Invitation to Sandra David Oration
The Annual Sandra David Oration, hosted by the St Vincent’s Clinic Foundation will take place on Thursday 23 September.
Professor Clifford Hughes, AO, CEO of the Clinical Excellence Commission will give an insightful speech on “Quality in Health: Belief, Care or Passion?”
This will be followed by the Presentation of the 2010 Excellence Awards for Clinical Researchers and the Announcement of the 2011 Research & Multi-Disciplinary Grant Recipients.
Sandra David (1937 – 1994)
Joe David was born in the Hunter Valley of Lebanese parents who migrated to Australiain 1900. Joe David worked in the coal mines and later as a hawker throughout the HunterValley. He opened his first grocery store in Woolloomooloo, Sydney in 1927. Joe David married Edith Harper of Paddington in 1930. Edith’s ancestors migrated to Australiafrom Edinburghin 1820. Joe and Edith raised a family of 12 children, 8 boys and 4 girls. Sandra was the eldest daughter.
Family life and Christian values were very strong within the David Family and Sandra, who was educated by the Sisters of Charity at St Vincent’s College, Potts Point, entered their Congregation.
Sandra spent some years teaching in Australiaand then joined her brother, Max, in missionary work as a teacher in the Highlands of New Guinea.
Following the death of her father, Joe, Sandra felt committed to care for her mother and joined the family company working with two of her brothers, John and Peter.
Her endurance, her devotion to duty and her commitment were always demonstrated through the values she held dearly. Those characteristics were particularly noted during the long illness she endured suffering from cancer. Sandra died peacefully on 13 September 1994, RIP. Sandra is mourned and remembered by all who had the privilege of knowing and working with her.
Sandra is honoured and the David’s generous support of the Foundation has been acknowledged through the establishment of the Sandra David Oration.
An invitation is extended to all staff of SV&MHS.
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