History
1636 Harvard University founded
1840 Global Harvard Alumni Association created
1961 Harvard Club of Australia founded
1967 RG Menzies Post-Graduate Scholarship inaugurated
1976 Chair of Australian Studies established at Harvard as a gift of Australian government to recognise American bicentennial
1993 First annual tour Downunder by Harvard Krokodiloes
1998 Program for Leaders commenced in conjunction with HBS faculty
2001 Non-Profit Fellowship Program initiated, supported by Bill & Lea Ferris
2003 HCA Foundation & HCA Philanthropy formalise endowment
2003 Perpetual Trustees appointed to manage HCA Foundation
2004 Australia-Harvard Fellowship researcher exchange started
2006 Non-profit Leaders Workshop started as adjunct to Program for Leaders
2010 Harvard Club of Victoria established
2010 Chair of Australian Studies renamed the Gough Whitlam and Malcolm Fraser Professor in Australian Studies
2010 Roberta Sykes Indigenous Scholarship introduced
2012 Public Service Scholarship initiated, supported by patron Sir James Wolfensohn
2010 HBS Class of 1970 initiates 10-year giving program in support of RG Menzies Scholarship fund
2012 Clive Gard Scholarship created to honour long-time Club administrator
2012 High School Principal Scholarship commenced
2017 HCA awarded Harvard International Club of the Year
2017 Year-long Strategic Review launches the next era
2017 50th Anniversary of RG Menzies Scholarship event with PM Malcolm Turnbull
2017 20th Anniversary of Program for Leaders
2019 First Health Professionals Workshop in conjunction with Harvard School of Public Health
2020 Inaugural Principals Centre in Australia in conjunction with Harvard Graduate School of Education
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