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Click on 2006 Blues Awards Ceremony Report for details including George Bridgewater’s award as NZU Sportsperson of the Year for 2005.
Click on NZU Blues Awards 2006 (for performances in 2005) for a full list of awards.
Click on NZU Blues Panel Minutes for details of the 2006 Panel meeting held on 12 April 2006 at the NZOC in Wellington.
University Sport New Zealand was delighted that the keynote speaker at this year’s NZU Blues Awards Ceremony was Mark Inglis.
Fresh from his recent experience of becoming the first double amputee to conquer Mt Everest, Mark delivered the inaugural ‘Curtis McLean Lecture’ during the Blues Ceremony on Friday 14 July. USNZ are grateful to Curtis McLean, our accountants, for their support of the Blues Ceremony.
Mark’s websites give more information on who he is and his life’s adventures - www.markinglis.co.nz and www.legsoneverest.com
The annual NZU Blues Awards Ceremony acknowledged sporting and academic achievements in 2005 and featured the presentation of the prestigious NZU Sportsperson of the Year Award to George Bridgwater (Waikato & rowing) and NZU Maori Sportsperson of the Year award to Joline Henry (Waikato & netball).
Alison Fitch, NZ Olympic Swimmer, Commonwealth Games medalist and Captain of the NZ team to the 2005 World University Games, offered her thoughts on the team’s successes at the World University Games and her own route to Commonwealth success in Melbourne.
The Blues Awards Ceremony was held at Te Papa, Wellington, on the evening of Friday 14 July.
