PROFESSOR’S SON

Evening Star, Issue 22209, 11 December 1935, Page 8

PROFESSOR’S SON

WINS TRAVELLING SCHOLARSHIP OTHER PRIZES AWARDED A son of the late Dr F. R. Riley, for many years’ professor of obstetrics and gynaecology, has this year been awarded the obstetrical travelling scholarship. He is Dr Peter Riley. Another son, Mr C. G. Riley, has been awarded the senior clinical medicine medal. When the recommendations were received at yesterday’s meeting of the council of the University of Otago the council decided to send a letter of congratulation to Dr Riley and his mother. Recommendations for the awards of scholarships and prizes were made as follow: — * Obstetrical Travelling Scholarship.— Peter Riley. Leask Memorial Medal (bronze), for mechanical dentistry.—J. Warren. Scott Memorial Medal for Anatomy. —H. C. Neale. Prize awarded by the women musicians of Otago.—Colin Oliver. The Dean of the Medical Faculty forwarded the following recommendations regarding the award of prizes:— Batchelor Memorial Medal.—W. B. Grieve and W. M. Platts (equal). Marjorie M'Callum Medal.—W. B. Grieve. Junior Clinical Medicine Medal.—H. B. Alexander. Senior Clinical Medicine Medal.—C. G. Riley. Senior Clinical Surgery Medal.—A. C. Begg. The faculty has recommended the New Zealand University to award tne medical travelling scholarship to Mr Grieve and Mr Moloney on the understanding that if either obtains the obstetrical scholarship at a later date the travelling scholarship is to be awarded to the other. The faculty has also recommended the award of the Christie medal to H. B. Alexander, and the senior scholar-* ship, is medicine to K* R. StaHworthy^