Speech by Professor Shih Choon Fong,
President, National University of Singapore,
University Awards 2005, 8 April 2005
A Virtuous Circle of Excellence
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Council members
Distinguished guests
Alumni, members and friends of the NUS Community
Ladies and gentlemen
Celebrating Excellence
 Good evening. Welcome to University Awards 2005.
This evening, we recognize and honor members of our community for their accomplishments in education, research and service. The University Awards is our highest tribute to excellence.
We congratulate our eleven 2005 University Award winners.
Our Outstanding Educator Awards have been presented to Chan Wai Meng, Cheng Li, Kulwant Singh and Alex Ip. We applaud their passion for engaging minds and inspiring curiosity in our students' personal exploration and discovery of knowledge.
Our Outstanding Researchers – Hong Yunhan, Shazib Pervaiz and Marie-Veronique Clement – have pushed the frontiers of knowledge and helped position NUS at the leading edge of biomedical research. We celebrate their courage and perseverance.
We also salute the promising work of our Young Researchers – Joseph Ooi, Edward Teo and Yao Shao Qin. They have made an excellent start in their endeavors to advance knowledge. We cheer them on to persevere in their quest for excellence.
Wang Gungwu, our Outstanding Service Award recipient, has distinguished himself by his sustained contributions to community and nation. We celebrate his deep sense of mission and duty in serving the University and society.
Our award recipients' passion and perseverance inspire and set new standards for us. They, together with all our earlier award recipients, have helped to raise our University's standing.
It is often said that a "high tide raises all boats". Our winners' accomplishments impact and uplift the whole university. When members of our community scale peaks of excellence, we want to honor them and rejoice with them. Our University Awards is one way that we as a community celebrate excellence together.
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