Wasn't it great to present the scholarships to the Class of 2025 recently? This year there were two Alumni Scholarships; one provided by the usual process of combining individual donations with money raised at our 'Stammtisch', plus one funded in its entirety by a generous donation from Mr Robert Walker. At the recent Presentation Evening, Robert's scholarship was proudly awarded by SAGSE Alumni Officer Warren Pratt to Bendigo Senior Secondary College student Matilda Wilby. Robert went on exchange over 50 years ago, with Andrew Ferguson amongst many others. It was a large cohort, as SAGSE was gaining traction as a force in Student Exchange. An accomplished musician, Robert's life journey took him back to Germany on a DAAD scholarship, and when his heart was taken by a Swiss soloist, the rest of his life was destined to be spent in the beautiful Helvetian Confederation. Through a serendipitous course of events, the editor now works at Robert's former school in Melbourne, and was able to arrange a mountain-top meeting with Robert whilst on a German Study Tour in Switzerland in September.
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