Bowater Trust

This public trust was established in 1988 with an endowment by the Bowater Corporation of Australia Limited of $250,000. The Trust is also supported by public donation. Under the terms of the Trust, annual income from the Trust funds may be used (by School of Management and Marketing staff only) for a variety of purposes such as seminars, lectures and conferences, research projects, published reports, equipment and facilities and activities which may not be possible under normal funding provisions.

The Trustees are:

• Mr Kean Selway
• Professor Paul Couchman
• Mr Gary Gribbin
• Emeritus Professor Darrell Mahoney
• Professor John Smart
• Mr Kevin Thomas
• Dr Ambika Zutshi

Secretary: Mrs Elizabeth Fitzgerald

Some recent projects supported by the Bowater Trust include:

• Research Trimester for two staff members to be taken in 2011 $30,000
• Study of corporate social responsibility in professional sport $5,800
• Study of social sustainability in housing markets $5,912
• Increasing investment in sustainability in the built environment $12,000
• Deakin Bowater Trust Honours Prize $2,000
• Deakin Bowater Trust Outstanding (Staff) Contributor Prize $2,000
• The Bowater Medal $3,000: The Bowater Medal is awarded each year to the graduate who has completed a major offered by the School of Management and Marketing and is deemed to be most deserving of the title "Bowater Graduate of the Year".

Bowater Trust Medal

The prestigious Bowater Trust Medal has been awarded each year since 1988. The 2010 Medal was presented to Lakmini de Silva by the Chair of the Trust, Mr Kean Selway.

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