QAL Announces 2005 CQU Scholarship Recipient
Published on 27 September, 2005
Queensland Alumina Limited (QAL) has announced local Central Queensland University (CQU) engineering student Nathaniel Dunnett as this year’s scholar.
QAL Managing Director Johann van Zyl said the QAL $5000 per annum scholarship program was an important part of QAL’s commitment to local education, the development of youth and the future of Gladstone.
“The selection of a QAL scholar is not only based on academic excellence, but also community involvement, overall personal presentation and commitment to the successful completion of studies as a full time student at Central Queensland University,” Mr van Zyl said.
“By supporting our local students we are fostering local talent and making an investment in our future.” Scholarship recipient Nathaniel Dunnett said the scholarship would be of significant benefit in managing university related expenses and ‘getting ahead’.
“The scholarship will definitely help me out and means I won’t be dealing with a big debt just when I’m trying to start my career. There is also a great opportunity through the scholarship to be involved with QAL vacation employment,” Mr Dunnett said.
Mr Dunnett who is studying a four and a half year Bachelor of Engineering (Cooperative) course also said the local environment had a lot to offer and industry placement opportunities were inviting.
“We have to do two, six month industry placements during the course and there is opportunity in Gladstone for that, so it would be good to do that at QAL.” Two $700 runner-up prizes were also awarded to Luke Miller and Benjamin Ray.
The QAL scholarship program has been running since 1975. It is open to CQU students whose homes are in the Port Curtis region, who are full-time first year students proceeding from year 12 and are enrolled in one of the following QAL industry related courses: applied science (including environmental studies), business, engineering or information technology.
Photo: L-R - Scholarship Runner up Benjamin Ray, Associate Professor Bob Prater (CQU), Scholarship Winner Nathaniel Dunnett, QAL Managing Director Mr Johann van Zyl and Scholarship Runner up Luke Miller.