaster Dr. Peter Lennox; the Alec Evans Award presented to Stuart Bale; and a cheque presentation of $20,000 from the OBA to BGS.
- Old Boys' Sydney Reunion — American Club, Sydney, 11 August; for the first time a combined function with BGGS (Girls' Grammar Old Girls). Guest speakers Neil Martin (69), Olympic swimmer, and BGGS Old Girl Dorothy Foley (physiotherapist for the Seoul Olympics); coordinator Greg Story (62).
- Melbourne Reunion (Kews Restaurant, 26 February; 25 Old Boys; coordinators Bruce Gibson '58 and Bob Bryson '53); Perth (10 May, Graeme Macnish); Adelaide (Don Chisholm '47); plus year-group milestone reunions (10th YG1986–90; 20th YG1976–80; 30th YG1966–70; 40th YG1957–60; 50th milestone).
- Grammar Golf Day — 18 October.
- Presentations to Year 12 — 8 November; President David Laidlaw addressed Year 12 students en masse, advising them of the OBA and the assistance available. A questionnaire was devised for distribution to all Old Boys early in 2001.
Notable Old Boys noted in this issue
- David Laidlaw (56) — OBA President in 2000 (one of the few magazine references in the 1999–2018 Presidents gap).
- Neil Martin (69) — Olympic swimmer (Munich 1972); guest speaker at the Sydney Reunion.
- Ryan Goss — the 1999 School Captain; won the A. S. Roe Scholarship in 2000.
Source Excerpts from the 2000 School Magazine: the Old Boys' Association and Old Boy content. The complete magazine is held in the School's archive.
