Hardie Fellowship Recipient
Professor Hardie was appointed Dean of Education at the University of Tasmanian 1946 and remained there until his retirement in 1976. Following the death of Professor Hardie in 2002, the Hardie Fellowship Trust was established under the terms of his will and is administered by Tasmanian Perpetual Trustees Limited in its capacity as trustee.
The Perpetual Trust was established with a bequest of $7.5 million. Income from the trust is used to provide fellowships for teachers in the employment of the Department of Education and who have demonstrated outstanding skills, to enable them to pursue advanced studies or research at an approved University in the United States.
Congratulations go to Nigel Baptist, who has been awarded a Hardie Fellowship for 2020.
Nigel will be using his fellowship to study new developments in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) education. He will also be exploring current developments in 'maker spaces'.
We are looking forward to Nigel returning to Don College and applying all the things he will discover in the USA.