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Branches actively foster the interests
of Kearsney through identifying and
encouraging prospective parents, as well
as raising financial support for Kearsney
initiatives.
“There is a strong legacy of collective
and individual Old Boy support. This
enormously important tradition and
culture is one that needs to be cultivated
into the second century,” says KCOB
president Lawrence Polkinghorne (1990,
Gillingham).
Connecting the Kearsney community –
Old Boys, Staff, Parents, Learners & Friends.
The Kearsney College Old Boy magazine is
published annually and features news taken
from the monthly Greyhound eNews.
Vol 11
| December 2013
EDITOR
Joy Mills-Hackmann
+27(0)83 662 0838
KCOB OFFICE
Secretary: Karen Seals
Database updates: Leigh von Hagen
+27(0)31 – 765 9628/50
GRAPHIC DESIGN & LAYOUT
Pam Benporath
CONTRIBUTORS
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COVER IMAGE
The race to create a human brain. Professor
Henry Markram (1980) heads the world race to
reverse engineer an entire human brain
(Page 3). Photo: Liz Clarke
www.kearsney.com
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CONTENTS
IN THE NEWS
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Brave NewWorld.
Professor Henry Markram (1980) heads up the world’s race
to reverse engineer an entire human brain. He addressed staff, boys and the
media during his first return to Kearsney in over 30 years.
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Raising the Costa Concordia.
Almost overnight Captain Nick Sloane (1978)
became a household name when he successfully raised the 114 000 ton vessel
from its watery grave off Giglio in Italy. He regaled an Old Boy gathering in
Cape Town with anecdotes about the feat.
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Some of Kearsney’s other notable Alumni:
including a former leader of the
Opposition; two generations of an illustrious medical family; an award-winning
documentary producer and heroes who have beaten personal adversity.
IN PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE
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Academic distinction
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Rugby 2013:
ahead of the pack
REUNIONS
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Faces in places
– Durban, Zululand, Cape Town, Gauteng and London
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FoundersWeekend
SURVIVOR NEWS & FAREWELLS
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In Memory
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Tributes
Ensuring a Secure Legacy
T
he primary goal of the current
Old Boy Executive is to leave a
legacy that ensures Kearsney is
financially secure well into its second
century. The Executive is working closely
with all the school’s constituencies to
ensure a consolidated and joint strategy is
implemented.
Class and branch convenors are critical
to this success - there are 80 class teams
and 14 KCOB branches which continue
to bring a group and local sense of
community around the globe.
LOCAL
CAPE TOWN:
Angelo van Dyk moves to the UK.
His replacement will be announced online
DOLPHIN COAST:
Tim Johnson | +27(0)82 424 6202
DURBAN:
Eric Ngoie | +27(0) 72 7152763
GAUTENG:
Steve Meyer | +27(0) 82 773 0101
PIETERMARITZBURG:
Lyndon Holder | +27 (0) 83 234 2233
SOUTH COAST:
Vacant
ZULULAND:
Tim Beningfield | +27(0) 82 578 9932
INTERNATIONAL
AUSTRALIA:
Richard Bridel | +61 405 100 261
MAURITIUS:
Vincent d’Unienville | +230 250 6424
MIDDLE EAST (Dubai):
Sergey Kokarev | +971 504 583573
NEW ZEALAND:
Mark Berge | +64 385 0587
SINGAPORE:
Kendal Robinson | +65 9667 0312
SWAZILAND:
Jody Foss | +268 404 0976
UK (London):
Tyrone Jansen | +44 795 231 8425
USA:
Grant Du Plooy | +510 315 0565
BRANCH CONVENORS
With an eye on Kearsney’s centenary in 2021, the
strength of KCOB’s global network becomes more
significant than ever.
KEARSNEY
Foundation
K
earsney College and Old Boy
donor and partner initiatives are
facilitated through the Kearsney
Foundation.
If you wish to give to the KCOB
Rugby Fund, Sons of Old Boys Bursary
or another initiative, please contact us
on foundation@kearsney.com
Kearsney is a registered PBO and
NPO, therefore all individual and
corporate gifts are tax deductible in
SA, UK and the USA.
Is your company seeking to support a
B-BBEE verified cause? The Kearsney
Empowerment Programme is both
tax deductible and B-BBEE compliant
and it funds bursaries, scholarships
and programmes at Kearsney.
Left to Right: Lawrence Polkinghorne
(Gillingham 1990),Tim Johnson (Gillingham
1999), JP Robert (Sheffield 2006),
Richard Tolken (Gillingham 1954), Grant Litster
(Pembroke 1980), Nick Keary (Sheffield 1998),
Jeremy Nel (Pembroke 1987), Roger Tedder
(Finningley 1987).
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