Long-serving Sydney Uni Sport and Fitness President Bruce Ross has retired this year after a record 27 years in the role.
Bruce Ross retiring SUSF President with incoming President James Flynn.
Boat Club Secretary Chris Noel was elected as Vice President of SUSF on the same night Bruce was first elected as President.
” I had the privilege of serving continuously with Bruce for just over 20 years on the SUSF Management Committee and am pleased to acknowledge the tremendous changes and improvements made at SUSF under Bruce’s Presidency”
I’m pleased to have been involved in a number of long-term initiatives with Bruce, Greg Harris and senior Board members over this period”
Sydney University Sport and Fitness have launched a Sporting Scholarship in Bruce’s name to acknowledge his amazing contribution to SUSF.
The Boat Club has like many other sporting clubs of SUSF contributed to the fund to support this scholarship.
.A note from Bruce Ross to our President, Sarah Cook is printed here :
“Would you please pass on to your members my sincere thanks for the Boat Club’s very generous contribution to the scholarships which are to be awarded in my name. I am very honoured by this but freely acknowledge that what has been achieved in sport at our University is very much the product of joint endeavour over many years. In particular, the tireless work of volunteers in our clubs has been critical in helping build a unique organisation across many different sports.”