This year Engineers Australia Newcastle hosted the Sally Chapman memorial fundraiser dinner to raise money for funds for Ovarian Cancer research.
Sally Chapman was a much respected and admired Executive Director of the Newcastle Division of Engineers Australia. After nearly 27 years with Engineers Australia, Sally became the longest serving staff member in the history of the organisation.
She was dedicated to growing public awareness of the role of engineers and encouraged school students to consider engineering as a preferred career. Some of the activities she urged students to take part in were the Science & Engineering Challenge, the Science & Technology Challenge, Engquest and Discover Engineering. These activities that are still current today.
Donations from this year’s event raised $4,500 towards ovarian cancer research.
Newcastle General Manager Helen Link says it was a fabulous evening of fine food, networking and dancing in honour of a trailblazing woman.
“We would like to thank all the members that attended, our speakers Todd Williams from HRMI and Sue Russell from the Cancer council and our table supporters Safearth, Ampcontrol, Northrop, Restech and Watt Advisory.”
“The Sally Chapman Memorial dinner is a chance to recognise the amazing achievements of Sally Chapman as a staunch supporter of the profession. We are so pleased to be able to raise money for such a good cause in her honour,” she says.