On Friday 2 February, the College and the Old Ignatians’ Association welcomed the Class of 2016 and 2017 back to the College for a BBQ and a catch up with their classmates, past teachers, OIA Committee members and Old Ignatian Sporting Club representatives. The weather was stunning and the sausages were delicious.
Thank you to all who came!

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Chris Howie
The College would like to congratulate Old Ignatian and Current Parent, Chris Howie (Class of 1986) who was awarded the Ambulance Service Medal in the 2018 Australia Day Honours List.

"Chris is a dedicated professional who has contributed to many successful programs, new services and public awareness campaigns, all aimed at improving ambulance services for the community, the safety of our staff and significantly improving the management for the physical and psychological wellbeing of staff.

His exceptional commitment, passion, strong advocacy and support for the service and its staff is impressive. As an Operational Manager and practicing Paramedic he has provided exceptional service and is much respected and admired by colleagues, peers, emergency and health agencies."

The College would like to congratulate Old Ignatian, Brigid O’Farrell-White (Class of 2011) who has been awarded a Rhodes Scholarship for 2018!

Brigid joins Yen Pham (Class of 2010) and John Doyle (Class of 1962) as winners of this prestigious scholarship and we are delighted to congratulate her on this wonderful achievement. 
Since leaving Ignatius, Brigid has studied at the University of Melbourne and in Nanjing, China. More recently, she also spent six months studying Arabic in Cairo and volunteering with refugee rights organisations in Egypt. In February this year, Brigid will undertake an internship at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. She has also assisted in the past with organisations supporting people with disabilities including Interchange and Special Olympics Victoria as well as contributing to educational development projects in PNG through the provision of literacy resources for elementary schools.

Saint Ignatius’ College encourages its graduates to be life-long learners and to make our world a better place because of their presence in it. Brigid is a great example of this and we wish her well with her studies at Oxford this year.