Calling for nominations for SBCOBA Old Boys' Sports Award and SBCOBA Old Boys' Cultural Award for 2023.

Our old boy’s newsletters are full of worthy recipients for both these awards, so now is your opportunity to nominate one that you feel deserves recognition.

Recipients must be old boys who have been recognised nationally or internationally in their field across either of these categories within the last decade.

Please send your nominations with a brief explanation as to why your nominee deserves the award, to Clare Wilkinson at oldboys@stbedes.school.nz by 7 July.

The Old Boys’ Association committee members will be deciding who will be awarded each of these awards, which will be announced and presented at the OBA Annual Dinner, on 12 August.

You can purchase your tickets for the annual dinner now at an early bird rate prior to June 30. Individual tickets are $110, and a table of 10, is $1,000.

Previous Recipients

The winner of our inaugural SBCOBA Cultural Award was Johnny Fraser-Allen (1998-2000), a Senior Conceptual Designer and sculptor with over a decade’s experience in the film industry at the award-winning Weta Workshop. You can read about Johnny here: 2022 Cultural Award Recipient. 

For his past achievements and his continued dedication to and leadership in rowing, our 2022 Sports Award winner was Ross Lindstrom (1972-1973). You can read about Ross here: 2023 Sports Award Recipient. 

To look back on others whose names feature on the S.B.C.O.B.A Sports Trophy see this Reflections article from last year.