On March 18, 2008, thirteen specialist staff from TAFE Institutes around Victoria were awarded Specialist Scholarships to undertake a range of professional development projects. The event took place at Victoria University Conference Centre.

Formal proceedings began with a welcome address by TAFE Development Centre’s CEO, Wanda Korndorffer, who spoke of the high quality of applications and the commitment of the scholarship winners to ongoing professional learning.
A selection of past scholarship holders spoke about their projects and what the scholarship had enabled them to achieve.

Presentation of the 2008 scholarship awards followed, with Moira Schulze (Acting Chairperson of the TAFE Development Centre Board) and Wanda Korndorffer congratulating each of the recipients.

Edward Japutra	Janine Alexander	Jason Phillips
Josh Hill	Lesley Gillespie	Linda Imms
Luke Addinsall	Michelle Gillick	Neil Conrick
Nick Kirkopoulos	Sophie Dixon	Steven Wright
	Vikki Hampson

At the conclusion of the formal part of the afternoon, guests gathered in the foyer for refreshments and to catch up with colleagues from TAFE Institutes near and far.

To view the bios for all 2008 TAFE Specialist Scholarship holders, please click here. 

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