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Haere rā Gill Sutherland HAERE RĀ, NOHO AKE ME TE AROHA FAREWELL, WE LEAVE YOU WITH OUR LOVE In late Hui-tanguru February, after 28 years working for the Society, Gill Sutherland retired. Gill recounted that being Director – Academy Operations was her sixth job title. She also worked with four Chief Executives, 10 Society Presidents, and 14 Academy Chairs. She was also the editor of our weekly Alert newsletter from its beginnings in 1997 until 2012.
At her farewell function, staff spoke of her friendly and accommodating nature, and her high integrity and output. President Wendy Larner noted her longstanding work to support the Fellowships and Medals and Awards processes. “She has made important contributions to ensure that diverse forms of excellence are better recognised by the New Zealand research community.”
“When Gill left her desk at Royal Society Te Apārangi’s headquarters in Turnbull Street for the last time on 27 February 2020, a great deal of the Society’s institutional memory walked out the door with her.” PROFFESSOR RICHARD BEDFORD ONZM QSO FRSNZ, PAST PRESIDENT, ROYAL SOCIETY TE APĀRANGI
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