Heritage Roll of Honour

Past students of the College who have distinguished themselves in the community and who have been assessed by the committee of the OVA to be worthy of recognition may be inducted into the Heritage Roll of Honour.

The Roll was created in 2006 following a suggestion by OVA committee member Roger Smart.

In recognition of admission to the Roll of Honour, a citation is formally presented to each recipient usually at the OVA Annual Dinner. A photograph of each recipient is displayed in the History Centre of the College.

The committee encourages anyone to nominate or propose a past student of the College for inclusion on the Roll of Honour.

Nominations should detail the achievements of the nominee and their contribution to the community within Australia or overseas. Nominations should be forwarded to the Secretary of the Association.

The committee of management meets to specifically consider all nominations received.

All deliberations of the committee are made in the strictest confidence and the committee considers the merits of each nominee using the following criteria:

Personal achievements – which may include examples within the academic, sporting, commercial, scientific, religious, industrial or political fields and/or;
Community involvement – including support for the ideals of the College and/or
Demonstrated leadership skills

The number of nominations to be inducted each year, including any posthumous awards, are normally limited to a maximum of four inductees.

The Association’s secretary will contact selected inductees inviting each to accept the nomination and attend the next annual dinner for formal induction onto the Heritage Roll of Honour.

2016 Inductees (66-69)

16/066	Fr Kevin Dance CP	Passionist Community Leader and Administrator. Established “Passionist International” a UN NGO to lobby National Governments to help make the world a less unequal and more just place
16/067	Michael Hill	Retired Chief Magistrate who instigated significant judicial reforms
16/068	Major Luke Jones	Rhodes Scholar and a senior Operations Manager in the Australian Defence Force
16/069	Tim Reid AM	Prominent orchardist, exporter and international fresh fruit market access negotiator

2015 Inductees (62-65)

15/062	Fr Michael Delaney	Diocesan priest, industrial and naval chaplain and member of the Council of Priests
15/063	Damien Geason	Managing partner of a legal firm and director of Common Ground Tasmania
15/064	Adrian Howard OAM	Past president of the Friends of Soldiers Memorial Avenue, Queens Domain, Hobart
15/065	Bernie Geard *	Stalwart and supporter of St Virgil’s and the OVA

2014 Inductees (58-61)

2013 Inductees (53-57)

13/053	Fr Chris Hope	Long serving priest of the Archdiocese and biblical scholar
13/054	Maj. Gen. (ret’d.) Michael Keating AO	Distinguished army career and past chair of the Australian Republican Movement
13/055	Dr Paul McCartney	Internationally recognized consultant and surgeon ofophthalmology
13/056	Dominic Sharpe	Co-founder of The Cambodian Children’s Orphanages
13/057	Brian Setori (1928-2007) *	Outstanding contributor as a life member of St Virgil’s and St Mary’s College Parents & Friends Associations

2012 Inductees (47-52)

12/047	Dr David Mackey	Professor of Ophthalmology
12/048	Bruce Haley OAM	Renowned musician and supporter of charitable, service and Church organisations
12/049	Michael Harmer	Lawyer and philanthropist
12/050	Fr Graeme Howard	50 years of dedicated priesthood in the Archdiocese
12/051	Colonel (ret’d.) Anthony McGee AM	Distinguished military career, community leader and supporter of the College
12/052	Barry Woods (1943-2010) *	College supporter and benefactor

2011 Inductees (42-46)

11/042	Paul Lennon	Tasmanian Premier 2004-2008
11/043	Fr Terry Yard	Long serving priest of the Archdiocese and founding member of the L’Arche Community in Tasmania
11/044	Adrian Coetzee	Long standing supporter of the Church, College and OVA
11/045	Graeme Rainbow	Long serving member of the College teaching staff and community worker
11/046	Phillip Vincent (1954-2011) *	Activist for the disabled and international contributor to the L’Arche Community

