Outstanding 2011 academic results!
Read article by Dr Stephanie Hester here.

Old Master to return to Lincoln: Rev Dr John Whitehead to preach at the Jubilee Celebrations in April 2012.
John Whitehead (second Master of the College) and his family will return to Adelaide in April to celebrate the College’s Diamond Jubilee. John will preach at the church service on Saturday 28th April , 2pm in Brougham Place Uniting Church. He and fellow former Principal Rev Dr Geoff Scott will plan the service. Geoff will also work with current residents to create a College Prayer. The Church service will be followed by a garden party at Lincoln on the East Lawns.

Heritage news!
Lincoln College’s original building – 45 Brougham Place – is about to undergo significant restoration to its external woodwork. Sarah Construction will begin work on the veranda, which has been closed since 2008 due to OHS&W issues,  in January 2012. Heritage architect Bill Kay has designed a new veranda that will be as close as possible to the original. The new design however, includes modern safety features and stronger construction principles. Bill will be able to keep an eagle eye on the progress of the works from his high rise apartment next door! The work will take about 2 months to complete. The project  is made possible thanks to a Federal Government Environment grant, grants from the Adelaide City Council, and Lincoln College friends and alumni. If you would like to contribute to the project, please contact the Principal on 08 8290 6000 during business hours. The veranda will be officially re-opened in April as part of our Diamond Jubilee Celebrations.

Rhodes Scholar is a Lincolnite!
Mark Hassall is the 105th University of Adelaide student to become a Rhodes Scholar and the 8th for the College. Mark will take up his candidacy in Masters of Global Health  Science at Oxford in October 2012. Mark has a already received many prizes and awards throughout his degrees of Medicine and Medical Science at Adelaide. He is also a Duke of Edinburgh recipient. Mark’s main area of interest is indigenous health, where he hopes to become a national leader and specialist. Mark spoke to our Thank You Drinks gathering in November about his Rhodes Scholarship and his plans for the future. We are looking forward to supporting Mark as he work towards his goals of making the world a better place.

Lincoln’s Alumni Honoured:
Mr Siong Guan Lim has been made a Distinguished Alumnus of the University of Adelaide. Mr Lim is an outstanding Singaporean public servant who has engineered great success for Singapore through his sound financial management of their investments across many years. Mr Lim is an engineering graduate of the University of Adelaide who resided at Lincoln in the 1960s. A Colombo Plan Scholar, he has been a generous and inspiring mentor to generations of public servants. We are very proud of his achievements. Mr Lim was nominated by the College and fellow Lincoln Alumni for this honour. We congratulate him on his success and thank him for all that he has contributed to the life of the College and to his country. Mr Lim joins John Menadue, Richard Yung, Basil Hetzel and CK Cheong as Distinguished Alumni of the University of Adelaide.

Graham Fricker AM. 
Mr Fricker's appointment as a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) has continued a family tradition for excellence. Mr Fricker, who was recognised for his role with the Australian Institute of Building and years of community service, joins his brothers Malcolm and Brian (previous recipients), in receiving Australia Day award honours. Mr Fricker joined the AIB in 1955 and served in a number of roles, including national president, national vice-president and overseas chapter president. The Fricker family are most famous for building the Hilton Hotel Adelaide.  The Fricker Brothers have long served Lincoln College as building and development advisors, with Graham most recently heading the financial appeal for the rewiring of #45. Graham was a long serving member of the College Council. We refer to Graham as one of “Lincoln’s living treasures” – we were extremely honoured to endorse his nomination and are sincerely happy that his nation has honoured him in this manner.