Alumnae Awards 2025

Congratulations to the 2025 Alumnae Award Winners

On Friday 2 May, members of the MLC School community gathered to recognise the achievements of some of our most outstanding Old Girls.

The MLC School Alumnae Awards started in 2020 and aim to celebrate Old Girls who are prepared to think differently; have courage and conviction; and lead with passion.

There are MLC School Alumnae Awards and Young Alumnae Awards (for those under the age of 40 years) for those shown to have made a significant impact in their field of endeavour in one or more of the award categories:

We congratulate the following 2025 award recipients:

• Dr Jan Milburn OAM (1954) – Alumnae Award for Professional Achievement

• Cynthia Gunn (1960) – Alumnae Award for Contribution to MLC School

• Carol Edds (Hamilton, 1968) – Alumnae Award for Professional Achievement and Academia

• Jane Noake (1974) – Alumnae Award for Sporting Achievement and Philanthropic Endeavours

• Anne Gripper (1982) – Alumnae Award for Sporting Achievement and Philanthropic Endeavours

• Assoc Professor Dr Vivien Chen (1989) – Alumnae Award for Professional Achievement

• Dr Emma Jones (1995) – Alumnae Award for Cultural Contribution

• Ani Satchcroft (Satchithananda, 1998) – Alumnae Award for Professional Achievement

• Tara Sarathy (2001) – Alumnae Award for Social Welfare and Impact

• Amanda Shalala (2003) – Young Alumnae Award for Professional Achievement

• Alice Chance (2011) – Young Alumnae Award for Cultural Contribution

• Cynthia Farah (2012) – Young Alumnae Award for Professional Achievement

I encourage you to read the full details about each of our award winners on the School’s website.

– Lisa Moloney
Principal

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