2010 Inductees (34-41)

10/034	Michael Kent AM	National business leader and significant contributor to the community
10/035	Martin Healy	Supporter and contributor to the Church, College and OVA
10/036	Michael Colrain OAM	Renowned musician, fundraiser and supporter of charitable organisations
10/037	Fr Peter O’Loughlin	Long serving priest of the Archdiocese
10/038	Des Hiscutt	Former parliamentarian and community leader
10/039	Robert Hamilton (1924-2007) *	Long serving teacher at the College and OVA Life Member
10/040	Air Vice Marshall Sir Wilfred Dixon KBE (1907-1988) *	Distinguished officer of the Royal Air Force and senior surgeon
10/041	Air Vice Marshall Alan Charlesworth CBE (1903-1978) *	Distinguished officer of the Royal Australian Air Force

2009 Inductees (23-33)

09/023	Peter Patmore AM	Community leader
09/024	Professor Brian Yates	Professor of chemistry and academic
09/025	Roy ‘Tem’ Fish OAM	Local government member and community leader
09/026	Brian Doyle	Lawyer and Director of the L’Arche Community
09/027	Michael Di Venuto	Tasmanian State, Australian and international cricketer
09/028	Harold Gatty (1906-1955) *	Navigator, inventor and aviation pioneer
09/029	Sir John Galvin (1908-1994) *	Substantial benefactor to the College
09/030	Noel Monks (1908-1960) *	International journalist and war correspondent
09/031	Lion Morgan *	Distinguished military career
09/032	Leo Doyle (1902-1940) *	First student enrolled at the College. Renowned lawyer and politician
09/033	Sir Ackland Lord OBE (1901-1982) *	Renowned entrepreneur and financier of AA Lord Homes

2007 Inductees (10-17)

07/010	Hon. Doug Lowe AM	Tasmanian Premier 1997-1981
07/011	Fr Michael Tate AO	Former Senator, diplomat and now dioceseion priest
07/012	Justice Richard Cogswell	Rhodes Scholar and New South Wales County Judge
07/013	Major General Michael Crane AM	Distinguished member of the Australian Defence Force
07/014	Anthony Fletcher	Former parliamentarian and community contributor
07/015	Peter Toogood MBE, AM	Former Australian and international amateur golf champion
07/016	Br Jack Higgins	Christian Brother and long serving member of the College staff
07/017	Sean Clingeleffer	Tasmanian State and Australian cricketer

2006 Inductees (1-9)

06/001	Most Rev Adrian Doyle AM	Archbishop of Hobart 1999-2013
06/002	Geoff Hook	Celebrated cartoonist and contributor to the community
06/003	Ashton Shirley	Long standing stalwart and supporter of the Church, College and OVA Life Member
06/004	Kenneth Lowrie OBE, OAM	Contributor to the community as a parliamentarian and Mayor of Glenorchy
06/005	Hon. Henry Cosgrove AM	Supreme Court Judge
06/006	Hon. Justice Peter Heerey	Federal Court Judge
06/007	Simon Hollingsworth	Rhodes Scholar, Olympian and CEO of the Australian Sports Commission
06/008	Barry Counsel	Founder of Assissi Aid Program
06/009	Dr Scott Brennan OAM	Olympic gold medalist and doctor of medicine

* Posthumous award acknowledged with reference to the Order of Australia awards website

100 Years

Celebrating 100 Years in 2017

Contact

Old Virgilians Association Inc. GPO Box 652, Hobart, 7001, Tasmania

Secretary mwaddington@stvirgils.tas.edu.au

14/058	Kieran Brown	Teacher, long term supporter and administrator of St John’s Ambulance
14/059	Richard ‘Dickie’ Harold OAM	Contibutor to the community through a range of charitable and sporting organisations
14/060	John Kelly	Business leader, supporter of the film industry and community contributor
14/061	Fr Richard Ross	Priest and minister to youth of the Archdiocese

08/018	Hon. William Cox AC	Tasmanian Governor 2004-2008
08/019	Pierre Hutton	Diplomat and ambassador
08/020	Damian Bugg AM	Lawyer and Chancellor of the University of Tasmania
08/021	John Whitehouse OAM	Champion swimmer and Olympic official
08/022	Roger Smart	Long term supporter of the College and OVA Life Member