Bequest stories
Our bequestors make real and lasting change through their philanthropic support of research of impact and education for all.
Trevor Prasad
Trevor is changing it for future generations with a gift in his Will to medical research at Monash.
Gita Gopalan
Gita Gopalan was fortunate to have the family support to afford a good education and study at Monash University. Now she wants to make a difference in a deserving student's life.
Julie Ligeti
Julie Ligeti and her brothers all attended Monash University and the experiences and opportunities their education gave them motivated Julie to leave a bequest to support future students.
Dr Alistair Lloyd AO RFD ED FPS
The late Dr Alistair Lloyd AO RFD ED FPS was a respected Monash alumnus and international leader in the pharmacy profession. He played a vital role in the Victorian College of Pharmacy’s transition to the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at Monash University and was honoured for his achievements with an Honorary Doctorate from Monash in 2022.
Sonia Parisi
Sonia Parisi, a BA (Hons) 1999 and LLB (Hons) 2001 alumna, daughter of Italian migrant parents, gives some ‘luck’ to future Monash students.
Barbara Wagstaff
Barbara is setting up The Daisy Muriel Wagstaff Scholarship in her mother’s name.
Francine V McNiff
Thanks to a generous bequest from Francine McNiff, Anthony Vitale and Laura Vidal can use criminology to transform the world for the better.
Jim and Jenny Mitchell
Jim and Jenny Mitchell lived their creed that pharmacy was about more than simply dispensing medicine. For them, it was about people.
Maureen Brunt AO
Maureen Brunt AO’s bequest will establish a scholarship for students at the Monash Business School to pursue postgraduate studies in Economics and Econometrics.
David Sibenaler
After completing his Master of Journalism in 2012, David Sibenaler swore he would become a bequestor as soon as he landed a job. In just two years, he achieved his dream.
Ted Underwood
Ted created a scholarship nearly ten years ago in honour of his good friend Dr Herbert Gibson. He also left a generous bequest to Monash.
John and Lyn Coppock
The decision by John Coppock and his wife Lyn to become bequestors to Monash’s Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences seems logical, given John’s background.
Dr Peter Rogers
Dr Peter Rogers, one of Monash’s first students and a scholarship recipient, is now leaving a bequest to give other students the same opportunity.
Andrew Marks
Andrew Marks has left a gift in his will to support Monash Law’s community legal clinics. These clinics provide free legal advice to thousands of people who can’t afford or aren’t eligible for publicly-funded legal aid.
Bill Hawtin and Tess Hill
Students from underprivileged backgrounds will now be able to pursue their studies in jazz and fine arts with financial assistance thanks to the generosity of Melbourne arts couple Bill Hawtin and Tess Hill.
David Winston Turner
David Winston, an economics graduate of Monash University, left a gift in his will in the form of the David Winston Turner Endowment Fund. A large part of his bequest will go towards addressing untreated brain disorders.
Ada Booth
The late Ada Booth, a renowned physicist, donated her personal library to Monash University together with a $10 million trust fund dedicated to the library’s development.