[ANU Pacific.Institute] Hank Nelson Memorial Endowment for PNG studies

[Mike Cookson]

Dear All,

The Pacific Institute <http://pacificinstitute.anu.edu.au/>at the 
Australian National University is delighted to announce the creation of 
the *Hank Nelson Memorial Endowment*.

The Hank Nelson Memorial Endowment celebrates the pioneering and 
enduring contribution of Hank Nelson to the study of the history, 
politics and society of Papua New Guinea.

Hank arrived in PNG in 1966 to teach at the Administrative College, 
moving in 1968 to become a lecturer in history at the newly established 
University of Papua New Guinea. In 1973, he took up a research position 
in Pacific History at the Australian National University, where he 
remained for ther rest of his life. Throughout his career, Hank worked 
through his teaching, writing, and commentary to promote a better 
understanding and knowledge of PNG and its peoples. While his  interests 
were varied, his work on PNG remained the hallmark of his academic 
career. In 2008, he was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) 
in recognition of more than four decades service as a teacher, mentor 
and scholar.

The Hank Nelson Memorial Endowment, established within the ANU, will 
promote Hank's lifelong passion for Papua New Guinea. Initially,*it aims 
to support an annual award for the best Higher Degree Research (HDR) 
thesis submitted by any student, internationally, on any aspect of PNG's 
history, politics and society. *The Endowment will be managed by a group 
of Pacific scholars.

Your support for the Hank Nelson Memorial Endowment will help promote 
better understanding and knowledge of Papua New Guinea - its past and 
its future.

For further information or to make a gift over the phone please contact 
Dr Michael Cookson, Executive Officer, ANU Pacific Institute on + 61 2 
6125 0188 or email michael.cookson at anu.edu.au 
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You may make a donation online at the following secure site:
http://philanthropy.anu.edu.au/philanthropy/donate-online/search/?cause=hank-nelson-memorial-endowment

A tribute to Hank by Ian Howie-Willis can be downloaded free from the 
current issue of /The Journal of Pacific History/:
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00223344.2012.674630

Other online tributes may be found at:
http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/blogs/pacificinstitute/2012/03/05/vale-hank-nelson-1937-2012

This information about the Hank Nelson Memorial Endowment may be found 
on the Pacific Institute's Outrigger blog:
http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/blogs/pacificinstitute/2012/06/29/hank-nelson-memorial-endowment



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