Susan Byrne was a member of NZFGW who generously bequeathed a sum of money to NZFGW with the suggestion that an award be established for women graduates wanting to make a change of career in mid life. Susan first graduated in 1975 at Victoria University of Wellington, and in 1980 completed a PhD at Imperial College, University of London. She was a lecturer at Victoria University of Wellington, then at Massey University (Palmerston North) before moving to The University of Auckland where she began work in the Engineering School. Susan then changed to Mathematics, Operations Research and finally Management Information Systems before her untimely death in 2004.
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Susan Byrne Memorial Award
Susan Byrne
Kate Spill was awarded the Susan Byrne Memorial Award (2018). Kate is using her PhD study to change careers from one focusing on training and development to a new career as a clinical psychologist.
