Life Members

Life Member: Blair Cramer

Awarded 2012 Blair Cramer is a popular and distinguished Tutor. In each of the ten years since 2003, Blair has conducted yearlong courses in Chess, variously named Learning Chess, Learning Chess 1 & 2, and Chess Levels 1 & 2. Additionally, during the same timeframe, he has conducted six short courses based on Buddhist philosophy […]

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Life Member: Pat Collins

Awarded 2021 Pat joined U3A Melbourne City in 2004 and has been a committed Core Volunteer of this organisation ever since. Office Pat joined the office roster in her first year and continued in this capacity for 10 years. During this time Pat was a very capable, committed and reliable asset to our organisation and […]

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Life Member: Betty Caldwell

Awarded 2015 Betty Caldwell has been teaching the popular yearlong Wednesday Writers course at U3A Melbourne City for 10 years. It is the view of the whole 2015 class that Betty is a warm, caring, diligent and extremely able Tutor. They say “we have all benefited from her leadership and improved our writing ability”.  Betty’s […]

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Life Member: George Boag

Awarded 2012 George Boag has made a significant ongoing contribution to U3A Melbourne City since joining in about 2000. His achievements and contribution to U3A can be summarised under the following headings: Tutor George started tutoring a short course in March 2003 called The French Revolution and this was quickly followed in the same year […]

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Life Member: John Besley

Awarded 2009 John joined U3A City of Melbourne in 1996 and has since then played a major role in the life of the organisation. He nominated for the Committee in 1997, becoming Vice-President the year after, and then President from 1999 to 2004, a period of six years. He was a general Committee member from […]

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Life Member: Hilary Adair

Awarded 2016 Hilary Adair has been a member of U3A Melbourne City since 2003 and has been teaching a yearlong course in Advanced French since 2006. From Hilary’s students: Hilary Adair achieves ten years as tutor of French Advanced Study and Conversation class. An enthusiastic member of the group when it was led by Marie […]

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Life Member: Ailsa Miles

Awarded 2009 Ailsa joined U3A in 1999 and over the following decade made a significant contribution to U3A Melbourne City in many key volunteer roles within the organisation. Ailsa was a member of the Committee of Management between 2002 to 2009, serving as Secretary for six of those years. In addition, Ailsa compiled and coordinated […]

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Life Member: Jack Foks

Awarded 2020 Over the past eleven years, Jack has been a dedicated tutor, insightful Committee member, supportive participant in the tutor team, and “song and dance” man extraordinaire. Tutoring In 2010 Jack launched into an innovative, stimulating and popular series of short courses on Democracy. Drawing on his considerable audio-visual skills, enquiring mind and collaborative […]

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