AGM and Prizegiving

Oct. 17, 2009
        
Last weekend the AGM and prizegiving was held at OURC. Worth special mention was
the stepping down of Marcel Gray from the role of president after 10 years in
the role. He will be missed and OURC is incredibly lucky to have John Price
stepping in to fill the roll. In recognition of his outstanding contribution to
the club marcel was awarded life membershup to the club and presented a polished
OURC wooden spoon along with miniature comemorative oars to mark the occasion. A
large turnout saw many people put forward nominations to be elected to the
committee and the new committee consists of:
    
    President: JOHN PRICE
    Secretary: AYNSLEY MOORE
    Mens' Captain: MARK O'CONNER
    Womens' Captain: ELYSE FRASER    
    Events Managers: WILL HYNDMAN & GENEVIEVE BEHRENT
    Plant Manager: JAMES HARVEY

The following people also retained their current positions:

    CEO: GLEN SINCLAIR
    Treasurer: FIONA BOURKE
    Marketing Manager: MICHAEL DESSOULAVY

Prizewinners were

Female Rower of the Year				Elyse Fraser
Male Rower of the Year				Alistair Bond
Most Improved Female				Kirsty Thompson
Most Improved Male					James Harvey
Novice Male of the Year				Shane Bankier
Novice Female of the Year				Alesha Cooper
Novice Crew of the Year				Novice Women
Coxswain of the Year					Michael Dessoulavy/Aynsley Moore
Admin Award					Fiona Bourke
Biggest Screw Up	              		Aynsley Moore (for running coach boat over
2x)
Crew of the Year					Mens Senior 8+
Coach of the Year					Nick Phillips
Good Time Trophy					Willie Shaw (for the China trip)