The Hillman Prize, Eureka Prize, Eureka Prize and the Sydney Opera House Awards
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The Sydney Opera House is an international icon and symbol of Australia’s creativity and optimism, inspiring us all to pursue excellence while celebrating diversity through art, music, architecture, engineering and innovation. Furthermore, its collaborative spirit can be seen through numerous prizes and scholarships that its donors and supporters provide; including The Phillip and Myrtle Foster Memorial Award and Joy Lindsay and Valerie North Opera Award among many more.
The Australian Opera House stands in the heart of Australian cities, hosting more than 1000 concerts yearly and garnering international renown for its exceptional performances and recordings. Not only is the Opera House home to incredible art pieces but its many artistic achievements also help nurture emerging talent through The Opera House Awards program.
At Australia’s Science Oscars (Eureka Prizes), University of Sydney researchers earned four prizes including top honours in school science. Dr Kate Jolliffe led her melanoma-fighting team to victory and was honored with the Eureka Prize for Scientific Leadership; Horizon Fellow Dr Mengyu Li was recognized with Early Career Research Prize; while Professor Peter Banks took home Environmental Research honors.
Every year, the Sydney Peace Foundation presents an award to an individual or team who promotes “peace with justice” and human rights. In 2017, that prize went to Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza and Opal Tometi; three founders of Black Lives Matter who established it after George Zimmerman was found innocent of killing Trayvon Martin in 2013.
The Hillman Prize is an annual journalism award that recognizes journalists for pursuing investigative reporting and deep storytelling that benefits society at large. Previous recipients have included Jane Mayer for her book The Dark Side of Dick Cheney; Bill Moyers and Kathleen Hughes’ Journal broadcast on Buying the War; and Spike Lee’s film When the Levees Broke. It was created to honor Sidney Hollander, a Baltimore businessman and philanthropist who dedicated much of his resources towards social justice causes. The Hillman Prize honors his memory;
Sidney Cox left a lasting impactful legacy at Dartmouth and beyond, inspiring hundreds of students both inside and outside his classes. A group of his friends have begun raising funds in order to establish an annual prize that honors undergraduate writing which most closely meets his high standards for originality and integrity in both writing itself as well as its presentation in class. At present, about $1500 has been collected thus far and further contributions may still be sent directly to Harry T. Schultz ’37 at 1 Occom Ridge Hanover.