Author and Bible lover Elaine Fletcher led a “busy, often lonely life” as a partner in ministry. The alumna of 1949 receives a citation at Homecoming 2019 for commitment to her lifelong call. Source: https://wp.avondale.edu.au/news/2019/08/23/author-put-love-of-bible-into-practice/

A mission trip to a hospital in the Solomons would prove to be a valuable experience for Tahlia Freeman because it showed the importance of what she had been learning at Avondale. The nursing graduate receives Avondale Alumni’s 2019 Young Alumnus of the Year award for demonstrating not only physical but also social, emotional and spiritual care in her professional and personal life. Source: https://wp.avondale.edu.au/news/2019/08/16/clinical-nurse-shows-wholistic-care/

Alumni will be invited next weekend to help support the refurbishment of a contemporary hub for new and prospective students. The hub will make a student’s first experience at Avondale more pleasant and productive. Improving service to students will hopefully help them make the same decision those at Homecoming have, to go back. Source: https://wp.avondale.edu.au/news/2019/08/16/go-back/

From an early age, Lyell Heise experienced the capacity to make and respond to music and witnessed in his family a strong commitment to Christianity. Combining the arts with an expression of faith has since defined the career of Avondale Alumni’s 2019 Alumnus of the Year. Source: https://wp.avondale.edu.au/news/2019/08/09/a-music-minister/