Today I received my Chancellor's Medal, for "distinguished service" to the university. It was a wonderful gathering of about 30 people, made up of family, former colleagues, and academic staff from the humanities departments I liaised with during the 16 years I worked at the university. The Chancellor (seen holding the medal in the photo above) is a lovely, warm woman and put everyone at their ease. The academic who nominated me and gathered support from various sections of the university and with whom I've enjoyed working with for many years, is at the right. I spoke my piece and impressed Oldest Son with the fact that I looked at my cheat sheet only once. The cheat sheet by the way was nicely bound in handmade paper with a five hole pamphlet stitch.
I was joking with the Chancellor, saying that since I retired I've taken up crafts, and when I looked at the medal, all I could picture was using it as a stamp or something to emboss! But really, I could use it to do rubbings...
15 comments:
congratulations ... I'm sure you deserved it :]
Do we now have to address you as Lady or Dame Val and curtsy to you?
Congratulations Val! I'm certain it's well deserved! I'm also glad to see your son made it home safe and sound...
xo
Cool, Dame Val. Oh this could be fun! Congratulations on finally receiving the award! Please tell Oldest Son that I, too, am impressed with your memorization skills. I like that you made the cheat sheet book. Very creative!
Annette
Congratulations dear Val!! What an awesome honour to receive that medal!!! I'm glad to hear that your son got home safely...enjoy having him home again:-) xox
Thank you Peter for the suggested titles for me, and Annette for confirming my own preference: Dame it is! Curtsies not obligatory but most welcome for the fun factor.
I am so pleased that your wonderful service to the university and the library have been recognised. What an honour! But I was pleased to see the craftswoman is supplanting the librarian in you, or should I say supplementing. Many congratulations!
You rock Val! Congratulations! I used to do tole painting and I miss that, after I started working 8 to 9 hours a day I haven't been able to handle kids, work and crafts, I'd take up only crafts if I could make money with it!
Congratulations Val on receiving your medal for your servicesto Uni. Well done,
Congrats, Val and well deserved. Have a lovely time going to and in Adelaide!
Blessings and bliss
Congratulations, Val! Many hugs to you!
Congratulations. Looking forward to seeing what kind of crafts you develop from your medal :)
Good on you Val! That's a great honour and a lovely medal. Why am I not surprised that you're thinking of using it in your crafting :)
That's a neat shirt you're wearing.
Good job not looking at that nicely bound cheat sheet :)
Hi Val,
I just saw the posting on the La Trobe website regarding this - right on the home page, top of the news!
http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/new/2007-ValForbesaward.php
Congratulations!
/Ulf
Congratulations, Val ... and can I say ... WOW.
Well done, Meow
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